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carne con verduras

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1 guisado de carne con variadas verduras y garbanzos

• olio

• spicy stewed meat with vegetables and chickpeas

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > guisado de carne con variadas verduras y garbanzos
2 verdura

f.

1 vegetables, greens (comestible).

2 greenness (color verde).

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verdura

► nombre femenino

1 (hortaliza) vegetables plural, greens plural

2 (color) greenness, greenery

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noun f.

vegetables, greens

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SF

1) (Culin) greens [pl], (green) vegetables [pl]

sopa de verdura(s) — vegetable soup

2) (=color) greenness; (=follaje) greenery, verdure liter

3) † (=obscenidad) smuttiness *, scabrous nature

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femenino (Bot, Coc) vegetable; ( verdor) (liter) greenness (liter)

* * *

= vegetable, green vegetable, greens, veggies, veg.

Ex. A book for instance on ' vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.

Ex. Girls who were less satisfied with their weight reported lower energy intakes but ate more green vegetables and brown bread than other girls.

Ex. The cooperative's main product was fresh-cut leafy greens, but watermelons, huckleberry, gooseberry, blackberries, and grapes were also sold.

Ex. Don't microwave your veggies: new research shows that microwaving destroys up to 97% of important nutrients like antioxidants.

Ex. Eat veges and avoid cancer, says cancer researcher.

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* conserva de verdura = vegetable preserve.

* fruta y verdura = fruits and veggies, fruit and veges.

* puesto de verdura = vegetable stand.

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femenino (Bot, Coc) vegetable; ( verdor) (liter) greenness (liter)

* * *

= vegetable, green vegetable, greens, veggies, veg.

Ex: A book for instance on ' vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.

Ex: Girls who were less satisfied with their weight reported lower energy intakes but ate more green vegetables and brown bread than other girls.

Ex: The cooperative's main product was fresh-cut leafy greens, but watermelons, huckleberry, gooseberry, blackberries, and grapes were also sold.

Ex: Don't microwave your veggies: new research shows that microwaving destroys up to 97% of important nutrients like antioxidants.

Ex: Eat veges and avoid cancer, says cancer researcher.

* conserva de verdura = vegetable preserve.

* fruta y verdura = fruits and veggies, fruit and veges.

* puesto de verdura = vegetable stand.

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verdura

feminine

1 ( Bot, Coc) vegetable

no puede comer más que verdura(s) she is only allowed to eat vegetables

sopa de verduras vegetable soup

verduras de hojas verdes green vegetables, greens ( colloq)

2 ( liter) (verdor) verdure ( liter)

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verdura sustantivo femenino (Bot, Coc) vegetable;
◊ sopa de verdura vegetable soup

verdura f Culin vegetable

' verdura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lozana
- lozano
- sopa
- base
- colar
- comer
- concentrado
- lavar
English:
green
- vegetable

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verdura nf

1. [comestible] vegetables, greens;

es importante comer verdura(s) it's important to eat vegetables o greens;

carne con verduras meat and vegetables

2. [color verde] greenness

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verdura

f

:

verdura(s) ( hortalizas) greens pl, (green) vegetables pl

* * *

verdura nf

: vegetable(s), green(s)

* * *

verdura n vegetable

frutas y verduras frescas fresh fruit and vegetables

Spanish-English dictionary > verdura
3 acompañar

v.

1 to accompany, to go with, to keep company, to bear company to.

Ricardo acompaña a María a diario Richard accompanies Mary every day.

2 to join.

3 to accompany.

Ricardo acompaña a su madre en las noches Richard accompanies his mom at night.

4 to accompany, to come along with, to come together with.

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acompañar

► verbo transitivo

1 to accompany, go with

■ te acompaño a la puerta I'll see you to the door

■ nos acompañó al cine she came with us to the cinema

■ es muy guapa, pero el pelo no la acompaña she's very pretty, but her hair lets her down

2 (adjuntar) to enclose, attach

3 MÚSICA to accompany

► verbo pronominal acompañarse

1 MÚSICA to accompany oneself (a, on)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acompañar en el sentimiento formal to express one's condolences to

■ le acompaño en el sentimiento please accept my condolences

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verb

1) to accompany

2) go with

* * *

1. VT

1) [a alguna parte] [gen] to go with, accompany frm

no quiero que me acompañe nadie — I don't want anyone to go with me

¿quieres que te acompañe al médico? — do you want me to go to the doctor's with you?

¡te acompaño! — I'll come with you!

iba acompañado de dos guardaespaldas — he had two bodyguards with him, he was accompanied by two bodyguards

su abogado lo acompañó en la rueda de prensa — his lawyer was with him at the press conference

• acompañar a algn a casa — to see sb home

• acompañar a algn a la puerta — to see sb to the door, see sb out

2) (=hacer compañía) [por un rato] to keep company; [como pareja] to be companion to

nos quedamos un rato para acompañar a la abuela — we stayed a while to keep grandmother company

su hermana la acompañó durante toda su enfermedad — her sister stood by her side throughout the illness

la mujer que lo acompañó en sus últimos años — the woman who was his companion o who was companion to him in his last years

• acompañar a algn en algo — to join sb in sth

se ofrecieron a acompañarme en la búsqueda — they offered to join me in the search

le acompaño en el sentimiento — [en un entierro] please accept my condolences

3) (=ocurrir al mismo tiempo) to accompany

el escándalo que acompañó al estreno de la ópera — the scandal that accompanied the opening of the opera

4) [comida]

este vino acompaña bien al queso — this wine goes well with cheese

• acompañar algo con o de algo — to serve sth with sth

se puede acompañar de una salsa — it can be served with a sauce

5) [documentos]

la solicitud debe ir acompañada de un certificado — the application should be accompanied by a certificate

6) (Mús) to accompany (a, con on)

estuvo acompañado a la guitarra por Juan Maya — he was accompanied on the guitar by Juan Maya

7) (=ser favorable)

a ver si la suerte nos acompaña — let's hope we're lucky, let's hope our luck's in

parece que nos acompaña la mala suerte — we seem to be dogged by bad luck, we seem to be having a lot of bad luck

el tiempo no nos acompañó — we were unlucky with the weather

2. VI

1) (=hacer compañía) to be company

un perro acompaña mucho — a dog is good company

2) [comida]

¿quieres un poco de pan para acompañar? — would you like some bread to go with it?

3) [ser favorable] to be favourable o (EEUU) favorable

si la coyuntura económica acompaña — if the economic climate is favourable

es una pena que el tiempo no acompañara — it's a shame the weather wasn't more favourable

si el tiempo acompaña — weather permitting

3.

See:

acompañarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to go with, accompany (frml)

lo acompañé al doctor — I went with him to the doctor

acompáñalo hasta la puerta — see him to the door, see him out

la acompañé a su casa — I walked her home

¿me acompañas a hablar con él? — will you come with me to talk to him?

b) ( hacer compañía) to keep... company

lo acompañó la buena suerte — luck was with him

el tiempo no nos acompañó — we didn't have very good weather

c) (en el dolor, la desgracia)

acompañar a alguien en algo: la/lo/los acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha) my deepest sympathy; la acompañó en su dolor — he comforted her in her grief

d) (Mús) to accompany

2) < comida> to accompany, go with

3) (frml) ( adjuntar) to enclose

debe ir acompañado de un certificado médico — it must be accompanied by a medical certificate
2.
acompañarse v pron

a) (Mús) to accompany oneself

b) (recípr) to be company for each other

* * *

= accompany, escort, come with, wash + Nombre + down, play along with.

Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex. Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex. The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.

Ex. He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.

Ex. The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.

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* acompañar a = usher into.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to go with, accompany (frml)

lo acompañé al doctor — I went with him to the doctor

acompáñalo hasta la puerta — see him to the door, see him out

la acompañé a su casa — I walked her home

¿me acompañas a hablar con él? — will you come with me to talk to him?

b) ( hacer compañía) to keep... company

lo acompañó la buena suerte — luck was with him

el tiempo no nos acompañó — we didn't have very good weather

c) (en el dolor, la desgracia)

acompañar a alguien en algo: la/lo/los acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha) my deepest sympathy; la acompañó en su dolor — he comforted her in her grief

d) (Mús) to accompany

2) < comida> to accompany, go with

3) (frml) ( adjuntar) to enclose

debe ir acompañado de un certificado médico — it must be accompanied by a medical certificate
2.
acompañarse v pron

a) (Mús) to accompany oneself

b) (recípr) to be company for each other

* * *

= accompany, escort, come with, wash + Nombre + down, play along with.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.

Ex: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.

Ex: The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.

* acompañar a = usher into.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

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acompañar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (a un lugar) to go/come with, accompany ( frml)

si quieres te acompaño al dentista I'll go with you to the dentist if you like

acompáñalo hasta la puerta see him to the door, see him out

¿me acompañas a hablar con él? will you come with me to talk to him?

2

(hacer compañía): ¿por qué no vamos a acompañarla? why don't we go and keep her company?

gracias por acompañarnos en este coloquio radiofónico thank you for being with us on the show

siempre lo acompañó la buena suerte he was always very lucky

el tiempo no nos acompañó we didn't get very good weather, we weren't very lucky with the weather

3 (en el dolor, la desgracia) acompañar a algn EN algo:

todos acompañamos a la familia en su dolor we all join with the family in their grief

le acompaño en el sentimiento ( fr hecha); my deepest sympathy

acompañó a la madre en su dolor he comforted his mother in her grief

4 ( Mús) to accompany

B ‹comida› to accompany, go with

C ( frml) (adjuntar) to enclose

nos es grato acompañarle la información por usted solicitada we are pleased to enclose the information which you requested

la solicitud ha de ir acompañada del certificado médico the application must be accompanied by the medical certificate

■ acompañarse

v pron

1 ( Mús) to accompany oneself

cantó acompañándose al piano she sang, accompanying herself on the piano

2 ( recípr):

no se llevan muy bien pero se acompañan they don't get along very well but they're company for each other o they keep each other company

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acompañar ( conjugate acompañar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( a un lugar) to go with, accompany (frml);

◊ acompáñalo hasta la puerta see him to the door, see him out;

la acompañé a su casa I walked her home;
¿me acompañas? will you come with me?
b) ( hacer compañía) to keep … company

c) (Mús) to accompany

2 (frml) ( adjuntar) to enclose;
◊ acompañado de un certificado médico accompanied by a medical certificate

acompañar verbo transitivo
1 to accompany: ¿prefieres que te acompañe?, do you want me to come with you?
2 (guiar) te acompaño hasta la puerta, I'll see you to the door
3 (una carta, un informe, etc) to enclose
3 frml le acompaño en el sentimiento, please accept my condolences
' acompañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perseguir
- tapa
English:
accompany
- chaperone
- commiserate
- conduct
- escort
- follow through
- go in with
- go with
- hand-out
- leave
- partner
- see
- see out
- show
- show out
- tag along
- usher
- walk
- back
- come
- enclose

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acompañar

♦ vt

1. [ir con] to go with, to accompany;

acompañar a alguien a la puerta to show sb out;

acompañar a alguien a casa to walk sb home;

su esposa lo acompaña en todos sus viajes his wife goes with him on all his trips

2. [hacer compañía]
acompañar a alguien to keep sb company;

la radio me acompaña mucho I listen to the radio for company

3. [compartir emociones con]
acompañar en algo a alguien to be with sb in sth;

lo acompaño en el sentimiento (you have) my condolences

4. [adjuntar] to enclose;

acompañó la solicitud de o [m5] con su curriculum vitae he sent his Br CV o US resumé along with the application

5. [con música] to accompany;

ella canta y su hermana la acompaña al piano she sings and her sister accompanies her on the piano

6. [añadir]
acompañar la carne con verduras to serve the meat with vegetables

♦ vi
[hacer compañía] to provide company;
una radio acompaña mucho radios are very good for keeping you company;

fue una lástima que el tiempo no acompañara it's a shame the weather didn't hold out

♦ See also the pronominal verb acompañarse

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acompañar

v/t

1 (ir con) go with, accompany

2 ( permanecer con)

:

acompañar a alguien keep s.o. company

3 MÚS accompany

4 GASTR accompany, go with

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acompañar vt

: to accompany, to go with

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acompañar vb

1. (ir con) to go with / to come with [pt. came; pp. come]

me acompañó hasta la parada de autobús he came to the bus stop with me

¿la acompañas a la puerta? will you see her to the door?

2. (en música) to accompany [pt. & pp. accompanied]

Eusebio me acompaña a la guitarra Eusebio accompanies me on the guitar

Spanish-English dictionary > acompañar
4 crudo

adj.

1 raw, rare, unbaked, uncooked.

2 crude, natural, raw, unprocessed.

3 crude, inexpert.

4 crude, gothic, rude, coarse.

5 crude, bawdy.

6 cruel, crude, unadorned, unmasked.

La cruda realidad The cruel [unmasked] reality...

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crudo

► adjetivo

1 (sin cocer) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

■ la carne está cruda the meat is underdone, the meat isn't cooked enough

2 figurado (duro) crude, coarse

3 (color) natural, unbleached

4 (clima) harsh

► nombre masculino crudo

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

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FRASEOLOGÍA

verlo muy crudo familiar not to hold out much hope

seda cruda raw silk

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crudo

► nombre masculino

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

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(f. - cruda)

adj.

1) crude

2) raw

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1. ADJ

1) (Culin)

a) (=sin cocinar) [carne] raw; [verduras] raw, uncooked

b) (=poco hecho) underdone

las patatas están crudas — the potatoes are underdone o are not properly cooked

2)

de color crudo — natural

un jersey de color crudo — a natural-coloured o (EEUU) natural-colored jersey

3) (Téc) [producto] untreated; [seda] raw; [lino] unbleached

4) [clima, invierno] harsh, severe

5) [descripción] crude, coarse; [imágenes] harrowing

la cruda realidad — the harsh reality

6) * (=difícil)

lo tienen crudo para encontrar un trabajo — they're having a hard o tough time finding a job

lo tendrán crudo si piensan que... — they'll have a tough time of it if they think that...

lo veo muy crudo — it doesn't look (too) good

7) [agua] hard

2. SM

1) (=petróleo) crude (oil)

2) LAm * (=resaca) hangover

3) Perú (=arpillera) sackcloth

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> ( sin cocinar) raw; ( poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) ( con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover
II
masculino crude oil, crude

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> ( sin cocinar) raw; ( poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) ( con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover
II
masculino crude oil, crude

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crudo¹

¹ = petroleum, crude oil.

Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.

Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.

* bidón de crudo = oil drum.

crudo²

² = crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], raw.

Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* carne cruda = raw meat.

* cruda realidad = stark reality.

* en lo más crudo del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* tenerlo crudo = not be easy.

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crudo¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹carne/verduras/pescado› (sin cocinar) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

el pollo está crudo the chicken isn't cooked properly, the chicken is underdone

2 ( Chi fam) (nuevo) brand new

B

1 [ SER] ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

2 ‹lenguaje› harsh, raw; ‹imágenes› harsh

la película tiene unas escenas muy crudas the movie has some very harsh scenes in it

es la cruda realidad it's the harsh o crude reality

C

(de) color crudo natural, unbleached

encaje/lana (de) color crudo ecru lace/wool

D [ SER]

1 ( Arg fam) (muy malo) useless ( colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) (muy bueno) excellent, brilliant ( colloq)

es muy crudo para el francés he's brilliant at French

E [ ESTAR]

(AmC, Méx fam) (con resaca): ¡estoy crudo! I have a hangover, I'm hung over ( colloq)

crudo²

masculine

crude oil, crude

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crudo
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar] ‹carne/verduras/pescado› ( sin cocinar) raw;
( poco hecho) underdone
2 [ser]
a) ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

b) ‹lenguaje/imágenes/realidad› harsh

crudo,-a
I adjetivo
1 raw
2 (comida poco hecha) underdone
3 (clima, realidad) harsh
4 (color) cream, natural
II sustantivo masculino (petróleo) crude
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado estar muy crudo, to be very difficult
tener/ver (algo) muy crudo, to find sthg very difficult
' crudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cruda
- tártara
- tártaro
- cocido
- petróleo
- plátano
English:
crude
- hard-pressed
- raw
- rawhide
- stark
- bleak
- ham
- sharp
- unrefined

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crudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [seda, algodón] raw

2. [alimentos] [sin cocinar] raw;
[sin cocer completamente] undercooked
3. [petróleo] crude

4. [clima, tiempo] harsh

5. [realidad] harsh;
[novela] harshly realistic, hard-hitting
6. [cruel] cruel

7. [color] beige

8. Fam [difícil]
en estos momentos está muy crudo encontrar trabajo it's really tough to find a job just now;

lo tiene crudo si piensa que lo voy a invitar he's in for a big disappointment if he thinks I'm inviting him

9. Guat, Méx Fam [con resaca] hung over

♦ nm

1. [petróleo] crude (oil)

2. Perú [arpillera] sacking

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crudo

I adj alimento raw; fig

harsh;

voy a tenerlo crudo para aprobar fam I’m going to have a hard job passing the exam, passing the exam isn’t going to be easy

II m crude (oil)

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crudo, -da adj

1) : raw

2) : crude, harsh

crudo nm

: crude oil

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crudo adj

1. (alimento sin cocinar) raw

verduras crudas raw vegetables

2. (alimento poco hecho) not cooked

esta carne está cruda this meat isn't cooked enough

3. (clima) harsh

4. (color) natural

tenerlo muy crudo to have a hard job

Spanish-English dictionary > crudo
5 guarnecer

v.

1 to decorate.

2 to garnish (cooking) (acompañar).

Guarnecimos el gimnasio para la fiesta We garnished the gym for the party.

3 to be garrisoned in (military) (vigilar).

4 to provide, to furnish.

Guarnecimos la tienda We provided the store.

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guarnecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (decorar) to adorn, decorate; (en cocina) to garnish

2 (proveer) to provide (de, with)

3 MILITAR to garrison

4 (en construcción) to plaster

5 (joya) to set

6 (caballo) to harness

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verb

1) to adorn, decorate

2) garrison

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VT

1) (=proveer) to equip, provide; (=adornar) to adorn, garnish; (Cos) to trim; (Téc) to cover, protect, reinforce; [+ frenos] to line; [+ joya] to set, mount; [+ caballo] to harness

2) (Culin) to garnish

carne guarnecida con cebolla y zanahoria — meat garnished with onion and carrot

3) (Mil) to man, garrison

4) (Arquit) [+ pared] to plaster, stucco

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (liter) ( adornar)

guarnecer algo de algo — to adorn something with something (liter)

b) (Coc) to garnish

2) < plaza> to garrison

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (liter) ( adornar)

guarnecer algo de algo — to adorn something with something (liter)

b) (Coc) to garnish

2) < plaza> to garrison

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guarnecer [E3 ]

vt

A

1 ( liter) (adornar) guarnecer algo DE algo to adorn sth WITH sth ( liter)

una corona guarnecida de brillantes a crown adorned o set with diamonds

un vestido guarnecido de encajes a dress trimmed with lace

2 ( Coc) to garnish

guarnecido con verduras del tiempo garnished with seasonal vegetables

B ‹plaza› to garrison

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guarnecer ( conjugate guarnecer) verbo transitivo (Coc) to garnish
guarnecer verbo transitivo
1 Culin to garnish
2 (dotar) to provide [de, with]
3 Mil to garrison

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guarnecer vt

1. [adornar] to decorate;
[ropa] to trim;
guarneció la habitación de cortinas verdes she finished the room off with green curtains

2. [plato] to garnish

3. Mil [vigilar] to garrison

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guarnecer

v/t

1 adorn (de with)

2 GASTR garnish ( con with)

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guarnecer {53} vt

1) : to adorn

2) : to garnish

3) : to garrison

Spanish-English dictionary > guarnecer
6 caldo

m.

1 stock.

poner a alguien a caldo (informal figurative) to slate somebody; (criticar) (peninsular Spanish) to give somebody a ticking off (reñir)

2 wine (vino).

3 broth, consommé, soup, stock.

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caldo

► nombre masculino

1 COCINA stock, broth

2 (sopa) consommé

► nombre masculino plural caldos

1 (vinos) wines

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FRASEOLOGÍA

gallina vieja hace buen caldo figurado there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle

caldo de carne beef tea

caldo de cultivo BIOLOGÍA culture medium 2 figurado breeding ground

caldo de gallina chicken stock

caldo de pescado fish stock

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noun m.

stock, broth

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SM

1) (=sopa) soup, broth; (=consomé) (clear) soup

con un caldito te sentirás mejor — you'll feel better with some nice hot soup o broth inside you

2) [de guiso] juice

tómate el caldo del estofado — have some of the juice from the stew

la salsa se hace con el caldo de la carne — the sauce is made from the stock o juice of the meat

hierva las verduras/los huesos para hacer el caldo — boil the vegetables/the bones to make a stock

cubitos de caldo — stock cubes

3)

caldo de cultivo — (Bio) culture medium; (fig) breeding ground

el caldo de cultivo del fascismo — the breeding ground of fascism

4)

- cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas

- hacer el caldo gordo a algn

- se le hacía caldo la cabeza

- poner a algn a caldo

- si no quieres caldo, taza y media o dos tazas

5) (=vino) wine

los caldos jerezanos — the wines of Jerez

6) (=aceite) oil

7) Méx sugar cane juice

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masculino

1) (Coc) ( para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; ( para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)

caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock

poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)

- caldo de cultivo

2) (Vin) wine

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= broth, stock.

Ex. The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.

Ex. I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.

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* caldo de carne = beef tea.

* caldo de col = cabbage soup.

* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.

* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.

* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.

* caldo de ternera = beef broth.

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masculino

1) (Coc) ( para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; ( para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)

caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock

poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)

- caldo de cultivo

2) (Vin) wine

* * *

= broth, stock.

Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.

Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.

* caldo de carne = beef tea.

* caldo de col = cabbage soup.

* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.

* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.

* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.

* caldo de ternera = beef broth.

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caldo

masculine

A ( Coc) (para beber) clear soup; (con arroz etc) soup; (para cocinar) stock; (salsa) juices (pl)

cubitos de caldo stock cubes

caldo de pollo/verduras chicken/vegetable stock

déle un caldito ligero give him a thin soup

cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas ( fam hum); to have o take a leak ( colloq hum)

echar un caldo ( Méx fam); to have a grope ( colloq)

hacerle a algn el caldo gordo to make it o things easy for sb

poner a algn a caldo ( Esp fam); to tell sb what you think of him/her ( colloq)

al que no quiere caldo, taza y media or dos tazas it never rains but it pours

Compuesto:

caldo de cultivo

( Biol) culture medium; (ambiente propicio) favorable environment, breeding ground

B ( Vin) wine

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caldo sustantivo masculino (Coc) clear soup;
(con arroz, etc) soup;
( para cocinar) stock;
(salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl);
◊ caldo de pollo chicken stock

caldo sustantivo masculino
1 (de verduras, ave) stock
(con tropezones) broth
(sin tropezones, consomé) clear soup
2 (vino) wine: esa región tiene muy buenos caldos, that region has got some excellent wines
3 (salsa) juice: me gusta mojar el pan en el caldo, I like to dunk my bread in stock
4 Biol Farm caldo de cultivo, culture medium
fam fig (circunstancias propicias) breeding ground
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner a caldo a alguien, (regañar) to tell sb what you think of her/him
(hablar mal) to pull sb to pieces

' caldo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colar
- echar
- poner
- resucitar
- roja
- rojo
- concentrar
- cubo
- pastilla
- sopa
English:
bouillon
- breeding ground
- broth
- hotbed
- skim
- soup
- stock
- stock-cube

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caldo nm

1. [para cocinar] stock;
[sopa] clear soup, broth;
caldo de pollo [para cocinar] chicken stock;
[sopa] chicken soup o consommé;
Comp
Fam Hum
cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas to take a leak;

Comp
Esp Fam
poner a alguien a caldo [criticar] to roast sb, esp Br to slate sb;
[reñir] to give sb a telling off o Br ticking-off
Comp
caldo de cultivo culture medium; Fig [condición idónea] breeding ground
2. [aderezo] dressing

3. [vino] wine

4. Méx [de caña] sugarcane juice

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caldo

m GASTR stock;

hacer el caldo gordo a alguien fam make things easy for s.o.;

poner a caldo alguien fam tell s.o. off

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caldo nm

1) consomé: broth, stock

2)

caldo de cultivo : culture medium, breeding ground

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caldo n

1. (sopa) broth

2. (para cocinar) stock

Spanish-English dictionary > caldo
7 picar

v.

1 to bite.

me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp

2 to peck.

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3 to chop (triturar) (vegetables).

4 to break up (piedra, hielo).

5 to chip the plaster off.

6 to annoy (informal) (enojar). (peninsular Spanish)

7 to spur on (to stimulate) (persona, caballo).

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

8 to punch (perforar) (billete, ficha).

9 to type (up) (informal) (mecanografiar).

10 to goad (bullfighting).

11 to itch (escocer) (parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda).

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

12 to be spicy or hot (food).

13 to nibble (tomar un aperitivo).

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

14 to burn (sol).

15 to bounce (balón, pelota) ( Latin American Spanish).

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

16 to sting, to bite, to peck, to pick.

La abeja picó al perro The bee stung the dog.

17 to have an itch in.

Me pica la nariz I have an itch in my nose.

Le pica He has an itch.

18 to mince, to chop up, to chop, to hash.

Ella pica las verduras She minces the vegetables.

19 to be biting.

20 to burn on one's back, to be beating down, to beat down, to burn in one's back.

Este sol pica This sun beats down.

21 to pique, to spur.

Ella pica al caballo She spurred=piqued the horse.

22 to pick at.

Ella pica comida en la noche She eats food at night.

23 to have a few snacks, to have a few nibbles.

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picar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (morder - insecto) to bite; (- abeja, avispa) to sting

2 (corroer) to eat away, rot

■ tengo el coche picado de la humedad my car's all rusty from the damp

■ tengo las muelas picadas de comer tantos caramelos my teeth are bad from eating so many sweets

■ la polilla me ha picado el baúl moths have eaten away the trunk

3 (perforar - papel, tarjeta) to punch

4 (dar con un pico) to jab, goad

5 COCINA (cortar) to chop finely; (carne) to mince

6 (comida) to nibble

■ vamos a salir a picar algo we're going to get a bite to eat

7 (incitar) to arouse

■ me picó la curiosidad it aroused my curiosity

8 (herir) to wound

■ le ha picado el orgullo it has wounded his pride

9 (toro) to goad

10 (cebo) to bite

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sentir escozor) to itch

■ me pica todo el cuerpo I'm itching all over

2 (calentar) to be hot, be strong

■ hoy pica el sol en cantidad the sun's really strong today

3 (estar picante) to be hot

■ estos pimientos pican muchísimo these peppers are really hot

4 (pez) to bite; (persona) to fall for it

5 (caer en la cuenta) to cotton on, twig

6 (comer) to have a nibble

► verbo pronominal picarse

1 (muela) to decay, go bad

■ se me ha picado una muela one of my teeth has gone bad

2 (fruta) to begin to rot

3 (tela) to be moth-eaten

4 (mar) to get choppy

5 (vino) to go vinegary, go sour, go off

6 (metal) to pit

7 (ofenderse) to take offence

8 familiar (picar el orgullo) to get annoyed

9 argot (pincharse droga) to shoot up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

picar alto to aim high

quien se pica, ajos come familiar if the cap fits, wear it

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verb

1) to sting, bite

2) itch

3) punch

4) grind

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1. VT

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente, pez] to bite; [ave] to peck (at)

me ha picado un bicho en el cuello — an insect has bitten me on the neck

los pájaros han picado toda la fruta — the birds have pecked holes in o pecked (at) all the fruit

picar el anzuelo — (lit) to take o swallow the bait; (fig) to rise to the bait, fall for it *

- ¿qué mosca le habrá picado?

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble at

he estado picando unos cacahuetes — I've been nibbling at some peanuts

he picado algo antes de comer — I had a little nibble before lunch

3) (=agujerear) [+ hoja, página] to punch a hole/some holes in; [+ billete, entrada] to punch

4) (=trocear)

a) (Culin) [+ ajo, cebolla, patata] to chop; Esp, Cono Sur [+ carne] to mince, grind (EEUU)

pica la cebolla muy picadita — chop the onion very finely

b) [+ tabaco] to cut; [+ hielo] to crush

c) [+ tierra] to dig over, break up; [+ piedra] [en trozos pequeños] to chip at; [en trozos grandes] to break up

acabó sus días picando piedra en una cantera — he ended his days breaking up stone in a quarry

5) (=provocar) [+ persona] to needle, goad; [+ caballo] to spur on

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

eso me picó la curiosidad — that aroused my curiosity

lo que dijiste lo picó en su amor propio — what you said wounded o hurt his pride

6) (=corroer) [+ diente, muela, madera] to rot; [+ hierro, metal] to rust; [+ cable] to corrode; [+ goma, neumático] to perish

las polillas han picado la lana — the moths have made holes in the wool

7) (Inform) [+ texto] to key in

8) (Mús) [+ nota] to play staccato

9) (Taur) [+ toro] to stick, prick ( with the goad)

10) (Mil) [+ enemigo] to harass

11) Ven * (=sablear) to scrounge *

12) Ven
*
picar el ojo a algn — to wink at sb

2. VI

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente] to bite; [ave] to peck

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble, snack

llevo todo el día picando — I've been nibbling o snacking all day

3) (=morder el cebo) [pez] to bite; [persona] * to fall for it *

hoy parece que no pican — it seems they aren't biting today

ha picado mucha gente — a lot of people have fallen for it *

- picar muy alto

4) (=ser picante) [comida] to be hot, be spicy

esta salsa sí que pica — this sauce is really hot o spicy

5) (=causar picor) [herida, espalda] to itch

me pica la espalda — my back itches

me pica por todo el cuerpo — I'm itching all over

me pica la barba — I've got an itchy beard

un jersey que pica — an itchy jumper

¿le pica la garganta? — do you have a tickle in your throat?, do you have a tickly throat?

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

el alcohol te va a picar un poco — the alcohol is going to sting you a little

¿qué te pica? — (lit) where does it itch?; (fig) what's got into you?, what's eating you? (EEUU)

- a quien le pique que se rasque

6) [sol] to burn

hoy sí que pica el sol — the sun is really burning today

7) (=probar)

picar en algo — to dabble in sth

ha picado en todos los géneros literarios — he has dabbled in all the literary genres

8) Esp * (=llamar a la puerta) to knock

9) Cono Sur ** (=largarse) to split **

10) Esp (Aut) to pink

11)

picarle — Méx * (=darse prisa) to hurry up

12) LAm [pelota] to bounce

3.

See:

picarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

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= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex. One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

* * *

= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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picar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 «mosquito/víbora» to bite; «abeja/avispa» to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos anoche? did you get bitten by the mosquitoes last night?, did the mosquitoes get you last night? ( colloq)

2

«polilla»: una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho the moths got at my poncho

3 «ave» ‹comida› to peck at; ‹enemigo› to peck

4 ‹anzuelo› to bite

5 ( fam) (comer) to eat

picar galletas entre horas engorda muchísimo eating cookies between meals is very fattening

nos sirvió un aperitivo con algo para picar he served us a drink and some nibbles

no quiero cenar, sólo picar algo I don't want supper, just a little snack o just a bite to eat

6 ‹billete/boleto› to punch

7 ( Taur) to jab; ( Agr) to goad, prod

B ( Méx) (con una aguja, espina) to prick

C

1 ( Coc) ‹cebolla/perejil› to chop, chop … up; ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind ( AmE), to mince ( BrE); ‹pan/manzana› ( Ven) to cut

2 ‹hielo› to crush; ‹tierra› to break up; ‹pared› to chip ‹piedra› (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

D ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

E (en billar) ‹bola› to put spin on

F ( Per fam) (obtener dinero) to get (some) money from o out of

voy a picar a mi viejo I'm going to get some money out of my old man ( colloq), I'm going to touch my old man for some money ( colloq)

G

1 (incitar) to spur on; (ofender, enfadar) to upset, hurt

2 ‹amor propio› to wound, hurt; ‹curiosidad› to pique, arouse

H ‹papel› to perforate

I ( Mús) to play … staccato

■ picar

vi

A

1 (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

ha picado un pez grande we've got o hooked a big one

el cliente picó the customer rose to o took the bait

le tendimos una trampa y picó we set a trap for him and he fell for it

picar alto to aim high

2 (comer) to nibble

siempre anda picando entre comidas he's always eating o nibbling between meals

B

1 «comida» to be hot

esta mostaza pica mucho this mustard's really hot, this mustard really burns your mouth

2 (producir comezón) «lana/suéter» to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? are your eyes stinging o smarting?

3 ( fam)

(quemar): ¡cómo pica el sol hoy! the sun's really burning o scorching today!

4 ( Méx) pinchar vi A. (↑ pinchar)

C ( AmL) «pelota» to bounce

la pelota picó fuera the ball bounced o went out

hacer picar la pelota to bounce the ball

D ( Esp) «motor» to knock, pink ( BrE)

E ( RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl), to beat it (sl)

picarle ( Méx fam); to get a move on ( colloq), to move it ( BrE colloq)

■ picarse

v pron

A

1 «muelas» to decay, rot; «manguera/llanta» to perish; «cacerola/pava» to rust; «ropa» to get moth-eaten

2 «manzana» to rot, go rotten; «vino» to go sour

B «mar» to get choppy

C ( fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed, get in a huff ( colloq); (ofenderse) to take offense*, be piqued

hombre, no te piques; si sólo era una broma come on, don't get annoyed, it was only a joke ( colloq)

anda picado he's in a huff ( colloq)

D «avión» to nose-dive; «pájaro» to dive

E

1 ( arg) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

2 ( Méx) pinchar v pron A 1. (↑ pinchar)

F

picárselas ( RPl arg) (irse) to split (sl), to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)

yo me las pico I'm off ( colloq)

a las nueve me las pico I have to be going o to take off at nine ( colloq)

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picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picaron los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picar algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picarle (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' picar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rascar
- tabla
English:
bite
- chop
- clip
- crush
- grind
- itch
- mince
- nibble
- pick
- pick at
- pit
- prickle
- punch
- rise
- smart
- sting
- bounce
- chopping board
- eat
- finely
- prick
- rot
- tickle

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picar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: mosquito, serpiente] to bite;
[sujeto: avispa, escorpión] to sting;
me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp;

picar el cebo o [m5] anzuelo [pez] to bite

2. [sujeto: ave] [comida] to peck at;

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3. [trocear] [verdura] to chop;
Esp, RP [carne] to mince; [piedra, hielo] to break up; [pared] to chip the plaster off
4. Méx [pinchar] to prick

5. [dañar, estropear] [diente, caucho, cuero] to rot;

esos caramelos terminarán picándote las muelas Br those sweets o US that candy will rot your teeth

6. [aperitivo]
picar unas aceitunas to have a few olives as an aperitif;

vamos a picar algo antes de comer let's have some nibbles before the meal;

está todo el día picando comida she's always nibbling at something or other between meals

7. Esp Fam [enojar] to annoy;

le encanta picar a su hermana he loves needling his sister

8. [estimular] [persona, caballo] to spur on;

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

9. [perforar] [billete, ficha] to punch

10. Fam [mecanografiar] to type (up)

11. Taurom to goad

12. Dep [con efecto] [balón, pelota] to chip;
[bola de billar] to screw
13. Am [botar] [balón, pelota] to bounce

14. Mús [nota] to play staccato

15. Méx Fam
picarle to get a move on;

pícale, que se nos hace tarde para el teatro get a move on, we'll be late for the play;

ya píquenle con eso, o no acabarán nunca you'd better get a move on with that or you'll never finish

16. Col [guiñar] to wink;

picarle un ojo a alguien to wink at sb

♦ vi

1. [escocer] [parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda] to itch;

¿te pica? does it itch?;

me pica mucho la cabeza my head is really itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

2. [estar picante] [alimento, plato] to be spicy o hot;
[cebolla] to be strong
3. [ave] to peck

4. [pez] to bite

5. [dejarse engañar] to take the bait;

no creo que pique I don't think he's going to fall for it o take the bait

6. [tomar un aperitivo] to nibble;

cosas de o [m5] para picar nibbles;

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

7. [sol] to burn;

cuando más picaba el sol when the sun was at its hottest

8. Fam [mecanografiar] to type

9. Am [balón, pelota] to bounce;

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

10. RP Fam [largarse] to take off

11. Comp

picar (muy) alto to have great ambitions

♦ See also the pronominal verb picarse

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picar

I v/t

1 de mosquito, serpiente bite; de avispa sting; de ave peck

2 carne grind, Br

mince; verdura mince, Br

chop finely

3 piedra break (up)

4 TAUR jab with a lance

5 ( molestar) annoy

6 la curiosidad pique

7 MÚS pick

II v/i

1 tb fig

take the bait

2 L.Am.

de la comida be hot o

spicy

3 ( producir picor) itch

4 del sol burn

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picar {72} vt

1) : to sting, to bite

2) : to peck at

3) : to nibble on

4) : to prick, to puncture, to punch (a ticket)

5) : to grind, to chop

6) : to goad, to incite

7) : to pique, to provoke

picar vi

1) : to itch

2) : to sting

3) : to be spicy

4) : to nibble

5) : to take the bait

6)

picar en : to dabble in

7)

picar muy alto : to aim too high

♦ See also the reflexive verb picarse

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picar vb

1. (mosquito, serpiente, peces) to bite [pt. bit; pp. bitten]

me ha picado un mosquito I've been bitten by a mosquito

los peces no pican hoy the fish aren't biting today

2. (abeja, avispa) to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

le picó una abeja he was stung by a bee

3. (carne) to mince

el carnicero picó la carne the butcher minced the meat

4. (verduras) to chop [pt. & pp. chopped]

pica la cebolla muy fino chop the onion very finely

5. (comer) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to nibble

ha picado antes de comer y ahora no tiene hambre she had something to eat before lunch and now she's not hungry

6. (billete) to punch

el revisor no me ha picado el billete the inspector hasn't punched my ticket

7. (comida) to be hot

las guindillas pican chilis are hot

8. (ropa, toalla, etc) to be itchy

este jersey pica this jumper is itchy

9. (caer en una trampa) to fall for it [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

le preparamos una broma y picó we played a trick on him and he fell for it

Spanish-English dictionary > picar
8 comer

v.

1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?; (al mediodía) what's for dinner? (a noche)

comer fuera to go out for lunch (al mediodía)

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!

dar de comer to feed

2 to take, to capture.

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

3 to eat up.

les come la envidia they're eaten up with envy

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time

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comer

► verbo transitivo

1 to eat

■ comer pescado to eat fish

2 (tomar) to have

■ para cenar comimos sopa we had soup for dinner

3 (color) to fade

4 (corroer) to corrode

5 figurado (gastar) to eat away; (combustible) to use, use up

6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to eat; (a mediodía) to have lunch, lunch; (por la noche) to have dinner, dine

■ ayer comimos a las dos yesterday we had lunch at two

■ mañana vamos a comer fuera tomorrow we're going to eat out

■ David me ha invitado a comer David's invited me to lunch

► nombre masculino

1 eating

► verbo pronominal comerse

1 to eat

■ se lo comió todo he ate all of it

2 figurado (saltarse) to omit; (párrafo) to skip; (palabra) to swallow

■ se come las palabras she doesn't pronounce her words very clearly

3 (color) to fade

4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrow

comer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horse

come con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) belly

comerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kisses

comerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovingly

comerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyes

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails

¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?

dar de comer to feed

echar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)

está para comérsela familiar (mujer) she's really tasty

me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envy

no tener qué comer not to have enough to live on

ser de buen comer to be a good eater

sin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it

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verb

to eat

- dar de comer

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1. VT

1) [+ comida] to eat

¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?

no tienen qué comer — they have nothing to eat

sin comerlo ni beberlo —

sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case

ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
coco I, 2), tarro 2)
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch

los domingos suelo comer paella — on Sundays I usually have paella for lunch

3) (=hacer desaparecer)

el pelo te come la cara — your hair's covering half your face

esto come las existencias — this devours the stocks

poco a poco el polvo fue comiendo la casa — dust gradually took over the house

• comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them

el equipo se dejó comer el terreno — the team conceded a lot of ground

4) (=destruir, consumir)

un ácido que come la plata — an acid that corrodes silver

el agua comió la piedra — the water wore down the stone

eso les come la moral — that's eating away at their morale

le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy

5) (=escocer)

el picor me come la pierna — my leg's stinging

6) (Ajedrez) to take

2. VI

1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat

¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?

los leones tienen que cazar para comer — lions have to hunt to eat

¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *

• comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sth

come de los platos de los demás — she eats other people's food

no todos podemos comer de lo que cultivamos — not all of us can live off what we grow ourselves

• comer fuera — to eat out

comer con los ojos —

siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach

- comer como una vaca o fiera

- no comer ni dejar comer

- el mismo que come y viste

2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner

comemos a la una — we have lunch at one

me gusta comer fuerte y cenar poco — I like to have a big lunch and a light evening meal

3)

• dar de comer — to feed

estaba dando de comer al niño — she was feeding her child

dar de comer a las gallinas — to feed the hens

ni siquiera nos dio de comer — she didn't even give us anything to eat

4) And
***
comer a algn — to screw sb ***

3.

See:

comerse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

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= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

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* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

* * *

= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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comer¹ [E1 ]

vi

A

1 (tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anything

no hay nada para comer there's nothing to eat

este niño no me come nada ( fam); this child won't eat anything (I make for him) ( colloq)

las palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her hand

el sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed them

comer como un sabañón or ( Esp) una lima or ( Méx) un pelón de hospicio ( fam); to eat like a horse

comer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird

2

dar de comer to feed

todavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed him

darle de comer al gato to feed the cat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kids

nos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very well

ni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eat

darle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid gloves

B

1

(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yet

hace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages

¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?

no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel

¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!

¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien the food here is very good

donde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2 (esp Esp, Méx) (almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner ( BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

3 ( esp AmL) (cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at nine

nos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner

■ comer

vt

A ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat

como mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruit

no puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso have a little cheese

tienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you

¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat

nadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat you

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eaten

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)

B ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her face

estos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoes

estos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savings

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rent

si seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirt

C (en ajedrez, damas) to take

■ comerse

v pron

A ‹acento/palabra›

te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accents

me comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two lines

se comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'

se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his words

B

1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eat

cómetelo todo eat it all up

se lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one go

está para comérsela ( fam); she's really tasty ( colloq), she's a real dish ( colloq)

no te comas las uñas don't bite your nails

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)

se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envy

se comió cuatro años de cárcel ( fam); he did four years in prison o inside ( colloq)

comerse a algn vivo ( fam); to skin sb alive ( colloq)

si se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)

2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into

3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)

C ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpet

el mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sand

el ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metal

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salary

D ( Col fam) (poseer sexualmente) to have ( colloq)

comer²

masculine

eating

una persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her food

el arte del buen comer the art of good eating

el comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop

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comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot

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comer

♦ vt

1. [alimentos] to eat;

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;

¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;

no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;

Comp

ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;

Comp
Fam
comer el coco o [m5] tarro a alguien [convencer] to brainwash sb;

Comp

sin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;

sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;
esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;
hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today

3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

4. [consumir] to eat up;

tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;

esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;

los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;

me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive

♦ vi

1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;

ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;

comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;

yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;

comer a la carta to eat à la carte;

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;

¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;

dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;

no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;

en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;
Fam
ser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;
Fig
tener qué comer to have enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
comer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;

Comp

comer como una lima o [m5] un regimiento to eat like a horse;

Comp

comimos como curas o [m5] reyes we ate like kings;

Comp

comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;

Comp
Fam
dar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;

Comp

donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;

en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;

hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;

comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch

3. esp Andes [a la noche] to have dinner

♦ See also the pronominal verb comerse

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comer

I v/t eat; a mediodía have for lunch

II v/i eat; a mediodía have lunch;

dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;

no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;

sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden

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comer vt

1) : to eat

2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat into

comer vi

1) : to eat

2) cenar: to have a meal

3)

dar de comer : to feed

♦ See also the reflexive verb comerse

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comer vb

1. (en general) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten]

hay que comer más verduras you must eat more vegetables

¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?

2. (al mediodía) to have lunch

siempre como en casa I always have lunch at home

me ha invitado a comer he's invited me to lunch

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

fuimos a dar de comer a los patos we went to feed the ducks

Spanish-English dictionary > comer
9 base

adj.

host.

f.

1 foundations (parte inferior) (de edificio).

base de maquillaje foundation (cream)

2 basis (fundamento, origen).

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…

sentar las bases para to lay the foundations of

base imponible (finance) taxable income

3 base.

base aérea air base

base espacial space station

base de lanzamiento launch site

base naval naval base

base de operaciones operational base

4 base (chemistry).

5 base (math & geometry).

6 base.

7 makeup.

8 radix, base of a system of numbers or logarithms.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: basar.

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base

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) base

■ la base de la torre the base of the tower

2 figurado basis

■ las cereales son la base de nuestra agricultura cereals form the basis of our agriculture

■ si partimos de la base de que... if we start from the premise that...

3 QUÍMICA base, alkali

4 MATEMÁTICAS base

5 (en béisbol) base

► nombre femenino plural bases

1 (de concurso) rules

2 las bases (de partido etc) grass roots, rank and file

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a base de (por) through, by means of, using 2 (de) consisting of

■ se hizo rico a base de trabajar mucho he became rich through hard work

■ una dieta a base de hortalizas y pescado a diet consisting of vegetables and fish

a base de bien familiar really well

en base a based on, on the basis of

base aérea air base

base de datos database

base de datos documental documentary database

base de datos relacional relational database

base de lanzamiento launch site

base de operaciones operational headquarters

base imponible taxable income

base naval naval base

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noun f.

1) base

2) basis

•

- base de datos

* * *

1. SF

1) (=parte inferior) base

la base de la columna — the base of the pillar

este jarrón tiene muy poca base — this vase has a very narrow base

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

la base del cráneo — the base of the skull

2) (=fondo) [de pintura] background; [de maquillaje] foundation

sobre una base de amarillo — on a yellow background

primero se coloca una base de tomate — start by laying a tomato base

3) (=fundamento) basis

ese artículo no tiene base científica alguna — that article has no scientific basis at all

la base del éxito está en el trabajo — the key to success is hard work

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

un programa elaborado en base a criterios subjetivos — a programme based on subjective criteria

en base a lo que acabamos de ver — based on what we have just seen

en base a que: no publicaron la carta en base a que era demasiado larga — they didn't publish the letter because it was too long

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

partiendo de esta base, nos planteamos la necesidad... — on this assumption, we think it necessary...

partir de la base de que... — to take as one's starting point that...

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

Chomsky sentó las bases de la gramática generativa — Chomsky laid the foundations of generative grammar

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

hay que negociar sobre la base de resoluciones previas — we must negotiate on the basis of previous resolutions

- coger a algn fuera de base

base de poder — power base

4) (=componente principal)

la leche es la base de su alimentación — his diet is milk-based

la base de este jabón es la soda — this soap is soda-based

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

un plato a base de verduras — a vegetable-based dish, a dish based on vegetables

este aparato funciona a base de ultrasonidos — this machine works with ultrasound

sólo conseguirás salir adelante a base de mucho esfuerzo — you will only get ahead by working hard

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

así, a base de no hacer nada, poco vas a conseguir — you won't achieve much by doing nothing

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

cenamos a base de bien — we had a really good meal

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

5) (=conocimientos básicos) grounding

le falta un poco de base — he doesn't have the proper grounding

este manual le aportará una buena base de química — this handbook will give you a good grounding in chemistry

6) (Mil) base

base aérea — air base

base aeronaval — naval air base

base avanzada — forward base

base de lanzamiento — launch site

base de operaciones — operations base

base espacial — space station

base militar — military base

base naval — naval base

7) pl bases

a) (=condiciones) [de concurso] conditions, rules; [de convocatoria] requirements

b) (Pol)

las bases — the rank and file

8) (Inform)

base de datos — database

base de datos documental — documentary database

base de datos relacional — relational database

9) (Mat) [en una potencia] base

10) (Quím) base

11) (Téc) base, mounting

12) (Agrimensura) base, base line

13) (Ling) (tb: base derivativa) base form

14) (Béisbol) base

15) ** (=droga) base

2.

SMF (Baloncesto) guard

3. ADJ INV

1) (=de partida) [campamento, campo] base antes de s ; [puerto] home antes de s

dejamos el campamento base por la mañana — we left base camp in the morning

2) (=básico) [idea] basic; [documento, texto] provisional, draft

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color
salario, sueldo
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I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

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= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex. The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex. The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex. The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex. The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex. The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex. 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex. Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

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* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex: The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex: The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex: The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

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base¹

feminine

A

1 (parte inferior) base

la base de una columna the base of a column

el contraste está en la base the hallmark is on the base o the bottom

2 (fondo) background

sobre una base de tonos claros against o on a background of light tones

3

tb base de maquillaje foundation

4 (permanente) soft perm

B

1

(fundamento): no tienes suficiente base para asegurar eso you don't have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana the basis of good health is a balanced diet

esa afirmación carece de bases sólidas that statement is not founded o based on any firm evidence

sentar las bases de un acuerdo to lay the foundations of an agreement

un movimiento sin base popular a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point

partiendo or si partimos de la base de que … if we start from the premise o assumption that …

sobre la base de estos datos podemos concluir que … on the basis of this information we can conclude that …

2

(componente principal): la base de su alimentación es el arroz rice is their staple food, their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín this perfume has a jasmine base, this is a jasmine-based perfume

los diamantes forman la base de la economía the economy is based on diamonds

3

(conocimientos básicos): tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound basic knowledge of o he has a sound grounding in science

llegó sin ninguna base he hadn't mastered the basics when he arrived

Compuestos:

● base de datos

database

● base de datos relacional

relational database

● base imponible

tax base ( AmE), taxable income o base ( BrE)

C ( en locs):

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered

lo consiguió a base de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to achieve it

un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet, a diet mainly consisting of vegetables

una bebida a base de ginebra a gin-based drink

vive a base de pastillas pills are what keep her going

de base ‹planteamiento/error› fundamental, basic;

‹militante› rank-and-file ( before n), ordinary ( before n); ‹movimiento/democracia› grass roots ( before n)

en base a ( crit); on the basis of

en base a las recientes encuestas on the evidence o basis of recent polls

una propuesta de negociación en base a un programa de diez puntos a proposal for negotiations based on a ten-point plan

a base de bien ( Esp fam): comimos a base de bien we really ate well, we had a really good meal

D (centro de operaciones) base

Compuestos:

● base aérea

air base

● base de lanzamiento

launch site

● base de operaciones

center* of operations, operational headquarters ( sing o pl)

● base militar

military base

● base naval

naval base

E ( Pol) tb

bases rank and file (pl)

F ( Mat) base

G ( Quím) base

H bases fpl (de un concurso) rules (pl), conditions of entry (pl)

I

1 (en béisbol) base

2

base masculine and feminine (en baloncesto) guard

base²

adj inv

1 (básico, elemental) ‹alimento› basic, staple ( before n); ‹documento/texto› draft ( before n)

la idea base partió de … the basic idea stemmed from …

salario, sueldo

2 (de origen) ‹puerto› home ( before n); ‹campamento› base ( before n)

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Del verbo basar: ( conjugate basar)

basé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

base es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
basar
base
basar ( conjugate basar) verbo transitivo ‹teoría/idea› base algo en algo to base sth on sth
basarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] basese EN algo:

◊ ¿en qué te basas para decir eso? and what basis o grounds do you have for saying that?;

se basó en esos datos he based his argument (o theory etc) on that information
b) [teoría/creencia/idea/opinión] basese EN algo to be based on sth

base sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

◊ base de maquillaje foundation

2
a) ( fundamento) basis;

◊ la base de una buena salud the basis of good health;

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso I have sufficient grounds to claim that;
sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations of sth;
tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point
b) ( conocimientos básicos):

◊ tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound grounding in science;

llegó al curso sin ninguna base he didn't have the basics when he began the course;
base de datos database
3 ( en locs)
◊ a base de: un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet;

vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills
4 ( centro de operaciones) base;
◊ base aérea/naval/militar air/naval/military base

5
◊ bases sustantivo femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

6
a) ( en béisbol) base

b)

◊ base sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard

basar verbo transitivo to base [en, on]
base
I sustantivo femenino
1 base
2 (fundamento de una teoría, de un argumento) basis, (motivo) grounds: tus quejas no tienen base alguna, your complaints are groundless
3 (conocimientos previos) grounding: tiene muy mala base en matemáticas, he's got a very poor grasp of maths
4 Mil base
base aérea/naval, air/naval base
5 Inform base de datos, data base
II fpl
1 Pol the grass roots: las bases no apoyan al candidato, the candidate didn't get any grass-roots support
2 (de un concurso) rules
♦ Locuciones: a base de: la fastidiaron a base de bien, they really messed her about
a base de estudiar consiguió aprobar, he passed by studying
a base de extracto de camomila, using camomile extract
' base' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- basar
- columpiarse
- concentración
- esquema
- fundar
- fundamentar
- fundarse
- innoble
- mantenerse
- pie
- salario
- somier
- subsistir
- tejemaneje
- asiento
- banco
- bastardo
- cimentar
- fundamento
- inicial
- mantener
- rejilla
- sueldo
English:
air base
- base
- basis
- circuit board
- cornerstone
- data base
- decision making
- fatty
- foundation
- from
- grounding
- rank
- rationale
- roll out
- stand
- undercoat
- work
- air
- ball
- base pay
- bed
- cover
- data
- educated
- found
- French
- go
- ground
- hard
- home
- model
- pickle
- primary
- report
- rocky
- sordid
- squash
- staple
- starchy
- taxable
- under

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base

♦ nf

1. [parte inferior] base;
[de edificio] foundations;
colocaron un ramo de flores en la base del monumento they placed a bunch of flowers at the foot of the monument

Comp
base de maquillaje foundation (cream)
2. [fundamento, origen] basis;

el respeto al medio ambiente es la base de un desarrollo equilibrado respect for the environment is o forms the basis of balanced development;

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil;

salí de la universidad con una sólida base humanística I left university with a solid grounding in the humanities;

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand;

esta teoría carece de base this theory is unfounded, this theory is not founded on solid arguments;

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…;

se parte de la base de que todos ya saben leer we're starting with the assumption that everyone can read;

sentar las bases para… to lay the foundations of…;

sobre la base de esta encuesta se concluye que… on the basis of this opinion poll, it can be concluded that… Fin base imponible taxable income

3. [conocimientos básicos] grounding;

habla mal francés porque tiene mala base she doesn't speak French well because she hasn't learnt the basics properly

4. [militar, científica] base

Comp
base aérea air base;
base espacial space station;

base de lanzamiento launch site;

base naval naval base;

base de operaciones operational base;
[aeropuerto civil ] base (of operations)
5. Quím base

6. Geom base

7. Mat base

8. Ling base (form)

9. Informát base de datos database;

base de datos documental documentary database;

base de datos relacional relational database

10. Com base de clientes customer base

11.
bases [para prueba, concurso] rules

12.
las bases [de partido, sindicato] the grass roots, the rank and file;

afiliado de las bases grassroots member

13. [en béisbol] base;
Méx
dar base por bola a alguien to walk sb

♦ nmf
[en baloncesto] guard
♦ a base de loc prep

by (means of);

me alimento a base de verduras I live on vegetables;

el flan está hecho a base de huevos crème caramel is made with eggs;

a base de no hacer nada by not doing anything;

a base de trabajar duro fue ascendiendo puestos she moved up through the company by working hard;

aprender a base de equivocarse to learn the hard way;

se sacó la carrera a base de codos she got her degree by sheer hard work

Comp
Esp Fam
a base de bien: nos humillaron a base de bien they really humiliated us;

lloraba a base de bien he was crying his eyes out;

los niños disfrutaron a base de bien the children had a great time

♦ en base a loc prep
[considerado incorrecto] on the basis of;
en base a lo visto hasta ahora, no creo que puedan ganar from what I've seen so far, I don't think they can win;

el plan se efectuará en base a lo convenido the plan will be carried out in accordance with the terms agreed upon

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base

I f

1 QUÍM, MAT, MIL, DEP base

2

:

bases pl de concurso etc conditions

3

:

una dieta a base de frutas a diet based on fruit, a fruit-based diet;

consiguió comprarse una casa a base de ahorrar he managed to buy a house by (dint of) saving;

nos divertimos a base de bien we had a really o fam a real good time

II m/f en baloncesto guard

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base nf

1) : base, bottom

2) : base (in baseball)

3) fundamento: basis, foundation

4)

base de datos : database

5)

a base de : based on, by means of

6)

en base a : based on, on the basis of

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base n

1. (en general) base

colocaron la estatua sobre una base de mármol they placed the statue on a marble base

2. (fundamento) basis [pl. bases]

la higiene es la base de una buena salud hygiene is the basis of good health

la base de su alimentación es la patata their diet is based on potatoes

a base de (mediante) by / through (basado en) based on

una alimentación a base de pescado a diet based on fish

han logrado el éxito a base de tocar en directo they've achieved success by playing live

base de datos database

base militar military base

Spanish-English dictionary > base
10 picadillo

m.

1 mince.

hacer picadillo a alguien (informal) to beat somebody to a pulp

2 mincemeat, mince, hash, ground beef.

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picadillo

► nombre masculino

1 (de carne) minced meat, mince; (de verduras) chopped vegetables

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer picadillo a alguien familiar to make mincemeat of somebody

* * *

SM [de carne] mince, ground meat (EEUU)

picadillo de cebolla — finely chopped onions pl

los hizo picadillo — he made mincemeat out of them

- ser como el picadillo

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masculino (Coc)

hacer un picadillo con el ajo y el perejil — finely chop the garlic together with the parsley

hacer picadillo a alguien — (fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)

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masculino (Coc)

hacer un picadillo con el ajo y el perejil — finely chop the garlic together with the parsley

hacer picadillo a alguien — (fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)

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picadillo

masculine

1

(de verduras, etc): hacer un picadillo con la cebolla, el ajo y el perejil finely chop the onion together with the garlic and the parsley

picadillo de atún/caballa tuna/mackerel with chopped peppers, onion, etc

hacer picadillo a algn ( fam); to beat sb to a pulp ( colloq)

2 (guiso) ground beef with chopped bacon, vegetables and egg

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picadillo sustantivo masculino mince, minced meat: si mis padres se enteran me hacen picadillo, I'm for the chop if my parents find out
' picadillo' also found in these entries:
English:
mincemeat

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picadillo nm

1. [preparación]
añada un picadillo de perejil y cebolla add finely chopped parsley and onion;

hacer un picadillo de cebolla to chop an onion finely;

Comp
Fam
hacer picadillo a alguien to beat sb to a pulp

2. Chile [tapas] appetizers, snacks

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picadillo

m GASTR de lomo: marinated ground meat ;

añada un picadillo de cebolla y ajo add finely chopped onion and garlic;

hacer picadillo a alguien fig fam beat s.o. up

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picadillo nm

1) : minced meat, hash

2)

hacer picadillo a : to beat to a pulp

Spanish-English dictionary > picadillo
11 ensartar

v.

1 to string (perlas).

2 to gore (atravesar) (torero).

ensartó las verduras en pinchos he threaded the vegetables on skewers

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ensartar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cuentas) to string (together), thread; (aguja) to thread

2 figurado to reel off, rattle off

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verb

to thread, string

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1. VT

1) (=pinchar) [+ cuentas] to string; [+ aguja] to thread; [+ carne] to spit

2) [+ ideas] to string together; [+ disculpas] to reel off

3) Chile, Méx (=engañar) to deceive

2.

See:

ensartarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <perlas/cuentas> to string

b) ( con pincho) to skewer

c) ( enhebrar) to thread

d) ( clavar)

ensartar algo en algo — to stick something in(to) something

2) < disparates> to reel off, trot out; < insultos> to come out with a string o stream of
2.
ensartarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) (en discusión, asunto) to get involved

b) (CS fam) ( engañarse)

ensartarse con alguien — to be wrong about somebody

me ensarté con el auto que compré — the car turned to be a bad buy

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= string.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio strung.

Ex. There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <perlas/cuentas> to string

b) ( con pincho) to skewer

c) ( enhebrar) to thread

d) ( clavar)

ensartar algo en algo — to stick something in(to) something

2) < disparates> to reel off, trot out; < insultos> to come out with a string o stream of
2.
ensartarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) (en discusión, asunto) to get involved

b) (CS fam) ( engañarse)

ensartarse con alguien — to be wrong about somebody

me ensarté con el auto que compré — the car turned to be a bad buy

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= string.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio strung.

Ex: There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.

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ensartar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹perlas/cuentas› to string

2 (con un pincho) to skewer

3 ‹aguja› to thread

B ‹disparates› to reel off, trot out; ‹insultos› to come out with a string o stream o barrage of

■ ensartarse

v pron

1 ( AmL fam) (en una discusión, un asunto) to get involved

2 (CS fam) (clavarse) to be taken in ( colloq), to be suckered ( AmE colloq) ensartarse CON algn to be wrong ABOUT sb

me ensarté con el auto que compré the car turned out to be a bad buy

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ensartar ( conjugate ensartar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹perlas/cuentas› to string

b) ( con pincho) to skewer

c) ( enhebrar) to thread

d) ( clavar) ensartar algo en algo to stick sth in(to) sth

ensartar verbo transitivo
1 (cuentas de un collar, etc) to string
2 (con un pincho) to spit
3 (ideas) to link
' ensartar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brocheta
English:
string
- thread

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ensartar

♦ vt

1. [con hilo] [perlas] to string;
[aguja] to thread
2. [con algo puntiagudo] [comida] to skewer;
[torero] to gore;
ensartó las verduras en pinchos he threaded the vegetables on skewers;

le ensartó el puñal en la espalda she plunged the dagger into his back

3. [cosas inconexas] to reel o rattle off;

ensartar mentiras to tell one lie after another

4. Am Fam [engañar] to rip off;

me ensartaron con estos CDs these CDs were a rip-off

♦ See also the pronominal verb ensartarse

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ensartar

v/t

1 en hilo string

2 aguja thread

3 con espada run through

4 L.Am. ( engañar) trick, trap

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ensartar vt

1) enhebrar: to string, to thread

2) : to skewer, to pierce

Spanish-English dictionary > ensartar
12 soltar

v.

1 to let go of.

¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!

2 to release (dejar ir) (preso, animales, freno).

no suelta ni un duro you can't get a penny out of her (peninsular SpanishAm)

no suelta ni un centavo you can't get a penny out of her (peninsular SpanishAm)

si yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto (informal) if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to it

Ella suelta su mano She releases his hand.

3 to let or pay out (desenrollar) (cable, cuerda).

4 to give (risotada, grito, suspiro).

soltar una patada a alguien to give somebody a kick, to kick somebody

soltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch somebody

5 to come out with (decir bruscamente).

6 to give off (desprender) (calor, olor, gas).

estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them

7 to unfasten, to loosen, to unloose, to untie.

El chico soltó al perro The boy untied the dog.

8 to let free, to let go, to let off, to release.

El guarda soltó al pillo The guard released the rascal.

El diario soltó la información The newspaper let off the information.

9 to give forth, to burst out.

Soltar un grito Give forth a cry.

10 to give out, to fork out, to fork up, to fork over.

Miguel suelta mucho dinero Mike gives out a lot of money.

11 to lose hold.

12 to pay out, to let go, to pay away, to run out.

El marinero suelta la cuerda The sailor pays out the rope.

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soltar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desasir) to let go of, release, drop

■ me soltó la mano he let go of my hand

■ suelta el botón release the button

■ ¡suelta el arma! drop the weapon!

■ ¡suéltame! let me go!

2 (desatar) to untie, unfasten, undo; (aflojar) to loosen

3 (preso) to release, free, set free

4 (animal) to let out; (perro) to unleash

5 (humo, olor) to give off

6 (puntos) to drop

7 (de vientre) to loosen

8 familiar (arrear) to give, deal

■ le soltó una torta he gave him a slap

9 familiar (decir) to come out with, blurt out

■ nos soltó un rollo he gave us a boring lecture

► verbo pronominal soltarse

1 (desatarse) to come untied, come unfastened

2 (desprenderse) to come off

3 (tornillo etc) to come loose

4 (animal) to get loose, break loose

5 (puntos) to come undone

6 (vientre) to loosen

7 figurado (adquirir habilidad) to become proficient, get the knack

■ ya se suelta en inglés he's getting fluent in English

8 figurado (desenvolverse) to become self-confident, loosen up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

soltar amarras to cast off

soltar la lengua to speak freely

soltar la pasta familiar to cough up

soltar un taco to swear

soltarse a + inf to begin + inf, start + inf / -ing

■ ya se suelta a caminar he's beginning to walk

soltarse a su gusto familiar to let off steam

¡suelta! (dejar ir) let go! 2 (decir) out with it!, spit it out!

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verb

1) to release

2) loosen

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1. VT

1) (=dejar de agarrar) to let go of; (=dejar caer) to drop

soltó mi mano — he let go of my hand

¡suéltenme! — let go of me!, let me go!

no sueltes la cuerda — don't let go of the rope

el gato me soltó el ratón en los pies — the cat dropped the mouse at my feet

dejó de escribir y soltó el bolígrafo — she stopped writing and put down her pen

2) [+ amarras] to cast off; [+ nudo, cinturón] (=quitar) to untie, undo; (=aflojar) to loosen

ve soltando cuerda mientras bajas — pay the rope out gradually as you descend

3) (Aut) [+ embrague] to let out, release, disengage frm; [+ freno] to release

4) (=dejar libre) [+ preso, animal] to release, set free; [+ agua] to let out, run off

soltó una paloma blanca en señal de paz — he released a white dove as a token of peace

5) (=emitir) [+ gas, olor] to give off; [+ grito] to let out

suelta vapores peligrosos — it gives off dangerous fumes

solté un suspiro de alivio — I let out o heaved a sigh of relief

soltar una carcajada — to burst out laughing

soltar un estornudo — to sneeze

soltar un suspiro — to sigh

6) (=asestar)

soltar un golpe — to deal a blow

le soltó un puñetazo — she hit him

7) [al hablar] [+ noticia] to break; [+ indirecta] to drop; [+ blasfemia] to come out with, let fly

les volvió a soltar el mismo sermón — he gave them the lecture all over again

¡suéltalo ya! — out with it!, spit it out! *

soltó un par de palabrotas — he came out with a couple of rude words, he let fly a couple of obscenities

- soltar cuatro verdades a algn

8) * (=perder) [+ puesto, privilegio] to give up; [+ dinero] to cough up *

no quiere soltar el puesto por nada del mundo — he won't give up the job for anything in the world

9) [serpiente] [+ piel] to shed

10) (=resolver) [+ dificultad] to solve; [+ duda] to resolve; [+ objeción] to satisfy, deal with

11) And (=ceder) to cede, give, hand over

2.

See:

soltarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dejar ir) to release

soltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets

soltó al perro — he let the dog off the leash

le solté el perro — I set the dog on him

2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go

aguanta esto y no lo sueltes — hold this and don't let go of it

soltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran

suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me

no suelta un peso — you can't get a penny out of him

suelta la pistola! — drop the gun!

no pienso soltar este puesto — I've no intention of giving up this position

3)

a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untie

soltar amarras — to cast off

b) ( aflojar)

suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually

c) < freno> to release; < embrague> to let out

d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone

4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>

cuando la carne ha soltado el jugo — when the juice has come out from the meat

5)

a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, give

no soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word

siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)

b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)

le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)

6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)

te suelta el vientre — it loosens your bowels
2.
soltarse v pron

1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)

no te sueltes (de la mano) — don't let go of my hand

el perro se soltó — the dog got loose

el prisionero consiguió soltarse — the prisoner managed to free himself o get free

2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose

soltarse el pelo — let one's hair down

3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)

necesita práctica para soltarse — she needs practice to gain confidence

se soltó más con el francés — his French became more fluent

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dejar ir) to release

soltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets

soltó al perro — he let the dog off the leash

le solté el perro — I set the dog on him

2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go

aguanta esto y no lo sueltes — hold this and don't let go of it

soltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran

suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me

no suelta un peso — you can't get a penny out of him

suelta la pistola! — drop the gun!

no pienso soltar este puesto — I've no intention of giving up this position

3)

a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untie

soltar amarras — to cast off

b) ( aflojar)

suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually

c) < freno> to release; < embrague> to let out

d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone

4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>

cuando la carne ha soltado el jugo — when the juice has come out from the meat

5)

a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, give

no soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word

siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)

b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)

le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)

6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)

te suelta el vientre — it loosens your bowels
2.
soltarse v pron

1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)

no te sueltes (de la mano) — don't let go of my hand

el perro se soltó — the dog got loose

el prisionero consiguió soltarse — the prisoner managed to free himself o get free

2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose

soltarse el pelo — let one's hair down

3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)

necesita práctica para soltarse — she needs practice to gain confidence

se soltó más con el francés — his French became more fluent

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soltar¹

¹ = dump, release, disengage, loosen, let + go, put down, drop off, let + go of, untie.

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

Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.

Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.

Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.

Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.

Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.

* no soltar = keep + a tight hold on.

* soltar amarras = set + sail, cast off.

* soltar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.

* soltar la pasta = pony up, cough up + money, cough up + cash.

* soltar pasta = shell out + money, shell out.

* soltarse = work + loose, come + loose, come off.

* soltarse de = break + loose from.

* soltarse la melena = let + Posesivo + hair down.

* soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* soltar semillas = go to + seed.

soltar²

² = give off, spout.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.

* soltar una carcajada = emit + laugh, let out + a laugh.

* soltar una lágrima = shed + tears.

* soltar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.

soltar³

³ = blurt out, spit out, fire off.

Nota: Hacer o decir algo muy rápidamente.

Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.

Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.

Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.

* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.

* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.

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soltar [ A10 ]

vt

A (dejar ir) to release

lo soltaron porque no tenían pruebas they released him o they let him go because they had no evidence

soltaron varios toros en las fiestas during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets

soltó al perro para que corriese he let the dog off the leash to give it a run

vete o te suelto el perro go away or I'll set the dog on you

B

(dejar de tener cogido): aguanta esto y no lo sueltes hold this and don't let go of it

¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!

¿dónde puedo soltar estos paquetes? where can I put down o ( colloq) drop these packages?

soltó el dinero y salió corriendo he dropped/let go of the money and ran out

suéltame que me haces daño let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me

si no sueltas lo que me debes ( fam); if you don't give me o hand over o ( colloq) cough up what you owe me

es muy tacaño y no suelta un duro he's so tightfisted you can't get a penny out of him

no pienso soltar este puesto I've no intention of giving up this position

C

1 (desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untie

soltar amarras to cast off

2

(aflojar): suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually

3 ‹freno› to release; ‹embrague› to let out

4 (desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to free

consiguió soltar la tuerca he managed to get the nut undone o to undo the nut

D (desprender) ‹piel› to shed; ‹calor/humo/vapor› to give off

esperar a que las verduras suelten el jugo sweat the vegetables

este suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater sheds a lot of hair

E

1 ‹carcajada› to let out; ‹tacos/disparates› to come out with

soltó un grito de dolor she let out o gave a cry of pain

no soltó palabra he didn't say o utter a word

siempre suelta el mismo rollo ( fam); she always comes out with o gives us the same old stuff ( colloq)

soltó varios estornudos he sneezed several times

2 ‹bofetada/golpe› (+ me/te/le etc):

cállate o te suelto un tortazo shut up or I'll clobber you ( colloq)

F ( fam) ‹vientre› (+ me/te/le etc):

te suelta el vientre it loosens your bowels

■ soltar

vi

1

(decir): vamos, suelta, ¿qué pasó? ( fam); come on, out with it, what happened? ( colloq)

2

(dejar de tener cogido): ¡suelta! let go!, let go of it!

■ soltarse

v pron

A ( refl)

«persona/animal» (desasirse): no te sueltes (de la mano) don't let go of my hand, hold on to my hand

el perro se soltó the dog got loose, the dog slipped its lead ( o collar etc)

no pude soltarme I couldn't get away

el prisionero consiguió soltarse the prisoner managed to free himself o get free

B «nudo» (desatarse) to come undone, come loose; (aflojarse) to loosen, come loose

la cuerda se soltó y me caí the rope came loose o undone and I fell

los tornillos se están soltando the screws are working o coming loose

suéltate el pelo let your hair down

para que no se suelte la costura so that the seam doesn't come unstitched o undone

C

(adquirir desenvoltura): necesita práctica para soltarse she needs practice to gain confidence

en Francia se soltó en el francés his French became more fluent when he was in France

soltarse A + INF to start to + INF, to start -ING

se soltó a andar/hablar al año she started walking/talking at the age of one

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soltar ( conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dejar ir) ‹ persona› to release, to let … go;
◊ soltó al perro he let the dog off the leash

2 ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;
◊ no lo sueltes don't let go of it;

soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran;
¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!
3
a) ( desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untie;

◊ soltar amarras to cast off

b) ( aflojar):

◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually

c) ‹ freno› to release;

‹ embrague› to let out
d) ( desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to free;

‹ tuerca› to undo, get … undone
4 ( desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off;
‹ pelo› to shed
5 ‹ carcajada› to let out;
‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with;
‹ grito› to let out
soltarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ perro] to get loose;
◊ no te sueltes de la mano don't let go of my hand

2 ( desatarse) [ nudo] to come undone, come loose;
( aflojarse) [ nudo] to loosen, come loose;
[ tornillo] to come loose
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks
(un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick
(una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out
' soltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- amarra
- carcajada
- escurrirse
- prenda
- rollo
- desprender
- indirecta
- largar
- suelta
- taco
English:
cast off
- cough up
- disengage
- drop
- free
- give
- go
- hint
- let out
- loose
- release
- shell out
- spout
- swear
- unclench
- cast
- cough
- crack
- drag
- laugh
- let
- loosen
- scream
- unleash
- untie

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soltar

♦ vt

1. [desasir] to let go of;

soltó la maleta sobre la cama she dropped the suitcase onto the bed;

¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!

2. [dejar ir, liberar] [preso, animales] to release;
[freno] to release; [acelerador] to take one's foot off;
han soltado a los presos the prisoners have been released;

no sueltes al perro don't let the dog off the leash;

ve soltando el embrague poco a poco let the clutch out gradually;
Fam
no suelta (ni) un Esp [m5] duro o Am [m5] centavo you can't get a penny out of her;
Fam
si yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to it

3. [desatar] [cierre] to unfasten;
[enganche] to unhook; [nudo, cuerda] to untie; [hebilla, cordones] to undo; [tornillo, tuerca] to unscrew
4. [aflojar] [nudo, cordones, tornillo] to loosen

5. [desenrollar] [cable, cuerda] to let o pay out;

ve soltando cuerda hasta que yo te diga keep letting out o paying out more rope until I tell you to stop

6. [desprender] [calor, olor, gas] to give off;

este tubo de escape suelta demasiado humo this exhaust pipe is letting out a lot of smoke;

estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them;

este gato suelta mucho pelo this cat loses a lot of hair

7. [dar] [golpe] to give;
[risotada, grito, suspiro] to give, to let out;
soltar una patada a alguien to give sb a kick, to kick sb;

soltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch sb;

¡a que te suelto un bofetón! watch it or I'll smack you in the face!

8. [decir bruscamente] to come out with;

me soltó que me fuera al infierno he turned round and told me to go to hell;
Fam
¡venga, suelta lo que sepas! come on out with it!;
Fam
nos soltó un sermón sobre la paternidad responsable she gave us o came out with this lecture about responsible parenting

9. [laxar]
esto te ayudará a soltar el vientre this will help to loosen your bowels

♦ See also the pronominal verb soltarse

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soltar

v/t

1 let go of

2 ( librar) release, let go

3 olor give off

4 nudo, tuerca undo

5 fam

discurso launch into

6

:

soltar una bofetada a alguien clobber s.o.

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soltar {19} vt

1) : to let go of, to drop

2) : to release, to set free

3) aflojar: to loosen, to slacken

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soltar vb

1. (dejar de tener cogido) to let go of [pt. & pp. let]

¡suéltame! let go of me!

no soltó el monedero she didn't let go of her purse

2. (dejar libre) to set free [pt. & pp. set] / to release

han soltado al sospechoso the suspect has been released

3. (aflojar) to undo [pt. undid; pp. undone] / to loosen

soltó el nudo de la corbata he undid the knot in his tie

4. (desenrollar) to let out [pt. & pp. let]

suelta la cuerda let out the rope

Muchas veces soltar se combina con un nombre y se traduce el conjunto por un verbo inglés

la basura suelta un olor insoportable the rubbish smells awful

suelta muchos tacos he swears a lot

¡va, suelta la pasta! come on, pay up!

me soltó un rollo increíble he went on and on for ages

Spanish-English dictionary > soltar
13 alimentar

v.

1 to feed (dar comida).

tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed

La madre alimenta al chico The mother feeds the boy.

La bandeja alimenta la impresora The tray feeds the printer.

2 to feed.

la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind

3 to fuel.

4 to be nourishing.

los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious

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alimentar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar alimento) to feed

2 (mantener) to keep, support

■ con su trabajo alimenta a toda su familia he works to keep the whole family

3 figurado (alentar) to encourage, foster, nurture; (pasiones) to feed, fuel, nurture

4 (uso técnico) to feed

► verbo intransitivo

1 (servir de alimento) to nourish, be nutritious

■ la verdura alimenta mucho vegetables are very nutritious

► verbo pronominal alimentarse

1 to live (de/con, on)

■ se alimenta de patatas he lives on potatoes

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verb

1) to feed

2) be nutritious

•

- alimentarse

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1. VT

1) (=dar de comer a) to feed

alimentan el ganado con piensos — they feed the cattle with animal fodder

tengo una familia que alimentar — I've got a family to feed

2) (=nutrir) to be nutritious o nourishing

la comida rápida no te alimenta nada — fast food is not at all nutritious o nourishing

3) [+ imaginación] to fire, fuel; [+ esperanzas, pasiones] to feed, fuel; [+ sentimiento, idea] to foster

ese tipo de comentario alimenta el rencor — that sort of remark fosters resentment

sus historias alimentaron mi deseo de ir a Perú — her stories strengthened o fuelled my desire to go to Peru

4) [+ hoguera, horno doméstico, fuego] to feed, add fuel to; [+ horno industrial] to stoke

el operario alimenta la máquina de o con combustible — the operator feeds fuel into the machine

5) (Elec) to supply

2.

VI to be nutritious, be nourishing

esta comida no alimenta nada — this food is not at all nutritious o nourishing

- huele que alimenta

3.

See:

alimentarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed

los alimentan con piensos — they are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia — my family lived off this land

2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost

alimentar el odio entre dos países — to fuel the hatred between two countries

3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil — cotton to supply the textile industry
2.
alimentar vi to be nourishing
3.
alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneself

no se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly

alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something

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= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.

Ex. The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.

Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.

Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.

Ex. The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.

Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.

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* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* alimentar datos = populate.

* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.

* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.

* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.

* alimentarse = graze (on).

* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed

los alimentan con piensos — they are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia — my family lived off this land

2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost

alimentar el odio entre dos países — to fuel the hatred between two countries

3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil — cotton to supply the textile industry
2.
alimentar vi to be nourishing
3.
alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneself

no se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly

alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something

* * *

= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.

Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.

Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.

Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.

Ex: The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.

Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* alimentar datos = populate.

* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.

* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.

* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.

* alimentarse = graze (on).

* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.

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alimentar [A1 ]

vt

A (nutrir) ‹persona/animal› to feed

tengo tres hijos que alimentar I have three children to feed

alimentan a los animales con piensos the animals are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones my family lived off this land for generations, this land supported my family for generations

Extremadura alimentó durante largo tiempo este flujo emigratorio for a long time Extremadura contributed to o fed this flow of emigrants

B

1 ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish

varios años de enfrentamiento alimentaron el odio entre los dos bandos several years of confrontation fueled the hatred between the two sides

alimentó mi curiosidad con aquella historia the story she told fed my curiosity

2 ‹ego› to boost

contribuyó a alimentar su ego it helped to boost his ego

C ‹máquina/motor› to feed; ‹caldera› to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil cotton to supply the textile industry, cotton for the textile industry

■ alimentar

vi

to be nourishing

■ alimentarse

v pron

«persona/animal» to feed oneself

este chico no se alimenta bien this boy doesn't feed himself o eat right ( AmE), this boy doesn't feed himself o eat properly ( BrE)

alimentarse CON or DE algo to live ON sth

se alimenta con frutas y verduras she lives on fruit and vegetables

se alimenta de energía solar it runs on solar energy

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alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
a) ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish;

‹ ego› to boost
b) ‹odio/pasión› to fuel

3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentarse con or de algo to live on sth
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
' alimentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantener
- suero
English:
feed
- nourish
- support
- bottle
- force
- fuel

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alimentar

♦ vt

1. [dar comida] to feed;

alimentan a los tigres con carne they feed the tigers meat;

tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed;

el hijo mayor trabaja y alimenta a toda la familia the eldest son goes to work so that the whole family can eat

2. [dar energía, material] to feed;

la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind;

esa actitud alimenta la intolerancia that attitude fuels intolerance;

trabajar con él le ha alimentado el ego working with him has boosted her ego

3. [motor, coche] to fuel;
[caldera] to stoke;
alimentar una batería to charge o recharge a battery

♦ vi
[nutrir] to be nourishing;
los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious

♦ See also the pronominal verb alimentarse

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alimentar

I v/t tb TÉC, fig

feed; EL power

II v/i be nourishing

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alimentar vt

1) nutrir: to feed, to nourish

2) mantener: to support (a family)

3) fomentar: to nurture, to foster

♦ See also the reflexive verb alimentarse

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alimentar vb

1. (dar alimento) to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

las aves alimentan a sus crías en el nido birds feed their young in the nest

2. (mantener) to keep [pt. & pp. kept] / to support

no gana suficiente para alimentar a su familia he doesn't earn enough to support his family

3. (servir de alimento) to be good for you

la verdura alimenta mucho vegetables are very good for you

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