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81 enganche

m.

1 coupling.

2 hook (gancho).

3 enlistment (reclutamiento).

4 deposit (depósito). (Mexican Spanish)

5 hooking, hookup, connection, hitching up.

6 down payment, downpayment, part payment, deposit.

pres.subj.

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

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enganche

► nombre masculino

1 (gancho) hook

2 (de animales) hitching, harnessing

3 (de vagones) coupling

4 MILITAR enlistment, recruitment

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SM

1) (=acto) [gen] hooking, hooking up; [de remolque] hitching; (Mec) coupling, connection; (Ferro) coupling

2) (=mecanismo) hook

3) (Mil) (=reclutamiento) recruitment, enlistment; (=pago) bounty

4) Méx (Com) (=depósito) deposit, initial payment

5) (Telec) connection

6) Caribe (=trabajo) job

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción de enganchar - caballos) harnessing; (- un remolque) hitching up; (- vagones) coupling

b) (pieza, mecanismo) (Auto) towing hook; (Ferr) coupling

2) (Esp) (de la luz, del teléfono) connection

3) (Méx) (Fin) down payment

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= catch.

Ex. Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.

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* capacidad de enganche = holding power.

* enganche para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].

* poder de enganche = holding power.

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción de enganchar - caballos) harnessing; (- un remolque) hitching up; (- vagones) coupling

b) (pieza, mecanismo) (Auto) towing hook; (Ferr) coupling

2) (Esp) (de la luz, del teléfono) connection

3) (Méx) (Fin) down payment

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= catch.

Ex: Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.

* capacidad de enganche = holding power.

* enganche para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].

* poder de enganche = holding power.

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enganche

masculine

A

1 (acción de enganchar — caballos) harnessing; (— un remolque) hitching up; (— vagones) coupling

2 (pieza, mecanismo) ( Auto) towing hook; ( Ferr) coupling

B ( Esp) (de la luz, del teléfono) connection

C ( Méx) ( Fin) down payment

5% de enganche y el resto en cinco cuotas 5% down and the rest in five installments

D (CS) (en una prenda) pulled thread, snag

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Del verbo enganchar: ( conjugate enganchar)

enganché es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

enganche es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
enganchar
enganche
enganchar ( conjugate enganchar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cable/cadena› to hook

b) ‹ remolque› to hitch up, attach;

‹ caballos› to harness;
‹ vagón› to couple, attach
c) ‹ pez› to hook

engancharse verbo pronominal
a) ( quedar prendido) to get caught;

◊ se me enganchó la media en el clavo my tights got caught on the nail

b) (fam) ( hacerse adicto) enganchese (a algo) to get hooked (on sth)

enganche sustantivo masculino
1 (pieza, mecanismo) (Auto) towing hook;
(Ferr) coupling
2 (Esp) (de la luz, del teléfono) connection
3 (Méx) (Fin) down payment
enganchar verbo transitivo
1 (con un gancho, una rama) to hook
2 Ferroc to couple
3 (prender) la novela te engancha, the novel grips you
' enganche' also found in these entries:
English:
loop

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enganche nm

1. [de vagones, trenes] coupling;
[de remolque, caballos] hitching up
2. [gancho] hook

3. [reclutamiento] enlistment

4. Fam [afición]
tener (un) enganche con algo to be hooked on sth

5. Méx [depósito] deposit

6. RP [en prenda] snag

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enganche

m

1 hooking (up)

2 de caballo harnessing

3 mecanismo catch

4 FERR coupling

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enganche nm

1) : hook

2) : coupling, hitch

3) Mex : down payment

Spanish-English dictionary > enganche
82 haz

m.

1 bundle.

2 beam.

3 face, countenance.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: hacer.

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haz

► imperativo

1→ link=hacer hacer

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haz

► nombre masculino (pl haces)

1 (cara) face

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haz

► nombre masculino (pl haces)

1 (de cosas) bundle

2 (de mieses etc) sheaf

3 (de luz) shaft, beam

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I
SM

1) (=manojo) bundle, bunch; [de trigo] sheaf; [de paja] truss

2) (=rayo) beam

haz de electrones — electron beam

haz de luz — beam of light

haz de partículas — particle beam

haz láser — laser beam

3) pl haces ( Hist) (Pol) fasces
II
SF

1) (=lado derecho) right side

2) (=superficie) face, surface

de dos haces — two-faced

haz de la tierra — face of the earth
III
ver hacer

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I
masculino (de leña, paja) bundle; ( de trigo) sheaf; ( de luz) beam
II
see hacer

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* haz de luz = beam.

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I
masculino (de leña, paja) bundle; ( de trigo) sheaf; ( de luz) beam
II
see hacer

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* haz de luz = beam.

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haz¹

masculine

1 (de leña) bundle, faggot ( BrE); (de paja, hierba) bundle, truss ( BrE); (de trigo) sheaf

2 (de luz) beam

haz de láser laser beam

haz² see

hacer

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Del verbo hacer: ( conjugate hacer)

haz es:

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
hacer
haz
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( crear) ‹mueble/vestido› to make;

‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
◊ me hizo un lugar en la mesa he made room for me at the table;

hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
b) (producir, causar) ‹ ruido› to make;

◊ los chistes no me hacen gracia I don't find jokes funny;

estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) ‹ sacrificio› to make;

‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
◊ me hicieron una visita they paid me a visit;

aún queda mucho por haz there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que haz to make a lot of work
b) ‹cheque/factura› to make out, write out

3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
◊ nadie hizo ninguna objeción nobody raised any objections

4
a) ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):

◊ haz caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);

haz pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
haz sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
b) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to go;

◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'

5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;
◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;

tengo que haz la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):
◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500

1
a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to do;

◊ haz la(s) compra(s) to do the shopping;

¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
haz ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
b) (como profesión, ocupación) to do;

◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?

c) ( estudiar) to do

2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;
◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;

¡qué le vamos a haz! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
hazla buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
◊ ella lo hizo posible she made it possible;

hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
haz algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero haz de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2
a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)

◊ haz a algn hacer algo to make sb do sth;

me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
haz que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sth
b)

◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;

hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):
◊ déjame haz a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
◊ hice como que no oía I pretended not to hear;

haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):
◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;

la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) haz de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
◊ tanto sol hace mal (AmL) too much sun is not good for you;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el descanso le hizo bien the rest did him good;

la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
haz v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):
◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;

hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
◊ hace dos años que murió he's been dead for two years;

hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se me hizo un nudo en el hilo I got a knot in the thread;

se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
a) ( refl) ( hacer para sí) ‹café/falda› to make oneself;

◊ se hicieron una casita they built themselves a little house

b) ( caus) ( hacer que otro haga):

◊ se hicieron una casita they had a little house built;

se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):
◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;

¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):
◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself

5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
◊ hazse un nombre to make a name for oneself

1
a) (volverse, convertirse en) to become;

◊ se hicieron amigos they became friends;

se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing old
b) ( resultar):

◊ se hace muy pesado it gets very boring;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ se me hizo interminable it seemed interminable;

se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believe
c) ( impers):

◊ se hace de noche muy pronto it gets dark very early;

se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
d) ( cocinarse) [pescado/guiso] to cook

e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):

◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?

2 ( acostumbrarse) hazse a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
◊ no te hagas el inocente don't act the innocent;

¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
hazse pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
◊ hazse a un lado to move to one side

5
◊ hacerse de (AmL) (de fortuna, dinero) to get;

( de amigos) to make
haz sustantivo masculino (de leña, paja) bundle;
( de trigo) sheaf;
( de luz) beam
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
haz sustantivo masculino
1 Agr sheaf, bundle
2 (de luz) shaft
Fis beam
haz de electrones, electron beam
' haz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desobedecer
- enfocar
- gárgaras
- hacer
- lamentarse
- montón
- parada
- parado
- rayo
- rezongar
- apetecer
- mandar
- placer
English:
bundle
- checklist
- curtsey
- curtsy
- do
- follow
- loop
- please
- sheaf
- suit
- as
- beam
- like
- think

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haz

♦ ver hacer

♦ nm

1. [de leña] bundle;
[de cereales] sheaf
2. [de luz, electrones] beam

3. Bot face

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haz

I m

1 ( manojo) bundle

2 de luz beam

II f de tela right side

III vb → hacer

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haz hacer

haz nm, pl haces

1) fardo: bundle

2) : beam (of light)

haz nf, pl haces

1) : face

2)

haz de la tierra : surface of the earth

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haz n bundle

Spanish-English dictionary > haz
83 laguna

f.

1 lagoon (lago).

2 gap.

3 blank, void, gap, lacuna.

4 Laguna.

5 loophole.

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laguna

► nombre femenino

1 small lake, lagoon

2 figurado (de conocimiento) gap; (de la memoria) memory lapse

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SF

1) (Geog) [en el interior] pool; [en la costa] lagoon

2) [en conocimientos] gap

sabe bien el inglés, pero tiene muchas lagunas — he knows English well but has many gaps

laguna legal — (legal) loophole, loophole in the law

3) [en libro, manuscrito] gap, lacuna frm

4) [en proceso] hiatus, gap, break

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femenino

1) ( de agua dulce) lake, pool; ( de agua salada) lagoon

2)

a) (vacío, imperfección) gap

las lagunas de la legislación — the omissions in the legislation

b) ( en la memoria) memory lapse

•

- laguna jurídica

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= gap, pond, loophole, lagoon, gaping hole.

Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex. This article deals with the design of a computerised information system for managing ponds and lakes resources at the state level.

Ex. Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.

Ex. The author describes a technique for processing the collected data concerning water, particulate and sediments in the lagoon of Venice.

Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

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* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* laguna informativa = information gap.

* laguna legal = loophole.

* lagunas = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.].

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femenino

1) ( de agua dulce) lake, pool; ( de agua salada) lagoon

2)

a) (vacío, imperfección) gap

las lagunas de la legislación — the omissions in the legislation

b) ( en la memoria) memory lapse

•

- laguna jurídica

* * *

= gap, pond, loophole, lagoon, gaping hole.

Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex: This article deals with the design of a computerised information system for managing ponds and lakes resources at the state level.

Ex: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.

Ex: The author describes a technique for processing the collected data concerning water, particulate and sediments in the lagoon of Venice.

Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* laguna informativa = information gap.

* laguna legal = loophole.

* lagunas = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.].

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laguna

feminine

A (de agua dulce) lake, pool; (de agua salada) lagoon

B

1 (vacío, imperfección) gap, lacuna ( frml)

este caso demuestra las lagunas que existen en nuestra legislación this case demonstrates the lacunae o the omissions o the gaps in our legislation

la laguna informativa sobre el tema the lack of information on the subject

tengo una gran laguna en historia there are huge gaps in my knowledge of history

2 (en la memoria) memory lapse

se me hizo una laguna my mind went blank

¿cuando toma, sufre lagunas? ( Col); when you drink, do you suffer from loss of memory?

Compuestos:

● laguna fiscal

tax loophole

● laguna jurídica

legal loophole

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laguna sustantivo femenino
1 ( de agua dulce) lake, pool;
( de agua salada) lagoon
2
a) (en estudio, artículo) gap

b) ( en la memoria) memory lapse

laguna sustantivo femenino
1 small lake
2 fig (de la memoria, de un trabajo) gap: su tesis tiene enormes lagunas, his thesis is incomplete
esta biblioteca tiene enormes lagunas en literatura, there is a lack of literature in this library
' laguna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salina
- estero
English:
gap
- lagoon
- loophole
- loop
- pond

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laguna nf

1. [lago] [de agua salada] lagoon;
[de agua dulce] pool
2. [en memoria] gap;

tengo lagunas importantes en latín I have some major gaps in my knowledge of Latin

3. [en colección] gap

4. [en leyes, reglamento] loophole

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laguna

f

1 lagoon

2 fig

gap

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laguna nf

1) : lagoon

2) : lacuna, gap

Spanish-English dictionary > laguna
84 lana

f.

1 wool.

de lana woolen

ir a por lana y volver trasquilado (Prov) to be hoist with one's own petard

lana de vidrio glass fiber

2 money, capital, dough.

m.

dosh, dough (informal). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish)

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lana

► nombre femenino

1 wool

► nombre femenino plural lanas

1 familiar (pelo) long hair sing

■ ¡córtate esas lanas! get your hair cut!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de lana woollen (US woolen)

cardarle la lana a alguien familiar to tick somebody off, tell somebody off

ir por lana y salir trasquilado,-a familiar to go for wool and come home shorn

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noun f.

wool

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I
SF

1) [gen] wool; (=vellón) fleece; (=tela) woollen cloth, woolen cloth (EEUU); [para labores] knitting wool

de lana, hecho de lana — wool antes de s, woollen, woolen (EEUU)

- ir por lana y volver trasquilado

lana de acero — steel wool

lana para labores — knitting wool

lana virgen — pure new wool

2) pl lanas * hum long hair sing, locks

3) And, Méx * (=dinero) money, dough *

4) And, Méx (=mentira) lie

5) CAm (=estafador) swindler
II
SF CAm = lama I, 2)

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femenino

1) ( material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleece

una bufanda de lana — a wool o woolen scarf

son de lana — they're (made of) wool

ir (a) por lana y volver trasquilado — to be hoist with one's own petard

unos cardan la lana y otros cobran la fama — some do all the work and others get all the credit

- lana virgen

2) (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl)

tienen mucha lana — they're loaded (colloq)

* * *

= wool, fleece.

Ex. In this subject context the concept wool plays the role of Material.

Ex. Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.

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* cardar lana = card + wool.

* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.

* paño de lana = woollen [woolen, -USA].

* productor de lana = wool producer.

* pura lana = pure wool.

* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.

* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].

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femenino

1) ( material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleece

una bufanda de lana — a wool o woolen scarf

son de lana — they're (made of) wool

ir (a) por lana y volver trasquilado — to be hoist with one's own petard

unos cardan la lana y otros cobran la fama — some do all the work and others get all the credit

- lana virgen

2) (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl)

tienen mucha lana — they're loaded (colloq)

* * *

= wool, fleece.

Ex: In this subject context the concept wool plays the role of Material.

Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.

* cardar lana = card + wool.

* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.

* paño de lana = woollen [woolen, -USA].

* productor de lana = wool producer.

* pura lana = pure wool.

* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.

* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].

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lana

feminine

A (material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleece

lana de alpaca alpaca wool

una madeja de lana a skein of wool

usó tres lanas distintas she used three different wools o kinds of wool

una bufanda de lana a wool o woolen o ( colloq) wooly scarf

tela de lana woolen cloth, wool

no son de nylon, son de lana they're not nylon, they're wool

ir (a) por lana y volver trasquilado to be hoist by one's own petard

unos cardan la lana y otros cobran la fama some do all the work and others get all the credit

Compuestos:

● lana de acero

steel wool

● lana de vidrio

fiberglass*

● lana merino or merina

Botany wool

● lana virgen

new wool

pura lana virgen pure new wool

B ( AmL fam) (dinero) dough (sl), cash ( colloq)

tienen mucha lana they're loaded ( colloq)

caerse con la lana (para algo) ( Méx fam); to put up the money (for sth)

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lana sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) wool;
(vellón, pelambre) fleece;
◊ lana virgen new wool;

una bufanda de lana a wool o woolen scarf
2 (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl);
◊ tienen mucha lana they're loaded (colloq)

lana sustantivo femenino wool
pura lana virgen, pure new wool
' lana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calceta
- chaleco
- dar
- devanar
- ser
- estambre
- mechón
- paño
- prenda
- tonsurar
- alpaca
- apelmazarse
- cardar
- catalán
- cundir
- desenredar
- enmarañado
- enredado
- enredar
- esponjoso
- gordo
- guante
- hilar
- hueco
- jaspeado
- madeja
- mota
- peinar
- peludo
- picar
- tela
- terminar
English:
ball
- coat
- demand
- fleece
- scarf
- shear
- snarl up
- tangle
- wool
- woolen
- woollen
- woolly
- wooly
- cash
- Catalan
- cough
- dough
- loop
- loot
- ply
- steel
- woolens

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lana nf

1. [de oveja] wool;

de lana woollen;

Prov

ir a por lana y volver trasquilado to be hoist with one's own petard

Comp
lana mineral rock wool;
lana de vidrio glass wool;

lana virgen virgin wool

2. Andes, Méx Fam [dinero] dough, Br dosh;

Comp

ser de lana to be rolling in it

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lana

f

1wool;

pura lana virgen pure new wool

2 Méx pop ( dinero) dough fam

* * *

lana nf

1) : wool

lana de acero: steel wool

2) Mex fam : money, dough

* * *

lana n wool

de lana woollen

guantes de lana woollen gloves

Spanish-English dictionary > lana
85 legal

adj.

1 legal (conforme a ley).

no cumple los requisitos legales it doesn't meet the legal requirements

2 legal (relativo a la ley).

asesoramiento legal legal advice

3 forensic.

medicina legal legal medicine

4 honest, decent (informal) (de confianza). (peninsular Spanish)

es un tío muy legal he's a great guy o bloke (British)

* * *

legal

► adjetivo

1 (gen) legal

2 argot (persona) above-board, upfront

* * *

adj.

legal, lawful

* * *

ADJ

1) (=de ley) legal

2) [persona] (=de confianza) trustworthy, truthful, reliable

es un tío legal — * he's a good bloke *

3) (=sin antecedentes) [archivo] clean *; [persona] clean *, with no police record

4) And (=excelente) great *

* * *

adjetivo

1) (Der)

a) <trámite/documentos> legal

por la vía legal — through legal channels

b) (lícito, permitido) lawful

lo haré si es legal — I'll do it as long as it's within the law

2)

a) (Col, Per arg) ( estupendo) great (colloq)

b) (Esp arg) ( de fiar) cool (sl)

es un tío legal — he's cool

* * *

= legal, legalistic, statutory, lawful, over the counter, licit, legit, kosher, legalised [legalized, -USA].

Ex. University courses in legal information work should take on board the teaching of the new technology.

Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex. As we saw earlier, I&R services were not invented by public libraries, but developed as a tool of other statutory and voluntary social work agencies.

Ex. DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.

Ex. With minor revision, the design recommendations were appropriate for developing over the counter medicinal leaflets.

Ex. The lines between licit & illicit operations have become blurred, as markets have become globalized.

Ex. What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil.

Ex. Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria.

Ex. Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

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* acción legal = legal action.

* actuación legal = legal proceedings.

* acuerdo legal = legal settlement.

* asesoramiento legal = legal advice, legal aid.

* asesoría legal = legal advice centre.

* ayuda legal = legal assistance.

* biblioteca de depósito legal = copyright library, depository library.

* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.

* cuestión legal = legal issue.

* custodia legal = legal guardianship.

* depósito legal = legal deposit.

* derecho legal = legal right.

* documento legal = legal document.

* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.

* impedimento legal = estoppel.

* jerga legal = legalease.

* laguna legal = loophole.

* marco legal = legal framework.

* medicina legal = legal medicine.

* moneda de curso legal = legal tender.

* norma legal = statutory provision.

* obligación legal = legal obligation.

* plazo legal = statutory term.

* protección legal = legal protection.

* residencia legal = legal residence.

* separación legal = separation from bed and board, a mensa et thoro.

* sistema legal, el = legal system, the.

* tutor legal = legal guardian.

* vacío legal = loophole, legal void.

* * *

adjetivo

1) (Der)

a) <trámite/documentos> legal

por la vía legal — through legal channels

b) (lícito, permitido) lawful

lo haré si es legal — I'll do it as long as it's within the law

2)

a) (Col, Per arg) ( estupendo) great (colloq)

b) (Esp arg) ( de fiar) cool (sl)

es un tío legal — he's cool

* * *

= legal, legalistic, statutory, lawful, over the counter, licit, legit, kosher, legalised [legalized, -USA].

Ex: University courses in legal information work should take on board the teaching of the new technology.

Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex: As we saw earlier, I&R services were not invented by public libraries, but developed as a tool of other statutory and voluntary social work agencies.

Ex: DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.

Ex: With minor revision, the design recommendations were appropriate for developing over the counter medicinal leaflets.

Ex: The lines between licit & illicit operations have become blurred, as markets have become globalized.

Ex: What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil.

Ex: Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria.

Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

* acción legal = legal action.

* actuación legal = legal proceedings.

* acuerdo legal = legal settlement.

* asesoramiento legal = legal advice, legal aid.

* asesoría legal = legal advice centre.

* ayuda legal = legal assistance.

* biblioteca de depósito legal = copyright library, depository library.

* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.

* cuestión legal = legal issue.

* custodia legal = legal guardianship.

* depósito legal = legal deposit.

* derecho legal = legal right.

* documento legal = legal document.

* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.

* impedimento legal = estoppel.

* jerga legal = legalease.

* laguna legal = loophole.

* marco legal = legal framework.

* medicina legal = legal medicine.

* moneda de curso legal = legal tender.

* norma legal = statutory provision.

* obligación legal = legal obligation.

* plazo legal = statutory term.

* protección legal = legal protection.

* residencia legal = legal residence.

* separación legal = separation from bed and board, a mensa et thoro.

* sistema legal, el = legal system, the.

* tutor legal = legal guardian.

* vacío legal = loophole, legal void.

* * *

legal

adjective

A ( Der)

1 ‹trámite/documentos/requisitos› legal

por la vía legal through legal channels, through the courts

2 (lícito, permitido) lawful

haré lo que me pidas, siempre que sea legal I'll do whatever you ask, as long as it's within the law o it's legal

una manifestación legal a lawful demonstration

3 ( Esp period) ‹terrorista/comando› with no previous convictions, with no criminal record

B ( Esp arg) (de confianza) great ( colloq)

C (Col, Per, AmC arg) (estupendo) great ( colloq), far out ( sl dated)

D ( AmC fam) (justo) fair

ser legal to be fair

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legal adjetivo
1 (Der)
a) ‹trámite/documentos› legal

b) (lícito, permitido) lawful;

◊ lo haré si es legal I'll do it as long as it's within the law

2 (Col, Per arg) ( estupendo) great (colloq)
legal adjetivo
1 Jur legal
emprender acciones legales contra, to take legal action against
2 fam (de confianza, honesto) honest, trustworthy
' legal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- amparo
- curso
- daño
- depósito
- estado
- judicial
- juicio
- jurídica
- jurídico
- límite
- persona
- prevaricación
- valor
- asesoría
- bufete
- lícito
- personería
- potestad
- representación
English:
above-board
- action
- advice
- assurance
- etiquette
- guardian
- lawful
- legal
- legal adviser
- legal holiday
- legal tender
- legal-size
- loophole
- tender
- bar
- hereafter
- loop
- otherwise
- statutory

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legal adj

1. [conforme a ley] legal;

su actuación no tiene base legal alguna his actions have no legal basis;

no cumple los requisitos legales it doesn't meet the legal requirements;

una moneda de curso legal a currency which is legal tender

2. [relativo a la ley] legal;

asesoramiento legal legal advice;

una batalla legal a legal battle

3. [forense] forensic;

medicina legal forensic medicine

4. Esp [terrorista, comando] with no criminal record;

detuvieron a tres terroristas legales they arrested three terrorists who had never previously been charged

5. Esp Fam [de confianza] honest, decent;

es un tío muy legal he's a great guy o Br bloke

* * *

legal

adj

1 legal

2 fam

persona great fam, terrific fam

* * *

legal adj

: legal, lawful

♦ legalmente adv

* * *

legal adj legal

Spanish-English dictionary > legal
86 meandro

m.

meander.

* * *

meandro

► nombre masculino

1 meander

* * *

SM meander

* * *

masculino meander

* * *

= meander.

Ex. The bends, known as meanders, reflect the way in which a river minimizes resistance to flow and spreads energy as evenly as possible along its course.

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* con meandros = meandering.

* * *

masculino meander

* * *

= meander.

Ex: The bends, known as meanders, reflect the way in which a river minimizes resistance to flow and spreads energy as evenly as possible along its course.

* con meandros = meandering.

* * *

meandro

masculine

meander

* * *

meandro sustantivo masculino meander
' meandro' also found in these entries:
English:
loop

* * *

meandro nm

meander

* * *

meandro

m meander

Spanish-English dictionary > meandro
87 nudo

adj.

1 nude, naked.

2 plain.

m.

1 knot (lazo).

hacer un nudo to tie a knot

se le hizo un nudo en la garganta (figurative) she got a lump in her throat

nudo corredizo slipknot

nudo gordiano Gordian knot

2 junction (cruce).

nudo de comunicaciones communications center

3 tie, bond.

4 crux, nub (punto principal).

5 knot.

6 tangle, knots, knot.

7 node.

* * *

nudo

► nombre masculino

1 knot

■ hazme un nudo en este hilo tie a knot in this thread for me

■ ¿me haces el nudo de la corbata? can you tie my tie for me?

2 figurado (vínculo) link, tie

3 (de un argumento) climax

4 (en madera) knot

5 (unidad de velocidad) knot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

el nudo de la cuestión the heart of the matter

hacer un nudo to tie a knot

hacérsele a uno un nudo en la garganta figurado to get a lump in one's throat

nudo corredizo slipknot

nudo ferroviario junction

nudo gordiano Gordian knot

nudo de carreteras spaghetti junction

nudo marinero sailor's knot

* * *

noun m.

1) knot

2) node

* * *
I
ADJ

nuda propiedad — bare ownership, bare title to property
II
SM

1) [en hilo, cuerda] knot

el nudo de la corbata — the tie knot

no sabe hacerse el nudo de la corbata — he doesn't know how to tie his tie

atar con un nudo — to tie in a knot

- un nudo en la garganta

se me hizo un nudo en la garganta — I got a lump in my throat

nudo corredizo — slipknot

nudo de rizos — reef knot

nudo gordiano — Gordian knot

nudo llano, nudo marinero — reef knot

2) [de carreteras, ferrocarriles] junction

3) (=vínculo) bond, tie

4) [de problema, cuestión] core, crux; [de obra, narración] crisis, point of greatest complexity

5) [en tallo] node; [en madera] knot

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (lazo, atadura) knot

se hizo un nudo en el hilo — the thread got into a knot

¿me haces el nudo de la corbata? — can you tie o do my tie for me?

tenía un nudo en la garganta — I had a lump in my throat

b) (Náut) knot

2) ( en madera) knot; ( en caña) node, joint; (Anat) node

3) (de carreteras, vías férreas) junction

4) ( de trama) climax; ( de problema) crux, heart

* * *

= knot, knot.

Nota: Velocidad marina.

Ex. Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.

Ex. The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots.

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* arte de hacer nudos = knotting.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* desatar un nudo = untie + knot.

* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.

* hacer nudos = knot.

* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta = get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.

* hacerse un nudo en la garganta = choking emotion + fill.

* lleno de nudos = gnarly [gnarlier -comp., gnarliest -sup.].

* nudo corredizo = slipknot.

* nudo en el estómago = knot in + Posesivo + stomach.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* nudo en la garganta = lump in + Posesivo + throat.

* nudo escurridizo = slipknot.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (lazo, atadura) knot

se hizo un nudo en el hilo — the thread got into a knot

¿me haces el nudo de la corbata? — can you tie o do my tie for me?

tenía un nudo en la garganta — I had a lump in my throat

b) (Náut) knot

2) ( en madera) knot; ( en caña) node, joint; (Anat) node

3) (de carreteras, vías férreas) junction

4) ( de trama) climax; ( de problema) crux, heart

* * *

= knot, knot.

Nota: Velocidad marina.

Ex: Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.

Ex: The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots.

* arte de hacer nudos = knotting.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* desatar un nudo = untie + knot.

* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.

* hacer nudos = knot.

* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta = get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.

* hacerse un nudo en la garganta = choking emotion + fill.

* lleno de nudos = gnarly [gnarlier -comp., gnarliest -sup.].

* nudo corredizo = slipknot.

* nudo en el estómago = knot in + Posesivo + stomach.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* nudo en la garganta = lump in + Posesivo + throat.

* nudo escurridizo = slipknot.

* * *

nudo

masculine

A (lazo, atadura) knot

se hizo un nudo en el hilo the thread got into a knot o became knotted

haz un nudo flojo aquí tie a loose knot here

¿me haces el nudo de la corbata? can you tie o do my tie for me?

tenía un nudo en la garganta I had o I could feel a lump in my throat

Compuestos:

● nudo corredizo

slipknot

● nudo de rizo

reef knot

● nudo gordiano

Gordian knot

● nudo marinero

reef knot

B

1 (en la madera) knot

2 (en una caña) node, joint

3 ( Anat) node

C ( Transp) (de carreteras) junction; (de transporte aéreo) hub

un nudo ferroviario a railroad o railway junction

D

1 (de una trama) climax

2 (de un problema) crux, heart

E ( Náut) knot

* * *

nudo sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) knot;

◊ se hizo un nudo en el hilo the thread got into a knot;

¿me haces el nudo de la corbata? can you do my tie for me?;
tenía un nudo en la garganta I had a lump in my throat
b) (de carreteras, vías férreas) junction

nudo sustantivo masculino
1 knot: hay que hacer un nudo, you have to tie a knot
2 (en la madera) knot
3 (dificultad principal) crux, core
nudo gordiano, Gordian knot
4 (de caminos, etc) junction
5 (de angustia, de emoción) tenía un nudo en la garganta, I had a lump in my throat
6 (velocidad en el mar) knot
' nudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corrediza
- corredizo
- deshacer
- deshacerse
- deshecha
- deshecho
- lazo
- marinera
- marinero
- apretar
- desatado
- desatar
- estar
- flojo
- hacer
- intrincado
- rosa
- soltar
- zafar
English:
bow
- form
- knot
- loop
- loose
- loosen
- lump
- reef knot
- tie
- tighten
- undone
- unfasten

* * *

nudo nm

1. [lazo] knot;

hacer un nudo to tie a knot;

se le hizo un nudo en la garganta she got a lump in her throat

Comp
nudo corredizo slipknot;
nudo gordiano Gordian knot;

nudo marinero reef knot

2. [cruce] junction;

un nudo de autopistas a motorway interchange

Comp
nudo de comunicaciones communications centre
3. [en madera] knot

4. [en planta] node

5. [vínculo] tie, bond

6. [punto principal] crux, nub

7. [unidad de velocidad] knot

8. Teatro crisis point, climax

* * *

nudo

m

1 tb BOT knot;

se me hace un nudo en la garganta fam I get a lump in my throat

2

:

nudo ferroviario railroad o Br railway junction

* * *

nudo nm

1) : knot

nudo de rizo: square knot

un nudo en la garganta: a lump in one's throat

2) : node

3) : junction, hub

nudo de comunicaciones: communication center

4) : crux, heart (of a problem, etc.)

* * *

nudo n knot

hacer un nudo to tie un knot

Spanish-English dictionary > nudo
88 orbitar

v.

to orbit, to loop.

* * *

orbitar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to orbit

* * *

VT to orbit

* * *

= orbit.

Ex. For some time past satellites have been orbiting the Earth and sending back images of it to ground stations.

* * *

= orbit.

Ex: For some time past satellites have been orbiting the Earth and sending back images of it to ground stations.

* * *

orbitar [A1 ]

vi

to orbit

* * *

orbitar vi

to orbit

* * *

orbitar

v/i orbit;

orbitar en torno a orbit, orbit around

* * *

orbitar vb to orbit

Spanish-English dictionary > orbitar
89 pasador

m.

1 bolt (cerrojo).

2 hairpin(horquilla). (Mexican Spanish)

3 pin, door bolt, hasp, split pin.

4 dowel pin, pin bolt, joining pin.

5 barrette, hairslide, hair slide.

6 tiepin.

7 cotter pin, pin driven into an opening or hinge to secure parts together, cotter.

8 strainer.

9 smuggler.

10 shoelace, shoestring.

11 toggle.

12 marlin spike, tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing, marlinespike, marlinspike.

* * *

pasador

► nombre masculino

1 (de pelo) hair slide, slide

2 (de corbata) tie-pin

3 (de puerta etc) bolt, fastener

4 (colador) strainer, colander

* * *
pasador, -a
1.

SM / F (=contrabandista) smuggler; LAm (=correo) drug courier

2. SM

1) (Culin) [gen] colander; [de té] strainer

2) (Téc) (=filtro) filter; (=pestillo) bolt, fastener; [de bisagra] pin

3) [de corbata] tie pin; [de camisa] collar stud

4) [de pelo] hairpin

5) pl pasadores (=gemelos) cufflinks; LAm (=cordones) shoelaces

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( de pelo - decorativo) barrette (AmE), hair slide (BrE); (- en forma de horquilla) (Méx) bobby pin (AmE), hair clip (BrE)

b) ( de corbata) tiepin

c) (Per) ( cordón) shoelace

2) (de puerta, ventana) bolt; ( de bisagra) pin

3) ( filtro) filter; ( colador) strainer

* * *

= catch, bobby pin, hair clip, barrette, hair claw, hairslide, hairslide, hair clasp.

Ex. Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.

Ex. These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.

Ex. These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.

Ex. Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.

Ex. Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.

Ex. Many women use hair bands or hair clasps as decorative fashion.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( de pelo - decorativo) barrette (AmE), hair slide (BrE); (- en forma de horquilla) (Méx) bobby pin (AmE), hair clip (BrE)

b) ( de corbata) tiepin

c) (Per) ( cordón) shoelace

2) (de puerta, ventana) bolt; ( de bisagra) pin

3) ( filtro) filter; ( colador) strainer

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= catch, bobby pin, hair clip, barrette, hair claw, hairslide, hairslide, hair clasp.

Ex: Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.

Ex: These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.

Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.

Ex: Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.

Ex: Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.

Ex: Many women use hair bands or hair clasps as decorative fashion.

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pasador

masculine

A

1 (de pelo — decorativo) barrette ( AmE), hair slide ( BrE); (— en forma de horquilla) ( Méx) bobby pin ( AmE), hair clip ( BrE)

2 (de corbata) tiepin

3 (gemelo) cuff link

4 ( Per) (cordón) shoelace

B

1 (de puerta, ventana) bolt

2 (de bisagra) pin

3 (chaveta) cotter pin

C (filtro) filter; (colador) strainer

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pasador sustantivo masculino
a) ( de pelo — decorativo) barrette (AmE), hair slide (BrE);

(— en forma de horquilla) (Méx) bobby pin (AmE), hair clip (BrE)
b) ( de corbata) tiepin

c) (Per) ( cordón) shoelace

pasador sustantivo masculino
1 (de corbata) pin
(del pelo) (hair) slide
2 (de una puerta) bolt
' pasador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pestillo
English:
grip
- hair-grip
- slide
- tie clip
- barrette
- bobby
- bolt
- catch
- hair
- lace
- latch
- shoe

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pasador¹ nm

1. [cerrojo] bolt

2. [para corbata] tie pin o clip

3. [para cinturón] (belt) loop

4. [colador] colander, strainer

5. [aguja para pelo] Br slide, US barrette

6. Méx [horquilla] hairpin, Br hairgrip, US bobby pin

7. Perú [de zapato] shoelace

pasador², -ora nm,f
Dep passer
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pasador

m

1 para el pelo barrette, Br

(hair) slide

2 ( pestillo) bolt

3 GASTR strainer

* * *

pasador nm

1) : bolt, latch

2) : barrette

3) Mex : bobby pin

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pasador n slide

Spanish-English dictionary > pasador
90 piedra

f.

1 stone (material, roca).

una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall

poner la primera piedra to lay the foundation stone; (inaugurar) to lay the foundations (figurative)

dejar a alguien de piedra to stun somebody

no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing

menos da una piedra (informal) it's better than nothing

quedarse de piedra to be thunderstruck

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano (figurative) to play the innocent

piedra angular (también figurative) cornerstone

piedra pómez/preciosa pumice/precious stone

2 flint.

3 stone.

una piedra en la vesícula a gallstone

4 calculus, stone.

5 crack, rock cocaine.

6 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.

7 lapis.

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piedra

► nombre femenino

1 stone

2 (granizo) hailstone

3 (en el riñón) stone

4 (de un encendedor) flint

5 (de afilar) grindstone

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no ser de piedra familiar to be human, not be made of stone

pasar a alguien por la piedra tabú to lay somebody

quedarse de piedra familiar to be stunned

piedra angular cornerstone

piedra filosofal philosopher's stone

piedra pómez pumice stone

piedra preciosa gem, precious stone

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noun f.

1) stone

2) flint

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1. SF

1) (=material) stone; (=trozo) stone, rock (EEUU)

la piedra de la torre está gastada — the stone in the tower is ruined

un puente de piedra — a stone bridge

nos tiraban piedras — they were throwing stones at us

primera piedra — foundation stone

colocar la primera piedra — to lay the foundation stone

¿quién se atreve a lanzar la primera piedra? — which of you shall cast the first stone?

- no dejar piedra por mover

- no dejar piedra sobre piedra

- hablar piedras

- menos da una piedra

- pasarse a algn por la piedra

no ser de piedra —

no soy de piedra — I'm not made of stone, I do have feelings

- tener el corazón de piedra

- tirar la piedra y esconder la mano

- tirar piedras a o contra su propio tejado

piedra angular — cornerstone

piedra arenisca — sandstone

piedra caliza — limestone

piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar — grindstone

piedra de cal — limestone

piedra de escándalo — source of scandal

piedra de molino — millstone

piedra de toque — touchstone

piedra filosofal — philosopher's stone

piedra fundamental — (lit) foundation stone; (fig) basis, cornerstone

piedra imán — lodestone

piedra poma Méx —

piedra pómez — pumice (stone)

piedra preciosa — precious stone
tiro 1)
2) [de mechero] flint

3) (Med) stone

4) (Meteo) hailstone

5)

en piedra — Cono Sur (Culin) with hot sauce

2.

SMF Caribe (=pesado) bore

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femenino

1) ( material) stone; ( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE)

casas de piedra — stone houses

lavado a la piedra — stonewashed

ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone

caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)

darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun

(duro) como una piedra — rock hard

tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone

lo saben hasta las piedras — it's common knowledge

menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing

no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned

no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing

no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone

quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)

tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone

tirar piedras a su propio tejado — to foul one's own nest

- piedra angular

- piedra arenisca

- piedra caliza or de cal

- piedra de afilar

- piedra de molino

- piedra de toque

- piedra filosofal

- piedra pómez or poma

- piedra preciosa

2)

a) ( de mechero) flint

b) ( cálculo) stone

tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones

c) (Meteo) large hailstone

* * *

= stone, rock.

Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.

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* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).

* banco de piedra = stone bench.

* bloque de piedra = stone block.

* cartón piedra = papier mâché.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.

* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.

* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.

* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.

* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.

* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.

* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.

* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.

* piedra arenisca = sandstone.

* piedra caliza = limestone.

* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.

* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.

* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.

* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.

* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.

* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.

* piedra renal = kidney stone.

* piedra rojiza = brownstone.

* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.

* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.

* piedra volcánica = lava rock.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.

* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.

* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

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femenino

1) ( material) stone; ( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE)

casas de piedra — stone houses

lavado a la piedra — stonewashed

ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone

caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)

darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun

(duro) como una piedra — rock hard

tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone

lo saben hasta las piedras — it's common knowledge

menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing

no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned

no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing

no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone

quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)

tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone

tirar piedras a su propio tejado — to foul one's own nest

- piedra angular

- piedra arenisca

- piedra caliza or de cal

- piedra de afilar

- piedra de molino

- piedra de toque

- piedra filosofal

- piedra pómez or poma

- piedra preciosa

2)

a) ( de mechero) flint

b) ( cálculo) stone

tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones

c) (Meteo) large hailstone

* * *

= stone, rock.

Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.

* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).

* banco de piedra = stone bench.

* bloque de piedra = stone block.

* cartón piedra = papier mâché.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.

* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.

* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.

* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.

* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.

* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.

* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.

* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.

* piedra arenisca = sandstone.

* piedra caliza = limestone.

* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.

* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.

* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.

* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.

* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.

* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.

* piedra renal = kidney stone.

* piedra rojiza = brownstone.

* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.

* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.

* piedra volcánica = lava rock.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.

* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.

* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

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piedra¹

adjective

( Col fam) livid ( colloq), mad ( colloq)

está muy piedra con ella he's really mad at o livid with her ( colloq)

piedra²

feminine

A (material) stone; (trozo) stone, rock ( esp AmE)

casas de piedra stone houses

tiraba piedritas or ( Esp) piedrecitas al agua he was throwing stones into the water

pantalones lavados a la piedra stonewashed jeans

ablandar hasta las piedras ( fam); to melt a heart of stone

caer como (una) piedra ( AmL fam); to go out like a light, crash out ( colloq)

cerrado a piedra y lodo all shut up ( colloq), firmly locked

darse con una piedra en el pecho ( Chi fam); to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

dejar a algn de piedra ( fam); to stun sb ( colloq), to knock sb for a loop ( AmE colloq), to knock sb for six ( BrE colloq)

(duro) como una piedra rock hard

este pan está como (una) piedra this bread's rock hard

tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone, he's very hardhearted

lo saben hasta las piedras it's common knowledge o everybody knows

menos da una piedra ( Esp fam); it's better than nothing, it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick ( colloq hum), things could be worse ( colloq)

no dejar piedra por mover to leave no stone unturned

no dejar piedra sobre piedra to raze to the ground

los rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra the rebels razed the town to the ground

el terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquake

cuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destruction

no soy/no es de piedra I'm/he's only human, I'm not/he's not made of stone

pasar a algn por la piedra ( Esp vulg); to lay sb ( vulg)

quedarse de piedra ( fam); to be flabbergasted o stunned o amazed ( colloq)

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play sneaky tricks

tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone

tirar piedras a su propio tejado to foul one's own nest

Compuestos:

● piedra angular

( Arquit) cornerstone; (fundamento, base) cornerstone

● piedra arenisca

sandstone

● piedra berroqueña

granite

● piedra caliza or de cal

limestone

● piedra de afilar

whetstone

● piedra de escándalo

source of gossip

● piedra de molino

millstone

● piedra de toque

(en joyería) touchstone, standard; (muestra, punto de referencia) touchstone

● piedra filosofal

philosopher's stone

● piedra fundamental

foundation stone

● piedra imán

lodestone

● piedra miliar or millar

milestone

● piedra poma

( Méx) pumice stone

● piedra pómez

pumice stone

● piedra preciosa

precious stone

● piedra semipreciosa

semiprecious stone

B

1 (de un mechero) flint

2 (cálculo) stone

tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones

3 ( Meteo) large hailstone

cayó piedra sin llover ( RPl fam hum); uh-oh! look who's coming to visit

C

( Col fam) (rabia): me da piedra it makes me mad ( colloq)

¡qué piedra! dejé el libro en casa damn o what a drag! I've left the book at home ( colloq)

sacarle or volarle la piedra a algn (Col, Ven fam); to get on sb's nerves, make sb mad ( colloq)

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piedra sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) stone;
( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE);
◊ casas de piedra stone houses;

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone o rock at me;
piedra caliza or de cal limestone;
piedra de molino millstone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;
piedra preciosa precious stone;
dejar a algn de piedra (fam) to stun sb;
(duro) como una piedra ‹pan/asado› rock hard;
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone
2
a) ( de mechero) flint

b) ( cálculo) stone;

◊ tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones

piedra sustantivo femenino
1 stone
2 (de mechero) flint
♦ Locuciones: menos da una piedra, it's better than nothing
dejar o quedarse de piedra, to be stunned
' piedra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angular
- cantera
- cartón
- convidada
- convidado
- crucero
- dócil
- esconder
- faceta
- grava
- inscripción
- labrada
- labrado
- picar
- pómez
- sillar
- tejo
- Tiro
- adoquín
- ámbar
- ara
- astillarse
- aventar
- bloque
- calizo
- cerca
- cercado
- china
- cincelar
- corazón
- diamante
- edad
- encima
- engarzar
- grano
- incrustar
- jaspe
- labrar
- machacar
- montar
- partir
- pulir
- rebotar
- tropezar
- vena
English:
age
- carve
- cast
- chalk
- chisel
- cornerstone
- cut
- flint
- gem
- gouge out
- jewel
- limestone
- millstone
- missile
- moss
- mottled
- polish
- polished
- precious stone
- pumice (stone)
- rhinestone
- set
- slab
- spitting distance
- split
- stone
- Stone Age
- stonewashed
- tablet
- wear away
- change
- corner
- grind
- hail
- lime
- meteoric
- precious
- rock
- scrape

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piedra nf

1. [material, roca] stone;

una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall;

lavado a la piedra stonewashed;

Comp

¡uno no es o [m5] yo no soy de piedra! I'm only human!;

Comp

dejar a alguien de piedra to stun sb;

Comp

estar más duro que una piedra to be rock hard;

Comp
Fam
menos da una piedra it's better than nothing;

Comp

no dejar piedra por mover o [m5] sin remover to leave no stone unturned;

Comp

no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing;

Comp
Esp muy Fam
pasarse por la piedra a alguien [sexualmente] to have it off with sb;

Comp

poner la primera piedra [inaugurar] to lay the foundation stone;
[sentar las bases] to lay the foundations;
Comp

no quedar piedra sobre piedra: tras el terremoto no quedaba piedra sobre piedra there wasn't a stone left standing after the earthquake;

Comp

quedarse de piedra to be stunned;

Comp

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play the innocent;

Comp

tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone;

Comp

están tirando piedras contra su propio tejado they're just harming themselves

Comp
piedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone; también Fig piedra angular cornerstone;
piedra arenisca sandstone;

piedra caliza limestone;

piedra filosofal philosopher's stone;

piedra fina precious stone;
RP piedra laja slate paving stone;
piedra de molino millstone;
Méx piedra poma pumice stone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;

piedra preciosa precious stone;
Hist la piedra de Roseta the Rosetta stone;
piedra semipreciosa semi-precious stone;

piedra de toque touchstone;
Fig
fue la piedra de toque del equipo it was a chance to see how good the team was

2. [de mechero] flint;

se le ha gastado o [m5] agotado la piedra the flint has worn down

3. [en vejiga, riñón, vesícula] stone;

tiene una piedra en el riñón/en la vesícula she has a kidney stone/gallstone

4. [granizo] hailstone;

Comp
RP Fam
cayó piedra sin llover oh no, look who's here

5. [de molino] millstone, grindstone

6. Fam
piedra (de hachís) lump of hash

7. Col Fam

Comp

tener una piedra con alguien to be hacked off with sb;

sacarle la piedra a alguien to hack sb off

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piedra

f tb MED stone;

quedarse de piedra fig fam be stunned;

el ejército invasor no dejó piedra sobre piedra de la ciudad fig the invading army razed the city to the ground o

did not leave a stone standing in the city;

tirar piedras a su propio tejado fig fam shoot o.s. in the foot fam ;

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano do things on the sly;

poner o

colocar la primera piedra lay the foundation stone;

pasar por la piedra vulg lay fam, screw vulg

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piedra nf

1) : stone

2) : flint (of a lighter)

3) : hailstone

4)

piedra de afilar : whetstone, grindstone

5)

piedra angular : cornerstone

6)

piedra arenisca : sandstone

7)

piedra caliza : limestone

8)

piedra imán : lodestone

9)

piedra de molino : millstone

10)

piedra de toque : touchstone

* * *

piedra n stone

estuvimos tirando piedras al agua we threw stones into the water

piedra preciosa gem / precious stone

Spanish-English dictionary > piedra
91 poste

m.

1 post, pole.

¡no te quedes ahí como un poste! (informal) don't just stand there!

poste de alta tensión electricity pylon

poste kilométrico kilometer marker, (similar) milepost

poste restante poste restante (AmBr), general delivery (United States)

poste telegráfico telegraph pole

2 pylon, prop, post.

3 picket, stake.

* * *

poste

► nombre masculino

1 post

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poste indicador signpost

poste telefónico telegraph pole

* * *

noun m.

1) pole

2) post

* * *

SM (=palo) post, pole; (=columna) pillar; [de ejecución] stake; (Dep) post, upright

el balón pasó entre los postes — the ball went in between the posts

- dar poste a algn

- mover los postes

- oler el poste

poste de cerca — fence post

poste de llegada — winning post

poste del tendido eléctrico — electricity pylon

poste de portería — goalpost

poste de salida — starting post

poste indicador — signpost

poste restante — LAm poste restante ( esp Brit), general delivery (EEUU)

poste telegráfico — telegraph pole

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masculino

a) ( de alambrado) (fence) post; (de teléfono, telégrafo) pole

como un poste — (fam)

no te quedes allí como un poste — don't just stand there (like a dummy)

b) (Dep) post, upright

- poste de alta tensión

- poste de luz

- poste de llegada/salida

- poste indicador

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= stilt, goal post.

Nota: De una portería.

Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.

Ex. If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.

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* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* poste de teléfonos = telephone pole.

* poste de telégrafos = telegraph pole.

* * *

masculino

a) ( de alambrado) (fence) post; (de teléfono, telégrafo) pole

como un poste — (fam)

no te quedes allí como un poste — don't just stand there (like a dummy)

b) (Dep) post, upright

- poste de alta tensión

- poste de luz

- poste de llegada/salida

- poste indicador

* * *

= stilt, goal post.

Nota: De una portería.

Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.

Ex: If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* poste de teléfonos = telephone pole.

* poste de telégrafos = telegraph pole.

* * *

poste

masculine

1 (de un alambrado) fence post, post

como un poste ( fam): no te quedes allí como un poste don't just stand there (like a dummy)

2 ( Dep) post, upright

Compuestos:

● poste alto

(en baloncesto) high post

● poste bajo

(en baloncesto) low post

● poste de alta tensión

electricity pylon

● poste de (la) luz

lamp post

● poste de llegada

winning post

● poste de salida

starting post

● poste de telégrafos

telegraph pole

● poste indicador

signpost

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poste sustantivo masculino
a) ( de alambrado) (fence) post;

(de teléfono, telégrafo) pole
b) (Dep) post, upright

poste sustantivo masculino
1 pole
2 Dep (de una portería) post
' poste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarradero
- atar
- chocar
- dar
- enderezar
- estaca
- farola
- fijar
- lateral
- palenque
- pegar
- rebote
English:
goal
- goalpost
- hitch
- Pole
- post
- signpost
- stake
- starting post
- telegraph pole
- upright
- wind
- bump
- general
- loop
- pole
- telegraph
- winning

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poste nm

1. [madero] post, pole;

Comp
Fam
no te quedes ahí como un poste don't just stand there!

Comp
poste de alta tensión electricity pylon;
poste kilométrico kilometre marker, ≈ milepost;
Am poste restante Br poste restante, US general delivery;
poste telegráfico telegraph pole

2. [de portería] post

3. [en baloncesto] centre

* * *

poste

m

1 post;

poste alto/bajo en baloncesto high/low post

2 en baloncesto: jugador center, Br

centre

* * *

poste nm

: post, pole

poste de teléfonos: telephone pole

* * *

poste n

1. (en general) pole

un poste telefónico a telegraph pole

2. (en deportes) post

el balón rebotó en el poste derecho the ball bounced off the right post

poste indicador signpost

Spanish-English dictionary > poste
92 rizado

adj.

1 curly, ripply, fuzzy, very curly.

2 curled.

m.

1 curliness, curling.

2 curls.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: rizar.

* * *

rizado

► nombre masculino

1 (de pelo) curling

————————

rizado

► participio pasado

1→ link=rizar rizar

► adjetivo

1 (pelo) curly

2 MARÍTIMO choppy

► nombre masculino rizado

1 (de pelo) curling

* * *

(f. - rizada)

adj.

curly

* * *

ADJ [pelo] curly; [superficie] ridged; [terreno] undulating; [mar] choppy

* * *

- da adjetivo < pelo> curly; < mar> slightly choppy

* * *

= curly, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.].

Ex. In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.

Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.

* * *

- da adjetivo < pelo> curly; < mar> slightly choppy

* * *

= curly, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.].

Ex: In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.

Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.

* * *

rizado -da

adjective

1 ‹pelo› curly

te queda muy bien el pelo rizado curly hair really suits you

2 ‹mar› slightly choppy

3 ‹superficie› crimped, ridged, crinkled

* * *

Del verbo rizar: ( conjugate rizar)

rizado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
rizado
rizar
rizado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ pelo› curly;

‹ mar› slightly choppy
rizar ( conjugate rizar) verbo transitivo ‹pelo/melena› to curl, perm
rizarse verbo pronominal
a) [ pelo] ( con la humedad) to frizz, go frizzy

b) ( refl) ‹ pelo› to curl

rizado,-a adjetivo
1 (pelo) curly
2 (mar) choppy
rizar verbo transitivo
1 (el pelo) to curl
2 (una cinta) to curl, loop
♦ Locuciones: rizar el rizo, figurado to make things even more complicated
' rizado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rizada
- chino
- crespo
- pelo
English:
curly
- fuzzy

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rizado, -a

♦ adj

1. [pelo] curly

2. [mar] choppy

♦ nm
[en peluquería]
hacerse un rizado to have one's hair curled

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rizado

adj curly

* * *

rizado, -da adj

1) : curly

2) : ridged

3) : ripply, undulating

* * *

rizado adj curly [comp. curlier; superl. curliest]

Spanish-English dictionary > rizado
93 rodear

v.

1 to surround.

le rodeó el cuello con los brazos she put her arms around his neck

¡ríndete, estás rodeado! surrender, we have you o you're surrounded!

vive rodeado de libros he's always surrounded by books

La luz rodea al corral The light surrounds the corral.

2 to surround (estar alrededor de).

el misterio que rodea la investigación the mystery surrounding the investigation

todos los que la rodean hablan muy bien de ella everyone around her speaks very highly of her

3 to go around (dar la vuelta a).

4 to skirt around.

5 to wall in, to close in, to close round, to corner.

La cerca rodea a las vacas The fence walls in the cows.

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rodear

► verbo transitivo

1 (cercar) to surround, encircle

■ las murallas rodean la ciudad the city is surrounded by walls

► verbo intransitivo

1 (andar alrededor) to go around

■ rodearon por el bosque y llegaron tarde they went round the wood and were late

► verbo pronominal rodearse

1 to surround oneself (de, with)

■ se rodeó de sus amigos he surrounded himself with his friends

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verb

1) to go around

2) surround, encircle

* * *

1. VT

1) (=poner alrededor de) to encircle, enclose

rodearon el terreno con alambre de púas — they surrounded the field with barbed wire, they put a barbed wire fence around the field

le rodeó el cuello con los brazos — she threw her arms round his neck

2) (=ponerse alrededor de) to surround

los soldados rodearon el edificio — the soldiers surrounded the building

3) LAm [+ ganado] to round up

2.

See:

rodearse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ponerse alrededor de) <edificio/persona> to surround

todos rodearon a los novios — they all crowded o gathered round the newlyweds

b) ( poner alrededor)

rodear algo DE algo — to surround something with something

c) ( con los brazos)

le rodeó la cintura con los brazos — he put his arms around her waist

d) (AmL) < ganado> to round up

2) ( estar alrededor de) to surround

las circunstancias que rodearon su muerte — the circumstances surrounding his death

todos los que lo rodean — everyone who works with him/knows him
2.
rodearse v pron

rodearse DE algo/alguien — to surround oneself with something/somebody

* * *

= bound, surround, be all around us, envelop, shroud, skirt, hem + Nombre + in, close in on, gird.

Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.

Ex. The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.

Ex. June Jordan offers the poet's view that poetry is all around us.

Ex. Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.

Ex. Often the needs of the disabled are shrouded by misconceptions such as that they are forced to lead a poor quality of life.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

Ex. As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.

Ex. The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.

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* Nombre + que me rodea = Nombre + round me.

* que nos rodea = ambient.

* que rodea = surrounding.

* rodear con un círculo = encircle, circle.

* rodear de misterio = shroud in + mystery, veil in + mystery.

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ponerse alrededor de) <edificio/persona> to surround

todos rodearon a los novios — they all crowded o gathered round the newlyweds

b) ( poner alrededor)

rodear algo DE algo — to surround something with something

c) ( con los brazos)

le rodeó la cintura con los brazos — he put his arms around her waist

d) (AmL) < ganado> to round up

2) ( estar alrededor de) to surround

las circunstancias que rodearon su muerte — the circumstances surrounding his death

todos los que lo rodean — everyone who works with him/knows him
2.
rodearse v pron

rodearse DE algo/alguien — to surround oneself with something/somebody

* * *

= bound, surround, be all around us, envelop, shroud, skirt, hem + Nombre + in, close in on, gird.

Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.

Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.

Ex: June Jordan offers the poet's view that poetry is all around us.

Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.

Ex: Often the needs of the disabled are shrouded by misconceptions such as that they are forced to lead a poor quality of life.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

Ex: As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.

Ex: The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.

* Nombre + que me rodea = Nombre + round me.

* que nos rodea = ambient.

* que rodea = surrounding.

* rodear con un círculo = encircle, circle.

* rodear de misterio = shroud in + mystery, veil in + mystery.

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

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rodear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ponerse alrededor de) ‹edificio/persona› to surround

se vio rodeada por una nube de fotógrafos she found herself surrounded by a swarm of photographers

todos rodearon a los novios they all crowded o gathered round the newlyweds

2 (poner alrededor) rodear algo DE algo to surround sth WITH sth

rodeó el brillante de rubíes he surrounded the diamond with rubies

3

(encerrar): le rodeó la cintura y la atrajo hacia sí he put his arms around her waist and drew her toward(s) him

4 ( AmL) ‹ganado› to round up

B (estar alrededor de) to surround

las circunstancias que rodearon su muerte the circumstances surrounding his death

un grupo de curiosos rodeaba el vehículo the vehicle was surrounded by a group of onlookers, a group of onlookers surrounded the vehicle

el misterio que rodea sus actividades the mystery which surrounds their activities

es muy querido por todos los que lo rodean everyone who works with him/knows him is very fond of him

■ rodearse

v pron

rodearse DE algo/algn to surround oneself WITH sth/sb

procura rodearte de gente de confianza try to surround yourself with people you can trust

me gusta rodearme de cosas hermosas I like to surround myself with beautiful things

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rodear ( conjugate rodear) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹edificio/persona› to surround;

rodear algo DE algo to surround sth with sth;
◊ las circunstancias que rodearon su muerte the circumstances surrounding his death;

le rodeó la cintura con los brazos he put his arms around her waist
b) (AmL) ‹ ganado› to round up

2 ( estar alrededor de) to surround;
◊ todos los que lo rodean everyone who works with him/knows him

rodearse verbo pronominal rodearse DE algo/algn to surround oneself with sth/sb
rodear
I verbo transitivo
1 (con algo) to surround
rodear con los brazos, to put one's arms around
2 (un asunto) to avoid
II verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo (un camino) to go round, make a detour
' rodear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- envolver
English:
border
- circle
- close in
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- hem in
- loop
- surround
- go
- ring
- round

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rodear

♦ vt

1. [poner o ponerse alrededor de] to surround (de with);
le rodeó el cuello con los brazos she put her arms around his neck;

¡ríndete, estás rodeado! surrender, we have you o you're surrounded!;

vive rodeado de libros he's always surrounded by books

2. [estar alrededor de] to surround;

el misterio que rodea la investigación the mystery surrounding the investigation;

todos los que la rodean hablan muy bien de ella everyone around her speaks very highly of her

3. [dar la vuelta a] to go around

4. [eludir] [tema] to skirt around

5. Am [ganado] to round up

♦ See also the pronominal verb rodearse

* * *

rodear

v/t surround

* * *

rodear vt

1) : to surround

2) : to round up (cattle)

rodear vi

1) : to go around

2) : to beat around the bush

♦ See also the reflexive verb rodearse

* * *

rodear vb

1. (cercar) to surround

las murallas rodean la ciudad the walls surround the city

2. (con los brazos) to put round [pt. & pp. put]

le rodeó la cintura con los brazos he put his arms round her waist

Spanish-English dictionary > rodear
94 río

m.

1 river.

2 Rio, Rio de Janeiro.

pres.indicat.

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

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río

► nombre masculino

1 river

2 figurado stream, river

■ un río de sangre a river of blood

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores there's good fishing in troubled waters

cuando el río suena, agua lleva there's no smoke without fire

pescar en río revuelto figurado to fish in troubled waters

río abajo downstream

río arriba upstream

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noun m.

river

* * *
I
1. SM

1) (=corriente de agua) river

es un río de oro — it's a gold mine

- a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores

- cuando el río suena, agua lleva

río abajo — downstream

río arriba — upstream

2) (=torrente) stream, torrent

un río de gente — a stream of people, a flood of people

2.

ADJ INV †

novela río — saga, roman fleuve

programa río — blockbuster of a programme

serie río — long-running series
II
=rió etc ver reír

* * *
I
masculino river

río abajo/arriba — downstream/upstream

río de lava — river o stream of lava

ríos de tinta/sangre — rivers of ink/blood

a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores — it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

cuando el río suena agua or piedras trae — there's no smoke without fire

- Río de la Plata
II
rió, etc see reír

* * *

= river.

Ex. Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

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* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].

* canales y ríos navegables = inland waterways, waterways.

* cangrejo de río = crayfish.

* ceguera de río = river-blindness.

* cocodrilo de río = river crocodile.

* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de un río = course of a river.

* de perdíos al río = in for a penny, in for a pound.

* desembocadura de río = river mouth.

* erosión de los ríos = river erosion.

* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].

* nutria de río = river otter.

* orilla del río = river bank [riverbank].

* pez de río = freshwater fish.

* ribera de río = river bank [riverbank].

* río abajo = downstream.

* río Amazonas, el = Amazon River, the.

* río arriba = upstream, upriver.

* río + crecer = river + swell.

* río de lava = lava flow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence River.

* sedimentación de los ríos = river deposition.

* tortuga de río = terrapin.

* * *
I
masculino river

río abajo/arriba — downstream/upstream

río de lava — river o stream of lava

ríos de tinta/sangre — rivers of ink/blood

a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores — it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

cuando el río suena agua or piedras trae — there's no smoke without fire

- Río de la Plata
II
rió, etc see reír

* * *

= river.

Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].

* canales y ríos navegables = inland waterways, waterways.

* cangrejo de río = crayfish.

* ceguera de río = river-blindness.

* cocodrilo de río = river crocodile.

* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de un río = course of a river.

* de perdíos al río = in for a penny, in for a pound.

* desembocadura de río = river mouth.

* erosión de los ríos = river erosion.

* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].

* nutria de río = river otter.

* orilla del río = river bank [riverbank].

* pez de río = freshwater fish.

* ribera de río = river bank [riverbank].

* río abajo = downstream.

* río Amazonas, el = Amazon River, the.

* río arriba = upstream, upriver.

* río + crecer = river + swell.

* río de lava = lava flow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence River.

* sedimentación de los ríos = river deposition.

* tortuga de río = terrapin.

* * *

río¹

masculine

1 ( Geog) river

río abajo downstream, downriver

río arriba upstream, upriver

2 (torrente) river

río de lava river o stream of lava

sobre este tema se han vertido ríos de tinta rivers of ink have been expended on this topic

han corrido ríos de sangre rivers of blood have been spilled

pescar en río revuelto to cash in ( colloq), to fish in troubled waters

a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

cuando el río suena agua or piedras trae there's no smoke without fire

sangre

Compuestos:

● Río Amarillo

Yellow River

● Río de la Plata

River Plate

● Río Grande or Bravo

Rio Grande

río², rió, etc

reír

* * *

Del verbo reír: ( conjugate reír)

río es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

rió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
reír
río
reír ( conjugate reír) verbo intransitivo
to laugh;
◊ se echaron a río they burst out laughing

verbo transitivo ‹gracia/chiste› to laugh at
reírse verbo pronominal
to laugh;
ríose a carcajadas to guffaw;
ríose DE algo/algn to laugh at sth/sb
río sustantivo masculino
river;
río abajo/arriba downstream/upstream;
el Rrío de la Plata the River Plate
reír
I verbo intransitivo to laugh: me hace reír, he makes me laugh
echarse a reír, to burst out laughing
II vt to laugh at: no le rías las gracias al niño, don't humour the boy
río sustantivo masculino river
río abajo, downstream
río arriba, upstream
♦ Locuciones: de perdidos al río, as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb

' río' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- acabar
- agitada
- agitado
- alguna
- alguno
- atravesar
- brazo
- cauce
- caudal
- caudalosa
- caudaloso
- correr
- crecer
- crecida
- crecido
- cuenca
- curso
- derivar
- descenso
- desembocar
- desembocadura
- deslizarse
- desviar
- discurrir
- empeñarse
- en
- entre
- lado
- lecho
- llegar
- madre
- margen
- nacer
- nacimiento
- orilla
- pasar
- puerto
- rápida
- rápido
- recoveco
- regar
- remontar
- retener
- revolverse
- ribera
- sanear
- sangre
- seca
English:
along
- Amazon
- bank
- barrage
- bass
- bed
- bend
- border
- bottom
- bridge
- burst
- channel
- compensatory
- course
- crayfish
- cross
- deepen
- divide
- downstream
- drag
- drift
- effluent
- elbow
- embankment
- empty
- flood
- flow
- ford
- fork
- formidable
- get across
- go along
- go over
- how
- in
- join
- lap
- length
- loop
- mighty
- mouth
- narrow
- navigate
- overflow
- reach
- rise
- rising
- river
- river-bed
- riverboat

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río¹ etc ver reír

río² nm

1. [corriente de agua, de lava] river;

ir río arriba/abajo to go upstream/downstream;

se han escrito ríos de tinta sobre el tema people have written reams on the subject;

Prov

a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good;

Prov

cuando el río suena, agua lleva there's no smoke without fire

Comp
el Río Bravo the Rio Grande;
el Río Grande the Rio Grande;

Río de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro;

Río de la Plata River Plate

2. [gran cantidad] [de cartas] flood;
[de insultos] stream;
un río de gente a mass of people

* * *

río

I m river;

río abajo/arriba up/down river

II vb → reír

* * *

río reír

río nm

1) : river

2) : torrent, stream

un río de lágrimas: a flood of tears

* * *

río n river

Spanish-English dictionary > río
95 serpentear

v.

1 to wind, to snake.

2 to wriggle (culebra).

3 to zigzag, to move in loops, to slither, to slither along like a snake.

* * *

serpentear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to crawl, wriggle

2 (camino) to wind, twist; (río) to wind, meander

* * *

verb

to twist, wind

* * *

verbo intransitivo río to meander, wind; camino to wind, twist

* * *

= meander, wind, wind + Posesivo + way.

Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.

Ex. The writer muses on a little creek that winds by his apartment commenting on how the creek's environment has changed = El escritor reflexiona sobre un pequeño arroyo que serpentea junto a su apartamento comentando cómo ha cambiado su entorno.

Ex. The plain is crisscrossed by a number of smaller rivers which wind their way lazily down toward the St. Lawrence = La llanura está entrecruzada por varios ríos más pequeños que serpentean perezosamente hasta desembocar en el San Lorenzo.

* * *

verbo intransitivo río to meander, wind; camino to wind, twist

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= meander, wind, wind + Posesivo + way.

Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.

Ex: The writer muses on a little creek that winds by his apartment commenting on how the creek's environment has changed = El escritor reflexiona sobre un pequeño arroyo que serpentea junto a su apartamento comentando cómo ha cambiado su entorno.

Ex: The plain is crisscrossed by a number of smaller rivers which wind their way lazily down toward the St. Lawrence = La llanura está entrecruzada por varios ríos más pequeños que serpentean perezosamente hasta desembocar en el San Lorenzo.

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serpentear [A1 ]

vi

«río» to meander, wind; «camino» to wind, twist

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serpentear ( conjugate serpentear) verbo intransitivo [ río] to meander, wind;
[ camino] to wind, twist
serpentear vi (una carretera, un río) to wind, meander
' serpentear' also found in these entries:
English:
meander
- twist
- wind
- wriggle
- loop
- weave

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serpentear vi

1. [río, camino] to wind, to snake

2. [culebra] to wriggle

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serpentear

v/i de río, camino wind, snake, meander

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serpentear vi

: to twist, to wind

♦ serpenteante adj

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serpentear vb to twist / to wind [pt. & pp. wound]

Spanish-English dictionary > serpentear
96 carrete

m.

1 bobbin, reel.

2 roll (of film) (photography).

3 spool, cartridge, bobbin, roll.

4 roll of film, film.

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carrete

► nombre masculino

1 (de hilo) bobbin, reel

2 ELECTRICIDAD coil

3 (de caña de pescar) reel

4 (de película) spool; (de fotos) film, roll of film

5 (de máquina de escrbir) cartridge

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar carrete familiar (dar conversación) to go on and on

■ ¡con la prisa que tenía y él, venga a darme carrete! I was in such a hurry and he kept going on and on!

tener carrete familiar (hablar mucho) to go on and on

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noun m.

1) film

2) reel

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SM

1) (Fot) film

2) (Cos) reel, bobbin

- dar carrete a algn

- tiene carrete para rato

3) (Elec) coil

carrete de encendido — (Aut) ignition coil

carrete de inducción — induction coil

4) (Pesca) reel

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masculino (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel (BrE); ( de película) roll of film, film; ( de caña de pescar) reel

darle carrete a alguien — (fam) to engage somebody in conversation

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masculino (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel (BrE); ( de película) roll of film, film; ( de caña de pescar) reel

darle carrete a alguien — (fam) to engage somebody in conversation

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carrete¹

¹ = reel, spool, bobbin.

Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.

Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

Ex: Bobbins and the machinery they ran on were some of the greatest inventions of the Victorian Era.

* carrete abierto = open-spool tape.

* carrete de banda sonora = sound track film reel.

* carrete de cinta = sound tape reel.

* carrete de ordenador = computer reel.

* carrete de película = film reel.

carrete²

² = sales pitch.

Ex: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.

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carrete

masculine

A

1 (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel ( BrE)

2 (de película) roll of film, film

3 (de una caña de pescar) reel

darle carrete a algn ( fam); to get sb going ( colloq)

B ( Arg) ( Fot) carousel, slide tray

C

( Chi fam) (animación, ambiente): esta zona tiene mucho carrete this part of town has all the action

irse de carrete to go clubbing

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carrete sustantivo masculino (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel (BrE);
( de película) film;
( de caña de pescar) reel
carrete sustantivo masculino
1 (bobina de hilo, sedal) reel
(de alambre, cable, etc) coil
2 (de fotografías) roll
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar carrete a alguien, to keep somebody guessing
familiar tener alguien mucho carrete, (hablar mucho una persona) to talk nonstop
' carrete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enrollada
- enrollado
- película
- resguardo
- revelar
- enrollar
English:
bobbin
- coil
- film
- reel
- roll
- spool

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carrete nm

1. [de hilo] bobbin, reel;
[de alambre] coil
2. [de pesca] reel;

Comp

dar carrete a alguien to draw sb out

3. [de película] roll (of film)

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carrete

m FOT (roll of) film

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carrete nm

1) bobina: reel, spool

2) : roll of film

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carrete n

1. (rollo de película) roll of film / film

he puesto un nuevo carrete en la cámara I've put a new film in the camera

2. (bobina, de pesca) reel

Spanish-English dictionary > carrete
97 cerrado

adj.

closed, locked, shut, not open.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cerrar.

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cerrado

► participio pasado

1→ link=cerrar cerrar

► adjetivo

1 shut, closed

■ la ventana está cerrada the window is closed

2 LINGÚÍSTICA close, closed

■ vocal cerrada close vowel

3 (acento) broad, thick

■ hablar un gallego cerrado to speak with a broad Galician accent

4 (curva) tight, sharp

5 (ovación) thunderous

6 (barba) bushy, thick

7 (noche) black, dark; (cielo) overcast, dark

8 figurado (oculto) obscure, hidden

9 figurado (persona introvertida) uncommunicative, reserved

10 figurado (intransigente) intransigent, unyielding

11 familiar figurado (torpe) thick, dim

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a ojos cerrados figurado with one's eyes closed

ser cerrado,-a de mollera familiar to be pig-headed

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(f. - cerrada)

adj.

1) closed, shut

2) thick

3) reserved

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ADJ

1) (=no abierto) [puerta, ventana, boca] closed; [puño] clenched; [curva] sharp, tight

escuchaban música con los ojos cerrados — they were listening to music with their eyes closed

respira con la boca cerrada — breathe with your mouth closed

cerrado — closed

"cerrado por vacaciones" — "closed for holidays", "closed for vacation" (EEUU)

cerrado por reformas — closed for refurbishment

la puerta no estaba cerrada con llave — the door was not locked

se lo dio en un sobre cerrado — he gave it to her in a sealed envelope

¿está el grifo bien cerrado? — is the tap turned off properly?

esa fábrica lleva varios años cerrada — that factory has been closed for years

el caso está cerrado — the case is closed

el mitin se celebró en un recinto cerrado — the rally was held indoors

huele a cerrado — it smells stuffy in here

cerrado a — closed to

los jardines están cerrados al público — the gardens are closed to the public

el aeropuerto permanece cerrado al tráfico aéreo — the airport remains closed to all air traffic
puerta 3)
2) (=apretado) [barba] thick, full; [bosque] dense, thick; [ambiente, atmósfera] stuffy

el candidato fue recibido con una cerrada ovación — the presidential candidate was given a rapturous welcome
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3) [cielo] cloudy, overcast; [noche] dark, black

era ya noche cerrada cuando llegamos a casa — it was completely dark by the time we got home

4) (Ling) [acento] broad, strong; [vocal] closed

tiene un acento muy cerrado — she has a very broad o strong accent

hablaba con cerrado acento gallego — he spoke with a broad o strong o thick Galician accent

5) [persona]

a) (=intransigente)

la gente de este pueblo es muy cerrada — the people in this village don't much like strangers

no está cerrado a ningún tipo de sugerencias — he is open to all suggestions

b) (=torpe) (tb: cerrado de mollera) dense, thick *

c) (=reservado) reserved

6) (Com) [precio] fixed

a precio cerrado — at a fixed price

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed

estaba cerrado con llave — it was locked

b) < válvula> closed, shut off; < grifo> turned off

2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shut

cerrado — closed

cerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations

3)

a) <espacio/recinto> enclosed

b) ( cargado) < ambiente> stuffy

c) < grupo> closed

d) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed

4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad

5) < curva> sharp

6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)

ya era noche cerrada — it was already completely dark

7) < barba> thick

8) ( enérgico)

una cerrada ovación — an ecstatic reception

una cerrada descarga — a burst of gunfire

9)

a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's ways

estar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence

b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative

c) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)

es muy cerrado de mollera — he's very dense (colloq)

10) (Esp) (Fin)

apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed

estaba cerrado con llave — it was locked

b) < válvula> closed, shut off; < grifo> turned off

2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shut

cerrado — closed

cerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations

3)

a) <espacio/recinto> enclosed

b) ( cargado) < ambiente> stuffy

c) < grupo> closed

d) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed

4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad

5) < curva> sharp

6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)

ya era noche cerrada — it was already completely dark

7) < barba> thick

8) ( enérgico)

una cerrada ovación — an ecstatic reception

una cerrada descarga — a burst of gunfire

9)

a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's ways

estar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence

b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative

c) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)

es muy cerrado de mollera — he's very dense (colloq)

10) (Esp) (Fin)

apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed

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cerrado¹

= closed, static, enclosed, bolt-on.

Ex: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.

Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.

Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.

Ex: These may be perceived as unimportant ' bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* en circuito cerrado = looped.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* espacio cerrado = closed space.

* formando un circuito cerrado = looped.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* pregunta cerrada = closed-ended question.

* puño cerrado = clenched fist.

* recinto cerrado = walled garden.

cerrado²

² = cliquish, insular, cliquey [cliquy].

Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.

* coto cerrado = closed shop.

cerrado³

³ = bushy [bushier -comp., bushiest -sup.].

Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.

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cerrado -da

adjective

A

1 ‹puerta/ventana› closed, shut; ‹ojos/boca› closed, shut; ‹mejillones/almejas› closed

la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked

tenía los ojos cerrados she had her eyes closed o shut

el frasco no está bien cerrado the top ( o lid etc) isn't on properly, the jar isn't closed properly

un sobre cerrado a sealed envelope

las cortinas estaban cerradas the curtains were drawn o closed

normalmente tenemos la mesa cerrada we usually keep the table closed/down

2 ‹válvula› closed, shut off

los grifos están cerrados the taps are turned off

B ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut

[ S ] cerrado closed

[ S ] cerrado por defunción/reformas closed owing to bereavement/for alterations

C

1 (confinado, limitado) ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed

2 (cargado) ‹ambiente› stuffy

3 ‹grupo›

un círculo de amigos muy cerrado a very closed circle of friends

un club de ambiente cerrado y snob a club with a very exclusive and snobbish atmosphere

4 ( Mat) ‹serie/conjunto› closed circuito

D ( Ling)

1 ‹vocal› close, closed

2 ‹acento/dialecto› broad

tiene un acento andaluz cerrado he has a broad o thick Andalusian accent

E ‹curva› sharp

F

1 (nublado) overcast

2

(referiéndose a la noche): ya era noche cerrada cuando salimos when we left it was already completely dark

G ‹barba› thick

H

(enérgico): lo recibieron con una cerrada ovación he was given an ecstatic reception

mantienen una cerrada pugna por el título they are engaged in a fierce fight for the title

I ‹persona›

1

(poco receptivo, intransigente): son muy cerrados y no se adaptan a estas novedades they're very set in their ways and they won't adapt to these new ideas

no lo vas a convencer, es muy cerrado you'll never persuade him, he's very stubborn o he's very set in his ways

estar cerrado A algo:

está cerrado a todo lo que signifique cambiar his mind is closed to o he's against anything that involves change

el país ha estado cerrado durante años a todo tipo de influencias externas the country has, for years, been shut off from all outside influence

2 (poco comunicativo) uncommunicative

3 ( fam) (torpe) dense ( colloq), thick ( colloq)

es muy cerrado de mollera he's very dense ( colloq), he's as thick as two short planks ( BrE colloq)

J

( Esp) ( Fin): [ S ] apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado luxury apartments, price guaranteed

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Del verbo cerrar: ( conjugate cerrar)

cerrado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cerrado
cerrar
cerrado
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ‹puerta/ventana/ojos/boca› closed, shut;

‹mejillones/almejas› closed;
‹sobre/carta› sealed;
‹ puño› clenched;
‹ cortinas› drawn, closed;
◊ estaba cerrado con llave it was locked

b) ‹ válvula› closed, shut off;

‹grifo/llave› turned off
2 ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut
3 ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed;
‹ curva› sharp
4 ‹acento/dialecto› broad
5 ‹ persona› ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative;
◊ está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change;

cerrado a influencias externas shut off from outside influence
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹puerta/ventana› to close, shut;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3
a) ‹ cuenta bancaria› to close

b) ‹caso/juicio› to close

c) ‹acuerdo/negociación› to finalize

d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end

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

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

◊ la puerta se cerró de golpe the door slammed shut

b) [ ojos] to close;

◊ se le cerraban los ojos his eyes were closing

c) [flor/almeja] to close up

d) [ herida] to heal (up)

2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrado,-a adjetivo
1 closed, shut
(recinto) enclosed ➣ Ver nota en cerrar
2 (intransigente) uncompromising, unyielding
(a las novedades, etc) narrow minded
3 (tímido) reserved
4 (un acento, una forma de hablar) broad
5 (curva) tight, sharp
6 (tupido) bushy
♦ Locuciones: a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiante
- cal
- cerrada
- concesión
- cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- defunción
- herméticamente
- reforma
- cuadrado
- estacionamiento
- mollera
- televisión
- tufo
English:
cliquey
- closed
- hermetically
- musty
- secure
- sharp
- shut
- small-minded
- to
- broad
- enclose
- insular
- loop
- narrow
- repair
- small
- stock
- unlock

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cerrado, -a

♦ participio
ver cerrar
♦ adj

1. [puerta, boca, tienda] closed, shut;
[con llave, pestillo] locked; [puño] clenched; [sobre] closed;
la botella no está bien cerrada the top of the bottle isn't on properly;

todos los grifos están cerrados all the Br taps o US faucets are (turned) off;

en esta habitación huele a cerrado this room smells stuffy;

la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked;

cerrado por obras/vacaciones [en letrero] closed for alterations/holidays;

cerrado los fines de semana [en letrero] closed at weekends

2. [curva] sharp, tight

3. [circuito] closed

4. [aplauso, ovación] rapturous

5. [lucha] bitter;

una cerrada lucha por el liderazgo a bitter leadership struggle

6. Ling [vocal] close

7. [acento, deje] broad, thick;

habla con un acento gallego cerrado she speaks with a broad o thick Galician accent

8. [mentalidad, sociedad] closed (a to);
tiene una actitud muy cerrada she has a very closed mentality;

es muy cerrado he's very narrow-minded;

está cerrado al cambio he is not open to change

9. [tiempo, cielo] overcast;

la noche era cerrada it was a dark night

10. [rodeado] surrounded;
[por montañas] walled in;
no se adaptan a espacios cerrados they aren't suited to living in confined spaces;

una terraza cerrada a glazed balcony

11. [vegetación, bosque] thick, dense;
[barba] thick
12. [poco claro, difícil] abstruse;

su estilo es muy cerrado his style is very abstruse

13. [introvertido, tímido] reserved;

le cuesta hacer amigos porque es muy cerrado he finds making friends difficult because he's very reserved

14. [estricto] strict;

el colegio tiene criterios muy cerrados de admisión the school has very strict entrance requirements

15. [torpe] dense, stupid;

es un poco cerrado, hay que explicarle todo varias veces he's rather dense o stupid, you have to explain everything to him over and over again;

Comp
Fam
ser cerrado de mollera to be thick in the head

16. [obstinado] obstinate, stubborn

♦ nm

fenced-in garden

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cerrado

adj

1 closed;

oler a cerrado smell stuffy

2 persona narrow-minded

3 ( tímido) introverted

4 cielo overcast

5 acento broad

6

:

curva cerrada tight curve

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cerrado, -da adj

1) : closed, shut

2) : thick, broad

tiene un acento cerrado: she has a thick accent

3) : cloudy, overcast

4) : quiet, reserved

5) : dense, stupid

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cerrado adj

1. (en general) closed / shut

la tienda está cerrada the shop's closed

2. (con llave) locked

la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked

3. (acento) broad

habla un andaluz cerrado he speaks with a broad Andalusian accent

4. (curva) sharp

no adelantes en una curva cerrada don't overtake on a sharp bend

5. (persona) reserved / shy [comp. shier o shyer; superl. shiest o shyest]

es muy cerrado he's very reserved

Spanish-English dictionary > cerrado
98 circuito cerrado

m.

closed circuit, closed loop, network.

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closed circuit

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closed circuit

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circuito cerrado
EL closed circuit

Spanish-English dictionary > circuito cerrado
99 recodo

m.

1 bend.

2 corner, bend in road.

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recodo

► nombre masculino

1 (de río) turn, twist; (de camino) bend

2 (recoveco) nook

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noun m.

loop, turn

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SM bend, turn

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masculino bend

en un recodo del camino — at a bend in the road

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masculino bend

en un recodo del camino — at a bend in the road

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recodo

masculine

bend

en un recodo del camino at a bend in the road

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recodo sustantivo masculino twist, bend
' recodo' also found in these entries:
English:
crook
- elbow
- twist

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recodo nm

bend

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recodo

m bend

* * *

recodo nm

: bend

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recodo n twist

Spanish-English dictionary > recodo
100 saetera

f.

1 loop-hole in turrets and old walls, through which fire-arms are discharged.

2 a small grated window in prisons.

3 small window.

4 embrasure.

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saetera

► nombre femenino

1 loophole, embrasure

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SF loophole

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saetero,-a
I adjetivo arrow, pertaining to arrows
II sustantivo masculino y femenino archer
saetera sustantivo femenino loophole

Spanish-English dictionary > saetera

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LOOP-Programme — sind Programme in der Programmiersprache LOOP, einer stark eingeschränkten, modellhaften Sprache, die nur die Formulierung von Additionen, Wertzuweisungen und endlich oft durchlaufenen Schleifen erlaubt. LOOP Programme spielen in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Loop-Berechenbarkeit — LOOP Programme sind Programme in der Programmiersprache LOOP, einer stark eingeschränkten, modellhaften Sprache, die nur die Formulierung von Additionen, Wertzuweisungen und endlich oft durchlaufenen Schleifen erlaubt. LOOP Programme spielen in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Loop-Programm — LOOP Programme sind Programme in der Programmiersprache LOOP, einer stark eingeschränkten, modellhaften Sprache, die nur die Formulierung von Additionen, Wertzuweisungen und endlich oft durchlaufenen Schleifen erlaubt. LOOP Programme spielen in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Loop (Programmiersprache) — LOOP Programme sind Programme in der Programmiersprache LOOP, einer stark eingeschränkten, modellhaften Sprache, die nur die Formulierung von Additionen, Wertzuweisungen und endlich oft durchlaufenen Schleifen erlaubt. LOOP Programme spielen in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Loop unwinding — Loop unwinding, also known as loop unrolling, is a loop transformation technique that attempts optimize a program s execution speed at the expense of its size.The goal of loop unwinding is to increase the programs speed by reducing (or… … Wikipedia
Loop nest optimization — (LNO) is a special case of loop transformation, dealing with nested loops, that allows large reductions in the cache bandwidth necessary for some common algorithms.Example: Matrix multiplyMany large mathematical operations on computers end up… … Wikipedia
Loop diuretic — Loop diuretics are diuretics that act on the ascending loop of Henle in the kidney. They are primarily used in medicine to treat hypertension and edema often due to congestive heart failure or renal insufficiency. Mechanism of action Loop… … Wikipedia
Loop tiling — Loop tiling, also known as loop blocking, strip mine and interchange, unroll and jam, or supernode partitioning, is a loop optimization used by compilers to make the execution of certain types of loops more efficient.Loop tiling partitions a loop … Wikipedia
LOOP Barcelona — LOOP – THE PLACE FOR VIDEOART LOVERS is the annual meeting point in Barcelona for video art lovers around the world. The platform takes the form of Festival + Fair + Conferences. The LOOP Festival present works of 800 artists to 200.000 visitors… … Wikipedia
Loop — (engl.: ‚Schleife‘ oder ‚Schlaufe‘) bezeichnet eine Universal Chess Interface Schachengine, siehe Loop (Schach). bei Druckwasserreaktoren einen Rohrleitungsstrang der Hauptkühlmittelleitung. in der Funktechnik eine Antennenbauweise, bei der die… … Deutsch Wikipedia

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