clothing company

- ropa sucia

Ex: This firm is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sales distribution of branded women's apparel.

Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.

Ex: But the idea of buying books as you buy clothes or groceries is an alien one.

Ex: The respectable young woman (her weeds again in immaculate condition hardly suggestive of many days spent travelling afoot) looked with innocent curiosity.

Ex: Unlike most of the fashion world, the styles of formal attire take their names from men's wear rather than female attire.

Ex: I hope you are feeling flamboyant guys because Elton John is selling off his clobber for charity again.

Ex: Their togs literally froze on their bodies, and when they came out for the second half they were all but encased in ice.

Ex: In the past, she's relied overly much on her ready laugh, lean looks, and willingness to doff her duds.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet, linen cupboard.

* cesta de la ropa sucia = linen basket, wash basket.

* cesta de ropa = laundry tub.

* cesto de la ropa sucia = laundry basket, linen basket, wash basket.

* compañía de confección de ropa = clothing company.

* compañía de ropa = clothing company.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].

* exprimidor de ropa = wringers.

* fabricante de ropa = clothing company.

* lavado de la ropa = laundering.

* lavar la ropa = wash + clothes.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* plancha de la ropa = flat-iron.

* polilla de la ropa = clothes moth.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* ropa blanca = whites.

* ropa de abrigo = warm clothing.

* ropa de baño = swimwear, togs.

* ropa de calle = street clothes.

* ropa de cama = bed linen, bedding.

* ropa de casa = loungewear.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* ropa de deporte = gym gear, sportswear, sports gear.

* ropa de diseño = designer clothes, designer clothes.

* ropa de disfraz = masquerade costume, fancy dress.

* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.

* ropa de estar en casa = loungewear.

* ropa de luto = weeds.

* ropa de paisano = civilian clothes.

* ropa deportiva = sportswear.

* ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.

* ropa de trabajo = work clothes.

* ropa elegante = glad rags.

* ropa heredada = left-off, cast-off, hand-me-down.

* ropa informal = casual clothes, informal dress, casual wear.

* ropa interior = underwear, undies, underclothes.

* ropa usada = second-hand clothes, left-off, cast-off, hand-me-down.

* ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.

* secadora de la ropa = clothes drier.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* suavizante de la ropa = fabric softener, fabric conditioner.

 

ropa sustantivo femenino
clothes (pl);

la ropa sucia the dirty laundry;
tengo un montón de ropa para planchar I've got a stack of ironing to do;
ropa interior underwear, underclothes (pl)
ropa sustantivo femenino clothes pl, clothing
ropa blanca, household linen
ropa de cama, bed linen
ropa interior, underwear
♦ Locuciones: haber ropa tendida: habla bajo, que hay ropa tendida, keep your voice down, the walls have ears

' ropa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigo
- acampanada
- acampanado
- airear
- apresto
- bajar
- bala
- blanquear
- caballero
- cambiarse
- casa
- centrifugar
- coger
- colgar
- complemento
- cotillear
- desabrocharse
- desenfadada
- desenfadado
- doblar
- durar
- equipo
- escurrir
- estar
- etiqueta
- faja
- galán
- gastar
- guardarropa
- hecha
- hecho
- humedad
- informal
- interior
- justa
- justo
- juvenil
- lencería
- ligera
- ligero
- lío
- lucir
- muda
- mudar
- mudarse
- naftalina
- negociar
- paño
- percha
- pinza
English:
accessory
- adjust
- air
- alter
- alteration
- apparel
- attire
- baggy
- becoming
- bedclothes
- bedding
- bodice
- boiler suit
- bundle
- cast-offs
- casual
- change
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clad
- clean
- cling
- clothes
- clothes basket
- clothes brush
- clothes peg
- clothing
- collar
- colourful
- comfortable
- cosy
- cozy
- crease
- crude
- crush
- custom
- daring
- dated
- designer
- dress
- exquisite
- fancy
- fashion
- fasten
- fine
- fit
- fitting
- flashy
- flatter
- flattering
ropa de abrigo warm clothes; [para lavadora] whites; RP ropa de fajina work clothes;

Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.

Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.

* compañía de confección de ropa = clothing company.

* confección del catálogo = catalogue production.

* confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].

* confección de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* confección del presupuesto = budgeting.

* confección de papel = paper-making [papermaking].

* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* confección de prendas de vestir = dressmaking.

* confección de tejidos = weaving.

* experto en la confección de documentos web = text mark-up expert.

* industria de la confección = clothing industry.

 

confección sustantivo femenino

( de vestidos) dressmaking;

de confección ready-to-wear, off-the-peg

confección sustantivo femenino
1 Cost dressmaking, tailoring
la industria de la confección, familiar the rag trade
2 (realización) making, making up
' confección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corte
- hechura
- raja
English:
making
- rag trade
- ready
- bunting
- dry
- manufacture
- off
[de lista] drawing up; [de estadística] production, preparation;

Ex: English companionships (or ships as they were usually called) were first described in Stower's manual of 1808.

Ex: The author compares the advantages and disadvantages of buying from the larger established companies and smaller outfits.

* autorizado por la compañía = company-approved.

* compañía aérea = airline, airline carrier.

* compañía aérea barata = low-cost airline.

* compañía aseguradora = insurer.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía cibernética = dot-com [dot.com].

* compañía cinematográfica = film production company.

* compañía comercial = business firm.

* compañía con solera = mature company.

* compañía de baile = dance company.

* compañía de compra por alquiler = hire-purchase company.

* compañía de confección de ropa = clothing company.

* compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones = PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications).

* compañía de danza = dance company.

* compañía dedicada a la información = information company.

* compañía de electricidad = power company.

* compañía de fusileros = rifle company.

* Compañía de Jesús, la = Society of Jesus, the.

* compañía de música rock = rock company.

* compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].

* compañía de radio televisión = broadcaster.

* compañía de ropa = clothing company.

* compañía de seguros = insurance company, insurer.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de suministro de energía = energy company.

* Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica = British Telecom (BT).

* Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica (BT) = British Telecom (BT).

* compañía de teléfonos = telephone company.

* compañía de televisión = television company.

* compañía de televisión por cable = cable company.

* compañía de viajes = travel company.

* compañía de vuelos chárter = charter airline.

* compañía discográfica = record company, record label, music company.

* compañía eléctrica = power company.

* compañía embotelladora = bottler.

* compañía en Internet = dot-com [dot.com].

* compañía farmacéutica = pharmaceutical company.

* compañía hipotecaria = mortgage company.

* compañía industrial = industrial firm.

* compañía inmobiliaria = real estate company.

* compañía minera = mining company.

* compañía naviera = shipping company.

* compañía pretrolera = oil company.

* compañía privada = private company.

* compañía publicitaria = advertising firm.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water company.

* compra de una compañía por otra = corporate takeover.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* nombre de compañía = company name.

* oferta de compra de una compañía por otra = takeover bid.

* buena compañía = good company.

* dos son compañía, tres multitud = two is a company, three is a crowd.

* en buena compañía = in good company.

* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.

 

compañía sustantivo femenino
1 ( acompañamiento) company;

hacerle compañía a algn to keep sb company;
andar en malas compañías to keep bad company
2 ( empresa) company, firm;

compañía de teatro theater^{( conjugate theater)} company;

( on signs) Muñoz y Compañía Muñoz and Co.
<s3 num="3"> (Mil) company</s3>
compañía sustantivo femenino
1 company
hacer compañía (a alguien), to keep sb company
2 Mil company
3 (empresa) company
compañía de baile, dance company
' compañía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Cía
- con
- corte
- discográfica
- discográfico
- gustar
- itinerante
- lema
- perra
- perro
- petrolera
- petrolero
- primera
- primero
- socia
- socio
- sola
- solitaria
- solitario
- solo
- acompañar
- asegurador
- Cía.
- constituir
- empresa
- filial
- ingreso
- íngrimo
- pérdida
- presidencia
- presidente
- presidir
- ruina
- sede
- trato
English:
ABC
- acquire
- action
- after-care
- answering service
- antiaging
- appropriate
- atomize
- attrition rate
- audit
- bankruptcy
- base
- BBC
- board
- busline
- company
- conception
- directive
- disconnect
- dissolution
- dividend
- drastic
- enjoyable
- entail
- enterprise
- equalize
- exercise
- export
- flourish
- focus
- fold
- forefront
- fourteenth
- freeze
- funnel
- go under
- gofer
- greyhound
- guideline
- insurance company
- keep
- lion
- list
- manufacturer
- market
- misuse
- overseas
- public
- society
- troop
compañía aérea airline; Compañía Nacional de Danza National Dance Company;

cabrón, -ona *** I II I II

Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.

Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.

Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

Ex: I once thought I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just the light from a torch of some bastard bringing me more work.

 

cabrón 1

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp, Méx vulg) (m) bastard (vulg), son of a bitch (AmE vulg);

(f) bitch (vulg)
cabrón 2 sustantivo masculino (vulg) ( cornudo) cuckold;
( proxeneta) (Andes fam o vulg) pimp, ponce (BrE)
cabrón,-ona
I m Zool billy goat
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vulgar ofens (hombre) bastard
(mujer) bitch
' cabrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabrito
- cabrona
English:
cunt
- sod
- swine
- bastard
Esp muy Fam Méx Fam by force;

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

* fabricante de automóviles = automaker.

* fabricante de carrocerías = coachbuilder, bodybuilder [body-builder].

* fabricante de cartón = paperboard maker, paperboard manufacturer.

* fabricante de coches = automaker.

* fabricante de jabón = soapmaker.

* fabricante de maquinaria agrícola = farm equipment manufacturer.

* fabricante de moldes = die-sinker.

* fabricante de ropa = clothing company.

* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.

 

fabricante sustantivo masculino y femenino
manufacturer
fabricante mf manufacturer
' fabricante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zapatera
- zapatero
- papelero
- pastelero
English:
discontinue
- maker
- manufacturer
- producer

Vulg fucking bastard, motherfucker

Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.

Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

Br nasty git, US mean son of a bitch

Ex: For in the eyes of many, even the most desultory reading of fiction was preferable to the ' vicious' entertainments designed to satisfy the 'lower impulses in human nature'.

Ex: Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.

Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.

malicioso



malicioso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (pícaro) mischievous
2 (malintencionado) malicious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino malicious person
' malicioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maliciosa
- puñetera
- puñetero
- pícaro
English:
bitchy
- catty
- ill-natured
- mischievous
- spiteful
- cunning
- malicious
- sly
- vicious

Hum la pérfida Albión perfidious Albion

puerta 3) descarga 3)

Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.

Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.

Ex: These may be perceived as unimportant ' bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* en circuito cerrado = looped.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* espacio cerrado = closed space.

* formando un circuito cerrado = looped.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* pregunta cerrada = closed-ended question.

* puño cerrado = clenched fist.

Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.

 

Del verbo cerrar: ( conjugate cerrar)

cerrado es:


Multiple Entries:
cerrado    
cerrar
cerrado

1

‹mejillones/almejas› closed;
‹sobre/carta› sealed;
‹ puño› clenched;
‹ cortinas› drawn, closed;


‹grifo/llave› turned off
2 ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut
3 ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed;
‹ curva› sharp
4 ‹acento/dialecto› broad
5 ‹ persona› ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative;

cerrado a influencias externas shut off from outside influence
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1

‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;


‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal

‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench

‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up

‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2

( definitivamente) to close (down)

3




verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):

¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1






2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrado,-a adjetivo
1 closed, shut
(recinto) enclosed ➣ Ver nota en cerrar
2 (intransigente) uncompromising, unyielding
(a las novedades, etc) narrow minded
3 (tímido) reserved
4 (un acento, una forma de hablar) broad
5 (curva) tight, sharp
6 (tupido) bushy
♦ Locuciones: a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiante
- cal
- cerrada
- concesión
- cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- defunción
- herméticamente
- reforma
- cuadrado
- estacionamiento
- mollera
- televisión
- tufo
English:
cliquey
- closed
- hermetically
- musty
- secure
- sharp
- shut
- small-minded
- to
- broad
- enclose
- insular
- loop
- narrow
- repair
- small
- stock
- unlock
ver cerrar [con llave, pestillo] locked; [puño] clenched; [sobre] closed; [por montañas] walled in; [barba] thick Fam

- llevarse Para las expresiones llevar adelante, llevar la contraria, llevar las de perder, llevar a la práctica, llevar a término, llevar ventaja, ver la otra entrada. compás 1) 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

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

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

 

llevar ( conjugate llevar) verbo transitivo
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te lo llevaré cuando vaya I'll bring it when I come;
¿qué llevas en la bolsa? what have you got in your bag?;
comida para llevar take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals




me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación she gave me a lift to the station;
lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand

2


esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte this won't get us anywhere


3



1 ( tener a su cargo) ‹negocio/tienda› to run;
‹ caso› to handle;
‹ contabilidad› to do
2 (esp Esp) ( conducir) ‹ vehículo› to drive;
‹ moto› to ride
3 ‹ vida› to lead;

¿cómo llevas el informe? how are you getting on with the report?
4 (seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time;

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in?
1




nos llevan un día de ventaja they have a one-day lead over us
2 (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
llevar v aux:

lleva tres días sin comer he hasn't eaten for three days;
el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late;
llevo revisada la mitad I've already checked half of it
verbo intransitivo [camino/carretera] to go, lead
llevarse verbo pronominal
1


¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? who took my umbrella?;
el agua se llevó las casas the water swept away the houses






2 ‹susto/regañina› to get;

se llevó un buen recuerdo he left here with pleasant memories
3

4 ( hablando de modas) to be in fashion;

llevar verbo transitivo
1 to take: llévame a casa, take me home
(en dirección al oyente) te lo llevaré al trabajo, I'll bring it to your work
2 (vestir) to wear: lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair down
3 (transportar) to carry: no llevo dinero encima, I don't carry any money on me
4 (tolerar, sufrir) lleva muy mal la separación, she is taking the separation very badly
5 (una diferencia de edad) le lleva dos años a su hermana, he is two years older than his sister
6 (cobrar) me llevó dos mil pesetas por el arreglo, she charged me two thousand pesetas for the repairs
7 (necesitar) eso no lleva mucho trabajo, that doesn't need much work
8 (tiempo) llevo dos horas esperando, I've been waiting for two hours
esto llevará un buen rato, this will take a long time
9 (un negocio, empresa) to be in charge of
(a una persona) to handle: te lleva por donde quiere, she does what she likes with you
♦ Locuciones: llevar adelante, to carry sthg through
llevar las de ganar/perder, to be on a winning/losing streak
La traducción más común es to take: ¿Adónde llevas eso?, Where are you taking that? Llévalo a la cocina. Take it to the kitchen. Sin embargo, tratándose de llevar algo hacia el oyente o el hablante, debes emplear el verbo to bring: Te lo llevaré mañana. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Te llevaré un regalo. I'll bring you a present.
' llevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- agitada
- agitado
- aire
- altar
- andar
- aparejada
- aparejado
- bajar
- batuta
- caballo
- cabo
- calzar
- calle
- cantante
- cargar
- cartera
- ciega
- ciego
- conducir
- costar
- dejarse
- delantera
- efectuar
- ejecutar
- escrita
- escrito
- garaje
- inducir
- juicio
- magistratura
- mal
- maquillarse
- operar
- pantalla
- pantalón
- perder
- preferir
- realizar
- sed
- sofoco
- subir
- traer
- transportar
- usar
- vestir
- voz
- anca
- andas
- arrastrar
English:
absorb
- accomplish
- account
- achieve
- ahead
- amulet
- astray
- authenticity
- band
- bankrupt
- bear
- blow
- boil
- bring
- carry
- carry about
- carry around
- carry away
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- coal
- conduct
- drag off
- drive
- effect
- fly
- follow through
- footpath
- forceful
- forever
- go through with
- hand-luggage
- handle
- haul up
- have
- have on
- have up
- hold
- hump
- implement
- inclination
- justice
- keep
- lead
- lead out
- lead to
- lead up to
- live
- lug
[habitualmente] do you wear a watch?; Méx [casa, negocio] to look after, to run; [asunto, caso, expediente] to deal with; [automóvil] to drive; [bicicleta, moto] to ride; Fam [conducir] (antes de participio)