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1 colar
v.1 to strain.2 to pass off as genuine (informal) (dinero falso).3 to slip, to squeeze.4 to filter, to filtrate, to percolate, to skim.* * *1 (líquido) to strain, filter2 (lavar) to wash; (con lejía) to bleach3 (metales) to cast1 familiar to wash1 (escabullirse) to slip in, gatecrash2 (en una cola) to push in, jump the queue, US jump the line3 familiar (equivocarse) to slip up, make a mistake4 (enamorarse) to fall ( por, for)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ leche, infusión, verduras, caldo] to strain2) * [furtivamente]a) [+ objetos] to sneakb)colar algo a algn — (=dar algo malo) to palm sth off on sb, palm sb off with sth; (=hacer creer algo) to spin sb a yarn about sth *
quiso colarnos varias monedas falsas — he tried to palm off some forged coins on us o palm us off with some forged coins
me coló una peras podridas — he palmed off some rotten pears on me, he slipped me some rotten pears
el ladrón intentó colarles que era el revisor de la luz — the burglar tried to pass himself off as the electricity man, the burglar tried to spin them a yarn about being the electricity man
¡a mí no me la cuelas! — don't give me any of that! *
c)colar a algn — [en espectáculo, cine] to sneak sb in
3) [+ metal] to cast4) (=blanquear) [+ ropa] to bleach2. VI1) * (=ser creído)diles que estás enfermo, igual cuela — say you're ill, they might swallow it *
me parece que tu historia no va a colar — I don't think your story will wash *, I don't think they'll swallow your story *
tienes que copiar muy bien la firma para que cuele el cheque — you'll need to copy the signature very well if you want the cheque to go through
2) * (=beber) to booze *, tipple3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <verdura/pasta> to strain, drain; <caldo/té> to strainb) < billete falso> to pass2.les coló el cuento de que... — he spun them a yarn about... (colloq)
colar vi (fam) cuento/historia3.no va a colar — it won't wash (colloq)
colarse v pron1) (fam)a) ( en cola) to jump the line (AmE) o (BrE) queueb) ( en fiesta) to gatecrash; (en cine, en autobús) to sneak in without paying (colloq)los ladrones se colaron por una ventana — the burglars slipped o sneaked in through a window
2)a) (fam) (entrar, penetrar)b) (Esp fam) ( equivocarse) to get it wrong (colloq)* * *= strain.Ex. Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.----* caerse colándose por = fall through.* colársela a Alguien = be had.* no colar = Negativo + hold + water.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <verdura/pasta> to strain, drain; <caldo/té> to strainb) < billete falso> to pass2.les coló el cuento de que... — he spun them a yarn about... (colloq)
colar vi (fam) cuento/historia3.no va a colar — it won't wash (colloq)
colarse v pron1) (fam)a) ( en cola) to jump the line (AmE) o (BrE) queueb) ( en fiesta) to gatecrash; (en cine, en autobús) to sneak in without paying (colloq)los ladrones se colaron por una ventana — the burglars slipped o sneaked in through a window
2)a) (fam) (entrar, penetrar)b) (Esp fam) ( equivocarse) to get it wrong (colloq)* * *= strain.Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
* caerse colándose por = fall through.* colársela a Alguien = be had.* no colar = Negativo + hold + water.* * *vt1 ‹verdura/pasta› to strain, drain; ‹caldo› to strain; ‹té/infusión› to strain2 ‹billete falso› to passintentó colar un cheque sin fondos he tried to pass a dud cheque o ( AmE) to kite a check3 ‹cuento/historia›les coló el cuento de que era abogado he spun them a yarn about his being a lawyer ( colloq)4 ( Metal) to cast■ colarvi( fam)«cuento/historia»: no le vayas con esa historia porque no va a colar don't try telling him that because it won't wash ( colloq)■ colarseA ( fam)ojo que no se te cuele nadie make sure nobody pushes in (in) front of you ( colloq)2 (en una fiesta) to gatecrash; (en el cine) to sneak in without paying ( colloq); (en un autobús) to sneak on without paying ( colloq)los ladrones se colaron por una ventana the burglars slipped o sneaked in through a windowse colaron en el autobús they sneaked on to the bus without payingB1 ( fam)(entrar, penetrar): se cuela una corriente de aire por debajo de la puerta there's a draft coming in under the doorno dejes la puerta entreabierta porque se cuela el olor don't leave the door open, it'll let the smell in3* * *
colar ( conjugate colar) verbo transitivo
‹caldo/té› to strain
verbo intransitivo (fam) [cuento/historia]:◊ no va a colar it won't wash (colloq)
colarse verbo pronominal (fam)
b) ( entrar a hurtadillas) to sneak in;
(en cine, autobús) to sneak in without paying (colloq);
( en fiesta) to gatecrash
colar
I verbo transitivo
1 (la leche, el caldo) to strain
2 (hacer pasar por una abertura) to slip
II verbo intransitivo familiar (pasar por verdadero) a ver si cuela que tengo veinte años, let's see if they believe I'm twenty
no, no cuela, no, it won't wash
' colar' also found in these entries:
English:
strain
- drain
* * *♦ vt1. [leche, té, pasta] to strain;[café] to filter6. [introducir] to slip, to squeeze ( por through);coló el balón entre las piernas del portero he slipped the ball through the goalkeeper's legs♦ viFam [pasar por bueno]mi historia coló y no me hicieron más preguntas they swallowed my story and didn't ask me any more questions* * *I v/t1 líquido straincolar algo por la aduana fam smuggle sth through customsII v/i fig fam:no cuela I’m not buying it fam* * *colar {19} vt: to strain, to filter* * *colar vb1. (líquido en general) to strain2. (café) to filter3. (introducir una cosa) to pass / to sneak in4. (creerse) to be believed -
2 infiltrarse
pron.v.to infiltrate, to insinuate by filtration.* * *1 to infiltrate (en, -)* * *VPR1) [espía, agente] to infiltrateconsiguieron infiltrarse en territorio rumano — they succeeded in infiltrating into Romanian territory
2) [ideas, costumbres] to permeateel liberalismo se fue infiltrando entre los intelectuales — liberalism gradually permeated the intelligentsia
3) [líquido] to seep; [luz] to filter* * *(v.) = creep (up) (in/into), infiltrate, make + Posesivo + way (into/onto), weasel + Posesivo + way into, worm + Posesivo + way throughEx. Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.Ex. Black librarians in the UK were urged to join the Association, get themselves organized, and ' infiltrate' to change things from the inside.Ex. Although electronic books (eBooks) are beginning to make their way into libraries collections, the question remains as to why it has taken so long for this to happen.Ex. He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.Ex. Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.* * *(v.) = creep (up) (in/into), infiltrate, make + Posesivo + way (into/onto), weasel + Posesivo + way into, worm + Posesivo + way throughEx: Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.
Ex: Black librarians in the UK were urged to join the Association, get themselves organized, and ' infiltrate' to change things from the inside.Ex: Although electronic books (eBooks) are beginning to make their way into libraries collections, the question remains as to why it has taken so long for this to happen.Ex: He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.* * *
■infiltrarse verbo reflexivo to infiltrate [en, into]
' infiltrarse' also found in these entries:
English:
infiltrate
- penetrate
* * *vpr1.infiltrarse en algo [espía] to infiltrate sth;se infiltró en el grupo terrorista he infiltrated the terrorist organization;se infiltraron en la red de la CIA they hacked into the CIA's computer network2. [líquido] to seep;la humedad se infiltró en la pared the damp seeped through the wall3. [ideas]sus ideas se infiltraron en el país rápidamente her ideas quickly spread through the country* * *v/r:* * *vr♦ infiltración nf
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