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2 infestado
adj.infested, overrun, over-run.past part.past participle of spanish verb: infestar.* * *ADJinfestado de — [+ parásitos, gérmenes] infested with
infestado de turistas/mendigos — crawling with tourists/beggars
* * *- da adjetivoinfestado de algo — (de insectos, parásitos) infested with something
* * *----* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* * *- da adjetivoinfestado de algo — (de insectos, parásitos) infested with something
* * ** infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* * *infestado -dainfestado DE algo (de insectos, parásitos) infested WITH sthesta playa está infestada de turistas this beach is crawling with tourists* * *
Del verbo infestar: ( conjugate infestar)
infestado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
infestado
infestar
infestado◊ -da adjetivo infestado de algo ‹de insectos, parásitos› infested with sth;
infestado de turistas crawling with tourists
infestar ( conjugate infestar) verbo transitivo
to infest
infestar verbo transitivo
1 fig (abarrotar) to overrun, invade: la playa estaba infestada de gente, the beach was swarming with people
2 (con una plaga) to be infested with
(en plantas) to be overgrown with
* * *infestado, -a adjinfestado de algo infested with sth;un lugar infestado de turistas a place crawling with tourists -
3 wimmeln
v/i1. (hat gewimmelt) oft unpers.: wimmeln von be swarming ( oder teeming, umg. crawling) with; fig., von Fehlern etc.: be teeming ( oder bristling) with; es wimmelte nur so von... the place was teeming with...2. (ist): Tausende von Fischen wimmeln im Wasser / von Mücken wimmeln in der Luft the water is absolutely teeming with fish / the air is absolutely swarming with mosquito(e)s; durcheinander wimmelnde Insekten a seething mass of insects* * *to teem; to abound; to swarm* * *wịm|meln ['vɪmln]vi1) auch vi impers(= in Mengen vorhanden sein)
der See wimmelt von Fischen, in dem See wimmelt es von Fischen — the lake is teeming with fishhier wimmelt es von Fliegen/Pilzen/Menschen — this place is swarming with flies/overrun with mushrooms/teeming with people
2) aux sein (= sich bewegen) to teem; (Mücken, Ameisen) to swarm* * *1) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) crawl2) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) swarm3) ((with with) to be full of: The pond was teeming with fish.) teem* * *wim·meln[ˈvɪml̩n]viin diesem Gewässer wimmelte es von Forellen und Karpfen this stretch of water was teeming with trout and carp; Menschen to swarm [or be overrun] with2. Hilfsverb: sein (sich bewegen)▪ auf etw dat/in etw dat/unter etw dat \wimmeln Tiere sth is teeming with sth/it's teeming with sth under sth; Insekten, Menschen sth is swarming with sth/it's swarming with sth under sth* * *intransitives Verbvon Menschen wimmeln — be teeming or swarming with people
von Fischen/Ungeziefer wimmeln — be teeming with fish/swarming with vermin; unpers
* * *wimmeln v/i1. (hat gewimmelt) oft unpers:wimmeln von be swarming ( oder teeming, umg crawling) with; fig, von Fehlern etc: be teeming ( oder bristling) with;es wimmelte nur so von … the place was teeming with …2. (ist):Tausende von Fischen wimmeln im Wasser/von Mücken wimmeln in der Luft the water is absolutely teeming with fish/the air is absolutely swarming with mosquito(e)s* * *intransitives Verbvon Menschen wimmeln — be teeming or swarming with people
von Fischen/Ungeziefer wimmeln — be teeming with fish/swarming with vermin; unpers
* * *(von) v.to abound (with) v. v.to swarm v.to teem v. -
4 grouiller
grouiller [gʀuje]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb• grouiller de [+ monde, insectes] to be swarming with2. reflexive verb* * *gʀuje
1.
verbe intransitif [vers, insectes] to swarm about; [gens] to mill about
2.
se grouiller (colloq) verbe pronominal to get a move on (colloq)* * *ɡʀuje vi1) [foule] to mill about, [fourmis] to swarm about2) [endroit]* * *grouiller verb table: aimerA vi [vers, insectes] to swarm about; [gens] to mill about; grouiller de to be swarming with; la plage grouille de monde the beach is swarming with people; le fromage grouille d'asticots the cheese is crawling with maggots.[gruje] verbe intransitif1. [clients, touristes] to mill ou to swarm about[asticots]2. [être plein de]grouiller de to be swarming ou crawling with3. (très familier) [se dépêcher]allez, grouillez, ça commence dans cinq minutes come on, get cracking ou get a move on, it starts in five minutes————————se grouiller verbe pronominal intransitifgrouille-toi, on est en retard get a move on, we're late -
5 strotzen
v/i: strotzen von oder vor (+ Dat) be full of; von Menschen / Läusen etc. strotzen be teeming (umg. crawling) with people / lice etc.; vor Fehlern strotzen auch be bristling ( oder riddled) with mistakes; vor Gesundheit / Energie etc. strotzen be brimming ( oder bursting) with health / energy etc.; vor Dreck strotzen be caked with dirt; vor Geld strotzen be rolling in money; von Juwelen strotzen be dripping with jewellery (Am. jewelry)* * *to abound; to teem; to swell* * *strọt|zen ['ʃtrɔtsn]vito be full ( von, vor +dat of), to abound ( von, vor +dat with); (von Kraft, Gesundheit, Lebensfreude) to be bursting (von with); (vor Ungeziefer) to be teeming or crawling ( vor +dat with); (von Waffen) to be bristling (von with)* * *strot·zen[ˈʃtrɔtsn̩]vi* * *intransitives Verbvon od. vor etwas (Dat.) strotzen — be full of something
von od. vor Kraft/Gesundheit strotzen — be bursting with strength/health
* * *strotzen v/i:vor (+dat) be full of;von Menschen/Läusen etcvor Gesundheit/Energie etcvor Dreck strotzen be caked with dirt;vor Geld strotzen be rolling in money;von Juwelen strotzen be dripping with jewellery (US jewelry)* * *intransitives Verbvon od. vor etwas (Dat.) strotzen — be full of something
von od. vor Kraft/Gesundheit strotzen — be bursting with strength/health
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6 pulular
v.1 to swarm.2 to pullulate, to swarm, to teem.* * *1 to swarm* * *1. VI1) (=bullir) to swarm ( por around)los turistas pululan por el vestíbulo del hotel — the tourists are swarming around the hotel lobby, the hotel lobby is throbbing o swarming with tourists
2) (=abundar) to swarm (de with)aquí pululan los mosquitos — this place is teeming o swarming with mosquitoes
2.VT LAm to infest, overrun* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( bullir) muchedumbre to mill aroundb) ( abundar)aquí pululan los rateros — this place is teeming o crawling with pickpockets
* * *= buzz with, mill around, run + rampant.Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( bullir) muchedumbre to mill aroundb) ( abundar)aquí pululan los rateros — this place is teeming o crawling with pickpockets
* * *= buzz with, mill around, run + rampant.Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.* * *pulular [A1 ]vi1 (bullir) «muchedumbre» to mill around2(abundar): aquí pululan los mosquitos en verano it's swarming with mosquitos here in the summeraquí pululan los rateros this place is teeming o crawling with pickpockets* * *
pulular ( conjugate pulular) verbo intransitivo
b) ( abundar):
pulular verbo intransitivo to swarm around: la gente pululaba alrededor del famoso novelista, the people swarmed around the famous novelist
' pulular' also found in these entries:
English:
mill about
- mill around
- swarm
* * *pulular vi1. [insectos] to swarm2. [personas] to mill around;miles de turistas pululaban por el centro de la ciudad Br the city centre o US downtown was swarming with thousands of tourists* * *v/i mill around* * *pulular viabundar: to abound, to swarmen el río pululan los peces: the river is teeming with fish -
7 Kribbeln
I v/i1. (prickeln) prickle, tingle; (jucken) itch, tickle; es kribbelt mir oder mich auf der Haut / in der Nase / in den Füßen I’ve got a prickling ( oder tingling) sensation on my skin / a tickle in my nose / pins and needles in my feet; mir kribbelt’s in den Fingern I’ve got pins and needles in my fingers; fig. I’m itching to do it; ein kribbelndes Gefühl in den Händen / Beinen a tingling sensation ( oder pins and needles) in one’s hands / legs* * *krịb|beln ['krɪbln]1. vt(= kitzeln) to tickle; (= jucken) to make itch; (= prickeln) to make tingle2. viauf der Haut kribbeln — to cause a prickling sensation; (angenehm) to make the skin tingle
es kribbelt mir im Fuß (lit) — I have pins and needles in my foot
es kribbelt mir in den Fingern, etw zu tun (inf) — I'm itching to do sth
ein Kribbeln im Bauch haben — to have a feeling of anticipation in one's stomach
2) aux seinkribbeln (und krabbeln) — to scurry or swarm (around)* * *(a tingling feeling in one's hands, arms, feet or legs: I've got pins and needles in my arm.) pins and needles* * *krib·beln[ˈkrɪbl̩n]I. vi▪ [jdm [o jdn]] irgendwo kribbeln to be itching somewheremir kribbelt es am Rücken my back is itching2. Hilfsverb: haben (prickeln)▪ [jdm [o jdn]] irgendwo kribbeln to be tingly somewheredas kribbelt so schön auf der Haut it's so nice and tingly on the skin\kribbeln und krabbeln to scurry, to swarm aroundII. vi impers Hilfsverb: haben* * *intransitives Verb tickle; (prickeln) tinglees kribbelt mir od. mich in der Nase/in den Füßen/unter der Haut — I've got a tickle in my nose/my feet are tingling or I've got pins and needles in my feet/my skin is itching or prickling
es kribbelt mir in den Fingern, es zu tun — (fig.) I'm just itching to do it
* * *A. v/imich auf der Haut/in der Nase/in den Füßen I’ve got a prickling ( oder tingling) sensation on my skin/a tickle in my nose/pins and needles in my feet;mir kribbelt’s in den Fingern I’ve got pins and needles in my fingers; fig I’m itching to do it;ein kribbelndes Gefühl in den Händen/Beinen a tingling sensation ( oder pins and needles) in one’s hands/legs2.* * *intransitives Verb tickle; (prickeln) tinglees kribbelt mir od. mich in der Nase/in den Füßen/unter der Haut — I've got a tickle in my nose/my feet are tingling or I've got pins and needles in my feet/my skin is itching or prickling
es kribbelt mir in den Fingern, es zu tun — (fig.) I'm just itching to do it
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8 kribbeln
I v/i1. (prickeln) prickle, tingle; (jucken) itch, tickle; es kribbelt mir oder mich auf der Haut / in der Nase / in den Füßen I’ve got a prickling ( oder tingling) sensation on my skin / a tickle in my nose / pins and needles in my feet; mir kribbelt’s in den Fingern I’ve got pins and needles in my fingers; fig. I’m itching to do it; ein kribbelndes Gefühl in den Händen / Beinen a tingling sensation ( oder pins and needles) in one’s hands / legs* * *krịb|beln ['krɪbln]1. vt(= kitzeln) to tickle; (= jucken) to make itch; (= prickeln) to make tingle2. viauf der Haut kribbeln — to cause a prickling sensation; (angenehm) to make the skin tingle
es kribbelt mir im Fuß (lit) — I have pins and needles in my foot
es kribbelt mir in den Fingern, etw zu tun (inf) — I'm itching to do sth
ein Kribbeln im Bauch haben — to have a feeling of anticipation in one's stomach
2) aux seinkribbeln (und krabbeln) — to scurry or swarm (around)* * *(a tingling feeling in one's hands, arms, feet or legs: I've got pins and needles in my arm.) pins and needles* * *krib·beln[ˈkrɪbl̩n]I. vi▪ [jdm [o jdn]] irgendwo kribbeln to be itching somewheremir kribbelt es am Rücken my back is itching2. Hilfsverb: haben (prickeln)▪ [jdm [o jdn]] irgendwo kribbeln to be tingly somewheredas kribbelt so schön auf der Haut it's so nice and tingly on the skin\kribbeln und krabbeln to scurry, to swarm aroundII. vi impers Hilfsverb: haben* * *intransitives Verb tickle; (prickeln) tinglees kribbelt mir od. mich in der Nase/in den Füßen/unter der Haut — I've got a tickle in my nose/my feet are tingling or I've got pins and needles in my feet/my skin is itching or prickling
es kribbelt mir in den Fingern, es zu tun — (fig.) I'm just itching to do it
* * *A. v/imich auf der Haut/in der Nase/in den Füßen I’ve got a prickling ( oder tingling) sensation on my skin/a tickle in my nose/pins and needles in my feet;mir kribbelt’s in den Fingern I’ve got pins and needles in my fingers; fig I’m itching to do it;ein kribbelndes Gefühl in den Händen/Beinen a tingling sensation ( oder pins and needles) in one’s hands/legs2.* * *intransitives Verb tickle; (prickeln) tinglees kribbelt mir od. mich in der Nase/in den Füßen/unter der Haut — I've got a tickle in my nose/my feet are tingling or I've got pins and needles in my feet/my skin is itching or prickling
es kribbelt mir in den Fingern, es zu tun — (fig.) I'm just itching to do it
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9 crawl
[krɔːl]1. verb1) to move slowly along the ground:يَتَجَرْجَر، يَزْحَفThe injured dog crawled away.
2) (of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground:يَزْحَفThe baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.
3) to move slowly:يَتَقَدَّم بِبُطءThe traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.
4) to be covered with crawling things:يعِجُّ بHis hair was crawling with lice.
2. noun1) a very slow movement or speed:زَحْف، بُطءWe drove along at a crawl.
2) a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements:سباحَة الزَّحْفShe's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.
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10 кишеть
1) General subject: abound, be abundant, be crawling with (напр, the ground was crawling with ants), crawl (насекомыми), formicate (живыми существами), infest, overrun, pullulate, spawn, swarm, swarmer, teem (чем-либо), be seething with, be acrawl with, swim (with), writh2) Rare: inverminate3) Fishery: be alive with, swarm with, teem with4) Makarov: infest (паразитами), swarm (насекомыми), crawl with5) Phraseological unit: bustle with -
11 myldre
1толпи́ться; кише́тьdet mýldrer af ménnesker — наро́ду полны́м-полно́
* * *alive, flock, swarm* * *vb swarm ( fx the children swarmed round him);[ myldre af]( om noget der er i bevægelse) swarm with, be swarming with ( fxtourists; flies); be crawling with ( fx insects);( være fuld af) teem with, be teeming with ( fx the river teemed with fish, his head teemed with ideas; the book is teeming with errors);[ myldre ind (, ud)] swarm (el. crowd, flock, troop) in (, out);[ det myldrer med røvere i bjergene] the mountains are swarming with brigands;[ myldrende fuld af] swarming (, crawling, teeming) with; bristling with( fx errors). -
12 vrimle
abound, alive, seething, swarm, teem* * *vb:[ vrimle af]( om noget der er i bevægelse) swarm with, be swarming with ( fxtourists; flies); be crawling with ( fx insects);( være fuld af) teem with, be teeming with ( fx the river teemed with fish, his head teemed with ideas; the book is teeming with errors);[ vrimle ind (, ud)] swarm (el. crowd, flock, troop) in (, out);[ det vrimler med røvere i bjergene] the mountains are swarming with brigands;[ vrimlende fuld af] swarming (, crawling, teeming) with; bristling with( fx errors). -
13 hormiguero
adj.ants' nest, ant hill.Tokio es un hormiguero humano Tokyo is swarming with peoplem.anthill, ant-hill, antbed.* * *1 ant hill, ant's nest\ser un hormiguero figurado to be swarming with people, be crawling with people* * *1.ADJ ant-eating2. SM1) (Entomología) ants' nest, ant hill2) [de gente]* * *b) ( de personas)* * *= anthill [ant hill].Ex. The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.----* cerdo hormiguero = aardvark.* oso hormiguero = anteater [ant-eater].* * *b) ( de personas)* * *= anthill [ant hill].Ex: The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.
* cerdo hormiguero = aardvark.* oso hormiguero = anteater [ant-eater].* * *2(de personas): la feria era un hormiguero de gente the fair was swarming with people* * *
hormiguero sustantivo masculino
( montículo) anthillb) ( de personas):
hormiguero sustantivo masculino
1 anthill
2 (lugar atestado) anthill, place swarming with people
' hormiguero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
osa
- oso
English:
ant eater
- ant hill
- ant
- swarm
* * *♦ adjoso hormiguero anteater♦ nm1. [de hormigas] [agujero] ants' nest;[promontorio] ant hill* * *m ant hill;la sala era un hormiguero de gente the hall was swarming with people* * *hormiguero nm1) : anthill2) : swarm (of people) -
14 nido
m.1 nest.2 home, abode.3 nidus.* * *1 nest\caerse del nido figurado to be born yesterday■ ¿qué te crees, que me acabo de caer del nido o qué? what do you take me for? I wasn't born yesterday you know!nido de abeja smockingnido de amor love nestnido de ladrones den of thieves* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] nestnido de abeja — [en tela] honeycomb pattern
2) (=escondrijo) hiding place3) [de conflictos] hotbed; [de discusiones] focus4) [en hospital] baby unit5) [de bebé] (=camita) cot; (=corralito) play-pen6) (=emplazamiento)* * *a) (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido — (fam)
¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)
b) ( hogar) nestc) ( guarida) den* * *= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.Ex. When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.Ex. Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.Ex. Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.Ex. The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.----* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.* nido familiar = family nest.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* * *a) (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido — (fam)
¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)
b) ( hogar) nestc) ( guarida) den* * *= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.
Ex: Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.* nido familiar = family nest.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* * *1 (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido ( fam): ¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know! ( colloq)parece que se acaba de caer del nido he's so naive o ( colloq) greenser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipersen los nidos de antaño no hay pájaros hogaño ( arc); things have changed o time doesn't stand still2 (hogar) nestlos hijos ya han dejado el nido the children have already left home o flown the nest3 (en una guardería) babies' sleeping area4 (guarida) denun nido de ladrones a den of thievesCompuestos:smockingmachine-gun nestlove nest* * *
nido sustantivo masculino
nest;
un nido de amor a love nest
nido sustantivo masculino
1 Zool nest
2 (casa, hogar) nest: tus hijos pronto abandonarán el nido, your children will be leaving home soon
3 (guarida, refugio) den: el palacio es un nido de traidores, the palace is a den of traitors
figurado este departamento es un nido de víboras, this department is a nest of vipers
4 (lugar propicio) hotbed: ese ayuntamiento es un nido de discordia, there's a lot of in-fighting going on in that town council
5 (de armas, etc) nest: a 50 metros había un nido de ametralladoras, there was a machine-gun emplacement 50 metres away
6 (en un hospital) child-care unit
' nido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- hacer
- hormiguero
- jicotera
English:
nest
- out of
* * *nido nm1. [refugio de animal] nest;caerse de un nido: ¿te crees que me he caído de un nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know2. [en hospital] baby unit;[en guardería] babies' room3. [lugar de reunión]un nido de vicio/ladrones a den of vice/thieves;esa zona es un nido de prostitución that area is crawling with prostitutes;ese cuartel es un nido de conspiradores that barracks is crawling with conspirators;ser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipers4. [hogar] nest;los niños ya han salido del nido the children have already left o flown the nest;nido de amor love nest5. [origen] breeding ground;esa mesa es un nido de polvo that table seems to attract the dust* * *m nest* * *nido nm1) : nest2) : hiding place, den* * *nido n nest -
15 ser un hormiguero
figurado to be swarming with people, be crawling with people -
16 abundar en
v.1 to abound in.2 to abound with, to be crawling with, to abound in, to be rich in.* * *(v.) = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with)Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed'.Ex. Educational terminology is rife with concepts that are best described with pre-coordinated terms.Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.* * *(v.) = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with)Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed'.
Ex: Educational terminology is rife with concepts that are best described with pre-coordinated terms.Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins. -
17 abundar en
• abound in• abound with• be crawling with• be rich in• be rife with• be streaming with• crawl with• overflow with• swarm with -
18 montón
m.1 heap, pile, bunch, bunch of things.2 lot, great number, large number, bundle.* * *1 heap, pile\ser del montón to be nothing special, be one of the crowd* * *noun m.heap, pile* * *SM1) [gen] heap, pile; [de nieve] pileun hombre del montón — just an ordinary o average chap
2) * (=mucho)tenemos montones — we've got loads o masses *
un montón de — loads of *, masses of *
un montón de gente — loads of people *, masses of people *
a montones: ejemplos hay a montones — there is no shortage of examples
* * *a) ( pila) pile(ser) del montón — (fam)
b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)
me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)
* * *= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex. By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex. However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex. His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.----* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* montones = oodles, scores.* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.* un montón = like crazy, like mad.* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* * *a) ( pila) pile(ser) del montón — (fam)
b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)
me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)
* * *= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* montones = oodles, scores.* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.* un montón = like crazy, like mad.* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* * *1 (pila) pileestá en ese montón de libros it's in that pile o stack of booksroba una carta del montón take a card from the pileel jardinero hacía montones con la hierba cortada the gardener was piling up the cut grassun montón de basura a trash heapes un escritor de los del montón he's not an outstanding o exceptional writer, he's rather a run-of-the-mill writeres una chica del montón she's (just) an ordinary girl2 ( fam)me duele un montón it hurts like hell ( colloq)me gusta un montón I'm crazy about her/it ( colloq)tiene discos a montones she's got heaps o stacks of records ( colloq)la gente los compra a montones people buy them by the barrelful o cartload* * *
montón sustantivo masculino
◊ del montón (fam) ordinary, averageb) (fam) ( gran cantidad):◊ un montón de gente loads of people (colloq);
me gusta un montón I like her/him/it a lot
montón sustantivo masculino
1 (pila, taco) heap, pile: haz un montón con ellas, make a pile of them
2 (gran cantidad) me duele un montón, it hurts a lot
un montón de, a load of, lots of
♦ Locuciones: familiar del montón, nothing special, ordinary
' montón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- buena
- bueno
- cargamento
- desparejada
- desparejado
- montaña
- pila
- potingue
- bola
- ropa
- tambache
English:
accumulation
- busywork
- dozen
- drift
- freebie
- heap
- host
- lash out
- load
- mass
- mound
- neat
- ordinary
- penny
- pile
- potted
- pump
- scrapheap
- snowdrift
- squash
- stack
- lot
- middle
- pack
- wad
- wood
* * *montón nm1. [pila] heap, pile;roba dos cartas del montón take two cards from the pile;Famdel montón ordinary, run-of-the-millme gusta un montón I'm mad about him;me duele un montón it hurts like mad;pregúntale a él que sabe un montón de astronomía ask him, he knows loads about astronomy;a montones by the bucketload;tiene dinero a montones she's got loads of money, she's loaded;en verano vienen turistas a montones in summer the place is crawling with tourists* * *m pile, heap;ser del montón fig be average, not stand out;montones de fam piles of fam, loads of fam ;tiene coches a montones she has loads of cars;había gente a montones there were loads of people;me gusta un montón fam I’m crazy about him/her fam* * *1) : heap, pileun montón de preguntas: a ton of questionsmontones de gente: loads of people* * *montón n1. (pila) pile2. (cantidad) lots -
19 estar plagado de
• abound in• be crawling with• be fraught with• be full of• be riddled with• crawl with• swarm with -
20 П-607
(ХОТЬ) ПРУД ПРУДИ кого-чего, гаге кем-чем coll (хоть + VPimpcr these forms only, subj-compl with copula ( subj / genany common noun) or adv quantiffixed WO(s.o. has or in some place there is) a surplus or a lot of (people or things). X-ob у Y-a (в месте Z) хоть пруд пруди - person Y has more Xs than he knows what to do withplace Z is swarming (crawling) with Xs there are scores of Xs in place Z Xs are as plentiful as fish in the sea in place Z person Y has Xs in spades (Xs galore, Xs enough and to spare) there are Xs in spades (Xs galore, Xs enough and to spare) in place Z....В докладной записке для Теоретика он писал, что известность Мазилы на Западе имеет скорее политический характер, так как художников таких на Западе пруд пруди (Зиновьев 1). In a brief report to Theoretician he wrote that Dauber's fame in the West was largely political, because the West had more artists like him than they knew what to do with (1a)«Видите, та жирная... стерва? У нее в каждом ушке ценности, особняк можно купить. Посмотрите на ее лапы! А таких теперь пруд пруди» (Зиновьев 2). "You see that fat old cow9 Each of her earrings is worth a mansion And look at her paws' There are scores of people like her these days" (2a)Руководил отделом (сельского хозяйства) Платон Самсонович. Не следует удивляться его имени. У нас таких имен хоть пруд пруди (Искандер 6). The paper's agricultural section was headed by Platon Samsonovich. If one wonders at the name, I should point out that in our region such names were as plentiful as fish in the sea (6a)«Да таких колхозниц и колхозников у нас хоть пруд пруди» (Абрамов 1). "If it's kol-khozniki like her you're talking about, we've got them in spades" (1a)
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