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irgendjemand hat die ( Telefon)leitung stundenlang besetzt — somebody was on the line for hours, somebody was keeping the line busy for hours

eine Stelle etc neu besetzen — to find a new person to fill a job

mit Perlen/Edelsteinen besetzt — set with pearls/ precious stones

• estar o quedar marginado de algo — (=aislado) to be alienated from sth; (=excluido) to be excluded from sth

• sentirse marginado — to feel discriminated against

una de las zonas más marginadas de Madrid — one of the most deprived areas in o of Madrid

los marginados de nuestra sociedad — the deprived elements o sectors of our society

los marginados de nuestra sociedad — the deprived elements o sectors of our society

Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

las piezas del motor — the engine parts o components

me quedé de una pieza — I was totally dumbstruck o gobsmacked *

pieza clave — (lit) essential part; (fig) key element

pieza de convicción — (Jur) piece of evidence

pieza de oro — (=moneda) gold coin, gold piece; (=objeto) gold object

pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto — spare (part), extra (EEUU)

pieza corta — (Mús) short piece; (Teat) playlet

la pieza clave de su política — the key element o feature of their policy; ver tb dos I

las piezas de un reloj/motor — watch/engine parts o components

dejar a alguien de una pieza — to leave somebody speechless

quedarse de una pieza — to be dumbfounded

ser de una sola pieza — (AmL) to be as straight as a die

ser una pieza de museo — (fam) to be a museum piece (colloq)

¿me permite esta pieza? — (ant) may I have the pleasure of this dance?

la pieza clave de su política — the key element o feature of their policy; ver tb dos I

las piezas de un reloj/motor — watch/engine parts o components

dejar a alguien de una pieza — to leave somebody speechless

quedarse de una pieza — to be dumbfounded

ser de una sola pieza — (AmL) to be as straight as a die

ser una pieza de museo — (fam) to be a museum piece (colloq)

¿me permite esta pieza? — (ant) may I have the pleasure of this dance?

Ex: Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.

• tierra adentro — inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: It would seem as if the country is almost awash with outlets for the sale of books.

ciel clair or dégagé — clear sky

entre ciel et terre — fig between heaven and earth

à ciel ouvert — [piscine, musée] open-air; [égout] open; [mine] open-cast GB, strip US

remuer ciel et terre — to move heaven and earth ( pour faire to do)

à ciel ouvert (piscine) — open-air, (mine) opencast

tomber du ciel [météorites, ange] — to fall out of the sky

de l'argent tombé du ciel (une somme providentielle) — a windfall

un ange tombé du ciel fig — an absolute angel