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s. Anat. Chukcha. || Cabello negro: yana chukcha. || Cabello blanco: yuraq chukcha. || Cabello rubio: p'aqo chukcha. || Cabello castaño: ch'unpi chukcha. || Cabello largo: su ni chukcha || Cabello corto: huch'uy chukcha. || Cabello ensortijado: k'uspa chukcha. || Cabello chascoso: ch'iri chukcha. || Cabello cerdoso: suphu chukcha || cabello greñoso: t'anpachukcha. || Cabello apermasado: t'arqe chukcha. || Cabello desgreñado: t'iski chukcha. Bol: chukcha. Ec: akcha. -
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1. adj1) длинныйfilm de largo metraje — полнометражный фильмcaer a la largo — а растянуться во весь рост2) щедрый, великодушный3) обильный, богатый4) широкий, обширный5) быстрый, расторопныйeste hombre es largo en trabajar — этот человек быстро работает6) pl продолжительный, долгий7) долгий (о слоге, звуке)8) мор. ослабленный, отпущенный, выпущенный2. m1) длина, протяжённость2) муз. ларго ( темп и произведение)3. advобильно, пространно- a la larga - a lo largo - de largo••a largo de costa loc. adv. — вдоль берегаa lo más largo loc. adv. — самое большееde largo a largo loc. adv. — из конца в конецdar cinco de largo — пересечь линию ( в игре в кегли)hablaron largo y tendido — они долго и нудно говорили¡largo!, ¡largo de ahí (de aquí)! — вон!, вон отсюда! -
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1. adj1) длинный2) щедрый, великодушный3) обильный, богатый4) широкий, обширный5) быстрый, расторопный6) pl продолжительный, долгий7) долгий (о слоге, звуке)8) мор. ослабленный, отпущенный, выпущенный10) воен. длинный, маршевый ( о шаге)2. m1) длина, протяжённость2) муз. ларго ( темп и произведение)3. advобильно, пространно- a lo largo
- de largo••a largo de costa loc. adv. — вдоль берега
a lo más largo loc. adv. — самое большее
de largo a largo loc. adv. — из конца в конец
por largo loc. adv. — подробно, детально
largo y tendido разг. — излишне пространно
¡largo!, ¡largo de ahí (de aquí)! — вон!, вон отсюда!
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5 La mujer tiene largo el cabello y corto el entendimiento
Frauen haben lange Haare und einen kurzen Verstand.Proverbios, refranes y dichos españoles con sus equivalencias en alemán > La mujer tiene largo el cabello y corto el entendimiento
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м.ко́нский во́лос — crin fрасти́тельный во́лос — crin vegetalвью́щиеся во́лосы — cabellos rizadosседы́е во́лосы — cabellos blancos (canosos), canas f plкурча́вые во́лосы — cabello crespoс дли́нными во́лоса́ми — de cabello largo; crinado (poét.)с распу́щенными во́лоса́ми — desgreñado, en cabellosрасчесывать во́лосы — crinar vtпригла́живать во́лосы — hacer el peloраспусти́ть во́лосы — soltarse el pelo••во́лосы стано́вятся ды́бом — los cabellos (pelos) se ponen de punta, el pelo se erizaэ́то притя́нуто за́ во́лосы — esto está traído por los pelosрвать на себе́ во́лосы — tirarse de los pelosни на́ во́лос разг. — ni un pelo -
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8 pelo
m.1 hair (cabello).la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair2 fur.3 down.4 nap.5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.6 head of hair, tresses.7 thrix.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pelar.* * *1 hair2 (de animal) coat, fur3 familiar bit\caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for itcon pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detailde medio pelo second-rateestar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince wordsno tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's foolno verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebodyponer los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on endpor los pelos by the skin of one's teethser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real mansoltarse el pelo to let one's hair downtocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebodytomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's legvenir al pelo familiar to be just the thingpelo de camello camelhair* * *noun m.1) hair2) fur3) pile* * *SM1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pilepelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)
3) [de reloj] hairspring4) [de diamante] flaw5) (=grieta) hairline crack6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade7)a pelo * —
cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback
hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex
está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on
ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked
pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey
al pelo * —
te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove
caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —
¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!
con estos pelos * —
¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!
así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off
punta 1., 2)pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam
8)un pelo * (=un poco) —
no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring
no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch
* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.----* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hairtengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cuttiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hairtiene mucho pelo he has really thick hairsiempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o looseme encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soupla falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirtel dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I needcaérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his haircomo te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detaillo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of himde medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-ratele regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ringno tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his wordsno tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for agesya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any moreponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o maduna película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling moviepor los pelos ( fam); only justse libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrestedaprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)por un pelo ( AmL); justme salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few secondspor un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in timese me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on endse me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on endtirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetchedtirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sbtomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your legme están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the datetraído por or de los pelos farfetchedel argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetchedB ( fam)no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inchno quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inchte queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for youel gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the housela perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairsun perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dogmontar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride barebackCompuestos:camelhairangora, angora woolelephant hairD (de una alfombra) pileuna alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpeteste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
peló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;
llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);
( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer
* * *pelo nm1. [cabello] hair;hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;Méx Famde pelos [muy bien] great;Chile Famechar el pelo to chill;Famestar hasta los pelos to be fed up;así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;de medio pelo second-rate;Famte voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;CSur Famponer a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;con pelos y señales with all the details;no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;Fam¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;[de perro, caballo] coat; Fampresentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;Esp muy Famfollar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair3. [de melocotón] down4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;[de alfombra] pile;pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all* * *mtiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;por un pelo just, barely;los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam2 de animal fur;montar a pelo ride bareback;tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;con pelos y señales in minute detail;hombre de pelo en pecho real man;(ni) un pelo not at all;no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam* * *pelo nm1) : hair2) : fur3) : pile, nap4)a pelo : bareback5)con pelos y señales : in great detail6)no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt7)tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg* * *pelo n1. (en general) hair2. (de animal) fur -
9 caída
f.1 fall, collapse, downfall, downturn.2 wipe-out.3 prolapse, ptosis, drooping, lapsus.past part.past participle of spanish verb: caer.* * *1 (acción de caer) fall, falling2 (pérdida) loss3 (de precios, temperatura) fall, drop4 (de un terreno) slope5 (del sol) setting6 (de tejidos) body, hang8 figurado downfall, fall\a la caída del sol at sunsetcaída de ojos demure lookcaída libre free fall* * *noun f.1) fall2) drop3) collapse4) loss* * *SF1) (=accidente) fall; [de caballo] fall, tumble•
sufrir una caída — to have a fall, take a tumbledurante un campeonato regional, sufrió una grave caída del caballo — during a regional championship, he had a bad fall o tumble off his horse
caída de cabeza, sufrir una caída de cabeza — to fall headfirst, take a header *
2) [de gobierno, imperio] fall, collapse; [de un gobernante] downfallla caída del Muro de Berlín — the collapse o fall of the Berlin Wall
3) (=pérdida) [de cabello, dientes] loss4) (Dep)caída al vacío, caída libre — free fall
5) (=descenso) [de precios, ventas] fall, drop; [de divisa] fallla espectacular caída de precios afectó con gran dureza a numerosas economías — many economies were hard hit by the dramatic fall o drop in prices
el gobierno está decidido a frenar la caída de la libra — the government is determined to curb the fall of the pound
caída de tensión — (Med) drop in blood pressure; (Elec) drop in voltage
el banco intervino para evitar la caída en picado del dólar — the bank intervened to stop the dollar taking a nose-dive o plummeting
6)7) (=desprendimiento) fallhabía una continua caída de piedras desde la cima de la montaña — rocks fell continuously from the top of the mountain
8) (=inclinación) [de terreno] slope; [brusco] drop9) [de tela, ropa] hangcaída de ojos, tenía una caída de ojos entre coqueta y malvada — the way she lowered her eyes was somewhere between coquettish and wicked
10) (Rel)11)12) pl caídasa) * (=golpes) witty remarks¡qué caídas tiene! — isn't he witty?
b) (=lana) low-grade wool sing* * *1) ( accidente) fallsufrir una caída — persona to have a fall
2) ( del cabello)3) (de tela, falda)4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire
5) ( descenso) fall, drop6)a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk
7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop* * *= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.----* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.* caída de la tarde = sundown.* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* caída del sistema = system crash.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* caída libre = free fall.* en caída = flowing.* * *1) ( accidente) fallsufrir una caída — persona to have a fall
2) ( del cabello)3) (de tela, falda)4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire
5) ( descenso) fall, drop6)a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk
7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop* * *= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.* caída de la tarde = sundown.* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* caída del sistema = system crash.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* caída libre = free fall.* en caída = flowing.* * *A (accidente) fallsufrir una caída «persona» to have a fallha sufrido varias caídas y no se ha roto it's fallen on the floor/it's been dropped several times without breakingfue una mala caída it was a nasty fall, he took a nasty tumble ( colloq)Compuestos:hacerle una caída de ojos a algn to flutter one's eyelids at sbfree fallB(del cabello): un tratamiento contra la caída del cabello a treatment to prevent hair lossC(de una tela, falda): para esta falda se necesita una tela con más caída you need a heavier material for this skirttiene muy buena caída it hangs very wellD1 (de un gobierno) fall; (de una ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire2E (descenso) fall, dropla caída del dólar/del precio del petróleo the fall in the dollar/in the price of oilse ha producido una caída de las exportaciones/la demanda there has been a fall o drop in exports/demandla caída de la temperatura the drop in temperatureuna caída de voltaje or tensión a drop in voltageCompuesto:waterfallFa la caída del sol or de la tarde at sunset, at duskG1 (del terreno) slope; (más pronunciada) drop2 (de un techo) slope, pitch; (de una superficie) slope, dropH ( Náut) (de un palo, mástil) rake* * *
caída sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) fall;
caída libre free fall;
la caída del gobierno the fall of the government;
la caída del cabello hair loss
2 (de tela, falda):
tiene buena caída it hangs well
3 ( descenso) caída de algo ‹del dólar/de los precios/de la demanda› fall in sth;
‹de temperatura/voltaje› drop in sth;
caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen
caída sustantivo femenino
1 fall
la caída del muro de Berlín, the fall of the Berlin wall
2 (del pelo, los dientes) loss
3 (de los precios) drop
4 (de un tejido) es una tela con poca caída, it's a fabric that hangs badly
5 Pol downfall, collapse
6 (salto de agua) waterfall, cascade
' caída' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capa
- convalecer
- escalabrarse
- patinazo
- precipitarse
- aparatoso
- malo
- pique
- revolcón
English:
break
- collapse
- cushion
- downfall
- drape
- fall
- free fall
- inflamed
- rise
- sheer
- sky-dive
- sky-diver
- tumble
- descent
- dip
- doldrums
- down
- drop
- sky
- slump
- sun
- wind
* * *caída nf1. [de persona] fall;sufrir una caída to have a fall;se rompió la cadera por una mala caída he fell badly and broke his hip2. [de hojas, lluvia, nieve] fall;[de diente, pelo] loss;en la época de la caída de la hoja when the leaves fall off the trees;RP Famser la caída de la estantería to be out of this worldcaída de agua waterfall;caída libre free fall;caída de ojos: [m5] tiene una atractiva caída de ojos she has an attractive way of lowering her eyelashes;caída en picado [de avión] crash dive3. [de imperio, ciudad, dictador] fall;la caída del Imperio Romano the fall of the Roman Empire;la caída del muro (de Berlín) the fall of the Berlin Wall4. [de paro, precios] drop (de in);se espera una caída de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to drop;se ha registrado una caída del desempleo there has been a fall in unemployment, unemployment has gone downcaída en picado [de la economía] free fall; [de precios] nose-dive;caída de tensión voltage dropa la caída de la tarde at nightfall7. [de tela, vestido] drape10. [en golf] break* * *f fall;a la caída del sol at sunset;a la caída de la tarde at sunset;caída del gobierno fall of the government;caída del pelo hair loss* * *caída nf1) baja, descenso: fall, drop2) : collapse, downfall* * *caída n fall -
10 mechudo
adj.shaggy-haired, shaggy.m.mop, scourer, swab.* * *ADJ LAm tousled, unkempt* * *- da adjetivoa) (Méx fam) ( con el cabello en desorden)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( melenudo) long-haired* * *- da adjetivoa) (Méx fam) ( con el cabello en desorden)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( melenudo) long-haired* * *1( Méx fam) (con el cabello en desorden): andas muy mechuda your hair looks an absolute mess ( colloq)masculine, feminineA ( Col fam) (peludo) ( masculine) long-haired man ( o boy etc); ( feminine) long-haired woman ( o girl etc)B* * *mechudo, -a Fam♦ adjAm [de pelo largo] long-haired; [despeinado] dishevelled;no vayas así, tan mechudo don't go like that, with your hair in such a mess♦ nmMéx mop♦ nm,fAm long-haired man, f long-haired woman -
11 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
•
caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
7)•
caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
•
caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
•
caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
•
caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
•
caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
•
caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
•
caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
12 liso
adj.1 smooth, even, uniform, sleek.2 flat.3 glabrous, leave.4 rude.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lisar.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin desigualdades) smooth, even2 (sin desniveles) flat3 (sin arrugas) smooth4 (pelo) straight5 (color) plain\lisa y llanamente purely and simply* * *(f. - lisa)adj.1) smooth2) even3) flat4) plain5) straight* * *1. ADJ1) [terreno, superficie] smooth, even; [neumático] bald2) [pelo] straight3) [mar] calm4) (Dep)5) (=sin adornos) plain, unadorned; (=de un solo color) plain7) LAm * (=descarado) fresh *, cheeky, sassy (EEUU)8) * (=de poco pecho) flat-chested2.SM Cono Sur tall beer glasslisa* * *- sa adjetivolos 200 metros lisos — (Esp) the 200 meter sprint
2) ( sin dibujos) plainliso y llano — plain and simple; llanamente
3) (fam) < mujer> flat-chested4) (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)* * *= flat [flatter -comp., flattest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.].Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex. The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.----* cabello liso = straight hair.* estómago liso = flat stomach.* pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.* pelo liso = straight hair.* * *- sa adjetivolos 200 metros lisos — (Esp) the 200 meter sprint
2) ( sin dibujos) plainliso y llano — plain and simple; llanamente
3) (fam) < mujer> flat-chested4) (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)* * *= flat [flatter -comp., flattest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.].Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.* cabello liso = straight hair.* estómago liso = flat stomach.* pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.* pelo liso = straight hair.* * *liso -saA1 ‹piel/superficie› smooth2 ‹pelo› straight3 ‹terreno› flatcarrera de 200 metros lisos ( Esp); 200 meter sprint o raceB (sin dibujos) plainun diseño geométrico sobre un fondo liso a geometrical pattern on a plain backgrounduna falda verde, lisa a plain, green skirtliso y llano plain and simpleC ( fam); ‹mujer› flat-chested* * *
liso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹piel/superficie› smooth;
‹ pelo› straight;
‹ terreno› flat
2 ( sin dibujos) plain
3 (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)
liso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (textura) smooth, even
2 (sin rizos, sin pliegues) straight
3 (sin estampar) plain
4 Dep corre los doscientos metros lisos, he runs the two hundred metres sprint
5 LAm (descarado) rude
II adverbio lisa y llanamente, purely and simply
' liso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lisa
- lisura
- suave
- pelo
English:
even
- flat
- pancake
- plain
- smooth
- straight
- unruffled
* * *liso, -a♦ adj1. [llano] flat;[sin asperezas] smooth; Esplos 400 metros lisos the 400 metres;lisa y llanamente quite simply;hablando lisa y llanamente to put it plainly2. [no estampado] plain;una tela lisa a plain fabric3. [pelo] straight4. [mujer] flat-chested♦ nm,fAndes, CAm, Ven cheeky person;es un liso he's so cheeky* * *adj1 smooth2 terreno flat;cien metros lisos DEP one hundred meter sprint, one hundred meters3 pelo straightlisa y llanamente plainly and simply* * *liso, -sa adj1) : smooth2) : flat3) : straightpelo liso: straight hair4) : plain, unadornedliso y llano: plain and simple* * *liso adj2. (pelo) straightlleva el pelo liso y largo she's got long, straight hair3. (color) plain -
13 cuerpo
m.1 body.a cuerpo without a coat onde cuerpo entero full-length (retrato, espejo)en cuerpo y alma body and soulluchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-handde cuerpo presente (lying) in statetomar cuerpo to take shapevivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!cuerpo celeste heavenly bodycuerpo extraño foreign bodyel cuerpo humano the human body2 main body (parte principal).3 thickness (consistencia).mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickensel proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape4 corps.cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corpscuerpo de policía police force5 section (parte de armario, edificio).6 point (Imprenta) (de letra).7 corpus, body, main section of a bodily part, main section of an organism.8 mass of tissue, corpus.* * *1 ANATOMÍA body2 (constitución) build4 (tronco) trunk5 (grupo) body, force, corps6 (cadáver) corpse, body7 (parte) section, part; (parte principal) main part, main body8 QUÍMICA substance9 FÍSICA body10 (vino, tela, etc) body11 DEPORTE length\a cuerpo descubierto defenceless (US defenseless)cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-handde cuerpo entero full-lengthen cuerpo y alma figurado heart and soul, body and soulestar de cuerpo presente to lie in statehacer de cuerpo eufemístico to relieve oneselfno tener nada en el cuerpo to have an empty stomachtener buen cuerpo to have a good figuretomar cuerpo figurado to take shapecuerpo de baile corps de balletcuerpo del delito DERECHO evidence, corpus delicticuerpo diplomático diplomatic corpscuerpo legislativo legislative bodycuerpo geométrico regular solidcuerpos celestes heavenly bodies* * *noun m.1) body2) corps* * *SM1) (Anat) bodyme dolía todo el cuerpo — my body was aching all over, I was aching all over
cuerpo a cuerpo —
un cuerpo a cuerpo entre los dos políticos — a head-on o head-to-head confrontation between the two politicians
•
cuerpo serrano — hum body to die for•
¡cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground!dar con el cuerpo en tierra — to fall down, fall to the ground
a cuerpo gentil —
a cuerpo de rey —
hurtó el cuerpo y eludió a sus vecinos — he sneaked off o away and avoided his neighbours
pedirle a algn algo el cuerpo —
hice lo que en ese momento me pedía el cuerpo — I did what my body was telling me to do at that moment
2) (=cadáver) body, corpseencontraron el cuerpo entre los matorrales — they found the body o corpse in the bushes
de cuerpo presente: su marido aún estaba de cuerpo presente — her husband had not yet been buried
funeral de cuerpo presente — funeral service, funeral
3) (=grupo)cuerpo de bomberos — fire brigade, fire department (EEUU)
4) (=parte) [de mueble] section, part; [de un vestido] bodice; (=parte principal) main body5) (=objeto) body, object6) (=consistencia) [de vino] body•
dar cuerpo a algo, el suavizante que da cuerpo a su cabello — the conditioner that gives your hair bodysugirieron varios puntos para dar cuerpo al proyecto — they suggested several points to round out o give more substance to the project
7) (Tip) [de letra] point, point size* * *1)a) (Anat) bodytenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)
a cuerpo de rey — (fam)
a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)
echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink
pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)
sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody
sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something
b) ( cadáver) body, corpseencontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)
c) ( tronco) body2) (Equ) length3)a) ( parte principal) main bodyb) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body6) (consistencia, densidad) bodydar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape
* * *= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.Ex. But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex. Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.Ex. A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.Ex. Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.Ex. Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.----* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.* dar cuerpo = give + substance.* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* del cuerpo = body.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.* miembro del cuerpo = limb.* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* * *1)a) (Anat) bodytenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)
a cuerpo de rey — (fam)
a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)
echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink
pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)
sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody
sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something
b) ( cadáver) body, corpseencontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)
c) ( tronco) body2) (Equ) length3)a) ( parte principal) main bodyb) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body6) (consistencia, densidad) bodydar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape
* * *= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.Ex: But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex: Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.Ex: A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.* dar cuerpo = give + substance.* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* del cuerpo = body.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.* miembro del cuerpo = limb.* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) bodyle dolía todo el cuerpo his whole body achedes de cuerpo muy menudo she's very slightly built o she has a very slight buildun retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero a full-length portrait/mirrornos atendieron a cuerpo de rey they treated us like royalty, they gave us real V.I.P. treatment ( colloq)cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-handen un combate cuerpo a cuerpo in hand-to-hand combatdárselo a algn el cuerpo ( fam): me lo daba el cuerpo que algo había ocurrido I had a feeling that something had happenedecharse algo al cuerpo ( fam); ‹comida› to have sth to eat;‹bebida› to have sth to drink, knock sth back ( colloq)en cuerpo y alma ( fam); wholeheartedlyhurtarle el cuerpo a algo to dodge sthlogró hurtarle el cuerpo al golpe she managed to dodge the blowel cuerpo le pedía un descanso he felt he had to have a rest, his body was crying out for a restpintar or retratar a algn de cuerpo entero: en pocas líneas pinta al personaje de cuerpo entero in a few lines she gives you a complete picture of what the character is likeeso lo pinta de cuerpo entero that shows him in his true colors, that shows him for what he issacar(le) el cuerpo a algo ( AmL fam) (a un trabajo) to get out of sth; (a una responsabilidad) to evade o shirk sth2 (cadáver) body, corpseallí encontraron su cuerpo sin vida ( frml); his lifeless body was found there3 (tronco) bodyCompuesto:corpus delictiganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja she won by three lengthsC1 (parte principal) main body2 (de un mueble) part; (de un edificio) sectionun armario de dos cuerpos a double wardrobe1 (de personas) bodyse negaron a hacer declaraciones como cuerpo they refused to make any statement as a body o groupsu separación del cuerpo his dismissal from the force ( o service etc)2 (de ideas, normas) bodyCompuestos:corps de balletbody of teachingbody of lawspeace corpspolice forcesecurity corpsdiplomatic corpselectoratelegislative bodymedical corpsE ( Fís)1 (objeto) body, object2 (sustancia) substanceCompuestos:heavenly bodycompoundforeign bodygeometric shape o figureelementF (consistencia, densidad) bodyuna tela de mucho cuerpo a heavy clothun vino de mucho cuerpo a full-bodied winele da cuerpo al pelo it gives the hair bodydar/tomar cuerpo: la escultura iba tomando cuerpo the sculpture was taking shapehay que dar cuerpo legal a estas asociaciones we have to give legal status to these organizationsG ( Impr) point size* * *
cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1a) (Anat) body;
retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero full-length portrait/mirror;
cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand
2 (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body;
cuerpo de policía police force;
cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps
3 (consistencia, densidad) body;
‹ vino› full-bodied
cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1 body
2 (humano) body, (tronco humano) trunk
3 (cadáver) corpse
4 (de un edificio o mueble) section, part
un armario de tres cuerpos, a wardrobe with three sections
(de un libro, una doctrina) body
5 (grupo) corps, force
cuerpo de bomberos, fire brigade
cuerpo diplomático, diplomatic corps
♦ Locuciones: figurado tomar cuerpo, to take shape
a cuerpo de rey, like a king
cuerpo a cuerpo, hand-to-hand
de cuerpo entero, full-length
de cuerpo presente, lying in state
un retrato de medio cuerpo, a half portrait
' cuerpo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargarse
- adormecerse
- apéndice
- caída
- caído
- cd
- deformar
- deformarse
- delito
- derecha
- derecho
- desnuda
- desnudo
- dilatar
- dilatarse
- diplomática
- diplomático
- el
- encima
- encoger
- extraña
- extraño
- grasa
- guardia
- holgada
- holgado
- inclinación
- interfecta
- interfecto
- línea
- llaga
- lugar
- perecedera
- perecedero
- proporcionada
- proporcionado
- quiebro
- rebanar
- reclinar
- silueta
- titilar
- vaivén
- volverse
- abotagado
- asamblea
- bola
- bombero
- bulto
- cana
- carga
English:
attitude
- bar
- beauty spot
- bodice
- body
- bow
- bruise
- corps
- decay
- diplomatic corps
- figure
- fire brigade
- fire department
- force
- full-length
- hair
- legislative
- over
- police force
- position
- proportionate
- their
- tingly
- carcass
- department
- faculty
- fellow
- fire
- foreign
- full
- length
- profession
- riddle
- rigor mortis
- wash
* * *cuerpo nm1. [objeto material] bodyAstron cuerpo celeste heavenly body; Quím cuerpo compuesto compound;cuerpo extraño foreign body;Náut cuerpo muerto mooring buoy; Fís cuerpo negro black body; Quím cuerpo simple element2. [de persona, animal] body;el cuerpo humano the human body;tiene un cuerpo estupendo he's got a great body;¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!;luchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-hand;de medio cuerpo [retrato, espejo] half-length;de cuerpo entero [retrato, espejo] full-length;Fama cuerpo (gentil) without a coat on;a cuerpo descubierto o [m5]limpio: se enfrentaron a cuerpo descubierto o [m5] limpio they fought each other hand-to-hand;dar con el cuerpo en la tierra to fall down;Famdejar mal cuerpo: la comida le dejó muy mal cuerpo the meal disagreed with him;la discusión con mi padre me dejó muy mal cuerpo the argument with my father left a bad taste in my mouth;en cuerpo y alma: se dedicó en cuerpo y alma a ayudar a los necesitados he devoted himself body and soul to helping the poor;se entrega en cuerpo y alma a la empresa she gives her all for the company;Famdemasiado para el cuerpo: ¡esta película es demasiado para el cuerpo! this movie o Br film is just great!, Br this film is the business!;echarse algo al cuerpo: se echó al cuerpo dos botellas de vino he downed two bottles of wine;Fam Eufhacer de cuerpo to relieve oneself;le metieron el miedo en el cuerpo they filled her with fear, they scared her stiff;Fampedir algo el cuerpo: esta noche el cuerpo me pide bailar I'm in the mood for dancing tonight;no bebas más si no te lo pide el cuerpo don't have any more to drink if you don't feel like it;Am Famsacarle el cuerpo a algo to get out of (doing) sth;RP Fama pesar de todo lo que le dije, después se me acercó muy suelto de cuerpo despite everything I said to him, he came up to me later as cool o nice as you like;Famtratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey to treat sb like royalty o like a king;Famvivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king3. [tronco] trunk4. [parte principal] main body;el cuerpo del libro the main part o body of the book5. [densidad, consistencia] thickness;la tela de este vestido tiene mucho cuerpo this dress is made from a very heavy cloth;un vino con mucho cuerpo a full-bodied wine;dar cuerpo a [salsa] to thicken;tomar cuerpo: mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickens;están tomando cuerpo los rumores de remodelación del gobierno the rumoured cabinet reshuffle is beginning to look like a distinct possibility;el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape6. [cadáver] body, corpse;de cuerpo presente (lying) in state7. [corporación consular, militar] corps;el agente fue expulsado del cuerpo por indisciplina the policeman was thrown out of the force for indisciplinecuerpo de baile dance company;cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps;cuerpo del ejército army corps;cuerpo expedicionario expeditionary force;cuerpo médico medical corps;cuerpo de policía police force8. [conjunto de informaciones] body;cuerpo de doctrina body of ideas, doctrine;cuerpo legal body of legislation9. [parte de armario, edificio] section10. [parte de vestido] body, bodice11. [en carreras] length;el caballo ganó por cuatro cuerpos the horse won by four lengths13. Imprenta point;letra de cuerpo diez ten point font* * *m1 body;cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand;retrato de cuerpo entero/de medio cuerpo full-length/half-length portrait;a cuerpo de rey like a king;en cuerpo y alma body and soul;aún estaba de cuerpo presente he had not yet been buried;me lo pide el cuerpo I feel like it;hacer del cuerpo euph do one’s business2 de policía force;cuerpo (de ejército) corps3:tomar cuerpo take shape* * *cuerpo nm1) : body2) : corps* * *cuerpo n2. (tronco) trunk -
14 arrancar
v.1 to uproot (sacar de su sitio) (árbol).2 to start (poner en marcha) (coche, máquina).El carro no arranca The car won't start.3 to set off.4 to pull out, to break off, to break away, to pluck.Juana arrancó las hierbas Johanna pulled out the weeds.5 to start up, to boot up, to boot, to get started.Ricardo arrancó el auto sin problemas Richard started the car up without trouble6 to begin, to start.Arrancamos el año con optimismo We began the year with optimism.7 to blow off.El huracán arrancó las plantas The hurricane blew off the plants.8 to avulse, to pull off forcibly.* * *3 (arrebatar) to snatch, grab4 (obtener - aplausos, sonrisa) to get; (- confesión, información) to extract5 (rescatar) to rescue, save6 (coche) to start1 (partir) to begin, start2 (salir) to go, leave4 figurado (provenir) to stem (de, from)\arrancar a correr to break into a run* * *verb1) to pull out, tear out2) pluck3) snatch4) start* * *1. VT1) (=sacar de raíz)a) [+ planta, pelo] to pull up; [+ clavo, diente] to pull out; [+ pluma] to pluck; [+ ojos] to gouge out; [+ botón, esparadrapo, etiqueta] to pull off, tear off; [+ página] to tear out, rip out; [+ cartel] to pull down, tear downazulejos arrancados de las paredes de una iglesia — tiles that have been pulled off the walls of a church
b) [explosión, viento] to blow offcuajo, raízc) (Med) [+ flema] to bring up2) (=arrebatar) to snatch (a, de from)[con violencia] to wrench (a, de from)no podían arrancarle el cuchillo — they were unable to get the knife off him, they were unable to wrest o wrench the knife from him
el viento me lo arrancó de las manos — the wind blew it out of my hands, the wind snatched it from my hands más frm
3) (=provocar) [+ aplausos] to draw; [+ risas] to provoke, causeel beso arrancó algunos suspiros entre el público — when they kissed part of the audience let out a sigh
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arrancar las lágrimas a algn — to bring tears to sb's eyes4) (=separar)•
arrancar a algn de — [+ lugar] to drag sb away from; [+ éxtasis, trance] to drag sb out of; [+ vicio] to wean sb off a bad habit5) (=obtener) [+ apoyo] to gain, win; [+ victoria] to snatch; [+ confesión, promesa] to extract; [+ sonido, nota] to produce•
arrancar información a algn — to extract information from sb, get information out of sb6) (Aut) [+ vehículo, motor] to start7) (Inform) [+ ordenador] to boot, boot up, start uptengo problemas para arrancar el ordenador — I have problems starting up o booting the computer
2. VI1) [vehículo, motor] to startel coche no arranca — the car won't start o isn't starting
2) (=moverse) to get going, get moving¡venga, arranca! — * come on, get going o get moving!, come on, get a move on! *
3) (=comenzar) to start¿desde dónde arranca el camino? — where does the road start?
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arrancar a hacer algo — to start doing sth, start to do stharrancó a hablar a los dos años — she started talking o to talk when she was two
arrancó a cantar/llorar — he broke o burst into song/tears
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arrancar de — to go back to, date back toesta celebración arranca del siglo XV — this celebration dates o goes back to the 15th century
4) (Náut) to set sail5) (Arquit) [arco] to spring (de from)6) Chile* (=escapar)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull offhubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her
2) <confesión/declaración> to extract3) <motor/coche> to start2.arrancar vi1)a) motor/vehículo to startb) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get goingc) ( empezar)arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing
2) (provenir, proceder)a) costumbre to originateb) carretera to start3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away3.arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
arrancarse v pron1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off2) (Taur) to charge3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run awayarrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull offhubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her
2) <confesión/declaración> to extract3) <motor/coche> to start2.arrancar vi1)a) motor/vehículo to startb) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get goingc) ( empezar)arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing
2) (provenir, proceder)a) costumbre to originateb) carretera to start3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away3.arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
arrancarse v pron1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off2) (Taur) to charge3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run awayarrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody
* * *arrancar11 = rip off, wrench, pluck up, rip + open, pluck out, strip off, winkle out, pull up, rip.Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.
Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.Ex: Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.* abrir arrancando = rip + open.* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.* arrancar de = wretch from.* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien = scalp.* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien = scalp.* arrancar + Nombre + de = wring + Nombre + out of/from.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arrancar una página = tear out + page.arrancar22 = boot, boot up, crank up.Ex: In computer science to boot means to start up a computer system.
Ex: Since then, the computer has started to make a whirring noise everytime it is booted up.Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.* al arrancar = at startup.* arrancar con cables = jump-start [jump start].* arrancar + Sistema Operativo = start + Sistema Operativo.* * *arrancar [A2 ]vtA ‹hoja de papel/página› to tear out; ‹etiqueta› to tear o rip off; ‹esparadrapo› to pull off; ‹botón› to tear o rip o pull off; ‹planta› to pull up; ‹flor› to pick; ‹diente› to pull outarrancó la planta de raíz she pulled the plant up by the roots, she uprooted the plantle arrancó un mechón de pelo he pulled out a clump of her hairno le arranques hojas al libro don't tear pages out of the bookarrancó la venda he tore off the bandageme arrancó la carta de las manos she snatched the letter out of my handshubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from herle arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag, he grabbed her bag from hercuando se apoltrona no hay quien consiga arrancarlo de casa when he gets into one of his stay-at-home moods it's impossible to drag him outel teléfono lo arrancó de sus pensamientos the sound of the telephone brought him back to reality with a joltB ‹confesión/declaración› to extractconsiguieron arrancarle una confesión they managed to extract a confession from o get a confession out of herno hay quien le arranque una palabra de lo ocurrido no one can get a word out of him about what happenedpor fin consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa she finally managed to get a smile out of him■ arrancarviAel coche no arranca the car won't startel tren está a punto de arrancar the train is about to leave¡no arranques en segunda! don't try and move off o pull away in second gear!2 (moverse, decidirse) ( fam):no hay quien lo haga arrancar it's impossible to get him moving o to get him off his backside ( colloq)tarda horas en arrancar it takes him hours to get started o to get down to doing anything ( colloq)3 (empezar) arrancar A + INF to start to + INF, to start -INGarrancó a llorar he burst into tears, he started crying o to cryB (provenir, proceder)1 «problema/crisis/creencia»: arrancar DE algo; to stem FROM sthesta tradición arranca del siglo XIV this tradition dates from o back to the 14th centuryde allí arrancan todas sus desgracias that's where all his misfortunes stem from2 «carretera» to startla senda que arranca de or en este punto the path that starts from this point3 ( Const):el punto del cual arranca el arco the point from which the arch springs o stemsde la pared arrancaba un largo mostrador a long counter came out from o jutted out from the wallC ( Inf) to boot upvolver* a arrancar to rebootD «toro» to chargefueron los primeros en arrancar del país they were the first to get out of o skip the country ( colloq)A ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out; ‹piel› to pull off; ‹botón› to pull offB1 ( Taur) to charge2 ( Mús):arrancarse por sevillanas to break into dance o into a sevillana ; sevillanasCse les arrancó el prisionero the prisoner got away from them o ran away ( colloq)arrancarse DE algo/algn to run away FROM sth/sb* * *
arrancar ( conjugate arrancar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ hoja de papel› to tear out;
‹ etiqueta› to tear off;
‹botón/venda› to pull off;
‹ planta› to pull up;
‹ flor› to pick;
‹diente/pelo› to pull out;
2 ‹confesión/declaración› to extract
3 ‹motor/coche› to start
verbo intransitivo [motor/vehículo] to start
arrancarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out;
‹piel/botón› to pull off
2 (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away
arrancar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una planta) to uproot, pull up
arrancar de raíz, to uproot
2 (una página) to tear out
(un diente) to pull out
3 fig (una confesión) to extract
4 (mover) no había manera de arrancar a Rodrigo de allí, it was impossible to pull Rodrigo away
5 Auto Téc to start
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto Téc to start
2 (empezar) to begin: estábamos tan tranquilos y de repente arrancó a llorar, everything was quiet when he suddenly started crying
' arrancar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- mala
- malo
- calentar
- cuajo
- raíz
English:
boot
- crank
- dig up
- extract
- get
- light
- pick off
- pluck
- pull away
- pull off
- pull up
- rip off
- root out
- root up
- scalp
- start
- start up
- tear
- tear away
- tear off
- tear out
- tear up
- wrench
- yank
- dig
- draw
- exact
- jump
- kick
- move
- pull
- push
- rip
- root
- strip
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [sacar de su sitio] [árbol] to uproot;[malas hierbas, flor] to pull up; [cable, página, pelo] to tear out; [cartel, cortinas] to tear down; [muela] to pull out, to extract; [ojos] to gouge out; [botón, etiqueta] to tear o rip off;arranqué el póster de la pared I tore the poster off the wall;arrancar la cabellera a alguien to scalp sb;[brazo, pierna] to tear right off; Figarrancar a alguien de un sitio to shift sb from somewhere;Figarrancar a alguien de las drogas/del alcohol to get sb off drugs/alcoholarrancar algo de las manos de alguien to snatch sth out of sb's hands;tenía el bolso muy bien agarrado y no se lo pudieron arrancar she was holding on very tight to her handbag and they couldn't get it off her;el vigilante consiguió arrancarle el arma al atracador the security guard managed to grab the robber's gun;el Barcelona consiguió arrancar un punto en su visita a Madrid Barcelona managed to take a point from their visit to Madrid;la oposición arrancó varias concesiones al gobierno the opposition managed to win several concessions from the government3. [poner en marcha] [coche, máquina] to start;Informát to start up, to boot (up) [sonrisa, dinero, ovación] to get sth out of sb; [suspiro, carcajada] to bring sth from sb;no consiguieron arrancarle ninguna declaración they failed to get a statement out of him♦ vi1. [partir] to leave;¡corre, que el autobús está arrancando! quick, the bus is about to leave;el Tour ha arrancado finalmente the Tour has finally got o is finally under way2. [máquina, coche] to start;no intentes arrancar en segunda you shouldn't try to start the car in second gear3. [empezar] to get under way, to kick off;ya arrancó la campaña electoral the election campaign is already under way;el festival arrancó con un concierto de música clásica the festival got under way o kicked off with a classical music concert;empataron al poco de arrancar la segunda mitad they equalized shortly after the second half had got under way o kicked offarrancó a llorar de repente she suddenly started crying, she suddenly burst into tearsel río arranca de los Andes the river has its source in the Andes;todos los problemas arrancan de una nefasta planificación all the problems stem from poor planning* * *I v/t2 vehículo start (up)3 ( quitar) snatch;le arrancaron el bolso they snatched her purseII v/i2 INFOR boot (up)3:arrancar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth* * *arrancar {72} vt1) : to pull out, to tear out2) : to pick, to pluck (a flower)3) : to start (an engine)4) : to boot (a computer)arrancar vi1) : to start an engine2) : to get going* * *arrancar vb1. (sacar) to pull out3. (planta) to pull up4. (arrebatar) to snatch5. (motor, coche) to start
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