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căvĕo, cāvi, cautum, (2 d pers. sing. scanned cavĕs, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 19; imper. cavĕ, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 61; id. Capt. 2, 3, 71; id. Most. 1, 4, 13 et saep.: Cat. 50, 19; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38; Prop. 1, 7, 25; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 435; old sup. CAVĬTVM, C. I. L. 1, 200, 6 sq.), 3, v. n. and a. [root SKOF- or KOF-, to be wary; whence Gr. thuoskoos, akouô, etc.; Lat. causa, cura; cf. also Germ. scheuen; Engl. shy], to be on one ' s guard, either for one's self or (more rarely) for another; hence,
I.
In gen., with and without sibi, to be on one ' s guard, to take care, take heed, beware, guard against, avoid, = phulassomai, and the Fr. se garder, prendre garde, etc.; constr., absol., with ub, and in a course of action with ne or ut (also ellipt. with the simple subj.); or, as in Greek, with acc. (= phulassomai ti); hence also pass. and with inf., and once with cum.
A.
Absol.:
qui consulte, docte, atque astute cavet,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:
faciet, nisi caveo,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 8:
ego cavebo,
id. Ad. 4, 2, 12; 1, 1, 45:
erunt (molesti) nisi cavetis. Cautum est, inquit,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93; Quint. 8, 3, 47:
cum animum attendisset ad cavendum,
Nep. Alcib. 5, 2; Suet. Claud. 37:
metues, doctusque cavebis,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 68.—Esp. freq. in the warning cave, look out! be careful! Ter. And. 1, 2, 34; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 51; Hor. C. 1, 14, 16; Ov. M. 2, 89.—
B.
With ab and abl.:
eo mi abs te caveo cautius,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 42; id. Ps. 1, 5, 59; 4, 7, 128:
si abs te modo uno caveo,
id. Most. 3, 3, 24; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 44:
sibi ab eo,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 87:
navis Aps quă cavendum nobis sane censeo,
id. Men. 2, 2, 70:
pater a me petiit Ut mihi caverem a Pseudolo servo suo,
id. Ps. 3, 2, 108:
a crasso infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 53:
ille Pompeium monebat, ut meam domum metueret, atque a me ipso caveret,
Cic. Sest. 64, 133:
caveo ab homine impuro,
id. Phil. 12, 10, 25:
a Cassio,
Suet. Calig. 57:
a veneno,
Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 64:
ab insidiis,
Sall. J. 108, 2:
monitum ut sibi ab insidiis Rufini caveret,
App. Mag. 87, p. 329, 16; id. M. 2, p. 117, 3.—
2.
With the simple abl.:
caveo malo,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 39:
infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 48: id. Cas. 2, 6, 59; id. Men. 1, 2, 13; id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
ipsus sibi cavit loco,
i. e. got out of the way, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 12.—
3.
With cum (rare):
Hercle, mihi tecum cavendum est,
with you, I must look out for myself, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 21.—
4.
With adversus, Quint. 9, 1, 20. —
C.
Followed by a final clause.
1.
With ne, to take heed that... not, to be on one ' s guard lest: qui cavet ne decipiatur, vix cavet;
cum etiam cavet, etiam cum cavisse ratus est, saepe is cautor captus est,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5 and 6:
caves, ne videat, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 6:
ego me scio cavisse, ne ulla merito contumelia Fieri a nobis posset,
id. Hec. 3, 5, 20; Afran. ap. Non. p. 111, 14; Lucr. 4, 1141:
cavete, judices, ne nova... proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Div. 2, 40, 84; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4; 11, 21, 4; Sall. J. 55, 3; Suet. Tib. 37:
cave, ne,
Cat. 61, 152; Hor. C. 3, 7, 24; id. S. 2, 3, 177; id. Ep. 1, 6, 32; 1, 13, 19; Ov. M. 2, 89; 10, 685:
cave sis, ne,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 215:
caveto ne,
Cato, R. R. 5, 6:
caveas, ne,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 80:
caveant, ne,
id. A. P. 244:
cavendum est, ne,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 140; Quint. 4, 3, 8; 12, 11, 2; Suet. Tib. 67; Quint. 9, 4, 23; 5, 11, 27.—
2.
With ut ne (rare):
quod ut ne accidat cavendum est,
Cic. Lael. 26, 99.—
3.
With a simple subj.; so only imper.: cave or cavete (cf. age), beware of, take care not, etc.:
cave geras,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:
dixeris,
Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 12:
faxis cave,
id. And. 4, 4, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 13; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38:
sis,
Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 29:
contingas,
Lucr. 2, 755:
despuas,
Cat. 50, 19:
ignoscas,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
existimes,
id. Fam. 9, 24, 4:
putes,
id. ib. 10, 12, 1 al.—Rarely with 1 st pers.:
cave posthac, si me amas, umquam istuc verbum ex te audiam,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 8; cf. id. ib. 5, 4, 9.—With 3 d pers.:
resciscat quisquam,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 37:
te fratrum misereatur,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
roget te,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 75:
cave quisquam flocci fecerit,
Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 5:
armis concurrant arma cavete,
Verg. A. 11, 293.—And like age, cave with a verb in plur.:
cave dirumpatis,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 117.—
4.
With ut, to take care that:
cauto opu'st, Ut sobrie hoc agatur,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 29; cf.
D. 2, infra: tertium est, ut caveamus, ut ea, quae, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 141:
quaero quid sit, quod... tam accurate caveat et sanciat, ut heredes sui dent, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 101:
caverat sibi ille adulter omnium ut suorum scelerum socium te adjutoremque praebeas,
id. Pis. 12, 28; Liv. 3, 10, 14; Plin. Pan. 39, 1:
cavebitur ut, etc.,
Col. 2, 8, 3; cf. under II. A.—Very rarely with ut omitted, take care to, be sure to (late Lat.):
sed heus tu... cave regrediare cenā maturius,
App. M. 2, p. 122, 32; 2, p. 124, [p. 306] 35.—
D.
As act.
1.
With acc. of pers. or thing against which warning is given or beed taken, to guard against, to be aware of, to beware of, etc.:
profecto quid nunc primum caveam, nescio,
Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 104:
tu, quod cavere possis, stultum admittere'st,
Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 23; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 23:
caveamus fulminis ictum,
Lucr. 6, 406: cave canem, Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320;
v. canis: interventum alicujus,
Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1:
omnia,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
me,
id. Dom. 11, 28:
vallum caecum fossasque,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28:
quam sit bellum cavere malum,
Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247:
vim atque opes,
Tac. A. 11, 1; cf. Suet. Tib. 72:
male praecinctum puerum,
id. Caes. 456:
periculum,
id. ib. 81; id. Galb. 19:
insidias,
id. Caes. 86; Tac. A. 13, 13:
exitum,
Suet. Tib. 83:
annum,
id. Ner. 40:
maculas,
Hor. A. P. 353:
jurgia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 591:
hunc tu caveto,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 85:
proditorem,
Quint. 7, 1, 30:
hoc caverat mens provida Reguli,
had prevented, Hor. C. 3, 5, 13:
cave quicquam,
be a little careful, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 61.—
2.
Pass.: quid cavendum tibi censere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 22:
cavenda est etiam gloriae cupiditas,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:
cetera, quae quidem consilio provideri poterunt, cavebuntur,
id. Att. 10, 16, 2; Quint. 8, 2, 2; 9, 4, 143; 11, 3, 27 (cf. id. 6, 5, 2):
in hoc pestifero bello cavendo,
Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 1:
quod multis rationibus caveri potest,
id. Off. 2, 24, 84; Sall. J. 67, 2:
prius quod cautum oportuit, Postquam comedit rem, post rationem putat,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 14:
ego tibi cautum volo,
id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
satis cautum tibi ad defensionem fore,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 35, § 88:
quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis Cautum est,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 14:
id modo simul orant ac monent, ut ipsis ab invidiā caveatur,
Liv. 3, 52, 11; cf.
B. 1. supra: cauto opus est,
care must be taken, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 64; id. Most. 4, 2, 21; id. Merc. 2, 3, 133.—
3.
With inf.:
in quibus cave vereri ( = noli),
Cic. Att. 3, 17, 3:
caveret id petere a populo Romano, quod, etc.,
Sall. J. 64, 2:
caveto laedere,
Cat. 50, 21:
occursare capro caveto,
Verg. E. 9, 25:
commisisse cavet, quod, etc.,
Hor. A. P. 168:
cave Spem festinando praecipitare meam,
Ov. P. 3, 1, 139:
ut pedes omnino caveant tinguere,
Plin. 8, 42, 68, § 169.
II.
Esp.
A.
Law t. t., to take care for, provide, order something, legally, or (of private relations) to order, decree, dispose of in writing, by will, to stipulate, etc.:
cum ita caverent, si, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31:
duae sunt praeterea leges de sepulcris, quarum altera privatorum aedificiis, altera ipsis sepulcris cavet,
id. Leg. 2, 24, 61:
cautum est in Scipionis legibus ne plures essent, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 123:
cautum est lege XII. Tab., ut, etc.,
Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 15:
cavebatur ut, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 1;
so,
id. ib. 65; id. Tib. 75:
quae legibus cauta sunt,
Quint. 5, 10, 13:
aliā in lege cautum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 119:
cautum est de numero,
Suet. Caes. 10; cf. id. Aug. 40:
heredi caveri,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 120; cf. id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
si hoc, qui testamentum faciebat, cavere noluisset,
id. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
testamento cavere ut dies natalis ageretur,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 103; cf. Suet. Aug. 59; id. Dom. 9; id. Tib. 50:
sibi se privatim nihil cavere... militibus cavendum, quod apud patres semel plebi, iterum legionibus cautum sit ne fraudi secessio esset,
to make conditions, stipulate, Liv. 7, 41, 2.—
B.
In the lang. of business.
1.
Cavere ab aliquo, to make one ' s self secure, to procure bail or surety:
tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero, amplius, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 5, 18; id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 55; cf. infra 2.; and cautio, II.—So absol.:
quid ita Flavio sibi cavere non venit in mentem,
to take security, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.—
2.
To make one secure by bail or surety (either written or oral), to give security, to guarantee (cf. supra 1., and cautio;
syn.: spondeo, cautionem praesto),
Cic. Clu. 59, 162; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142:
pecunia, quam mihi Stichus Titii servus caverat,
Dig. 46, 3, 89:
cavere summam,
ib. 29, 2, 97:
chirographum,
ib. 46, 3, 89:
cautionem,
ib. 46, 8, 6:
civitates obsidibus de pecuniā cavent,
Caes. B. G. 6, 2:
quoniam de obsidibus inter se cavere non possent,
id. ib. 7, 2; cf. Liv. 9, 42; 24, 2:
cavere capite pro re aliquā,
Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 38:
jurejurando et chirographo de eā re,
Suet. Calig. 12:
cavere in duplum,
id. Aug. 41; Tac. A. 6, 17.—Rarely, cavere personae publicae, to give security before a public authority, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 3.—
C.
In boxing, etc., to parry, to ward off a blow:
adversos ictus cavere ac propulsare,
Quint. 9, 1, 20; 5, 13, 54; cf. id. 9, 4, 8; 4, 2, 26.—
D.
Cavere alicui.
1.
To keep something from one, to protect, have a care for, make safe, take care of (cf.:
prohibeo, defendo, provideo): scabiem pecori et jumentis caveto,
Cato, R. R. 5, 7:
melius ei cavere volo, quam ipse aliis solet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 3:
mihi meisque,
id. Top. 1, 4; id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
veterani, quibus hic ordo diligentissime caverat,
id. Phil. 1, 2, 6; cf.: qui in Oratore tuo caves tibi per Brutum, Caes. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
quique aliis cavit, non cavet ipsi sibi,
Ov. A. A. 1, 84:
securitati,
Suet. Tit. 6:
concordiae publicae,
Vell. 2, 48, 5; Petr. 133; Sil. 8, 493.—
2.
Affirmatively, to take care for, attend to a thing for a person, provide: Ba. Haec ita me orat sibi qui caveat aliquem ut hominem reperiam... Id, amabo te, huic caveas. Pi. Quid isti caveam? Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 8; 1, 1, 10; cf. I. C. 3. supra.—Hence, cautus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Neutr., careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident (syn.: providus, prudens;
class. in prose and poetry): ut cautus est, ubi nihil opu'st,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 3:
parum cauti providique,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:
cauti in periculis,
id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:
in scribendo,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3:
in credendo,
id. Att. 10, 9, 3:
in verbis serendis,
Hor. A. P. 46:
mensor,
Ov. M. 1, 136:
mariti,
id. ib. 9, 751:
lupus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 50:
vulpes,
id. ib. 1, 1, 73 et saep.:
quem certi homines monuerunt, ut cautior esset,
Cic. Sest. 18, 41:
dubium cautior an audentior,
Suet. Caes. 58.—Constr. with ad:
ad praesentius malum cautiores,
Liv. 24, 32, 3; Tib. 1, 9, 46; Quint. 6, 1, 20. —With adversus:
parum cautus adversus colloquii fraudem,
Liv. 38, 25, 7.—With erga:
erga bona sua satis cautus,
Curt. 10, 1, 40.—With contra:
contra quam (fortunam) non satis cauta mortalitas est,
Curt. 8, 4, 24.—With inf.:
cautum dignos assumere,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 51.—With gen.:
rei divinae,
Macr. S. 1, 15.—
b.
Transf. to inanimate things:
consilium,
Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 6; Tac. A. 11, 29:
cautissima senectus,
id. H. 2, 76:
pectus,
Prop. 3 (4), 5, 8:
manus,
Ov. F. 2, 336:
terga,
id. Tr. 1, 9, 20:
arma,
Sil. 14, 188:
timor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 65.— Subst.: cauta, ōrum, n.:
legum,
the provisions, Cassiod. Var. 5, 14.—
B.
Pass. (acc. to I. B. 1., and II. B.), made safe, secured:
cautos nominibus rectis expendere nummos,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105:
cautus ab incursu belli,
Luc. 4, 409: quo mulieri esset res cautior ( that her property might be made more secure), curavit, ut, etc., Cic. Caecin. 4, 11.—
2.
Trop., safe, secure (rare):
in eam partem peccare, quae est cautior,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:
(civitates) murorum firmitate cautissimae,
Amm. 14, 8, 13.— Adv.: cau-tē.
1.
(Acc. to caveo, I. A.) Cautiously:
caute et cogitate rem tractare,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 46:
pedetentimque dicere,
Cic. Clu. 42, 118:
et cum judicio,
Quint. 10, 2, 3 et saep. — Comp., Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 15, 21; 9, 2, 76; Hor. C. 1, 8, 10 al.— Sup., Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3.—
2.
(Acc. to caveo, I. B. 1.) With security, cautiously, Cic. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
aliter nec caute nec jure fieri potest,
id. Att. 15, 17, 1.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cauta
2 caveo

căvĕo, cāvi, cautum, (2 d pers. sing. scanned cavĕs, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 19; imper. cavĕ, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 61; id. Capt. 2, 3, 71; id. Most. 1, 4, 13 et saep.: Cat. 50, 19; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38; Prop. 1, 7, 25; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 435; old sup. CAVĬTVM, C. I. L. 1, 200, 6 sq.), 3, v. n. and a. [root SKOF- or KOF-, to be wary; whence Gr. thuoskoos, akouô, etc.; Lat. causa, cura; cf. also Germ. scheuen; Engl. shy], to be on one ' s guard, either for one's self or (more rarely) for another; hence,
I.
In gen., with and without sibi, to be on one ' s guard, to take care, take heed, beware, guard against, avoid, = phulassomai, and the Fr. se garder, prendre garde, etc.; constr., absol., with ub, and in a course of action with ne or ut (also ellipt. with the simple subj.); or, as in Greek, with acc. (= phulassomai ti); hence also pass. and with inf., and once with cum.
A.
Absol.:
qui consulte, docte, atque astute cavet,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:
faciet, nisi caveo,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 8:
ego cavebo,
id. Ad. 4, 2, 12; 1, 1, 45:
erunt (molesti) nisi cavetis. Cautum est, inquit,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93; Quint. 8, 3, 47:
cum animum attendisset ad cavendum,
Nep. Alcib. 5, 2; Suet. Claud. 37:
metues, doctusque cavebis,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 68.—Esp. freq. in the warning cave, look out! be careful! Ter. And. 1, 2, 34; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 51; Hor. C. 1, 14, 16; Ov. M. 2, 89.—
B.
With ab and abl.:
eo mi abs te caveo cautius,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 42; id. Ps. 1, 5, 59; 4, 7, 128:
si abs te modo uno caveo,
id. Most. 3, 3, 24; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 44:
sibi ab eo,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 87:
navis Aps quă cavendum nobis sane censeo,
id. Men. 2, 2, 70:
pater a me petiit Ut mihi caverem a Pseudolo servo suo,
id. Ps. 3, 2, 108:
a crasso infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 53:
ille Pompeium monebat, ut meam domum metueret, atque a me ipso caveret,
Cic. Sest. 64, 133:
caveo ab homine impuro,
id. Phil. 12, 10, 25:
a Cassio,
Suet. Calig. 57:
a veneno,
Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 64:
ab insidiis,
Sall. J. 108, 2:
monitum ut sibi ab insidiis Rufini caveret,
App. Mag. 87, p. 329, 16; id. M. 2, p. 117, 3.—
2.
With the simple abl.:
caveo malo,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 39:
infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 48: id. Cas. 2, 6, 59; id. Men. 1, 2, 13; id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
ipsus sibi cavit loco,
i. e. got out of the way, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 12.—
3.
With cum (rare):
Hercle, mihi tecum cavendum est,
with you, I must look out for myself, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 21.—
4.
With adversus, Quint. 9, 1, 20. —
C.
Followed by a final clause.
1.
With ne, to take heed that... not, to be on one ' s guard lest: qui cavet ne decipiatur, vix cavet;
cum etiam cavet, etiam cum cavisse ratus est, saepe is cautor captus est,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5 and 6:
caves, ne videat, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 6:
ego me scio cavisse, ne ulla merito contumelia Fieri a nobis posset,
id. Hec. 3, 5, 20; Afran. ap. Non. p. 111, 14; Lucr. 4, 1141:
cavete, judices, ne nova... proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Div. 2, 40, 84; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4; 11, 21, 4; Sall. J. 55, 3; Suet. Tib. 37:
cave, ne,
Cat. 61, 152; Hor. C. 3, 7, 24; id. S. 2, 3, 177; id. Ep. 1, 6, 32; 1, 13, 19; Ov. M. 2, 89; 10, 685:
cave sis, ne,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 215:
caveto ne,
Cato, R. R. 5, 6:
caveas, ne,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 80:
caveant, ne,
id. A. P. 244:
cavendum est, ne,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 140; Quint. 4, 3, 8; 12, 11, 2; Suet. Tib. 67; Quint. 9, 4, 23; 5, 11, 27.—
2.
With ut ne (rare):
quod ut ne accidat cavendum est,
Cic. Lael. 26, 99.—
3.
With a simple subj.; so only imper.: cave or cavete (cf. age), beware of, take care not, etc.:
cave geras,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:
dixeris,
Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 12:
faxis cave,
id. And. 4, 4, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 13; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38:
sis,
Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 29:
contingas,
Lucr. 2, 755:
despuas,
Cat. 50, 19:
ignoscas,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
existimes,
id. Fam. 9, 24, 4:
putes,
id. ib. 10, 12, 1 al.—Rarely with 1 st pers.:
cave posthac, si me amas, umquam istuc verbum ex te audiam,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 8; cf. id. ib. 5, 4, 9.—With 3 d pers.:
resciscat quisquam,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 37:
te fratrum misereatur,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
roget te,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 75:
cave quisquam flocci fecerit,
Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 5:
armis concurrant arma cavete,
Verg. A. 11, 293.—And like age, cave with a verb in plur.:
cave dirumpatis,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 117.—
4.
With ut, to take care that:
cauto opu'st, Ut sobrie hoc agatur,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 29; cf.
D. 2, infra: tertium est, ut caveamus, ut ea, quae, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 141:
quaero quid sit, quod... tam accurate caveat et sanciat, ut heredes sui dent, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 101:
caverat sibi ille adulter omnium ut suorum scelerum socium te adjutoremque praebeas,
id. Pis. 12, 28; Liv. 3, 10, 14; Plin. Pan. 39, 1:
cavebitur ut, etc.,
Col. 2, 8, 3; cf. under II. A.—Very rarely with ut omitted, take care to, be sure to (late Lat.):
sed heus tu... cave regrediare cenā maturius,
App. M. 2, p. 122, 32; 2, p. 124, [p. 306] 35.—
D.
As act.
1.
With acc. of pers. or thing against which warning is given or beed taken, to guard against, to be aware of, to beware of, etc.:
profecto quid nunc primum caveam, nescio,
Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 104:
tu, quod cavere possis, stultum admittere'st,
Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 23; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 23:
caveamus fulminis ictum,
Lucr. 6, 406: cave canem, Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320;
v. canis: interventum alicujus,
Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1:
omnia,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
me,
id. Dom. 11, 28:
vallum caecum fossasque,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28:
quam sit bellum cavere malum,
Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247:
vim atque opes,
Tac. A. 11, 1; cf. Suet. Tib. 72:
male praecinctum puerum,
id. Caes. 456:
periculum,
id. ib. 81; id. Galb. 19:
insidias,
id. Caes. 86; Tac. A. 13, 13:
exitum,
Suet. Tib. 83:
annum,
id. Ner. 40:
maculas,
Hor. A. P. 353:
jurgia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 591:
hunc tu caveto,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 85:
proditorem,
Quint. 7, 1, 30:
hoc caverat mens provida Reguli,
had prevented, Hor. C. 3, 5, 13:
cave quicquam,
be a little careful, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 61.—
2.
Pass.: quid cavendum tibi censere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 22:
cavenda est etiam gloriae cupiditas,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:
cetera, quae quidem consilio provideri poterunt, cavebuntur,
id. Att. 10, 16, 2; Quint. 8, 2, 2; 9, 4, 143; 11, 3, 27 (cf. id. 6, 5, 2):
in hoc pestifero bello cavendo,
Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 1:
quod multis rationibus caveri potest,
id. Off. 2, 24, 84; Sall. J. 67, 2:
prius quod cautum oportuit, Postquam comedit rem, post rationem putat,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 14:
ego tibi cautum volo,
id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
satis cautum tibi ad defensionem fore,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 35, § 88:
quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis Cautum est,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 14:
id modo simul orant ac monent, ut ipsis ab invidiā caveatur,
Liv. 3, 52, 11; cf.
B. 1. supra: cauto opus est,
care must be taken, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 64; id. Most. 4, 2, 21; id. Merc. 2, 3, 133.—
3.
With inf.:
in quibus cave vereri ( = noli),
Cic. Att. 3, 17, 3:
caveret id petere a populo Romano, quod, etc.,
Sall. J. 64, 2:
caveto laedere,
Cat. 50, 21:
occursare capro caveto,
Verg. E. 9, 25:
commisisse cavet, quod, etc.,
Hor. A. P. 168:
cave Spem festinando praecipitare meam,
Ov. P. 3, 1, 139:
ut pedes omnino caveant tinguere,
Plin. 8, 42, 68, § 169.
II.
Esp.
A.
Law t. t., to take care for, provide, order something, legally, or (of private relations) to order, decree, dispose of in writing, by will, to stipulate, etc.:
cum ita caverent, si, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31:
duae sunt praeterea leges de sepulcris, quarum altera privatorum aedificiis, altera ipsis sepulcris cavet,
id. Leg. 2, 24, 61:
cautum est in Scipionis legibus ne plures essent, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 123:
cautum est lege XII. Tab., ut, etc.,
Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 15:
cavebatur ut, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 1;
so,
id. ib. 65; id. Tib. 75:
quae legibus cauta sunt,
Quint. 5, 10, 13:
aliā in lege cautum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 119:
cautum est de numero,
Suet. Caes. 10; cf. id. Aug. 40:
heredi caveri,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 120; cf. id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
si hoc, qui testamentum faciebat, cavere noluisset,
id. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
testamento cavere ut dies natalis ageretur,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 103; cf. Suet. Aug. 59; id. Dom. 9; id. Tib. 50:
sibi se privatim nihil cavere... militibus cavendum, quod apud patres semel plebi, iterum legionibus cautum sit ne fraudi secessio esset,
to make conditions, stipulate, Liv. 7, 41, 2.—
B.
In the lang. of business.
1.
Cavere ab aliquo, to make one ' s self secure, to procure bail or surety:
tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero, amplius, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 5, 18; id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 55; cf. infra 2.; and cautio, II.—So absol.:
quid ita Flavio sibi cavere non venit in mentem,
to take security, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.—
2.
To make one secure by bail or surety (either written or oral), to give security, to guarantee (cf. supra 1., and cautio;
syn.: spondeo, cautionem praesto),
Cic. Clu. 59, 162; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142:
pecunia, quam mihi Stichus Titii servus caverat,
Dig. 46, 3, 89:
cavere summam,
ib. 29, 2, 97:
chirographum,
ib. 46, 3, 89:
cautionem,
ib. 46, 8, 6:
civitates obsidibus de pecuniā cavent,
Caes. B. G. 6, 2:
quoniam de obsidibus inter se cavere non possent,
id. ib. 7, 2; cf. Liv. 9, 42; 24, 2:
cavere capite pro re aliquā,
Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 38:
jurejurando et chirographo de eā re,
Suet. Calig. 12:
cavere in duplum,
id. Aug. 41; Tac. A. 6, 17.—Rarely, cavere personae publicae, to give security before a public authority, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 3.—
C.
In boxing, etc., to parry, to ward off a blow:
adversos ictus cavere ac propulsare,
Quint. 9, 1, 20; 5, 13, 54; cf. id. 9, 4, 8; 4, 2, 26.—
D.
Cavere alicui.
1.
To keep something from one, to protect, have a care for, make safe, take care of (cf.:
prohibeo, defendo, provideo): scabiem pecori et jumentis caveto,
Cato, R. R. 5, 7:
melius ei cavere volo, quam ipse aliis solet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 3:
mihi meisque,
id. Top. 1, 4; id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
veterani, quibus hic ordo diligentissime caverat,
id. Phil. 1, 2, 6; cf.: qui in Oratore tuo caves tibi per Brutum, Caes. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
quique aliis cavit, non cavet ipsi sibi,
Ov. A. A. 1, 84:
securitati,
Suet. Tit. 6:
concordiae publicae,
Vell. 2, 48, 5; Petr. 133; Sil. 8, 493.—
2.
Affirmatively, to take care for, attend to a thing for a person, provide: Ba. Haec ita me orat sibi qui caveat aliquem ut hominem reperiam... Id, amabo te, huic caveas. Pi. Quid isti caveam? Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 8; 1, 1, 10; cf. I. C. 3. supra.—Hence, cautus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Neutr., careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident (syn.: providus, prudens;
class. in prose and poetry): ut cautus est, ubi nihil opu'st,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 3:
parum cauti providique,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:
cauti in periculis,
id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:
in scribendo,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3:
in credendo,
id. Att. 10, 9, 3:
in verbis serendis,
Hor. A. P. 46:
mensor,
Ov. M. 1, 136:
mariti,
id. ib. 9, 751:
lupus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 50:
vulpes,
id. ib. 1, 1, 73 et saep.:
quem certi homines monuerunt, ut cautior esset,
Cic. Sest. 18, 41:
dubium cautior an audentior,
Suet. Caes. 58.—Constr. with ad:
ad praesentius malum cautiores,
Liv. 24, 32, 3; Tib. 1, 9, 46; Quint. 6, 1, 20. —With adversus:
parum cautus adversus colloquii fraudem,
Liv. 38, 25, 7.—With erga:
erga bona sua satis cautus,
Curt. 10, 1, 40.—With contra:
contra quam (fortunam) non satis cauta mortalitas est,
Curt. 8, 4, 24.—With inf.:
cautum dignos assumere,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 51.—With gen.:
rei divinae,
Macr. S. 1, 15.—
b.
Transf. to inanimate things:
consilium,
Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 6; Tac. A. 11, 29:
cautissima senectus,
id. H. 2, 76:
pectus,
Prop. 3 (4), 5, 8:
manus,
Ov. F. 2, 336:
terga,
id. Tr. 1, 9, 20:
arma,
Sil. 14, 188:
timor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 65.— Subst.: cauta, ōrum, n.:
legum,
the provisions, Cassiod. Var. 5, 14.—
B.
Pass. (acc. to I. B. 1., and II. B.), made safe, secured:
cautos nominibus rectis expendere nummos,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105:
cautus ab incursu belli,
Luc. 4, 409: quo mulieri esset res cautior ( that her property might be made more secure), curavit, ut, etc., Cic. Caecin. 4, 11.—
2.
Trop., safe, secure (rare):
in eam partem peccare, quae est cautior,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:
(civitates) murorum firmitate cautissimae,
Amm. 14, 8, 13.— Adv.: cau-tē.
1.
(Acc. to caveo, I. A.) Cautiously:
caute et cogitate rem tractare,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 46:
pedetentimque dicere,
Cic. Clu. 42, 118:
et cum judicio,
Quint. 10, 2, 3 et saep. — Comp., Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 15, 21; 9, 2, 76; Hor. C. 1, 8, 10 al.— Sup., Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3.—
2.
(Acc. to caveo, I. B. 1.) With security, cautiously, Cic. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
aliter nec caute nec jure fieri potest,
id. Att. 15, 17, 1.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > caveo
3 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

* * *

tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

* * *

verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
* * *
Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *

tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

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tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
4 operador

adj.

operating.

m.

1 operator.

2 laborer, workman, workingman, worker.

3 trader.

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operador

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (telefónico) operator

2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA (de cámara - hombre) cameraman; (- mujer) camerawoman; (- de proyector) projectionist

3 TÉCNICA operator

4 FINANZAS trader

► nombre masculino operador

1 MATEMÁTICAS (signo) operator

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

operador turístico tour operator

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operador

► nombre masculino

1 MATEMÁTICAS (signo) operator

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operador, -a
SM / F [gen] operator; (Med) surgeon; (Cine) [de rodaje] cameraman/camerawoman; [de proyección] projectionist
operador(a) de cabina — projectionist, operator

operador(a) de grúa — crane operator, winchman

operador(a) del telégrafo — LAm telegraph operator

operador(a) de sistemas — systems operator

operador(a) de télex — telex operator

operador(a) turístico/a — tour operator

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- dora masculino, femenino

a) (Inf, Tec, Telec) operator

b) (Cin, TV) ( de cámara) (m) cameraman; (f) camerawoman; ( de proyección) projectionist

c) (Méx) ( obrero) operario

- operador turístico

* * *

= connector, keyboard operator, operator, operator, keyboarder.

Ex. You can combine any of the types of search requests using the operators or connectors: and, or, not, with, and near.

Ex. Whether entries are to be typed and directly duplicated or put into a computerized information-retrieval system they must be easily transcribed by the keyboard operator.

Ex. Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.

Ex. If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex. With the searcher as keyboarder, the client need not master the computer system, and both client and searcher can concentrate upon what is happening, not how.

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* asistido por operador = operator-assisted.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.

* operador booleano = Boolean operator.

* operador de bolsa = trader, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.

* operador de cine = projectionist.

* operador de función = role.

* operador de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.

* operador de limitación = limit operator.

* operador de lógica booleana = Boolean logic operator.

* operador de proximidad = adjacency command, proximity operator, adjacency operator.

* operador de radio = radio operator.

* operador de relación = link, relational operator, linking device.

* operador de terminal = terminal operator.

* operador (F) = (F) operator.

* operador informático = computer operator.

* operador (L) = (L) operator.

* operador lógico = logic operator, logical operator.

* operador (N) = (N) operator.

* operador (S) = (S) operator.

* operador turístico = tour operator.

* operador (W) = (W) operator.

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- dora masculino, femenino

a) (Inf, Tec, Telec) operator

b) (Cin, TV) ( de cámara) (m) cameraman; (f) camerawoman; ( de proyección) projectionist

c) (Méx) ( obrero) operario

- operador turístico

* * *

= connector, keyboard operator, operator, operator, keyboarder.

Ex: You can combine any of the types of search requests using the operators or connectors: and, or, not, with, and near.

Ex: Whether entries are to be typed and directly duplicated or put into a computerized information-retrieval system they must be easily transcribed by the keyboard operator.

Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.

Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex: With the searcher as keyboarder, the client need not master the computer system, and both client and searcher can concentrate upon what is happening, not how.

* asistido por operador = operator-assisted.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.

* operador booleano = Boolean operator.

* operador de bolsa = trader, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.

* operador de cine = projectionist.

* operador de función = role.

* operador de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.

* operador de limitación = limit operator.

* operador de lógica booleana = Boolean logic operator.

* operador de proximidad = adjacency command, proximity operator, adjacency operator.

* operador de radio = radio operator.

* operador de relación = link, relational operator, linking device.

* operador de terminal = terminal operator.

* operador (F) = (F) operator.

* operador informático = computer operator.

* operador (L) = (L) operator.

* operador lógico = logic operator, logical operator.

* operador (N) = (N) operator.

* operador (S) = (S) operator.

* operador turístico = tour operator.

* operador (W) = (W) operator.

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operador - dora

masculine, feminine

1 ( Telec) operator

2 ( Cin, TV) (de una cámara) ( masculine) cameraman; ( feminine) camerawoman; (de proyección) projectionist

3 ( Inf, Tec) operator

4 (Chi, Méx) (obrero) operario

5 ( Fin) trader

Compuestos:

● operador cambiario, operadora cambiaria

masculine, feminine foreign exchange dealer

● operador de consola, operadora de consola

masculine, feminine keyboarder

● operador turístico

masculine tour operator

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operador
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (Inf, Tec, Telec) operator

b) (Cin, TV) ( de cámara) (m) cameraman;

(f) camerawoman;
( de proyección) projectionist
c) (Chi, Méx) ( obrero) See also→ operario

d)

◊ operador turístico tour operator

operador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (de una máquina) operator
2 Cine (de una cámara) (hombre) cameraman, (mujer) camerawoman
(de un proyector) projectionist
3 Tel operator
' operador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
operadora
- maquinista
English:
mixer
- operator
- tour operator

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operador, -ora

♦ nm,f

1. Informát operator

Comp
operador del sistema SYSOP, systems operator
2. Tel operator

3. Cine & TV [de la cámara] cameraman, f camerawoman;
[del proyector] projectionist;
un operador de sonido a sound engineer

4. [de una máquina] operator

♦ nm

1. [empresa] operador turístico tour operator

2. Mat operator

Comp
operador lógico logical operator
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operador

m, operadora f TELEC, INFOR operator

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operador, - dora n

1) : operator

2) : cameraman, projectionist

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operador n (telefónico) operator

Spanish-English dictionary > operador
5 malentendido

m.

misunderstanding.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: malentender.

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malentendido

► nombre masculino

1 misunderstanding

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noun m.

misunderstanding

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SM misunderstanding

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masculino misunderstanding

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= misconceived, misunderstanding, mix-up [mixup], misapprehension.

Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.

Ex. Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.

Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex. There is enormous misapprehension about ISBD = Existe un enorme malentendido sobre la ISBD.

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* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* surgir malentendidos = arise + misunderstandings.

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masculino misunderstanding

* * *

= misconceived, misunderstanding, mix-up [mixup], misapprehension.

Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.

Ex: Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.

Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex: There is enormous misapprehension about ISBD = Existe un enorme malentendido sobre la ISBD.

* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* surgir malentendidos = arise + misunderstandings.

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malentendido

masculine

misunderstanding

me parece que ha habido un malentendido there seems to have been a misunderstanding

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Del verbo malentender: ( conjugate malentender)

malentendido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
malentender
malentendido
malentender ( conjugate malentender) verbo transitivo
to misunderstand
malentendido sustantivo masculino
misunderstanding
malentendido sustantivo masculino misunderstanding
' malentendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lugar
- origen
- clásico
- resultar
English:
misunderstanding
- straighten out
- misapprehension

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malentendido nm

misunderstanding;

ha debido haber un malentendido there must have been some misunderstanding

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malentendido

m misunderstanding

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malentendido nm

: misunderstanding

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malentendido n misunderstanding

Spanish-English dictionary > malentendido
6 conducir por medio de tubos

(v.) = duct

Ex. If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

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(v.) = duct

Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Spanish-English dictionary > conducir por medio de tubos
7 dejar inconsciente

v.

to render unconscious, to knock unconscious, to knock out, to knock cold.

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(v.) = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious

Ex. If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex. This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

Ex. A police dog strangled and left unconscious as he helped make an arrest has been given an award.

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(v.) = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious

Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

Ex: A police dog strangled and left unconscious as he helped make an arrest has been given an award.

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar inconsciente
8 echar por la borda

= go by + the board, jettison

Ex. If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

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= go by + the board, jettison

Ex: If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Spanish-English dictionary > echar por la borda
9 error de entendimiento

(n.) = misunderstanding

Ex. Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.

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(n.) = misunderstanding

Ex: Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.

Spanish-English dictionary > error de entendimiento
10 error de juicio

(n.) = misunderstanding, error of judgement

Ex. Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.

Ex. Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.

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(n.) = misunderstanding, error of judgement

Ex: Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.

Ex: Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.

Spanish-English dictionary > error de juicio
11 maquinista

f. & m.

1 engine driver (British), engineer (United States) (of train).

2 stagehand.

3 machine operator, grease monkey.

4 cameraman's assistant, focus puller.

5 engineer.

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maquinista

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (operador) machinist

2 (de tren) engine driver, US engineer

3 CINEMATOGRAFÍA camera assistant

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SMF

1) (Ferro) engine driver, engineer (EEUU); (Náut) engineer

2) (Téc) operator, machinist

3) (Teat) scene-shifter; (Cine) cameraman's assistant

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masculino y femenino

1) ( operador de una máquina) machine operator

2)

a) (Ferr) engine driver, engineer (AmE)

b) (Náut) engineer

3)

a) (Teatr) stagehand, scene shifter

b) (Cin) cameraman's assistant, focus puller

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= operator, motorman [motormen, -pl.].

Ex. If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex. In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life = En este capítulo se nos cuenta cómo Willis Joe Whinny, maquinista de metro, casi atropella a Slake aunque posteriormente lo rescata de su vida en los subterráneos del metro.

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masculino y femenino

1) ( operador de una máquina) machine operator

2)

a) (Ferr) engine driver, engineer (AmE)

b) (Náut) engineer

3)

a) (Teatr) stagehand, scene shifter

b) (Cin) cameraman's assistant, focus puller

* * *

= operator, motorman [motormen, -pl.].

Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex: In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life = En este capítulo se nos cuenta cómo Willis Joe Whinny, maquinista de metro, casi atropella a Slake aunque posteriormente lo rescata de su vida en los subterráneos del metro.

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maquinista

masculine and feminine

A (operador de una máquina) machine operator

B

1 ( Ferr) engine driver, engineer ( AmE)

2 ( Náut) engineer

C

1 ( Teatr) stagehand, scene shifter

2 ( Cin) cameraman's assistant, focus puller

* * *

maquinista sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 ( operador de una máquina) machine operator
2 (Ferr) engine driver, engineer (AmE);
(Náut) engineer
' maquinista' also found in these entries:
English:
driver
- engine driver
- engineer
- engine
- train

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maquinista nmf

1. [operador] (machine) operator

2. [de tren] Br engine-driver, US engineer

3. [de barco] engineer

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maquinista

m/f FERR engineer, Br

train driver

* * *

maquinista nmf

1) : machinist

2) : railroad engineer

* * *

maquinista n engine driver

Spanish-English dictionary > maquinista
12 operario

m.

laborer, employee, workman, labourer.

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operario

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 operator, worker

* * *

(f. - operaria)

noun

worker

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operario, -a
SM / F [gen] operative; esp LAm (=obrero) worker
operario/a de máquina — machinist

* * *

- ria masculino, femenino (frml) operative (frml)

el operario de la máquina — the machine operator

* * *

= operator, operative.

Ex. If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex. In the case of a Japanese company, the introduction of this new system resulted in the number of operatives from 215 to 12 and the processing time from 35 days to one and a half days.

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* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.

* operario de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.

* sin operario = unmanned.

* * *

- ria masculino, femenino (frml) operative (frml)

el operario de la máquina — the machine operator

* * *

= operator, operative.

Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

Ex: In the case of a Japanese company, the introduction of this new system resulted in the number of operatives from 215 to 12 and the processing time from 35 days to one and a half days.

* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.

* operario de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.

* sin operario = unmanned.

* * *

operario - ria

masculine, feminine

( frml); operative ( frml)

el operario de la máquina the machine operator, the machinist

* * *

operario
◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino (frml) operator;

el operario de la máquina the machine operator
operario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino operator
(obrero) worker

' operario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
operaria
- operador
English:
hand
- operative
- operator
- fitter

* * *

operario, -a nm,f
[trabajador] worker; [de máquina] operator
* * *

operario

m, operaria f operator, operative

* * *

operario, - ria n

: laborer, worker

* * *

operario n worker / operator

Spanish-English dictionary > operario
13 ventilador

m.

ventilator, fan.

* * *

ventilador

► nombre masculino

1 ventilator, fan

* * *

noun m.

1) ventilator

2) fan

* * *

SM

1) (gen, de coche) fan

2) (=abertura) air vent, ventilator

3) (Med) ventilator

* * *

masculino ( aparato) fan; ( abertura) ventilator, air vent

- ventilador hélice or de aspas

* * *

= fan, ventilator.

Ex. They should never be exposed to the magnetic fields which can be generated by a variety of devices, including fluorescent desk lights, fans and even piezo-electric lighters!.

Ex. If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

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* correa del ventilador = fan belt.

* estufa con ventilador = blow heater.

* ventilador del aire = heater blower.

* ventilador de techo = ceiling fan.

* ventilador extractor = extractor fan.

* * *

masculino ( aparato) fan; ( abertura) ventilator, air vent

- ventilador hélice or de aspas

* * *

= fan, ventilator.

Ex: They should never be exposed to the magnetic fields which can be generated by a variety of devices, including fluorescent desk lights, fans and even piezo-electric lighters!.

Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.

* correa del ventilador = fan belt.

* estufa con ventilador = blow heater.

* ventilador del aire = heater blower.

* ventilador de techo = ceiling fan.

* ventilador extractor = extractor fan.

* * *

ventilador

masculine

1 (aparato) fan

2 (abertura) ventilator, air vent

3 ( Auto) fan

Compuestos:

● ventilador de aspas

ceiling fan

● ventilador eléctrico

electric fan

● ventilador hélice

ceiling fan

* * *

ventilador sustantivo masculino ( aparato) fan;
( abertura) ventilator, air vent
ventilador sustantivo masculino (electric) fan, ventilator
' ventilador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspa
- enchufar
- estropearse
- correa
- paleta
English:
fan
- put
- ventilator

* * *

ventilador nm

1. [aparato] fan

Comp
ventilador de aspas ceiling fan;
ventilador eléctrico electric fan

2. [abertura] air vent, ventilator

3. [en coche] fan

* * *

ventilador

m fan

* * *

ventilador nm

1) : ventilator

2) : fan

* * *

ventilador n fan

Spanish-English dictionary > ventilador
14 следить за тем, чтобы

. необходимо следить за тем, чтобы не

•
Be careful not to allow the air hose to become kinked.

•
Care must be taken to align the ends of the wires correctly.

•
Care should be exercised to see that there is no rundown...

•
One must be careful that the added circuits do not produce leakage currents.

•
Ensure that good contact is maintained with the holders.

•
It should be seen that the tubes are completely dry.

•
Make (or Be) sure there is no collection of moisture.

•
When adding the mercury see that nothing interferes with the free movement of the pen.

•
Take care when the boss is welded on that the inside of the pipe does not become distorted by the heat.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > следить за тем, чтобы
15 тщательно следить за тем, чтобы

•
Much care must be taken to avoid the accidental puncture of a blood vessel. Great care must be exercised to prevent dirt from entering the pump.

•
Take good care that the shaft should run smoothly.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > тщательно следить за тем, чтобы
16 принимать все возможные меры к тому, чтобы

•
Take as great care as possible to avoid...

•
Extensive care must be taken to reduce radiofrequency interference.

•
Every effort should be taken (or made) to minimize side-effects.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > принимать все возможные меры к тому, чтобы
17 принимать

(= принять) take, receive, accept, admit, assume, accept, adopt, find
• В этом случае данное уравнение принимает форму... - In this case the equation takes the form...

• Важно принять, что... - It is important to appreciate that...

• Давайте примем обычное соглашение относительно записи... - Let us adopt the usual convention of writing...

• Здесь мы не будем принимать это соглашение. - We shall not adopt this convention here.

• Здесь мы принимаем точку зрения, что... - Here we adopt the attitude that...

• Когда мы принимаем эту точку зрения, мы... - When we adopt this point of view, we...

• Можно также принять другую точку зрения и... - One can also take a different point of view and...

• Мы обязаны принять тот факт, что... - We must reconcile ourselves to the fact that...

• Мы примем этот важный факт без доказательства. - We shall accept this important fact without proof.

• Мы принимаем соглашение об обозначении... - We adopt the convention of writing...

• Мы принимаем ту точку зрения, что... - We are adopting the point of view that...

• Мы принимаем условие, что если... - We adopt the convention that if R is... then...

• Некоторые физики могли бы принять точку зрения, что... - Some physicists would take the view that...

• Несмотря на эти замечания, необходимо принимать меры предосторожности, чтобы... - Despite these comments, care must be taken to...

• Однако в то время было принято, что... - However, it was recognized at the time that...

• Однако на практике (мы) обычно вынуждены принять... - In practice, however, one usually has to settle for...

• Однако при вычислении величины W мы должны принять во внимание тот факт, что... - In computing W, however, we must take into account the fact that...

• Они могут принимать различную форму. - These can take various forms.

• Подобное (утверждение) невозможно принять без дальнейшего обоснования. - One cannot, without further justification, accept such a...

• Похоже, что Смит [1] был первым, кто принял идею... - Smith [1] seems to have been the first to accept the notion of...

• Прежде чем проделать это, примем соглашение относительно двух моментов. - Before doing this, let us agree on two things.

• Следовательно, мы могли бы принять за аксиому идею, что... - Therefore we may take as axiomatic the idea that...

• Следовательно, необходимое решение принимает вид:... - The required solution is therefore...

• Читатель должен принять во внимание, что... - The reader should appreciate that...

• Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, мы должны принять во внимание, что... - То answer this question, we must take into account that...

• Чтобы принять во внимание эту связь, напомним, что... - In order to appreciate this connection let us recall that...

• Эта процедура была принята, потому что... - This procedure was adopted because...

• Эта техника обеспечивает рациональный базис, на основе которого инженеры могут принимать решение относительно... - The technique provides a rational basis on which engineers can make decisions about...

• Это можно было бы принять во внимание по следующей причине. - This may be appreciated from the following argument.

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > принимать
18 осторожный

cautious, careful, delicate, conservative
• Необходимо быть осторожным, предполагая, что... - Care must be taken when assuming that...

• При использовании данной формулы следует быть осторожным. - One must be careful in using this formula.

• Это осторожная оценка. - This is a conservative estimate.

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > осторожный
19 предосторожность

precaution, safeguard
• Имеется ряд предосторожностей, на которые следует обратить внимание перед тем, как... - There are a number of precautions that should be observed before...

• Можно было бы отметить здесь другую меру предосторожности. - One other precaution might be mentioned here.

• Несмотря на эти замечания, необходимо принимать меры предосторожности, чтобы... - Despite these comments, care must be taken to...

• По отношению... также принимаются дополнительные меры предосторожности. - Additional precautions are also taken against...

• Однако в интерпретации... требуется предосторожность. - Caution is required, however, in the interpretation of...

• Следует предпринимать меры предосторожности относительно... - Provision should be made for...

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > предосторожность
20 соблюдать

(= соблюсти) observe, keep to
• Здесь необходимо соблюдать тщательность, особенно если... - Care must be taken here, particularly if...

• Наблюдатели, естественно, должны соблюдать огромную осторожность... - Observers should, naturally, take great care to...

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > соблюдать

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