-
41 como dos gotas de agua
like two peas in a pod* * *= as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a podEx. The core questionnaire asked for data on birth weight, age at first spoken word, and whether the twins were as alike as two peas in a pod.Ex. They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant.* * *= as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a podEx: The core questionnaire asked for data on birth weight, age at first spoken word, and whether the twins were as alike as two peas in a pod.
Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant. -
42 como por arte de magia
as if by magic* * *= magically, into thin airEx. Brain structures do not magically transfer information.Ex. Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air.* * *= magically, into thin airEx: Brain structures do not magically transfer information.
Ex: Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air. -
43 como si dijéramos
so to speak, as it were* * *Ex. Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.* * *Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.
-
44 como si nada
just like that* * *(adj.) = be right as rain, unfazedEx. Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.Ex. Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.* * *(adj.) = be right as rain, unfazedEx: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.
Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland. -
45 como un loco
like mad* * *= like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madmanEx. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex. With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex. It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex. The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.Ex. He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.* * *= like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madmanEx: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.
Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness. -
46 como un reguero de pólvora
figurado like wildfire* * *Ex. Distance learning is sweeping through higher education like wildfire, and it is simultaneously capturing the interests of libraries and librarians.* * *Ex: Distance learning is sweeping through higher education like wildfire, and it is simultaneously capturing the interests of libraries and librarians.
-
47 como un reloj
figurado like clockwork* * ** * *= as regular as clockwork, like clockworkEx. He doesn't really have a passion for writing anymore, but he keeps going, knocking out books regular as clockwork to keep that steady paycheck coming in.Ex. It ran like clockwork and there no complaints from anyone.* * *= as regular as clockwork, like clockworkEx: He doesn't really have a passion for writing anymore, but he keeps going, knocking out books regular as clockwork to keep that steady paycheck coming in.
Ex: It ran like clockwork and there no complaints from anyone. -
48 como una balsa de aceite
* * *= like a millpond, calm like a millpondEx. In 1986, the political scene, too, was like a millpond.Ex. At other times, the sea was calm like a millpond.* * *= like a millpond, calm like a millpondEx: In 1986, the political scene, too, was like a millpond.
Ex: At other times, the sea was calm like a millpond. -
49 como último recurso
as a last resort* * *= as a last resort, in the last resortEx. Many use the service only as a last resort (there is a modest charge for it), when they themselves have searched in vain but feel in their bones that the library has it.Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.* * *= as a last resort, in the last resortEx: Many use the service only as a last resort (there is a modest charge for it), when they themselves have searched in vain but feel in their bones that the library has it.
Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'. -
50 como dos y dos son cuatro
familiar as sure as night follows day, as sure as eggs is eggs* * *as sure as sure can be, as sure as eggs are eggs -
51 como quien dice
-
52 como tres y dos son cinco
-
53 como un templo
* * ** (=enorme) huge, enormous; (=excelente) first-rate, excellent -
54 como Pedro por su casa
figurado as if he (she, you, etc) owned the place -
55 como agua de mayo
a godsend -
56 como alma que lleva el diablo
in a flash -
57 como borregos
like sheep -
58 como chico con zapatos nuevos
familiar like a kid with a new toy -
59 como consecuencia de
as a consequence of, as a result of -
60 como cosa tuya
as if it were your idea
См. также в других словарях:
como — adverbio relativo 1. (precedido de los antecedentes el modo, la manera y la forma ) Encabeza cláusulas de relativo con el significado de en que : Por la manera como la miraba deduje que eran más que amigos. Se desconoce el modo como lo logró. 2.… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
como — Palabra átona que, como tal, debe escribirse sin tilde, a diferencia del adverbio interrogativo o exclamativo cómo (→ cómo). Puede funcionar como adverbio, como conjunción y como preposición. 1. Adverbio a) Como adverbio relativo de modo, puede… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Como — Como … Deutsch Wikipedia
cómo — 1. Adverbio interrogativo o exclamativo. Es tónico y se escribe con tilde para diferenciarlo de la palabra átona como (→ como). Encabeza oraciones interrogativas o exclamativas directas: ¿Cómo te encuentras?; ¡Cómo aguantó el chaparrón!; o… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Como — «Como» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Como (desambiguación). Como … Wikipedia Español
cómo — adverbio interrogativo 1. Se usa para preguntar por el modo o manera: ¿Cómo has hecho ese dibujo? ¿Cómo te peinas? Observaciones: Puede aparecer también en oraciones interrogativas indirectas: Dime cómo se arregla el enchufe. En una oración… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Como — • An important town in the province of Lombardy (Northern Italy), situated on Lake Como, the ancient Lacus Larius Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Como Como … Catholic encyclopedia
Como — Como, NC U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 78 Housing Units (2000): 44 Land area (2000): 3.348795 sq. miles (8.673338 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009542 sq. miles (0.024713 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.358337 sq. miles (8.698051 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cómo Sé — Single by Julieta Venegas from the album Aquí Released 1997 Format CD single Recorded 1 … Wikipedia
Como — Como, 1) Hauptstadt der Provinz Como, in der Lombardei, Italien, an der Südwestspitze des Comer Sees, an der Gotthardbahn (die Como in einem 7,2 km langen Tunnel umfährt), 200 m über dem Meeresspiegel, 86 400 Einwohner; katholischer… … Universal-Lexikon
Como — Como, 1) Provinz des österreichischen Kronlandes Lombardei; grenzt im N. an die Schweiz, im O. an die Provinz Sondrio u. Bergamo, im S. an die Provinz Mailand u. im W. an Sardinien; 511/2 QM.; 423,200 Ew.; ist gebirgig durch die Alpen (nördlich) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
