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1 Costa Rica
• Costa Rica -
2 Costa Rica
1 Costa Rica* * *SF Costa Rica* * *femenino Costa Rica* * *Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.* * *femenino Costa Rica* * *Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* * *Costa Rica* * *
Costa Rica sustantivo femenino
Costa Rica
Costa Rica sustantivo femenino Costa Rica
' Costa Rica' also found in these entries:
English:
Costa Rica
* * *f Costa Rica -
3 costa
f.1 coast (litoral).pasan las vacaciones en la costa they spend their holidays on the coastla costa Azul the Côte d'Azurla costa Brava the Costa Brava2 cost.* * *1 FINANZAS cost, price1 DERECHO costs\a toda costa at all costs, at any pricecondenar a costas to order to cover the costspagar las costas to pay costs————————■ tenemos una casa en la costa we have a house at the seaside, US we have a house on the shore* * *noun f.coast, shore* * *ISF1)a costa de algo/algn: nos estuvimos riendo a costa suya — we had a laugh at his expense
quiere quedarse en el poder a costa de lo que sea — he wants to remain in power at all costs o no matter what o whatever happens
hay que impedir a toda costa que esto se repita — we must prevent this from happening again at all costs
2) pl costas (Jur) costsIISF1) (Geog) [del mar] coast2) (Náut) shore* * *1) (Geog)a) ( del mar - área) coast; (- perfil) coastline2) (en locs)a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it; a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense; a toda costa or a costa de lo que sea — at all costs
3) costas femenino plural (Der) costs (pl)* * *1) (Geog)a) ( del mar - área) coast; (- perfil) coastline2) (en locs)a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it; a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense; a toda costa or a costa de lo que sea — at all costs
3) costas femenino plural (Der) costs (pl)* * *costa11 = coast, shore, coastline, shoreline, seaboard, seafront, littoral, sea-coast.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West coast.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.Ex: This article reports on a workshop and subsequent visits to library schools on the eastern seaboard of the USA.Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.Ex: Abandonment of the region -- except for the littoral -- followed in the second half of the first millennium.Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* bordear la costa = coast.* Costa de Marfil = Ivory Coast, the.* costa marítima = sea-coast.* costa mediterránea, la = Mediterranean coast, the.* Costa Rica = Costa Rica.* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* en la costa = at the seaside.* navegar siguiendo la costa = coast.* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].costa2* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.* a toda costa = absolutely, come what may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* * *A ( Geog)1(del mar): una costa muy accidentada a very rugged coastlinea lo largo de la costa atlántica along the Atlantic coastveranean en la costa they spend their summers on the coastla Costa Azul the Côte d'AzurB ( en locs):a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish ita costa de los demás at other people's expense¡ya está bien de reírse a costa mía! all right, you've had enough laughs at my expense!triunfó a costa de su matrimonio she succeeded at the expense of her marriagea toda costa or a costa de lo que sea: tengo que terminarlo hoy a toda costa I must finish it today at all costs o whatever happens o no matter whatcondenar a algn en costas to order sb to pay costs* * *
costa sustantivo femenino
1 (Geog) ( del mar — área) coast;
(— perfil) coastline;
la costa atlántica the Atlantic coast
2 ( en locs)◊ a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it;
a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense;
a toda costa at all costs
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costa
I sustantivo femenino coast
(litoral) coastline
(playa) beach, seaside, US shore
II costas fpl Jur costs
♦ Locuciones: vive a nuestra costa, he lives off us
a costa de, at the expense of
a toda costa, at all costs, at any price
' costa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bañar
- colón
- Costa de Marfil
- Costa Rica
- costarricense
- costarriqueña
- costarriqueño
- destellar
- escollera
- faro
- flotante
- lengua
- notoria
- notorio
- accidentado
- bordear
- este
- mar
- muelle
- norte
- oeste
- orillar
- recorrer
- relieve
- sur
- tico
English:
chase down
- coast
- coastline
- cost
- Costa Rica
- Costa Rican
- expense
- flourishing
- from
- Ivory Coast
- joke
- offshore
- price
- process
- regardless
- scrounge
- sea
- seaboard
- seaside
- shore
- some
- sponge off
- sponge on
- yacht
- allow
- down
- inshore
- ivory
- lie
- live
- off
- right
- Riviera
* * *costa nf1. [marina] coast;pasan las vacaciones en la costa they spend their holidays on the coastla Costa Azul the Côte d'Azurlo hizo a costa de grandes esfuerzos he did it by dint of much effort;aún vive a costa de sus padres he's still living off his parents;a toda costa at all costsDer costas (judiciales) (legal) costs3. Costa de Marfil Ivory Coast;Costa Rica Costa Rica* * *1 f:a costa de at the expense of;a toda costa at all costs2 f GEOG coast* * *costa nf1) : coast, shore2) : costa toda costa: at all costs* * *costa n coast -
4 rica
adj.1 noble, of an ancient and illustrious family.2 rich, wealthy, opulent.3 pleasing to the taste, delicious (sabroso).4 choice, select; able.5 valuable (jewel), precious; luxurious (muebles).6 bonny (child); cute, lovely.¡Oye, rico hey, manf.feminine of RICO.* * *f., (m. - rico)* * *
rico,-a
I adjetivo
1 (suntuoso) sumptuous: se puso un rico vestido, she put on a gorgeous dress
2 (acaudalado) wealthy: es un hombre rico, he's a rich man
3 (sabroso) delicious
4 (un niño, bebé, una mascota) lovely, adorable
5 (tierra, sustancia) rich: es un alimento rico en proteínas, it's a high-protein food
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rich o wealthy person
los ricos, the wealthy
' rica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Costa Rica
- hierro
English:
Costa Rica
- diet
- extremely
- make out
- nutrient
- so
- than
- nouveau riche
- people
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5 costarricense
• Costa Rican• from Costa Rica -
6 costarricense
adj.Costa Rican, from Costa Rica.f. & m.Costa Rican, native of Costa Rica.* * *► adjetivo1 Costa Rican1 Costa Rican* * *ADJ SMF Costa Rican* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Costa Rican* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Costa Rican* * *adj/mfCosta Rican* * *
costarricense adjetivo, masculino y femenino
Costa Rican
costarricense adjetivo & mf Costa Rican
' costarricense' also found in these entries:
English:
Costa Rican
* * *♦ adjCosta Rican♦ nmfCosta Rican* * *m/f & adj Costa Rican* * *costarricense adj & nmf: Costa Rican -
7 tico
adj.Costa Rican, from Costa Rica.m.1 Costa Rican, person from Costa Rica.2 ARI, accounting rate, accounting rate of interest.* * *tico, -a* ADJ SM / F CAm Costa Rican* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino (AmL fam) Costa Rican* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino (AmL fam) Costa Rican* * *tico -caadj/m,f* * *
tico◊ -ca adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL fam) Costa Rican
* * *♦ adjCosta Rican♦ nm,fCosta Rican* * *L.Am. famI adj Costa RicanII m, tica f Costa Rican* * * -
8 costa1
1 = coast, shore, coastline, shoreline, seaboard, seafront, littoral, sea-coast.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West coast.Ex. The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.Ex. The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.Ex. This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.Ex. This article reports on a workshop and subsequent visits to library schools on the eastern seaboard of the USA.Ex. Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.Ex. Abandonment of the region -- except for the littoral -- followed in the second half of the first millennium.Ex. Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.----* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* bordear la costa = coast.* Costa de Marfil = Ivory Coast, the.* costa marítima = sea-coast.* costa mediterránea, la = Mediterranean coast, the.* Costa Rica = Costa Rica.* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* en la costa = at the seaside.* navegar siguiendo la costa = coast.* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked]. -
9 costarriqueño
adj.Costa Rican, from Costa Rica.m.Costa Rican, native of Costa Rica.* * *► adjetivo-nombre masculino,nombre femenino1→ link=costarricense costarricense* * *costarriqueño, -aADJ SM / F Costa Rican* * *- ña adjetivo/masculino, femenino Costa Rican* * *- ña adjetivo/masculino, femenino Costa Rican* * *costarriqueño -ñaadj/m,fCosta Rican* * *
costarriqueño◊ -ña adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
Costa Rican
costarriqueño,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Costa Rican
' costarriqueño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
costarriqueña
English:
Costa Rican
* * *costarriqueño, -a♦ adjCosta Rican♦ nm,fCosta Rican* * * -
10 Casa Amarilla
(en CR, Ven) Presidential Palace•• Cultural note:The headquarters of the Venezuelan State Department in Caracas. Originally a colonial prison, it was made the presidential palace in the nineteenth century and was painted yellow, the color of the Liberal Party, hence the name. Casa Amarilla is also the name of the presidential palace in San José, Costa Rica* * *(en CR, Ven) Presidential Palace•• Cultural note:The headquarters of the Venezuelan State Department in Caracas. Originally a colonial prison, it was made the presidential palace in the nineteenth century and was painted yellow, the color of the Liberal Party, hence the name. Casa Amarilla is also the name of the presidential palace in San José, Costa Rica* * *The headquarters of the Venezuelan State Department in Caracas. It was originally a colonial prison.President Guzmán Blanco made it the presidential palace in the nineteenth century and had it painted yellow, the color of the Liberal Party, hence the name.Casa Amarilla is also the name of the Presidential Palace in San José, Costa Rica. -
11 liberacionista
1) < movimiento> women's liberation (before n)* * *1) < movimiento> women's liberation (before n)* * *A ‹movimiento› women's liberation ( before n) -
12 josefino
of/from San José ( Costa Rica)masculine, feminineperson from San José* * *josefino, -a♦ adjof/from San José [Costa Rica]♦ nm,fperson from San José [Costa Rica] -
13 El Salvador
m.1 The Savior, Christ, Good Shepherd, Our Lord Jesus.2 El Salvador.* * *1 El Salvador2 RELIGIÓN the Saviour (US Savior)* * *SM El Salvador* * *masculino El Salvador* * *Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.* * *masculino El Salvador* * *Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* * *El Salvador* * *
El Salvador sustantivo masculino
El Salvador
El Salvador sustantivo masculino El Salvador
' El Salvador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvador
- salvadora
- Salvador
English:
Salvador
- El Salvador
* * *m El Salvador -
14 Guatemala
f.1 Guatemala.2 Guatemala City.* * *1 Guatemala* * *SF Guatemala* * *femenino Guatemala* * *= Guatemala.Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.----* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* * *femenino Guatemala* * *= Guatemala.Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* * *Guatemalasalir de Guatemala para entrar/meterse en Guatepeor ( fam); (to jump) out of the frying pan into the fire ( colloq)* * *
Guatemala sustantivo femenino
Guatemala
Guatemala sustantivo femenino Guatemala
' Guatemala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guatemalteca I
- guatemalteco
- queztal
English:
Guatemala
* * *1. [país] Guatemala2. [ciudad] Guatemala City3. CompFam Humde Guatemala a Guatepeor out of the frying pan, into the fire* * *f Guatemala -
15 Honduras
1 Honduras* * *SF HondurasHonduras Británica — ( Hist) British Honduras
* * *femenino Honduras* * *= Honduras.Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.* * *femenino Honduras* * *= Honduras.Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* * *Honduras* * *
Honduras sustantivo femenino
Honduras
Honduras sustantivo femenino Honduras
' Honduras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hondura
English:
Honduras
* * *Honduras nHonduras* * *f Honduras -
16 Nicaragua
1 Nicaragua* * *SF Nicaragua* * *femenino Nicaragua* * *= Nicaragua.Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.* * *femenino Nicaragua* * *= Nicaragua.Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* * *Nicaragua* * *
Nicaragua sustantivo femenino
Nicaragua
Nicaragua sustantivo femenino Nicaragua
' Nicaragua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
córdoba
English:
Nicaragua
* * *Nicaragua* * *f Nicaragua -
17 Panamá
f.Panama.* * *1 Panama\sombrero panamá Panama hat* * *SM Panama* * *a) ( país) Panamab) ( capital) tb* * *= Panama.Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.* * *a) ( país) Panamab) ( capital) tb* * *= Panama.Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* * *1 (país) Panamael Canal de Panamá the Panama Canal2 (capital) tbciudad de Panamá Panama, Panama City* * *
Multiple Entries:
Panamá
panamá
Panamá sustantivo masculino
panamá sustantivo masculino
panama hat
panamá sustantivo masculino
1 (sombrero) Panamá hat
2 (tejido) canvas
' panamá' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balboa
- jipijapa
- canal
- Panamá
- sombrero
English:
Panama
- Panama Canal
* * *Panamá nPanama* * *m Panama;el Canal de Panamá the Panama Canal;Ciudad de Panamá Panama city -
18 tutear
v.to address as tú, to address informally, to address with familiar terms.Voceamos a Ricardo en Costa Rica We address Richard as vos in Costa Rica.* * *1 to address as tú2 figurado to be on familiar terms with1 (uso recíproco) to address each other as tú* * *1.VTtutear a algn — (lit) to address sb as "tú" ( 2nd person sing); (fig) to be on familiar terms with sb
2.See:* * ** * ** * *tutear [A1 ]vt■ tutearse* * *
tutear ( conjugate tutear) verbo transitivo: to address sb using the familiar◊ tú form
tutearse verbo pronominal: to address each other using the familiar tú form
tutear verbo transitivo to address as "tú"
' tutear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tutearse
* * *♦ vt= to address as “tú”, i.e. not using the formal “usted” form* * *v/t address as ‘tú’* * *tutear vt: to address as tú* * *tutear vb to use the "tu" form -
19 vosear
v.1 to address as vos, to address informally, to address with familiar terms, to treat in close terms.Voceamos a Ricardo en Costa Rica We address Richard as vos in Costa Rica.2 to disrespect.Los chicos vosearon al director The boys disrespected the principal.* * *1 to address as vos* * ** * ** * *vosear [A1 ]vtto address sb using the vos form* * *
vosear ( conjugate vosear) verbo transitivo
to address sb using the◊ vos form
* * *vosear vtto address as “vos”* * *v/t Rpl, C.Am., Venaddress as ‘vos’* * *vosear vt: to address as vos -
20 San
adj.1 Saint.san José Saint Joseph2 St., saint.* * *► adjetivo1 saint■ San Carlos Saint Charles Table 1 NOTA Used before names of male saints except for Tomás, Tomé, Toribio and Domingo. See also santo,-a /Table 1* * *SM [apócope de santo] saintsanto, lunesse casarán por San Juan — [en sentido extenso] they'll get married sometime in midsummer; [estrictamente] they'll get married round about St John's Day
* * *adjetivo (apócope de santo usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint* * *= S..Nota: Abreviatura de Saint.Ex. S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.----* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.* fiebre de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River.* San Antonio de Abad = Saint Anthony Abbot.* San + Nombre = St. [Saint] + Nombre, Saint [St.] + Nombre.* tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.* * *adjetivo (apócope de santo usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint* * *= S..Nota: Abreviatura de Saint.Ex: S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.
* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.* fiebre de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River.* San Antonio de Abad = Saint Anthony Abbot.* San + Nombre = St. [Saint] + Nombre, Saint [St.] + Nombre.* tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.* * *(apócope de santo1 adj A. (↑ santo (1)) usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, SaintSan Pedro y San Pablo St Peter and St Paulel 19 de marzo es San José March 19th is St Joseph's Day* * *
Multiple Entries:
San
san
San adjetivo (apócope de
san adjetivo saint
San Pedro, Saint Peter ➣ santo,-a
' san' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
por
- S.
- San Salvador
- veranillo
- canal
- falla
- San
- santo
English:
Boxing Day
- Indian summer
- midway
- saint
- San Marino
- Santa Claus
- St
- valentine
- bedlam
- Indian
- lady
- midsummer
- stop
* * *san1 adj santo is shortened to san when it comes before a man's name, except before the names Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio.SaintUrug San Antonio [mariquita] Br ladybird, US ladybug;San Bernardo [perro] Saint Bernard;San Cristóbal y Nieves [federación] Saint Kitts and Nevis;San Francisco [ciudad] San Francisco;San José [santo] Saint Joseph;[de Costa Rica] San José; Andes, Méx San Lunes = imaginary saint's day cited as an excuse for not going to work on Monday;estaba festejando el San Lunes he had a bad attack of lazyitis and didn't go to work on Monday;San Marino San Marino;RP San Pablo [ciudad] São Paulo;San Petersburgo Saint Petersburg;San Salvador San Salvadorsan2 nmVen = popular savings scheme* * *adj Saint* * ** * *San abr St. / SaintSan Juan St. John
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