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81 recórcholis

intj.

gee whiz.

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recórcholis

► interjección

1 familiar crumbs!, US rats!

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= gee whiz [gee wizz], gosh, golly.

Ex. He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

Ex. Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.

Ex. I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.

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* ¡recórcholis! = by jingo!.

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= gee whiz [gee wizz], gosh, golly.

Ex: He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.

Ex: I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.

* ¡recórcholis! = by jingo!.

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recórcholis

interjection

( fam); yikes! ( dated), jeez! ( AmE colloq)

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recórcholis interj
Fam [expresa sorpresa] good heavens!; [expresa admiración] gosh!; [expresa enfado] for heaven's sake!

Spanish-English dictionary > recórcholis
82 reducción

f.

1 reduction, decrease, decline, fall.

2 curtailment, deescalation, cut, cutback.

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reducción

► nombre femenino

1 reduction

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noun f.

reduction

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SF

1) (=disminución)

a) [de cantidad, precios, consumo, tamaño] reduction

una reducción del número de atentados — a reduction in the number of terrorist attacks

una reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending

una reducción en el tamaño de los envases — a reduction in the size of containers

estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff

b) [de tiempo] reduction

la reducción a cinco años del mandato presidencial — the reduction of the presidential term to five years

los sindicatos piden la reducción de la jornada laboral — they unions are calling for a shorter working day

reducción de jornada — reduction of working hours

reducción del activo — divestment

reducciones presupuestarias — budget cuts

reducciones salariales — wage cuts

2) (Mat) (=conversión) [de unidades, medidas] conversion; [de ecuaciones] reduction

3) [de rebeldes] defeat

4) (Med) setting, reduction frm

5) Chile [de indígenas] reservation ( of natives)

6) LAm ( Hist) settlement of Christianized Indians

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femenino

1)

a) ( disminución) reduction

la reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes

se solicitó la reducción de la pena — they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

b) (Fot) reduction

2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction

3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation

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= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex. The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.

Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.

Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.

Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.

Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.

Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.

Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.

Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.

Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.

Ex. Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.

Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.

Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

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* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.

* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].

* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].

* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.

* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.

* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.

* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducción de los precios = price cut.

* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.

* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de precios = pricecutting.

* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.

* reducción fiscal = tax cut.

* reducción para piano = piano score.

* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.

* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.

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femenino

1)

a) ( disminución) reduction

la reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes

se solicitó la reducción de la pena — they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

b) (Fot) reduction

2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction

3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation

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= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.

Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.

Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.

Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.

Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.

Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.

Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.

Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.

Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.

Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.

Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.

Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.

* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].

* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].

* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.

* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.

* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.

* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducción de los precios = price cut.

* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.

* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de precios = pricecutting.

* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.

* reducción fiscal = tax cut.

* reducción para piano = piano score.

* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.

* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.

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reducción

feminine

A

1

(disminución): reducción de gastos reduction in costs

la reducción del precio del pan the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

no habrá reducción de los impuestos there will be no tax cuts o no reduction in taxes

una reducción del personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce

se ha producido una reducción en el consumo de tabaco there has been a reduction o drop in tobacco consumption

una reducción de tres horas semanales a reduction of three hours a week

se solicitó la reducción de la pena they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

2 ( Fot) reduction

B

1 ( Mat) reduction

2 ( Quím) reduction

C (de una ciudad) conquest; (de los rebeldes, enemigos) defeat

D

1 ( Hist) settlement of Indians converted to Christianity

2 ( Chi) (de indígenas) reservation

E (de una fractura) setting, reduction ( tech)

F (CS) (de un cadáver) exhumation ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)

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reducción sustantivo femenino
reduction;
◊ reducción de impuestos tax cuts, reduction in taxes;

una reducción de personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce
reducción sustantivo femenino reduction
reducción de plantilla, streamlining

' reducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapartida
- polvareda
- rebaja
- despedir
English:
cut
- cutback
- decrease
- reduction
- redundant
- remission
- retrenchment
- board

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reducción nf

1. [disminución] reduction;

piden la reducción de la jornada laboral they are asking for working hours to be shortened;

se ha producido una reducción de los precios de 5 puntos porcentuales prices have gone down o fallen by 5 percent

Comp
reducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;
reducción de condena remission;

reducción de gastos cost cutting;

han anunciado una reducción de gastos they have announced that they are going to cut costs;

reducción de jornada: [m5] estar en reducción de jornada to work part-time;

reducción de precios [acción] price-cutting;
[resultado] price cut;
reducción tributaria tax cut

2. [sometimiento] [de rebelión] suppression;
[de ejército] defeat
3. Med [de fractura] reduction

4. Quím reduction

5. Hist = settlement of Indians converted to Christianity

6. RP [de cadáver] exhumation [for reburial of bones in smaller container]

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reducción

f

1 reduction;

reducción de empleo job cuts pl ;

reducción de impuestos tax cut;

reducción de la jornada laboral shortening of the working day;

reducción de personal o

plantilla cutbacks pl, job cuts pl

2 MED setting

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reducción nf, pl - ciones : reduction, decrease

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reducción n reduction

Spanish-English dictionary > reducción
83 repugnante

adj.

disgusting.

f. & m.

loathsome person, repulsive person.

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repugnante

► adjetivo

1 repugnant, repulsive, disgusting, revolting

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adj.

repugnant, disgusting

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ADJ disgusting, revolting

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adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant

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= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.

Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.

Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.

Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.

Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.

Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.

Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.

Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.

Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Ex. Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.

Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.

Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

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adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant

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= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.

Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.

Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.

Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.

Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.

Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.

Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.

Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.

Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.

Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.

Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

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repugnante

adjective

1 ‹olor› disgusting, revolting

2 ‹crimen› abhorrent, repugnant

3 ‹persona› (físicamente) repulsive, revolting, repellent; (moralmente) repugnant

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repugnante adjetivo ‹ olor› disgusting, revolting;
‹ crimen› abhorrent, repugnant;
‹ persona› ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting;
( moralmente) repugnant
repugnante adjetivo
1 (físicamente) disgusting, revolting, repulsive
2 (moralmente) repugnant
' repugnante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repelente
- asco
English:
abhorrent
- disgusting
- loathsome
- obnoxious
- offensive
- repugnant
- revolting
- foul
- nauseating
- repulsive

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repugnante adj

1. [sabor, olor] disgusting, revolting

2. [acción, comportamiento] disgusting

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repugnante

adj disgusting, repugnant

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repugnante adj

: repulsive, repugnant, revolting

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repugnante adj revolting

Spanish-English dictionary > repugnante
84 saliva

f.

saliva.

gastar saliva (en balde) (informal figurative) to waste one's breath

tragar saliva (figurative) to bite one's tongue

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: salivar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: salivar.

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saliva

► nombre femenino

1 saliva

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

gastar saliva figurado to waste one's breath

tragar saliva figurado to swallow one's feelings, keep quiet

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noun f.

saliva

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SF saliva

- gastar saliva

- tragar saliva

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femenino saliva, spit (colloq)

gastar saliva — to waste one's breath

tragar saliva — to swallow hard

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= saliva, spittle.

Ex. The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.

Ex. The evolution of this disease is often worsened by periods when its symptoms increase, particularly coughing, dyspnea, and the quantity and purulence of a patient's spittle.

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* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.

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femenino saliva, spit (colloq)

gastar saliva — to waste one's breath

tragar saliva — to swallow hard

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= saliva, spittle.

Ex: The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.

Ex: The evolution of this disease is often worsened by periods when its symptoms increase, particularly coughing, dyspnea, and the quantity and purulence of a patient's spittle.

* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.

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saliva

feminine

saliva, spit ( colloq)

gastar saliva to waste one's breath

tragar saliva to swallow hard

tragó saliva, cerró los ojos y saltó he took a deep breath o swallowed hard, shut his eyes and jumped

decidió tragar saliva y seguir como si no lo hubiera oído he decided to swallow his anger/pride and carry on as if he hadn't heard

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Del verbo salivar: ( conjugate salivar)

saliva es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
saliva
salivar
saliva sustantivo femenino
saliva, spit (colloq)
salivar ( conjugate salivar) verbo intransitivo
to salivate
saliva sustantivo femenino saliva
familiar spit
♦ Locuciones: no gastes saliva con ese machista, don't waste your breath on that sexist
tragar saliva, to swallow hard
salivar verbo intransitivo to salivate
' saliva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baba
English:
dribble
- gulp
- saliva
- save
- spit
- spittle

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saliva nf

saliva;

Comp
Fam
gastar saliva (en balde) to waste one's breath;

Comp

tragar saliva to bite one's tongue

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saliva

f saliva;

gastar saliva fig fam waste one’s breath;

tragar saliva fig fam hold one’s tongue

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saliva nf

: saliva

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saliva n saliva

Spanish-English dictionary > saliva
85 servir a un público de

(v.) = serve + a population of

Ex. Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

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(v.) = serve + a population of

Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

Spanish-English dictionary > servir a un público de
86 soluble

adj.

1 soluble (que se disuelve).

2 solvable (que se soluciona).

3 explainable, soluble, capable of being explained.

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soluble

► adjetivo

1 soluble

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ADJ

1) (Quím) soluble

soluble en agua — water-soluble, soluble in water

2) [problema] solvable, that can be solved

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adjetivo

1) (Quím) soluble

soluble en agua — water-soluble

2) < problema> soluble, solvable

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= soluble, solvable.

Ex. Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.

Ex. Again, in an online catalog, this may be a question of involved but solvable problems.

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adjetivo

1) (Quím) soluble

soluble en agua — water-soluble

2) < problema> soluble, solvable

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= soluble, solvable.

Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.

Ex: Again, in an online catalog, this may be a question of involved but solvable problems.

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soluble

adjective

A ( Quím) soluble

soluble en agua water-soluble

B ‹problema› soluble, solvable

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soluble adjetivo
1 (Quím) soluble;
◊ soluble en agua water-soluble

2 ‹ problema› soluble, solvable
soluble adjetivo soluble
(sopa, café) instant
' soluble' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
efervescente
- hidrosoluble
- café
English:
soluble
- water-soluble

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soluble adj

1. [que se disuelve] soluble;

soluble en agua water-soluble

2. [que se soluciona] solvable

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soluble

adj

1 soluble;

soluble en agua water-soluble

2 problema solvable, soluble

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soluble adj

: soluble

♦ solubilidad nf

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soluble adj soluble

Spanish-English dictionary > soluble
87 tener cuidado con

(v.) = watch for, beware (of/that), look out for, be wary of

Ex. But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.

Ex. He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.

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(v.) = watch for, beware (of/that), look out for, be wary of

Ex: But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.

Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.

Spanish-English dictionary > tener cuidado con
88 termosolar

= thermal solar.

Ex. Solar energy can be converted indirectly ( thermal solar) into heat through thermal collectors.

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* energía termosolar = thermal solar power.

* placa termosolar = thermal solar panel.

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= thermal solar.

Ex: Solar energy can be converted indirectly ( thermal solar) into heat through thermal collectors.

* energía termosolar = thermal solar power.

* placa termosolar = thermal solar panel.

Spanish-English dictionary > termosolar
89 terreno sin construir

(n.) = vacant lot

Ex. A vest-pocket park may be as small as the space occupied by a single building in the surrounding community, and is often a converted vacant lot.

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(n.) = vacant lot

Ex: A vest-pocket park may be as small as the space occupied by a single building in the surrounding community, and is often a converted vacant lot.

Spanish-English dictionary > terreno sin construir
90 ventilar

v.

1 to air, to ventilate (airear) (habitación).

Ellos ventilan su cuarto They ventilate their room.

2 to clear up (informal) (resolver) (asunto).

3 to air (informal) (discutir).

le encanta ventilar sus problemas en público she loves to air her problems in public

4 to spread, to make public (difundir) (secreto).

5 to air out, to vent, to discuss openly, to disclose.

Ellos ventilan sus diferencias They air out their differences.

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ventilar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lugar) to air, ventilate

2 (agitar al viento) to air

3 figurado (dar a conocer) to air

4 figurado (discutir) to discuss, clear up

5 figurado (matar) to kill

► verbo pronominal ventilarse

1 (lugar) to be ventilated

2 (objeto) to be aired

3 figurado (saberse) to be aired

4 figurado (discutirse) to be discussed, be cleared up

5 (tomar el aire) to get some fresh air

6 familiar (terminar) to finish off

■ se ventiló el pastel en un minuto he finished off the cake in a minute

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verb

1) to ventilate

2) air

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1. VT

1) (=airear) [+ cuarto] to air, ventilate; [+ ropa] to air

2) * (=resolver) to sort (out) *

han ventilado el problema en dos horas — they sorted (out) the problem in two hours *

3) (=hacer público) [+ intimidades, secreto] to air

ha estado ventilando los detalles íntimos de su relación — he's been airing the intimate details of their relationship

2.

See:

ventilarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < habitación> to air, ventilate; <ropa/colchón> to air

2)

a) < secreto> to spread around

siempre ventilan sus problemas matrimoniales delante de todos — they're forever airing their marital differences in front of everyone

b) <asunto/problema> to talk about
2.
ventilarse v pron

1) habitación/ropa to air

2) (fam) ( tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air

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= ventilate, freshen, vent.

Nota: Generalmente gases.

Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

Ex. Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it.

Ex. Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < habitación> to air, ventilate; <ropa/colchón> to air

2)

a) < secreto> to spread around

siempre ventilan sus problemas matrimoniales delante de todos — they're forever airing their marital differences in front of everyone

b) <asunto/problema> to talk about
2.
ventilarse v pron

1) habitación/ropa to air

2) (fam) ( tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air

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= ventilate, freshen, vent.

Nota: Generalmente gases.

Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

Ex: Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it.

Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.

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ventilar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹habitación› to air, ventilate

2 ‹ropa/manta/colchón› to air

B

1 (discutir en público) ‹intimidades›

no quiero ventilar mi vida privada delante de todo el mundo I don't want to discuss my private affairs in front of everybody

siempre están ventilando sus problemas matrimoniales delante de todos they're forever airing their marital differences in front of everyone

si yo te confió un secreto no es para que lo vayas ventilando por ahí if I tell you a secret I don't want you to go spreading it around

2 (tratar, discutir) ‹asunto/problema› to talk about

todos tienen oportunidad de ventilar sus frustraciones everybody has a chance to talk about o air their frustrations

■ ventilarse

v pron

A

1 «habitación» to air

2 «ropa/colchón» to air

B ( fam) (tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air

salió a ventilarse un poco she went out to get a breath of fresh air

C ( Esp fam) ‹libro/comida/tarea› to polish off ( colloq)

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ventilar ( conjugate ventilar) verbo transitivo ‹ habitación› to air, ventilate;
‹ropa/colchón› to air
ventilarse verbo pronominal
1 [habitación/ropa] to air
2 (fam) ( tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air
ventilar verbo transitivo
1 (un lugar) to air, ventilate
2 fam (solucionar) to clear up: hemos ventilado el problema en diez minutos, we've sorted out the problem in ten minutes
' ventilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
airear
- ventilación
English:
air
- ventilate

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ventilar

♦ vt

1. [airear] [habitación] to air, to ventilate;
[ropa, colchón] to air
2. Fam [resolver] to clear up, to sort out;

en cuanto ventile este asunto me voy I'm going as soon as I clear up o sort out this matter

3. Fam [discutir] to air;

le encanta ventilar sus problemas en público she likes to air her problems in public

4. [difundir] to make public;

va ventilando por ahí todos los secretos de los demás she goes round telling o blabbing everyone else's secrets

♦ See also the pronominal verb ventilarse

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ventilar

v/t

1 air

2 fig: problema talk over; opiniones air

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ventilar vt

1) : to ventilate, to air out

2) : to air, to discuss

3) : to make public, to reveal

♦ See also the reflexive verb ventilarse

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ventilar vb

1. (habitación, ropa) to air

2. (con ventilador) to ventilate

Spanish-English dictionary > ventilar
91 ¡contra!

= by jingo!, Whoops, Yipes!, gee whiz [gee wizz], Heck!, gosh, golly.

Ex. It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.

Ex. Whoops, the computer now tells us that if we want to continue reading, we have to acquire the book.

Ex. 'Yipes!', he cried.

Ex. He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

Ex. Heck, let's make it a contest!.

Ex. Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.

Ex. I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.

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= by jingo!, Whoops, Yipes!, gee whiz [gee wizz], Heck!, gosh, golly.

Ex: It begins with the term ' by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century.

Ex: Whoops, the computer now tells us that if we want to continue reading, we have to acquire the book.

Ex: 'Yipes!', he cried.

Ex: He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

Ex: Heck, let's make it a contest!.

Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.

Ex: I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.

Spanish-English dictionary > ¡contra!
92 reconquista

f.

reconquest, recapture.

la reconquista (history) = the Reconquest of Spain, when the Christian Kings retook the country from the Muslims

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: reconquistar.

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reconquista

► nombre femenino

1 reconquest

2 la Reconquista the Reconquest (of Spain, from the Moors)

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SF reconquest, recapture

la Reconquista — the Reconquest ( of Spain)
RECONQUISTA The term Reconquista refers to the eight centuries during which the Christian kings of the Spanish kingdoms gradually reclaimed their country from the Moors, who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711. It is generally accepted that the reconquest began in 718 with the Christian victory at Covadonga in Asturias, and ended in 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella, the Reyes Católicos, retook Granada, the last Muslim stronghold. In the intervening centuries there had been a great deal of contact and overlap between the two cultures. Christians living under Arab rule were called mozárabes, while mudéjares were practising Muslims living under Christian rule. In contrast with the pluralistic society that had existed under the Arabs, the final years of the Reconquista were a time of great intolerance, with Arabs and Jews being forcibly converted to Christianity, after which they were known as conversos. Those refusing to be converted were expelled in 1492.
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femenino

a) ( de territorio) reconquest

b) la Reconquista the Reconquest
•• Cultural note:
Reconquista

The period in Spain's history during which the Christian kingdoms slowly recovered the territories occupied by the Moslem Moors of North Africa. The Moorish invasion of the Iberian peninsula began in 711 AD and was halted at the Battle of Covadonga in Asturias, in 718. The expulsion of the last Moorish ruler of the kingdom of Granada in 1492 completed the Reconquest. The intervening 781 years saw periods of conflict and coexistence between Moors and Christians. Alliances of Moorish and Christian kingdoms against mutual enemies were not unknown

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femenino

a) ( de territorio) reconquest

b) la Reconquista the Reconquest
•• Cultural note:
Reconquista

The period in Spain's history during which the Christian kingdoms slowly recovered the territories occupied by the Moslem Moors of North Africa. The Moorish invasion of the Iberian peninsula began in 711 AD and was halted at the Battle of Covadonga in Asturias, in 718. The expulsion of the last Moorish ruler of the kingdom of Granada in 1492 completed the Reconquest. The intervening 781 years saw periods of conflict and coexistence between Moors and Christians. Alliances of Moorish and Christian kingdoms against mutual enemies were not unknown

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CULTURAL NOTE

Reconquista

The period in Spain's history during which the Christian kingdoms slowly recovered the territories occupied by the Moslem Moors of North Africa. The Moorish invasion of the Iberian peninsula began in 711 AD and was halted at the Battle of Covadonga in Asturias, in 718. The expulsion of the last Moorish ruler of the kingdom of Granada in 1492 completed the Reconquest. The intervening 781 years saw periods of conflict and coexistence between Moors and Christians. Alliances of Moorish and Christian kingdoms against Christian rivals were not unknown.

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Del verbo reconquistar: ( conjugate reconquistar)

reconquista es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
Reconquista
reconquista
reconquistar
reconquista sustantivo femenino
reconquest;
◊ la Rreconquista the Reconquest

reconquistar ( conjugate reconquistar) verbo transitivo ‹ territorio› to reconquer, regain;

‹cariño/afecto› to win back
reconquista sustantivo femenino
1 recapture, reconquest
2 Hist the Reconquest

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reconquista nf

1. [de territorio, ciudad] reconquest, recapture

2. Hist
la Reconquista = the Reconquest of Spain, when the Christian Kings retook the country from the Muslims

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reconquista

f reconquest

Spanish-English dictionary > reconquista
93 nuevos conversos

los nuevos conversos

= recently converted, the

Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.

Spanish-English dictionary > nuevos conversos
94 convertirse

• be converted

• become converted

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > convertirse
95 adaptar

v.

1 to adapt.

un modelo adaptado a condiciones desérticas a model adapted to suit desert conditions

María adaptó el programa a su casa Mary adapted the program to her house.

Ricardo adaptó el computador Richard adapted=ported his computer.

2 to adapt (libro, obra de teatro).

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adaptar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acomodar) to adapt

2 (ajustar) to adjust, fit

► verbo pronominal adaptarse

1 (persona) to adapt oneself (a, to); (cosa) to fit, adjust

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verb

1) to adapt

2) adjust

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1. VT

1) (=acomodar) to adapt; (=encajar) to fit, make suitable ( para for)
(=ajustar) to adjust
2) (Inform) to convert ( para to)

2.

See:

adaptarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <cortinas/vestido> to alter; < habitación> to convert; <pieza/motor> to adapt; (Inf) to convert

adaptó la obra al or para el cine — he adapted the play for the screen
2.
adaptarse v pron to adapt

adaptarse a algo/+ inf — to adapt to something/-ing

un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno — a car which is well suited to any terrain

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= adapt, customise [customize, -USA], gear (to/toward(s)/for), make + amenable, pitch, bend, fit together, tune, arrange, retrofit, scale, tweak, muck around/about, key + Nombre + to.

Ex. Order forms A and B can be adapted for local use.

Ex. The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.

Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex. This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.

Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.

Ex. A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.

Ex. This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.

Ex. To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.

Ex. This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.

Ex. I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.

Ex. The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.

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* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno = suit + Posesivo + own preferences.

* adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.

* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptar para la pantalla = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptarse = come to + terms with, morph.

* adaptarse a = accommodate, comport with, attune to.

* adaptarse a las circunstancias = suit + circumstances.

* adaptarse al cambio = accommodate to + change, adapt to + change.

* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.

* adaptarse a los cambios = flow with + the tides.

* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.

* adaptarse a una aplicación = suit + application.

* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.

* adaptarse a una innovación = meet + development.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.

* adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.

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1.
verbo transitivo <cortinas/vestido> to alter; < habitación> to convert; <pieza/motor> to adapt; (Inf) to convert

adaptó la obra al or para el cine — he adapted the play for the screen
2.
adaptarse v pron to adapt

adaptarse a algo/+ inf — to adapt to something/-ing

un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno — a car which is well suited to any terrain

* * *

= adapt, customise [customize, -USA], gear (to/toward(s)/for), make + amenable, pitch, bend, fit together, tune, arrange, retrofit, scale, tweak, muck around/about, key + Nombre + to.

Ex: Order forms A and B can be adapted for local use.

Ex: The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.

Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex: This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.

Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.

Ex: A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.

Ex: This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.

Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.

Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.

Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.

Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.

* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno = suit + Posesivo + own preferences.

* adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.

* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptar para la pantalla = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptarse = come to + terms with, morph.

* adaptarse a = accommodate, comport with, attune to.

* adaptarse a las circunstancias = suit + circumstances.

* adaptarse al cambio = accommodate to + change, adapt to + change.

* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.

* adaptarse a los cambios = flow with + the tides.

* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.

* adaptarse a una aplicación = suit + application.

* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.

* adaptarse a una innovación = meet + development.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.

* adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.

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adaptar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cortinas/vestido› to alter; ‹habitación› to convert; ‹pieza/motor› to adapt

adaptaron el dormitorio para usarlo como aula the bedroom was converted into a classroom o for use as a classroom

adaptó la obra al or para el cine he adapted the play for the screen

2 ( Inf) to convert

■ adaptarse

v pron

to adapt adaptar A algo/ + INF to adapt TO sth/ -ING

hay que saber adaptarse a las circunstancias you have to learn to adapt to circumstances

un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno a car which is well suited to any terrain

no se adapta a vivir sola she can't adapt to living alone

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adaptar ( conjugate adaptar) verbo transitivo ‹cortinas/vestido› to alter;
‹ habitación› to convert;
‹pieza/motor› to adapt;
‹obra/novela› to adapt;
(Inf) to convert
adaptarse verbo pronominal
to adapt;
adaptarse a algo/hacer algo to adapt to sth/doing sth;
◊ un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno a car which is well suited to any terrain

adaptar verbo transitivo
1 to adapt: esa obra de teatro fue adaptada al cine, this play was adapted for the screen
2 (ajustar) to adjust

' adaptar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodar
- escenificar
English:
adapt
- gear
- suit
- tailor
- customize

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adaptar

♦ vt

1. [modificar]
un modelo adaptado a condiciones desérticas a model adapted to suit desert conditions;

el edificio no ha sido aún adaptado a su nueva función the building still hasn't been modified to suit its new function

2. [libro, obra de teatro] to adapt (a for);
adaptó la novela al cine she adapted the novel for film o the screen

♦ See also the pronominal verb adaptarse

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adaptar

v/t adapt

* * *

adaptar vt

1) modificar: to adapt

2) : to adjust, to fit

♦ See also the reflexive verb adaptarse

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adaptar vb (acomodar) to adapt

adaptó su novela al cine he adapted his novel for the cinema

Spanish-English dictionary > adaptar
96 avance4

⁴ = tent shelter.

Nota: De caravana.

Ex. The mobile library was based on a converted pickup truck with a camper shell, plus a tent shelter, and camp lantern for night services.

Spanish-English dictionary > avance4
97 café2

² = cafe, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar.

Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex. Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.

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* cibercafé = Internet café, cybercafe [cyber-cafe].

* consumo de café = coffee consumption.

Spanish-English dictionary > café2
98 cerrar

v.

1 to close (object) (en general).

María cerró la puerta Mary closed the door.

2 to close (negocio, colegio) (a diario).

el gobierno cerrará dos centrales nucleares the government is to close down two nuclear power stations

3 to close.

4 to close the door (person).

¡cierra, que entra frío! close the door, you're letting the cold in!

5 to close (negocio, colegio) (a diario).

¿a qué hora cierra? what time do you close?

6 to turn off (grifo, llave de gas).

Ricardo cerró el agua Richard turned off the water.

7 to fill, to block (up) (agujero, hueco).

8 to block (carretera, calle).

la policía cerró la calle the police closed off the street

cerrar el paso a alguien to block somebody's way

9 to close.

cerrar la marcha to bring up the rear (ir enúltima posición)

la orquesta cerraba el desfile the orchestra closed the procession

10 to fence (off), to enclose.

11 to heal, to close up.

12 to close down, to close, to lock up, to shut.

Ellos cierran de noche They close at night.

13 to block off, to blank off.

Los huelguistas bloquearon el edificio The strikers blanked off the building

14 to balance out, to match correctly, to check out correctly, to close.

Mi contador cierra mis cuentas My accountant balances out my accounts.

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cerrar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to close, shut

■ cierra la puerta close the door

■ cerró los ojos she closed her eyes

2 (grifo, gas) to turn off; (luz) to turn off, switch off

3 (cuenta) to close

4 (cremallera) to zip (up)

5 (un negocio) to close; (- definitivamente) to close down

6 (carta) to seal

7 (discusión) to end, finish

8 (compra) to close, conclude

9 (agujero) to plug; (grieta) to fill

10 (paraguas) to close, shut, put down

11 (los puños) to clench, close

12 (frontera, puerto) to close; (camino) to block

13 (en dominó) to block

► verbo intransitivo

1 to close, shut

■ no cierra bien it doesn't close properly

2 (punto) to cast off

3 (una herida) to close up, heal

► verbo pronominal cerrarse

1 to close, shut

2 (una herida) to close up, heal

3 AUTOMÓVIL (meterse) to cut in

4 METEREOLOGÍA to cloud over

5 figurado (obstinarse) to dig one's heel in, stand fast; (ponerse en actitud intransigente) to close one's mind (a, to)

■ se cerró en sus ideas he stuck fast to his ideas

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cerrar con cerrojo to bolt

cerrar con llave to lock

cerrar con siete llaves figurado to lock and double-lock

cerrar el paso a alguien to block somebody's way, bar somebody's way

cerrar el pico familiar to shut one's trap

cerrar la boca to shut up

cerrar la puerta en las narices figurado to shut the door in somebody's face

cerrar las filas figurado to close ranks

cerrarse de golpe to slam shut

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verb

1) to close, shut

2) lock

3) turn off

4) seal

•

- cerrarse

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1. VT

1) [hablando de un objeto abierto] [+ puerta, ventana, boca] to close, shut; [+ cremallera] to do up; [+ camisa] to button, do up; [+ cortina] to draw; [+ paraguas, válvula] to close; [+ carta] to seal; [+ costura, herida] to sew up

no puedo cerrar esta maleta — I can't close o shut this suitcase

cierra los ojos — close o shut your eyes

cerrar algo de golpe — to slam sth shut

cerró el libro de golpe — she banged o slammed the book shut

los colegios cerraron sus puertas a causa de la huelga — the schools closed because of the strike

• cerré la puerta con llave — I locked the door

• cierra el pico — * shut your trap **

• cerrar el puño — to clench one's fist
fila 3), b)
2) (=desconectar) [+ gas, grifo, radiador] to turn off

3) (=bloquear) [+ agujero, brecha, tubo] to block (up); [+ frontera, puerto] to close

una roca cerraba la entrada a la cueva — a rock was obstructing the entrance to the cave

han cerrado la frontera — they have closed the border

• cerrar el paso a algn — to block sb's way

trató de entrar, pero le cerraron el paso — he tried to get in, but they blocked o barred his way

4) [+ tienda, negocio] [al final de la jornada] to close, shut; [para siempre] to close, close down

5) [+ jardín, terreno] [con cerca] to fence in; [con muro] to wall in

6) (=poner fin a)

a) [+ debate, narración, programa] to close, end

cerrar el sistema — (Inform) to shut down the system

b) [+ desfile] to bring up the rear of

los manifestantes que cerraban la marcha — the demonstrators bringing up the rear o at the rear

cierra la cabalgata la carroza de Santa Claus — the last float in the procession is the one with Santa Claus

7)

• cerrar un trato — to seal a deal

2. VI

1) [hablando de un objeto abierto] [puerta, ventana] to close, shut; [bragueta] to do up; [paraguas, válvula] to close; [herida] to close up

la puerta cierra mal — the door won't close o shut properly

un estuche que cierra con llave — a jewellery box with a lock

2) [persona]

cierra, que se va a escapar el gato — close o shut the door or the cat will get out

te dejo las llaves para que cierres — I am leaving you the keys so you can lock up

3) [tienda, negocio] to close, shut

¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas el sábado? — what time do the shops close o shut on Saturday?

cerramos a las nueve — we close at nine

las discotecas no cierran en toda la noche — the discos stay open all night

4) (Econ) [en la Bolsa] to close

5) [en dominó] to block; [en Scrabble] to use one's tiles up

¡cierro! — I'm out!

6) (=atacar)

cerrar con o contra algn — to grapple with sb

cerrar con el enemigo — to engage the enemy at close quarters

3.

See:

cerrarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana> to close, shut; <ojos/boca> to shut, close

cierra la puerta con llave — lock the door

b) < botella> to put the top on/cork in; < frasco> to put the lid on

un frasco herméticamente cerrado — an airtight container

c) <paraguas/abanico/mano> to close; < libro> to close, shut; < puño> to clench

d) < cortinas> to close, draw; < persianas> to lower, pull down; < abrigo> to fasten, button up; < cremallera> to do up

2) <grifo/agua/gas> to turn off; < válvula> to close, shut off

3)

a) <fábrica/comercio/oficina> (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

b) <aeropuerto/carretera/frontera> to close

cerrado al tráfico — closed to traffic

4) < cuenta bancaria> to close; <caso/juicio> to close; <acuerdo/negociación> to finalize

han cerrado el plazo de inscripción — enrollment has closed o finished

5)

a) <acto/debate> to bring... to an end; < jornada> to end

los acontecimientos que han cerrado el año — the events with which the year has ended

b) <desfile/cortejo> to bring up the rear of

c) < circuito> to close

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to close
2.
cerrar vi

1) (hablando de puerta, ventana)

cierra, que hace frío — close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold

¿cerraste con llave? — did you lock up?

2) puerta/ventana/cajón to close, shut; grifo/llave de paso to turn off; abrigo/vestido to fasten, do up (BrE)

la ventana no cierra bien — the window doesn't close o shut properly

3) comercio/oficina (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

cerramos los lunes — we are closed on Mondays

4) (Fin) dolar/peso to close

5) ( en dominó) to block; ( en naipes) to go out
3.
cerrarse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana (+ compl) to shut, close

la puerta se cerró sola/de golpe — the door closed by itself/slammed shut

b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to close

se me cierran los ojos de cansancio — I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open

c) flor/almeja to close up

d) herida to heal (up)

2) (refl) < abrigo> to fasten, button up

3) ( terminar) acto/debate/libro to end, conclude; jornada/año to end

4) (mostrarse reacio, intransigente)

se cerró y no quiso saber nada más — she closed her mind and refused to listen to any more about it

se cerró en su actitud — he dug his heels in

cerrarse a algo: sería cerrarse a la evidencia it would be turning our back on the evidence; se cierran a todo cambio — they're not open to change

* * *

= close, close down, seal off, shut down, shut off, zip, fold, fold up + shop.

Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex. In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.

Ex. In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.

Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex. By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.

Ex. Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.

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* cerrar con candado = padlock.

* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.

* cerrar con llave = lock.

* cerrar con tablas = board up.

* cerrar definitivamente = close down + operations, close + Posesivo + doors.

* cerrar de golpe = slam.

* cerrar de un portazo = slam.

* cerrar el catálogo = close + the catalogue.

* cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop.

* cerrar filas = close + ranks.

* cerrar herméticamente = seal.

* cerrar las escotillas = batten down + hatches.

* cerrar los postigos = shutter.

* cerrar muy bien = close + tight.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.

* cerrar un negocio = go out of + business.

* cerrar un trato = close + deal.

* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.

* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos = at the flick of a switch, at the drop of a hat.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle = spring-loaded.

* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana> to close, shut; <ojos/boca> to shut, close

cierra la puerta con llave — lock the door

b) < botella> to put the top on/cork in; < frasco> to put the lid on

un frasco herméticamente cerrado — an airtight container

c) <paraguas/abanico/mano> to close; < libro> to close, shut; < puño> to clench

d) < cortinas> to close, draw; < persianas> to lower, pull down; < abrigo> to fasten, button up; < cremallera> to do up

2) <grifo/agua/gas> to turn off; < válvula> to close, shut off

3)

a) <fábrica/comercio/oficina> (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

b) <aeropuerto/carretera/frontera> to close

cerrado al tráfico — closed to traffic

4) < cuenta bancaria> to close; <caso/juicio> to close; <acuerdo/negociación> to finalize

han cerrado el plazo de inscripción — enrollment has closed o finished

5)

a) <acto/debate> to bring... to an end; < jornada> to end

los acontecimientos que han cerrado el año — the events with which the year has ended

b) <desfile/cortejo> to bring up the rear of

c) < circuito> to close

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to close
2.
cerrar vi

1) (hablando de puerta, ventana)

cierra, que hace frío — close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold

¿cerraste con llave? — did you lock up?

2) puerta/ventana/cajón to close, shut; grifo/llave de paso to turn off; abrigo/vestido to fasten, do up (BrE)

la ventana no cierra bien — the window doesn't close o shut properly

3) comercio/oficina (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

cerramos los lunes — we are closed on Mondays

4) (Fin) dolar/peso to close

5) ( en dominó) to block; ( en naipes) to go out
3.
cerrarse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana (+ compl) to shut, close

la puerta se cerró sola/de golpe — the door closed by itself/slammed shut

b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to close

se me cierran los ojos de cansancio — I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open

c) flor/almeja to close up

d) herida to heal (up)

2) (refl) < abrigo> to fasten, button up

3) ( terminar) acto/debate/libro to end, conclude; jornada/año to end

4) (mostrarse reacio, intransigente)

se cerró y no quiso saber nada más — she closed her mind and refused to listen to any more about it

se cerró en su actitud — he dug his heels in

cerrarse a algo: sería cerrarse a la evidencia it would be turning our back on the evidence; se cierran a todo cambio — they're not open to change

* * *

= close, close down, seal off, shut down, shut off, zip, fold, fold up + shop.

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.

Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.

Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex: By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.

Ex: Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.

* cerrar con candado = padlock.

* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.

* cerrar con llave = lock.

* cerrar con tablas = board up.

* cerrar definitivamente = close down + operations, close + Posesivo + doors.

* cerrar de golpe = slam.

* cerrar de un portazo = slam.

* cerrar el catálogo = close + the catalogue.

* cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop.

* cerrar filas = close + ranks.

* cerrar herméticamente = seal.

* cerrar las escotillas = batten down + hatches.

* cerrar los postigos = shutter.

* cerrar muy bien = close + tight.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.

* cerrar un negocio = go out of + business.

* cerrar un trato = close + deal.

* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.

* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos = at the flick of a switch, at the drop of a hat.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle = spring-loaded.

* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.

* * *

cerrar [A5 ]

vt

A

1 ‹armario/puerta/ventana› to close, shut

cerró la puerta de un portazo she slammed the door

cierra la puerta con llave lock the door

2 ‹ojos/boca› to shut, close

3 ‹maleta› to close; ‹sobre/paquete› to seal

4 ‹botella› to put the top on/cork in; ‹frasco› to put the top ( o lid etc) on

un frasco herméticamente cerrado an airtight container

5 ‹paraguas› to close, put … down; ‹abanico› to close; ‹libro› to close, shut; ‹puño› to clench; ‹mano› to close

6 ‹cortinas› to close, draw; ‹persianas› to lower, pull down; ‹abrigo› to fasten, button up, do up ( BrE)

ciérrame la cremallera can you zip me up?, can you do my zip up? ( BrE)

B ‹grifo› to turn off; ‹válvula› to close, shut off; ‹agua/gas› to turn off

C

1 ‹fábrica/comercio/oficina› (en el quehacer diario) to close, shut; (por obras, vacaciones) to close; (definitivamente) to close, close down

2 ‹aeropuerto/carretera› to close; ‹frontera› to close

la calle está cerrada al tráfico the street is closed to traffic

3 ‹terreno› to fence off

D

1 (en labores de punto) to cast off; (en costura) to sew up

2 ( fam) (al operar) to close … up

E

1 ‹plazo/matrícula›

han cerrado el plazo de inscripción the enrollment period has closed o finished

2 ‹cuenta bancaria› to close

3 ‹caso/juicio› to close; ‹acuerdo/negociación› to finalize

F

1 (poner fin a) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end; ‹jornada› to end

antes de cerrar nuestra programación de hoy … before ending today's programs …, before bringing today's programs to a close …

los trágicos acontecimientos que han cerrado el año the tragic events with which the year has ended

estas declaraciones cerraron una jornada tensa these statements ended o came at the end of a tense day

2 ‹desfile/cortejo› to bring up the rear of

3 ‹circunferencia› to close up; ‹circuito› to close

4 ‹paréntesis/comillas› to close

■ cerrar

vi

A

(hablando de una puerta, ventana): cierra, que hace frío close o shut the door ( o window etc), it's cold

¿cerraste con llave? did you lock the door?, did you lock up?

B «puerta/ventana/cajón» to close, shut; «grifo/llave de paso» to turn off; «abrigo/vestido» to fasten, do up ( BrE)

la puerta no cierra bien the door won't shut o close properly, the door doesn't shut o close properly

esta botella no cierra bien I can't get the top back on this bottle properly, the top won't go on properly

¿la falda cierra por detrás o por el lado? does the skirt fasten at the back or at the side?

C «comercio/oficina» (en el quehacer diario) to close, shut; (por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; (definitivamente) to close, close down, shut down

¿a qué hora cierran? what time do you close?

no cerramos al mediodía we are open o we stay open at lunchtime, we don't close for lunch

[ S ] cerramos los lunes closed Mondays, we are closed on Mondays

D (en labores de punto) to cast off

E ( Fin) to close

el dólar cerró a … the dollar closed at …

F (en dominó) to block; (en naipes) to go out

■ cerrarse

v pron

A

1

«puerta/ventana» (+ compl): la puerta se cerró de golpe/sola the door slammed shut/closed by itself

2 «ojos» (+ me/te/le etc) to close

se me cierran los ojos de cansancio I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open

3 «flor/almeja» to close up

4 «herida» to heal, heal up, close up

B ( refl) ‹abrigo› to fasten, button up, do up ( BrE)

ciérrate la cremallera zip yourself up, zip up your dress ( o jacket etc), do your zip up ( BrE)

C (terminar) «acto/debate» to end, conclude; «jornada» to end

el libro se cierra con unas páginas dedicadas a … the book ends o closes o concludes with a few pages on the subject of …

otro año que se cierra sin que se resuelva another year ends o comes to an end without a solution

D

(mostrarse reacio, intransigente): se cerró y no quiso saber nada más she closed her mind and refused to listen to any more about it

se cerró en su actitud he dug his heels in

cerrarse A algo:

sería cerrarse a la evidencia negar que … we would be turning our back on the evidence if we were to deny that …

se cerró a todo lo nuevo she refused to consider anything new, she closed her mind to anything new

* * *

cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹puerta/ventana› to close, shut;

‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
◊ cierra la puerta con llave lock the door

b) ‹ botella› to put the top on/cork in;

‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
c) ‹paraguas/abanico/mano› to close;

‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
d) ‹ cortinas› to close, draw;

‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
e) ‹grifo/agua/gas› to turn off;

‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
a) ‹fábrica/comercio/oficina› ( en el quehacer diario) to close;

( definitivamente) to close (down)
b) ‹aeropuerto/carretera/frontera› to close

3
a) ‹ cuenta bancaria› to close

b) ‹caso/juicio› to close

c) ‹acuerdo/negociación› to finalize

d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end

verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
◊ cierra, que hace frío close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold;

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

◊ la puerta se cerró de golpe the door slammed shut

b) [ ojos] to close;

◊ se le cerraban los ojos his eyes were closing

c) [flor/almeja] to close up

d) [ herida] to heal (up)

2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- abrochar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cierre
- ojo
- pico
- sellar
- amabilidad
- bondad
- canilla
- cierra
- cierro
- correr
- cuenta
- doble
- grifo
- junta
- juntar
- llave
- paréntesis
- trato
English:
attendant
- bargain
- barricade
- block in
- bolt
- clinch
- close
- close down
- closed
- draw
- enter into
- fasten
- fasten down
- lock
- lock up
- padlock
- push to
- seal
- seal off
- seal up
- secure
- shut
- shut down
- shut up
- slam
- snap
- stick together
- strike
- tight
- to
- trice
- turn off
- twinkling
- wall in
- whisk away
- whisk off
- wind up
- zip up
- board
- business
- cast
- conclude
- fold
- main
- time
- turn
- will
- wind
- wrap
- zip

* * *

cerrar

♦ vt

1. [en general] to close;
[puerta, cajón, boca, tienda] to shut, to close; Informát [archivo] to close; [con llave] to lock; [grifo, llave de gas] to turn off; [botella] to put the top on; [tarro] to put the lid o top on; [carta, sobre] to seal; [cortinas] to draw, to close; [persianas] to pull down; [agujero, hueco] to fill, to block (up); [puños] to clench;
cerrar una puerta con llave to lock a door;

cierra el gas cuando salgas turn the gas off when you leave;

una corriente de aire cerró la puerta a draught blew the door shut;

Comp
Fam
¡cierra el pico! shut your trap!

2. [negocio, colegio] [a diario] to close;
[permanentemente] to close down;
el gobierno cerrará dos centrales nucleares the government is to close down two nuclear power stations

3. [vallar] to fence (off), to enclose;

cerraron el balcón para convertirlo en comedor they closed o walled off the balcony and converted it into a dining room

4. [carretera, calle] to close off;
también Fig
cerrar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

una valla les cerraba la salida a fence blocked their way out

5. [manifestación, desfile] to bring up the rear of;

cerrar la marcha [ir en última posición] to bring up the rear;

la orquesta cerraba el desfile the orchestra closed the procession

6. [gestiones, acuerdo] to finalize;

han cerrado un trato para… they've reached an agreement o made a deal to…;

cerraron el trato ayer they wrapped up the deal yesterday;

cerraron las conversaciones sin ningún acuerdo they ended the talks without reaching an agreement

7. [cicatrizar] to heal, to close up

8. Elec [circuito] to close

9. [circunferencia, círculo] to complete;

cerraron la carretera de circunvalación they completed the Br ring road o US beltway

10. [signo ortográfico] to close;

cerrar comillas/paréntesis to close inverted commas/brackets

11. [posibilidades] to put an end to;

el último atentado cierra cualquier esperanza de acuerdo the most recent attack puts an end to any hopes of an agreement

12. [terminar] to close;

el discurso del Presidente cerró el año legislativo the President's speech brought the parliamentary year to a close;

esta corrida cierra la temporada taurina this bullfight rounds off the bullfighting season;

cerró su participación en el torneo con una derrota they lost their last game in the tournament

13. [plegar] to close up;

cerró el paraguas he closed his umbrella

14. Prensa
el periódico cerró la edición más tarde de lo normal the newspaper went to press later than usual

♦ vi

1. [en general] to close;
[tienda] to close, to shut; [con llave, pestillo] to lock up;
este cajón no cierra bien this drawer doesn't shut properly;

la Bolsa cerró con pérdidas the stock market closed down several points;

Comp
RP Fam
¡cerrá y vamos!: si no quieren ayudarnos, ¡cerrá y vamos! if they don't want to help us, let's not waste any more time over this

2. [persona] to close the door;

¡cierra, que entra frío! close the door, you're letting the cold in!;

me olvidé de cerrar con llave I forgot to lock the door

3. [negocio, colegio] [a diario] to close;
[definitivamente] to close down;
¿a qué hora cierra? what time do you close?;

la biblioteca cierra a las ocho the library closes at eight;

cerramos los domingos [en letrero] closed on Sundays

4. [en juego de cartas] to go out;
[en dominó] to block
5. [herida] to close up, to heal

♦ See also the pronominal verb cerrarse

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cerrar

I v/t

1 close; para siempre close down;

cerrar con llave lock;

cerrar de golpe slam;

cerrar al tráfico close to traffic

2 tubería block

3 grifo turn off

4 terreno, finca enclose; frontera close

5 acuerdo close

II v/i close; para siempre close down;

la puerta no cierra bien the door doesn’t shut properly;

al cerrar el día at the end of the day

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cerrar {55} vt

1) : to close, to shut

2) : to turn off

3) : to bring to an end

cerrar vi

1) : to close up, to lock up

2) : to close down

♦ See also the reflexive verb cerrarse

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cerrar vb

1. (en general) to close / to shut

cierra los ojos close your eyes

cierra bien la nevera shut the fridge properly

¿a qué hora cerráis? what time do you close?

2. (con llave) to lock

¿has cerrado la puerta con llave? have you locked the door?

3. (gas, grifo) to turn off

cierra el gas antes de irte turn the gas off before you go

cerrar de golpe to slam [pt. & pp. slammed]

cerrar la boca to shut your mouth

cerrar la cremallera to zip up [pt. & pp. zipped]

Spanish-English dictionary > cerrar
99 crudo2

² = crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], raw.

Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

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* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* carne cruda = raw meat.

* cruda realidad = stark reality.

* en lo más crudo del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* tenerlo crudo = not be easy.

Spanish-English dictionary > crudo2
100 desdoblar

v.

1 to unfold (servilleta, papel).

La chica desdobló su ropa The girl unfolded her clothes.

2 to split.

El sistema desdobla la energía The system splits the energy.

3 to break down.

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desdoblar

► verbo transitivo

1 to unfold

2 figurado (duplicar) to split

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1. VT

1) (=desplegar) [+ pañuelo] to unfold; [+ mantel] to spread out; [+ alambre] to untwist

2) (Quím) to break down (en into)

3) (=duplicar) to double

desdoblar un cargo — to split the functions of a post

4) [+ carretera] to widen

5) [+ tema] to expand upon, explain

2.

See:

desdoblarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <servilleta/pañuelo> to unfold

2)

a) < imagen> to split

b) <función/cargo> to split, divide
2.
desdoblarse v pron to divide into two, split into two

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= unfold.

Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

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* sin desdoblarse = unfolded.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <servilleta/pañuelo> to unfold

2)

a) < imagen> to split

b) <función/cargo> to split, divide
2.
desdoblarse v pron to divide into two, split into two

* * *

= unfold.

Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

* sin desdoblarse = unfolded.

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desdoblar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹servilleta/pañuelo› to unfold

B

1 ‹imagen› to split

2 ‹función/cargo› to split, divide

3 ( Transp):

se desdoblará el tramo entre Montoro y Villa del Río ( Auto) the section between Montoro and Villa del Río is to be converted into a four-lane highway ( AmE) o ( BrE) a dual carriageway

desdoblaron la vía entre … ( Ferr) they laid double tracks between …

■ desdoblarse

v pron

to divide into two, split into two

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desdoblar ( conjugate desdoblar) verbo transitivo ‹servilleta/pañuelo› to unfold
desdoblarse verbo pronominal
to divide into two, split into two
' desdoblar' also found in these entries:
English:
unfold

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desdoblar

♦ vt

1. [desplegar] [mantel, pañuelo, periódico] to unfold;
[alambre] to straighten out
2. [dividir] to split;

desdoblaron el antiguo ministerio en dos nuevas carteras they divided the old ministry into two portfolios

3. [carretera] to make into a Br dual carriageway o US divided highway;
[ferrocarril] to make into a two-track (line)
♦ See also the pronominal verb desdoblarse

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desdoblar

v/t

1 unfold

2 ( dividir) split

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desdoblar vt

desplegar: to unfold

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desdoblar vb to unfold

Spanish-English dictionary > desdoblar

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