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1 albañil
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2 albañil
m.mason, bricklayer, construction worker, hard hat.* * *1 (de ladrillos) bricklayer; (en general) building worker* * *noun mf.mason, construction worker* * *SMF builder, construction worker* * ** * *= bricklayer, construction worker, builder.Ex. He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.Ex. Serious damage to the structural underpinnings of the library building meant that the library was off limits to everyone except construction workers.Ex. No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.* * ** * *= bricklayer, construction worker, builder.Ex: He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.
Ex: Serious damage to the structural underpinnings of the library building meant that the library was off limits to everyone except construction workers.Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.* * *(constructor) builder; (que coloca ladrillos) bricklayer* * *
albañil sustantivo masculino ( constructor) builder;
( que coloca ladrillos) bricklayer
albañil sustantivo masculino building worker
(que pone ladrillos) bricklayer
' albañil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tenaza
- tenazas
- apalabrar
- cincel
- paleta
- peón
English:
apron
- as
- bricklayer
- builder
- mason
- mate
- brick
- professionally
* * *albañil nmbricklayer* * *m bricklayer* * *albañil nmf: bricklayer, mason* * *albañil n1. (en general) builder2. (que pone ladrillos) bricklayer -
3 albańil
• bricklayer• mason• stonemason -
4 peón de albañil
building labourer (US laborer) -
5 peón albañil
(building) laborer** * *(building) laborer* -
6 cuchara de albańil
• trover• Troy -
7 nivel de albańil
• mason's level• plumb rule -
8 oficial de albańil
• master bricklayer -
9 paleta de albańil
• mason's trowel• trover• Troy -
10 peón de albańil
• bricklayer's laborer• hocus-pocus• hodge-podge• hodgepodge of inheritance• hoe -
11 maestro albañil
m.master mason. -
12 paleta
f.1 small shovel, small spade (pala pequeña).2 lollipop. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)3 trowel, mason's trowel.4 shoulder.5 palette, painter's palette, palette board.6 spatula.7 Popsicle, lolly, ice lolly.8 paddle, paddle of a waterwheel, blade of wheel.9 vane, blade of a turbine, blade, vane of a turbine.10 pallet.* * *1 (de pintor) palette2 (de albañil) trowel3 (de cocina) slice4 (de hélice etc) blade6 DEPORTE bat7 (pala) small shovel* * *1. SF1) [para cavar] small shovel, small spade; [de albañil] trowel; (Culin) [con ranuras] fish slice; (=plana) spatula; [para el fuego] fire shovel2) (Arte) palette3) (Téc) [de turbina] blade; [de noria] paddle, bucket; (=plataforma) pallet4) (Anat) shoulder blade5) LAm (=polo) ice lolly, popsicle (EEUU)6) LAm (=pala) wooden paddle for beating clothes7) LAm (Culin) topside of beef2.SM * (=albañil) building worker, brickie *paleto* * *1)a) ( de pintor) paletteb) ( de cocina) spatulac) ( de albañil) troweld) (Dep) ( de ping-pong) paddle, bat (BrE)2) (fam) ( diente) front tooth3) (Coc) shoulder; (Anat, Zool) (Andes) shoulder blade4) (Tec) ( de noria) paddle, blade; ( de ventilador) vane, blade5) (AmL) (Jueg) beach tennis6)a) (Andes, Méx) ( helado) Popsicle® (AmE), ice lolly (BrE)b) (Méx) ( dulce) lollipop* * *1)a) ( de pintor) paletteb) ( de cocina) spatulac) ( de albañil) troweld) (Dep) ( de ping-pong) paddle, bat (BrE)2) (fam) ( diente) front tooth3) (Coc) shoulder; (Anat, Zool) (Andes) shoulder blade4) (Tec) ( de noria) paddle, blade; ( de ventilador) vane, blade5) (AmL) (Jueg) beach tennis6)a) (Andes, Méx) ( helado) Popsicle® (AmE), ice lolly (BrE)b) (Méx) ( dulce) lollipop* * *paleta11 = paddle, pallet, pallet, trowel, bat.Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
Ex: The production machinery is interlinked by automatic handling devices (such as robots), automatic transfer systems (such as guided pallets) and communication lines.Ex: The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as lines set on curved rockers ( pallets).Ex: Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel, the word 'scapula' is thought to have come from the Greek "skaptein" meaning 'to dig'.Ex: Sometimes no matter what your self motivation is, or how hard you try it seems life is beating you with a bat.* barco de vapor con paletas = paddle-steamer.* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.* paleta de cricket = cricket bat.paleta22 = front tooth.Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.
* * *A1 (de pintor) palette2 (de cocina) spatula3 (de albañil) trowel5 ( RPl) (matamoscas) fly swatC ( Coc) shoulderF (Col, CS) (omóplato) shoulder bladeG* * *
paleta sustantivo femenino
1
( de cocina) spatula;
( de ventilador) blade;
( de albañil) trowel
(Jueg) (AmL) beach tennis
2 (fam) ( diente) front tooth
3 (Coc) shoulder;
(Anat, Zool) (Andes) shoulder blade
4
paleto,-a
I adj fam pey (comentario) uncouth, ignorant
(comportamiento) unsophisticated
(gusto) tasteless
II m,f fam pey peasant, country bumpkin
paleta sustantivo femenino
1 (de albañilería) trowel
2 (de artista) palette: es un pintor con una paleta muy colorista, he's a painter who uses a lot of bright colours
3 Dep (de pimpón) bat
' paleta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espátula
- matamoscas
English:
palette
- bat
- blade
- ice
- lollipop
- lolly
- Popsicle
- trowel
* * *paleta1 nf1. [pala pequeña] small shovel, small spade;[de albañil] trowel2. [en máquina] blade, vane3. [de pintor] palette;la paleta clara de los impresionistas the light palette of the impressionists4. [de frontón, ping-pong] bat, US paddle;jugar a las paletas [en la playa] to play beach tennis5. [para servir] fish slice6. [de remo, hélice] blade7. [diente] (upper) front tooth8. Informát palettepaleta flotante floating palette;paleta de herramientas tool palette9. Andes, CAm, Méx [pirulí] lollipop;Bol, Col, Perú [polo] Br ice lolly, US Popsicle® CSur, Ven [de vaca] shoulder♦ adjChile helpful♦ nmf* * *f1 PINT palette2 TÉC trowelice lollyfamI adj hick atr fam, provincialyokel fam* * *paleta nf1) : palette2) : trowel3) : spatula4) : blade, vane5) : paddle6) CA, Mex : lollipop, Popsicle* * *paleta n1. (de pintor) palette2. (de tenis de mesa) bat3. (de albañil) trowel -
13 peón
m.1 unskilled laborer, labourer, laborer, day laborer.2 pawn, chess pawn.3 farm-hand, ranch hand.4 top, spinning top.5 mine prop.* * *1 (trabajador) unskilled labourer (US laborer)2 (agrícola) farm hand, farm worker3 (en el ajedrez) pawn4 (peonza) top, spinning top\peón caminero road menderpeón de albañil building labourer (US laborer)* * *SM1) (Téc) labourer, laborer (EEUU); esp LAm (Agr) farm labourer, farmhand; (Taur) assistant; Méx (=aprendiz) apprentice; (=ayudante) assistantpeón caminero — navvy, roadmender
2) (Ajedrez) pawn3) (Mil, Hist) infantryman, foot-soldier4) (=peonza) spinning top5) (Mec) spindle, shaft* * *1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)* * *= hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex. But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.Ex. The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.Ex. School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.Ex. The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.Ex. So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.----* peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.* peón caminero = road worker.* * *1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)* * *= hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.Ex: School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.Ex: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.* peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.* peón caminero = road worker.* * *A1 ( Const) laborer*Compuestos:(bricklayer's) laborer*, building laborer*bullfighter's assistant ( who draws the bull to the picador)B ( Jueg)2 (trompo) spinning top* * *
peón sustantivo masculino
1 (Const) laborer( conjugate laborer);
(Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer( conjugate laborer), farm worker;
peón caminero road worker
2 ( en ajedrez) pawn;
( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)
peón sustantivo masculino
1 unskilled labourer o US laborer
2 Ajedrez pawn
' peón' also found in these entries:
English:
farmhand
- labourer
- pawn
- farm
- hand
- laborer
* * *peón nm1. [obrero] unskilled labourerTaurom peón de brega bullfighter's assistant;peón caminero roadworker, Br navvy2. [en granja] farmhand, farm worker3. [en ajedrez] pawn4. [peonza] (spinning) top* * *m1 en ajedrez pawn2 trabajador laborer, Brlabourer* * *1) : laborer, peon2) : pawn (in chess)* * *peón n1. (obrero) labourer2. (en ajedrez) pawn -
14 cuchara
f.1 spoon.cuchara de palo wooden spooncuchara sopera soup spoon2 spoonful (cucharada).3 tablespoon, spoon, dipper, scoop.4 landing net, small bag-shaped net for scooping a hooked fish into the boat.imperf.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Imperfect Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cuchar.* * *1 spoon\meter algo con cuchara a alguien familiar to drum something into somebodymeter cuchara familiar to butt incuchara de café teaspoon, coffee spooncuchara medidora measuring spooncuchara sopera soup spoon* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) [para comer] spooncon la cuchara grande esp LAm —
despacharse o servirse con la cuchara grande — to look after number one *
- meter la cuchara- soplar cuchara- soplar cuchara calientecuchara de café — coffee spoon, ≈ teaspoon
cuchara de servir — serving spoon, tablespoon
2) (Téc) scoop, bucket3) (=cucharón) ladle4) LAm (=llana) flat trowel5) CAm, Chile*6)militar de cuchara — * officer who has risen from the ranks, ranker
2.SMF Méx * (=carterista) pickpocket* * *1) spoonmeter (la) cuchara — (fam) ( en una conversación) to put one's oar in (colloq); ( en un asunto) to get in on the act (colloq)
meterle algo a alguien con cuchara — (fam) to spoon-feed somebody with something
recoger a alguien con cuchara: estoy para que me recojan con cuchara — I'm ready to drop (colloq)
2)a) ( de excavadora) bucketb) ( para pescar) spinner, spoonc) (RPl) ( de albañil) trowel* * *= spoon.Ex. The article is entitled 'Feeding with the spoon, or the effects of shelf classification of fiction on the loaning of fiction'.----* pico de cuchara = spoonbill.* * *1) spoonmeter (la) cuchara — (fam) ( en una conversación) to put one's oar in (colloq); ( en un asunto) to get in on the act (colloq)
meterle algo a alguien con cuchara — (fam) to spoon-feed somebody with something
recoger a alguien con cuchara: estoy para que me recojan con cuchara — I'm ready to drop (colloq)
2)a) ( de excavadora) bucketb) ( para pescar) spinner, spoonc) (RPl) ( de albañil) trowel* * *= spoon.Ex: The article is entitled 'Feeding with the spoon, or the effects of shelf classification of fiction on the loaning of fiction'.
* pico de cuchara = spoonbill.* * *A spoonmeter (la) cuchara ( fam) (en una conversación) to put o stick one's oar in ( colloq) (en un asunto) to get in on the act ( colloq)meterle algo a algn con cuchara ( fam); to spoon-feed sb with sthrecoger a algn con cuchara: estoy para que me recojan con cuchara I'm exhausted o ( colloq) I'm ready to dropCompuestos:● cuchara de palo or de maderawooden spoondessertspoontablespoon, serving spoon● cuchara sopera or de sopasoup spoonB1 (de una excavadora) bucket2 (para pescar) spinner, spoon3 ( RPl) (de albañil) trowel* * *
cuchara sustantivo femenino
spoon;
cuchara sopera or de sopa soup spoon
cuchara sustantivo femenino spoon
cuchara de postre, dessert spoon
cuchara de servir, serving spoon
cuchara sopera, soupspoon
Los diferentes tamaños de la cuchara se definen según su uso: teaspoon (cucharilla de té), coffeespoon (cucharilla de café), dessert spoon (cuchara para postres), soupspoon (cuchara sopera), tablespoon y serving spoon (cuchara para servir) y ladle (cucharón). Las cantidades contenidas se expresan añadiendo -ful: spoonful, teaspoonful, coffeespoonful, tablespoonful, etc.
' cuchara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cucharilla
- cucharón
- palo
- revolver
English:
dessertspoon
- dip
- finger
- ladle
- scoop
- scoop out
- soupspoon
- spoon
- spoon-feed
- tablespoon
- tablespoonful
- teaspoon
- teaspoonful
- measuring
- serving
- table
* * *cuchara nf1. [para comer] spoon;Fammeter la cuchara to stick one's oar incuchara de café coffee spoon;cuchara de madera wooden spoon;la cuchara de madera [en rugby] the wooden spoon;cuchara de palo wooden spoon;cuchara sopera soup spoon2. [cucharada] spoonful3. [de grúa, pala] bucket, scoop4. [ave] shoveler5. Am [de albañil] trowel* * *f1 spoon;meter su cuchara L.Am. fam stick one’s oar in fam2 L.Am. ( paleta) trowel* * *cuchara nf: spoon* * *cuchara n spoon -
15 cincel
m.chisel.* * *1 chisel* * *SM chisel* * *masculino (de escultor, albañil) chisel; ( de orfebre) graver* * *= chisel, cold chisel.Ex. The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as short lines or little flowers.Ex. Eventually he had to use a cold chisel to damage the seal sufficiently to prise it out.* * *masculino (de escultor, albañil) chisel; ( de orfebre) graver* * *= chisel, cold chisel.Ex: The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as short lines or little flowers.
Ex: Eventually he had to use a cold chisel to damage the seal sufficiently to prise it out.* * ** * *
cincel sustantivo masculino (de escultor, albañil) chisel;
( de orfebre) graver
cincel sustantivo masculino chisel
' cincel' also found in these entries:
English:
chisel
* * *cincel nmchisel* * *m chisel* * *cincel nm: chisel -
16 apalabrar
v.1 to make a verbal agreement regarding.2 to contract verbally.3 to make a verbal agreement on, to bespeak.* * *1 (concertar) to make a verbal agreement on2 (contratar) to engage verbally* * *1. VT1) (=convenir en) to agree to2) (=encargar) to bespeak; (=contratar) to engage2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivolo había apalabrado pero no llegué a firmar nada — it was all arranged o fixed but I never actually signed anything
2.ya tengo apalabrado a un albañil — (fam) I've already fixed up with a builder
apalabrarse v pronya me he apalabrado or ya estoy apalabrado — I've already said I'll do it
* * *1.verbo transitivolo había apalabrado pero no llegué a firmar nada — it was all arranged o fixed but I never actually signed anything
2.ya tengo apalabrado a un albañil — (fam) I've already fixed up with a builder
apalabrarse v pronya me he apalabrado or ya estoy apalabrado — I've already said I'll do it
* * *apalabrar [A1 ]vtésa ya está apalabrada that one's reserved for someone else o ( colloq) spoken forhabía apalabrado el alquiler de la casa she had come to an arrangement to rent the houselo había apalabrado pero no llegué a firmar nada it was all arranged o fixed but I never actually signed anythingya tengo apalabrado a un albañil para que empiece el lunes ( fam); I've already arranged with o fixed up with a builder who's going to start on Monday, I already have a builder who's agreed to start o who says he'll start on Mondayapalabraron la venta del campo en $25.000 they agreed on o fixed o arranged a price of $25,000 for the landse apalabraron para construirlo juntos they came to an arrangement to build it togetherya me he apalabrado or ya estoy apalabrado I've already given my word o said I'll do it* * *
apalabrar ( conjugate apalabrar) verbo transitivo:◊ lo había apalabrado pero no llegué a firmar nada it was all arranged o fixed but I never actually signed anything;
ya tengo apalabrado a un albañil (fam) I've already fixed up with a builder
apalabrar vtr (acordar verbalmente) to make a verbal agreement on
* * *apalabrar vtya tenemos la venta apalabrada we've got a verbal agreement on the sale;he apalabrado que venga a reparar la lavadora la semana que viene we've agreed he'll come and fix the washing machine next week;tengo apalabrada una pista para las siete I've got o booked a court for us at seven o'clock;no cumplió lo apalabrado she didn't do what she'd agreed to, she didn't do what she said she would* * *v/t agree (verbally) -
17 maestro
adj.master, main, principal.m.1 teacher, instructor, master, professor.2 maestro, conductor, orchestra conductor.3 primary teacher, primary school teacher.* * *► adjetivo1 (principal) master; (pared, viga) main, supporting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de primaria - hombre) schoolmaster; (- mujer) schoolmistress2 (instructor) teacher3 (experto) master■ es un maestro en el arte de mentir he is a master in the art of lying, he is a consummate liar4 (que alecciona) teacher1 (compositor) composer; (director) conductor■ ¡música, maestro! music, maestro!2 (de un oficio) master■ maestro albañil/carpintero master bricklayer/carpenter3 (en toros) matador\grandes maestros great mastersmaestro de ceremonias master of ceremoniesmaestro de escuela schoolteachermaestro de esgrima fencing master————————1 (compositor) composer; (director) conductor■ ¡música, maestro! music, maestro!2 (de un oficio) master■ maestro albañil/carpintero master bricklayer/carpenter3 (en toros) matador* * *1. (f. - maestra)adj.2. (f. - maestra)noun1) master2) teacher* * *maestro, -a1. SM / F1) (=profesor) teachermaestro/a de escuela — schoolteacher
2) [en un arte, un oficio] mastermaestro/a albañil — master mason
maestro/a de armas — fencing master
maestro/a de ceremonias — master of ceremonies
maestro/a de cocina — head chef
maestro/a de esgrima — fencing master
maestro/a de obras — foreman
2. SM1) (=autoridad) authorityel maestro de todos los medievalistas españoles — the greatest authority among the Spanish medievalists, the doyen of Spanish medievalists
2) esp LAm (=oficial) skilled workman, craftsman3) (Mús) maestroel maestro Falla — the great musician o composer Falla
¡música, maestro! — music, maestro!
"Los maestros cantores" — "The Mastersingers"
4) (Ajedrez) masterKasparov, uno de los grandes maestros — Kasparov, one of the grand masters
3. ADJ1) (Téc) (=principal) mainobra 2), b)llave maestra — master key, pass key
2) (Zool) [animal] trainedabeja, maestra* * *- tra masculino, femenino1)a) (Educ) teacher, schoolteacherb) (en un arte, disciplina)un maestro de las letras españolas — a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature
c) ( en un oficio) master (before n)d) (Chi) ( obrero) builder2) (Mús) maestro3) (Taur) matador4) ( en ajedrez) master5) maestro masculino (AmL) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * *- tra masculino, femenino1)a) (Educ) teacher, schoolteacherb) (en un arte, disciplina)un maestro de las letras españolas — a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature
c) ( en un oficio) master (before n)d) (Chi) ( obrero) builder2) (Mús) maestro3) (Taur) matador4) ( en ajedrez) master5) maestro masculino (AmL) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * *maestro11 = schoolmaster, teacher, schoolteacher, elementary schoolteacher, dominie, class teacher.Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.
Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.Ex: Elementary schoolteachers play an important part in the development of bibliographic skills.Ex: 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.Ex: Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.* maestro de ceremonias = master of ceremonies, toastmaster.* maestro de escuela = school teacher.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.maestro22 = master, masterly.Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.* lista maestra = master list.* llave maestra = skeleton key, master key.* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.* plan maestro = master plan.* * *masculine, feminineA1 ( Educ) teacher, schoolteacherla maestra/el maestro del pueblo the village schoolteacher, the village schoolmistress/schoolmaster ( BrE)la vida es la mejor maestra life is the best teacherno hay mejor maestra que la necesidad or la necesidad hace maestros necessity is the mother of invention2(en un arte, disciplina): es un consumado maestro de la danza española he is a master of Spanish danceel profesor Moreno, maestro de las letras españolas Professor Moreno, a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature3 (en un oficio) master ( before n)maestro panadero/carpintero master baker/carpenterCompuestos:fencing mastermaster of ceremonies● maestro de escuela, maestra de escuelamasculine, feminine school teachermaster builderB ( Mús) maestroC ( Taur) matadorD (en ajedrez) masterE¡hola maestro! hi buddy!, how are you doing, mate?* * *
maestro◊ - tra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
b) ( en un arte):
un maestro de las letras españolas a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature
2 (Mús) maestro
3 ( en ajedrez) master
maestro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Educ teacher, schoolteacher
2 (en un oficio) master: es un maestro de la diplomacia, he's a master of diplomacy
3 Mús maestro
II adjetivo
1 (excelente, destacado) master
obra maestra, masterpiece
2 (principal) main, master
llave maestra, master key
viga maestra, main beam
' maestro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maestra
- penitencia
- práctica
- pupilo
- riguroso
English:
master
- master plan
- schoolmaster
- schoolteacher
- teacher
- toastmaster
- as
- coup
- elementary
- keep
- practice
- school
* * *maestro, -a♦ adj1. [excelente] masterly;una obra maestra de la literatura universal one of the masterpieces of world literature2. [principal] main;llave maestra passkey, master key;viga maestra main beam♦ nm,f1. [profesor] teachermaestro de escuela schoolmaster, f schoolmistress; Col, RP maestra jardinera kindergarten o nursery school teacher3. [experto] master;un maestro de la cocina francesa a master of French cuisine4. [en oficio] master;maestro carpintero/albañil master carpenter/builder5. Mús maestromaestro de obras foreman7. Taurom matador♦ nmAm [apelativo] Br mate, US buddy;¿qué tal está, maestro? how's it going, Br mate o US buddy?;¿cuánto le debo, maestro? what do I owe you, Br mate o US buddy?* * *I adj master atrII m1 EDU teacher;maestro de preescolar kindergarten teacher2 en oficio master3 MÚS maestro* * *1) : masterly, skilled2) : chief, main3) : trainedun elefante maestro: a trained elephant1) : teacher (in grammar school)2) : expert, master3) : maestro* * *maestro n1. (profesor) teacher2. (experto) master -
18 pinche
adj.1 damn(informal). (Mexican Spanish)2 stingy, mean, cheapskate, miserly.3 despicable, horrible, abominable, contemptible.4 lousy, run-down, third-rate, crummy.f. & m.kitchen boy, (f) maid.m.kitchen boy, scullion.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: pinchar.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de cocina) kitchen assistant* * *1. ADJ1) Méx ** (=maldito) bloody **, lousy **3) CAm * (=tacaño) stingy, tight-fisted2. SMF1) [de cocina] kitchen hand, kitchen-boy3. SM1) And (=jamelgo) nag2) Cono Sur (=horquilla) hairpin, bobby pin (EEUU)* * *Ia) (AmL exc CS fam) (delante del n) ( maldito)pinche vida! — what a (lousy o rotten) life!
¿por qué no nos vamos de este pinche sitio? — let's get out of this damn place!
b) (Méx fam) ( de poca calidad) lousy (colloq); ( despreciable) horriblec) (AmC fam) ( tacaño) tightfisted (colloq)IImasculino y femeninoa) (Coc) kitchen assistantb) (Esp) ( en una oficina) office juniorc) (fam) ( de albañil) mate (colloq)III1) (Esp) (Jueg) ante, stake money2) (Chi) ( para el pelo) bobby pin (AmE), hairgrip (BrE)3) (Chi fam) ( persona)* * *= bus boy, bus person.Ex. However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also bus boys, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.Ex. The professions included auto mechanic, snack bar employee at a beach club, vegetable and fruit stand owner, bus person at a restaurant, meteorologist, and land surveyor.* * *Ia) (AmL exc CS fam) (delante del n) ( maldito)pinche vida! — what a (lousy o rotten) life!
¿por qué no nos vamos de este pinche sitio? — let's get out of this damn place!
b) (Méx fam) ( de poca calidad) lousy (colloq); ( despreciable) horriblec) (AmC fam) ( tacaño) tightfisted (colloq)IImasculino y femeninoa) (Coc) kitchen assistantb) (Esp) ( en una oficina) office juniorc) (fam) ( de albañil) mate (colloq)III1) (Esp) (Jueg) ante, stake money2) (Chi) ( para el pelo) bobby pin (AmE), hairgrip (BrE)3) (Chi fam) ( persona)* * *= bus boy, bus person.Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also bus boys, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.
Ex: The professions included auto mechanic, snack bar employee at a beach club, vegetable and fruit stand owner, bus person at a restaurant, meteorologist, and land surveyor.* * *1por unos pinches pesos for a few miserable o crummy o measly pesos ( colloq)¿por qué no nos vamos de este pinche sitio? let's get out of this damn place!1 ( Coc) kitchen porter, kitchen assistant2 (en una oficina) office junior* * *
Del verbo pinchar: ( conjugate pinchar)
pinché es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
pinche es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pinchar
pinche
pinchar ( conjugate pinchar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ rueda› to puncture
2 (fam) ( poner una inyección) to give … a shot (colloq)
3 ‹ teléfono› to tap, bug
4 (Inf) to click on
5 (Esp fam) ‹ discos› to play
verbo intransitivo
1 [ planta] to be prickly
2 (Auto) to get a flat (tire( conjugate tire)), get a puncture
3 (Chi fam) ( con el sexo opuesto) See Also→ ligar verbo intransitivo
pincharse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ persona] ( accidentalmente) to prick oneself;
( inyectarse) (fam) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)
2 [ rueda] to puncture;
[globo/balón] to burst;
pinche adjetivo
◊ ¡pinche vida! what a (lousy o rotten) life!;
por unos pinches pesos for a few measly pesos (colloq);
vámonos de este pinche lugar let's get out of this damn place!
( despreciable) horrible
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Coc) kitchen assistant
pinchar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con algo punzante) to prick
2 (un balón, globo, etc) to burst
3 (una rueda) to puncture
4 Med to give an injection [to]
5 (un teléfono, etc) to bug, tap
6 (discos) to play
7 (provocar) to needle, egg sb on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una planta, espina, etc) to prickle
2 Auto to get a flat tyre
♦ Locuciones: ni pinchar ni cortar, to cut no ice
pinche sustantivo masculino (de cocina) kitchen assistant
' pinche' also found in these entries:
English:
flub
- prick
- bloody
- bobby
- damn
- grip
- hair
- jab
- spike
* * *pinche1 nmf1. [de cocina] kitchen boy, f kitchen maidFigyo no sé nada, acá soy el pinche I don't know anything, I'm nobody round herepinche2 adjMéx Fam damn, Br bloody;¡ese pinche perro! that damn o Br bloody dog!;* * *1 m cook’s assistant2 adj2 C.Am., Méx ( tacaño) tight-fisted -
19 constructor
adj.construction.m.constructor, builder, constructer, erector.* * *► adjetivo1 construction, building► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de edificios) builder; (de barcos) shipbuilder\empresa constructora construction company, builders plural* * *(f. - constructora)noun* * *constructor, -a1.ADJ building, construction antes de s2.SM / F builderconstructor(a) cinematográfico(a) — set designer, set builder
* * *I- tora adjetivo building (before n), construction (before n)II- tora masculino, femeninoa) (Const) builder, building contractorb) constructora femenino construction company, building firm* * *= builder, constructor.Ex. No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.Ex. Thesaurofacet has caught the imagination of a number of other thesaurus constructors.----* constructor chapucero = jerry builder.* constructor de tejados = roofer.* constructor naval = shipbuilder.* empresa constructora = property developer.* * *I- tora adjetivo building (before n), construction (before n)II- tora masculino, femeninoa) (Const) builder, building contractorb) constructora femenino construction company, building firm* * *= builder, constructor.Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.
Ex: Thesaurofacet has caught the imagination of a number of other thesaurus constructors.* constructor chapucero = jerry builder.* constructor de tejados = roofer.* constructor naval = shipbuilder.* empresa constructora = property developer.* * *empresa or sociedad constructora construction companymasculine, feminine1 ( Const) builder, building contractor2 (de coches) manufacturer3constructora feminine construction company, building firm* * *
constructor◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino
b)◊ constructora sustantivo femenino
construction company, building firm
constructor,-ora
I adjetivo building, construction: la empresa constructora atenderá sus quejas, the construction company will deal with your complaints
II sustantivo masculino y femenino builder: llama al constructor a ver si puede venir, call the builder and find out if he can come
III sustantivo femenino building firm, construction company: ya han llegado los de la constructora, people from the construction company have already arrived
' constructor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constructora
- albañil
- materialista
English:
builder
* * *constructor, -ora♦ adjbuilding, construction;empresa constructora construction company o firm, building company♦ nm,f1. [de edificios] builder2. [de automóviles, aeronaves] maker, manufacturer;* * *m, constructora f builder* * *constructor, - tora n: builder* * *constructor n builder -
20 contratación
f.1 deal, contract.2 hiring.3 preparation of a contract.* * *1 (contrato - obrero) hiring; (- empleado) engagement* * *SF1) [de albañil, fontanero] hiring; [de abogado] hiring, contracting frm; [de empleado] recruitmentse ha prohibido la contratación de jugadores extranjeros — the signing of foreign players has been banned
este año ha habido diez mil nuevas contrataciones — this year there have been ten thousand new contracts
2) [de vehículo, servicio] hiring, hire* * *a) (de personal, servicio) contracting, hiringb) ( en la bolsa) transactions (pl), trading* * *= appointment, hiring, recruitment.Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.Ex. About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.Ex. For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.----* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas = lateral hiring.* contratación de seguros = insurance broking.* contratación fija = tenure.* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* * *a) (de personal, servicio) contracting, hiringb) ( en la bolsa) transactions (pl), trading* * *= appointment, hiring, recruitment.Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas = lateral hiring.* contratación de seguros = insurance broking.* contratación fija = tenure.* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* * *1 (de personal, un servicio) contracting, hiringlos problemas que presenta la contratación de personal extranjero problems which arise when contracting o hiring o taking on foreign workers2 (en la bolsa) transactions (pl), trading* * *
contratación sustantivo femenino hiring, contracting: se hace imprescindible la contratación de al menos cien bomberos, at least one hundred firemen must be urgently hired
' contratación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flete
English:
recruitment
- trading
* * *contratación nf1. [de personal] hiring;es urgente la contratación de un abogado we urgently need to hire a lawyer;la ley contempla diferentes modalidades de contratación the law provides o allows for different forms of recruitment;ha bajado la contratación indefinida the number of (people in) permanent jobs has gone down;una empresa de contratación artística a theatrical agency2. [de servicio, mercancías] [de hotel] hiring;[de vuelo] chartering contratación de obras (building) contracting* * *f1 de trabajadores hiring, recruitment2:contratación bursátil trading
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albañil — sustantivo masculino,f. 1. Persona que trabaja por oficio en la construcción: El albañil está obligado a llevar casco en la obra … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
albañil — (Del ár. hisp. albanní, y este del ár. clás. bannā ; cf. port. alvanel). m. Maestro u oficial de albañilería. ☛ V. nivel de albañil … Diccionario de la lengua española
Albañil — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al autor … Wikipedia Español
albañil — (Del ár. al banna , albañil < bana, edificar.) ► sustantivo masculino CONSTRUCCIÓN, OFICIOS Y PROFESIONES Persona que por oficio se dedica a la construcción: ■ contrató a varios albañiles para reparar la casa. * * * albañil (del ár. and.… … Enciclopedia Universal
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albañil — (m) (Intermedio) persona empleada en la construcción de edificios Ejemplos: Esta empresa busca albañiles con experiencia. Un albañil nos reformó el salón. Sinónimos: obrero … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
albañil — s m Trabajador manual que se dedica a la construcción de casas y edificios haciendo paredes, obras de drenaje, etcétera … Español en México
albañil — cf. (afines) alondra … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
albañil — sustantivo masculino obrero (de villa), peón. * * * Sinónimos: ■ alarife, operario, obrero … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
albañil — m. Maestro u oficial de albañilería … Diccionario Castellano
El albañil borracho — Francisco de Goya, 1786 1787 … Wikipedia Español