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1 catwalk

catwalk [ˈkætwɔ:k]

noun

podium m

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['kætwɔːk]
noun

1) ( walkway) passerelle f

2) ( at fashion show) podium m

catwalk show — défilé m de mode

English-French dictionary > catwalk
2 catwalk

['kætwɔːk] 1.
nome passerella f.
2.
modificatore

catwalk show — sfilata di moda

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catwalk /ˈkætwɔ:k/
n.

passerella.

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['kætwɔːk] 1.
nome passerella f.
2.
modificatore

catwalk show — sfilata di moda

English-Italian dictionary > catwalk
3 catwalk

catwalk ['kætwɔ:k]

noun

(a) (at fashion show) passerelle f

(b) Nautical coursive f

►► catwalk fashions la haute couture;

catwalk model mannequin m qui fait des défilés de mode

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > catwalk
4 catwalk

catwalk

A n

1 ( narrow walkway) passerelle f ;

2 ( at fashion show) podium m.

B modif [model, show] de mode.

Big English-French dictionary > catwalk
5 catwalk

noun

Laufsteg, der

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ˈcat·walk

n Brücke f, Steg m; THEAT Galerie f; FASHION Laufsteg m

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['ktwɔːk]
n
Steg m, Brücke f; (for models) Laufsteg m
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catwalk s

1. TECH Laufplanke f, Steg m

2. Laufsteg m (bei Modeschauen)

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noun

Laufsteg, der

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(fashion show) n.

Laufsteg -e (Modenschau) m. n.

Laufplanke f.

English-german dictionary > catwalk
6 desfile

m.

1 parade, march past (military).

2 procession.

desfile de modelos fashion show

pres.subj.

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

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desfile

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) parade, procession

2 MILITAR parade

3 (moda) fashion show

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noun m.

1) parade

2) procession

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SM

1) (Mil) parade

desfile aéreo — flypast, flyover (EEUU)

desfile de la victoria — victory parade

desfile de promoción — passing-out parade

desfile naval — naval review

2) [de carrozas] procession

3)

desfile de modas, desfile de modelos — fashion show, fashion parade

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masculino ( de carrozas) parade, procession; (Mil) parade, march past

- desfile de modelos or modas

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= pageant, procession, parade.

Ex. The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.

Ex. That passage contains an alliterative procession of half-rhymed words and too many commas.

Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

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* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.

* desfile de modas = fashion show, catwalk show.

* desfile de modelos = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show.

* desfile militar = military tattoo, military parade.

* desfile motorizado = cavalcade.

* plaza de desfiles = parade ground.

* relativo al desfile militar = marching.

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masculino ( de carrozas) parade, procession; (Mil) parade, march past

- desfile de modelos or modas

* * *

= pageant, procession, parade.

Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.

Ex: That passage contains an alliterative procession of half-rhymed words and too many commas.

Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.

* desfile de modas = fashion show, catwalk show.

* desfile de modelos = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show.

* desfile militar = military tattoo, military parade.

* desfile motorizado = cavalcade.

* plaza de desfiles = parade ground.

* relativo al desfile militar = marching.

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desfile

masculine

(de carrozas) parade, procession; ( Mil) parade, march-past

contemplaba el desfile de gente por el paseo he watched the passers-by walking down the boulevard

Compuesto:

desfile de modas or modelos

fashion show, fashion parade ( BrE)

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Del verbo desfilar: ( conjugate desfilar)

desfilé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

desfile es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
desfilar
desfile
desfilar ( conjugate desfilar) verbo intransitivo
a) [ soldados] to parade

b) [ manifestantes] to march;

◊ la manifestación desfiló por la Gran Vía the demonstration passed along the Gran Via

c) [ modelo] to parade up and down the catwalk

desfile sustantivo masculino ( de carrozas) parade, procession;
(Mil) parade, march past;
◊ desfile de modelos fashion show

desfilar verbo intransitivo
1 to march in single file
2 Mil to march past, parade
3 (pasar por un lugar un grupo) to pass [ante, in front of] [por, through]
4 (salir ordenadamente) to file out
desfile m Mil parade, march-past
desfile de modas, fashion show

' desfile' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carroza
- pasarela
- abrir
- alzar
- cabalgata
- colorido
- deslucido
- modelo
- parada
English:
fashion parade
- float
- flyover
- parade
- procession
- show
- by
- fashion

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desfile nm

1. [de soldados] parade, march past

Comp
desfile militar military parade
2. [de personas]
hubo un desfile constante de personas ante la tumba there was a constant stream of people filing past the tomb

3. [de carrozas] procession

Comp
desfile de Carnaval carnival procession
4. desfile de moda fashion show o parade;

desfile de modelos fashion show o parade

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desfile

m parade

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desfile nm

: parade, procession

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desfile n parade

desfile de modelos fashion show

Spanish-English dictionary > desfile
7 desfile de modelos

desfile de modelos

fashion show

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(n.) = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show

Ex. IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.

Ex. The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food.

Ex. This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.

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(n.) = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show

Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.

Ex: The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food.

Ex: This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.

* * *

desfile de modas, desfile de modelos

fashion show

Spanish-English dictionary > desfile de modelos
8 desfile de modas

(n.) = fashion show, catwalk show

Ex. The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food.

Ex. This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.

* * *

(n.) = fashion show, catwalk show

Ex: The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food.

Ex: This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.

* * *

desfile de modas, desfile de modelos

fashion show

Spanish-English dictionary > desfile de modas
9 modelo

adj.

model.

f. & m.

model (person).

m.

1 model.

tengo una bicicleta último modelo I have the latest-model bicycle

modelo económico economic model

modelo a escala scale model

modelo matemático mathematical model

modelo reducido scale model

2 number.

3 fashion model, mannequin, model.

4 benchmark.

5 item of clothing.

6 template.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: modelar.

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modelo

► adjetivo

1 model

■ un estudiante modelo a model student

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (persona) (fashion) model

► nombre masculino

1 (patrón) model

■ esto te puede servir de modelo you can use this as a model

2 (diseño) model

■ este modelo es más económico this is a more economical model

3 (traje) number

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desfile de modelos fashion show

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1. noun m.
example, model, pattern
2. noun mf.
model

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1. SM

1) (=tipo) model

se fabrica en varios modelos — it comes in several models

un coche último modelo — the latest-model car

2) (=ejemplo)

presentar algo como modelo — to hold sth up as a model

servir de modelo — to serve as a model

tomar por modelo — to take as a model

modelo de maridos — model husband

modelo de vida — lifestyle, way of life

modelo a escala — scale model

modelo estándar — standard model

3) (=patrón) pattern; [para hacer punto] pattern

4) (=prenda) model, design

un modelo de Valentino — a Valentino model o design

2.

SMF (Arte, Fot, Moda) model

desfile de modelos — fashion show

servir de modelo a un pintor — to sit o pose for a painter

modelo de alta costura — fashion model, haute couture model

modelo de portada — cover girl

3.

ADJ INV (=ejemplar) model, exemplary

cárcel modelo — model prison

niño modelo — model child

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I
adjetivo invariable

a) <niño/estudiante> model (before n); <comportamiento/carácter> exemplary

b) ( de muestra)

visité la casa modelo — I visited the model home (AmE) o (BrE) the showhouse
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ejemplo) model

copiaron el modelo cubano — they copied the Cuban model

su conducta es un modelo para todos — her conduct is an example to us all

tomar/utilizar algo como modelo — to take/use something as a model

tomó a su padre como modelo — he followed his father's example

b) (muestra, prototipo) model

modelo en or a escala — scale model

2) (tipo, diseño) model

el modelo de lujo — the deluxe model

3) (Indum) design

un modelo de Franelli — a Franelli (design)

llegó con un nuevo modelito — (fam) she arrived wearing a new little number

un sombrero último modelo — the (very) latest in hats
III
masculino y femenino model

desfile de modelos — fashion show

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= mock-up, model, pattern, specimen, template, paragon, setter, standard setter, style sheet, beacon, exemplary, benchmark, benchmark.

Nota: Pruebas a las que se somete un producto para determinar sus tiempos de respuesta con respecto a ciertas operaciones.

Ex. A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that may be modified for training or analysis to emphasize a particular part or function; it usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.

Ex. The most satisfactory solution is to use an author abstract as a model, but to submit any author abstracts to thorough editing and checking.

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

Ex. An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.

Ex. The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex. Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex. Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.

Ex. Some producers of media materials are emerging as familiar and reliable names -- market leaders and standard setters -- with products as well known as those of the major book publishers = Están surgiendo algunos productores de material multimedia que se han convertido en nombres familiares y de confianza (líderes y modelos del mercado) con productos tan bien conocidos como los de los principales editores de libros.

Ex. A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex. The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.

Ex. PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.

Ex. Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.

Ex. Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.

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* adoptar un modelo = embrace + model.

* carta modelo = model letter.

* confeccionar utilizando un modelo = model.

* conjunto de modelos = model base.

* creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].

* desfile de modelos = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show.

* ejemplos modelo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* ficha modelo = form.

* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.

* modelo de análisis de costes = cost model.

* modelo de citación = citation behaviour.

* modelo de distribución probabilística = probability distribution model.

* modelo de funcionamiento = business model.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* modelo de organización = organisational scheme.

* modelo de predicción = prediction model.

* modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match model.

* modelo de referencia = reference model.

* modelo de test = test design.

* modelo de topless = topless model.

* modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.

* modelo económico = economic model.

* modelo ejemplar = exemplar, exemplary model, exemplary model.

* modelo empresarial = business model.

* modelo en su clase = showpiece.

* modelo en su género = showpiece.

* modelo estocástico = stochastic model.

* modelo informático = computer model.

* modelo matemático = mathematical model.

* modelo organizativo = organisational model.

* modelo por ordenador = computer model.

* modelo probabilístico = probabilistic model.

* modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelos a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* modelo teórico para la toma de decisiones = decision-theoretic model.

* número de modelo = model number.

* pase de modelos = designer ramp show.

* reconocimiento de modelos = pattern recognition.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.

* simulación mediante modelos = simulation modelling.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* usar como modelo = use + as a model.

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I
adjetivo invariable

a) <niño/estudiante> model (before n); <comportamiento/carácter> exemplary

b) ( de muestra)

visité la casa modelo — I visited the model home (AmE) o (BrE) the showhouse
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ejemplo) model

copiaron el modelo cubano — they copied the Cuban model

su conducta es un modelo para todos — her conduct is an example to us all

tomar/utilizar algo como modelo — to take/use something as a model

tomó a su padre como modelo — he followed his father's example

b) (muestra, prototipo) model

modelo en or a escala — scale model

2) (tipo, diseño) model

el modelo de lujo — the deluxe model

3) (Indum) design

un modelo de Franelli — a Franelli (design)

llegó con un nuevo modelito — (fam) she arrived wearing a new little number

un sombrero último modelo — the (very) latest in hats
III
masculino y femenino model

desfile de modelos — fashion show

* * *

= mock-up, model, pattern, specimen, template, paragon, setter, standard setter, style sheet, beacon, exemplary, benchmark, benchmark.

Nota: Pruebas a las que se somete un producto para determinar sus tiempos de respuesta con respecto a ciertas operaciones.

Ex: A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that may be modified for training or analysis to emphasize a particular part or function; it usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.

Ex: The most satisfactory solution is to use an author abstract as a model, but to submit any author abstracts to thorough editing and checking.

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

Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.

Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex: Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.

Ex: Some producers of media materials are emerging as familiar and reliable names -- market leaders and standard setters -- with products as well known as those of the major book publishers = Están surgiendo algunos productores de material multimedia que se han convertido en nombres familiares y de confianza (líderes y modelos del mercado) con productos tan bien conocidos como los de los principales editores de libros.

Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex: The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.

Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.

Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.

Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.

* adoptar un modelo = embrace + model.

* carta modelo = model letter.

* confeccionar utilizando un modelo = model.

* conjunto de modelos = model base.

* creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].

* desfile de modelos = designer ramp show, fashion show, catwalk show.

* ejemplos modelo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* ficha modelo = form.

* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.

* modelo de análisis de costes = cost model.

* modelo de citación = citation behaviour.

* modelo de distribución probabilística = probability distribution model.

* modelo de funcionamiento = business model.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* modelo de organización = organisational scheme.

* modelo de predicción = prediction model.

* modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match model.

* modelo de referencia = reference model.

* modelo de test = test design.

* modelo de topless = topless model.

* modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.

* modelo económico = economic model.

* modelo ejemplar = exemplar, exemplary model, exemplary model.

* modelo empresarial = business model.

* modelo en su clase = showpiece.

* modelo en su género = showpiece.

* modelo estocástico = stochastic model.

* modelo informático = computer model.

* modelo matemático = mathematical model.

* modelo organizativo = organisational model.

* modelo por ordenador = computer model.

* modelo probabilístico = probabilistic model.

* modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* modelos a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* modelo teórico para la toma de decisiones = decision-theoretic model.

* número de modelo = model number.

* pase de modelos = designer ramp show.

* reconocimiento de modelos = pattern recognition.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.

* simulación mediante modelos = simulation modelling.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* usar como modelo = use + as a model.

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modelo¹

adj inv

model ( before n)

un marido/estudiante modelo a model husband/student

visitaron la casa modelo they visited the showhouse

modelo²

masculine

A

1 (ejemplo) model

su conducta es un modelo para todos her conduct is an example to us all

tomaron el sistema francés como modelo they used the French system as a model, they modeled their system on the French one

copiaron el modelo cubano they copied the Cuban model

2 (muestra, prototipo) model

el modelo se reproducirá en bronce the model will be reproduced in bronze

modelo en or a escala scale model

Compuestos:

● modelo económico

economic model

● modelo matemático

mathematical model

B (tipo, diseño) model

el modelo de lujo the deluxe model

C ( Indum) model

modelos exclusivos de las mejores boutiques exclusive designs from the best boutiques

hoy se ha venido con un nuevo modelito ( fam); she arrived wearing a new little number today

un sombrero último modelo the (very) latest in hats

un modelo de Franelli a Franelli, a Franelli design

Gloria luce un modelo de talle bajo realizado en lino Gloria is wearing a drop-waisted design in linen

modelo³

masculine and feminine

1 (maniquí) model

modelo de alta costura an haute couture model

desfile de modelos fashion show

2 (de publicidad) model

3 (de un artista) model

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Del verbo modelar: ( conjugate modelar)

modelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

modeló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
modelar
modelo
modelar ( conjugate modelar) verbo transitivo (Art) ‹ arcilla› to model;
‹estatua/figura› to model, sculpt;
‹ carácter› to mold^{( conjugate mold)}
verbo intransitivo
1 (Art) to model
2 (Andes) (para fotos, desfiles) to model
modelo adjetivo invariable
a) ‹niño/estudiante› model ( before n);

‹comportamiento/carácter› exemplary
b) ( de muestra):

◊ visité la casa modelo I visited the model home (AmE) o (BrE) the showhouse

■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) model;
◊ tomar/utilizar algo como modelo to take/use sth as a model;

tomó a su padre como modelo he followed his father's example;
modelo en or a escala scale model
2 (Indum) design;
◊ un modelo de Franelli a Franelli (design);

llegó con un nuevo modelito (fam) she arrived wearing a new little number
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
model;
◊ desfile de modelos fashion show

modelar verbo transitivo to model, shape
modelo
I adj inv & sustantivo masculino model
II mf (fashion) model

' modelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cara
- desarrollar
- ideal
- maqueta
- mod.
- patrón
- patrona
- plantilla
- prototipo
- representar
- sacar
- tipo
- común
- desfilar
- hechura
- lucir
- velocidad
- versión
English:
employ
- fashion model
- full-scale
- mark
- model
- pattern
- pose
- regular
- role model
- style
- design
- liable
- role
- state

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modelo

♦ adj

model;

es un estudiante modelo he is a model student

♦ nmf

1. [de moda] model;

desfile de modelos fashion show o parade

2. [de artista] model

♦ nm

1. [diseño] model;

tengo un modelo anterior I have an older model;

tengo una bicicleta último modelo I have the latest-model bicycle

2. [representación a escala] model

Comp
modelo a escala scale model;
modelo reducido scale model

3. [prenda de vestir] outfit;

llevaba un modelo de Versace she was wearing a Versace outfit

4. [patrón, referencia] model;

servir de modelo to serve as a model;

usaré tu carta como modelo I'll use your letter as a model

5. [teórico] model

Comp
modelo económico economic model;
modelo matemático mathematical model

* * *

modelo

I m

1 ( maqueta) model

2 ( ejemplo) model, example

II m/f persona model

* * *

modelo adj

: model

una casa modelo: a model home

modelo nm

: model, example, pattern

modelo nmf

: model, mannequin

* * *

modelo adj n model

le gustaría ser modelo she'd like to be a model

un niño modelo a model child

Spanish-English dictionary > modelo
10 moda

f.

fashion (uso, manera).

estar de moda to be fashionable o in fashion

el escritor/restaurante de moda the most fashionable writer/restaurant at the moment

estar pasado de moda to be unfashionable o out of fashion

pasar de moda to go out of fashion

ponerse de moda to come into fashion

un bar que se ha puesto muy de moda a bar that has become very fashionable

ir a la última moda to wear the latest fashion

* * *

moda

► nombre femenino

1 fashion

■ me gusta ir a la moda I like to keep up with fashion

2 (locura) craze

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de moda fashionable, popular

estar de moda to be in fashion

la última moda the latest fashion

pasado,-a de moda old-fashioned

pasar de moda to go out of fashion

ser un,-a esclavo,-a de la moda to be a slave to fashion

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noun f.

1) fashion

2) style

•

- a la moda

* * *

SF fashion

la moda de primavera — spring fashion

el rap es la última moda — rap is the latest craze o fashion

en los noventa llegó la moda del acid-jazz — in the nineties acid-jazz became fashionable o trendy *

la moda esa de salir tarde por la noche — that habit of going out late at night

ha vuelto la moda de la minifalda — mini-skirts are back in (fashion) again

es solo una moda pasajera — it's just a passing fad

• a la moda — fashionable

un sombrero a la moda — a fashionable hat

un vestido a la moda de París — a dress in the Paris fashion o style

tienes que ponerte o vestirte un poco más a la moda — you should try and dress a bit more fashionably

siempre va vestida a la última moda — she always dresses in the latest fashion

• estar de moda — to be in fashion, be fashionable, be in *, be all the rage *, be trendy *

los vaqueros ajustados están muy de moda — tight jeans are really fashionable o in fashion, tight jeans are all the rage o really trendy o really in *

esa teoría está muy de moda ahora — that theory is very trendy * o fashionable at the moment

• pasado de moda — out of fashion, old-fashioned, outdated, out *

• pasarse de moda — to go out of fashion

• ponerse de moda — to become fashionable, get trendy *

esta zona se está poniendo muy de moda — this area is becoming very fashionable, this area is getting very trendy *
imponer 1., 3)
* * *

femenino fashion

la moda joven or juvenil — young fashion

ir a la moda — to be trendy

estar de moda — to be in fashion, be in (colloq)

estar muy de moda — to be all the rage (colloq)

ponerse/pasar de moda — to come into/go out of fashion

estar de última moda — to be very fashionable

revista de modas — fashion magazine

la moda de los patines — the rollerskating craze

la moda no incomoda — you have to suffer in the name of fashion

* * *

= fashion, vogue, craze, rage.

Ex. An appreciation of the fashions in terminology in a given subject field will contribute to successful searching.

Ex. As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.

Ex. The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.

Ex. The article 'The new age rage and schoolbook protest' explores the myths, legends and misunderstandings surrounding attempts to remove textbooks and library materials from US public schools.

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* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.

* barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.

* de moda = fashionable, modish, trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.], in, buzz, in fashion, in vogue, voguish.

* desfile de modas = catwalk show.

* desfile de modas = fashion show.

* de última moda = new-fangled [newfangled].

* diseñador de moda = fashion designer.

* diseño de moda = fashion design.

* estar de moda = be in.

* grabado de moda = fashion plate.

* industria de la moda, la = fashion industry, the.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* moda bibliotecaria = library chic.

* moda del momento = flavour of the month, sizzle.

* moda pasajera = fad, passing fashion, flash in the pan, passing fad.

* mundo de la moda, el = fashion world, the, world of fashion, the.

* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.

* pasado de moda = passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* relativo a la moda = modal.

* revista de modas = fashion magazine.

* seguidor de la última moda = faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* vestido a la última moda = fashion statement.

* * *

femenino fashion

la moda joven or juvenil — young fashion

ir a la moda — to be trendy

estar de moda — to be in fashion, be in (colloq)

estar muy de moda — to be all the rage (colloq)

ponerse/pasar de moda — to come into/go out of fashion

estar de última moda — to be very fashionable

revista de modas — fashion magazine

la moda de los patines — the rollerskating craze

la moda no incomoda — you have to suffer in the name of fashion

* * *

= fashion, vogue, craze, rage.

Ex: An appreciation of the fashions in terminology in a given subject field will contribute to successful searching.

Ex: As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.

Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.

Ex: The article 'The new age rage and schoolbook protest' explores the myths, legends and misunderstandings surrounding attempts to remove textbooks and library materials from US public schools.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.

* barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.

* de moda = fashionable, modish, trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.], in, buzz, in fashion, in vogue, voguish.

* desfile de modas = catwalk show.

* desfile de modas = fashion show.

* de última moda = new-fangled [newfangled].

* diseñador de moda = fashion designer.

* diseño de moda = fashion design.

* estar de moda = be in.

* grabado de moda = fashion plate.

* industria de la moda, la = fashion industry, the.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* moda bibliotecaria = library chic.

* moda del momento = flavour of the month, sizzle.

* moda pasajera = fad, passing fashion, flash in the pan, passing fad.

* mundo de la moda, el = fashion world, the, world of fashion, the.

* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.

* pasado de moda = passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* relativo a la moda = modal.

* revista de modas = fashion magazine.

* seguidor de la última moda = faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* vestido a la última moda = fashion statement.

* * *

moda

feminine

fashion

la moda de los años 60 60's fashion

la moda joven or juvenil young fashion

ir a la moda to be fashionably dressed o trendy

estar de moda to be in fashion

estar muy de moda to be very fashionable

(se) pasan de moda enseguida they go out of fashion very quickly

se ha vuelto a poner de moda la minifalda miniskirts are back in fashion o have come back into fashion, miniskirts are in again ( colloq)

un peinado de última moda a very fashionable hairstyle, an up-to-the-minute hairstyle ( colloq)

revista de modas fashion magazine

la moda de los patines the rollerskating craze

lo que es moda no incomoda you have to suffer in the name of fashion o to be fashionable

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moda sustantivo femenino
fashion;
la moda joven or juvenil young fashion;
◊ la moda de los 30 30's fashion;

ir a la moda to be trendy;
estar de moda to be in fashion, be in (colloq);
ponerse/pasar de moda to come into/go out of fashion;
seguir la moda to follow fashion
moda sustantivo femenino
1 fashion: el sombrero está de moda, hats are in fashion
este vestido está pasado de moda, this dress is old-fashioned
2 (fiebre) craze
la moda del tatuaje, the craze for tattoos

' moda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualidad
- antigua
- antiguo
- caduca
- caduco
- cuajar
- desfasada
- desfasado
- fusilar
- imperante
- infantil
- llevarse
- pasarela
- predisponer
- regir
- seguir
- sentar
- superada
- superado
- tendencia
- trasnochada
- trasnochado
- última
- último
- usanza
- árbitro
- arrastrar
- calar
- caprichoso
- creador
- desenfadado
- dictar
- diseñador
- diseñar
- diseño
- elegante
- establecer
- estampado
- estilar
- exagerado
- femenil
- femenino
- implantar
- imponer
- jovencito
- juvenil
- moderno
- mono
- onda
- pasado
English:
back
- bring in
- catchphrase
- craze
- dated
- fad
- fashion
- fashion parade
- fashionable
- forefront
- funky
- go out
- height
- hip
- in
- look
- miniskirt
- mode
- model
- old-fashioned
- out
- outdated
- outmoded
- passing
- popular
- prevailing
- rage
- revival
- show
- style
- traditional
- trend
- trendy
- unfashionable
- vogue
- word
- catch
- date
- fashionably
- go

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moda nf

fashion;

no estoy al tanto de las últimas modas I'm not very well up on the latest fashions;

un traje a la moda actual a fashionable dress;

fue una moda pasajera it was a passing fad;

la moda de llevar el móvil a todas partes the craze for taking your cellphone o Br mobile phone everywhere;

estar de moda to be fashionable o in fashion;

el escritor/restaurante de moda the most fashionable writer/restaurant at the moment;

estar pasado de moda to be unfashionable o out of fashion;

pasar de moda to go out of fashion;

ir a la última moda to wear the latest fashion;

ponerse de moda to come into fashion;

un bar que se ha puesto muy de moda a bar that has become very fashionable

* * *

moda

f fashion;

moda de diseño designer fashion;

moda femenina/masculina men’s/women’s fashion;

de moda fashionable, in fashion;

estar de moda be in fashion;

estar pasado de moda be out of fashion;

pasarse de moda go out of fashion;

vestirse a la moda wear the latest fashions, dress fashionably

* * *

moda nf

1) : fashion, style

2)

a la moda or

de moda : in style, fashionable

3)

moda pasajera : fad

* * *

moda n fashion

le interesa mucho la moda he's very interested in fashion

a la moda fashionable / trendy [comp. trendier; superl. trendiest]

siempre va a la moda she's always very trendy

estar de moda to be in fashion / to be fashionable

las faldas largas están de moda long skirts are in fashion

pasado de moda old fashioned

Spanish-English dictionary > moda
11 Laufsteg

m catwalk (auch Mode)

* * *

der Laufsteg

catwalk

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Lauf|steg
m
catwalk
* * *

Lauf·steg

m catwalk

* * *

der catwalk

* * *

Laufsteg m catwalk (auch Mode)

* * *

der catwalk

* * *

-e (Modenschau) m.

catwalk (fashion show) n. -e m.

gangplank n.

gangway n.

walkway n.

wooden footbridge n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Laufsteg
12 paso

adj.

dried.

intj.

open up, gangway.

m.

1 passing.

el paso del tiempo the passage of time

con el paso de los años as the years go by

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university

abrir paso a alguien (también figurative) to make way for somebody

abrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowd

ceder el paso (a alguien) to let (somebody) past; to give way (to somebody) (automobiles)

ceda el paso give way (en letrero) (British), yield (United States)

de paso in passing; (de pasada) while I'm/you're/etc at it (aprovechando)

prohibido el paso no entry (en letrero)

paso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course

2 step.

dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward

3 walk.

a paso ligero at a brisk pace

marcar el paso to keep time

a este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish

4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps

paso a paso step by step

5 crossing (cruce).

paso de cebra zebra crossing (British), = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines

paso elevado flyover (British), overpass (United States)

paso fronterizo border crossing (point)

paso a nivel level crossing (British), grade crossing (United States)

paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso subterráneo subway (British), underpass (United States)

6 pass (geography) (en montaña).

7 step in a process, stride, move.

8 passage, pass, crossing point.

9 pace, walking pace.

10 gateway.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.

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paso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) step, footstep

■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!

■ he oído pasos I heard footsteps

2 (distancia) pace

3 (camino) passage, way

4 (avance) progress, advance

5 (trámite) step, move

6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait

7 RELIGIÓN float (used in Holy Week processions)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada paso at every turn

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

abrirse paso to force one's way through

apretar el paso to hurry

cerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s way

dar paso a (hacer posible) to pave the way for 2 (provocar) to give rise to 3 (dejar pasar) to let through, make way for 4 (pasar a) to move on to

dar sus primeros pasos to start walking

dar un paso en falso (al andar) to lose one's footing 2 (equivocarse) to make a false move

estar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very close

■ estamos a un paso de encontrar la solución the solution is just around the corner

estar de paso to be passing through

hacer algo de paso to do something as well

■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettes

no dar un paso sin... not to do a thing without...

paso a paso step by step

'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"

salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebody

salir al paso de algo to forestall something

seguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footsteps

ceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield sign

paso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)

paso elevado flyover

paso subterráneo (de peatones) subway

* * *

noun m.

1) passage

2) footstep

3) pace

4) way

* * *
I
ADJ dried

higo paso — dried fig

ciruela pasa — prune

uva pasa — raisin
II
1. SM

1) (=acción de pasar)

contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony

para evitar el paso del aire — to prevent the air getting through

por estas fechas tiene lugar el paso de las cigüeñas por nuestra región — this is the time of year when the storks fly over our region

los detuvieron en el paso del estrecho — they were arrested while crossing the channel

el presidente, a su paso por nuestra ciudad... — the president, during his visit to our city...

el huracán arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso — the hurricane flattened everything in its path

con el paso del tiempo — with (the passing of) time

prohibido el paso — no entry

• ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)

ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)

• dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to spring

ahora vamos a dar paso a nuestro corresponsal en Lisboa — we now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon

las protestas dieron paso a una huelga — the protests led to o were followed by a strike

• de paso, mencionaron el tema solo de paso — they only mentioned the matter in passing

¿puedes ir al supermercado, de paso que vas a la farmacia? — could you go to the supermarket on your way to the chemist's?

de paso recuérdale que tiene un libro nuestro — remind him that he's got a book of ours while you're at it

el banco me pilla de paso — the bank is on my way

dicho sea de paso — incidentally

• entrar de paso — to drop in

• estar de paso — to be passing through

están solo de paso por Barcelona — they're just passing through Barcelona

paso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course

paso franco, paso libre — free passage
ave
2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait

estás en mitad del paso — you're blocking the way

¡paso! — make way!

la policía le abría paso — the police cleared a path for him

• abrirse paso — to make one's way

se abrió paso entre la multitud — he made his way through the crowd

se abrió paso a tiros — he shot his way through

se abrieron paso luchando — they fought their way through

• cerrar el paso — to block the way

• dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open

dejar paso a algn — to let sb past

• impedir el paso — to block the way

- salir al paso a algn

- salir al paso de algo

han salido al paso de la acusación — they've been quick to deny the accusation

- salir del paso

paso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

paso a nivel sin barrera — unguarded level crossing

paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso fronterizo — border crossing

paso inferior — underpass, subway

paso salmonero — salmon ladder

paso subterráneo — underpass, subway

paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint

he oído pasos — I heard footsteps

• coger el paso — to fall into step

• dar un paso — to take a step

¿ha dado ya sus primeros pasos? — has she taken her first steps yet?

no da ni un paso sin ella — he never goes anywhere without her

• dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards

• dar un paso en falso — (=tropezar) to miss one's footing; (=equivocarse) to make a false move

• hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)

• volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her steps

- a cada paso

- a pasos agigantados

el proyecto avanza a pasos agigantados — the project is advancing by leaps and bounds

la demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly

- andar en malos pasos

- dar un mal paso

- paso a paso

- por sus pasos contados

- seguir los pasos a algn

- seguir los pasos de algn

paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward

paso a dos — pas de deux

paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards

dio un paso atrás — he took a step backwards

4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait

caminaba con paso decidido — he was walking purposefully

• acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• aflojar el paso — to slow down

• apretar o avivar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• a buen paso — at a good pace

iba andando a buen paso — I was walking at a good pace

las conversaciones marchan a buen paso — the talks are proceeding at a good pace o rate

• establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace

• a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly

• a paso ligero — [gen] at a swift pace; (Mil) at the double

• llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time

• marcar el paso — [gen] to keep time; (Mil) to mark time

• a paso redoblado — LAm (Mil) at the double

• romper el paso — to break step

- a paso de tortuga

paso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble

paso de ganso LAm —

paso de (la) oca — goose step

paso de vals — waltz step

5) (=ritmo) rate, pace

• a este paso — at this rate

a este paso no terminarán nunca — at this rate they'll never finish

al paso que vamos no acabaremos nunca — at the rate we're going we'll never finish

6) (=distancia)

vive a un paso de aquí — he lives round the corner from here

estaba a unos diez pasos — it was about ten paces away

de eso al terrorismo no hay más que un paso — it's a small step from there to terrorism

7) (=avance) step

es un paso hacia nuestro objetivo — it's a step towards our objective

el matrimonio es un paso muy importante en la vida — marriage is an important step in life

- dar el primer paso

8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit

9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude

10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter story

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

11)

paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms

12) LAm (=vado) ford

2.

ADV softly, gently

¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

paso¹

¹ = footstep, step, footprint, pace.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.

* abrir paso a = make + way (for).

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a un paso = within a stone's throw (away/from).

* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.

* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.

* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.

* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* contador de pasos = step counter.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un paso = make + step.

* dar un paso adelante = step up.

* dar un paso al frente = step up.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* dar un paso hacia delante = take + a step forward, step up.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.

* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* obstaculizar el paso = block in.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* paso adelante = step up.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* paso a paso = one step at a time, step by step, stage by stage, stepwise.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

* Paso del Noroeste, el = North West Passage, the.

* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* paso en falso = false move.

* paso fronterizo = border crossing.

* paso hacia adelante = step forward.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* paso inferior = underpass.

* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.

* paso intermedio = half-way house, stepping stone.

* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.

* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.

* preferencia de paso = the right of way.

* primer paso = stake in the ground.

* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

paso²

² = stage, passing.

Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.

Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.

* ave de paso = bird of passage.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* de paso = by the way, by the by(e).

* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.

* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* en varios pasos = multi-step.

* llave de paso = shut-off valve.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso inferior = subway.

* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.

* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.

paso³

³ = transfer, transition, changeover [change-over], handover [hand-over].

Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.

Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.

Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

* * *

paso¹

masculine

A

1

(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of water

a su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the city

el paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using it

hizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his path

con el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time

[ S ] ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

[ S ] prohibido el paso no entry

al paso (en ajedrez) en passant

de paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing through

de paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my way

lo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passing

lleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretary

te lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my way

archiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addresses

y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …

ave

2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso make way

se puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my way

por aquí no hay paso you can't get through this way

dejen el paso libre leave the way clear

abrirse paso to make one's way

el sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the clouds

consiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowd

no te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in life

salir al paso de algn to waylay sb

salir al paso de algo to forestall sth

B ( Geog) (en una montaña) pass

salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o ( AmE) crack ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● paso a desnivel

( Méx) paso elevado

● paso a nivel

grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)

● paso de cebra

zebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)

● paso de gatos

( Méx) catwalk

● paso del Ecuador

(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college course

● paso de peatones

crosswalk ( AmE), pedestrian crossing ( BrE)

● paso elevado

overpass ( AmE), flyover ( BrE)

● paso fronterizo

border crossing

● paso subterráneo

(para peatones) underpass, subway ( BrE); (para vehículos) underpass

C

1 (movimiento al andar) step

dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s), he stepped backward(s)

¡un paso al frente! one step forward!

camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor above

con paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefully

no da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband first

paso a paso step by step

siguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by step

paso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the company

me lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by step

a cada paso at every turn

a pasos agigantados by leaps and bounds

la informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technology

dar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start out

dio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actor

dar un paso en falso (literal) to stumble; (equivocarse) to make a false move

dar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disaster

seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb

seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

2

(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's door

ánimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there now

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from here

de ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict

3 (logro, avance) step forward

el que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itself

supone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness

4 (de una gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps

5 (de baile) step

6 pasos mpl (en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos to travel

D

1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch

2 (en un contador) unit

E

1

(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed down

al ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her pace

el tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clock

a este paso te vas a poner enfermo if you carry on like this, you'll get ill, at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get ill

escribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to her

a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace

llevar el paso to keep in step

marcar el paso to mark time

en ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school

2 ( Equ):

al paso at a walking pace

Compuesto:

paso ligero or redoblado

a paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double time

F (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)

paso² -sa

adjective

ciruela, uva

* * *

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

paso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pasar
paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
paso de largo to go right o straight past;
paso por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;

el paso del tiempo the passage of time;
el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy;
de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through;
me pilla de paso it's on my way;
y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);

me cerró el paso she blocked my way;
dejen el paso libre leave the way clear;

( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK);
( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
◊ paso de cebra zebra crossing;

paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE);
paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing;
paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE);
paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE);

( para vehículos) underpass;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;

( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;

( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);

oyó pasos she heard footsteps;
entró con paso firme he came in purposefully;
paso a paso step by step;
seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb;
seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
b) ( distancia corta):

◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step

4 (ritmo, velocidad):
◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;

a este paso … at this rate …;
a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace;
marcar el paso to mark time
5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly
(sonido de pisadas) footstep
(de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way
Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway
(para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait
♦ Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute
' paso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- arramblar
- atravesar
- bando
- bloquear
- cabeza
- cada
- calamidad
- cebra
- ceder
- cerrar
- converger
- cortar
- dar
- dado
- desvirtuar
- disfraz
- esclarecimiento
- estela
- filtración
- franca
- franco
- impedir
- infierno
- ligera
- ligero
- lista
- llave
- magín
- mayor
- nivel
- obstaculizar
- pasar
- pasarse
- patata
- peatonal
- por
- prohibida
- prohibido
- rebote
- rito
- segura
- seguro
- sino
- subterránea
- subterráneo
- testigo
- tránsito
- ver
- vela
English:
ahead
- amok
- arrogant
- bar
- battle
- begrudge
- block
- block in
- break through
- breakthrough
- brisk
- by
- childhood
- clarify
- clear
- coast
- come over
- crossing
- crosswalk
- dizzy
- dwindle
- evaluation
- explanation
- false move
- faux pas
- float
- flyover
- footstep
- give
- go by
- going
- graze
- grow out of
- hysterical
- lazy
- level crossing
- life
- lively
- mop
- move
- nail
- obstruction
- ocean
- overboard
- overpass
- pace
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass through

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paso

♦ nm

1. [con el pie] step;
[huella] footprint;
dar un paso adelante o [m5] al frente to step forwards, to take a step forwards;

dar un paso atrás [al andar] to step backwards, to take a step backwards;
[en proceso, negociaciones] to take a backward step;
aprendí unos pasos de baile I learnt a few dance steps;

oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;

se veían sus pasos sobre la nieve you could see its footprints in the snow;

a cada paso [cada dos por tres] every other minute;

está a dos o [m5] cuatro pasos (de aquí) it's just down the road (from here);

vivimos a un paso de la estación we live just round the corner from o a stone's throw away from the station;

el ruso está a un paso de hacerse campeón the Russian is on the verge of o just one small step away from becoming champion;

a pasos agigantados at a terrific rate, at a rate of knots;

la economía crece a pasos agigantados the economy is growing at a rate of knots;

el SIDA se propaga a pasos agigantados AIDS is spreading like wildfire o at an alarming rate;

la ingeniería genética avanza a pasos agigantados genetic engineering has made giant o enormous strides;

dar un paso en falso o [m5] un mal paso [tropezar] to stumble;
[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Fig
no dio ni un paso en falso he didn't put a foot wrong;

seguir los pasos a alguien [perseguir, vigilar] to tail sb;

seguir los pasos de alguien [imitar] to follow in sb's footsteps;

volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps

2. [acción] passing;
[cruce] crossing; [camino de acceso] way through, thoroughfare;
con el paso del tiempo with the passage of time;

con el paso de los años as the years go by;

el paso de la juventud a la madurez the transition from youth to adulthood;

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university;

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza;

la tienda está en una zona de mucho paso the shop is in a very busy area;
también Fig
abrir paso a alguien to make way for sb;

abrirse paso [entre la gente, la maleza] to make one's way;

abrirse paso en la vida/en el mundo de la política to get on o ahead in life/politics;

¡abran paso! make way!;

ceder el paso (a alguien) [dejar pasar] to let (sb) past;
[en automóvil] to Br give way o US yield (to sb);
ceda el paso [en letrero] Br give way, US yield;

cerrar o [m5] cortar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

de paso [de pasada] in passing;
[aprovechando] while I'm/you're/ etc at it;
de paso que vienes, tráete las fotos de las vacaciones you may as well bring the photos from your Br holiday o US vacation when you come;

la estación me pilla de paso the station's on my way;

estar de paso [en un lugar] to be passing through;

prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;

salir al paso a alguien, salir al paso de alguien [acercarse] to come up to sb;
[hacer detenerse] to come and bar sb's way;
salir al paso de algo [rechazar] to respond to sth

Comp
paso de cebra Br zebra crossing, = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines; Méx paso a desnivel Br flyover, US overpass;
paso del Ecuador [en barco] crossing the line ceremony;
[en universidad] = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course;
paso elevado Br flyover, US overpass;

paso fronterizo border crossing (point);

paso a nivel Br level crossing, US grade crossing;

paso a nivel con barrera Br gated level crossing, US protected grade crossing;

paso a nivel sin barrera Br ungated level crossing, US unprotected grade crossing;
Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;
paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing;

paso subterráneo Br subway, US underpass

3. [forma de andar] walk;
[ritmo] pace;
con paso cansino se dirigió a la puerta he walked wearily towards the door;

a buen paso at a good rate;

a este paso o [m5]al paso que vamos, no acabaremos nunca at this rate o at the rate we're going, we'll never finish;

al paso [en equitación] at a walk;

a paso lento slowly;

a paso ligero at a brisk pace;
Mil at the double;
aflojar el paso to slow down;

apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;

llevar el paso to keep step;

marcar el paso to keep time;

Comp

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

Comp
Mil paso de la oca goose-step
4. Geog [en montaña] pass;
[en el mar] strait
5. [trámite, etapa, acontecimiento] step;
[progreso] step forward, advance;
antes de dar cualquier paso siempre me pregunta she always asks me before doing anything;

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;

dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz to take the first steps towards peace;

la aprobación de una constitución supondría un gran paso para la democracia the passing of a constitution would be a big step forward for democracy;

explícamelo paso a o [m5] por paso explain it to me step by step;

paso a o [m5] por paso se ganó la confianza de sus alumnos she gradually won the confidence of her pupils;

salir del paso to get out of trouble

6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit

7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]

8.
pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;

hacer pasos to travel

♦ interj

make way!

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paso

1 m

1 step;

paso a paso step by step;

a cada paso at every step;

a dos pasos de fig a stone’s throw (away) from;

volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;

dar un mal paso o

un paso en falso make a false move;

seguir los pasos a alguien follow s.o., dog s.o.’s footsteps;

seguir los pasos de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps;

pasos pl en baloncesto traveling sg, Br travelling sg ;

hacer pasos en baloncesto travel

2 ( manera de andar) walk

3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;

a este paso fig at this rate;

al paso que vamos at the rate we’re going;

a paso ligero at the double;

llevar el paso MIL keep in step;

marcar el paso MIL mark time

4 de agua flow; de tráfico movement;

cerrar el paso de la calle block off o close the street;

prohibido el paso no entry;

ceda el paso yield, Br give way;

observaba el paso del agua/de la gente he watched the water flow past/the world go by

5 ( cruce) crossing

6 de tiempo passing

7 ( huella) footprint

8 ( camino)

:

de paso on the way;

estar de paso be passing through;

dicho sea de paso and incidentally;

¡paso! make way!, let me through!;

abrirse paso push one’s way through; fig carve out a path for o.s.;

salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;

salir del paso get out of a tight spot

paso

2 m REL float in Holy Week procession

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paso, -sa adj

: dried

ciruela pasa: prune

paso nm

1) : passage, passing

de paso: in passing, on the way

2) : way, path

abrirse paso: to make one's way

3) : crossing

paso de peatones: crosswalk

paso a desnivel: underpass

paso elevado: overpass

4) : step

paso a paso: step by step

5) : pace, gait

a buen paso: quickly, at a good rate

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paso n

1. (en general) step

el niño dio tres pasos the baby took tree steps

fue un gran paso para la ciencia it was a great step for science

2. (pisada) footstep

unos pasos sobre la nieve footsteps in the snow

3. (tránsito)

el Tormes a su paso por Salamanca the Tormes at Salamanca

4. (transcurso) passing / passage

con el paso de los años with the passing of the years

a este paso at this rate

abrir paso to make way

abrirse paso to make your way

acelerar el paso to speed up

ceda el paso give way

de paso (al mismo tiempo) while you're there / while you're about it (de camino) on your way

estar a dos pasos to be a stone's throw away

estar de paso to be passing through

paso a nivel level crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de montaña mountain pass

paso elevado (para vehículos) flyover (para peatones) footbridge

paso subterráneo (para vehículos) underpass (para peatones) subway

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

Spanish-English dictionary > paso
13 desfile

Del verbo desfilar: ( conjugate desfilar) \ \
desfilé es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

desfile es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: desfilar desfile
desfilar ( conjugate desfilar) verbo intransitivo
a) [ soldados] to parade

b) [ manifestantes] to march;

◊ la manifestación desfiló por la Gran Vía the demonstration passed along the Gran Via

c) [ modelo] to parade up and down the catwalk

desfile sustantivo masculino ( de carrozas) parade, procession; (Mil) parade, march past;
◊ desfile de modelos fashion show

desfilar verbo intransitivo
1 to march in single file
2 Mil to march past, parade
3 (pasar por un lugar un grupo) to pass [ante, in front of] [por, through]
4 (salir ordenadamente) to file out
desfile m Mil parade, march-past
desfile de modas, fashion show ' desfile' also found in these entries: Spanish: carroza - pasarela - abrir - alzar - cabalgata - colorido - deslucido - modelo - parada English: fashion parade - float - flyover - parade - procession - show - by - fashion

English-spanish dictionary > desfile
14 come a cropper

1. загреметь; рухнуть; свалиться
Supermodel Naomi Campbell came a cropper last week on the catwalk of a Paris fashion show.
2. провалиться; не повезти; потерпеть неудачу
Jane was out all night before her test. She really came a cropper.

The former East German regime came a cropper because it couldn't trust its own people.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > come a cropper

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