darse el pico

se sentó en el pico de la cama — he sat on the edge o corner of the bed

tiene 50 libros y pico — he has 50-odd books o over 50 books

¡cierra el pico! — shut your trap! *, shut up! *

cierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)

estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)

ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)

tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)

el acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away

tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)

son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two

son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)

salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)

cierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)

estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)

ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)

tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)

el acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away

tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)

son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two

son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)

salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)

Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.

Ex: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.

Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

los pájaros han picado toda la fruta — the birds have pecked holes in o pecked (at) all the fruit

picar el anzuelo — (lit) to take o swallow the bait; (fig) to rise to the bait, fall for it *

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

lo que dijiste lo picó en su amor propio — what you said wounded o hurt his pride

llevo todo el día picando — I've been nibbling o snacking all day

ha picado mucha gente — a lot of people have fallen for it *

esta salsa sí que pica — this sauce is really hot o spicy

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

¿qué te pica? — (lit) where does it itch?; (fig) what's got into you?, what's eating you? (EEUU)

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

picar alto — to aim high

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

picar alto — to aim high

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo