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2 caverna
f.1 cave (cueva).2 cavern, cave, den, grotto.* * *1 cavern, cave2 MEDICINA cavity\hombre de las cavernas caveman* * *noun f.* * *SF cave, cavern* * *femenino cave, cavern* * *= cavern, cave.Ex. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.Ex. This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.----* hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.* * *femenino cave, cavern* * *= cavern, cave.Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
Ex: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.* hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.* * *cave, cavern* * *
caverna sustantivo femenino
cave, cavern
caverna sustantivo femenino cave
' caverna' also found in these entries:
English:
cavern
* * *caverna nf[cueva] cave; [más grande] cavern* * *f cavern* * *caverna nf: cavern, cave* * *caverna n cave -
3 antro
m.1 dive, dump (informal pejorative).un antro de depravación a den of iniquity2 seedy bar, den of iniquity, licentious place.3 cavern, cave.4 antrum, chamber, cavity in an organ of the body, antre.5 cavity in a bone, body cavity found especially in a bone.* * *1 (caverna) cavern2 (tugurio) dump, hole, dive\antro de perdición den of vice* * *SM (=cueva) cavern; (=local) pey * dive ** * *masculino ( local sórdido) dive (colloq)* * *= leper colony.Ex. Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.* * *masculino ( local sórdido) dive (colloq)* * *= leper colony.Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.
* * *antro de perdición den of iniquity* * *
antro sustantivo masculino ( local sórdido) dive (colloq);
antro m pey (local público) dump, hole
' antro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ratonera
- tugurio
English:
den
- dive
- hole
- joint
* * *antro nmFam Pey dive, dump;ese bar es un antro de mala muerte that bar is a dive o dump;Humun antro de perdición a den of iniquity* * *m famdive fam, dump fam* * *antro nm1) : cave, den2) : dive, seedy nightclub -
4 abrir dinamitando
(v.) = blastEx. By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.* * *(v.) = blastEx: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
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5 despistarse en
(v.) = be off inEx. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.* * *(v.) = be off inEx: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
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6 dinamitar
v.to dynamite.Ellos volaron la mina They dynamited the mine.* * *1 to dynamite, blow up* * *VT to dynamite* * *verbo transitivo to dynamite, blow... up ( with dynamite)* * *= blow up, dynamite, blast into, blast.Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex. In some cases they dynamited homes with the families inside.Ex. The earth is pockmarked with the evidence of ancient collisions - huge craters blasted into its surface by asteroids or comets.Ex. By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.----* abrir dinamitando = blast.* * *verbo transitivo to dynamite, blow... up ( with dynamite)* * *= blow up, dynamite, blast into, blast.Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
Ex: In some cases they dynamited homes with the families inside.Ex: The earth is pockmarked with the evidence of ancient collisions - huge craters blasted into its surface by asteroids or comets.Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.* abrir dinamitando = blast.* * *dinamitar [A1 ]vtto dynamite, blow … up ( with dynamite)* * *
dinamitar ( conjugate dinamitar) verbo transitivo
to dynamite
dinamitar verbo transitivo
1 (destruir con dinamita) to dynamite, blast
2 figurado to ruin, destroy: han dinamitado un posible acuerdo de paz para la región, they've ruined a possible peace plan for the region
* * *dinamitar vt1. [construcción, puente, edificio] to dynamite2. [reunión, asamblea, proyecto] to wreck;trató de dinamitar la representación he tried to wreck the performance* * *v/t dynamite* * *dinamitar vt: to dynamite -
7 distraer
v.1 to amuse, to entertain.2 to distract.¡no me distraigas, que estoy trabajando! don't distract me, I'm working!El payaso distrajo al chico The clown distracted the boy.3 to be entertaining.la lectura distrae mucho reading is fun4 to abstract, to absorb.La música distrae a María Music abstracts Mary.5 to misappropriate, to alienate, to deviate, to divert.Ella distrajo fondos de la escuela She misappropriated school funds.* * *1 (divertir) to amuse, entertain2 (atención) to distract; (pena, dolor, preocupaciones) to take one's mind off3 eufemístico (dinero) to embezzle1 (divertirse) to amuse oneself, enjoy oneself2 (entretenerse) to relax, pass the time3 (despistarse) to get distracted, be inattentive, be absent-minded* * *verb1) to distract2) entertain* * *1. VT1) (=entretener) to entertain, amusedistrajimos a los niños contándoles cuentos — we kept the children entertained o amused by telling them stories
2) (=despistar) to distract (de from)3) (Econ) [+ dinero, fondos] to embezzle4) [moralmente] to lead astray2.VI (=entretener) [pesca, ejercicio] to be relaxing, take your mind off things; [lectura, espectáculo] to be entertaining, take your mind off things3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/atención> to distractb) ( entretener) < persona> to keep... amusedc) <fondos/dinero> to embezzle2.distraerse v prona) (despistarse, descuidarse) to get distractedb) ( entretenerse)* * *= distract.Ex. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.----* distraer la atención = distract + attention.* distraer + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.* distraerse con otra cosa = sidetrack.* que distrae la atención = distracting.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/atención> to distractb) ( entretener) < persona> to keep... amusedc) <fondos/dinero> to embezzle2.distraerse v prona) (despistarse, descuidarse) to get distractedb) ( entretenerse)* * *= distract.Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
* distraer la atención = distract + attention.* distraer + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.* distraerse con otra cosa = sidetrack.* que distrae la atención = distracting.* * *vt1 ‹persona/atención› to distractmientras uno lo distraía el otro le robó la llave while one of them distracted him o distracted his attention the other stole his key[ S ] no distraer al conductor do not distract the driver o the driver's attentiondistraer a algn DE algo to distract sb FROM sthla música me distrajo de la lectura I was distracted from my reading by the musicno me distraigas de mi trabajo don't distract me from my worktengo que hacer algo para distraerlo de sus preocupaciones I have to do something to take his mind off his worries2(entretener): la lectura lo distrae en sus ratos de ocio he enjoys reading in his free timelos distraía contándoles cuentos she entertained them o kept them entertained o kept them amused by telling them stories3 ‹fondos/dinero› to embezzle1 (despistarse, descuidarse) to get distractedme distraje un momento y se quemaron las tostadas I got distracted o my mind wandered for a moment and the toast burnedsi no te distraes, terminarás antes if you keep your mind on what you're doing o if you don't let yourself get distracted you'll finish sooner2(entretenerse): necesitas distraerte un poco, estás siempre metida en casa you need to find something to do o you need to get out and enjoy yourself, you're always stuck in the houseno necesita mucho para distraerse, una hoja de papel y un lápiz le bastan she doesn't need much to keep her amused o entertained, she's quite content with a sheet of paper and a pencilse distraen viendo la televisión they while away o pass the time watching television* * *
distraer ( conjugate distraer) verbo transitivo
distraer a algn de algo ‹de trabajo/estudios› to distract sb from sth ‹ de preocupaciones› to take sb's mind off sth
distraerse verbo pronominal
b) ( entretenerse):
se distrae con cualquier cosa she doesn't need much to keep amused
distraer verbo transitivo
1 (entretener) to entertain: la televisión distrae a la abuela, the television keeps Grandmother amused
2 (desviar la atención) to distract
' distraer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distraerse
- entretener
English:
distract
- keep from
- divert
- put
* * *♦ vt1. [divertir] to amuse, to entertain;lo que más me distrae es el bricolaje my favourite pastime is do-it-yourself;les contaba cuentos para distraerlos he told them stories to keep them entertained2. [despistar] to distract;¡no me distraigas, que estoy trabajando! don't distract me, I'm working!;tú lo distraes para que yo pueda entrar you distract his attention so I can get in;algo distrajo su atención something distracted her3. [malversar] to embezzle, to misappropriate♦ vi[entretener] to be entertaining;la lectura distrae mucho reading is fun* * *<part distraído> v/t1 distract2:la radio la distrae she enjoys listening to the radio* * *distraer {81} vt1) : to distract2) entretener: to entertain, to amuse* * *distraer vb1. (despistar) to distract -
8 empresa de servicios públicos
public utility company, public utility* * *(n.) = public utility, utility companyEx. The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna".Ex. By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.* * *public utility company, public utility* * *(n.) = public utility, utility companyEx: The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna".
Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.* * *public utility (company) -
9 exhortar
v.1 to exhort, to admonish, to lecture, to give an exhortation to.Elsa exhorta a su hijo Elsa admonishes her son.2 to encourage, to incite.Ricardo exhortó a su hijo a ganar Richard encouraged his son to win.3 to issue letters requisitorial.El juzgado exhorta The court issues letters requisitorial.* * *1 to exhort* * *verb* * *VT to exhort* * *verbo transitivo to exhort (frml), urgeexhortar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to exhort somebody to + inf (frml), to urge somebody to + inf
* * *= exhort.Ex. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.* * *verbo transitivo to exhort (frml), urgeexhortar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to exhort somebody to + inf (frml), to urge somebody to + inf
* * *= exhort.Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
* * *exhortar [A1 ]vtto exhort ( frml), urge exhortar a algn A + INF or A QUE + SUBJ to exhort sb to + INF ( frml), to urge sb to + INFlos exhortó a seguir or a que siguieran he urged them to carry on* * *
exhortar verbo transitivo to exhort, urge: le exhorto a que deponga su actitud, I urge you to abandon your position
' exhortar' also found in these entries:
English:
exhort
- urge
* * *exhortar vtFormalexhortar a alguien a hacer algo, exhortar a alguien a que haga algo to exhort o urge sb to do sth;ella me exhortó a no abandonar she exhorted o urged me not to give up* * *v/t exhort (a to)* * *exhortar vt: to exhort -
10 gruta
f.grotto.* * *1 cavern, grotto, cave* * *SF cavern, grotto* * ** * *= grotto.Ex. In the palace there are two special rooms: the grotto Room and the Mirror Room.* * ** * *= grotto.Ex: In the palace there are two special rooms: the grotto Room and the Mirror Room.
* * *1 (natural) cave2 (artificial) grotto* * *
gruta sustantivo femenino ( natural) cave;
( artificial) grotto
gruta sustantivo femenino cave
los osos hibernan en una gruta de la montaña, the bears hibernate in a mountain cave
' gruta' also found in these entries:
English:
grotto
* * *gruta nf1. [natural] cave2. [artificial] grotto* * *f cave; artificial grotto* * *gruta nf: grotto, cave* * *gruta n cave -
11 incitar
v.1 to incite (a la violencia).el hambre le incitó a robar hunger made him steal¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?María incitó a la multitud Mary incited the multitude2 to abet, to instigate.María incitó al policía Mary abetted the cop.* * *1 to incite (a, to)* * *verb1) to incite2) urge, encourage* * *VT to incite* * *verbo transitivo* * *= arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex. For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.----* incitar a = sting into.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.* incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* incitar el odio = incite + hatred.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.* incitar la violencia = incite + violence.* incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.* incitar a = sting into.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.* incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* incitar el odio = incite + hatred.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.* incitar la violencia = incite + violence.* incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.* * *incitar [A1 ]vtincitar a algn A algo to incite sb TO sthincitaron al ejército a la rebelión they incited the army to rebellion o to rebelpelículas que incitan a la violencia films which encourage violence o which incite people to violencelo hizo incitado por sus compañeros his friends encouraged him to do it, his friends put him up to it ( colloq)incitar a algn CONTRA algn to incite sb AGAINST sblos incitaba contra sus superiores he was inciting them against their superiors* * *
incitar ( conjugate incitar) verbo transitivo incitar a algn a algo to incite sb to sth;
incitar a algn contra algn to incite sb against sb
incitar verbo transitivo to incite, urge: sus discursos incitaron a la rebelión, his speeches incited them to rebellion
' incitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azuzar
- desafiar
- invitar
- picar
- tentar
- empujar
- empujón
English:
egg on
- incite
- put up to
- spur
- sting
- tempt
- egg
- stir
- whip
* * *incitar vtto incite;un discurso que incita a la violencia a speech inciting people to violence;el hambre lo incitó a robar hunger made him steal;¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?;incitar a alguien a la fuga/venganza to urge sb to flee/avenge himself* * *v/t incite* * *incitar vt: to incite, to rouse -
12 bóveda
f.1 vault, dome, arch, archway.2 vault.* * *1 vault\bóveda celeste vault of heavenbóveda craneal cranial vaultbóveda de cañón barrel vaultbóveda por arista groin vaultbóveda de crucería ribbed vault* * *noun f.vault, arch* * *SF1) (Arquit) vault2) (=cueva) cave, cavern* * *1) (Arquit) vault2) (RPl) ( sepulcro) tomb* * *= dome, vault.Ex. The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.Ex. Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.----* bóveda celeste = celestial sphere.* * *1) (Arquit) vault2) (RPl) ( sepulcro) tomb* * *= dome, vault.Ex: The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.
Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.* bóveda celeste = celestial sphere.* * *A ( Arquit) vaultCompuestos:( frml liter):la bóveda celeste the vault o canopy of heaven ( liter), the firmament● bóveda craneana or cranealcranial vaultgroin vaultbarrel vaultribbed vault( AmL) bank vaulthard palateB ( RPl) (sepulcro) tomb* * *
bóveda sustantivo femenino
1 (Arquit) vault;◊ bóveda de seguridad (AmL) bank vault
2 (RPl) ( sepulcro) tomb
bóveda sustantivo femenino
1 vault
2 bóveda celeste, the vault of heaven, firmament
' bóveda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arista
English:
dome
- vault
* * *bóveda nf1. Arquit vaultbóveda de arista groin vault;bóveda de cañón barrel vault;la bóveda celeste the firmament;bóveda de crucería ribbed vault;Am bóveda de seguridad [en banco] vault* * *f ARQUI vault* * *bóveda nf1) : vault, dome2) cripta: crypt -
13 socavón
m.excavation, cave-in, adit.* * *1 (cueva excavada) excavation2 (bache) hollow, hole3 (de una mina) gallery, tunnel* * *SM1) (Min) (=galería) gallery, tunnel; (=hueco) hollow; (=cueva) cavern; [en la calle] hole2) (Arquit) subsidence* * ** * *----* abrirse un socavón = cave in.* * ** * ** abrirse un socavón = cave in.* * *1 (hoyo) holelos socavones de la carretera de la costa the holes o the subsidence along the coastal road2 (excavación) shaft, tunnel3 (cueva) cave* * *
socavón sustantivo masculino ( hoyo) hole;
( excavación) shaft, tunnel;
( cueva) cave
socavón sustantivo masculino (large) hole
' socavón' also found in these entries:
English:
tunnel
* * *socavón nm1. [hoyo] hollow;[en la carretera] pothole2. Min gallery* * *m hollow -
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15 volar
adj.volar.v.1 to fly.hubo una pelea y empezaron a volar sillas y botellas there was a fight and the chairs and bottles started to flyechar(se) a volar to fly away o offsalir volando to fly off; (pájaro, insecto) to blow away (papeles, sombrero, ceniza)El chico voló ayer The boy flew=traveled by air yesterday.El avión voló ayer The plane flew yesterday.2 to disappear, to vanish (informal) (desaparecer).3 to fly (off), to rush (off).volar a hacer algo to rush off to do somethinghacer algo volando to do something at top speedme voy volando I must fly o dash4 to fly by.5 to blow up (hacer estallar) (en guerras, atentados).La fábrica de gas voló The gas factory blew up.Los aviones volaron la ciudad enemiga The planes blew up the enemy city.6 to pilot, to fly.El chico voló el avión The boy piloted the plane.7 to dynamite, to bomb out.Ellos volaron la mina They dynamited the mine.8 to evaporate, to vaporize.9 to swipe, to thieve, to steal, to rob.10 to drive mad, to drive crazy, to derange.* * *1 (ir por el aire) to fly2 figurado (papeles etc) to be blown away3 figurado (ir deprisa) to fly5 figurado (sobresalir de un edificio) to jut out, project6 figurado (noticia etc) to spread rapidly1 figurado (hacer explotar - edificio) to blow up, demolish; (- caja fuerte) to blow open; (- en minería) to blast2 figurado (en impresión) to raise3 (en caza) to flush1 (papeles etc) to be blown away2 figurado (irritarse) to blow up, lose one's temper\echarse a volar to fly away, fly offhacer algo volando familiar to do something as quick as a flash, do something in a jiffy¡volando! familiar jump to it!* * *verb1) to fly2) hurry3) disappear4) burst, explode* * *1. VI1) (=en el aire) [avión, pájaro, persona] to flynunca he volado en helicóptero — I've never flown in o been in a helicopter
¿a qué hora vuelas mañana? — what time is your flight tomorrow?, what time do you fly tomorrow?
[+ noticia] to spread"vuela con Iberia" — "fly (with) Iberia"
volar alto —
burro 2., 1)desde pequeño se le notaban las ganas de volar solo — since he was a child you could see how much he wanted to do things his own way
2)• hacer volar algo/a algn — to blow sth/sb up
el choque le hizo volar por los aires a más de dos metros de la carretera — he was thrown more than two metres from the road by the impact
3)volando: ¡venga, volando, que nos vamos! — come on, get a move on, we're going! *
¡voy para allá volando! — I'll be right there! *
pasó volando en la moto — he whizzed o sped past on his motorbike
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volar a hacer algo — to rush to do sth4) (=pasar rápido) [noticia] to travel fast; [tiempo] to fly; [días, semanas, meses] to fly by¡cómo vuela el tiempo! — (how) time flies!
5) *(=desaparecer) [objeto, persona] to go, disappearcuando me di cuenta, el bolso ya había volado — before I knew it, the bag was gone o had gone o had disappeared
en una semana volaron las diez botellas — the ten bottles went o disappeared in the space of a week
cuando llegó la policía los ladrones ya habían volado — when the police arrived the robbers had vanished o disappeared
6) (Arquit) to stick out7) (Méx)* [alcohol, diluyente] to evaporate8) * (con drogas) to trip *, get high *2. VT1) (=hacer volar) [+ cometa, globo] to fly(Caza) [+ pájaro] to flush out2) (=hacer explotar) [+ edificio, vehículo] to blow up; [+ caja fuerte] to blow (open)3) (Tip) [+ letra, número] to put in superscript4) (Chile, Méx, Ven)* (=robar) to pinch *, nick *5) (LAm)* (=irritar) [+ persona] to irritate6) (CAm)3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) pájaro/avión to fly2)a) tiempo to flyb) volando gerundio <comer/cambiarse> in a rush, in a hurryse fue volando — he/she rushed off
las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all
quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air
3)a) ( con el viento)b) (fam) ( desaparecer) to vanish, disappearlos bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared
c) (Méx fam)2.a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
volar vt1) <puente/edificio> to blow up; < caja fuerte> to blow2) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)3.volarse v pron1) (AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre)estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger
2)a) (Col fam) preso to escapeb) (Col, Méx fam) alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)3) (Méx fam)a) ( coquetear) to flirtb) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) pájaro/avión to fly2)a) tiempo to flyb) volando gerundio <comer/cambiarse> in a rush, in a hurryse fue volando — he/she rushed off
las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all
quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air
3)a) ( con el viento)b) (fam) ( desaparecer) to vanish, disappearlos bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared
c) (Méx fam)2.a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
volar vt1) <puente/edificio> to blow up; < caja fuerte> to blow2) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)3.volarse v pron1) (AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre)estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger
2)a) (Col fam) preso to escapeb) (Col, Méx fam) alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)3) (Méx fam)a) ( coquetear) to flirtb) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)* * *volar11 = fly, take to + the sky.Ex: For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.
Ex: A new flying invention has been unveiled in the US, which could see humans take to the sky.* condición de estar apto para volar = airworthiness.* echar a volar = take + flight.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* escuchar las moscas volar = hear a pin drop.* ir volando = hot-foot it to.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* que vuela bajo = low-flying.* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* volar con ala delta = hang-glide.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.volar22 = blast.Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
* volar con dinamita = dynamite.* * *viA «pájaro/avión» to flyvolaremos a una altura de 10.000 metros we shall be cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metersno me gusta volar, prefiero el tren I don't like flying, I prefer to go by trainB1 «tiempo» to fly¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!estos dos años han volado these two years have flown by o have flown past o have gone by very fastlas malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fasttengo que irme volando I have to rush offlas vacaciones se me han pasado volando the holidays have flown o ( colloq) whizzed pastlas entradas se acaban volando the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at alltuve que comer volando I had to eat in a rush o to bolt my foodestá volando y se va a caer it isn't steady o it's unsteady and it's going to fallel asunto de la casa está volando the matter of the house is still up in the air o is still undecidedC1(con el viento): volaron todos los papeles my papers blew all over the place, the wind blew my papers all over the placeel sombrero voló his hat blew off/away2 ( fam) (desaparecer) to vanish, disappearlos bombones en seguida volaron the chocolates vanished o disappeared in no timehoy día el sueldo vuela nowadays my salary seems to disappear o go in no time3a volar con tus ideas raras you and your weird ideas, get out of here! ( colloq)toma el dinero y a volar take the money and runD ( Arquit) to projectE( AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre): estaba que volaba de rabia she was beside herself with rage o with angertiene una fiebre que vuela he has a really high temperature, he has a very bad fever■ volarvtA ‹puente/edificio› to blow up; ‹caja fuerte› to blowsi se lo dices, lo vuelas if you tell him, it'll drive him mad o he'll go crazy ( colloq)■ volarseA ( Col fam) «preso» to escape; «alumno» to play hooky ( esp AmE) ( colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)el marido se voló con otra her husband ran away o ran off with another woman* * *
volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
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◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;
las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fastb)
se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
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verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
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volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
' volar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- alto
- bajo
- barrenar
- cometa
- echar
- grande
- ras
- vuela
English:
blast
- blow
- blow up
- bomb
- fly
- foolish
- fundamental
- jet
- nonstop
- overcome
- sail
- soar
- circle
- cruise
- full
- low
- nick
* * *♦ vi1. [pájaro, insecto, avión, pasajero] to fly;volar a [una altura] to fly at;[un lugar] to fly to;volamos a 5.000 pies de altura we're flying at 5,000 feet;volar en avión/helicóptero to fly in a plane/helicopter;echar(se) a volar to fly away o off;hacer volar una cometa to fly a kite;salir volando to fly off;volar alto to go far2. [papeles, sombrero, ceniza] to blow away;hubo una pelea y empezaron a volar sillas y botellas there was a fight and the chairs and bottles started to fly;salir volando to blow away;volar por los aires [estallar] to be blown into the air3. [correr] to fly, to rush (off);volar a hacer algo to rush off to do sth;hacer algo volando to do sth at top speed;me visto volando y nos vamos I'll get dressed quickly and we can go;¡tráeme volando algo para tapar la herida! bring me something to bandage the wound with immediately o now!;me voy volando I must fly o dash4. [pasar deprisa] [días, años] to fly by;[rumores] to spread quickly;el tiempo pasa volando time flies;aquí las noticias vuelan news travels fast around herelos aperitivos volaron en un santiamén the snacks disappeared o vanished in an instant6. Arquit to project, to jut out[de enojo] he's fuming with rage♦ vt1. [hacer estallar] [en guerras, atentados] to blow up;[caja fuerte, puerta] to blow open; [edificio en ruinas] to demolish [with explosives]; [en minería] to blast2. [hacer volar] [cometa] to fly3. [la caza] to rouseten cuidado porque a mí allí me volaron la cartera be careful because I had my wallet swiped o Br nicked there* * *I v/i fly; figvanish;las horas pasaron volando the hours flew past o by;irse volar rush off;echarse a volar fly away, fly offII v/t1 fly2 edificio blow up* * *volar {19} vi1) : to fly2) correr: to hurry, to rushel tiempo vuela: time fliespasar volando: to fly past3) divulgarse: to spreadunos rumores volaban: rumors were spreading around4) desaparecer: to disappearel dinero ya voló: the money's already gonevolar vt1) : to blow up, to demolish2) : to irritate* * *volar vb2. (desaparecer) to disappearvolando in a rush / in a hurry -
16 anfractuosidad
f.1 crookedness.2 anfractuosity, roughness.3 sinouos crevice, sinouos cavern.* * *1 (desigualdad) roughness2 (torcido) twisting, turning* * *SF1) (=aspereza) roughness, unevenness; [de camino] bend2) (Anat) [de cerebro] sulcus anfractuosity -
17 cenote
m.1 deposit of water, generally at a great depth in the center of a cavern.2 natural well.* * *SM CAm, Méx natural well* * *( Geol)deep pool ( occurring in limestone rock formations)* * *cenote nmCAm, Méx natural water well* * * -
18 cavernario
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19 torca
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20 antro
• antrum• cave• cavern• cavity in a bone• cavity in an organ of the body• den• den of iniquity• licentious place• seedy bar
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