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1 córners

córners

Vocabulario Castellano-Catalán > córners
2 córner (pl córners)

m

• sport. kop z rohu

• sport. roh

• sport. rohový kop

Diccionario español-checo > córner (pl córners)
3 lanzar córners

• sport. kopat rohy

Diccionario español-checo > lanzar córners
4 ahorrar

v.

to save.

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ahorrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dinero, energía, etc) to save

■ hemos de ahorrar energía we must save energy

■ lo gasta todo, no ahorra nada she spends it and and saves nothing

2 (molestia, problema) to save, spare

■ esto te ahorrará mucho trabajo this will save you a lot of work

■ no se lo dije por ahorrarle el disgusto I didn't tell him to avoid upsetting him

► verbo pronominal ahorrarse

1 to save oneself

■ te ahorrarás problemas si lo haces como yo te digo you'll save yourself problems if you do it the way I say

■ de haber llamado antes me habría ahorrado el viaje if I'd phoned first I'd have saved myself the journey

■ te podrías haber ahorrado ese comentario you could have kept that comment to yourself

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verb

to save

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1. VT

1) [+ dinero, energía, tiempo, trabajo] to save

así podrás ahorrar algo de electricidad — this way you will be able to save some electricity

tienen bastante dinero ahorrado — they have quite a lot of money saved up o put by

2) (=evitar) [+ disgustos, molestias, problemas] to save; [+ peligro] to avoid

me gustaría ahorrarte las molestias — I'd like to save you the trouble

te ahorraré los detalles — I'll spare you the details

lo contó sin ahorrar detalles — she told it in great detail

no ahorrar ataques/críticas contra algn — to show no mercy in one's attacks/criticism of sb

no ahorrar elogios con algn — to be unstinting in one's praise of sb

no ahorrar esfuerzos — to spare no effort, be unstinting in one's efforts

3) †† [+ esclavo] to free

2.

VI to save

está ahorrando para comprarse un coche — he's saving (up) to buy a car

no encienden la calefacción para ahorrar — they don't put the heating on to save money o to economize

3.

See:

ahorrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dinero/energía/agua> to save; < tiempo> to save

2) ( evitar) <molestia/viaje> (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare
2.
ahorrar vi to save
3.
ahorrarse v pron (enf)

a) < dinero> to save (oneself)

b) ( evitarse) <molestia/viaje> to save oneself

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= make + savings, save, cut + corners, make + economies.

Ex. By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.

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. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex. Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.

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* ahorrar dinero = save + money.

* ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.

* ahorrar energía = save + energy.

* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.

* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* ahorrar molestias = save + trouble.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* ahorrarse = shave off.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.

* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.

* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.

* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.

* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.

* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dinero/energía/agua> to save; < tiempo> to save

2) ( evitar) <molestia/viaje> (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare
2.
ahorrar vi to save
3.
ahorrarse v pron (enf)

a) < dinero> to save (oneself)

b) ( evitarse) <molestia/viaje> to save oneself

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= make + savings, save, cut + corners, make + economies.

Ex: By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.

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: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.

* ahorrar dinero = save + money.

* ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.

* ahorrar energía = save + energy.

* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.

* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* ahorrar molestias = save + trouble.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* ahorrarse = shave off.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.

* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.

* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.

* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.

* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.

* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.

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ahorrar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero› (guardar) to save; (pagar de menos) to save

el dinero que hemos ahorrado para cuando me jubile the money we've set aside o put by o saved for my retirement

compre dos y ahorre 500 pesos buy two and save 500 pesos

2 ‹energía/agua› to save

para ahorrar tiempo to save time

quiero ahorrar energías para el viernes I want to save o conserve my energy for Friday

los atacó a todos sin ahorrar críticas a su propio equipo he attacked everyone without sparing his own team (from criticism)

B ‹molestia› (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare

quisiera poder ahorrarle ese mal rato I wanted to save o spare you (from) having to go through that

me ahorrarías el viaje you would save me a trip

■ ahorrar

vi

to save

si lo quieres comprar vas a tener que ahorrar if you want to buy it you're going to have to save up o save some money

en lugar de ahorrar se lo gasta todo en discos instead of saving (his money) he spends it all on records

■ ahorrarse

v pron

( enf)

1 ‹dinero› to save (oneself)

2 ‹disgusto/viaje› to save oneself; ‹molestia› to spare oneself, save oneself

si no se lo cuentas te ahorrarás problemas you'll save yourself a lot of trouble if you don't tell him

te podrías haber ahorrado el viaje you could have saved yourself the trip

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ahorrar ( conjugate ahorrar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/energía/agua› to save;
‹ tiempo› to save
2 ( evitar) ‹molestia/viaje› (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare
verbo intransitivo
to save
ahorrarse verbo pronominal ( enf)
a) ‹ dinero› to save (oneself)

b) ( evitarse) ‹molestia/viaje› to save oneself

ahorrar verbo transitivo
1 to save
2 (evitar) to spare: este camino nos ahorra pasar por el centro, this road saves us having to go through the centre
' ahorrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tanta
- tanto
- evitar
English:
conserve
- economize
- lay aside
- put aside
- put away
- put by
- save
- save up
- set aside
- put
- set
- to

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ahorrar

♦ vt

1. [dinero] to save;

ahorró tres millones she saved three million;

comprando a granel ahorras bastante dinero you can save quite a lot of money by buying in bulk

2. [economizar] [energía] to save;

es importante ahorrar agua it's important to save water;

por esta carretera ahorras tiempo it's quicker if you take this road;

lo haremos aquí para ahorrar tiempo we'll do it here to save time

3. [evitar]
gracias, me has ahorrado un viaje thank you, you've saved me a journey;

ahórrame los detalles spare me the details;

no ahorraremos esfuerzos para conseguir nuestro propósito we will spare no effort to achieve our aim;

no se lo voy a contar para ahorrarle un disgusto I'm not going to tell him, so as not to upset him

♦ vi

to save;

es incapaz de ahorrar he doesn't know how to save (money)

♦ See also the pronominal verb ahorrarse

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ahorrar

I v/t save;

ahorrar algo a alguien save s.o. (from) sth;

no ahorrar sacrificios make all sorts of sacrifices

II v/i save (up)

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ahorrar vt

1) : to save (money)

2) : to spare, to conserve

ahorrar vi

: to save up

♦ See also the reflexive verb ahorrarse

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ahorrar vb to save

Spanish-English dictionary > ahorrar
5 amarrar a

v.

to tie to, to lash to, to strap to.

Ricardo amarra al perro al poste Ricardo ties the dog to the post.

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(v.) = lash (up) to

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

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(v.) = lash (up) to

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Spanish-English dictionary > amarrar a
6 anzuelo

m.

1 (fish) hook.

tragarse el anzuelo to take the bait

2 fishhook, fish hook, hook.

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anzuelo

► nombre masculino

1 fish-hook

2 figurado lure, bait

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar el anzuelo,-a to try to hook

tragar/morder/picar el anzuelo to swallow the bait

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noun m.

1) fishhook

2) bait, lure

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SM [para pescar] fish hook; (=aliciente) bait, lure

echar el anzuelo — to offer a bait, offer an inducement

- picar en el anzuelo

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masculino hook

un anzuelo para atraer clientes — a gimmick to attract customers

morder or tragarse el anzuelo — to swallow o take the bait

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= hook, fishing hook, fishhook.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. Oesophageal perforation was associated in the majority of the cases with ingestion of fishing hooks.

Ex. No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8.

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masculino hook

un anzuelo para atraer clientes — a gimmick to attract customers

morder or tragarse el anzuelo — to swallow o take the bait

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= hook, fishing hook, fishhook.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: Oesophageal perforation was associated in the majority of the cases with ingestion of fishing hooks.

Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8.

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anzuelo

masculine

hook

es un anzuelo para atraer más clientes it's a gimmick to attract more customers

morder or tragarse el anzuelo to swallow o take the bait, to rise to the bait ( BrE)

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anzuelo sustantivo masculino
hook;
morder or tragarse el anzuelo to swallow o take the bait
anzuelo sustantivo masculino (fish) hook
♦ Locuciones: morder el anzuelo, to take the bait
' anzuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cebar
- picar
English:
bait
- barbed
- fish-hook
- hook
- rise
- fish

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anzuelo nm

1. [para pescar] (fish) hook

2. Fam [cebo] bait;

Comp

echar el anzuelo a alguien to put out bait for sb;

Comp

morder o [m5] picar o [m5] tragarse el anzuelo to take the bait

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anzuelo

m (fish) hook;

echar el anzuelo cast;

morder o

tragar el anzuelo fig fam take the bait

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anzuelo nm

1) : fishhook

2)

morder el anzuelo : to take the bait

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anzuelo n hook

picar el anzuelo to swallow the bait

Spanish-English dictionary > anzuelo
7 apretado

adj.

tight, confining, binding, serried.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: apretar.

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apretado

► participio pasado

1→ link=apretar apretar

► adjetivo

1 (objeto) tight

2 (en un espacio) jammed; (personas) crowded, cramped

3 (ocupado) busy

■ un día muy apretado a very busy day

4 (difícil) tight, difficult

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar/ir apretado,-a de dinero to be short of money

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(f. - apretada)

adj.

tight

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ADJ

1) [tapa, tornillo, ropa] tight

no hagas el nudo tan apretado — don't make the knot so tight

el jersey te queda demasiado apretado — the jumper is too tight on you

le puso la venda bien apretadita en la pierna — she put the bandage tightly around his leg, she tightened the bandage around his leg

2) (=difícil) difficult

hemos pasado por épocas muy apretadas — we have been through some quite difficult o hard times

andamos muy apretados de dinero — we are very short of money

una victoria muy apretada — a very close victory

3) (=ocupado) [agenda, mañana] busy

un apretado programa de actividades — a very full o busy programme of activities

4) (=apretujado) [en asiento, vehículo] squashed, cramped

si te sientas ahí, vamos a estar muy apretados — if you sit there we're going to be really squashed o cramped

pusieron a los hinchas apretados contra las vallas — they shoved o pushed the fans against the barriers

5) * (=tacaño) tight-fisted *, tight *

6) * (=tozudo) pig-headed *

7) [escritura] cramped

8) Méx (=presumido) conceited

9) Caribe [sin dinero] broke *, flat (EEUU) *

10) Ven (=aprovechado)

usa el teléfono sin pedir permiso ¡qué apretado es! — he uses the phone without asking permission, he's got a real cheek *

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( ajustado) tight

esta falda me queda muy apretada — this skirt is too tight for me

b) ( sin dinero)

andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)

c) ( apretujado) cramped

íbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped

2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow

3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict

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= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.

Ex. Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.

Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.

Ex. Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( ajustado) tight

esta falda me queda muy apretada — this skirt is too tight for me

b) ( sin dinero)

andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)

c) ( apretujado) cramped

íbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped

2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow

3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict

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= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.

Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.

Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.

Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

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apretado -da

adjective

A

1 (ajustado) tight

esta falda me queda muy apretada this skirt is very tight on me o too tight for me

este nudo está muy apretado this knot is very tight

no hagas el punto tan apretado don't knit so tightly

tiene la letra muy apretada he has very cramped handwriting

2

(de dinero): este mes andamos or estamos apretados we're a little short of money this month, money's a bit tight this month ( colloq)

3 (apretujado) cramped

íbamos muy apretados it was o we were very cramped

caben cinco pero bastante apretados there's room for five but it's a tight squeeze o it's a little cramped

en ese piso tan pequeño viven muy apretados they're very cramped in that tiny apartment

B

1 ‹calendario/programa› tight

2 ‹victoria› narrow

C ( fam) (tacaño) tight ( colloq), tightfisted ( colloq)

D ( Ven fam)

1 (de carácter fuerte) strict

2

(abusador): éste sí que es apretado he sure has (some) nerve ( AmE), he's really got a nerve ( BrE)

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Del verbo apretar: ( conjugate apretar)

apretado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
apretado
apretar
apretado
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ( ajustado) tight;

◊ me queda muy apretado it is too tight for me

b) ( sin dinero): andamos or estamos algo apretados we're a little short of money (colloq)

c) ( apretujado) cramped

2 ‹calendario/programa› tight;
‹ victoria› narrow
3 (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)
apretar ( conjugate apretar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ botón› to press, push;

‹ acelerador› to put one's foot on, press;
‹ gatillo› to pull, squeeze
b) ‹nudo/tapa/tornillo› to tighten;

‹puño/mandíbulas› to clench;
◊ apreté los dientes I gritted my teeth

2
a) ( apretujar):

◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;

me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
b) ( presionar) to put pressure on

verbo intransitivo
1 [ropa/zapatos] (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight;
◊ el vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her

2 ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)
apretarse verbo pronominal
to squeeze o squash together
apretado,-a adjetivo
1 (muy ceñido) tight: íbamos todos apretados en el metro, we were all squashed together in the tube
2 (atareado) busy
apretar
I vtr (pulsar un botón) to press
(el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten
(el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me
II verbo intransitivo el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
♦ Locuciones: apretar el paso, to hasten, hurry
apretarle las clavijas a alguien, to put the screws on someone
donde aprieta el zapato, where the problem is
' apretado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- apretada
- justa
- justo
- calendario
English:
cramped
- full
- heavy
- schedule
- tight
- dense
- feel

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apretado, -a

♦ adj

1. [ropa, nudo, tuerca] tight;

estos pantalones me quedan apretados these trousers are too tight for me

2. [estrujado] cramped;

en esta oficina estamos muy apretados we're very cramped in this office;

íbamos un poco apretados en el coche it was a bit of a squeeze o we were a bit squished in the car

3. [caligrafía] cramped

4. [triunfo] narrow;
[esprint] close
5. [de tiempo] busy;

tengo unas tardes muy apretadas my afternoons are very busy

6. [de dinero]
vamos muy apretados things are very tight at the moment, we're very short of money at the moment;

están pasando una época apretada they're going through hard times

7. Fam [tacaño] tight

8. Méx Fam [orgulloso] stuck-up, snotty

9. Méx Fam Pey [reprimido] strait-laced, uptight

10. Ven Fam [estricto] strict

♦ nm,f
Méx Fam Pey [reprimido] strait-laced o uptight person
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apretado

adj

1 tight

2

:

iban muy apretados en el coche they were very cramped o squashed in the car

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apretado, -da adj

1) : tight

2) fam : cheap, tightfisted

♦ apretadamente adv

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apretado adj

1. (ajetreado) busy [comp. busier; superl. busiest] / tight

una agenda muy apretada a very busy schedule

2. (muy reñido) close

el resultado fue muy apretado the result was very close

3. (apiñado) squashed / cramped

íbamos todos un poco apretados en el coche we were a bit cramped in the car

Spanish-English dictionary > apretado
8 atar (a)

(v.) = tie (to), lash (up) to

Ex. Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

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(v.) = tie (to), lash (up) to

Ex: Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Spanish-English dictionary > atar (a)
9 doblar

v.

1 to fold.

Ricardo repliega la bandera Richard folds the flag.

2 to bend.

doblar el espinazo (figurative) to bend the knee (someterse)

Ella dobla los alambres She bends the wires.

3 to turn, to go round (esquina).

al doblar la esquina when you turn the corner

dobla en la primera a la derecha take the first right

Ella dobló She made a turn.

4 to double.

dobló la apuesta he doubled the bet

su padre le dobla la edad his father is twice his age

Ella dobló el precio She doubled the price.

5 to dub.

doblar una película al español to dub a film into Spanish

6 to lap.

7 to toll (campanas).

Las campanas doblaron tristemente The bells tolled sadly.

8 to turn around, to swing around.

Ella dobla la esquina She turns around the corner.

9 to translate, to double.

Ricardo dobló la voz de María Richard translated Ann's voice.

10 to deflect, to deviate, to refract.

El agua dobla la luz Water deflects light.

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doblar

► verbo transitivo

1 (duplicar) to double

■ le doblo la edad I'm twice as old as she is

2 (plegar) to fold

■ doblar en cuatro to fold in four

3 (torcer) to bend

■ doblar un dedo to bend a finger

4 (esquina) to turn, go round

5 (película) to dub

6 (a un actor) to stand in (a, for), double (a, for)

■ una bailarina la dobla en esa escena a dancer stands in for her in that scene

► verbo intransitivo

1 (girar) to turn

■ doblar a la derecha to turn right

2 (campana) to toll

3 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to play two parts, double

► verbo pronominal doblarse

1 (plegarse) to fold

2 (torcerse) to bend

3 (rendirse) to give in

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verb

1) to double

2) fold

3) dub

4) toll

5) turn

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1. VT

1) (=plegar) [+ carta, tela, periódico] to fold; [+ alambre, pierna] to bend

dobló el mapa y se lo guardó — he folded up the map and put it away

dóblales el bajo para afuera a tus pantalones — turn up (the hem of) your trousers

no puedo doblar la rodilla del dolor — I can't bend my knee because of the pain

2) (=torcer) [+ esquina] to turn, go round; [+ cabo] (Náut) to round

3) (=tener el doble de)

su marido le dobla el sueldo — her husband earns twice as much as her, her husband earns double what she does

te doblo la edad — I'm twice your age

4) (=duplicar) [+ cantidad, oferta] to double

doblen sus apuestas, señores — double your bets, gentlemen

en verano nos doblan el trabajo — in summer our work doubles o is doubled

5) (Cine)

a) [en la voz] [+ película, actor] to dub

una película doblada al francés — a film dubbed into French

b) [en la acción] [+ actor] to stand in for

en las escenas de peligro lo dobla un especialista — a stunt man stands in for him in the dangerous scenes

6) * [+ persona]

lo dobló de una patada — he kicked him and doubled him up from the pain

doblar a algn a palos — to beat sb up

el sacrificio lo ha doblado — having to make this sacrifice has torn him apart

7) (Dep) [+ ciclista, corredor] to lap

ha conseguido doblar a los últimos corredores — he has managed to lap the last runners

8) (Teat)

doblar dos papeles — to take two parts

9) Méx (=matar) to shoot down

2. VI

1) (=girar) [persona, vehículo] to turn

doblar a la derecha — to turn right

doblar a la izquierda — to turn left

2) [campana] to toll

doblar a muerto — to sound the death knell

3) (Taur) [toro] to collapse

4) ** (=morir) to peg out **

3.

See:

doblarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <camisa/papel> to fold; <brazo/vara> to bend

2) < esquina> to turn, go around; < cabo> to round

3) ( aumentar al doble) <oferta/apuesta/capital> to double; ( tener el doble que)

le dobla la edad or la dobla en edad — he's twice her age

4)

a) < película> to dub

una película doblada al castellano — a film dubbed into Spanish

b) < actor> ( en banda sonora) to dub; ( en escena) to double for
2.
doblar vi

1) (torcer, girar) persona to turn; camino to bend, turn

dobla a la izquierda — turn left

2) campanas to toll

doblar a muerto — to knell (liter), to sound a death knell
3.
doblarse v pron

1) rama/alambre to bend

doblarse de dolor/risa — to double up with pain/laughter

2) precios/población to double

* * *

= bend, double, fold, turn down, push out of + alignment, dub, flex.

Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.

Ex. There is the possibility of doubling or trebling the communication outlets in the not too distant future.

Ex. Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box.

Ex. Do not turn down the corners of pages to mark one's place.

Ex. This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

Ex. A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.

Ex. The following recommendations are made: select copying machines carefully (edge-flush platens are best; don't flex a book more than 180 degrees; educate patrons and staff to be gentle with books; and limit the number of pages copied from each volume.

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* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* doblar el dedo = curl up + finger.

* doblar la rodilla = genuflect.

* doblarse = curl up, deflect, buckle, bend down, bend over.

* doblar una esquina = turn + a corner.

* sin doblarse = unfolded.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <camisa/papel> to fold; <brazo/vara> to bend

2) < esquina> to turn, go around; < cabo> to round

3) ( aumentar al doble) <oferta/apuesta/capital> to double; ( tener el doble que)

le dobla la edad or la dobla en edad — he's twice her age

4)

a) < película> to dub

una película doblada al castellano — a film dubbed into Spanish

b) < actor> ( en banda sonora) to dub; ( en escena) to double for
2.
doblar vi

1) (torcer, girar) persona to turn; camino to bend, turn

dobla a la izquierda — turn left

2) campanas to toll

doblar a muerto — to knell (liter), to sound a death knell
3.
doblarse v pron

1) rama/alambre to bend

doblarse de dolor/risa — to double up with pain/laughter

2) precios/población to double

* * *

= bend, double, fold, turn down, push out of + alignment, dub, flex.

Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.

Ex: There is the possibility of doubling or trebling the communication outlets in the not too distant future.

Ex: Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box.

Ex: Do not turn down the corners of pages to mark one's place.

Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.

Ex: The following recommendations are made: select copying machines carefully (edge-flush platens are best; don't flex a book more than 180 degrees; educate patrons and staff to be gentle with books; and limit the number of pages copied from each volume.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* doblar el dedo = curl up + finger.

* doblar la rodilla = genuflect.

* doblarse = curl up, deflect, buckle, bend down, bend over.

* doblar una esquina = turn + a corner.

* sin doblarse = unfolded.

* * *

doblar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹camisa/papel/servilleta› to fold

2 ‹brazo/rodilla› to bend; ‹vara› to bend

dóblale los puños hacia adentro/afuera turn the cuffs in/up

lo dobló de un puñetazo he punched him and doubled him up

B ‹esquina› to turn, go around; ‹cabo› to round

C

1 (aumentar al doble) ‹oferta/apuesta/capital› to double

2

(tener el doble que): le dobla la edad or la dobla en edad he's twice her age

el nuevo edificio dobla en altura al antiguo the new building is twice as high as the old one

D

1 ‹película› to dub

una película doblada al castellano a film dubbed into Spanish

2 ‹actor› (en la banda sonora) to dub; (en una escena) to stand in for, double for

E

1 (vencer) to beat

2 (ablandar — con ruegos) to win … over; (— con presión) to make … give in

doblar las manos or las manitas ( Méx); to give in

■ doblar

vi

A (torcer, girar) «persona» to turn; «camino» to bend, turn

dobla a la izquierda turn left

B «campanas» to toll

doblar a muerto to knell ( liter), to sound a death knell

C «toro» to collapse

D (ceder) to give in

■ doblarse

v pron

A «rama/alambre» to bend

doblarse de dolor/risa to double up with pain/laughter

B «precios/población» to double

C ( Méx) (en el dominó) to put down a double

* * *

doblar ( conjugate doblar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹camisa/papel› to fold;
‹brazo/vara› to bend
2 ‹ esquina› to turn, go around;
‹ cabo› to round
3 ( aumentar al doble) ‹oferta/apuesta/capital› to double;
( tener el doble que):
◊ la dobla en edad he's twice her age

4 ‹ actor› ( en banda sonora) to dub;
( en escena) to double for;
‹ película› to dub;
◊ doblada al castellano dubbed into Spanish

verbo intransitivo
1 (torcer, girar) [ persona] to turn;
[ camino] to bend, turn;
◊ dobla a la izquierda turn left

2 [ campanas] to toll
doblarse verbo pronominal
1 [rama/alambre] to bend
2 [precios/población] to double
doblar
I verbo transitivo
1 (duplicar) to double: mi mujer me dobla el sueldo, my wife earns twice as much as I
2 (un mapa, la ropa) to fold
3 (flexionar) to bend
4 (torcer) to bend: dobló la barra de metal, he bent the metal bar
5 (girar) lo verás nada más doblar la esquina, you'll see it as soon as you get round the corner
6 (una película) to dub
II verbo intransitivo
1 (girar) to turn
doblar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
2 (repicar) to toll
' doblar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duplicar
- esquina
English:
bend
- come round
- crook
- curve
- double
- double up
- dub
- flex
- fold
- intensify
- lap
- round
- toll
- turn
- turn down
- turn in
- come
- crease
- go
- kowtow
- swing

* * *

doblar

♦ vt

1. [duplicar] to double;

dobló la apuesta he doubled the bet;

su padre le dobla la edad o [m5] en edad his father is twice his age

2. [plegar] to fold;

dobla bien tu ropa fold your clothes carefully;

dobla los bajos del pantalón hacia dentro fold the hems of your Br trousers o US pants up inside

3. [torcer] to bend;

doble el brazo, por favor bend your arm, please;

Comp

doblar el espinazo [someterse] to bend the knee

4. [esquina] to turn, to go round;

al doblar la esquina when you turn the corner

5. [actor] [con la voz] to dub;
[en escena] to stand in for;
doblar una película al español to dub a film into Spanish

6. [corredor] to lap

♦ vi

1. [girar] to turn;

dobla en la primera a la derecha take the first right

2. [campanas] to toll

3. [toro] to collapse [after receiving the bullfighter's sword thrust]

♦ See also the pronominal verb doblarse

* * *

doblar

I v/t

1 fold; pierna, brazo bend

2 cantidad double;

me dobla la edad he’s twice my age

3 película dub

4 MAR round; en una carrera pass, Br

overtake;

doblar la esquina go round o turn the corner

II v/i

1 turn;

doblar a la derecha turn right

2 de campana toll;

doblar a muerto sound the death knell

* * *

doblar vt

1) : to double

2) plegar: to fold, to bend

3) : to turn

doblar la esquina: to turn the corner

4) : to dub

doblar vi

1) : to turn

2) : to toll, to ring

♦ See also the reflexive verb doblarse

* * *

doblar vb

1. (plegar) to fold

dobló los folios she folded the sheets of paper

2. (torcer) to bend [pt. & pp. bent]

dobla las piernas bend your legs

3. (duplicar) to double

ha doblado su capital he's doubled his capital

le dobla la edad he's twice her age

4. (girar) to turn / to go round

dobló la esquina he turned the corner / he went round the corner

Spanish-English dictionary > doblar
10 escatimar

v.

1 to be sparing with, to skimp on (gastos, comida).

no escatimar gastos to spare no expense

2 to spare, to be sparing with, to eke, to hold back on.

* * *

escatimar

► verbo transitivo

1 (escasear) to stint, skimp on

2 (ahorrar) to save, spare

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no escatimar esfuerzos to spare no efforts

* * *

verb

to spare

* * *

VT (=dar poco) to skimp, be sparing with, stint; (=reducir) to curtail, cut down

no escatimar esfuerzos (para) — to spare no effort (to)

no escatimar gastos — to spare no expense

no escatimaba sus alabanzas de... — he was unstinting in his praise of..., he did not stint his praise of...

* * *

verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with

no escatimaron esfuerzos — they spared no effort

* * *

= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.

Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex. The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.

Ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

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* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.

* * *

verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with

no escatimaron esfuerzos — they spared no effort

* * *

= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.

Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex: The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.

Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.

* * *

escatimar [A1 ]

vt

no escatimaron esfuerzos para asegurar el éxito de la misión they spared no effort o they were unstinting in their efforts to ensure the success of the mission

no le escatimes mantequilla don't skimp on o stint on the butter ( colloq)

nos escatimaban los materiales they were being very sparing with the materials

empezó a escatimarles los fondos he began to cut back on their funds

* * *

escatimar ( conjugate escatimar) verbo transitivo ‹comida/tela› to skimp on, be sparing with;
◊ no escatimaron esfuerzos they spared no effort

escatimar verbo transitivo to skimp on: no escatimaremos esfuerzos/gastos para..., we'll spare no effort/ expense to...

' escatimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
regatear
English:
skimp
- sparing
- stint
- scrimp
- spare

* * *

escatimar vt
[comida, dinero, medios] to skimp on;
no escatimar esfuerzos/gastos to spare no effort/expense;

la prensa no escatimó elogios hacia ella the press was unstinting in its praise for o of her

* * *

escatimar

v/t be mean with, be very sparing with;

no escatimar esfuerzos be unstinting in one’s efforts, spare no effort

* * *

escatimar vt

: to skimp on, to be sparing with

no escatimar esfuerzos: to spare no effort

Spanish-English dictionary > escatimar
11 firme

adj.

1 firm.

2 solid.

3 resolute.

¡firmes! (military) attention!

4 single-minded, firm.

5 secure, strong, firm.

adv.

hard.

mantenerse firme en to hold fast to

se mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his ground

m.

road surface.

firme en mal estado uneven road surface (en letrero)

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: firmar.

* * *

firme

► adjetivo

1 (estable) firm, steady

2 (color) fast

► nombre masculino

1 (pavimento) road surface

► adverbio

1 hard

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de firme hard

en firme firm

■ nos hizo una propuesta en firme he made us a firm proposal

estar en lo firme to be in the right

¡firmes! MILITAR attention!

mantenerse firme figurado to hold one's ground

* * *

adj.

1) firm

2) secure

3) steady

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [mesa, andamio] steady; [terreno] firm, solid

mantén la escalera firme — can you hold the ladder steady?

2) [paso] firm, steady; [voz] firm; [mercado, moneda] steady; [candidato] strong

la libra se ha mantenido firme — the pound has remained steady

oferta en firme — firm offer

pedido en firme — firm order

3) [amistad, apoyo] firm, strong; [decisión, convicción] firm

mantenerse firme — to hold one's ground

se mostró muy firme con ella — he was very firm with her

de firme — hard

trabajar de firme — to work hard

estar en lo firme — † to be in the right

4) [sentencia] final

5) (Mil)

¡firmes! — attention!

estar en posición de firmes — to stand to attention

ponerse firmes — to come o stand to attention

2.

ADV hard

trabajar firme — to work hard

3.

SM (Aut) road surface

firme provisional — temporary surface

firme del suelo — (Arquit) rubble base (of floor)

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steady

terreno firme — solid ground

pisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground

tener las carnes firmes — to have a firm body

con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand

una oferta en firme — a firm offer

de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard

b) ( color) fast

c) < candidato> strong

2) (Mil)

firmes! — attention!

en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention

3)

a) < persona> firm

tienes que mostrarte más firme con él — you have to be firmer with him

se mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground

me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea

b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firm
II
masculino road surface

* * *

= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.

Ex. Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.

Ex. Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.

Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex. The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.

Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.

Ex. This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.

Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.

Ex. His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.

Ex. If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.

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* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* permanecer firm = stay in + place.

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.

* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.

* tierra firme = solid ground.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steady

terreno firme — solid ground

pisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground

tener las carnes firmes — to have a firm body

con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand

una oferta en firme — a firm offer

de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard

b) ( color) fast

c) < candidato> strong

2) (Mil)

firmes! — attention!

en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention

3)

a) < persona> firm

tienes que mostrarte más firme con él — you have to be firmer with him

se mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground

me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea

b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firm
II
masculino road surface

* * *

= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.

Ex: Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.

Ex: Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.

Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.

Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.

Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.

Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.

Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.

Ex: If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.

* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* permanecer firm = stay in + place.

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.

* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.

* tierra firme = solid ground.

* * *

firme¹

adjective

A

1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steady

edificar sobre terreno firme to build on solid ground

tenemos que asegurarnos de que pisamos terreno firme we must make sure that we're not treading on dangerous ground

tener las carnes firmes to have a firm body

se acercó con paso firme he approached with a determined o firm step

con pulso firme with a firm o steady hand

una oferta en firme a firm offer

un fallo a firme an enforceable o executable judgment

de firme hard

estudiar de firme to study hard

2 (color) fast

3 ‹candidato› strong

B ( Mil):

¡firmes! attention!

estaban en posición de firmes they were standing to attention

C

1 ‹persona› firm

tienes que mostrarte más firme con él you have to be firmer with him

se mantuvo firme she remained firm, she stood her ground, she did not waver

2 ( delante del n) ‹creencia/convicción› firm

su firme apoyo a los detenidos their firm support for the prisoners

D ( Per fam) (excelente) excellent, brilliant ( colloq)

firme²

masculine

road surface

firme deslizante slippery surface

firme³

feminine

( Chi fam)

la firme the truth

te diré la firme I'll be honest with you o I'll tell you the truth

* * *

Del verbo firmar: ( conjugate firmar)

firmé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

firme es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
firmar
firme
firmar ( conjugate firmar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to sign
firme adjetivo
1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steady;
◊ terreno firme solid ground;

con paso/pulso firme with a firm step/steady hand;
una oferta en firme a firm offer;
de firme ‹estudiar/trabajar› hard
2 (Mil):
◊ ¡firmes! attention!

3
a) ‹ persona› firm;

◊ mostrarse firme con algn to be firm with sb;

me mantuve firme en mi idea I stuck o kept to my idea
b) ( delante del n) ‹creencia/convicción› firm

firmar verbo transitivo to sign
firme
I adjetivo
1 firm: se mantuvo firme ante la oposición, she stood firm against the opposition
II m (pavimento de carretera) road surface
III adv (con constancia) firm, firmly, hard
IV excl Mil ¡firmes! attention!
♦ Locuciones: de firme, firm, hard
en firme, definitive
' firme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hasta
- inquebrantable
- plantarse
- pulso
- roca
- terrestre
- actitud
- enérgico
- paso
- postura
- propósito
- tierra
English:
adamant
- assertive
- deploy
- exploit
- fast
- firm
- govern
- hard
- hold
- land
- name
- secure
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- shaky
- shore
- solid
- steadfast
- steady
- stiff
- stout
- strong
- surface
- unsteady
- unwavering
- wonky
- attention
- decisive
- definite
- ground
- intention
- march
- sound
- sure
- unbending
- wobbly

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firme

♦ adj

1. [fuerte, sólido] firm;
[andamio, construcción] stable; [pulso] steady; [paso] resolute;
tiene unos principios muy firmes she has very firm principles, she's extremely principled;

tiene la firme intención de resolver el problema she fully intends to solve the problem, she has every intention of solving the problem;

llovió de firme durante varias horas it rained hard for several hours

2. [argumento, base] solid;

trabaja de firme en el nuevo proyecto she's working full-time on the new project;

una respuesta en firme a definite answer;

quedamos en firme para el miércoles we are definitely agreed on Wednesday;

tenemos un acuerdo en firme para intercambiar información we have a firm agreement to exchange information

3. [carácter, actitud] resolute;

hay que mostrarse firme con los empleados you have to be firm with the workers;

Comp
Fam
poner firme a alguien to bring sb into line

4. Mil
¡firmes! attention!;

en la posición de firmes standing to attention

♦ nm

road surface;

firme en mal estado [en letrero] uneven road surface

♦ adv

hard;

mantenerse firme en to hold fast to;

se mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his ground

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firme

I adj

1 firm; ( estable) steady; ( sólido) solid;

en firme COM firm

2 MIL

:

¡ firmes! attention!;

poner firme a alguien fig fam take a firm line with s.o.

II m pavement, Br

road surface

III adv

:

trabajar firme work hard

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firme adj

1) : firm, resolute

2) : steady, stable

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firme¹ adj

1. (estable) steady [comp. steadier; superl. steadiest]

una mano firme a steady hand

la estantería es firme the shelves are steady

2. (constante) firm

se mantuvo firme he remained firm

de firme (con seguridad) for sure (con constancia) hard

lo sé de firme I know for sure

trabajó de firme he worked hard

en firme firm

una propuesta en firme a firm proposal

firme² n road surface

Spanish-English dictionary > firme
12 gancho

m.

1 hook (garfio).

como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… (informal) just wait till I wait my hands on whoever stole my bike… (peninsular Spanish)

2 decoy (cómplice) (de timador).

3 clothes hanger.

4 barker.

5 layup.

6 pothook.

7 safety-pin.

8 paperclip, paper clip.

9 hairpin.

10 hookshot.

11 branch.

12 buddy, mate.

13 clasp.

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gancho

► nombre masculino

1 hook

2 (para ropa) peg

3 (cayado) shepherd's crook

4 familiar (atractivo) attractiveness, charm

5 familiar (compinche de un estafador) bait, decoy

6 (en boxeo) hook

7 (en baloncesto) hook shot

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

echar el gancho a alguien familiar to hook somebody

tener gancho familiar to be attractive, have charm

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noun m.

hook

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SM

1) (=garfio) hook; [de árbol] stump; (Agr) shepherd's crook

- echar el gancho a algn

- estar en ganchos

gancho de carnicero — butcher's hook

gancho de remolque — towing hook, trailer hitch

2) LAm (=horquilla) hairpin; [para la ropa] hanger; CAm (=imperdible) safety pin

3) * (=atractivo sexual) sex appeal; (=atractivo popular) pulling power

una chica con mucho gancho — a girl with lots of sex appeal

un actor con mucho gancho — an actor with great pulling power

el nuevo delantero tiene gancho — the new forward is a crowd-puller

esta música tiene gancho — this music's really got something

lo usan de gancho para atraer a la gente — they use it as an attraction to pull the crowds in

4) [de timador] accomplice

5) (Boxeo) (=golpe) hook

un gancho hacia arriba — an uppercut

6) LAm (=ayuda) help; (=protección) protection

- hacer gancho

7) And lady's saddle

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masculino

1) ( garfio) hook

hacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)

ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm

2)

a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastener

b) ( horquilla) hairpin

c) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pin

d) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger

3)

a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) bait

b) (fam) ( atractivo)

un hombre con mucho gancho — a very attractive man

un artista que tiene gancho — an artist who enjoys great popularity

4)

a) ( en boxeo) hook

b) ( en baloncesto) hook shot

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= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.

Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.

Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.

Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.

Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.

Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.

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* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.

* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].

* tener gancho = be engaging.

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masculino

1) ( garfio) hook

hacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)

ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm

2)

a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastener

b) ( horquilla) hairpin

c) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pin

d) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger

3)

a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) bait

b) (fam) ( atractivo)

un hombre con mucho gancho — a very attractive man

un artista que tiene gancho — an artist who enjoys great popularity

4)

a) ( en boxeo) hook

b) ( en baloncesto) hook shot

* * *

= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.

Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.

Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.

Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.

Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.

Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.

* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.

* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].

* tener gancho = be engaging.

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gancho

masculine

A (garfio) hook

gancho de carnicero butcher's hook

los ganchos de la cortina the curtain hooks

echarle el gancho a algo/algn ( Esp fam); to get one's hands on sth/sb ( colloq)

hacerle gancho a algn con algn (CS fam); to set sb up with sb ( colloq)

Lorena me va a hacer gancho con su hermano Lorena is going to set me up with her brother ( colloq)

hacerle mal gancho a algn ( Chi fam); to cramp sb's style ( colloq)

ir de gancho ( Col); to walk along arm in arm

B

1 (clip) paperclip; (grapa) staple; (de patitas) paper fastener

2 (horquilla — abierta) hairpin; (— cerrada) bobby pin ( AmE), hairgrip ( BrE); (pasador) barrette ( AmE), hairslide ( BrE)

3 (Andes, Ven) (imperdible) safety pin

Compuesto:

gancho de nodriza

( Col) safety pin

C

1 ( fam) (para atrapar, seducir) bait

2 ( fam)

(atractivo): un hombre con mucho gancho a very attractive man

es una película que tiene gancho the movie's a real crowd puller, the movie has great drawing power

un artista que tiene gancho an artist who enjoys great popularity o who has a lot of popular appeal

D (en boxeo) hook

E (en baloncesto) hook shot

F (AmC, Andes, Méx) (colgador) hanger

G ( Chi) (de un árbol) branch

H ( Chi fam) (amigo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq)

con gancho ( Chi fam): la invitación es con gancho the invitation says bring a friend

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gancho sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( garfio) hook

b) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger

c) (Andes, Ven) ( imperdible) safety pin

2
a) ( en boxeo) hook

b) ( en baloncesto) hook shot

gancho sustantivo masculino
1 hook
2 fam (gracia, encanto) charm
3 (cómplice de un estafador) bait, decoy
(de la policía) stool-pigeon
4 LAm (para el pelo) hairpin
' gancho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enganchar
- reclamo
- alfiler
- colgar
- percha
English:
hang
- hook
- clip
- hanger
- hooked
- on
- peg
- safety

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gancho nm

1. [garfio] hook;
[de percha] peg;
Comp
Esp Fam
echar el gancho a alguien: como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… just wait till I get my hands on whoever stole my bike…

2. [cómplice] [de timador] decoy

3. Fam [atractivo]
esa chica tiene mucho gancho that girl is quite something o can really turn heads;

tiene gancho como relaciones públicas she has a real gift for public relations;

uno de los ganchos del proyecto es su bajo coste one of the big plusses of the project is its low cost

4. [en baloncesto] hook

5. [en boxeo] hook;

gancho de izquierda/derecha left/right hook

6. Andes, CAm, Méx, Ven [percha] hanger

7. Col, Ven [pinza] Br (clothes) peg, US clothespin

8. Andes, CAm, Méx [horquilla] hairpin

9. Bol, Col [imperdible] safety pin

10. Ecuad [silla] sidesaddle

11. Méx [labor] crochet

12. RP [para papeles] staple

13. RP Fam [contacto]
hacerle gancho a alguien con alguien to fix sb up with sb;

si te gusta mi prima, te hago gancho if you fancy my cousin, I'll try to fix you up with her;

las madres les hicieron gancho their mothers tried to get them together

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gancho

m

1 hook

2 L.Am., Arg fig fam

sex-appeal;

tener gancho fam

de un grupo, una campaña be popular; de una persona have that certain something

3 L.Am.

hacer gancho ( ayudar) lend a hand

4 L.Am. ( grapa) staple

5 L.Am. ( percha) coat hanger

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gancho nm

1) : hook

2) : clothes hanger

3) : hairpin, bobby pin

4) Col : safety pin

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gancho n (instrumento) hook

tener gancho to be popular

tiene mucho gancho con los chicos she's very popular with boys

Spanish-English dictionary > gancho
13 simplificar

v.

to simplify.

Elsa simplifica los trámites Elsa simplifies the procedures.

Lisa simplificó el problema Lisa simplified the problem.

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simplificar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to simplify

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verb

to simplify

* * *

VT to simplify

* * *

verbo transitivo to simplify

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= simplify, cut + corners, dumb down.

Nota: Generalmente, hacer que algo sea más fácil de entender por otros.

Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.

Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex. The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.

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* simplificar en exceso = oversimplify.

* * *

verbo transitivo to simplify

* * *

= simplify, cut + corners, dumb down.

Nota: Generalmente, hacer que algo sea más fácil de entender por otros.

Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.

Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.

* simplificar en exceso = oversimplify.

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simplificar [A2 ]

vt

1 ‹trámites/texto› to simplify

2 ( Mat) ‹fracción› to simplify

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simplificar ( conjugate simplificar) verbo transitivo
to simplify
simplificar verbo transitivo to simplify
' simplificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trámite
English:
simplify
- corner

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simplificar

♦ vt

1. [procedimiento, trámite] to simplify

2. Mat to simplify

♦ See also the pronominal verb simplificarse

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simplificar

v/t tb MAT simplify

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simplificar {72} vt

: to simplify

♦ simplificación nf

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simplificar vb to simplify [pt. & pp. simplified]

Spanish-English dictionary > simplificar
14 tacañear

v.

to be stingy, to be mean, to be miserly, to overeconomize.

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tacañear

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar to be stingy, be mean

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VT Cono Sur (=apisonar) to tread down; (=machacar) to pound, crush

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= cut + corners.

Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

* * *

= cut + corners.

Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

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tacañear vi

to be mean o miserly

Spanish-English dictionary > tacañear
15 tenso

adj.

1 tense, stressed, strained, highly-charged.

2 drawn tight.

pres.indicat.

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

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tenso

► adjetivo

1 (cable, cuerda) tense, taut

2 figurado (relaciones) strained

3 figurado (persona) tense

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(f. - tensa)

adj.

tense

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ADJ

1) (=tirante) tense, taut

2) [persona, situación] tense; [relaciones] strained

es una situación muy tensa — it is a very tense situation

las relaciones entre los dos están muy tensas — relations between the two are very strained

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- sa adjetivo

1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense

2) < persona> tense; < relación> strained, tense; < situación> tense

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= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.

Ex. On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.

Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

Ex. His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.

Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.

Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.

Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.

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* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.

* situación tensa = stress situation.

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- sa adjetivo

1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense

2) < persona> tense; < relación> strained, tense; < situación> tense

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= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.

Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.

Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.

Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.

Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.

Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.

* situación tensa = stress situation.

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tenso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight

2 ‹músculo› tense, tight

estás muy tenso, procura relajarte un poco you're very tense, try to relax a bit

continuó con el dedo tenso en el gatillo he kept his finger poised on the trigger

B

1 (nervioso) tense

estaba muy tensa antes del examen she was very tense o nervous o uptight before the exam

2 ‹relación› strained, tense; ‹situación› tense

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Del verbo tensar: ( conjugate tensar)

tenso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

tensó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
tensar
tenso
tensar ( conjugate tensar) verbo transitivo ‹ músculo› to tense;
‹cuerda/cable› to tighten;
‹ arco› to draw;
‹relaciones/lazos› to strain
tenso
◊ -sa adjetivo

1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight;
‹ músculo› tense
2 ‹persona/situación› tense;
‹ relación› strained, tense
tensar verbo transitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable, etc) to tighten: hay que tensar la lona, we must make the canvas taut
(un arco) to draw
2 (un músculo) to tense
tenso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) tense: se pone tenso cuando la nombran, he tenses up when she is mentioned
últimamente estoy muy tenso, I've been very tense lately
2 (negociaciones, relaciones, etc) strained
3 (cuerda, cable) tight, taut
' tenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tensa
- tirante
- cargado
- nervioso
English:
nail-biting
- stiffen
- strain
- strained
- taut
- tense
- uptight
- edgy
- tight
- up

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tenso, -a adj

1. [cuerda, cable] taut;
[arco] drawn; [músculo, cuerpo] tense
2. [situación, relación, ambiente] tense, strained;
[persona] tense;
estar tenso con alguien to be tense with sb;

ponerse tenso to become tense

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tenso

adj tense; cuerda, cable taut

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tenso, -sa adj

: tense

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tenso adj

1. (situación, persona) tense

estás muy tenso you're very tense

2. (cuerda, cable) tight

las cuerdas están tensas the strings are tight

Spanish-English dictionary > tenso
16 abrirse

pron.v.

to open, to open out, to unfold, to spread out, to expand.

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abrirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to open

■ la puerta se abre hacia fuera the door opens outwards

■ le dieron puntos para que no se le abriera la herida they gave her stitches so that the wound wouldn't open

2 (flor) to open, come out

■ las rosas se están abriendo the roses are opening

3 (iniciarse) to begin, start, open

■ la película se abre con una escena muy bella the film opens with a very beautiful scene

4 (extenderse) to spread out, unfold

5 (dar) to open (a, onto), look (a, onto)

■ la casa se abre al mar the house looks onto the sea

6 (ligamentos) to sprain

7 figurado (sincerarse) to open out

8 argot (largarse) to clear off, be off,

■ ¡adiós, me abro! bye, I'm off!, US I'm out of here!

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VPR

1) [paracaídas, paraguas, ventana, libro] to open

de repente se abrió la puerta — suddenly, the door opened

se están abriendo las costuras — it's coming apart at the seams

la madera se está abriendo — the wood is splitting

2) (=extenderse)

ante nosotros se abría todo un mundo de posibilidades — a whole world of possibilities was opening up before us

abrirse a algo — to open out onto sth

la avenida se abre a una magnífica plaza — the avenue opens out onto a magnificent square

3) [persona]

a)

no te abras tanto en las curvas — stay a bit closer to the side of the road when going round bends

el delantero se abrió hacia la banda — the forward went wide

b)

intentaron abrirse paso entre la muchedumbre — they tried to make their way through the crowd

- abrirse camino en la vida

c) ** (=largarse)

¡me abro! — I'm off!

¡ábrete! — shove off! *

4)

abrirse a: tenemos que abrirnos más al progreso — we have to open up more to progress

abrirse a o con algn — to confide in sb

5) (=romperse, rajarse)

se le ha abierto la herida — his wound has opened

abrirse la cabeza — to crack one's head open

abrirse el tobillo — to twist one's ankle, sprain one's ankle

abrirse las venas — to slash one's wrists

6) (Meteo) to clear, clear up

7) Méx (=echar marcha atrás) to backtrack, back-pedal

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(v.) = gape, swing + open, hew

Ex. This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

Ex. The window of opportunity now swings open for the creative library manager.

Ex. All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.

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(v.) = gape, swing + open, hew

Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

Ex: The window of opportunity now swings open for the creative library manager.

Ex: All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.

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■abrirse verbo reflexivo
1 to open
figurado abrirse camino, to make one's way: tienes que abrirte a nuevas ideas, you've got to be open to new ideas
2 familiar me fumo el pitillo y me abro, I'll finish this cigarette and then I'm off
' abrirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paso
- abrir
- camino
- confiar
- empujón
- permiso
- pierna
English:
break through
- burst open
- gape
- open
- open out
- part
- plough through
- push through
- snap
- spring
- swing
- undone
- unfold
- wade through
- way
- work
- bloom
- burst
- do
- fan
- plow
- splay
- split

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vpr

1. [puerta, caja] to open;
[cremallera, chaqueta] to come undone;
este bote no se abre this jar won't open;

la puerta se abre fácilmente the door opens easily;

se te ha abierto la camisa your shirt has come undone;

la pared se abrió a causa del terremoto the earthquake caused a crack to appear in the wall

2. [empezar] [película, función] to open, to begin;

el libro se abre con una escena muy violenta the book opens with a very violent scene;

el debate se abrió con una intervención del ministro the debate began with a speech by the minister

3. [periodo] to begin;

cuando se abra el plazo para presentar solicitudes when they start accepting applications

4. [sincerarse] to open up;

abrirse a alguien to open up to sb, to confide in sb;

tienes que abrirte más a la gente you should be more open with people

5. [posibilidades] to open up;

tras su marcha se abrieron nuevas posibilidades after she left, new opportunities arose

6. [cielo] to clear

7. [flores] to blossom

8. [vehículo en una curva] to go wide;

se abrió demasiado en la curva y se cayó de la bici he went too wide on the bend and fell off his bike

9. Dep
se abrió por la banda para esquivar a la defensa he moved out onto the wing to get behind the defence

10. [rajarse] to split open;

se cayó del caballo y se abrió la cabeza she fell off her horse and split her head open

11. también Fig
abrirse paso o [m5] camino to make one's way

12. Fam [irse] to clear off;

nosotros nos abrimos ya it's time for us to be off

13. Am Fam [retirarse] to back out

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abrirse

v/r open;

abrirse la cabeza split one’s head open;

abrirse paso get through;

abrirse paso entre make one’s way through;

abrirse a algo fig open up to sth

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vr

1) : to open up

2) : to clear (of the skies)

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abrirse vb

1. (en general) to open

2. (irse) to be off

¡me abro! I'm off!

Spanish-English dictionary > abrirse
17 acorralar

v.

1 to corner (also figurative).

El abogado arrinconó al acusado The lawyer put the defendant in a corner.

2 to round up, to pen in, to pen up, to corral.

3 to trap.

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acorralar

► verbo transitivo

1 to corner (ganado) to pen in, round up

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verb

1) to corner

2) corral

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VT (Agr) [+ ganado] to pen, corral; (=arrinconar) to corner; (=intimidar) to intimidate

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verbo transitivo

a) <animal/fugitivo> to corner

se sentía acorralado por el pánico — he felt panic-stricken

se sintió acorralado con la pregunta — he felt trapped by the question

b) < ganado> to round up

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= corner, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex. Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.

Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

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verbo transitivo

a) <animal/fugitivo> to corner

se sentía acorralado por el pánico — he felt panic-stricken

se sintió acorralado con la pregunta — he felt trapped by the question

b) < ganado> to round up

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= corner, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex: Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.

Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

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acorralar [A1 ]

vt

1 (rodear) to corner

cuando se vio acorralado sacó el revólver when he saw he was cornered he drew his revolver

acorralado por la jauría brought to bay o cornered by the hounds

2 (intimidar) to corner

todos lo atacaron y se sintió acorralado they all attacked him and he felt cornered

se sentía acorralado por el pánico he felt panic-stricken

3 ‹ganado› to round up

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acorralar ( conjugate acorralar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹animal/fugitivo› to corner

b) ‹ ganado› to round up

acorralar verbo transitivo to corner
' acorralar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- sitiar
English:
pen
- round up
- corner

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acorralar vt

1. [rodear] to corner;

la policía acorraló a los fugitivos en una esquina the police cornered the fugitives;

los visitantes acorralaron al equipo local en su área the visitors penned the home team inside their penalty area

2. [intimidar]
se siente acorralado he feels cornered o trapped;

el ministro se vio acorralado por el entrevistador the minister was backed into a corner by the interviewer

3. [ganado] to pen, to corral

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acorralar

v/t tb fig

corner

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acorralar vt

arrinconar: to corner, to hem in, to corral

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acorralar vb to corner

Spanish-English dictionary > acorralar
18 boca

f.

1 mouth.

boca arriba/abajo face up/down

(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life

2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).

a boca de jarro (informal) point-blank

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de metro tube o underground entrance (British), subway entrance (United States)

boca de riego hydrant

3 muzzle, fauces, maw.

4 hors d'oeuvre.

5 os.

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boca

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA mouth

2 (de río) mouth

3 (abertura) entrance, opening

■ hay una boca de metro en la esquina there's an entrance to the underground on the corner

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir boca to whet one's appetite

hacer boca to whet one's appetite

andar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lips

arreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen to

boca abajo face downwards

boca arriba face upwards

callarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouth

correr de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledge

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden

hacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth water

me lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouth

no abrir boca not to say a word

no decir esta boca es mía not to say a word

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden

boca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de riego hydrant

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

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noun f.

mouth

- boca abajo
- boca arriba
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1. SF

1) (Anat) mouth

no debes hablar con la boca llena — you shouldn't talk with your mouth full

tengo que arreglarme la boca — I must get my teeth seen to

aceituna de boca — eating olive

(respiración) boca a boca — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **

• boca abajo — face down

estar tumbado boca abajo — to be lying face down

se cuelgan los manojos boca abajo — hang the bunches upside down

• boca arriba — face up

poner a algn boca arriba — to turn sb on his back

boca de escorpión — wicked tongue

boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick

2)

• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist

está en boca de todos — it's on everybody's lips

puso esa frase en boca de un personaje suyo — he gave that phrase to one of his characters

• por boca de — through

hablan por boca del negociador — they speak through the negotiator

lo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime

3)

- no abrió la boca en toda la tarde

- buscar la boca a algn

- coserse la boca

- dar boca

de boca en boca —

la cosa anda de boca en boca — the story is doing the rounds

ella anda de boca en boca — everyone is talking about her

de boca para afuera —

apoyó la idea de boca para afuera — he paid lip-service to the idea

eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)

- decir algo con la boca chica o pequeña

- sin decir esta boca es mía

- hablar por boca de ganso

- hacer boca

- se me hace la boca agua

irse la boca a algn —

se me fue la boca — it just slipped out

llenársele la boca a algn —

esa Europa con la que se les llena la boca — this Europe that they're always talking about

se le llena la boca del coche — all he can talk about is the car

- meter a algn en la boca del lobo

- meterse en la boca del lobo

- oscuro como boca de lobo

- partir la boca a algn

a pedir de boca —

todo salió a pedir de boca — it all turned out perfectly

- quedarse con la boca abierta

- me lo has quitado de la boca

- ¡que tu boca sea santa!

- tapar la boca a algn

- torcer la boca

- en boca cerrada no entran moscas

- el que tiene boca se equivoca

- por la boca muere el pez

4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzle

a boca de jarro —

beber a boca de jarro — to drink to excess

disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range

boca de incendios — hydrant

boca del estómago — pit of the stomach

boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance

boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance

boca de riego — hydrant

boca de río — river mouth, estuary

5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)

tener buena boca — to have a good flavour

6) [de crustáceo] pincer

7) [de herramienta] cutting edge

8)

boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

9) (Inform) slot

10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths

son seis bocas las que tengo que alimentar — I have six mouths to feed

2. SM

1)

boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life

2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

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* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

* * *

boca

feminine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat, Zool) mouth

no te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouth

te huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

no hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth full

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)

pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask

¡esa boca …! language …!

blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed

2 ( en locs):

boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o front

duerme boca arriba he sleeps on his back

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up

boca a boca respiración:

a boca de jarro bocajarro 2. (↑ bocajarro):

de boca de from

lo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouth

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priest

en boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speech

la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips

se enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about it

por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …

lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister

abrir la boca to open one's mouth

abra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider please

mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut

no abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all evening

andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledge

desde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues wagging

su nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lips

a pedir de boca just fine

todo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just fine

callar(se) la boca to shut up

¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)

en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut

cerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)

con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning it

coserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hat

de (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports us

es radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalism

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashion

hacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetite

hacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water

llenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname

meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouth

no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouth

no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)

(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark

parar la boca ( fam); to cut the cackle ( colloq)

quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergasted

que la boca se te haga de un lado ( RPl fam); Heaven forbid!

quitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouth

quitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's education

ser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot air

tener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)

tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouth

en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)

por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous

quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human

3

(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of people

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed

4 ( Vin) taste

B

1 (de un buzón) slot

2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance

3 (de un puerto) entrance

4 (de una vasija, botella) rim

Compuestos:

● boca de dragón or (Ur) sapo

snapdragon

● boca de expendio

( RPl frml) sales outlet

la falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stations

● boca de incendios

fire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)

● boca del estómago

( fam); pit of the stomach

● boca de metro or ( RPl) subte

subway entrance ( AmE), underground o tube station entrance ( BrE)

● boca de riego

hydrant

● boca sucia

masculine and feminine

( RPl fam): no seas boca sucia don't be so foulmouthed

* * *

boca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

b) ( en locs)

◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
◊ boca de incendios fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE);

boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up

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boca

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] mouth;

una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;

me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;

te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;

boca abajo face down;

no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;

boca arriba face up;

ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;

poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;

este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;
Fig
no abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;

será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;

si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;

Comp

andar o [m5] correr o [m5] ir de boca en boca to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

andar o [m5] estar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;

Comp
Fam
¡cállate o [m5] cierra la boca! shut up!;

siempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;

apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;

Comp

de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;

es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;

Comp

de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;

lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;

Comp
Fam
lo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;

Comp

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;

Comp

hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;

Comp

se me hace la boca agua, Am [m5] se me hace agua la boca it makes my mouth water;

cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;

Comp

irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;

se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;

lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;

Comp

meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;

Comp

este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;

Comp

no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;

Comp

no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;

Comp
Fam
partir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;

Comp

salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;

Comp

poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;

Comp

por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;

Comp

quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;

Comp

me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;

Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;

Comp

su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;

siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;

Prov

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;

Prov

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;

Prov

quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes

2. [entrada] opening;
[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;
las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;
Fam
a boca de jarro point-blank

Comp
boca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;
boca de fuego firearm;

boca de gol goalmouth;

boca de incendios hydrant;

boca de metro Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance;

boca de riego hydrant;
RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain
3. Zool [pinza] pincer

4. [filo] cutting edge

5. [del vino] flavour

6. Bot boca de dragón snapdragon

7. CAm [aperitivo] snack

♦ nm

Comp
boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;
hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life

* * *

boca

f

1 mouth;

boca a boca mouth to mouth;

hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;

boca abajo upside down; persona, cartas, libro face down;

boca arriba right way up; persona, cartas, libro face up;

dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;

quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;

se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;

abrir o

hacer boca whet one’s appetite;

a pedir de boca perfectly;

andar o

ir o

correr de boca en boca circulate, go around;

callar la boca shut up;

estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;

hablar por boca de ganso o

de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;

no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;

meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;

taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, fam

shut s.o. up;

con la boca chica without much conviction;

partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;

poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;

quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;

llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;

quitarse algo de la boca fig go o

do without sth, deny o.s. sth

2 ZO crab claw

* * *

boca nf

1) : mouth

2)

boca arriba : face up, on one's back

3)

boca abajo : face down, prone

4)

boca de riego : hydrant

5)

en boca de : according to

* * *

boca n

1. (de persona, animal) mouth

límpiate la boca wipe your mouth

2. (entrada) entrance

quedamos en la boca del metro I'll meet you at the entrance to the underground

boca abajo (persona) face down (cosa) upside down

se tumbó boca abajo she lay face down

boca arriba (persona) face up / on your back (cosa) the right way up

se tumbó boca arriba she lay down on her back

decir con la boca pequeña not to mean what you say

hacerse la boca agua to make your mouth water

cuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water

boca a boca kiss of life

Spanish-English dictionary > boca
19 bromear

v.

1 to joke.

con la religión no se bromea religion isn't something to be taken lightly

2 to tease, to chaff, to banter, to kid.

María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.

* * *

bromear

► verbo intransitivo

1 to joke

* * *

verb

to fool, joke, kid

* * *

VI to joke, crack jokes *

creía que bromeaba — I thought he was joking

* * *

verbo intransitivo to joke

no es momento para bromear — this is no time for jokes

* * *

= make + a joke about, have + sport with, joke, tease, chaff, twit, taunt, kid, horse around/about, banter.

Ex. What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.

Ex. He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.

Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.

Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex. 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.

Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex. He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.

Ex. Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.

Ex. Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.

----

* decir bromeando = quip.

* * *

verbo intransitivo to joke

no es momento para bromear — this is no time for jokes

* * *

= make + a joke about, have + sport with, joke, tease, chaff, twit, taunt, kid, horse around/about, banter.

Ex: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.

Ex: He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.

Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.

Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex: 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.

Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.

Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.

Ex: Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.

* decir bromeando = quip.

* * *

bromear [A1 ]

vi

to joke

no es momento para bromear this is no time for jokes

no está bromeando, es muy capaz de hacerlo he isn't joking o ( colloq) kidding, he's quite capable of doing it

* * *

bromear ( conjugate bromear) verbo intransitivo
to joke
bromear verbo intransitivo to joke
' bromear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lesear
English:
banter
- jest
- joke
- kid
- quip

* * *

bromear vi

to joke;

con la religión no se bromea religion isn't something to be taken lightly

* * *

bromear

v/i joke

* * *

bromear vi

: to joke, to fool around

sólo estaba bromeando: I was only kidding

* * *

bromear vb to joke

Spanish-English dictionary > bromear
20 cantonera

f.

1 corner piece.

2 corner plate.

* * *

cantonera

► nombre femenino

1 (pieza) corner piece

* * *

SF

1) (=anaquel) corner shelf; (=escuadra) corner bracket, angle iron; (=mesita) corner table; (=armario) corner cupboard; [de libro, mueble etc] corner piece

2) * (=prostituta) streetwalker, hustler (EEUU) *

* * *

= corner.

Ex. Newspapers are best bound in uncovered boards with a cloth spine and corners, journals should be provided with cloth covered boards and spine.

* * *

= corner.

Ex: Newspapers are best bound in uncovered boards with a cloth spine and corners, journals should be provided with cloth covered boards and spine.

* * *

cantonera

feminine

1 (de un libro) corner piece

2 (mueble) corner unit ( o cupboard etc)

* * *

cantonera nf
[de esquina, libro] corner piece
* * *

cantonera

f corner piece

Spanish-English dictionary > cantonera

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