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1 página vídeocámara
(n.) = cam page, Web cam [Webcam]Ex. Internet peep shows, known as cam pages, spy pages, and office cams offer a type of telepresence.Ex. The article 'How to set up your own Web cam' describes ways of linking cameras, including camcorders, to a World Wide Web personal web site to make available to the world at large images of personal spaces and other similar areas.* * *(n.) = cam page, Web cam [Webcam]Ex: Internet peep shows, known as cam pages, spy pages, and office cams offer a type of telepresence.
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2 página videocámara de despacho
(n.) = office camEx. Internet peep shows, known as cam pages, spy pages, and office cams offer a type of telepresence.* * *(n.) = office camEx: Internet peep shows, known as cam pages, spy pages, and office cams offer a type of telepresence.
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3 espectáculo privado
(n.) = peep showEx. Internet peep shows, known as cam pages, spy pages, and office cams offer a type of telepresence.* * *(n.) = peep showEx: Internet peep shows, known as cam pages, spy pages, and office cams offer a type of telepresence.
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4 página espía
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5 página
f.page, leaf.* * *1 page\páginas amarillas yellow pages* * *noun f.* * *SF pageanuncio a toda página, anuncio a página entera — full-page advertisement
página de inicio — (Internet) home page
página personal — (Internet) personal web page
páginas amarillas, páginas doradas — Arg Yellow Pages ®
* * *1) ( de libro) pageen la página siguiente — on the next page, overleaf
2) ( episodio) chapter* * *= page.Nota: Cada cara de una hoja de un documento cuando ambas están numeradas o cuando estando las hojas sin numerar se hayan impresas por las dos caras.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.----* administrador de página web = webmaster.* alojamiento de páginas web = web hosting.* arrancar una página = tear out + page.* autoedición de páginas web = Web authoring.* AvPág (Avance Página) = PgDn (Page Down).* componer una página = set + page.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de página completa = full-page.* de tres páginas = three-page.* distribución de la página = page layout.* entre las páginas de = between the covers of.* extensión de página = page length.* formateo de página = page formatting.* herramienta de autoedición para páginas web = Web authoring tool.* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.* marcador de páginas = bookmark.* marcapágina = bookmark.* nota a pie de página = footnote.* numeración de páginas = page numbering.* número de páginas = pagination.* página compuesta = made-up page.* página de contactos = dating service.* página de inicio = home page [homepage].* página de presentación = home page [homepage].* página de resúmenes = abstract page, abstract sheet.* página espía = spy page.* página impar = odd page number, odd page.* página opuesta = facing page.* página par = even page.* Páginas Amarillas = Yellow Pages.* páginas contrapuestas = facing pages.* páginas y páginas de = pages of.* página videocámara = cam page, Web cam [Webcam].* página videocámara de despacho = office cam.* página web = Web page [Webpage], portal page, portal page, Internet site, Web site [website].* página web de empresa = business site, corporate site.* página web de universidad = academic site, university site.* página web de vacaciones = holiday site.* página web excéntrica = odd ball site.* página web principal = home page [homepage].* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.* pasar la página = turn over + page.* pie de página = footer.* pie de página repetido = running foot, footline.* presentación de la página = page layout.* RePág (Retroceso de Página) = PgUp (Page Up).* salto de página = page break.* tamaño de página = page size.* tecla de Avance de Página = Page Down key.* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.* volver la página = turn over + page.* * *1) ( de libro) pageen la página siguiente — on the next page, overleaf
2) ( episodio) chapter* * *= page.Nota: Cada cara de una hoja de un documento cuando ambas están numeradas o cuando estando las hojas sin numerar se hayan impresas por las dos caras.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
* administrador de página web = webmaster.* alojamiento de páginas web = web hosting.* arrancar una página = tear out + page.* autoedición de páginas web = Web authoring.* AvPág (Avance Página) = PgDn (Page Down).* componer una página = set + page.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de página completa = full-page.* de tres páginas = three-page.* distribución de la página = page layout.* entre las páginas de = between the covers of.* extensión de página = page length.* formateo de página = page formatting.* herramienta de autoedición para páginas web = Web authoring tool.* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.* marcador de páginas = bookmark.* marcapágina = bookmark.* nota a pie de página = footnote.* numeración de páginas = page numbering.* número de páginas = pagination.* página compuesta = made-up page.* página de contactos = dating service.* página de inicio = home page [homepage].* página de presentación = home page [homepage].* página de resúmenes = abstract page, abstract sheet.* página espía = spy page.* página impar = odd page number, odd page.* página opuesta = facing page.* página par = even page.* Páginas Amarillas = Yellow Pages.* páginas contrapuestas = facing pages.* páginas y páginas de = pages of.* página videocámara = cam page, Web cam [Webcam].* página videocámara de despacho = office cam.* página web = Web page [Webpage], portal page, portal page, Internet site, Web site [website].* página web de empresa = business site, corporate site.* página web de universidad = academic site, university site.* página web de vacaciones = holiday site.* página web excéntrica = odd ball site.* página web principal = home page [homepage].* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.* pasar la página = turn over + page.* pie de página = footer.* pie de página repetido = running foot, footline.* presentación de la página = page layout.* RePág (Retroceso de Página) = PgUp (Page Up).* salto de página = page break.* tamaño de página = page size.* tecla de Avance de Página = Page Down key.* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.* volver la página = turn over + page.* * *A (de un libro) pagevolver or (CS) dar vuelta la página to turn the pagelos ejercicios de la página cinco the exercises on page fiveen la página siguiente on the next page, overleafCompuestos:● página de inicio or página inicial( Inf) home pageWeb pageB (episodio) chapteruna página gloriosa de nuestra historia a glorious chapter in our history* * *
Del verbo paginar: ( conjugate paginar)
pagina es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
paginar
página
página sustantivo femenino
page;
página web (Inf) Web page;
página inicial or frontal (Inf) home page
página sustantivo femenino
1 page: vamos por la página setenta y dos, we are on page seventy two
2 (episodio) chapter: la página más divertida del cine español, the funniest episode in the Spanish cinema
' página' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
- av pág
- de
- ir
- pie
- saltarse
- volver
- vuelta
- apenas
- blanco
- cincuenta
- correspondiente
- desde
- marcar
- nota
- pág.
- pasar
- por
- recién
- saltar
- señal
- venir
- voltear
English:
bottom
- footnote
- front-page
- get up to
- leaf
- page
- place
- reverse
- spread
- top
- turn
- turn over
- above
- down
- foot
- get
- home
- including
- next
- on
- see
- web
* * *página nf1. [de libro, publicación] page;a toda página full-pagelas páginas amarillas® the Yellow Pages®;página central centrefold2. [episodio] chapter;con su muerte se cierra una página en la historia del teatro mexicano his death closes a chapter in the history of Mexican theatre3. Informát pagepágina de búsqueda search engine;página personal personal home page;página web web page* * *f page* * *página nf: page* * *página n page -
6 averiguar
v.1 to find out.2 to quarrel, to argue.* * *(unstressed u; gu changes to gü before e)Past Indicativeaverigüé, averiguaste, averiguó, averiguamos, averiguasteis, averiguaron.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb* * *1.VT to find out, establish frmnunca averiguaron quién era el asesino — they never found out o frm established o discovered who the killer was
ya han averiguado la identidad del padre — they have found out o frm established o discovered the identity of the father
averiguar las causas de un problema — to find out o frm establish the causes of a problem
un estudio para averiguar el alcance de la tragedia — a study to find out o frm establish the extent of the tragedy
han averiguado que el presidente malversaba fondos — it has been established o discovered that the president was embezzling funds
-¿quién ha roto el vaso? -¡averigua! — "who broke the glass?" - "who knows!"
2.3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to find out2.averigua a qué hora sale el tren — find out o check what time the train leaves
averiguar vi (Méx) to quarrel, argueaveriguárselas — (Méx)
averiguárselas con alguien — (Méx) to deal with somebody
* * *= ascertain, find out, uncover, come to + light, puzzle out, figure out, lay + hands on, check into, check up on, keep + tabs on, get + a sense of, make + enquiry, gain + a sense of, tease apart, ferret out, suss (out).Ex. If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.Ex. For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex. A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.Ex. It is certainly easier to ask for the trusted opinion of a relative or friend than to try and puzzle out where other sources of answers might be found.Ex. It turns out that the public, the students, have figured out that that's a way of doing some kind of subject searching, and they do it all the time.Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.Ex. You might want to check into local firms that do that sort of work.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.Ex. The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.Ex. The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex. He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.----* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* averiguar cómo = figure out how.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* averiguar el precio = cost.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* averiguárselas = manage to, get by.* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* * *1.verbo transitivo to find out2.averigua a qué hora sale el tren — find out o check what time the train leaves
averiguar vi (Méx) to quarrel, argueaveriguárselas — (Méx)
averiguárselas con alguien — (Méx) to deal with somebody
* * *= ascertain, find out, uncover, come to + light, puzzle out, figure out, lay + hands on, check into, check up on, keep + tabs on, get + a sense of, make + enquiry, gain + a sense of, tease apart, ferret out, suss (out).Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex: A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.Ex: It is certainly easier to ask for the trusted opinion of a relative or friend than to try and puzzle out where other sources of answers might be found.Ex: It turns out that the public, the students, have figured out that that's a way of doing some kind of subject searching, and they do it all the time.Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.Ex: You might want to check into local firms that do that sort of work.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* averiguar cómo = figure out how.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* averiguar el precio = cost.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* averiguárselas = manage to, get by.* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* * *vtto find outse trata de averiguar el motivo de esta tragedia the aim is to establish the cause of o to find out what caused this tragedyno pudieron averiguar su paradero they couldn't find out where he was, they were unable to ascertain his whereabouts ( frml)averigua a qué hora sale el tren find out o check what time the train leaves■ averiguarvi( Méx) to quarrel, argueaveriguárselas ( Méx): me las averiguaré para conseguir el dinero I'll manage to get the money somehowaveriguárselas con algn ( Méx); to deal with sb* * *
Multiple Entries:
averiguar
averiguar algo
averiguar ( conjugate averiguar) verbo transitivo
to find out
verbo intransitivo (Méx) to quarrel, argue;◊ averiguárselas (Méx) to manage
averiguar verbo transitivo to ascertain
' averiguar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ver
- descubrir
- enterarse
English:
ascertain
- check up on
- find out
- trace back
- find
* * *♦ vt[indagar] to find out♦ viCAm, Méx [discutir] to argue, to quarrel* * *I v/t find out* * *averiguar {10} vt1) : to find out, to ascertain2) : to investigate* * * -
7 alboroto
m.1 din (ruido).2 fuss, to-do (jaleo).3 lot of noise, brawl, riot, bustle.4 frolic, noise, hullabaloo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alborotar.* * *1 (gritería) din, racket, row2 (desorden) uproar, commotion, disturbance3 (sobresalto) shock, alarm* * *noun m.1) disturbance2) riot* * *SM1) (=disturbio) disturbance; (=vocerío) racket, row; (=jaleo) uproar; (=motín) riot; (=pelea) brawl2) (=susto) scare, alarm* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.----* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *A1 (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; (excitación) excitement2 (ruido) racketB2 (motín) riot* * *
Del verbo alborotar: ( conjugate alborotar)
alboroto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
alborotó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
alborotar
alboroto
alborotar ( conjugate alborotar) verbo intransitivo
to make a racket
verbo transitivo
( excitar) to get … excited
alborotarse verbo pronominal
( excitarse) to get excited
alboroto sustantivo masculino
( excitación) excitement
( motín) riot
alborotar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar agitación) to agitate, work up
2 (revolver, desordenar) to make untidy, turn upside down
II vi (causar jaleo) to kick up a racket
alboroto sustantivo masculino
1 (jaleo) din, racket
2 (disturbios) disturbance, uproar
' alboroto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- armar
- gresca
- mogollón
- organizarse
- barullo
- bochinche
- bronca
- escándalo
- jaleo
- tumulto
English:
commotion
- disturbance
- excitement
- fuss
- hubbub
- pandemonium
- rowdy
- uproar
- up
* * *♦ nm1. [ruido] din;había mucho alboroto en la calle there was a lot of noise in the street2. [jaleo] fuss, to-do;se armó un gran alboroto there was a huge fuss;se produjeron alborotos callejeros there were street disturbances♦ alborotos nmplCAm popcorn* * *m commotion* * *alboroto nm1) : disturbance, ruckus2) motín: riot* * *alboroto n1. (jaleo) racket2. (disturbio) disturbance / riot -
8 paja
f.1 straw (hierba, caña).2 wank (British), jerkoff (United States) (very informal) (masturbation).3 light stuff, waffle, padding.4 faucet, spigot.5 garbage, insubstantial talk, rubbish, trash.* * *1 straw3 tabú (masturbación) wank\hacerse una paja tabú to wank, US jerk offmeter paja to wafflepor un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason at all* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) straw; [de beber] straw; LAm (=leña) dried brushwoodhombre de paja — * front man *
- ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio2) (fig) trash, rubbish, garbage (EEUU); [en libro, ensayo] padding, waffle *3) *** (=masturbación)hacerse una paja, volarse la paja — CAm to wank ***, jerk off ***
4) And, Chile5) And, CAm(tb: paja de agua) (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU); (=canal) canal6) Cono Sur ** (=droga) dope **7) CAm ** (=mentira) lie, fib ** * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *paja11 = straw, chaff, hay.Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.
Ex: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.Ex: These are animal sculptures created from natural materials, e.g., hay, moss and peat.* alpaca de paja = straw bale.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.* rellenar de paja = pad out.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* tejado de paja = thatched roof, thatch roof.paja22 = wank.Ex: Channel 4 has postponed transmission of its 'wank week' programming in a bid to avoid further controversy.
* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerse una paja = wank, jerk + Reflexivo + off.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* * *paja1paja2sombrero de paja straw hattecho de paja thatched roofhacerse pajas mentales ( vulg); to indulge in mental masturbationhacerse una or la paja ( vulg); to jerk off ( vulg), to wank ( BrE vulg), to have a wank ( BrE vulg)quítame allá esas pajas ( fam): arma un escándalo por cualquier quítame allá esas pajas she kicks up a fuss over the slightest little thing ( colloq)ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's owntener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or ( RPl) (la) cola de paja to have a guilty conscienceCompuesto:B (para beber) tbpajita straw, drinking strawC(de) color paja straw-colored*Dtiene unos capítulos interesantes pero también hay mucha paja it has some interesting chapters but there's a lot of padding o waffle tooha escrito siete páginas pero es pura paja she's written seven pages but it's pure padding2agua de la paja tap water* * *
paja sustantivo femenino
1a) (Agr, Bot) straw;
techo de paja thatched roof
2
( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
3 (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
paja sustantivo femenino
1 straw
2 fam (relleno, palabrería) waffle
♦ Locuciones: separar el grano de la paja, to separate the sheep from the goats
se pelearon por un quítame allá esas pajas, they quarrelled about nothing
' paja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- grano
- guarnición
- hombre
- pajar
- polvo
- fardo
- haz
- pelele
English:
pad out
- padding
- straw
- straw hat
- straw man
- suck
- thatch
- thatched
- toss off
- waffle
- wank
- wisp
- faucet
- litter
- pad
- tap
* * *paja1 nf1. [hierba, caña] straw;casa con techo de paja thatched house, house with a thatched roof;por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing, over some silly little thing;separar la paja del grano to separate o sort out the wheat from the chaff;RDom Famno ser paja de coco to be no easy task;ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbour's eye and not the beam in one's ownAndes, RP paja brava = tall, thick grass that grows on the altiplano and the pampas2. [para beber] (drinking) strawhas metido mucha paja en el trabajo your essay's got too much waffle o padding in itpaja mental:no son más que pajas mentales it's just mental masturbation;deja de hacerte pajas mentales y decídete quit o stop jerking around and make your mind uppaja2 adjPerú Fam wicked, brilliant* * *f straw;hacerse una o L.Am.por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing* * *paja nf1) : straw* * *paja n1. (en general) straw2. (relleno) waffle -
9 hojear
v.to leaf through.Ella mira la revista She looks through=leafs through the magazine.* * *1 to leaf through, flick through* * *1. VT1) (=pasar las hojas de) to turn the pages of, leaf through2) (=leer rápidamente) to skim through, glance through2. VI1) Méx (Bot) to put out leaves2) CAm, Méx (Agr) to eat leaves3) [superficie] to scale off, flake off* * *verbo transitivo to leaf o glance through* * *= browse, flip through/over, scroll, view, flipping, thumb + pages, leaf through.Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.Ex. Had they even flipped through it a little, what would they have found?.Ex. In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of the record.Ex. Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.Ex. Due to the difficulty of rapid ' flipping' from one frame to another, the presentation of material on the 'frames' becomes a crucial factor.Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.----* hojear rápidamente = flick.* * *verbo transitivo to leaf o glance through* * *= browse, flip through/over, scroll, view, flipping, thumb + pages, leaf through.Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: Had they even flipped through it a little, what would they have found?.Ex: In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of the record.Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.Ex: Due to the difficulty of rapid ' flipping' from one frame to another, the presentation of material on the 'frames' becomes a crucial factor.Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.* hojear rápidamente = flick.* * *hojear [A1 ]vtto leaf through, glance through* * *
hojear ( conjugate hojear) verbo transitivo
to leaf o glance through
hojear verbo transitivo to leaf through, flick through: me he encontrado una foto suya hojeando una revista en el dentista, I came across his picture while leafing through a magazine at the dentist's
' hojear' also found in these entries:
English:
browse
- dip into
- flick through
- leaf through
- look through
- run through
- skim
- thumb
- thumb through
- flick
- leaf
- rifle
* * *hojear vtto leaf through* * *v/t leaf through, flip through* * *hojear vt: to leaf through (a book or magazine)* * *hojear vb to leaf through -
10 pica
f.1 pike (lanza).2 goad, picador's spear (bullfighting).3 ticket inspector (informal) (revisor de tren).4 pick, pike.5 pica, cissa, citta.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: picar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: picar.* * *1 (lanza) pike2 (de picador) goad3 (de la baraja) spade\poner una pica en Flandes to bring off a coup* * *ISF (Orn) magpieIISF (Mil) pike; (Taur) goad; (=pene) *** prick ***IIISF And (Agr) tapping ( of rubber trees)IVSF1) And (=resentimiento) pique, resentment2) Cono Sur (=mal humor) annoyance, irritationVsacar pica a algn — * to annoy sb
* SMF [de autobús] inspectorVI* * *1) (Arm) pike; (Taur) lance, goad; ( para cavar) pick, pickax*2) (Jueg)a) ( carta) spade3) (CS fam) ( resentimiento) resentmentsacarle pica a alguien — (Chi fam) to get on somebody's nerves
* * *= em, pica, pike, spade.Ex. The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.Ex. In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.Ex. In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.Ex. If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.* * *1) (Arm) pike; (Taur) lance, goad; ( para cavar) pick, pickax*2) (Jueg)a) ( carta) spade3) (CS fam) ( resentimiento) resentmentsacarle pica a alguien — (Chi fam) to get on somebody's nerves
* * *= em, pica, pike, spade.Ex: The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.
Ex: In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.Ex: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.* * *A1 ( Arm) pikeponer una pica en Flandes to bring off a coup2 ( Taur) lance, goad3 (para cavar) pick, pickax*B ( Jueg)1 (carta) spade¿tienes alguna pica? do you have a spade o any spades?hay mucha pica entre ellos there's a lot of resentment between them* * *
Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)
pica es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pica
picar
pica sustantivo femenino
1 (Arm) pike;
(Taur) lance, goad;
( para cavar) pick, pickax( conjugate pickax)
2 (Jueg)
b)
picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
[abeja/avispa] to sting;
una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
‹ enemigo› to peck
◊ solo quiero pica algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat
f) (Taur) to jab
2
‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
2
◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;
me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);◊ picale (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
picarse verbo pronominal
1
[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' pica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picar
- se
English:
garlic
- itch
- itchy
- prickly
- spade
* * *pica nf1. [lanza] pike;poner una pica en Flandes to do the impossible2. Taurom goad, picador's spear3. [naipe] spade4.picas [palo] spadeshay pica entre los hinchas de estos dos cuadros there's a lot of needle o ill-feeling between the fans of these two teams* * *f1 TAUR goad3:poner una pica en Flandes fig pull off a coup* * *pica nf1) : pike, lance2) : goad (in bullfighting)3) : spade (in playing cards) -
11 avance
m.1 advance.avances científicos scientific advances2 advance payment (finance).3 preview (radio & television).4 advancement, breakthrough, development, headway.5 progress, advance, forward movement.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: avanzar.* * *1 (acción) advance3 (de película) trailer\avance informativo TELEVISIÓN news preview, US news brief* * *noun m.1) advance2) preview* * *SM1) (=movimiento) advance2) (=progreso) advance3) (Econ) advance (payment)4) (Cine) (=tráiler) trailerun avance de la programación matinal — (TV) a look ahead at the morning's programmes
avance informativo — news headlines, advance news summary
5) (Com) (=balance) balance; (=cálculo) estimate6) (Elec) lead7) (Mec) feed8) Cono Sur (=ataque) attack, raid10) CAm (=robo) theft* * *1)a) ( adelanto) advancehubo avances significativos en las negociaciones — significant progress was made in the negotiations
b) ( movimiento) advance; (Mil) advance; (Dep) move forward2)a) (Esp) (Cin, TV) trailerb) avances masculino plural (Méx) (Cin, TV) trailer•* * *1)a) ( adelanto) advancehubo avances significativos en las negociaciones — significant progress was made in the negotiations
b) ( movimiento) advance; (Mil) advance; (Dep) move forward2)a) (Esp) (Cin, TV) trailerb) avances masculino plural (Méx) (Cin, TV) trailer•* * *avance11 = move, progress, push towards, progression, march.Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
Ex: AACR represented a significant element in the progress towards rational and standard cataloguing practices.Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex: In the past few years, there has been a technological progression from the Internet to intranets and, now, to extranets.Ex: The march of information technology has changed service presentation but the media which are used today are those which have served public librarians for years.* avance inexorable = relentlessness.* avance rápido de imágenes = fast motion.* AvPág (Avance Página) = PgDn (Page Down).* coartar el avance de Algo = hinder + progress.* evaluación del avance realizado = progress evaluation.* hacer avances = make + headway.* informe sobre el avance de un proyecto = progress report.* retrasar el avance = retard + progress.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* símbolo de avance de línea = line feed character.* tecla de Avance de Página = Page Down key.avance22 = advance, advancement, breakthrough [break-through], development, enhancement, stride, betterment, step forward, furtherance, step up.Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.
Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.Ex: Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.Ex: Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.Ex: Recent strides in storage technology portend lower cost and greater capacity systems for all computers.Ex: The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.Ex: This article represents a step forward in attempting to systematize the redefinition of library purpose, not simply by basing purpose on community needs but by 'linking needs and libraries in a coherent way'.Ex: The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.Ex: In terms of intellectual evolution, it is a radical step up and great leap forward for mankind.* avance de la medicina = medical advance.* avance espectacular = quantum leap.* avance importantísimo = giant leap, great leap forward.* avance médico = medical advance.* avance profesional = career progression, rise through the ranks.* avance técnico = technical advance.* avance tecnológico = technological advancement.* con avances = stepped-up.* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.* nuevos avances = future development(s).* ser un avance = be a step forward.* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.* suponer un avance = be a step forward.avance33 = trailer, sneak preview, sneak peek, movie trailer.Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.
Ex: It includes 50 pages of listings of forthcoming spring books, as well as 11 pages of ' sneak previews' of children's books scheduled for autumn 1998 = Incluye 50 páginas de novedades editoriales para la primavera así como 11 páginas de " avances" de libros infantiles programados para otoño de 1998.Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un " avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.Ex: The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.avance44 = tent shelter.Nota: De caravana.Ex: The mobile library was based on a converted pickup truck with a camper shell, plus a tent shelter, and camp lantern for night services.
* * *A1 (adelanto) advanceun gran avance en el campo de la medicina a great step forward o a breakthrough in the field of medicineno hubo avances significativos en las negociaciones no significant progress was made in the negotiationsla lucha contra el avance del desierto the struggle against the advancing o encroaching desertBun avance de la programación del fin de semana a preview of o a look ahead at this weekend's programsCompuesto:news summary, news headlines (pl)* * *
Del verbo avanzar: ( conjugate avanzar)
avancé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
avance es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
avance
avanzar
avance sustantivo masculino
◊ un avance en este campo an advance o a step forward in this field
(Mil) advance;
(Dep) move forward
avanzar ( conjugate avanzar) verbo intransitivo
[negociaciones/proyecto] to progress
verbo transitivo
avance sustantivo masculino
1 advance
2 Rad TV avance informativo, news summary, preview of news headlines
avanzar verbo transitivo to advance, make progress
' avance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
av pág
- tráiler
- adelanto
- implacable
- paso
English:
advance
- advancement
- breakthrough
- development
- progress
- trailer
- wave on
- break
- drag
- flash
- hail
- march
- preview
* * *♦ nm1. [movimiento hacia delante] advance;el avance a través de la selva fue dificultoso making progress through the jungle was not easyInformát avance de línea [de impresora] line feed; Informát avance de página [de impresora] form feed2. [adelanto, progreso] advance;avances científicos/tecnológicos scientific/technological advances o progress;los avances en la lucha contra el cáncer advances in the fight against cancer3. [anticipo de dinero] advance payment4. [de película] trailer5. Rad & TV [de futura programación] previewavance informativo [resumen] news summary; [por noticia de última hora] newsflash* * *m1 advance;2 en cine trailer* * *avance nmadelanto: advance* * *avance n1. (progreso) advance2. (de una película) trailer -
12 ocupar
v.1 to occupy (invadir) (territorio, edificio).Ella ocupa un espacio She occupies a space.2 to occupy (llenar) (mente).¿en qué ocupas tu tiempo libre? how do you spend your spare time?los niños me ocupan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my timeeste trabajo sólo te ocupará unas horas this task will only take you a few hours3 to take up (superficie, espacio).4 to hold.ocupa el primer puesto en las listas de éxitos she's top of the charts5 to find or provide work for (dar trabajo a).6 to employ, to give work to, to busy, to take up.Ellos ocuparon a Ricardo They employed Richard.7 to need.Ellos ocupan un auto hoy They need a car today.8 to need to.Yo ocupo limpiar el auto I need to clean the car.* * *1 to occupy, take■ él siempre ocupa este asiento he always occupies this seat, he always sits here2 (adueñarse de) to occupy, take3 (llenar) to take up4 (dedicar) to do■ ¿en qué ocupa sus ratos libres? what do you do in your spare time?5 (habitar) to live in, occupy■ la delegación japonesa ocupa las habitaciones superiores the Japanese delegation occupies the upper rooms6 (estar - en un cargo) to hold, fill; (- en posición) to occupy, be in7 (dar trabajo) to employ1 (encargarse de) to take care of; (tratar) to deal with\ocuparse de lo suyo to mind one's own business* * *verb1) to occupy2) employ3) inhabit4) hold•* * *1. VT1) [+ espacio] to take upel armario ocupa toda la pared — the wardrobe takes up o covers the length of the wall
el nuevo museo se construirá en el espacio que ocupaba el antiguo — the new museum is to be built on the site of the old one
2) [+ posición]el equipo español ocupa el puesto número diez en la clasificación — the Spanish team are tenth o are in tenth place in the league table
la posición que ocupa nuestra empresa en el mercado europeo — our company's position in the European market, the position that our company occupies o has o holds in the European market
3) (Com) [+ puesto, cargo] to hold; [+ vacante] to fillla persona que ocupaba el cargo antes que ella — her predecessor in the post, the person who held the post before her
él ocupó el puesto que quedó vacante cuando me jubilé — he filled the position left vacant when I retired
4) (Mil, Pol) [+ ciudad, país] to occupy5) (=habitar) [+ vivienda] to live in, occupy; [+ local] to occupyla vivienda que ocupan desde hace dos años — the house they have been living in o have occupied for the last two years
los jóvenes que ocuparon la vivienda abandonada — the youths that squatted o occupied the empty building
la agencia ocupa el último piso del edificio — the agency has o occupies the top floor of the building
la fundación ocupa un piso en el centro de Barcelona — the foundation is based in o occupies a flat in the centre of Barcelona
6) [+ tiempo] [labor, acción] take up; [persona] to spendlos niños y las labores de la casa me ocupan mucho tiempo — the children and the housework take up a lot of my time
escribir el artículo me ocupó toda la mañana — my whole morning was taken up with writing the article
no sabe en qué ocupar su tiempo libre — he doesn't know how to fill o spend his spare time
7) (=dar trabajo a) to employla agricultura ocupa a un 10% de la población activa — 10% of the working population is employed in agriculture, agriculture employs 10% of the working population
8) (=concernir)pero, volviendo al tema que nos ocupa... — however, returning to the subject under discussion..., however, returning to the subject we are concerned with o that concerns us...
en el caso que nos ocupa — in this particular case, in the case under discussion
9) (=confiscar) to confiscateles ocuparon todo el contrabando — all their smuggled goods were seized o confiscated
10) Méx (=usar) to use¿está ocupando la pluma? — are you using the pen?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < espacio> to take up2) personaa) ( situarse en)volvió a ocupar su asiento — she returned to her seat, she took her seat again
b) <vivienda/habitación>¿quién ocupa la habitación 234? — who's in room 234?
c) ( en clasificación)¿qué lugar ocupan en la liga? — what position are they in the division?
3) <fábrica/territorio> to occupy4)a) < trabajadores> to provide employment forb) ( concernir) to concern5) < tiempo>¿en qué ocupas tu tiempo libre? — how do you spend your spare time?
6) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( usar) to use2.ocuparse v pronocuparse DE algo/alguien: ¿quién se ocupa de los niños? who takes care of o looks after the children?; este departamento se ocupa de... this department deals with o is in charge of...; yo me ocuparé de eso I'll see to that; yo me ocupé de hacer la reservación I took care of the reservations; tú ocúpate de tus cosas — you mind your own business
* * *= occupy, live in.Ex. Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.Ex. The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.----* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* en virtud del cargo que ocupa = ex officio.* ocupar el cargo = be in the position.* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.* ocupar el puesto de = replace, have + the rank of.* ocupar el puesto de + Nombre = hold + Nombre + rank.* ocupar el tiempo = fill in + Posesivo + time.* ocupar espacio = occupy + space, take up + space, take up + room.* ocupar ilegalmente = squat.* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* ocupar + Nombre Geográfico = occupy + Nombre Geográfico.* ocuparse = run, tend.* ocuparse de = be concerned with, deal with, indulge in, preoccupy, turn to, concern, take + a turn at, care (about/for), become + engaged (in/with), engage with, see to.* ocuparse de que = see to it that.* ocupar tiempo = occupy + time, take up + time.* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.* ocupar un cargo = hold + position.* ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto = rank + high on the list of priorities, be high on the priority list, be high on + list.* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.* ocupar un puesto = hold + position.* ocupar un puesto de confianza = be on the inside.* ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.* ocupar un puesto en = have + a place in.* ocupar un segundo plano = stand in + the background.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < espacio> to take up2) personaa) ( situarse en)volvió a ocupar su asiento — she returned to her seat, she took her seat again
b) <vivienda/habitación>¿quién ocupa la habitación 234? — who's in room 234?
c) ( en clasificación)¿qué lugar ocupan en la liga? — what position are they in the division?
3) <fábrica/territorio> to occupy4)a) < trabajadores> to provide employment forb) ( concernir) to concern5) < tiempo>¿en qué ocupas tu tiempo libre? — how do you spend your spare time?
6) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( usar) to use2.ocuparse v pronocuparse DE algo/alguien: ¿quién se ocupa de los niños? who takes care of o looks after the children?; este departamento se ocupa de... this department deals with o is in charge of...; yo me ocuparé de eso I'll see to that; yo me ocupé de hacer la reservación I took care of the reservations; tú ocúpate de tus cosas — you mind your own business
* * *= occupy, live in.Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* en virtud del cargo que ocupa = ex officio.* ocupar el cargo = be in the position.* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.* ocupar el puesto de = replace, have + the rank of.* ocupar el puesto de + Nombre = hold + Nombre + rank.* ocupar el tiempo = fill in + Posesivo + time.* ocupar espacio = occupy + space, take up + space, take up + room.* ocupar ilegalmente = squat.* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* ocupar + Nombre Geográfico = occupy + Nombre Geográfico.* ocuparse = run, tend.* ocuparse de = be concerned with, deal with, indulge in, preoccupy, turn to, concern, take + a turn at, care (about/for), become + engaged (in/with), engage with, see to.* ocuparse de que = see to it that.* ocupar tiempo = occupy + time, take up + time.* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.* ocupar un cargo = hold + position.* ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto = rank + high on the list of priorities, be high on the priority list, be high on + list.* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.* ocupar un puesto = hold + position.* ocupar un puesto de confianza = be on the inside.* ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.* ocupar un puesto en = have + a place in.* ocupar un segundo plano = stand in + the background.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* * *ocupar [A1 ]vtA ‹espacio› to take upla cama ocupa toda la habitación the bed takes up the whole roomel piano ocupa demasiado sitio the piano takes up o occupies too much spaceB «persona»1 ‹lugar/asiento›volvió a ocupar su asiento she returned to her seat, she took her seat againsiempre ocupaba la cabecera de la mesa she always sat at the head of the table2 ‹vivienda/habitación›ya han ocupado la casa they have already moved into the houselos niños ocupaban la habitación del fondo the children slept in o had the room at the back3(en una clasificación): ocupa el tercer lugar en el ránking she's third in the rankings¿qué lugar ocupan en la liga? what position are they in o where are they in the division?pasan a ocupar el primer puesto they move into first place4 ‹cargo› to hold, occupy ( frml); ‹vacante› to fillocupó la presidencia del club durante varios años she held the post of o she was president of the club for several yearsC1 ‹fábrica/embajada› to occupy2 ‹territorio› to occupyD1 ‹trabajadores› to provide employment forocupará a 120 trabajadores durante tres meses it will provide employment for 120 workers for three monthsesta industria ocupa a miles de personas this industry employs thousands of people2 (concernir) to concernel caso que nos ocupa the case we are dealing with o which concerns usE ‹tiempo›¿en qué ocupas tus ratos libres? how do you spend your spare time?me ocupa demasiado tiempo it takes up too much of my timela redacción de la carta me ocupó toda la mañana it took me all morning to write the letterF ( Esp) ‹armas/contrabando› to seize, confiscateG (AmC, Chi, Méx) (usar) to use¿estás ocupando las tijeras? are you using the scissors?esa palabra no se ocupa en Chiapas ( Méx); they don't use that word in Chiapas■ ocuparseA (atender) ocuparse DE algo/algn:¿quién se ocupa de los niños? who takes care of o looks after the children?este departamento se ocupa de la administración this department deals with o is in charge of administrationenseguida me ocupo de usted I'll be right with you o one moment and I'll attend to younadie se ha ocupado de arreglarlo nobody has bothered to fix itya me ocuparé yo de eso I'll see to that in due coursetú ocúpate de tus cosas que de las mías me ocupo yo you mind your own business and let me take care of mine* * *
ocupar ( conjugate ocupar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹espacio/tiempo› to take up;
¿en qué ocupas tu tiempo libre? how do you spend your spare time?
2 [ persona]
ocupaban (todo) un lado de la sala they took up one (whole) side of the room
‹ habitación› to be in;
‹ asiento› to be (sitting) inc) ( en clasificación):◊ ¿qué lugar ocupan en la liga? what position are they in the division?
‹ vacante› to fill
3 ‹fábrica/territorio› to occupy
4 (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( usar) to use
ocuparse verbo pronominal ocuparse DE algo/algn ‹de tarea/trabajo› to take care of sth;
‹de problema/asunto› to deal with sth;
ocuparse de algn ‹de niño/enfermo› to take care of sb, to look after sb
ocupar verbo transitivo
1 (espacio, tiempo) to take up
2 (un puesto) to hold, fill
3 (casa, territorio) to occupy
(ilegalmente) to squat (in)
' ocupar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desocupada
- desocupado
- proponer
- vacía
- vacío
- abultar
- poblar
English:
by-election
- encroach
- fill
- fill in
- hold
- inside
- occupy
- reoccupy
- room
- space
- squat
- take
- take over
- take up
- move
- place
- put
* * *♦ vt1. [invadir] [territorio, edificio] to occupy;han ocupado la casa [ilegalmente] squatters have moved into the house2. [llenar] [mente] to occupy;¿en qué ocupas tu tiempo libre? how do you spend your spare time?;ocupa su tiempo en estudiar she spends her time studying;los niños me ocupan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my time;este trabajo sólo te ocupará unas horas this task will only take you a few hours3. [abarcar, utilizar] [superficie, espacio] to take up;[habitación, piso] to live in; [mesa] to sit at; [sillón] to sit in;ocupamos los despachos que hay al final del pasillo our offices are at the end of the corridor;¿cuándo ocupas la casa? when do you move into the house o move in?;los embajadores siempre ocupan las primeras filas the ambassadors always occupy the first few rows4. [cargo, puesto, cátedra] to hold;ocupa el primer puesto en las listas de éxitos she's top of the charts;¿qué lugar ocupa el Flamingo en la clasificación? where are Flamingo in the league?5. [dar trabajo a] to find o provide work for;el sector turístico ocupa a la mayoría de la población del litoral most of the people who live on the coast are employed in the tourist industry;ha ido ocupando a toda su familia he's found work for all of his family7. CAm, Méx [usar, emplear] to use;¿qué palabra ocuparías tú en esta oración? what word would you use in this sentence?;en esa oficina ocupan veinte computadoras twenty computers are used in that office* * *v/t1 espacio take up, occupy2 ( habitar) live in, occupy3 obreros employ5 MIL occupy* * *ocupar vt1) : to occupy, to take possession of2) : to hold (a position)3) : to employ, to keep busy4) : to fill (space, time)5) : to inhabit (a dwelling)6) : to bother, to concern* * *ocupar vb5. (cargo, posición) to be
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