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1 documentos descontados a clientes

• customers' notes discounted

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > documentos descontados a clientes
2 fondos de los clientes

• customers' funds

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > fondos de los clientes
3 reclamaciones por cuenta de clientes

• customers' claims receivable

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > reclamaciones por cuenta de clientes
4 traspaso de clientes

• customers switching

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > traspaso de clientes
5 clientela

f.

1 customers.

2 clientele, client base.

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clientela

► nombre femenino

1 customers plural, clients plural, clientele

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noun f.

1) customers

2) practice

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SF (Com) clientele, customers pl ; (Med) practice, patients pl

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femenino (de restaurante, tienda) clientele, customers (pl); ( de hotel) guests (pl); ( de abogado) clients (pl)

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= clientele, patronage, customer base.

Ex. Some libraries will find this kind of integrated approach helpful to their clientele, in that it draws items together by their content, irrespective of their physical form.

Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

Ex. Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.

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femenino (de restaurante, tienda) clientele, customers (pl); ( de hotel) guests (pl); ( de abogado) clients (pl)

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= clientele, patronage, customer base.

Ex: Some libraries will find this kind of integrated approach helpful to their clientele, in that it draws items together by their content, irrespective of their physical form.

Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

Ex: Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.

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clientela

feminine

(de un restaurante) clientele, customers (pl); (de un hotel) guests (pl); (de un abogado) clients (pl)

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clientela sustantivo femenino (de tienda, restaurante) clientele, customers (pl);
( de hotel) guests (pl);
( de abogado) clients (pl)
' clientela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escogido
- exigente
English:
clientele
- custom
- shut down
- business

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clientela nf
[de tienda, garaje] customers; [de banco, abogado] clients; [de hotel] guests; [de bar, restaurante] clientele
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clientela

f clientele, customers pl

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clientela nf

: clientele, customers pl

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clientela n

1. (en tienda) customers

2. (de empresa) clients

Spanish-English dictionary > clientela
6 parroquia

f.

1 parish church (iglesia).

2 parish.

3 parishioners, parish (fieles).

4 clientele (clientela).

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parroquia

► nombre femenino

1 (area) parish

2 (iglesia) parish church

3 (feligreses) parishioners plural, congregation

4 familiar (clientela) customers plural, clientele

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noun f.

parish

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SF

1) (Rel) (=zona) parish; (=iglesia) parish church; (=feligreses) parishioners pl

2) (=clientes) customers pl, clientele

hoy hay poca parroquia — there aren't many customers today

una tienda con mucha parroquia — a shop with a large clientele, a well-patronized shop

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femenino

1) ( iglesia) parish church; ( área) parish; ( feligreses) parishioners (pl)

2) ( clientela) customers (pl), clientele

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= paroch, local church, parish [parishes, pl.].

Ex. In Scotland the Reverend Kirkwood developed an elaborate scheme for 'founding and maintaining bibliothecks in every paroch throughout this kingdom'.

Ex. This sources of information may be, for example, local churches, burial societies, labor unions, legal aid services and firms offering different forms of public transport.

Ex. It has been said that the parish is the door to participation for the handicapped and that the pastor must keep the door always open.

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femenino

1) ( iglesia) parish church; ( área) parish; ( feligreses) parishioners (pl)

2) ( clientela) customers (pl), clientele

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= paroch, local church, parish [parishes, pl.].

Ex: In Scotland the Reverend Kirkwood developed an elaborate scheme for 'founding and maintaining bibliothecks in every paroch throughout this kingdom'.

Ex: This sources of information may be, for example, local churches, burial societies, labor unions, legal aid services and firms offering different forms of public transport.

Ex: It has been said that the parish is the door to participation for the handicapped and that the pastor must keep the door always open.

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parroquia

feminine

A

1 (iglesia) parish church

2 (área) parish

3 (feligresía) parishioners (pl), congregation

B

1 (clientela) customers (pl), clientele

2 (hinchas) fans (pl), supporters (pl)

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parroquia sustantivo femenino ( iglesia) parish church;
( área) parish;
( feligreses) parishioners (pl)
parroquia sustantivo femenino parish
(iglesia) parish church
' parroquia' also found in these entries:
English:
parish
- parishioner

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parroquia nf

1. [iglesia] parish church

2. [jurisdicción] parish

3. [fieles] parishioners, parish

4. [clientela] clientele

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parroquia

f

1 REL parish

2 COM clientele, customers pl

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parroquia nf

1) : parish

2) : parish church

3) : customers pl, clientele

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parroquia n

1. (iglesia) parish church

2. (comunidad) parish [pl. parishes]

Spanish-English dictionary > parroquia
7 alejar de

v.

1 to separate from, to drive from.

2 to separate from, to remove away from.

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(v.) = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from

Ex. We cannot address these questions in this discussion, as they would lead us far from our topic.

Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex. Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.

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(v.) = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from

Ex: We cannot address these questions in this discussion, as they would lead us far from our topic.

Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.

Spanish-English dictionary > alejar de
8 cada vez más

cada vez más

more and more

————————

cada vez más

more and more, increasingly

■ el edificio está cada vez más degradado the building is getting more and more dilapidated

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cada vez más

more and more, increasingly

■ es cada vez más difícil de entender it's more and more difficult to understand

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more and more

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= ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing

Ex. To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

Ex. Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.

Ex. The tell-tale sign that an institution is no longer serving its initial function is that its energies are more and more consumed by is efforts to preserve and maintain its structure.

Ex. After a variety of progressively more responsible positions at LC, he was promoted in 1964 to Associate Director of the Processing Department.

Ex. As costs continue to rise and funds remain limited, the importance of spending each acquisitions dollar wisely becomes ever more apparent.

Ex. The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.

Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

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= ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing

Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

Ex: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.

Ex: The tell-tale sign that an institution is no longer serving its initial function is that its energies are more and more consumed by is efforts to preserve and maintain its structure.

Ex: After a variety of progressively more responsible positions at LC, he was promoted in 1964 to Associate Director of the Processing Department.

Ex: As costs continue to rise and funds remain limited, the importance of spending each acquisitions dollar wisely becomes ever more apparent.

Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.

Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez más
9 en un número cada vez mayor

= in increasing numbers

Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

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= in increasing numbers

Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Spanish-English dictionary > en un número cada vez mayor
10 eternamente

adv.

1 eternally, forever, everlastingly, evermore.

2 for a long time. (Metaphorical)

3 never.

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eternamente

► adverbio

1 eternally

* * *

ADV eternally, everlastingly

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= for good, eternally, ever after.

Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.

* * *

= for good, eternally, ever after.

Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.

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eternamente

adverb

eternally

* * *

eternamente adv

eternally;

te estaré eternamente agradecido I will be eternally grateful to you

Spanish-English dictionary > eternamente
11 para siempre

adv.

forever, for good, eternally, for ever.

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para siempre

forever, for good

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forever

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= forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. Image degradation is no longer a threat and the original can be reproduced in perpetuity with no loss of image quality.

Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex. The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.

Ex. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.

* * *

= forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: Image degradation is no longer a threat and the original can be reproduced in perpetuity with no loss of image quality.

Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.

Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.

Spanish-English dictionary > para siempre
12 permanentemente

adv.

permanently.

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permanentemente

► adverbio

1 permanently

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ADV (=perennemente) permanently; (=constantemente) constantly

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adverbio permanently

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= permanently, perpetually, chronically, for good, durably.

Ex. A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.

Ex. We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.

Ex. A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.

Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex. This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.

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* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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adverbio permanently

* * *

= permanently, perpetually, chronically, for good, durably.

Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.

Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.

Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.

Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex: This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.

* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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permanentemente

adverb

permanently

* * *

permanentemente adv

permanently

* * *

permanentemente adv permanently

Spanish-English dictionary > permanentemente
13 taller

m.

1 workshop (lugar de trabajo).

taller de artesanía craft studio

2 garage (automobiles).

taller de chapa y pintura body shop

taller mecánico o de reparaciones garage, repair shop

3 workshop (cursillo, seminario).

4 factory, works.

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taller

► nombre masculino

1 (obrador) workshop

2 (de artista) studio

3 (en fábrica) shop, workshop

4 AUTOMÓVIL garage, repair shop

5 figurado (seminario) workshop

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

taller de reparaciones garage, repair shop

taller de teatro drama workshop

taller mecánico garage, repair shop

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noun m.

1) workshop

2) studio

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SM (Téc, Educ, Teat) workshop; (=fábrica) factory, mill; (Aut) garage, repair shop; (Arte) studio; (Cos) workroom; [en lenguaje sindical] shop

taller de coches — car repair shop, garage ( for repairs)

taller de máquinas — machine shop

taller de montaje — assembly shop

taller de reparaciones — repair shop

taller de teatro — theatre workshop, drama workshop

taller de trabajo — [en congreso etc] workshop

talleres gráficos — printing works

taller mecánico — garage ( for repairs)

taller ocupacional — occupational therapy workshop

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masculino

1)

a) (Auto) garage, repair shop (AmE)

b) (de carpintero, técnico) workshop

- taller de reparación de calzado

- taller mecánico or de reparaciones

- talleres gráficos

2) (Educ) workshop

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= shop, workshop, shop floor, studio, machine shop, mechanic workshop, mechanic garage, garage.

Ex. In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.

Ex. The customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street, even though this meant going down some steps, the floor of the workshop being below road-level.

Ex. The system is being used daily on the shop floor and has virtually eliminated the production of low quality parts that must be scrapped.

Ex. The author describes the design of the new studios which aim to be as flexible as possible.

Ex. The questionnaire was then sent to machine shops throughout the State of Oklahoma.

Ex. Thus, in order to replace the punctured tire by a new one, the automobile should be driven to a mechanic workshop nearby.

Ex. Both the mechanic garage and the bodywork workshop suffered extensive damage to the roof, and 11 cars belonging to customers were also damaged by heat and smoke during the fire.

Ex. Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.

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* escuela taller = technical school.

* jefe de taller = overseer.

* taller artesanal = arts and crafts workshop.

* taller de asesoramiento jurídico = legal advice surgery.

* taller de chapa y pintura = bodywork workshop, bodywork garage.

* taller de encuadernación = bindery.

* taller de fundición = foundry.

* taller de fundición de tipos = type-foundry, type-foundry.

* taller de imprenta = printing house, printing firm, printing company, print shop.

* taller de impresión = print shop, printing firm, printing house.

* taller de máquinas = machine shop.

* taller de mecánica = garage, mechanic garage.

* taller de reparación de zapatos = shoe repair shop.

* taller de reprografía = reprographics workshop.

* taller de restauración = restoration workshop.

* taller de trabajo = workshop, study school.

* taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.

* taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.

* taller gráfico = printing company, printing press, printing firm, printing house.

* taller mecánico = mechanic workshop, mechanic garage, garage.

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masculino

1)

a) (Auto) garage, repair shop (AmE)

b) (de carpintero, técnico) workshop

- taller de reparación de calzado

- taller mecánico or de reparaciones

- talleres gráficos

2) (Educ) workshop

* * *

= shop, workshop, shop floor, studio, machine shop, mechanic workshop, mechanic garage, garage.

Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.

Ex: The customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street, even though this meant going down some steps, the floor of the workshop being below road-level.

Ex: The system is being used daily on the shop floor and has virtually eliminated the production of low quality parts that must be scrapped.

Ex: The author describes the design of the new studios which aim to be as flexible as possible.

Ex: The questionnaire was then sent to machine shops throughout the State of Oklahoma.

Ex: Thus, in order to replace the punctured tire by a new one, the automobile should be driven to a mechanic workshop nearby.

Ex: Both the mechanic garage and the bodywork workshop suffered extensive damage to the roof, and 11 cars belonging to customers were also damaged by heat and smoke during the fire.

Ex: Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.

* escuela taller = technical school.

* jefe de taller = overseer.

* taller artesanal = arts and crafts workshop.

* taller de asesoramiento jurídico = legal advice surgery.

* taller de chapa y pintura = bodywork workshop, bodywork garage.

* taller de encuadernación = bindery.

* taller de fundición = foundry.

* taller de fundición de tipos = type-foundry, type-foundry.

* taller de imprenta = printing house, printing firm, printing company, print shop.

* taller de impresión = print shop, printing firm, printing house.

* taller de máquinas = machine shop.

* taller de mecánica = garage, mechanic garage.

* taller de reparación de zapatos = shoe repair shop.

* taller de reprografía = reprographics workshop.

* taller de restauración = restoration workshop.

* taller de trabajo = workshop, study school.

* taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.

* taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.

* taller gráfico = printing company, printing press, printing firm, printing house.

* taller mecánico = mechanic workshop, mechanic garage, garage.

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taller

masculine

A

1 ( Auto) garage, repair shop ( AmE)

2 (de carpintero, técnico) workshop

Compuestos:

● taller de reparación

garage, vehicle repair shop ( AmE frml)

● talleres gráficos

mpl printing works

● taller mecánico

garage, vehicle repair shop ( AmE frml)

B ( Educ) workshop

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taller sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Auto) tb

◊ taller mecánico garage, repair shop (AmE)

b) (de carpintero, técnico) workshop

2 (Educ) workshop
taller sustantivo masculino
1 (lugar de trabajo) workshop
(de un artista) studio
Educ workshop
2 Auto taller mecánico o de reparaciones, garage, US repair shop
' taller' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualidad
- alfarería
- bregar
- camisería
- carpintería
- cristalería
- ella
- estirón
- fundición
- ganar
- imprenta
- lijadora
- presupuesto
- relojería
- sacar
- sillería
- sobrepasar
- superar
- tapicería
- cabeza
- grúa
- imaginar
- montallantas
- refaccionaria
- reparación
- volver
- zapatería
English:
garage
- have
- pottery
- shop
- studio
- workshop
- work

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taller nm

1. [lugar de trabajo] [de ebanista, artesano] workshop, studio;
[de artista] studio
Comp
taller de artesanía craft studio;
taller de confección dressmaker's workshop;

taller de costura dressmaker's workshop;

taller de encuadernación bindery;

talleres gráficos print shop, printing works

2. [de reparación de vehículos] garage, repair shop

Comp
taller de bicicletas bicycle (repair) shop;
taller de chapa y pintura body shop;

taller mecánico garage, repair shop;

taller de reparaciones garage, repair shop

3. [sección de fábrica] shop

Comp
taller de montaje assembly shop
4. [cursillo, seminario] workshop;

taller de teatro/títeres theatre/puppet workshop

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taller

m workshop

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taller nm

1) : shop, workshop

2) : studio (of an artist)

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taller n

1. (de coches) garage

se me estropeó el coche y lo llevé al taller my car broke down and I took it to the garage

2. (de formación) workshop

un taller de teatro a theatre workshop

3. (de artista) studio

Spanish-English dictionary > taller
14 antiguo

adj.

1 ancient, early, antique, long-standing.

2 former, olden, one-time, sometime.

3 outdated, of a bygone era, archaic, outmoded.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: antiguar.

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antiguo

► adjetivo

1 (gen) ancient, old; (coche) vintage, old

2 (en empleo) senior

3 (pasado) old-fashioned

4 (anterior) former

■ el antiguo primer ministro the former Prime Minister

► nombre masculino plural los antiguos

1 the ancients

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la antigua in an old-fashioned way

de antiguo since ancient times

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(f. - antigua)

adj.

1) old

2) ancient

3) former

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antiguo, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=viejo) [ciudad, costumbre] old; [coche] vintage; [mueble, objeto, libro] antique

las antiguas tradiciones — old traditions

el Antiguo Testamento — the Old Testament

rallies de coches antiguos — vintage car rallies

• a la antigua (usanza) — in the old-fashioned way

cocinan a la antigua usanza — they cook in the old style o in the old-fashioned way

• de o desde antiguo — from time immemorial

una medicina usada desde muy antiguo — a medicine that has been used from time immemorial

nuestra amistad viene de antiguo — our friendship dates back a long way

• en lo antiguo — in olden days liter, in ancient times
chapado, música
2) ( Hist) [civilización, restos] ancient

la antigua Grecia — ancient Greece

el palacio árabe más antiguo — the oldest Arab palace, the most ancient Arab palace

Antiguo Régimen — ancien régime
edad 2)
3) (=anterior) old, former

la antigua capilla, ahora sala de exposiciones — the old o former chapel, now an exhibition hall

un antiguo novio — an old boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend

mi antiguo jefe — my former boss, my ex-boss

la antigua Yugoslavia — the former Yugoslavia

• más antiguo — [cliente, socio] longest-standing; [empleado, prisionero] longest-serving

el socio más antiguo — the most senior member, the longest-standing member, the oldest member

es más antiguo que yo en el club — he has been in the club longer than me
alumno
4) (=anticuado) [traje, estilo, persona] old-fashioned; [mentalidad] outdated

lleva un peinado muy antiguo — she has a very old-fashioned hair style

2. SM / F

1) (=anticuado)

tu madre es una antigua — your mother is really old-fashioned, your mother is a real fuddy-duddy *

2) (=veterano)

el más antiguo — the oldest one

los más antiguos tienen derecho a votar primero — the oldest are entitled to vote first

3) ( Hist)

los antiguos — the ancients

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- gua adjetivo

1)

a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> old

b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes — one of our oldest customers

c) (en locs)

a la antigua — in an old-fashioned way

chapado a la antigua — old-fashioned

de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial

- antiguo régimen

- Antiguo Testamento

2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)

visité mi antiguo colegio — I visited my old school

la antigua capital del Brasil — the former capital of Brazil

3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned

* * *

= ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.

Ex. But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.

Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex. This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.

Ex. These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

Ex. The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.

Ex. The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.

Ex. One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.

Ex. This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.

Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

Ex. But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.

Ex. A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.

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* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* antigua esposa = ex-wife.

* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.

* antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.

* Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.

* antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.

* antigua Roma = ancient Rome.

* antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.

* antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.

* antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.

* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.

* antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.

* antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.

* Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* casco antiguo = old town.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.

* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.

* impreso antiguo = old print.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ley antigua = ancient law.

* libro antiguo = old book, rare book.

* más antiguo = longest-serving.

* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.

* muy antiguo = centuries-old.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.

* reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.

* ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.

* vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.

* * *

- gua adjetivo

1)

a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> old

b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes — one of our oldest customers

c) (en locs)

a la antigua — in an old-fashioned way

chapado a la antigua — old-fashioned

de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial

- antiguo régimen

- Antiguo Testamento

2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)

visité mi antiguo colegio — I visited my old school

la antigua capital del Brasil — the former capital of Brazil

3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned

* * *

= ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.

Ex: But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.

Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.

Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.

Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.

Ex: One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.

Ex: This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.

Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.

Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* antigua esposa = ex-wife.

* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.

* antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.

* Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.

* antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.

* antigua Roma = ancient Rome.

* antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.

* antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.

* antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.

* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.

* antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.

* antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.

* Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* casco antiguo = old town.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.

* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.

* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.

* impreso antiguo = old print.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ley antigua = ancient law.

* libro antiguo = old book, rare book.

* más antiguo = longest-serving.

* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.

* muy antiguo = centuries-old.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.

* reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.

* ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.

* vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.

* * *

antiguo - gua

adjective

A

1 (viejo) ‹casa/ciudad› old; ‹ruinas/civilización› ancient; ‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old; ‹libro› old; ‹coche› vintage, old

la parte antigua de la ciudad the old part of the city

la antigua Roma ancient Rome

una costumbre muy antigua an ancient o a very old custom

es mejor no reavivar antiguas rencillas it's best not to revive old quarrels

2 (veterano) old, long-standing

es uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes he's one of our oldest customers

3 ( en locs):

a la antigua in an old-fashioned way

se viste a la antigua she dresses in an old-fashioned way o style

chapado a la antigua old-fashioned

de or desde antiguo from time immemorial

una tradición que viene de antiguo a tradition which dates from time immemorial

Compuestos:

● antiguo régimen

masculine ancien régime

● Antiguo Testamento

masculine Old Testament

B ( delante del n) (de antes) old ( before n), former ( before n)

un antiguo novio an ex-boyfriend o old boyfriend

visitamos mi antiguo colegio we visited my old school

Río, antigua capital del Brasil Rio, the former capital of Brazil

C (anticuado) ‹persona/estilo› old-fashioned

tiene una cara muy antigua she has a very old-fashioned kind of face, her face seems to belong to another era

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antiguo
◊ - gua adjetivo

1
a) ( viejo) ‹ciudad/libro› old;

‹ruinas/civilización› ancient;
‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old;
‹ coche› vintage, old;
‹costumbre/tradición› old;
◊ el Aantiguo Testamento the Old Testament

b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

c) ( en locs)

◊ a la antigua in an old-fashioned way;

chapado a la antigua old-fashioned;
de or desde antiguo from time immemorial
2 ( delante del n) ( de antes) old ( before n), former ( before n);
◊ la antigua capital del Brasil the former capital of Brazil

3 ( anticuado) old-fashioned
antiguo,-a adjetivo
1 old, ancient: Antiguo Testamento, Old Testament
2 (pasado de moda) old-fashioned
3 (empleado, cargo) senior
4 (anterior) former
' antiguo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antigua
- casco
- decana
- decano
- entre
- restituir
- sellar
- testamento
- ver
- combatiente
- viejo
English:
alumnus
- ancient
- antique
- become
- dissociate
- encounter
- ex-
- flame
- former
- gramophone
- imperial mile
- long-standing
- old
- old-style
- one
- paper
- take over
- testament
- erstwhile
- further
- long
- past
- sometime
- veteran
- vintage car

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antiguo, -a

♦ adj

1. [viejo] old;
[inmemorial] ancient;
un antiguo amigo/enemigo an old friend/enemy

Comp
antiguo alumno [de colegio] ex-pupil, former pupil, US alumnus;
una reunión de antiguos alumnos a school reunion;

el antiguo continente [Europa] Europe;

la antigua Roma Ancient Rome;

el Antiguo Testamento the Old Testament

2. [anterior, previo] former;

la antigua Unión Soviética the former Soviet Union

Comp
el antiguo régimen the former regime; Hist the ancien régime
3. [veterano]
los miembros/empleados más antiguos tienen preferencia preference is given to the longest-serving members/employees;

los vecinos más antiguos the neighbours who've been here longest

4. [pasado de moda] old-fashioned;

a la antigua in an old-fashioned way;

chapado a la antigua stuck in the past, old-fashioned

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] old-fashioned person;

su tío es un antiguo her uncle is very old-fashioned

2.
los antiguos [de la Antigüedad] the ancients

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antiguo

adj old; del pasado remoto ancient;

su antiguo novio her old o former boyfriend;

a la antigua in the old-fashioned way;

edad antigua ancient times pl

* * *

antiguo, - gua adj

1) : ancient, old

2) : former

3) : old-fashioned

a la antigua: in the old-fashioned way

* * *

antiguo adj

1. (mueble, cuadro, etc) antique

tiene muchos relojes antiguos she has many antique clocks

2. (casa, coche) old

viven en una casa muy antigua they live in a very old house

3. (idioma, cultura) ancient

es una costumbre antigua it's an ancient custom

4. (anterior) former

la antigua Yugoslavia former Yugoslavia

5. (en el trabajo) senior

el capataz más antiguo the most senior foreman

6. (anticuado) old fashioned

¡qué ideas más antiguas tienes! what old fashioned ideas you've got!

Spanish-English dictionary > antiguo
15 anzuelo

m.

1 (fish) hook.

tragarse el anzuelo to take the bait

2 fishhook, fish hook, hook.

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anzuelo

► nombre masculino

1 fish-hook

2 figurado lure, bait

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

echar el anzuelo,-a to try to hook

tragar/morder/picar el anzuelo to swallow the bait

* * *

noun m.

1) fishhook

2) bait, lure

* * *

SM [para pescar] fish hook; (=aliciente) bait, lure

echar el anzuelo — to offer a bait, offer an inducement

- picar en el anzuelo

* * *

masculino hook

un anzuelo para atraer clientes — a gimmick to attract customers

morder or tragarse el anzuelo — to swallow o take the bait

* * *

= hook, fishing hook, fishhook.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. Oesophageal perforation was associated in the majority of the cases with ingestion of fishing hooks.

Ex. No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8.

* * *

masculino hook

un anzuelo para atraer clientes — a gimmick to attract customers

morder or tragarse el anzuelo — to swallow o take the bait

* * *

= hook, fishing hook, fishhook.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: Oesophageal perforation was associated in the majority of the cases with ingestion of fishing hooks.

Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8.

* * *

anzuelo

masculine

hook

es un anzuelo para atraer más clientes it's a gimmick to attract more customers

morder or tragarse el anzuelo to swallow o take the bait, to rise to the bait ( BrE)

* * *

anzuelo sustantivo masculino
hook;
morder or tragarse el anzuelo to swallow o take the bait
anzuelo sustantivo masculino (fish) hook
♦ Locuciones: morder el anzuelo, to take the bait
' anzuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cebar
- picar
English:
bait
- barbed
- fish-hook
- hook
- rise
- fish

* * *

anzuelo nm

1. [para pescar] (fish) hook

2. Fam [cebo] bait;

Comp

echar el anzuelo a alguien to put out bait for sb;

Comp

morder o [m5] picar o [m5] tragarse el anzuelo to take the bait

* * *

anzuelo

m (fish) hook;

echar el anzuelo cast;

morder o

tragar el anzuelo fig fam take the bait

* * *

anzuelo nm

1) : fishhook

2)

morder el anzuelo : to take the bait

* * *

anzuelo n hook

picar el anzuelo to swallow the bait

Spanish-English dictionary > anzuelo
16 bar

m.

1 bar.

ir de bares to go out drinking, to go on a pub crawl

2 counter, liquor counter, bar.

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bar

► nombre masculino (pl bares)

1 (cafetería) café, snack bar; (de bebidas alcohólicas) bar

2 FÍSICA bar

* * *

noun m.

bar

* * *

SM bar

bar de alterne, bar de citas — singles bar

bar de copas — nightclub

* * *

masculino

1) ( local) bar; ( mueble) liquor cabinet (AmE), drinks cabinet (BrE)

2) (Fís) bar

* * *

= bar, snack bar, inn, pub, the, food-court, wine bar, barroom, tavern, watering hole.

Ex. This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.

Ex. A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.

Ex. This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.

Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

Ex. And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.

Ex. A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.

Ex. The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth.

Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

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* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* bar con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe, terrace bar.

* bar de copas = martini bar.

* bar de gays = gay bar.

* bar de karaoke = karaoke bar.

* bar ilegal = shebeen.

* bar junto a la playa = beachside bar.

* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.

* barra de bar = bar counter.

* bar restaurante = restaurant-bar.

* bar rural = country pub.

* taburete de bar = barstool.

* vagón bar = bar car.

* * *

masculino

1) ( local) bar; ( mueble) liquor cabinet (AmE), drinks cabinet (BrE)

2) (Fís) bar

* * *

= bar, snack bar, inn, pub, the, food-court, wine bar, barroom, tavern, watering hole.

Ex: This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.

Ex: A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.

Ex: This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.

Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

Ex: And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.

Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.

Ex: The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth.

Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* bar con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe, terrace bar.

* bar de copas = martini bar.

* bar de gays = gay bar.

* bar de karaoke = karaoke bar.

* bar ilegal = shebeen.

* bar junto a la playa = beachside bar.

* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.

* barra de bar = bar counter.

* bar restaurante = restaurant-bar.

* bar rural = country pub.

* taburete de bar = barstool.

* vagón bar = bar car.

* * *

bar bares (↑ bar a1)

masculine

A

1 (local) bar

2 (mueble) drinks cabinet

Compuestos:

● bar de topless

topless bar

● bar lácteo

( Chi) milk bar

B ( Fís) bar

* * *

bar sustantivo masculino ( local) bar;
( mueble) liquor cabinet (AmE), drinks cabinet (BrE)
bar sustantivo masculino bar, pub
En el Reino Unido la palabra pub se aplica a cualquier establecimiento autorizado a servir cerveza, vino y otras bebidas alcohólicas. Por tanto, no es necesariamente lo mismo que un pub español y puede traducirse por taberna, bar, etc. Formalmente, es abreviación de public house y en Estados Unidos se llama bar.
' bar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambientar
- ambientada
- ambientado
- bajar
- barra
- barrote
- cafetería
- camarera
- camarero
- cantina
- cervecería
- chingana
- chocolatina
- colegio
- compás
- doblar
- encima
- espaciador
- ganarse
- hispana
- hispano
- jabón
- lingote
- listón
- lonchería
- merendero
- mesón
- mesonera
- mesonero
- mostrador
- pastilla
- pedir
- pub
- taberna
- tablao
- tableta
- tasca
- terraza
- topless
- tranca
- whiskería
- animación
- atrancar
- banco
- bodega
- boliche
- cada
- café
- casa
- céntrico
English:
association
- bar
- bar chart
- bar code
- buffet
- colour bar
- counter
- dive
- dump
- football
- local
- lounge bar
- overcrowded
- people
- pub
- saloon
- saloon bar
- snack bar
- some
- space bar
- tatty
- topless
- watering hole
- beer
- café
- cocktail
- cross
- inside
- liquor
- publican
- public
- rail
- rod
- scroll
- seedy
- sleazy
- snack
- straight
- tool
- towel
- welcoming
- wine

* * *

bar nm

1. [establecimiento] bar;

ir de bares to go out drinking, to go on a pub crawl

Comp
bar de copas bar;
bar restaurante = bar with a restaurant attached;

bar temático theme bar;

bar terraza = stand selling alcoholic and soft drinks, surrounded by tables and chairs for customers

2. [unidad] bar

* * *

bar

m bar

* * *

bar nm

: bar, tavern

* * *

bar n bar

Spanish-English dictionary > bar
17 acertar

v.

1 to guess (correctly).

acerté dos respuestas I got two answers right

Silvia acierta las respuestas siempre Silvia guesses the answers always.

2 to hit (blanco).

3 to be right.

acerté a la primera I got it right first time

acertó al elegir esa profesión she made the right decision when she chose that career

acertaste con su regalo you chose her present well, you chose just the right present for her

4 to guess right, to be right on the nose, to hit correctly, to hit the target.

Acertó He=she guessed right..

5 to do well, to succeed.

Ricardo acertó en su empresa Richard succeeded in his undertaking.

* * *

ACERTAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ie in stressed syllables)

Present Indicative

acierto, aciertas, acierta, acertamos, acertáis, aciertan.

Present Subjunctive

acierte, aciertes, acierte, acertemos, acertéis, acierten.

Imperative

acierta (tú), acierte (él/Vd.), acertemos (nos.), acertad (vos.), acierten (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

1.

VT [+ respuesta] to get right; [+ adivinanza] to guess

gana el que acierte antes cinco preguntas — the winner is the first one to get five answers right o to answer five questions correctly

¿cuántos números has acertado esta semana? — how many numbers did you get this week?

a ver si aciertas lo que traigo — see if you can guess what I've brought you

2. VI

1) [al disparar] to hit the target

rara vez aciertan — they rarely hit their targets

la bala le acertó de lleno en el corazón — the bullet hit him right in the heart

disparó a matar pero no acertó — he shot to kill but he missed

2) (=adivinar) to get it right

¡has acertado! — you got it right!

- piensa mal y acertarás

3) [al decir, hacer algo] to be right

aciertan cuando dicen que la corrupción no tiene solución — they're right when they say that there's no solution to corruption

acertó al quedarse callado — he did the right thing keeping quiet, he was right to keep quiet

• acertar con algo — [al escoger] to get sth right

han acertado de pleno con el nuevo modelo de coche familiar — they've scored a real winner * o they've got it just right with their new family car

habéis acertado con el regalo — you made just the right choice with that present

• acertar en algo, habéis acertado en la elección — you have made the right choice

acertaron de pleno en sus pronósticos — their forecasts were totally accurate o correct

4)

• acertar a hacer algo — (=conseguir) to manage to do sth; [casualmente] to happen to do sth

acerté a encontrar la salida — I managed to find the exit

no acerté a expresarme con claridad — I didn't manage to express myself clearly

los médicos no aciertan a dar con lo que tiene — the doctors can't find out what's wrong with him

no acierto a comprenderlo — I fail to understand it

acertamos a pasar por delante de su casa — we happened to pass by his house

5)

• acertar con — (=encontrar) to manage to find

acerté con el interruptor — I managed to find the switch

tras mucho pensarlo acertamos con la solución — after a lot of thought we managed to find the solution

6) [planta] to flourish, do well

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <respuesta/resultado> to get... right

a ver si aciertas quién es — see if you can guess who it is
2.
acertar vi

1)

a) (dar, pegar)

acertarle a algo — to hit something

acertó en el medio — he hit it (right) in the middle

tiró pero no le acertó — he shot at it but (he) missed

b) ( atinar) to be right

acertaste al no comprarlo — you did the right thing not buying it

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

acertaste con el regalo — your present was perfect

no acerté con la casa — I couldn't find the house

2) (lograr, atinar)

acertar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no acertó a decir palabra — she didn't manage to say a single word

no acierto a comprenderlo — I just can't understand it

3) (liter) ( suceder casualmente)

acertar a + inf — to happen to + inf

acertó a pasar por allí — he happened to pass that way

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= see + the light, manage to, strike + home, hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, get + it + right, hit + the truth, hit it out of + the park, hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.

Ex. Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.

Ex. One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.

Ex. The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.

Ex. If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.

Ex. He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.

Ex. We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.

Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex. It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.

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* acertar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <respuesta/resultado> to get... right

a ver si aciertas quién es — see if you can guess who it is
2.
acertar vi

1)

a) (dar, pegar)

acertarle a algo — to hit something

acertó en el medio — he hit it (right) in the middle

tiró pero no le acertó — he shot at it but (he) missed

b) ( atinar) to be right

acertaste al no comprarlo — you did the right thing not buying it

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

acertaste con el regalo — your present was perfect

no acerté con la casa — I couldn't find the house

2) (lograr, atinar)

acertar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no acertó a decir palabra — she didn't manage to say a single word

no acierto a comprenderlo — I just can't understand it

3) (liter) ( suceder casualmente)

acertar a + inf — to happen to + inf

acertó a pasar por allí — he happened to pass that way

* * *

= see + the light, manage to, strike + home, hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, get + it + right, hit + the truth, hit it out of + the park, hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.

Ex: Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.

Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.

Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.

Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.

Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.

Ex: We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.

Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex: It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.

* acertar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.

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acertar [A5 ]

vt

‹respuesta/resultado› to get … right

sólo acertó tres respuestas she only got three answers right, she only answered three questions correctly

a ver si aciertas quién es see if you can guess who it is

■ acertar

vi

A (atinar) to be right

¿no te dije que iban a perder? pues acerté didn't I tell you they were going to lose? well, I was right

dijo varios nombres pero no acertó she said several names but didn't get it right

acertaste al no comprarlo it was a good decision not to buy it, you did the right thing not buying it

acertar CON algo to get sth right

¿acerté con la talla? did I get the size right?

has acertado con el regalo, es justo lo que necesitaba your present's perfect, it's just what I needed

no acerté con la calle/casa I couldn't find the street/house

B (lograr, atinar) acertar A + INF to manage to + INF

no acertó a decir palabra she didn't manage to say a single word, she was unable to utter a single word

no acierto a comprender qué es lo que pretende I just can't see o I fail to see what he hopes to achieve

C ( liter) (suceder casualmente) acertar A + INF to happen to + INF

acertó a pasar por allí he happened to pass that way

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acertar ( conjugate acertar) verbo transitivo ‹respuesta/resultado› to get … right;
◊ a ver si aciertas quién es see if you can guess who it is

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (dar, pegar): acertarle a algo to hit sth;

◊ tiró pero no le acertó he shot at it but (he) missed

b) ( atinar) to be right;

◊ acertaste con el regalo your present was perfect

2 ( lograr) acertar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
acertar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar con la solución) to get right
2 (adivinar) to guess correctly
3 acertar la quiniela, to win the pools
II verbo intransitivo
1 (decidir correctamente) to be right
2 (encontrar) cuando por fin acertó con la llave..., when she finally found the right key...
' acertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- blanca
- blanco
- equivocar
- acierta
- dar
English:
character
- chord
- football
- guess

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acertar

♦ vt

1. [adivinar] to guess (correctly);

acerté dos respuestas I got two answers right

2. [blanco] to hit

♦ vi

1. [al contestar, adivinar] to be right;
[al escoger, decidir] to make a good choice;
acerté a la primera I got it right first time;

acertó al elegir esa profesión she made the right decision when she chose that career;

acertaste con su regalo you chose her present well, you chose just the right present for her;
Fam
no acertar una: a la hora de comprar regalos no acierta una when it comes to buying presents she never gets it right

2. [en blanco]
acertó en la diana she hit the bull's-eye;

el disparo le acertó en la cabeza the bullet hit him in the head

3. [conseguir]
acertar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

no acierto a entenderlo I can't understand it at all

4. [ocurrir casualmente]
acertaba a pasar por allí she happened to pass that way;

acertó a nevar cuando llegamos al pueblo it happened to start snowing when we reached the village

5.
acertar con [hallar] to find;

acertamos con el desvío correcto we found the right turn-off

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acertar

I v/t respuesta get right; al hacer una conjetura guess;

acertar el blanco, acertar en la diana fig hit the nail on the head

II v/i

1 be right;

acertar con algo get sth right

2

:

no acierto a hacerlo I don’t seem to be able to do it

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acertar {55} vt

: to guess correctly

acertar vi

atinar: to be accurate, to be on target

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acertar vb

1. (respuesta) to get right

ha acertado todas las respuestas she's got all the answers right

2. (objetivo) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

acertó en el centro de la diana he hit the bull's eye

3. (adivinar) to guess

tenía que acertar lo que venía en los paquetes he had to guess what was in the parcels

4. (hacer lo más adecuado) to be right

acertaste al marcharte you were right to leave

Spanish-English dictionary > acertar
18 ahuyentar

v.

1 to scare away.

el elevado precio ahuyentó a los compradores the high price put buyers off

2 to drive away, to get away, to chase away, to frighten off.

Los soldados ahuyentaron al enemigo The soldiers drove away the enemy.

Reír ahuyenta la tristeza Laughter drives away the sorrow.

3 to shoo off, to shoo, to shoo out.

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ahuyentar

► verbo transitivo

1 to drive away, scare away

2 figurado to dismiss

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verb

to chase away

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1. VT

1) (=espantar) to frighten off, frighten away; (=mantener a distancia) to keep off

2) [+ temores, dudas etc] to banish, dispel

ahuyentar las penas con vino — to drown one's sorrows in wine

2.

See:

ahuyentarse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer huir) <ladrón/animal> to frighten off or away

b) ( mantener a distancia) <fiera/mosquitos> to keep... away

c) < dudas> to dispel

ahuyentar los malos pensamientos — to banish evil thoughts from one's mind

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= frighten off, drive away, chase away, send + Nombre + packing, scare away, chase + Nombre + off.

Ex. Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex. Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex. Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer huir) <ladrón/animal> to frighten off or away

b) ( mantener a distancia) <fiera/mosquitos> to keep... away

c) < dudas> to dispel

ahuyentar los malos pensamientos — to banish evil thoughts from one's mind

* * *

= frighten off, drive away, chase away, send + Nombre + packing, scare away, chase + Nombre + off.

Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.

Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex: Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.

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ahuyentar [A1 ]

vt

1 (hacer huir) ‹ladrón/animal› to frighten off o away

2 (mantener a distancia) ‹fiera› to keep … away; ‹mosquitos› to repel, ward off

3 ‹dudas› to dispel

debes ahuyentar los malos pensamientos you must banish evil thoughts from your mind

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ahuyentar ( conjugate ahuyentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer huir) ‹ladrón/animal› to frighten off or away

b) ( mantener a distancia) ‹fiera/mosquitos› to keep … away

ahuyentar verbo transitivo to scare away
' ahuyentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
English:
drive off
- frighten away
- frighten off
- scare away
- scare off
- shoo
- block
- discourage
- repel

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ahuyentar vt

1. [espantar, asustar] to scare away

2. [mantener a distancia] to keep away;

el fuego ahuyentaba a las fieras the fire kept the wild animals away;

el elevado precio ahuyentó a los compradores the high price put buyers off;

ahuyentó su mal humor he shook off his bad mood

3. [apartar] to drive away;

ahuyenta los malos pensamientos banish all evil thoughts from your mind

* * *

ahuyentar

v/t scare off o

away

* * *

ahuyentar vt

1) : to scare away, to chase away

2) : to banish, to dispel

ahuyentar las dudas: to dispel doubts

Spanish-English dictionary > ahuyentar
19 alegre

adj.

1 happy (contento).

una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman

2 cheerful, bright.

3 tipsy (borracho).

4 perky, bright, sunny, debonair.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alegrar.

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alegre

► adjetivo

1 (contento) happy, glad

2 (color) bright

3 (música) lively

4 (espacio) cheerful, pleasant

5 familiar (achispado) tipsy

6 eufemístico (irreflexivo) thoughtless, irresponsible, rash

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

alegre de cascos familiar scatterbrained

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adj.

1) glad, cheerful, happy

2) bright

3) lively

4) merry

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ADJ

1) (=feliz) [persona] happy; [cara, carácter] happy, cheerful

recibimos una alegre noticia — we received some happy news

estar alegre (por algo) — to be happy (about sth)

ser alegre — to be cheerful o happy

María es muy alegre — María's a very cheerful o happy person

2) (=luminoso) [día, habitación, color] bright

3) [música, fiesta] lively

4) * (=borracho)

estar alegre — to be merry o tipsy *

5) (=irresponsable) thoughtless

6) (=inmoral) [vida] fast; [chiste] † risqué, blue
mujer 1)
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adjetivo

a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> lively

su habitación es muy alegre — her room is nice and bright

es muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl

se puso muy alegre con la noticia — the news made him very happy

b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)

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= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.

Ex. 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.

Ex. Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.

Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.

Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.

Ex. However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.

Ex. The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.

Ex. The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.

Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

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* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.

* * *

adjetivo

a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> lively

su habitación es muy alegre — her room is nice and bright

es muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl

se puso muy alegre con la noticia — the news made him very happy

b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)

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= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.

Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.

Ex: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.

Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.

Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.

Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.

Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.

Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.

Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.

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alegre

adjective

1 ‹persona/carácter› happy, cheerful; ‹color› bright; ‹fiesta› lively; ‹música› lively

su habitación es muy alegre her room is very bright

es muy alegre, siempre está de buen humor she's very cheerful o she's a very happy person, she's always in a good mood

se puso muy alegre con la noticia the news made him very happy

vida

2 [ ESTAR] (por el alcohol) tipsy ( colloq), merry ( BrE colloq)

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Del verbo alegrar: ( conjugate alegrar)

alegré es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

alegre es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
alegrar
alegre
alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer feliz) ‹ persona› to make … happy;

◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it

b) ( animar) ‹ persona› to cheer up;

‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;
◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!

alegrarse verbo pronominal
a) (ponerse feliz, contento):

◊ me alegro mucho por ti I'm really happy for you;

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrese con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
b) ( animarse) to cheer up

c) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)

alegre adjetivo
a) ‹persona/carácter› happy, cheerful;

‹ color› bright;
‹fiesta/música› lively;
◊ su habitación es muy alegre her room is nice and bright;

es muy alegre she's very cheerful, she's a very happy person
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)

alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
alegre adjetivo
1 (contento) happy, glad ➣ Ver nota en gay
2 (color vivo) bright
(música) lively
(habitáculo) pleasant, cheerful
3 fig (achispado, bebido) tipsy, merry
' alegre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excesivamente
- feliz
- gay
- pletórica
- pletórico
- viva
- vivo
- contento
- vida
English:
bright
- brighten up
- cheerful
- cheery
- festive
- gay
- glad
- gleeful
- happy
- jaunty
- jolly
- joyful
- joyous
- light-hearted
- merry
- perky
- rip-roaring
- sunny
- tipsy
- good
- light
- lively
- self

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alegre adj

1. [persona] happy, cheerful;

estás muy alegre you're very happy o cheerful today;

¡hay que estar alegre! cheer up!;

es una persona muy alegre she's a very happy o cheerful person

2. [fiesta, día] lively

3. [habitación, decoración, color] bright

4. [irreflexivo] happy-go-lucky;

hace las cosas de un modo muy alegre she's very happy-go-lucky

5. [borracho] tipsy, merry

6. Euf
una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman

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alegre

adj

1 ( contento) happy; por naturaleza happy, cheerful

2 fam ( bebido) tipsy

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alegre adj

1) : glad, cheerful

2) : colorful, bright

3) fam : tipsy

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alegre adj

1. (persona) happy [comp. happier; superl. happiest] / cheerful

es una niña muy alegre she's a happy little girl

2. (color, habitación) bright

3. (música, fiesta) lively [comp. livelier; superl. liveliest]

Spanish-English dictionary > alegre
20 alejar

v.

1 to move away.

La policía alejó el carro destrozado The police moved away the wrecked car

2 to drive away, to drive off, to chase away, to fend off.

Las comedias alejan la tristeza Comedies drive the sadness away.

3 to separate, to distance, to estrange.

Los pleitos alejan a las familias Fighting separates families.

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alejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (llevar lejos) to remove, move away

2 figurado (ahuyentar) to keep away

■ aleja esa idea get rid of that idea

► verbo pronominal alejarse

1 to go/move away

■ se alejaron lentamente they went away slowly

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verb

to move away

- alejarse

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1. VT

1) (=distanciar) to move away (de from)

aleja un poco más el jarrón — move the vase away a little

2) (=hacer abandonar) [de lugar] to keep away (de from)
[de puesto] to remove (de from)
ese olor aleja a los mosquitos — that smell keeps the mosquitoes away

una enfermedad lo alejó de la vida pública — illness forced him to withdraw from public life

lo hice para alejarlos de la tentación — I did it to keep them out of temptation's way

alejar a algn de algn — (=distanciar) to keep sb away from sb; (=causar ruptura) to cause a rift between sb and sb

intentó alejarla de mí — he tried to keep her away from me

aquel asunto los alejó definitivamente — that matter caused a permanent rift between them

3) (=desviar) [+ atención] to distract; [+ sospechas] to remove; [+ amenaza, peligro] to remove

tratan de alejar nuestra atención de los problemas — they are trying to distract our attention from the problems

aleja de ti las tentaciones — stay out of temptation's way

eso alejó el fantasma de la crisis — that removed the spectre of a crisis

2.

See:

alejarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) away

alejar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien — to move something/somebody away from something/somebody

aleja la ropa/al niño del fuego — move the clothes/child away from the fire

b) ( distanciar)

alejar a alguien de alguien — to distance somebody from somebody

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre — that quarrel distanced him from his father

c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel
2.
alejarse v pron to move away; ( caminando) to walk away

alejarse de algo/alguien: aléjate de allí! get away from there!; no se alejen demasiado don't go too far; el huracán se aleja de nuestra zona the hurricane is moving away from our region; nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you; alejarse del buen camino to wander from the straight and narrow; se alejó de sus padres he drifted apart from his parents; necesito alejarme de todo — I need to get away from everything

* * *

= drive away, estrange (from), chase away.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.

Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

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* alejar de = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from.

* alejarse = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away.

* alejarse de = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away from.

* alejarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) away

alejar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien — to move something/somebody away from something/somebody

aleja la ropa/al niño del fuego — move the clothes/child away from the fire

b) ( distanciar)

alejar a alguien de alguien — to distance somebody from somebody

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre — that quarrel distanced him from his father

c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel
2.
alejarse v pron to move away; ( caminando) to walk away

alejarse de algo/alguien: aléjate de allí! get away from there!; no se alejen demasiado don't go too far; el huracán se aleja de nuestra zona the hurricane is moving away from our region; nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you; alejarse del buen camino to wander from the straight and narrow; se alejó de sus padres he drifted apart from his parents; necesito alejarme de todo — I need to get away from everything

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= drive away, estrange (from), chase away.

Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.

Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

* alejar de = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from.

* alejarse = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away.

* alejarse de = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away from.

* alejarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.

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alejar [A1 ]

vt

lo alejó para que no lo tocara he moved ( o put etc) it further away so that I wouldn't touch it

alejar algo/a algn DE algo/algn:

aleja esas sospechas de tu mente banish those suspicions from your mind

aleja al niño de la barandilla get the child away from the banister

la policía trataba de alejar a la multitud del lugar del incendio the police tried to move the crowd away from the scene of the fire

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre durante varios años that quarrel distanced him from his father for several years, that quarrel caused a rift between him and his father that lasted several years

■ alejarse

v pron

to move ( o walk etc) away alejarse DE algo/algn:

¡aléjate de allí! get away from there!

no se alejen de la orilla don't go too far from the shore

la borrasca se aleja de nuestra zona the area of low pressure is moving away from our region

nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you

no te alejes nunca del buen camino don't stray from the path of virtue

quiere alejarse de la política por un tiempo she wants to get out of o away from politics for a while

se fue alejando cada vez más de sus padres he gradually drifted apart from his parents

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alejar ( conjugate alejar) verbo transitivo
a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move … (further) away;

alejar algo/a algn de algo/algn to move sth/sb away from sth/sb
b) ( distanciar) alejar a algn de algn to distance sb from sb

c) ‹dudas/temores› to dispel

alejarse verbo pronominal
to move away;
( caminando) to walk away;
◊ no se alejen demasiado don't go too far;

se alejó de su familia he drifted apart from his family;
necesito alejarme de todo I need to get away from everything
alejar verbo transitivo to move further away

' alejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartar
- separar
English:
estrange
- keep back
- move away
- remove

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alejar

♦ vt

1. [separar] to move away;

aleja las plantas de la ventana move the plants away from the window;

la policía alejó a los curiosos the police moved the onlookers on;

nuestro objetivo es alejarlo del mundo de las drogas our aim is to get him away from the drug culture

2. [ahuyentar] [sospechas, temores] to allay;

las nuevas cifras alejan el fantasma de la crisis the new figures mean that the spectre of a recession has receded

♦ See also the pronominal verb alejarse

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alejar

v/t

1 move away

2 pensamiento banish;

debes tratar de alejar de ti esa idea absurda you must try to get that absurd idea out of your head

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alejar vt

1) : to remove, to move away

2) : to estrange, to alienate

♦ See also the reflexive verb alejarse

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alejar vb (apartar) to move away

aleja la ropa de la estufa move the clothes away from the heater

Spanish-English dictionary > alejar

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