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21 raudo
adj.very fast, swift, speedy, fast.* * *► adjetivo1 literal swift, rapid* * *ADJ frm (=rápido) swift* * *- da adjetivo swiftbajaban raudos hacia el río — (liter) they rushed headlong toward(s) the river
salgo hacia allá raudo y veloz — (hum) I'll be there in two shakes of a lamb's tail (colloq & hum)
* * *- da adjetivo swiftbajaban raudos hacia el río — (liter) they rushed headlong toward(s) the river
salgo hacia allá raudo y veloz — (hum) I'll be there in two shakes of a lamb's tail (colloq & hum)
* * *swiftbajaban raudos hacia el río ( liter); they rushed headlong toward(s) the riversalgo hacia allá rauda y veloz ( hum); I'll be there in a jiffy ( colloq), I'll be there in a trice ( colloq hum)swiftly* * *
raudo,-a adjetivo swift
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* * *raudo, -a adjfleet, swift;acudió raudo a abrir la puerta he rushed to open the door* * *adj swift -
22 medio
adj.1 half a, half, half an, mid.2 average.3 half-way, halfway.4 one-half.adv.half-way, half, kind of, partially.m.1 means, manner, mode, way.2 center, midway, midst.3 medium, instrument, means.4 environment.5 halfback.6 medium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.* * *► adjetivo1 (mitad) half2 (intermedio) middle3 (de promedio) average■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...► adverbio1 half■ medio terminado,-a half-finished1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle1 (recursos) means\equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrongestar (todo) por el medio to be in the wayponerse en medio to get in the waypor medio de through, by means ofpor todos los medios by all meansquitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the waymedia aritmética arithmetic meanmedio ambiente environmentmedio fondo middle-distancemedios de comunicación (mass) mediamedios de transporte means of transport————————1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle* * *1. (f. - media)adj.1) middle2) half3) average4) medium2. adv.1) half2) rather3. noun m.1) middle2) element3) medium4) means•* * *1. ADJ1) (=la mitad de) halfmedia pensión — [en hotel] half-board
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media luna — (Astron) half-moonasta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
2) (=intermedio)plazo•
a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there3) (=promedio) averagetérmino 2)4) (=normal) average5)• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done
lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] halfes medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side
2) [con verbo, adverbio]está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished
3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *3. SM1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square
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de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house•
de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involveddía (de) por medio — LAm every other day
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en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us•
por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)de medio a medio —
2) (Dep) midfieldermedio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half
medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half
3) (=método) means pl, wayno hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get
poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth
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por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley systemrespira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills
lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail
5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment7) (=círculo) circleencontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu
* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *medio1= middle, one-half (1/2).Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* clase media = middle class.* cocer a medias = parboil.* comprendido a medias = half-understood.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* de la edad media = dark-age.* del medio = middle.* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.* de media jornada = half-day [half day].* de media mañana = mid-morning.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de medio pelo = small-time.* de talla media = middle-sized.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.* edición media = medium edition.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entre medias = in between.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* línea de medio campo = halfway line.* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.* media hora = half-hour.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* media luz = half-light.* media pensión = half board.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* media vuelta = about-face.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.* medio día = one-half day.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.* Medio Oriente = Middle East.* medio pliego = half-sheet.* medio sumergido = half-submerged.* medio vacío = half-empty.* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.* nacido en medio = middleborn.* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* punto medio = mid-point.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.medio22 = average, mainline, mainstream.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* como término medio = on average.* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de talle medio = medium-length.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].* de tipo medio = middle-range.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* por término medio = on average.* precio medio = average price.* tener por término medio = average.* término medio = compromise, balance.* valor medio = midrange, mean value.medio33 = instrumentality, means, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.* dotar de medios = resource.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.* equipar de medios = resource.* exceso de medios = overkill.* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.* medio de ahorro = economy measure.* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.* medio de transmisión = conduit.* medio físico = physical medium.* medios = ways and means.* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.* medios de comunicación = news media.* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.* medios de comunicación social = mass media.* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.* medios de producción = means of production.* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.* medios económicos = economic resources.* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.* medios oficiales = official channels.* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.* medios visuales = visual media.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por todos los medios = by all means.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* streaming media = streaming media.* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.* * *A ( delante del n)(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-litermedio kilo de harina half a kilo of flourmedia docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half priceun retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portraitllevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hourla última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaininghay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show startssi se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrowla bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mastla falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirta media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly litCompuestos:habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby languagela deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talksA ( Astron) half-moonen forma de medioa luna crescent-shapedla Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile CrescentB (de las uñas) half-moonD(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescentfeminine short sleevellevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dresstodavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yetvino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)feminine (en hoteles) half board(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinnersfpl:me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many wordsfeminine half sole, solefeminine half volleya medioa voz in a low voicehablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and leftmasculine and feminine fly half, outside halfmasculine midfieldmasculine and feminine scrum halfmasculine and feminine middle-distance runnermasculine middle-distance● medio hermano, media hermanamasculine, femininemasculine half-mourning● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupilamasculine, feminine (CS) day pupillos medio pupilos the day pupils( AmL) half-timeB (mediano, promedio) averageel cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexicanbarrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrida medio y largo plazo in the medium and long termtécnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree coursela temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degreesC1(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finishedme dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o storylo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly2(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?pagar a medios to pay half each, go halveslo hicimos a medios we did it between usD( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!halfestá medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazylo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half deadfue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him thereme lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serioustodo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finishedmedio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)B1 (centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middleel justo medio the happy mediumquítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't seeC1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they couldno hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating himhizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposalcomo medio de coacción as a means of coercion2 ( Art) (vehículo) tbmedio de expresión mediumno escatimó medios he spared no expensea pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited meansno cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do itCompuestos:la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)los medios de comunicación the medialos medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass mediameans of transport( Méx) legal challengempl audiovisual aids (pl)mpl:los medio de producción the means of productionD ( en locs):de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think ofhay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involveden medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many peopleno sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this messen medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusionen medio de todo all things considereden medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this waypor medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/weekdos o tres casas por medio every two or three housespor medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousinatrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincersse comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this systemobtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contactsde medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistakenle acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely rightE1(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circlesno está en su medio he's out of his elementun artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …2 ( Biol) environmentestos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitatla adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundingsCompuesto:environmentque no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendlyF (dedo) middle fingerG (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countriesel que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world* * *
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)
medio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;
medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1◊ - dia adjetivo
1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;
quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transportb)◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)
4 ( en locs)◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;
en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5a) (círculo, ámbito):◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;
no está en su medio he's out of his elementb) (Biol) environment;
medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television
* * *medio, -a♦ adj1. [igual a la mitad] half;media docena half a dozen;media hora half an hour;medio litro half a litre;el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;[en trabajo] halfway through;a media luz in the half-light;como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;docena y media one and a half dozen;un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;son las dos y media it's half past two;son y media it's half pastAndes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;la media luna the crescent;la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;Fam Fig media naranja:media pensión half board;CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;media suela half-sole;media volea half volley2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;[posición, punto] middle;de una calidad media of average quality;a medio plazo in the medium term;de clase media middle-class;a media distancia in the middle distancemedio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;Mat mean;el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h4. [corriente] ordinary, average;el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people♦ advhalf;medio borracho half drunk;estaba medio muerto he was half dead;a medio hacer half done;han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake♦ nm1. [mitad] half;uno y medio one and a half2. [centro] middle, centre;en medio (de) in the middle (of);estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;quítate de en medio get out of the way;siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;Famquitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;por medio de by means of, through;ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;por todos los medios by all possible means;intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metallos medios de comunicación the media;medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;los medios de difusión the media;medio de expresión medium;los medios de información the media;medios de producción means of production;4.medios [recursos] means, resources;no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it5. [elemento físico] environment;animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environmentmedio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;medio físico physical environment6. [ámbito]el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;en medios bien informados in well-informed circles[en rugby] halfback medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half9. CompCSur Famni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day* * *I adj1 half;las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;a medio camino halfway2 tamaño medium3 (de promedio) average4 posición middleII m1 ( entorno) environment2 en fútbol midfielder3 ( centro) middle;en medio de in the middle of4 ( manera) means;por medio de by means of;III adv half;hacer algo a medias half do sth;ir a medias go halves;a medio hacer half done;de medio a medio completely;día por medio L.Am. every other day;quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;quitarse de en medio get out of the way* * *medio adv1) : halfestá medio dormida: she's half asleep2) : rather, kind ofestá medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring1) : halfuna media hora: half an hourmedio hermano: half brothera media luz: in the half-lightson las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty2) : midway, halfwaya medio camino: halfway there3) : middlela clase media: the middle class4) : averagela temperatura media: the average temperaturemedio nm1) centro: middle, centeren medio de: in the middle of, amid2) ambiente: milieu, environment3) : medium, spiritualist4) : means pl, waypor medio de: by means oflos medios de comunicación: the media5) medios nmpl: means, resources* * *medio1 adj1. (mitad) half2. (promedio, normal) averagemedio2 adv halfmedio3 n1. (centro) middle2. (entorno) environment3. (recurso, método) means -
23 curva
f.1 curve.curva de aprendizaje learning curvecurva de nivel contour line2 bend.una carretera con muchas curvas a winding road3 flexura, flexure.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: curvar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: curvar.* * *1 (gen) curve2 (de carretera) bend3 (gráfico) curve, graph\coger una curva / tomar una curva to take a bendtrazar una curva to draw a curvecurva cerrada sharp bendcurva peligrosa dangerous bend* * *1. f., (m. - curvo) 2. noun f.curve, bend* * *SF1) [de carretera, camino] bend2) (Mat) curvecurva de demanda — (Com) demand curve
curva de la felicidad — hum paunch, beer-belly
curva de rentabilidad — (Com) break-even chart
¡tiene unas curvas! — what a body she's got!
* * *1)a) ( línea) curvela curva de la felicidad — (fam & hum) middle-age spread (colloq & hum) ( said to be caused by marital bliss)
b) (en camino, carretera) curve; ( más pronunciada) benduna curva cerrada/en herradura — a sharp/hairpin bend
agarrar a alguien en curva — (Méx fam) to take somebody by surprise
c) (Dep) curveball2) curvas femenino plural ( de una mujer) curves (pl)* * *= curve, contour, bend.Ex. Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.Ex. As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.Ex. The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.----* curva biorrítmica = biorhythm chart.* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva de aprendizaje = learning curve.* curva de Bradford = Bradford curve.* curva de concentración de Lorenz = Lorenz curve of concentration.* curva de la felicidad, la = middle-age spread.* curva de Lorenz = Lorenz curve.* curva de nivel = contour line.* curva de utilidad = utility contour.* curva + estabilizarse = curve + flatten out.* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* formando curvas = curving.* trazar una curva de Algo = plot + Nombre + on a graph.* * *1)a) ( línea) curvela curva de la felicidad — (fam & hum) middle-age spread (colloq & hum) ( said to be caused by marital bliss)
b) (en camino, carretera) curve; ( más pronunciada) benduna curva cerrada/en herradura — a sharp/hairpin bend
agarrar a alguien en curva — (Méx fam) to take somebody by surprise
c) (Dep) curveball2) curvas femenino plural ( de una mujer) curves (pl)* * *= curve, contour, bend.Ex: Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.
Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.* curva biorrítmica = biorhythm chart.* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva de aprendizaje = learning curve.* curva de Bradford = Bradford curve.* curva de concentración de Lorenz = Lorenz curve of concentration.* curva de la felicidad, la = middle-age spread.* curva de Lorenz = Lorenz curve.* curva de nivel = contour line.* curva de utilidad = utility contour.* curva + estabilizarse = curve + flatten out.* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* formando curvas = curving.* trazar una curva de Algo = plot + Nombre + on a graph.* * *A1(línea): trazar una curva en el papel draw a curve on the sheet of paperla flecha describió una curva en el aire the arrow flew in an arc o described a curved path through the aircurva de temperatura(s) temperature curve2 (en un camino, una carretera) curve; (más pronunciada) bend[ S ] curva peligrosa sharp benduna curva cerrada/en herradura a sharp/hairpin bend3 ( Dep) curveballCompuesto:contour line* * *
Del verbo curvar: ( conjugate curvar)
curva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
curva
curvar
curva sustantivo femenino
( más pronunciada) bend;
c) (Dep) curveballd)
con curvas curvaceous
curvo,-a adjetivo curved
curva sustantivo femenino
1 curve
2 (en carretera) bend
curva cerrada, sharp bend o curve
' curva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- moderar
- parabólica
- parabólico
- visibilidad
- alcanzar
- descendente
- pronunciado
- redondear
- suave
English:
bend
- corner
- crook
- curve
- dip
- graph
- hairpin bend
- loop
- sharp
- sweep
- turn
- contour
- double
- hair
- kink
- swing
* * *curva nf1. [línea, forma, gráfico] curve;una curva de temperatura/producción a temperature/production curvecurva de aprendizaje learning curve; Fam curva de la felicidad [barriga] paunch;curva de nivel contour line2. [de carretera, río] bend;una carretera con muchas curvas a winding road;curva abierta slight o shallow bend;curva cerrada sharp bend;3.curvas [de mujer] curves* * *f curve* * *curva nf: curve, bend* * *curva n1. (de carretera) bend2. (de cuerpo) curve -
24 verborrea
f.verbal diarrhea, verbosity.* * *1 familiar verbosity\tener mucha verborrea to be verbose* * *femenino verbiage, verbositysufre de verborrea — (fam & hum) he has verbal diarrhea* (colloq & hum)
* * *= verbosity, verbiage, verbal diarrhoea, waffle.Ex. The papers analysed were all published in biomedical or physical science journals, where the peer review process is strict with respect to verbosity and innecessary illustrations.Ex. The effectiveness of library guides is minimised by excessive verbiage.Ex. The expression ' verbal diarrhoea' therefore means that someone simply won't stop talking.Ex. Gordon is no more a friend of democratic rights for all his waffle about giving 'power to the people'.* * *femenino verbiage, verbositysufre de verborrea — (fam & hum) he has verbal diarrhea* (colloq & hum)
* * *= verbosity, verbiage, verbal diarrhoea, waffle.Ex: The papers analysed were all published in biomedical or physical science journals, where the peer review process is strict with respect to verbosity and innecessary illustrations.
Ex: The effectiveness of library guides is minimised by excessive verbiage.Ex: The expression ' verbal diarrhoea' therefore means that someone simply won't stop talking.Ex: Gordon is no more a friend of democratic rights for all his waffle about giving 'power to the people'.* * *verborrea, verborragiaverbiage, verbosity* * *
verborrea f fam verbal diarrhoea
* * *verborrea nfverbal diarrhoea, verbosity* * *f despverbosity, wordiness; hum famverbal diarrhea o Brdiarrhoea* * *verborrea nf: verbiage -
25 asquerosamente
adv.1 nastily, nauseously, foully, filthily.2 revoltingly, dirtily, filthily, nauseatingly.* * *► adverbio1 (desagradablemente) disgustingly2 (suciamente) filthily* * *ADV disgustingly, revoltingly* * *asquerosamente atractivo/rico — (fam & hum) sickeningly attractive/disgustingly rich (colloq & hum)
* * *= repulsively, appallingly.Ex. The book was is repulsively foul, greasy, sticky, black with use.Ex. Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.* * *asquerosamente atractivo/rico — (fam & hum) sickeningly attractive/disgustingly rich (colloq & hum)
* * *= repulsively, appallingly.Ex: The book was is repulsively foul, greasy, sticky, black with use.
Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.* * *nos trató asquerosamente he treated us appallingly, the way he treated us was disgustinges asquerosamente atractivo/rico ( fam hum); he's sickeningly attractive/disgustingly rich ( colloq hum)* * *asquerosamente advse comporta asquerosamente his behaviour is disgusting;me cae asquerosamente mal I can't stand the sight of her -
26 futuro
adj.future, forthcoming, unborn.m.1 future, future time, future-to-be.2 future, future tense.3 prospect, future possibilities.* * *► adjetivo1 future► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (prometido) fiancé, intended; (prometida) fiancée, intended1 future1 (financieros) futures\en un futuro próximo in the near futurefuturo imperfecto futurefuturo perfecto future perfect————————1 future* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - futura)adj.* * *futuro, -a1.ADJ future2.SM / F * fiancé/fiancée3. SM1) futureen lo futuro, en un futuro — some time in the future
2) (Ling) future (tense)3) pl futuros (Com) futuresfutura* * *I- ra adjetivo < presidente> future (before n)II1) ( porvenir) future¿qué nos deparará el futuro? — what will the future bring?
en un futuro cercano or próximo — in the near future
en el or en lo futuro — in future
un empleo con/sin futuro — a job with good prospects/with no prospects
2) (Ling) future (tense)III- ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum) intended (colloq & hum)* * *= forthcoming, future, intending, prospect, would-be + Nombre, outlook, coming, horizon, long haul, prospective, yet-to-be, future ahead, intended.Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.Ex. The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.Ex. The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex. I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.Ex. Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.Ex. The article is entitled 'Legacy for the long haul' = El artículo se titula "El patrimonio para el futuro".Ex. The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.Ex. If the past is an indicator, current, emerging and yet-to-be Web features and functionalities will have a significant impact on the content and publishing of serials.Ex. The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.----* acondicionado para el futuro = future-proof.* adivinación del futuro = fortune telling.* adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.* anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.* determinar el futuro = shape + the future.* donación futura = planned giving.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.* enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.* en un futuro cercano = in the near future.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un futuro no muy lejano = in the not too distant future, in the near future.* en un futuro próximo = in the near future.* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.* futura generación = future generation.* futuro + aguardar = future + hold.* futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.* futuro cercano, el = near future, the.* futuro + deparar = future + hold, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* futuro, el = years ahead, the, road ahead, the.* futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.* futuro incierto = uncertain future.* futuro inmediato = immediate future.* futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.* futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro previsible = foreseeable future.* futuro profesional = professional future.* futuro prometedor = bright future.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.* hipotecar el futuro = mortgage + the future.* labrar el futuro = shape + the future.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.* Nombre + futuro = further + Nombre.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.* perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.* planificación para el futuro = future proofing.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.* predecir el futuro = gaze into + crystal ball.* preparación para el futuro = future proofing.* preparado para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* previsión de futuro = future proofing.* previsiones para el futuro = future development(s).* pronósticos de futuro = future predictions.* proyectar hacia el futuro = project + ahead.* repercutir en el futuro = shape + the future.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.* tener futuro = have + potential, there + be + a future for/in, have + a future.* vida futura = future life.* visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.* visión del futuro = insight into the future.* * *I- ra adjetivo < presidente> future (before n)II1) ( porvenir) future¿qué nos deparará el futuro? — what will the future bring?
en un futuro cercano or próximo — in the near future
en el or en lo futuro — in future
un empleo con/sin futuro — a job with good prospects/with no prospects
2) (Ling) future (tense)III- ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum) intended (colloq & hum)* * *el futuro(n.) = years ahead, the, road ahead, theEx: It is believed that the years ahead will see an increase in such programs.
Ex: The conference topic, the future of library and information studies education, was a means for determining the road ahead through the three Cs of continuity, culture and competition.= forthcoming, future, intending, prospect, would-be + Nombre, outlook, coming, horizon, long haul, prospective, yet-to-be, future ahead, intended.Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
Ex: The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.Ex: Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.Ex: The article is entitled 'Legacy for the long haul' = El artículo se titula "El patrimonio para el futuro".Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.Ex: If the past is an indicator, current, emerging and yet-to-be Web features and functionalities will have a significant impact on the content and publishing of serials.Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.* acondicionado para el futuro = future-proof.* adivinación del futuro = fortune telling.* adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.* anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.* determinar el futuro = shape + the future.* donación futura = planned giving.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.* enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.* en un futuro cercano = in the near future.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un futuro no muy lejano = in the not too distant future, in the near future.* en un futuro próximo = in the near future.* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.* futura generación = future generation.* futuro + aguardar = future + hold.* futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.* futuro cercano, el = near future, the.* futuro + deparar = future + hold, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* futuro, el = years ahead, the, road ahead, the.* futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.* futuro incierto = uncertain future.* futuro inmediato = immediate future.* futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.* futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro previsible = foreseeable future.* futuro profesional = professional future.* futuro prometedor = bright future.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.* hipotecar el futuro = mortgage + the future.* labrar el futuro = shape + the future.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.* Nombre + futuro = further + Nombre.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.* perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.* planificación para el futuro = future proofing.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.* predecir el futuro = gaze into + crystal ball.* preparación para el futuro = future proofing.* preparado para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* previsión de futuro = future proofing.* previsiones para el futuro = future development(s).* pronósticos de futuro = future predictions.* proyectar hacia el futuro = project + ahead.* repercutir en el futuro = shape + the future.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.* tener futuro = have + potential, there + be + a future for/in, have + a future.* vida futura = future life.* visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.* visión del futuro = insight into the future.* * *‹presidente› future ( before n)iré a verlo en un futuro viaje I'll call on him another time o on another trip o on a future triplas futuras generaciones future generationstodo para la futura mamá everything for the mother-to-bemi futura esposa my bride-to-beA (porvenir) future¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near futureen el or en lo futuro, llama antes de venir in future o another time, call before you come overun empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospectssu relación no tiene ningún futuro there's no future in their relationship, their relationship has no futureB ( Ling) future, future tensemasculine, feminine( fam hum); intended ( colloq hum)todavía no me has presentado a tu futura you still haven't introduced me to your intended, you still haven't introduced me to the future Mrs Moffatt ( o Mrs Britton etc)* * *
futuro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
future ( before n);
las futuras generaciones future generations;
la futura mamá the mother-to-be
futuro 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( porvenir) future;◊ ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?;
en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near future;
en el or en lo futuro in future;
un empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospects;
su relación no tiene futuro their relationship has no future
2 (Ling) future (tense)
futuro,-a
I adjetivo future
II sustantivo masculino future
' futuro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amenaza
- auspiciar
- esplendorosa
- esplendoroso
- futura
- halagüeña
- halagüeño
- labrarse
- poder
- preocupar
- visión
- ya
- augurar
- buenaventura
- clarividente
- después
- encarar
- enfrentar
- esperar
- inseguro
- ir
- lejano
- lejos
- luego
- mientras
- previsor
- resolver
- ser
English:
affect
- ahead
- be
- bleak
- brighten
- certain
- definite
- dim
- dismal
- doubtful
- early
- employ
- far
- finished
- foreseeable
- foretell
- future
- gonna
- hereafter
- hold
- immediate
- improbable
- near
- nowhere
- prospect
- prospective
- remind
- shall
- shape
- short-sighted
- site
- stake
- store
- tense
- think ahead
- to
- vision
- will
- yet
- beyond
- dead
- look
- perfect
- scrap
- time
- -to-be
* * *futuro, -a♦ adj1. [venidero] future;el futuro sucesor del rey the king's heir;su futura esposa his wife-to-be;no cree que haya una vida futura he doesn't believe in an afterlife;mi futura cuñada my future sister-in-law;generaciones futuras future generations2. Gram future♦ nm1. [tiempo] future;en el futuro… in future…;en un futuro cercano in the near future;sin futuro with no future, without prospects;ese negocio no tiene futuro there's no future in that business2. Gram future;en futuro in the future (tense)futuro imperfecto (simple) future (tense);futuro perfecto future perfectfuturos financieros financial futures♦ nm,fFam [novio] intended;¿cuándo me vas a presentar a tu futura? when are you going to introduce me to your intended?♦ a futuro loc advCSur, Méx in the future;eso lo veremos a futuro we'll see about that in the future o at some future date* * *I adj future atrII m future;en el futuro in (the) future* * *futuro, -ra adj: futurefuturo nmporvenir: future* * *futuro1 adj futurefuturo2 n future -
27 peripuesto
adj.natty, trim and neat, smart, dressed up with excessive neatness and stylishness.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar all dressed up* * *- ta adjetivo (fam & hum) dressed up to the nines (colloq & hum)* * *= dapper.Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.* * *- ta adjetivo (fam & hum) dressed up to the nines (colloq & hum)* * *= dapper.Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
* * *peripuesto -ta( fam hum); dressed up to the nines ( colloq hum)* * *peripuesto, -a adjFam dolled-up, Br tarted-up -
28 tumba
f.1 grave, tomb.2 knocking-down.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tumbar.* * *1 tomb, grave\a tumba abierta at full speedser una tumba figurado not to breathe a word* * *noun f.1) grave2) tomb* * *ISF (=sepultura) tomb, grave- ser como una tumbaIISF1) LAm (=tala) felling of timber, clearing of ground; (=tierra) ground cleared for sowing; (=claro) forest clearing2) (=sacudida) shake, jolt3) (=voltereta) somersaultIII* * *estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)
ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion
* * *= tomb, grave.Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.----* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* ser una tumba = lips + seal.* * *estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)
ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion
* * *= tomb, grave.Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.
Ex: From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* ser una tumba = lips + seal.* * *(excavada) grave; (construida) tomblanzarse a tumba abierta ( period): el ciclista se lanzó a tumba abierta por la pendiente the cyclist launched himself headlong down the hillse lanzó a la campaña a tumba abierta she threw herself wholeheartedly into the campaignser (como) una tumba ( fam); to keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut* * *
Del verbo tumbar: ( conjugate tumbar)
tumba es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tumba
tumbar
tumba sustantivo femenino ( excavada) grave;
( construida) tomb
tumbar ( conjugate tumbar) verbo transitivo
un olor que te tumbaba a smell that knocked you backward(s)
‹muro/casa› to demolish, knock down
tumbarse verbo pronominal
to lie down
tumba sustantivo femenino grave, tomb
la tumba de Cromwell, Cromwell's tomb
♦ Locuciones: cavar su propia tumba, to dig one's own grave
ser una tumba, to keep one's mouth shut
tumbar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer caer de un golpe) to knock down
2 (acostar) to lie down
3 fam (suspender) me tumbaron en matemáticas, I failed maths
' tumba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cavar
- losa
- revolverse
- fosa
- lápida
- sepultura
English:
grave
- hill
- mark
- stone
- tomb
- vault
- wreath
- drape
- file
- seal
* * *tumba nf1. [sepultura] grave, tomb;a tumba abierta [a toda velocidad] (at) full tilt, flat out;[sin cautela] all out;se lanzó a tumba abierta a defender los derechos de los sospechosos he went all out to defend the suspects' rights;en la entrevista hace una confesión a tumba abierta she confesses everything openly in the interview;ser una tumba: soy una tumba I won't say a word2. Col, Cuba [tala] felling* * *f tomb, grave;revolverse en su tumba fig turn in one’s grave;estar con un pie en la tumba have one foot in the grave;lanzarse a tumba abierta go headlong;ser una tumba fig keep one’s mouth shut* * *tumba nf1) sepulcro: tomb2) fosa: grave3) : felling of trees* * *tumba n1. (fosa) grave2. (mausoleo) tomb -
29 culturizar
v.1 to educate.2 to civilize, to culture, to socialize.* * *1.VT to educate, enlighten2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (period) to enlighten, educate2.culturizarse v pron (refl) (fam & hum) to get oneself some culture (colloq & hum)* * *1.verbo transitivo (period) to enlighten, educate2.culturizarse v pron (refl) (fam & hum) to get oneself some culture (colloq & hum)* * *culturizar [A4 ]vt( period); to enlighten, educate, bring culture to* * *♦ vtculturizar a las masas to educate the masses* * *v/t enlighten, educate -
30 frente
f.forehead.frente a frente face to facem.1 front (parte delantera).dar un paso al frente to step forwardestar al frente de to be in charge of, to head; (empresa) to be at the front of, to lead (manifestación)chocaron de frente they collided head onme encontré de frente con él I found myself face to face with himen frente oppositeen frente de mi casa opposite my househacer frente a algo to face up to something2 front (military) (de batalla).hacer o formar frente común to make common cause3 front (Meteo).frente cálido/frío warm/cold front4 forehead, brow.5 alliance, coalition.* * *1 (gen) front2 MILITAR front, front line1 ANATOMÍA forehead\arrugar la frente to frownchocar de frente to crash head oncon la frente muy alta with one's head up highfrente a (enfrente de) in front of, opposite 2 (en contra de) against 3 (en presencia de) in the presence offrente a frente face to facehacer frente a alguien to challenge somebody, face up to somebodyhacer frente a algo to face something, face up to somethingno tener dos dedos de frente to be as thick as two short planksponerse al frente de algo to take command of something* * *noun f.1) front2) brow, forehead* * *1.SF (Anat) forehead, brow literdedo•
arrugar la frente — to frown, knit one's brow2. SM1) (=parte delantera) front•
al frente — in frontun ejército con su capitán al frente — an army led by its captain, an army with its captain at the front
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al frente de, entró en Madrid al frente de las tropas — he led the troops into Madrid, he entered Madrid at the head of his troopsel Madrid sigue al frente de la clasificación — Madrid still lead the table o are still top of the league
un concierto con Herbert Von Karajan al frente de la Filarmónica de Berlín — a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Herbert Von Karajan
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en frente, la casa de en frente — the house opposite•
frente por frente, vivimos frente por frente — we live directly opposite each otherfrente de arranque, frente de trabajo — (Min) coalface
2)• de frente, atacar de frente — to make a frontal attack
seguir de frente — to go straight on, go straight ahead
3) (Mil, Pol) front4) (Meteo) front5)•
frente a —a) (=enfrente de) oppositeella está frente a mí — she is facing o opposite me
b) (=en presencia de)ceder frente a una amenaza — to give way to o in the face of a threat
c) (=en oposición a)logró un 39% de los votos, frente al 49% de 1990 — she got 39% of the vote, as against 49% in 1990
empataron frente al Santander — they drew against o with Santander
frente a lo que pensaba, eran franceses — in contrast to what I thought, they were French
6)* * *Ifemenino forehead, brow (liter)una frente despejada or ancha — a broad forehead
IIcon la frente bien alta or en alto — with one's head held high
1)a) ( de edificio) front, facade (frml)hacer(le) frente a algo — (a la realidad, una responsabilidad) to face up to something; (a gastos, obligaciones) to meet something
le hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios — she stood on her own two feet
hacerle frente a alguien — (a enemigo, atacante) to face somebody
b) (en locs)al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward; la Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by López Morán; desfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peace; vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite; pasar al frente (AmL) to come/go up to the front; al frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table; iba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrol; está al frente de la empresa she is in charge of the company; de frente: chocaron de frente they crashed head on; una foto de frente a full-face photo; no entra de frente it won't go in front on; de frente a (AmL) facing; frente a opposite; viven frente a mi casa they live opposite me; el hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the sea; estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem; se mantiene estable frente al dólar — it is holding up against the dollar
2)a) (Meteo) frontb) ( en una guerra) frontsin novedad en el frente — (fr hecha, hum) all quiet on that front (colloq & hum)
c) (Pol) ( agrupación) front•* * *Ifemenino forehead, brow (liter)una frente despejada or ancha — a broad forehead
IIcon la frente bien alta or en alto — with one's head held high
1)a) ( de edificio) front, facade (frml)hacer(le) frente a algo — (a la realidad, una responsabilidad) to face up to something; (a gastos, obligaciones) to meet something
le hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios — she stood on her own two feet
hacerle frente a alguien — (a enemigo, atacante) to face somebody
b) (en locs)al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward; la Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by López Morán; desfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peace; vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite; pasar al frente (AmL) to come/go up to the front; al frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table; iba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrol; está al frente de la empresa she is in charge of the company; de frente: chocaron de frente they crashed head on; una foto de frente a full-face photo; no entra de frente it won't go in front on; de frente a (AmL) facing; frente a opposite; viven frente a mi casa they live opposite me; el hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the sea; estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem; se mantiene estable frente al dólar — it is holding up against the dollar
2)a) (Meteo) frontb) ( en una guerra) frontsin novedad en el frente — (fr hecha, hum) all quiet on that front (colloq & hum)
c) (Pol) ( agrupación) front•* * *frente11 = brow, forehead.Nota: De la cabeza.Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente = hard-earned money.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* sudor de la frente = sweat of the brow.frente22 = front.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells ( front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
* al frente de = in the forefront of/in, in charge (of), at the forefront of.* choque de frente = head-on collision.* dar un paso al frente = step up.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* hacia el frente = ahead.* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* viento de frente = headwind.frente33 = front.Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.
* frente cálido = warm front.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.* frente de batalla, el = battlefront, the.* frente de guerra, el = war front, the.* frente de investigación = research front.* frente frío = cold front.* frente glacial = cold front.* frente metereológico = weather front.* frente occidental, el = Western Front, the.* hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.* presentar un frente común = present + common front.frente4= against.Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
* en frente = ahead, in front.* en frente de = in front of.* frente a = opposite, versus (vs - abreviatura), outside, in the face of.* frente a la playa = beachfront.* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* frente al océano = oceanfront.* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times.* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* * *forehead, brow ( liter)arrugó la frente extrañada she gave a puzzled frown, she knitted her brow in puzzlementtiene la frente despejada or ancha he has a broad foreheadcon la frente bien alta or en alto or levantada with one's head held highA1 (de un edificio) front, facade ( frml)unos reflectores iluminaban todo el frente the whole facade was lit up by spotlightspintaron el frente de la casa they painted the front of the househacer(le) frente a algo/algn to face up to sth/sbhay que hacer frente a la realidad you must face up to realityle hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios she stood on her own two feetno puede hacer frente a sus obligaciones he is unable to meet his obligations2 ( en locs):al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward, she stepped forward one pacela Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by o under the direction of López Morándesfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peacevive al frente ( Chi); she lives oppositecruzó al frente para no saludarme ( Chi); he crossed the road to avoid speaking to mepasar al frente ( AmL); to come/go up to the frontal frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table, they lead o head the divisioniba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrolpuso a su hija al frente de la empresa he put his daughter in charge of the companyde frente: los dos vehículos chocaron de frente the two vehicles crashed head onuna foto de frente a full-face photono entra de frente it won't go in front on o frontwaysde frente a ( AmL); facingse puso de frente a la clase she stood facing the classfrente a oppositeviven justo frente a mi casa they live directly opposite mese detuvo frente al museo he stopped in front of o opposite the museumel hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the seaestamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem, we have a serious problem on our handsse tomarán medidas frente al grave problema de la droga measures will be taken to confront the serious drug problemse mantiene estable frente al dólar it is holding up o remaining stable against the dollarhay 150, frente a las 120 del año pasado there are 150, compared to o as against 120 last yearfrente a frente face to facecuando estuvimos frente a frente no supimos qué decir when we met face to face we didn't know what to say to each otherle dije frente a frente lo que pensaba de él I told him to his face what I thought of himfrente por frente: la iglesia y el colegio están frente por frente the church and the school are right o directly opposite each otherB1 ( Meteo) front2 (en una guerra) fronthan convertido las aulas en un frente de contiendas políticas they have turned the classrooms into political battlegroundsun frente de acción contra la droga a campaign to combat drugs3 ( Pol) (agrupación) frontpertenece al frente de liberación she belongs to the liberation fronthacer (un) frente común to form a united front* * *
frente sustantivo femenino
forehead, brow (liter);
■ sustantivo masculino
1
(a gastos, obligaciones) to meet sth;
b) ( en locs)◊ al frente: dar un paso al frente to take a step forward;
vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite;
estar al frente de algo ( de una clasificación) to be at the top of sth;
( de una empresa) to be in charge of sth;
una foto de frente a full-face photo;
de frente a (AmL) facing;
frente a opposite;
estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem
2 (Meteo, Mil, Pol) front
frente
I sustantivo masculino
1 front: los soldados se marchan al frente mañana, the soldiers are leaving for the front tomorrow
2 (fachada) front, facade: el frente del hotel da al Paseo del Prado, the front of the hotel faces the Paseo del Prado
II f Anat forehead
♦ Locuciones: hacer frente a algo, to face something, stand up to something
al frente de, at the head of
de frente, (hacia delante) ahead
(frontalmente) head-on
frente a, in front of, opposite
frente a frente, face-to-face
tener dos dedos de frente, to have common sense
' frente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrugarse
- copete
- dedo
- desafiar
- enfrentar
- escrita
- escrito
- fomento
- juramentar
- miliciana
- miliciano
- nacional
- penetrar
- salida
- salido
- saliente
- sudor
- testuz
- valor
- ante
- brecha
- chocar
- dar
- enjugar
- reaccionar
- recurrir
- rozar
- tomar
- tormenta
English:
brow
- collide
- confront
- cushion
- dissenter
- face
- forehead
- front
- head-on
- mop
- music
- off
- opposite
- pucker
- self-conscious
- shortfall
- stand up
- thick
- across
- amenable
- brave
- cover
- forefront
- give
- hard
- head
- lose
- meet
- picket
- present
- stand
- straight
- trickle
* * *♦ nfforehead;arrugar la frente to knit one's brow, to frown;frente a frente face to face;ir con la frente muy alta to hold one's head high♦ nm1. [parte delantera] front;el frente de la casa está pintado de amarillo the front of the house is painted yellow;que den un paso al frente los voluntarios could the volunteers please step forward?;su hermano está al frente de la compañía her brother is in charge of the company;marchaba al frente de los manifestantes she was marching at the front of o leading the demonstration;el Académico sigue al frente de la liga Académico are still top of the league;Amde frente [hacia delante] forwards;[uno contra otro] head-on;chocaron de frente they collided head-on, they were involved in a head-on collision;me encontré de frente con él I found myself face to face with him;abordar un problema de frente to tackle a problem head-on;Amde frente a facing;se puso de frente a la casa he stood facing the house;hay una panadería en frente there's a baker's opposite;en frente de mi casa opposite my house;frente a [enfrente de] opposite;se encuentra frente a él she's opposite him2. Mil front;murió en el frente he died on the front;frente de batalla battlefront3. Meteo frontfrente cálido warm front;frente frío cold front4. [grupo, organización] frontFrente Amplio = coalition of left-wing Uruguayan political parties;frente popular popular front;Frente Sandinista (de Liberación Nacional) Sandinista (National Liberation) Front5.hacer frente a algo [enfrentarse a algo] to face up to sth, to tackle sth;hicieron frente a la situación they faced up to the situation;hacer frente a un problema to tackle a problem♦ prepfrente a la injusticia es necesario actuar we must act to combat injustice;frente a las duras críticas de la oposición… in the face of harsh criticism from the opposition…2 [en contraste con]frente al cielo nublado de ayer, hoy tendremos sol unlike yesterday, when it was cloudy, today it will be sunny;frente a los habitantes de la costa, los del interior… compared to people who live on the coast, those who live inland…* * *I f forehead;con la frente alta/erguida fig with (one’s) head held high;lo lleva escrito en la frente fig it’s written all over himII m1 MIL, METEO front2 en locuciones:de frente al grupo L.Am. facing the group;foto de frente head and shoulders photograph;frente a frente fig face to face;estar al frente de algo head sth, lead sth;ponte más al frente move further forward, move closer to the front;ponerse al frente de la situación fig take charge (of the situation)III prp:frente a opposite;estar frente a crisis be faced with, be facing* * *frente nm1) : frontal frente de: at the head ofen frente: in front, opposite2) : facade3) : front line, sphere of activity4) : front (in meteorology)frente frío: cold front5)hacer frente a : to face up to, to bravefrente nf1) : forehead, brow2)frente a frente : face to face* * *frente n1. (en meteorología, guerra) front2. (de la cara) forehead -
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m.mustache.* * *1 moustache* * *SM moustache, mustache (EEUU)* * *masculino (fam & hum) mustache*, 'tache (colloq & hum)* * *masculino (fam & hum) mustache*, 'tache (colloq & hum)* * *( fam hum)mustache*, 'tache ( colloq hum)* * *mostacho nmmoustache* * *m mustache, Brmoustache -
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* * *1) (AmC) ( verdura) type of squash2) (AmC) ( muchacha) (fam & hum) nymphet (colloq & hum)* * *1) (AmC) ( verdura) type of squash2) (AmC) ( muchacha) (fam & hum) nymphet (colloq & hum)* * ** * ** * * -
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f.ISA, intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.* * *► adverbio1 (de esta manera) thus, (in) this way2 (de esa manera) (in) that way3 (tanto) as4 (por tanto) therefore5 (tan pronto como) as soon as► adjetivo1 such■ un hombre así a man like that, such a man\así así so-soasí que so■ llovía, así que cogimos el paraguas it was raining, so we took our umbrellaasí sea so be it* * *1. adv.1) like this, like that2) so, thus, in this way•- así así- así como
- no así 2. conj. 3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=de este modo)a) [con ser]-te engañaron, ¿no es así? -sí, así es — "they deceived you, didn't they?" - "yes, they did", "they deceived you, isn't that so?" -"yes, it is"
usted es periodista ¿no es así? — you're a journalist, aren't you?
perdona, pero creo que eso no es así — excuse me, but I think that's not true
así es como lo detuvieron — that's how o this is how they arrested him
¡(que) así sea! —
- solo les falta ganar la copa -que así sea — "all they have to do is win the cup" - "let's hope they do"
- que el Señor esté con vosotros -así sea — "(may) God be with you" - "amen"
b) [con otros verbos] like that, like thislo hizo así — he did it like that o like this
esto no puede seguir así — things can't go on this way, this can't go on like this
se iniciaba así una nueva etapa — thus o so a new phase began
¡así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!
así ocurrió el accidente — that's how o this is how the accident happened
¿por qué te pones así? no es más que un niño — why do you get worked up like that? he's only a child
- salúdelos de mi parte -así lo haré — "give them my best wishes" - "I will"
2) [acompañando a un sustantivo] like thatun hombre así — a man like that, such a man más frm
¿por una cosa así se han enfadado? — they got angry over a thing like that?
3)•
así de —a) + sustantivotuvieron así de ocasiones de ganar y no las aprovecharon — they had so o this many chances to win but didn't take them
b) + adj, advun baúl así de grande — a trunk as big as this, a trunk this big
él todo lo hace así de rápido — he does everything that fast, that's how fast he does everything
no para de comer y luego así está de gordita — she never stops eating, that's why she's so plump
así de feo era que... — LAm he was so ugly that...
4)•
así como —a) (=lo mismo que) the same way asasí como tú te portes conmigo, me portaré yo — I'll behave the same way as you do to me
b) (=mientras que) whereas, whileasí como uno de sus hijos es muy listo, el otro no estudia nada — whereas o while one of their children is very clever, the other doesn't study at all
c) (=además de) as well as5) [otras locuciones]•
no así — unlikelos gastos fueron espectaculares, no así los resultados — the expenditure was astonishing, unlike the results
es un tema muy importante para tratarlo así no más — it's a very important issue, you can't just treat it any old how
a mí me cuesta tanto y él lo hace así no más — I find it really hard, but he does it easily o just like that
se fue así no más, sin decir nada — he left just like that, without saying anything
•
o así — about, or so20 dólares o así — about 20 dollars, 20 dollars or so
llegarán el jueves o así — they'll arrive around Thursday, they'll arrive on Thursday or thereabouts
- así así-¿cómo te encuentras hoy? -así así — "how do you feel today?" - "so-so"
- así o asá2. CONJ1) (=aunque) even ifasí tenga que recorrer el mundo entero, la encontraré — even if I have to travel the whole world, I'll find her
2) (=consecuentemente) sose gastó todo el dinero y así no pudo ir de vacaciones — he spent all the money, so he couldn't go on holiday
esperan lograr un acuerdo, evitando así la huelga — they are hoping to reach an agreement and so avoid a strike, they are hoping to reach an agreement, thereby o thus avoiding a strike frm
•
así pues — soha conseguido una beca, así pues, podrá seguir estudiando — he got a grant, so he can carry on studying
•
así (es) que — soestábamos cansados, así que no fuimos — we were tired so we didn't go
3) (=ojalá)¡así te mueras! — I hope you drop dead! *
4) (=en cuanto)así que te enteres, comunícamelo — as soon as you find out, let me know
* * *Iadjetivo invariable like thatsi es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry
así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life
es un tanto así de hojas — it's about that many pages
esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?
IItan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...
1) (de este/ese modo)así cualquiera! — that's cheating! (colloq & hum)
¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?
¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?
¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?
¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes
2)así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?
3) ( expresando deseo)4) (en locs)así así — (fam) so-so
IIIasí como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak
así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison
* * *= thereby, like that, like this.Ex. To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex. And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.----* algo así como = something like.* así como = as, as well as.* así como así = just like that.* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....* así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].* así es = that's how it is.* así es como = this is how.* así es como es = that's how it is.* así me maten = for the life of me.* así pues = as such, thus.* así sea = amen.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* aún así = even so.* como siga así = at this rate.* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* denominado así = so named.* denominarse así = be so called.* denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* esto es así = this is the case.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* la vida es así = life's like that.* llamado así = so named.* llamarse así = be so called.* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.* si así lo desean = should they so wish.* si es así = if so, if this is the case.* si no es así = if this is not the case.* si no fuera así = if it were not.* si sigue así = at this rate.* tanto es así que = so much so that.* visto así = viewed in this light.* y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....* * *Iadjetivo invariable like thatsi es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry
así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life
es un tanto así de hojas — it's about that many pages
esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?
IItan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...
1) (de este/ese modo)así cualquiera! — that's cheating! (colloq & hum)
¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?
¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?
¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?
¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes
2)así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?
3) ( expresando deseo)4) (en locs)así así — (fam) so-so
IIIasí como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak
así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison
* * *= thereby, like that, like this.Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex: And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.* algo así como = something like.* así como = as, as well as.* así como así = just like that.* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....* así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].* así es = that's how it is.* así es como = this is how.* así es como es = that's how it is.* así me maten = for the life of me.* así pues = as such, thus.* así sea = amen.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* aún así = even so.* como siga así = at this rate.* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* denominado así = so named.* denominarse así = be so called.* denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* esto es así = this is the case.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* la vida es así = life's like that.* llamado así = so named.* llamarse así = be so called.* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.* si así lo desean = should they so wish.* si es así = if so, if this is the case.* si no es así = if this is not the case.* si no fuera así = if it were not.* si sigue así = at this rate.* tanto es así que = so much so that.* visto así = viewed in this light.* y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....* * *así1like thatno discutan por una tontería así don't argue over a silly thing like thatsi es así te pido disculpas if that's the case, I'm sorryyo soy así ¿qué voy a hacer? that's the way I am, I can't help itanda, no seas así, préstamelo come on, don't be like that, lend it to measí es la vida ( fr hecha); that's lifees un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pagesesperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?estaba contento, tan es así que no quería volver a casa he was happy, so much so that he didn't want to return homeasí2A(de este/ese modo): no le hables así a tu padre don't talk to your father like that¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?la ayudó un profesional — ¡así cualquiera! she got help from a professional — anyone can do it with that kind of help! o ( colloq hum) that's cheating!¿así me agradeces lo que hago por ti? is this how you thank me o is this the thanks I get for everything I do for you?lo hice muy rápido — ¡y así te quedó! I did it very quickly — yes, it shows o yes, it looks like it!no te pongas así, no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that badle voy a regalar dinero, así él se puede comprar lo que quiera I'll give him some money, that way he can buy whatever he wants¿eres `el Rubio'? — así me llaman are you `el Rubio'? — that's what people call me¿lo perdieron todo? — así es you mean they lost everything? — that's right¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?¿fue así cómo ocurrió? is that how it happened?y así sucesivamente and so on¿dimitió? — así como lo oyes you mean he resigned? — believe it or not, yesB así de + ADJ/ ADV:se enfría y se sirve ¡así de fácil! allow to cool and serve, it's as easy as thatdebe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick¿así de egoísta me crees? do you think I'm that selfish?C (expresando deseo) así + SUBJ:así se muera I hope she drops dead!D ( en locs):¿te gusta? — así así do you like it? — so-so o it's OKasí como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazyasí como es con el dinero es con el afecto: mezquino he's (just) as mean with his affection as he is with his moneyasí como en verano el clima es agradable, en invierno te mueres de frío the weather's very pleasant in summer but, by the same token, in winter you freeze to deathpor su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high qualityasí como él insiste, tampoco ella ceja the more he insists, the more she refuses to back downtodos sus familiares, así como algunos amigos, estuvieron presentes his whole family was there, and a few friends as wellhágase tu voluntad así en la Tierra como en el Cielo Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heavenasí como así just like thatgasta el dinero así como así he spends money just like that o as if it meant nothing to him¡así me gusta! ( fr hecha); that's what I like to see!¿le dijiste que no? ¡así me gusta! you said no? good for you!a ella no la vas a convencer así nomás you're not going to persuade her that easily o just like thatasí o asá or asao ( fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá or asao, a mí no me importa ( fam); you can put it any way you like, I don't careasí pues sono me gustaba el trabajo; así pues, decidí dejarlo I didn't like the job, so I decided to give it upesto no es asunto tuyo, así que no te metas this has nothing to do with you, so mind your own business¡así que te casas! so, you're getting married …descanse en paz — así sea rest in peace — Amenasí y todo even sotiene dos empleos y así y todo no le alcanza el dinero she has two jobs and even then she can't manage on the money she earnsno así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que no hicieron más que quejarse they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. The Vives, on the other hand did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. Not so the Vives, who did nothing but complaino así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30gana unas cien mil al mes o así she earns around a hundred thousand a monthpor así decirlo so to speakasí3(aunque) así + SUBJ:lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hideno pagaré así me encarcelen I won't pay even if they put me in prison* * *
Del verbo asir: ( conjugate asir)
así es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
asir
así
asir ( conjugate asir) verbo transitivo (liter) to seize, grasp;
así a algn de or por algo:◊ la asió de un brazo he seized o grasped her arm
asirse verbo pronominal (liter) asíse de or a algo: se asió a la cuerda she grabbed (hold of) o seized the rope;
caminaban asidos de la mano they walked hand in hand
así 1 adjetivo invariable
like that;
no seas así don't be like that;
con gente así yo no me meto I don't mix with people like that;
yo soy así that's the way I am;
así es la vida (fr hecha) that's life;
es un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pages;
esperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?;
tanto es así que … so much so that …
así 2 adverbio
1 ( de este modo) like this;
( de ese modo) like that;◊ ¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?;
no le hables así don't talk to him like that;
¡así cualquiera! that's cheating! (colloq &
hum);
no te pongas así don't get so worked up;
así me podré comprar lo que quiera that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want;
así es that's right;
¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?;
y así sucesivamente and so on
2◊ ¡así de fácil! it's as easy as that;
así de alto/grueso this high/thick
3 ( en locs)
así como así just like that;
¡así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!;
así nomás (AmL) just like that;
así pues so;
así que ( por lo tanto) so;
así y todo even so;
por así decirlo so to speak
asir verbo transitivo to grasp, seize
así
I adverbio
1 (de este modo) like this o that, this way: hazlo así, do it this way
es así de grande/alto, it is this big/tall
buscábamos algo así, we were looking for something like this o that
usted es bombero, ¿no es así?, you are a fireman, aren't you?
así así, so-so 2 estaremos de vuelta a las diez o así, we'll come back around ten o'clock
la casa tiene quince años o así, the house is fifteen years old or so
II conj así pasa lo que pasa, (por eso) that's why those things happen
así tenga que..., (aunque) even if I have to...
III excl (¡ojalá!) ¡así te rompas la crisma!, I hope you break your neck!
♦ Locuciones: así como, just as: así como Juan me parece adorable, no soporto a su hermana, just as I think Juan is adorable, I can't stand his sister
así pues, so
así que..., so...
' así' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algo
- atizar
- aturullarse
- aun
- botepronto
- consentir
- de
- decir
- derecha
- derecho
- desahogarse
- desalmada
- desalmado
- destrozar
- disponer
- empujar
- escarmentar
- estar
- excitarse
- generalizar
- hilaridad
- impertinencia
- misma
- mismo
- necesaria
- necesario
- niñería
- no
- ojo
- panza
- pequeña
- pequeño
- por
- primera
- primero
- rezar
- resistir
- sic
- sucesivamente
- ver
- agradecer
- alguno
- atención
- autorizar
- avergonzar
- bien
- como
- conforme
- continuar
- cosa
English:
after
- as
- bull
- change over
- even
- forecast
- forth
- if
- inclined
- keep up
- lie down
- life
- like
- lot
- manner
- name
- offhand
- on
- outrank
- phrase
- rig
- same
- seem
- so
- so-so
- sort
- speak
- still
- such
- that
- then
- this
- thus
- way
- will
- bargain
- bring
- case
- do
- easy
- find
- get
- go
- instead
- kind
- pain
- stick
- take
- there
- want
* * *♦ adv[de este modo] this way, like this; [de ese modo] that way, like that;ellos lo hicieron así they did it this way;así es la vida that's life;yo soy así that's just the way I am;¿así me agradeces todo lo que he hecho por ti? is this how you thank me for everything I've done for you?;así no vamos a ninguna parte we're not getting anywhere like this o this way;¿eso le dijo? – así, como te lo cuento did she really say that to him? – (yes) indeed, those were her very words;así así [no muy bien] so-so;¿cómo te ha ido el examen? – así así how did the exam go? – so-so;algo así [algo parecido] something like that;tiene seis años o algo así she is six years old or something like that;algo así como [algo igual a] something like;el apartamento les ha costado algo así como 20 millones the Br flat o US apartment cost them something like 20 million;así como [también] as well as;[tal como] just as;las inundaciones, así como la sequía, son catástrofes naturales both floods and droughts are natural disasters;así como para los idiomas no vale, para las relaciones públicas nadie la supera whilst she may be no good at languages, there is no one better at public relations;así como así [como si nada] as if it were nothing;[irreflexivamente] lightly; [de cualquier manera] any old how;¡no puedes marcharte así como así! you can't leave just like that!;así cualquiera gana anyone could win that way o like that;subimos hasta la cumbre en teleférico – ¡así cualquiera! we reached the summit by cable car – anyone could do that!;así de… so…;no seas así de celoso don't be so jealous;era así de largo it was this/that long;es así de fácil it's as easy as that;no hace nada de ejercicio – así de gordo está he doesn't do any exercise – it's no wonder he's so fat;Irónicome ha costado muy barato – así de bueno será it was very cheap – don't expect it to be any good, then;así es/fue como… that is/was how…;así es [para asentir] that is correct, yes;¡así me gusta! that's what I like (to see)!;¡así me gusta, sigue trabajando duro! excellent, keep up the hard work!, that's what I like to see, keep up the hard work!;Famasí o asá either way, one way or the other;el abrigo le quedaba pequeño, así es que se compró otro the coat was too small for her, so she bought another one;así sea so be it;Espasí y todo even so;se ha estado medicando mucho tiempo y, así y todo, no se encuentra bien he's been taking medication for some time and even so he's no better;aun así even so;o así [más o menos] or so, or something like that;y así thus, and so;y así sucesivamente and so on, and so forth;y así todos los días and the same thing happens day after day♦ conj1. [aunque] even if;te encontraré así tenga que recorrer todas las calles de la ciudad I'll find you even if I have to look in every street in the city2. Am [aun si] even if;no nos lo dirá, así le paguemos he won't tell us, even if we pay him♦ adj inv[como éste] like this; [como ése] like that;no seas así don't be like that;con un coche así no se puede ir muy lejos you can't go very far with a car like this one;una situación así es muy peligrosa such a situation is very dangerous♦ interjI hope…;¡así no vuelva nunca! I hope he never comes back!;¡así te parta un rayo! drop dead!♦ así pues loc conjso, therefore;no firmaron el tratado, así pues la guerra era inevitable they didn't sign the treaty, so war became inevitable♦ así que loc conj[de modo que] so;la película empieza dentro de media hora, así que no te entretengas the movie o Br film starts in half an hour, so don't be long;¿así que te vas a presentar candidato? so you're going to stand as a candidate, are you?♦ así que loc adv[tan pronto como] as soon as;así que tengamos los resultados del análisis, le citaremos para la visita as soon as we have the results of the test we'll make an appointment for you* * *I advasí de grande this big;así o asá this way or that (way)una cosa así a thing like that, something like that;soy así (yo) that’s how I am;una casa así a house like that;así es that’s right;así no más S.Am. just like that;así como así just like that;así así so-soII conj:así y todo even so;así pues so;así que so;así (es) que so that’s how, so that’s why;¿así que no vienes? so you’re not coming?;tanto es así, que … and (as a result) …;… tanto es así, que varias estaciones han cerrado … and (as a result) a number of stations are closed* * *así adv1) : like this, like that2) : so, thusasí sea: so be it3)así de : so, about souna caja así de grande: a box about so big4)así que : so, therefore5)así como : as well as6)así así : so-so, fairasí adj: such, such aun talento así es inestimable: a talent like that is pricelessasí conjaunque: even if, even thoughno irá, así le paguen: he won't go, even if they pay him* * *así adv1. (de esta manera) like this / this way2. (de esa manera) like that / that wayasí, así so soasí de... this...¡así que te vas! so you're going, are you? -
34 charco
m.puddle.cruzar el charco (informal figurative) to cross the pond o Atlantic* * *1 puddle, pond\cruzar el charco / pasar el charco (ir a América) to cross the pond* * *noun m.pool, puddle* * *SM pool, puddle* * *a) puddle, poolb)el charco — (fam) ( océano Atlántico) the Atlantic, the Pond (colloq & hum)
* * *= puddle.Ex. Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.----* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.* charco, el = pond, the.* el charco = the big pond.* * *a) puddle, poolb)el charco — (fam) ( océano Atlántico) the Atlantic, the Pond (colloq & hum)
* * *el charco(n.) = pond, theEx: Noughts and crosses, or tic-tac-toe, as it is called on different sides of the pond, is probably the most common pencil and paper game around in the western world.
= puddle.Ex: Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.
* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.* charco, el = pond, the.* el charco = the big pond.* * *1 puddle, poolun charco de sangre a pool of blood2* * *
charco sustantivo masculino
b)
hum)
charco sustantivo masculino puddle
' charco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
turbia
- turbio
- helar
- pisar
English:
pool
- puddle
* * *charco nm1. [de líquido] puddle;un charco de sangre a pool of blood* * *m puddle;pasar ocruzar el charco cross the Atlantic, cross the pond fam* * *charco nm: puddle, pool* * *charco n puddle -
35 piedra
f.1 stone (material, roca).una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wallponer la primera piedra to lay the foundation stone; (inaugurar) to lay the foundations (figurative)dejar a alguien de piedra to stun somebodyno dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standingquedarse de piedra to be thunderstruckpiedra pómez/preciosa pumice/precious stone2 flint.3 stone.una piedra en la vesícula a gallstone4 calculus, stone.5 crack, rock cocaine.6 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.7 lapis.* * *1 stone2 (granizo) hailstone3 (en el riñón) stone4 (de un encendedor) flint5 (de afilar) grindstone\no ser de piedra familiar to be human, not be made of stonepasar a alguien por la piedra tabú to lay somebodyquedarse de piedra familiar to be stunnedpiedra angular cornerstonepiedra filosofal philosopher's stonepiedra pómez pumice stonepiedra preciosa gem, precious stone* * *noun f.1) stone2) flint* * *1. SF1) (=material) stone; (=trozo) stone, rock (EEUU)¿quién se atreve a lanzar la primera piedra? — which of you shall cast the first stone?
no ser de piedra —
no soy de piedra — I'm not made of stone, I do have feelings
piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar — grindstone
tiro 1)piedra fundamental — (lit) foundation stone; (fig) basis, cornerstone
2) [de mechero] flint3) (Med) stone4) (Meteo) hailstone5)2.SMF Caribe (=pesado) bore* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.----* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *está muy piedra con ella he's really mad at o livid with her ( colloq)casas de piedra stone housestiraba piedritas or ( Esp) piedrecitas al agua he was throwing stones into the waterpantalones lavados a la piedra stonewashed jeansablandar hasta las piedras ( fam); to melt a heart of stonecerrado a piedra y lodo all shut up ( colloq), firmly lockeddejar a algn de piedra ( fam); to stun sb ( colloq), to knock sb for a loop ( AmE colloq), to knock sb for six ( BrE colloq)(duro) como una piedra rock hardeste pan está como (una) piedra this bread's rock hardtiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone, he's very hardheartedlo saben hasta las piedras it's common knowledge o everybody knowsmenos da una piedra ( Esp fam); it's better than nothing, it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick ( colloq hum), things could be worse ( colloq)no dejar piedra por mover to leave no stone unturnedno dejar piedra sobre piedra to raze to the groundlos rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra the rebels razed the town to the groundel terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquakecuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destructionno soy/no es de piedra I'm/he's only human, I'm not/he's not made of stonetirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play sneaky trickstirar la primera piedra to cast the first stonetirar piedras a su propio tejado to foul one's own nestCompuestos:( Arquit) cornerstone; (fundamento, base) cornerstonesandstonegranite● piedra caliza or de callimestonewhetstonesource of gossipmillstone(en joyería) touchstone, standard; (muestra, punto de referencia) touchstonephilosopher's stonefoundation stonelodestone● piedra miliar or millarmilestone( Méx) pumice stonepumice stoneprecious stonesemiprecious stoneB1 (de un mechero) flint2 (cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones3 ( Meteo) large hailstoneC¡qué piedra! dejé el libro en casa damn o what a drag! I've left the book at home ( colloq)* * *
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) stone;
( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE);
me tiró una piedra he threw a stone o rock at me;
piedra caliza or de cal limestone;
piedra de molino millstone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;
piedra preciosa precious stone;
dejar a algn de piedra (fam) to stun sb;
(duro) como una piedra ‹pan/asado› rock hard;
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone
2
◊ tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 stone
2 (de mechero) flint
♦ Locuciones: menos da una piedra, it's better than nothing
dejar o quedarse de piedra, to be stunned
' piedra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angular
- cantera
- cartón
- convidada
- convidado
- crucero
- dócil
- esconder
- faceta
- grava
- inscripción
- labrada
- labrado
- picar
- pómez
- sillar
- tejo
- Tiro
- adoquín
- ámbar
- ara
- astillarse
- aventar
- bloque
- calizo
- cerca
- cercado
- china
- cincelar
- corazón
- diamante
- edad
- encima
- engarzar
- grano
- incrustar
- jaspe
- labrar
- machacar
- montar
- partir
- pulir
- rebotar
- tropezar
- vena
English:
age
- carve
- cast
- chalk
- chisel
- cornerstone
- cut
- flint
- gem
- gouge out
- jewel
- limestone
- millstone
- missile
- moss
- mottled
- polish
- polished
- precious stone
- pumice (stone)
- rhinestone
- set
- slab
- spitting distance
- split
- stone
- Stone Age
- stonewashed
- tablet
- wear away
- change
- corner
- grind
- hail
- lime
- meteoric
- precious
- rock
- scrape
* * *piedra nf1. [material, roca] stone;una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall;lavado a la piedra stonewashed;dejar a alguien de piedra to stun sb;estar más duro que una piedra to be rock hard;Fammenos da una piedra it's better than nothing;no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing;Esp muy Fampasarse por la piedra a alguien [sexualmente] to have it off with sb;poner la primera piedra [inaugurar] to lay the foundation stone;[sentar las bases] to lay the foundations;no quedar piedra sobre piedra: tras el terremoto no quedaba piedra sobre piedra there wasn't a stone left standing after the earthquake;quedarse de piedra to be stunned;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play the innocent;tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone;están tirando piedras contra su propio tejado they're just harming themselvespiedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone; también Fig piedra angular cornerstone;piedra arenisca sandstone;piedra caliza limestone;piedra filosofal philosopher's stone;piedra fina precious stone;RP piedra laja slate paving stone;piedra de molino millstone;Méx piedra poma pumice stone;piedra pómez pumice stone;piedra preciosa precious stone;Hist la piedra de Roseta the Rosetta stone;piedra semipreciosa semi-precious stone;piedra de toque touchstone;Figfue la piedra de toque del equipo it was a chance to see how good the team was2. [de mechero] flint;3. [en vejiga, riñón, vesícula] stone;tiene una piedra en el riñón/en la vesícula she has a kidney stone/gallstone4. [granizo] hailstone;RP Famcayó piedra sin llover oh no, look who's here5. [de molino] millstone, grindstonetener una piedra con alguien to be hacked off with sb;sacarle la piedra a alguien to hack sb off* * *f tb MED stone;quedarse de piedra fig fam be stunned;el ejército invasor no dejó piedra sobre piedra de la ciudad fig the invading army razed the city to the ground odid not leave a stone standing in the city;tirar piedras a su propio tejado fig fam shoot o.s. in the foot fam ;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano do things on the sly;poner ocolocar la primera piedra lay the foundation stone;* * *piedra nf1) : stone2) : flint (of a lighter)3) : hailstone4)piedra de afilar : whetstone, grindstone5)piedra angular : cornerstone6)piedra arenisca : sandstone7)piedra caliza : limestone8)piedra imán : lodestone9)piedra de molino : millstonepiedra de toque : touchstone* * *piedra n stonepiedra preciosa gem / precious stone -
36 capitoste
f. & m.big wheel, big boss (informal).m.big boss, bigwig.* * *1 peyorativo bigwig* * *masculino (Esp fam & pey) ( de una fábrica) big boss (colloq & hum); ( de un partido) bigwig (colloq & pej)* * *masculino (Esp fam & pey) ( de una fábrica) big boss (colloq & hum); ( de un partido) bigwig (colloq & pej)* * *( fam pey)los capitostes del partido the party bigwigs ( colloq pej)el capitoste de la fábrica the big boss of the factory ( colloq hum)* * *capitoste nmfFam top dog, bigwig;los capitostes del partido the party bosses o bigwigs* * *m fambigwig fam -
37 cura
f.1 recovery.2 treatment, cure (tratamiento).necesitar una cura de sueño to need a good sleep3 parish priest, clergyman, cleric, priest.4 healing, cure.m.priest.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: curar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: curar.* * *1 RELIGIÓN priest1 cure, healing2 (tratamiento) treatment\hacer las primeras curas to give first aidno tiene cura familiar (situación) it's hopeless, there's no way out 2 (persona) he/she is incorrigiblecura párroco parish priestprimeras curas first aid sing* * *1. noun f.cure, treatment2. noun m.* * *ISM1) (Rel) priestsí, señor cura — yes, father
2) † (=yo mismo) I, myselfIIeste cura — yours truly *
SF1) (Med) (=curación) cure; (=tratamiento) treatmentno tiene cura — (lit) there is no cure for it; (fig) there's no remedy, it's quite hopeless
tiene cura — it can be cured, it is curable
cura de urgencia — emergency treatment, first aid
2)cura de almas — (Rel) cure of souls
* * *IIIse metió de or a cura — he became a priest
a) (curación, tratamiento) cure* * *IIIse metió de or a cura — he became a priest
a) (curación, tratamiento) cure* * *cura11 = healing, cure, curing, healer.Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.Ex: Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.* cura milagrosa = miracle cure, miracle healing.cura22 = vicar, parish priest.Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.
Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* * *cura11 (sacerdote) priestse metió de or a cura he became a priest, he took the cloth( pey): como a un cura dos pistolas ( fam hum): ese vestido te sienta como a un cura dos pistolas that dress really isn't you ( colloq)2Compuesto:parish priestcura21 (curación, tratamiento) cureuna enfermadad que no tiene cura an incurable diseasele vendría bien una cura de humildad he could do with being taken down a peg or two, he needs cutting down to size2 (vendaje) dressing, gauze ( AmE), bandage ( BrE); (tirita) ( Col) Band-Aid® ( AmE), plaster ( BrE), sticking plaster ( BrE)Compuestos:hydrotherapycure of soulssleep therapy* * *
Del verbo curar: ( conjugate curar)
cura es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cura
curar
cura sustantivo masculino ( sacerdote) priest;
se metió de or a cura he became a priest
■ sustantivo femenino
◊ tener/no tener cura to be curable/incurable;
cura de urgencias first aid
( curita) (Col) Band-Aid® (AmE), (sticking) plaster (BrE)
curar ( conjugate curar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ herida› to heal
‹ herida› ( desinfectar) to clean;
( vendar) to dress
2 ‹jamón/pescado› to cure;
‹cuero/piel› to tan
curarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to recover, get better;
[ herida] to heal up;
curase de algo to get over sth
cura
I sustantivo femenino Med cure: esta enfermedad no tiene cura, there's no cure for this disease
II sustantivo masculino Rel priest
curar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a un enfermo) to cure
2 (vendar, desinfectar) to dress
3 (carne, pescado) to cure
II verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo curar(se) (hacerse una cura) to heal (up)
(recuperarse) to recover, get well
' cura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casarse
- curar
- hábito
- casar
- confesar
- meter
- remedio
English:
comfortable
- cure
- herbal
- priest
- treatment
- wonder
- parson
- work
* * *cura1 nmpriest;meterse cura to become a priest, to enter the priesthood;Fam Humcomo a un cura dos pistolas: ese sombrero te sienta como a un cura dos pistolas that hat looks awful on youcura obrero worker priest;el cura párroco the parish priestcura2 nf1. [curación] cure;todavía no se ha encontrado una cura para esa enfermedad no cure has yet been found for that disease;tener cura to be curable;no tener cura [ser incurable] to be incurable;Fam [ser incorregible] to be incorrigible Rel la cura de almas the cure of souls2. [tratamiento] treatment, cure;me tienen que hacer una cura en la herida [tratar] I need to get this wound treated;[con venda] I need to get this wound dressed cura de adelgazamiento diet;cura de descanso rest cure;cura de humildad: [m5] lo que necesita es una cura de humildad she needs bringing down a peg or two;cura milagrosa miracle cure;cura de reposo rest cure;cura de sueño: [m5] lo que necesitas es una cura de sueño what you need is a good sleep* * *I m priestII f1 cure;tener cura be curable2 ( tratamiento) treatment3 Méx, C.Am.hangover* * *cura nm: priestcura nf1) curación, tratamiento: cure, treatment2) : dressing, bandage* * *cura n1. (sacerdote) priest2. (remedio) cure3. (tratamiento) treatment -
38 caldo
m.1 stock.poner a alguien a caldo (informal figurative) to slate somebody; (criticar) (peninsular Spanish) to give somebody a ticking off (reñir)2 wine (vino).3 broth, consommé, soup, stock.* * *1 COCINA stock, broth2 (sopa) consommé1 (vinos) wines\gallina vieja hace buen caldo figurado there's many a good tune played on an old fiddlecaldo de carne beef teacaldo de gallina chicken stockcaldo de pescado fish stock* * *noun m.stock, broth* * *SM1) (=sopa) soup, broth; (=consomé) (clear) soupcon un caldito te sentirás mejor — you'll feel better with some nice hot soup o broth inside you
2) [de guiso] juicela salsa se hace con el caldo de la carne — the sauce is made from the stock o juice of the meat
hierva las verduras/los huesos para hacer el caldo — boil the vegetables/the bones to make a stock
3)caldo de cultivo — (Bio) culture medium; (fig) breeding ground
4)- cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas- hacer el caldo gordo a algn- poner a algn a caldo5) (=vino) wine6) (=aceite) oil7) Méx sugar cane juice* * *1) (Coc) ( para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; ( para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock
poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)
2) (Vin) wine* * *= broth, stock.Ex. The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.Ex. I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.----* caldo de carne = beef tea.* caldo de col = cabbage soup.* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.* caldo de ternera = beef broth.* * *1) (Coc) ( para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; ( para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock
poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)
2) (Vin) wine* * *= broth, stock.Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.
Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.* caldo de carne = beef tea.* caldo de col = cabbage soup.* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.* caldo de ternera = beef broth.* * *cubitos de caldo stock cubescaldo de pollo/verduras chicken/vegetable stockdéle un caldito ligero give him a thin souphacerle a algn el caldo gordo to make it o things easy for sbal que no quiere caldo, taza y media or dos tazas it never rains but it poursCompuesto:( Biol) culture medium; (ambiente propicio) favorable environment, breeding groundB ( Vin) wine* * *
caldo sustantivo masculino (Coc) clear soup;
(con arroz, etc) soup;
( para cocinar) stock;
(salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl);
caldo sustantivo masculino
1 (de verduras, ave) stock
(con tropezones) broth
(sin tropezones, consomé) clear soup
2 (vino) wine: esa región tiene muy buenos caldos, that region has got some excellent wines
3 (salsa) juice: me gusta mojar el pan en el caldo, I like to dunk my bread in stock
4 Biol Farm caldo de cultivo, culture medium
fam fig (circunstancias propicias) breeding ground
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner a caldo a alguien, (regañar) to tell sb what you think of her/him
(hablar mal) to pull sb to pieces
' caldo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colar
- echar
- poner
- resucitar
- roja
- rojo
- concentrar
- cubo
- pastilla
- sopa
English:
bouillon
- breeding ground
- broth
- hotbed
- skim
- soup
- stock
- stock-cube
* * *caldo nm1. [para cocinar] stock;[sopa] clear soup, broth;caldo de pollo [para cocinar] chicken stock;[sopa] chicken soup o consommé; Fam Humcambiar el caldo a las aceitunas to take a leak;Esp Fam [reñir] to give sb a telling off o Br ticking-off caldo de cultivo culture medium; Fig [condición idónea] breeding ground2. [aderezo] dressing3. [vino] wine* * *m GASTR stock;hacer el caldo gordo a alguien fam make things easy for s.o.;poner a caldo alguien fam tell s.o. off* * *caldo nm1) consomé: broth, stock2)caldo de cultivo : culture medium, breeding ground* * *caldo n1. (sopa) broth2. (para cocinar) stock -
39 queso
m.cheese.queso azul blue cheesequeso de bola Dutch cheesequeso fresco cottage cheesequeso gruyère Gruyère (cheese)queso manchego = hard yellow cheese made in La Manchaqueso parmesano Parmesan (cheese)queso en porciones cheese portions o trianglesqueso rallado grated cheesequeso roquefort Roquefort (cheese)* * *1 cheese\darla con queso familiar to cheat, trickqueso de bola Edam cheesequeso de cabra goat's cheesequeso de cerdo brawn, US headcheesequeso en lonchas cheese slices pluralqueso rallado grated cheese* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=alimento) cheesequeso crema — LAm cream cheese
queso de puerco — Méx jellied pork
queso fundido — processed cheese, process cheese (EEUU)
queso helado — † ice-cream brick
queso manchego — sheep's milk cheese made in La Mancha
* * *masculino (Coc) cheese* * *= cheese.Ex. From this display we see that Butter falls into the BT Dairy products, along with cheese and Milk.----* pizza de queso = cheese pizza.* queso añejo = mature cheese.* queso blando = soft cheese.* queso curado = mature cheese.* queso de cerdo = head cheese [headcheese].* queso de soja = tofu.* queso joven = young cheese.* queso mozzarella = mozzarella.* queso para untar = cream cheese.* queso parmesano = parmesan.* queso tierno = soft cheese.* tarta de queso = cheesecake.* * *masculino (Coc) cheese* * *= cheese.Ex: From this display we see that Butter falls into the BT Dairy products, along with cheese and Milk.
* pizza de queso = cheese pizza.* queso añejo = mature cheese.* queso blando = soft cheese.* queso curado = mature cheese.* queso de cerdo = head cheese [headcheese].* queso de soja = tofu.* queso joven = young cheese.* queso mozzarella = mozzarella.* queso para untar = cream cheese.* queso parmesano = parmesan.* queso tierno = soft cheese.* tarta de queso = cheesecake.* * *A ( Coc) cheesea mí no me la(s) das con queso you can't kid o fool me ( colloq), I'm not going to fall for that ( colloq)no le veo el queso a la tostada ( Ven fam); I don't see what's so special about it ( colloq), I don't think it's up to much ( colloq)Compuestos:blue cheese( AmL) cream cheese≈ Edam● queso de cerdo or (Andes, RPI) chanchobean curd, tofugreen cheese ( soft unripened cheese)processed cheesecheese from La Mancha, usually strong in flavorcheese spreadParmesan cheeseB ( fam hum)meterse un queso to be involved in a racket o crooked deal* * *
queso sustantivo masculino (Coc) cheese;◊ queso crema (AmL) cream cheese;
queso fundido processed cheese;
queso para untar cheese spread
queso sustantivo masculino cheese
queso de Burgos, Burgos cheese
queso rallado, grated cheese
♦ Locuciones: dársela a alguien con queso, to fool sb
' queso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añeja
- añejo
- baja
- bajo
- bocadillo
- colín
- corteza
- enmohecerse
- palo
- roer
- artesanal
- blando
- cáscara
- concha
- cremoso
- enmohecer
- envejecer
- graso
- malo
- moho
- oloroso
- taco
- tajada
English:
appetizer
- cheddar
- cheese
- cheeseburger
- cheesecake
- cottage cheese
- cream cheese
- goat
- grate
- grater
- hard
- mature
- mild
- nibble
- processed cheese
- put off
- rarebit
- rind
- slice
- wedge
- all
- bean
- cream
- Parmesan (cheese)
- process
- tofu
- top
* * *queso nm1. [producto lácteo] cheese;Fama mí no me las das con queso don't you try and fool me;Famestar como un queso [persona] to be a hottiequeso azul blue cheese;queso de bola Dutch cheese;queso brie Brie;queso de cabrales = Asturian cheese similar to Roquefort;queso camembert Camembert;Andes, RP queso de cerdo head cheese, Br brawn;queso crema cream cheese;queso emmental Emmental;queso fresco cottage cheese;queso gorgonzola Gorgonzola;queso gouda Gouda;queso gruyère Gruyère;queso manchego = hard yellow cheese made in La Mancha;queso mozzarella mozzarella (cheese);queso parmesano Parmesan (cheese);queso en porciones cheese triangles;CAm, Méx queso de puerco head cheese, Br brawn;queso rallado grated cheese;queso roquefort Roquefort;queso de tetilla = soft mound-shaped Galician cheese;queso de untar cheese spreadte huelen los quesos you've got cheesy feet* * *m cheese;dársela a alguien con queso fam fool s.o. fam* * *queso nm: cheese* * *queso n cheese -
40 pesca
f.1 fishing.ir de pesca to go fishingpesca de altura deep-sea fishingpesca de arrastre trawlingpesca de bajura coastal fishingpesca con caña anglingpesca submarina underwater fishing2 catch (captura).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pescar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pescar.* * *1 (actividad) fishing2 (peces) fish\pesca con caña anglingpesca de altura deep-sea fishingpesca de arrastre trawlingpesca de bajura inshore fishing* * *SF1) (=actividad) fishingandar a la pesca de — (fig) to fish for, angle for
pesca de bajura — coastal fishing, shallow water fishing
2) (=lo pescado) catch* * *a) ( acción) fishingir or salir de pesca — to go fishing
b) ( peces) fish (pl)c) ( lo pescado)y toda la pesca — (fam & hum)
la madre, la prima y toda la pesca — her mother, her cousin, the whole lot o (AmE) bunch
* * *= catch, fishing, angling.Nota: Con caña.Ex. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex. The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether 'Angling' or ' Fishing' is used as the search term.Ex. The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether ' angling' or 'Fishing' is used as the search term.----* aficionado a la pesca = fishing-hobbyist.* aparejos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* avíos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta = lobster boat.* enseres de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* equipo de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* licencia de pesca = fishing licence.* permiso de pesca = fishing permit.* pertrechos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* una buena pesca = a good catch.* útiles de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* * *a) ( acción) fishingir or salir de pesca — to go fishing
b) ( peces) fish (pl)c) ( lo pescado)y toda la pesca — (fam & hum)
la madre, la prima y toda la pesca — her mother, her cousin, the whole lot o (AmE) bunch
* * *= catch, fishing, angling.Nota: Con caña.Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.
Ex: The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether 'Angling' or ' Fishing' is used as the search term.Ex: The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether ' angling' or 'Fishing' is used as the search term.* aficionado a la pesca = fishing-hobbyist.* aparejos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* avíos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta = lobster boat.* enseres de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* equipo de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* licencia de pesca = fishing licence.* permiso de pesca = fishing permit.* pertrechos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* una buena pesca = a good catch.* útiles de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.* * *1 (acción) fishingla pesca de la sardina/del atún sardine/tuna fishingir or salir de pesca to go fishingpesca con caña anglingpesca con red net fishing2 (peces) fish (pl)aguas abundantes en pesca waters rich in fish, good fishing waters3(lo pescado): hoy hubo buena/mala pesca the fishing was good/bad today, I/we had a good/poor catch todayy toda la pesca ( fam hum): la madre, la prima y toda la pesca her mother, her cousin, the whole lot ( o the whole family etc)trajo el tocadiscos, la lavadora y toda la pesca she brought the record player, the washing machine, the lot o the works o the whole caboodle o everything but the kitchen sink ( colloq)Compuestos:deep-sea fishingtrawlingcoastal fishingsea fishingunderwater fishing* * *
Del verbo pescar: ( conjugate pescar)
pesca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pesca
pescar
pesca sustantivo femenino
ir or salir de pesca to go fishing;
pesca con red net fishing;
pesca submarina underwater fishing
pescar ( conjugate pescar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹trucha/corvina› to catch;
2 (fam)
◊ lo pescaon robando they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)
verbo intransitivo
to fish;
pesca sustantivo femenino fishing: fuimos de pesca, we went fishing
pesca de arrastre, trawling
pescar verbo transitivo
1 to fish
2 fam (una enfermedad, a una persona) to catch
3 (una idea, una broma) to get
' pesca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastre
- arte
- captura
- corcho
- furtiva
- furtivo
- red
- submarina
- submarino
- utensilio
- veda
- abundante
- alto
- aparejo
- boya
- capitán
- cebo
- coto
- equipo
- útiles
- vedar
- vivir
English:
angling
- bite
- boat
- cast
- fishing
- fishing net
- fishing tackle
- float
- haul
- hook
- off-shore fishing
- catch
- deep
- fish
- fishery
- fix
- gear
- tackle
- trawl
- trawler
* * *pesca nf1. [acción] fishing;la pesca de la ballena whaling;ir de pesca to go fishingpesca de altura deep-sea fishing;pesca de arrastre trawling;pesca de bajura coastal fishing;pesca con caña angling;pesca deportiva angling [in competitions];pesca submarina underwater fishing2. [captura] catch;Famtoda la pesca: tuvimos que preparar la tienda de campaña y toda la pesca we had to get the tent ready and all the rest of it;vinieron Luis, su hermano y toda la pesca Luis, his brother and the rest of the crew all came* * *f1 actividad fishing2 ( peces) fish pl3:y toda la pesca fig fam the whole gang* * *pesca nf: fishing* * *pesca n fishing
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tune — I n. melody 1) to compose, write a tune 2) to hum; play; sing; whistle a tune (to play a tune on the piano) 3) to carry ( sing the notes of ) a tune 4) a tune of, to (the tune to a song) 5) a catchy; lilting tune 6) in tune; out of tune (to sing… … Combinatory dictionary
song — n. 1) to compose, write a song 2) to belt out (colloq.), sing; hum; play; whistle a song (the orchestra was playing our song) 3) a drinking; folk; love; marching; theme song 4) a swan ( farewell ) song 5) (misc.) the same old song ( the same… … Combinatory dictionary
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buzz — n. & v. n. 1 the hum of a bee etc. 2 the sound of a buzzer. 3 a a confused low sound as of people talking; a murmur. b a stir; hurried activity (a buzz of excitement). c colloq. a rumour. 4 sl. a telephone call. 5 sl. a thrill; a euphoric… … Useful english dictionary
Hund — 1. A guate Hund ve laft se nit1 u2 an schlecht n is kua Schad. (Unterinnthal.) – Frommann, VI, 36, 63. 1) Verläuft sich nicht. 2) Und. 2. A klenst n Hund na hengt mer di grössten Prügel ou (an). (Franken.) – Frommann, VI, 317. 3. A muar Hüünjen a … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon