de las aves y los peces

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

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

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

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

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

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

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

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

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

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

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

picar alto — to aim high

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

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

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

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

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

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

picar alto — to aim high

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

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

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

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

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

to play the game — jugar* limpio

the Olympic Games — los Juegos Olímpicos, las Olimpíadas or Olimpiadas

to be ahead of the game — llevar la delantera

to beat somebody at her/his own game — ganarle or vencer* a alguien con sus propias armas

to give the game away — \<\<person\>\> descubrir* el pastel (fam)

her blushes gave the game away — el sonrojarse la delató

to be fair game — ser* blanco legítimo; (before n)

game birds — aves fpl de caza

• a game of chance/ skill — un juego de azar/de habilidad

to have or play a game of football — jugar un partido de fútbol

to have or play a game of chess — echar or jugar una partida de ajedrez

• they were (one) game all — (Tennis) iban iguales or empatados a un juego

• game, set and match — juego, set y partido

• game to Johnston — juego a Johnston

• to be off one's game — no estar en forma

• to put sb off his/her game — afectar la forma de jugar de algn, hacer jugar mal a algn

we know his little game — le conocemos el jueguecillo *

the faces of the two conspirators gave the game away — la expresión de su rostro delató a los dos conspiradores, la expresión del rostro de los dos conspiradores hizo que se descubriera el pastel *

to be on the game — hacer la calle *

it was a game getting here! — ¡menuda lata para llegar aquí! *

to be game for anything — apuntarse a cualquier cosa or a todo

game bird N — ave f de caza

game fish N — pez de agua dulce pescado como deporte

game fishing N — pesca deportiva de peces de agua dulce

game laws NPL — leyes fpl relativas a la caza

game park N — parque m natural, reserva f natural

game pie N — empanada elaborada con una pieza de caza mayor o menor

game plan N — (Sport) plan m de juego; (fig) estrategia f

game preserve, game reserve N — coto m de caza

game show N — programa m concurso

game show host N — (on radio, TV) presentador(a) m / f de concursos

games console N — consola f de videojuegos

games master N — profesor m de deportes

games mistress N — profesora f de deportes

game theory N — teoría f de juegos

game warden N — guarda mf de coto or de caza

to play the game — jugar* limpio

the Olympic Games — los Juegos Olímpicos, las Olimpíadas or Olimpiadas

to be ahead of the game — llevar la delantera

to beat somebody at her/his own game — ganarle or vencer* a alguien con sus propias armas

to give the game away — \<\<person\>\> descubrir* el pastel (fam)

her blushes gave the game away — el sonrojarse la delató

to be fair game — ser* blanco legítimo; (before n)

game birds — aves fpl de caza

Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.