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81 tallar
m.coppice, small wood, thicket, copse.v.1 to carve (esculpir) (madera, piedra).El joyero grabó el anillo The jeweller engraved the ring.2 to measure (the height of).3 to scrub (limpiar). (Mexican Spanish)* * *2 (medir) to measure the height of3 (valorar) to value, appraise4 (en naipes) to deal* * *verb1) to carve2) cut* * *I1. VT1) [+ madera] to carve, work; [+ piedra] to sculpt; [+ diamante] to cut; [+ metal] to engrave2) [+ persona] to measure (the height of)3) (Naipes) to deal2.VI (Naipes) to deal, be banker3.See:II *1. VT1) And (=fastidiar) to bother, annoy2) And (=azotar) to beat2.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < madera> to carve; <escultura/mármol> to sculpt; < piedras preciosas> to cut2) (Esp) < reclutas> to measure ( and kit out)3) (Méx)a) ( para limpiar) to scrubb) ( para aliviar) to rub2. 3.tallarse v pron1) (Méx) ( para limpiarse) to scrub oneself; ( para aliviar) to rub oneself2) (Méx fam) ( batallar mucho) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= carve, cut, carve out, hew, chisel.Ex. What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex. In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.----* tallar con una navaja = whittle.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < madera> to carve; <escultura/mármol> to sculpt; < piedras preciosas> to cut2) (Esp) < reclutas> to measure ( and kit out)3) (Méx)a) ( para limpiar) to scrubb) ( para aliviar) to rub2. 3.tallarse v pron1) (Méx) ( para limpiarse) to scrub oneself; ( para aliviar) to rub oneself2) (Méx fam) ( batallar mucho) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= carve, cut, carve out, hew, chisel.Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex: In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.* tallar con una navaja = whittle.* * *tallar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹madera› to carveuna cruz tallada en madera a cross carved in wood2 ‹escultura/figura/mármol› to sculpt3 ‹piedras preciosas› to cutun florero de cristal tallado a cut-glass vaseB ‹reclutas› to measure ( and kit out)C ( Méx)1 (para limpiar) to scrub2 (para aliviar) to rub■ tallarvi( Col) «zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tightestas botas me tallan these boots are too tight for me, these boots are pinching me■ tallarseno te talles los ojos don't rub your eyesB ( Méx fam) (batallar mucho) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)* * *
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
' tallar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
talla
English:
carve
- chisel
- cut
- shape
- scrub
- uncut
- whittle
* * *♦ vt1. [esculpir] [madera] to carve;[piedra] to sculpt, to carve; [metal] to sculpt; [piedra preciosa] to cut;talló un corazón en el árbol he carved a heart in the tree trunk2. [medir] to measure (the height of)* * *v/t2 Méxrub; al lavarse scrub* * *tallar vt1) : to sculpt, to carve2) : to measure (someone's height)3) : to deal (cards)* * *tallar vb (esculpir) to carve -
82 tender
v.1 to hang out (clothes).María tiende la ropa Mary hangs out the clothes.2 to lay (out).lo tendieron en una camilla they laid him out on a stretcher3 to stretch (out) (extender, colocar) (manta).4 to lay (entre dos puntos) (cable, vía).5 to hand (dar) (cosa).tender la mano a alguien to hold out one's hand to somebody, to offer somebody one's hand (extender la mano)6 to lay (trampa, emboscada).7 to offer, to hold out, to give out one's, to give out.Ella tiende su mano She offers her hand.8 to tend, to trend.La moda tiende hacia lo feo Fashion tends towards the ugly clothes.9 to stretch out, to extend, to spread out.Ella tiende su mano She stretches out her hand.* * *1 (extender - mantel etc) to spread; (- red) to cast3 (ropa, colada) to hang out4 (mano) to stretch out, hold out5 (emboscada, trampa) to lay, set6 (tumbar) to lay7 (esparcir) to scatter9 (revestir paredes etc) to plaster1 (tener tendencia) to tend (a, to), have a tendency (a, to)1 (tumbarse) to lie down, stretch out2 (caballo) to run at full gallop* * *verb2) hang out3) lay•- tender a- tender una emboscada
- tenderse* * *1. VT1) (=extender) [+ herido, paciente] to lay; [+ mantel] to spread2) (=colgar) [+ ropa] to hang out; [+ cuerda] to stretch3) (=alargar) [+ lápiz, libro] to hold outme tendió la mano — he stretched o held out his hand to me
4) [+ trampa] to set, layle tendieron una trampa — they set o laid a trap for him
5) (=construir) [+ puente, ferrocarril] to build; [+ cable, vía] to lay6) LAmtender la mesa — to lay the table, set the table
7) [+ arco] to draw2. VI1)2)tender a algo — to tend to o towards sth
el color tiende a verde — the colour is verging on o has a tendency towards green
las plantas tienden a la luz — plants grow o turn towards the light
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < ropa> ( afuera) to hang out; ( dentro de la casa) to hang (up)2)3)a) < cable> ( sobre superficie) to lay; ( suspendido) to hangb) < vía férrea> to lay4) ( extender)2.tender vi ( inclinarse)tender a + inf — to tend to + inf
3.tender A algo: tiende a la introversión — she tends to be introverted
tenderse v pron1) ( tumbarse) to lie down2) (Jueg) ( en naipes) to show* * *----* cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].* tender a = be inclined to, be prone to, tend (to/towards).* tender a acabar en = gravitate to(wards).* tender a + Infinitivo = lean + Infinitivo.* tender Algo = hang + Nombre + out.* tender lazos = build + bridges.* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.* tenderse = lie down.* tender una emboscada = ambush.* tender un puente = bridge.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < ropa> ( afuera) to hang out; ( dentro de la casa) to hang (up)2)3)a) < cable> ( sobre superficie) to lay; ( suspendido) to hangb) < vía férrea> to lay4) ( extender)2.tender vi ( inclinarse)tender a + inf — to tend to + inf
3.tender A algo: tiende a la introversión — she tends to be introverted
tenderse v pron1) ( tumbarse) to lie down2) (Jueg) ( en naipes) to show* * ** cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].* tender a = be inclined to, be prone to, tend (to/towards).* tender a acabar en = gravitate to(wards).* tender a + Infinitivo = lean + Infinitivo.* tender Algo = hang + Nombre + out.* tender lazos = build + bridges.* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.* tenderse = lie down.* tender una emboscada = ambush.* tender un puente = bridge.* * *tender [E8 ]vtA ‹ropa› (afuera) to hang out; (dentro de la casa) to hang (up)tengo ropa tendida I have some washing on the lineB1 (extender) ‹manta› to spread out, lay out; ‹mantel› to spread2 ( AmL) ‹cama› to make; ‹mesa› to lay, set3 ‹persona› to lay; ‹cadáver› to lay outla tendieron en una camilla they laid her on a stretcherC1 ‹cable› (sobre una superficie) to lay; (suspendido) to hang, run2 ‹vía férrea› to layD(acercar): le tendió el libro she held the book out to himme tendió la mano he held o put out his hand to me, he offered me o extended his handE ‹emboscada› to lay, set; ‹trampa› to set■ tendervi(inclinarse) tender A algo:tiende a la introversión she tends to be introvertedpelo castaño que tiende a rubio brown hair verging on blondel desempleo tiende a aumentar unemployment is on an upward trend■ tenderseA (tumbarse) to lie downse tendió en el suelo/al sol he lay down on the ground/in the sunlo encontraron tendido en el suelo they found him lying on the floorB ( Jueg) (en naipes) to show* * *
tender ( conjugate tender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ropa› ( afuera) to hang out;
( dentro de la casa) to hang (up);
2
‹ mantel› to spread;
‹ mesa› to lay, set
3
( suspendido) to hang
4 ‹ emboscada› to lay, set;
‹ trampa› to set
verbo intransitivo ( inclinarse) tender a hacer algo to tend to do sth;
tenderse verbo pronominal ( tumbarse) to lie down
tender
I verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa) to hang out
2 (tumbar) to lay: la tendimos en el sofá, we laid her on the sofa
3 (extender, desplegar) to spread: tendió la manta en el suelo, he streched the blanket out on the floor
4 (cables, una vía) to lay
(puente) to build
5 (ofrecer) to hold out: me tendió la mano, he held out his hand
(alargar, aproximar) to pass, hand
6 (una emboscada, trampa) to set
II verbo intransitivo to tend [a, to]: tiende a ser pesimista, he is prone to pessimism
' tender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alfiler
- colada
- colgar
- concurso
- curso
- elote
- muy
- oferta
- puente
- subasta
- subastar
- tendida
- tendido
- tierna
- tierno
- tirar
- trampa
- blando
- cama
- cuerda
- inclinar
- licitación
- licitar
- renuncia
English:
bridge
- clothes peg
- extend
- frame
- hang out
- hold out
- lay
- legal tender
- peg
- put out
- set
- stretch out
- tend
- tender
- tender-hearted
- tender-heartedness
- trap
- washing line
- bar
- bed
- clothes
- clothespin
- goal
- hang
- hold
- legal
- line
- put
- run
- washing
* * *♦ vt1. [tumbar] to lay (out);lo tendieron en una camilla they laid him out on a stretcher2. [colgar] [ropa] to hang out;voy a tender las sábanas I'm going to hang out the sheets;tendió la ropa en una silla frente a la chimenea she spread the clothes on a chair in front of the fireplace3. [extender, colocar] [manta] to stretch (out);[mantel] to spread; Am [cama] to make; Am [mesa] to set, to lay4. [entre dos puntos] [cable, tuberías, vía] to lay;[puente] to build; [cuerda] to stretch5. [dar] [cosa] to hand;le tendió una cuerda para que subiera por ella he threw her a rope so she could climb up;tender la mano a alguien [extender la mano] to hold out one's hand to sb, to offer sb one's hand;ella fue la única que me tendió una o [m5] la mano [me ayudó] she was the only person to lend o give me a hand6. [trampa, emboscada] to lay;la policía tendió una trampa al sospechoso the police laid a trap for the suspect♦ vitiende a enojarse con facilidad he tends to get annoyed easily;tender a la depresión to have a tendency to depression;un azul que tiende a violeta a blue which is almost violet;la inflación tiende a la baja inflation is trending down* * *I v/t1 ropa hang out2 cable lay3:le tendió la mano he held out his hand to her4 L.Am.cama make; mesa setII v/i:tender a tend to* * *tender {56} vt1) extender: to spread out, to lay out2) : to hang out (clothes)3) : to lay (cables, etc.)4) : to set (a trap)tender vitender a : to tend to, to have a tendency towards* * *tender vb3. (tener tendencia) to tendtender la mano a alguien (para saludar) to shake someone's hand [pt. shook; pp. shaken] (para ayudar) to lend someone a hand [pt. & pp. lent] -
83 truco
m.1 trick (trampa, engaño).un truco de magia a magic trick2 knack.el truco está en saber no dejarlo demasiado tiempo en el horno the secret is not to leave it in the oven for too longpillarle el truco (a algo) to get the knack (of something)tiene truco there's a knack to itno tiene truco there's nothing to ittruco publicitario advertising gimmickpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trucar.* * *1 (ardid) trick2 (fotográfico) trick effect, trick camera shot3 (tranquillo) knack\coger el truco a algo familiar to get the knack of something, get the hang of somethingtener truco to be trickytruco publicitario advertising stunt, advertising gimmick* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=ardid) trick, dodge; (Cine) trick effect, piece of trick photographycoger el truco a algn — to see how sb works a trick, catch on to sb's little game
2) (=habilidad) knackcoger el truco — to get the knack, get the hang of it, catch on
4) Cono Sur (Naipes) popular card game* * *masculino trickel truco está en... — the trick o secret is...
* * *= gimmick, trick, stunt, subterfuge, peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], work-around [workaround], sleight-of-hand, gaff, wheeze.Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex. On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users.Ex. Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.Ex. This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* aprender los trucos del oficio = learn + the ropes.* caja de trucos = box of tricks.* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* trato o truco = trick or treat.* truco del oficio = trade trick, trick of the trade.* truco de magia = conjuring trick.* truco para ligar = chat-up line.* trucos = bag of tricks, gimmickry, tips and tricks.* trucos del oficio = tips of the trade.* * *masculino trickel truco está en... — the trick o secret is...
* * *= gimmick, trick, stunt, subterfuge, peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], work-around [workaround], sleight-of-hand, gaff, wheeze.Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex: On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users.Ex: Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* aprender los trucos del oficio = learn + the ropes.* caja de trucos = box of tricks.* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* trato o truco = trick or treat.* truco del oficio = trade trick, trick of the trade.* truco de magia = conjuring trick.* truco para ligar = chat-up line.* trucos = bag of tricks, gimmickry, tips and tricks.* trucos del oficio = tips of the trade.* * *tricktruco de cartas/prestidigitación card/conjuring trickeste juego no tiene ningún truco there's no trick to this gamedebe de haber algún truco there must be a catchel truco está en agregarlo poco a poco the trick o secret is to add it slowlyresulta fácil una vez que le or coges or pillas el truco it's easy once you've got the knack o once you've got the hang of it ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo trucar: ( conjugate trucar)
truco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
trucó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
trucar
truco
trucar ( conjugate trucar) verbo transitivo
truco sustantivo masculino
trick;◊ el truco está en… the trick o secret is…;
pillarle el truco a algo to get the hang of sth
trucar verbo transitivo
1 (una fotografía) to touch up
2 (un contador, etc) to fix, fiddle, US to rig
3 Auto to soup up
truco sustantivo masculino
1 (maña, magia, etc) trick: aprenderás los trucos del oficio, you will learn the tricks of the trade
¿tienes algún truco para quitar las manchas de vino?, do you know any trick to remove wine stains?
2 (tranquillo) knack: ya le cogerás el truco, you'll get the knack
' truco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
artificio
- mágica
- mágico
- maña
- resabio
- residir
- trapisonda
- ahí
- atraer
- publicitario
- secreto
- visto
English:
dodge
- fall for
- gimmick
- hang
- knack
- ruse
- stunt
- trick
* * *truco nm1. [trampa, engaño] trick;un truco de magia a magic trick;el viejo truco de hacerse pasar por extranjero the old trick of pretending to be foreign;la baraja no tiene truco it's a perfectly normal pack of cards2. [técnica hábil] knack;el truco está en saber no dejarlo demasiado tiempo en el horno the secret is not to leave it in the oven for too long;tiene truco there's a knack to it;no tiene truco there's no secret o trick to it;Humeste es el truco del almendruco that's the trick;pillarle el truco (a algo) to get the knack o hang (of sth)truco publicitario advertising gimmick3. RP [juego de naipes] = type of card game* * *m trick;coger el truco a algo fam get the hang of sth fam* * *truco nm1) : trick2) : knack* * *truco n trick -
84 trébol
m.1 clover, shamrock, trefoil.2 cloverleaf, cloverleaf intersection.3 club card, club.* * *1 (planta) clover, trefoil2 (naipes) club3 (de carreteras) cloverleaf interchange* * *noun m.1) clover2) clubs* * *SM1) (Bot) clover2) (Arquit) trefoil3) pl tréboles (Naipes) clubs* * *1) (Bot) clover2) (Transp) cloverleaf3) (Jueg)a) ( carta) club* * *= club, clover, shamrock.Nota: Símbolo de Irlanda.Ex. Try to envisage explaining the significance of a bid of 'two clubs' in contract bridge to someone who has never seen a pack of playing cards.Ex. The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.Ex. He and the shamrock were ever after regarded as sacred symbols of Ireland, much celebrated on his Saint's Day, March 17th.----* trébol blanco = white clover.* * *1) (Bot) clover2) (Transp) cloverleaf3) (Jueg)a) ( carta) club* * *= club, clover, shamrock.Nota: Símbolo de Irlanda.Ex: Try to envisage explaining the significance of a bid of 'two clubs' in contract bridge to someone who has never seen a pack of playing cards.
Ex: The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.Ex: He and the shamrock were ever after regarded as sacred symbols of Ireland, much celebrated on his Saint's Day, March 17th.* trébol blanco = white clover.* * *A1 ( Bot) clovertrébol de cuatro hojas four-leaf clover2 (emblema de Irlanda) shamrockB (Esp, Méx, Ven) ( Transp) cloverleafC ( Jueg)1 (carta) club* * *
trébol sustantivo masculino
1 (Bot) clover
2 (Jueg)
b)
trébol sustantivo masculino
1 Bot clover, trefoil
2 Naipes club
' trébol' also found in these entries:
English:
clover
- club
- shamrock
* * *trébol nm1. [planta] clovertrébol de cuatro hojas four-leaf clover2. [naipe] club3.tréboles [palo] clubs4. [en una carretera] clover-leaf junction* * *m BOT clover* * *trébol nm1) : clover, shamrock2) : club (playing card)* * *trébol n clover -
85 comodín
m.1 wildcard, wild card operator, wild card.2 joker card, joker, wild card.* * *1 (mono) joker; (otra carta) wild card\palabra comodín word applicable to anything* * *1. SM1) (Naipes) joker2) (=excusa) pretext, stock excuse3) (Ling) catch-all, all-purpose word4) (Inform) wildcard5) (Mec) useful gadget2.* * *a) (Jueg) ( mono) joker; ( otra carta) wild cardesa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín — that excuse seems to be getting used rather a lot recently
esta palabra se usa como or de comodín — this word is used to refer to anything and everything
b) (Inf) wildcard* * *a) (Jueg) ( mono) joker; ( otra carta) wild cardesa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín — that excuse seems to be getting used rather a lot recently
esta palabra se usa como or de comodín — this word is used to refer to anything and everything
b) (Inf) wildcard* * *comodín11 = jack of all trades, factotum.Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.comodín22 = all-purpose.Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an ' all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
comodín33 = joker.Nota: Juego de cartas.Ex: Pseudohallucination is used as the ' joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.
comodín44 = wildcard character, wildcard [wild card].Nota: En las búsquedas, símbolo usado para sustituir generalmente un carácter de una palabra.Ex: Use one or more question marks as wildcard characters at the end of the word stem to truncate the stem.
Ex: Use a question mark (?), or wildcard, to specify a limited number of varying characters within or at the end of a word.* * *en este juego el dos es comodín twos are wild in this gameesa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín that excuse seems to be getting used o ( colloq) wheeled out rather a lot recentlyen Colombia usan esta palabra como or de comodín in Colombia this word is used to refer to anything and everythingeste banquito nos hace de comodín we use this stool for all sorts of thingsen esta oficina es el comodín in this office she's the general factotum o she does all sorts of jobs2 ( Inf) wild card* * *
comodín sustantivo masculino
( otra carta) wild cardb) (Inf) wild card
comodín sustantivo masculino Naipes joker
' comodín' also found in these entries:
English:
joker
- wild
* * *♦ adjAm [comodón] comfort-loving♦ nm1. [naipe] joker2. [persona] Jack of all trades;una palabra comodín an all-purpose word3. Informát wild card4. Am [comodón] comfort lover* * *m1 en naipes joker2 INFOR wild card3 palabra stand-in word* * *1) : joker, wild card2) : all-purpose word or thing3) : pretext, excuse* * *comodín n joker -
86 descarte
m.1 discard.2 discarding, discard, elimination, riddance.3 excuse.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: descartar.* * *1 discard, discarded cards plural* * *SM1) (=rechazo) rejection2) (=excusa) excuse3) (Naipes) discard* * ** * ** * *2 (de posibilidades) eliminationdi con la respuesta por descarte I arrived at the answer by a process of elimination* * *descarte nm1. [en naipes] discard2. [de posibilidad, idea, persona] rejection;el entrenador tendrá que hacer varios descartes the manager will have to get rid of several players -
87 desordenar
v.1 to mess up.2 to disorder, to mess up, to disorganize, to mix up.La chica desacomodó los adornos The girl disarranged the ornaments.* * *1 to untidy, disarrange, mess up (alterar) to disturb1 to get untidy, become untidy, get messed up* * *1. VT1) (=poner en desorden) [+ cajón, armario] to mess up; [+ pelo] to mess up, muss (up) (EEUU) *; [+ habitación] to make untidy, mess up; [+ papeles] to jumble up2) (=causar confusión a) to throw into confusion3) (Mec) to put out of order2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <mesa/habitación> to make... untidy, mess up (colloq); <naipes/hojas> to get... out of order* * *verbo transitivo <mesa/habitación> to make... untidy, mess up (colloq); <naipes/hojas> to get... out of order* * *desordenar [A1 ]vt‹mesa/habitación› to make … untidy, mess up ( colloq); ‹fichas/hojas› to get … out of orderno me vayan a desordenar la casa don't make the house untidy, don't mess up the houselos ladrones nos desordenaron toda la casa the burglars turned the house upside down, the burglars left the house in a terrible mess o in disorderle desordenaron las fichas they mixed up his index cards o got his index cards out of order«casa/armario» to get untidy; «fichas/hojas» to get out of order* * *
desordenar ( conjugate desordenar) verbo transitivo ‹mesa/habitación› to make … untidy, mess up (colloq);
‹naipes/hojas› to get … out of order
desordenar verbo transitivo to make untidy, mess up
(romper una secuencia, un orden) to put out of order, to mix up
' desordenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- tocar
- trasegar
- deshacer
English:
disturb
- mess up
- mix up
- mess
- mix
- muss
* * *♦ vt[habitación, casa, despacho] to mess up, to make untidy; [cajón, mesa] to mess up; [documentos, fichas] to jumble up; [pelo] to mess up, to ruffle;me han desordenado los ficheros they've got my files out of order;no me desordenes la ropa del armario don't mess up the clothes in the wardrobe* * *v/t make untidy omessy* * *desordenar vb1. (lugar, espacio, etc) to make untidy / to mess updesordenó el armario buscando su camisa preferida he turned the wardrobe upside down looking for his favourite shirt2. (papeles, fichas, etc) to mix up / to get out of order -
88 farol
m.1 street lamp or light (farola).2 bluff.ir de farol to be bluffing3 brag (informal) (exageración).* * *3 argot (en juegos de naipes) bluff\¡adelante con los faroles! come on then!, keep it up!marcarse un farol familiar to brag, boast, swanktirarse un farol familiar to brag, boast, swankfarol de situación navigation lights plural* * *SM1) (=lámpara) [en terraza, jardín] lantern, lamp; [en la calle] street lamp; (Ferro) headlamp2) * (=mentira) [gen] lie, fib; (Naipes) bluffecharse o marcarse o tirarse un farol — [gen] to shoot a line *, brag; (Naipes) to bluff
3) (Taur) flourishing pass4) Cono Sur (=ventana) bay window, glassed-in balcony5) (=envase) wrapping of tobacco packet* * *1) ( de alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp; (en jardín, portal) lantern, lamp2) (Esp fam) (Jueg) bluffmarcarse or tirarse un farol — ( en el póker) to bluff; ( jactarse) to brag
* * *1) ( de alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp; (en jardín, portal) lantern, lamp2) (Esp fam) (Jueg) bluffmarcarse or tirarse un farol — ( en el póker) to bluff; ( jactarse) to brag
* * *farol11 = lantern.Ex: He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.
* farol de calabaza = jack-o'-lantern.farol22 = bluff.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.
* tirarse un farol = bullshit.* * *A1 (del alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp; (en un jardín, un portal) lantern, lamp¡adelante con los faroles! ( fam): aquí tienes las herramientas, te sientas aquí y ¡adelante con los faroles! here are the tools, sit down here and away you go!ya falta poco ¡adelante con los faroles! we're/you're nearly there, keep going!Compuestos:gaslamppaper lanternmpl navigation lights (pl)se estaba tirando un farol cuando te dijo eso he was just bragging when he said that, what he told you was just a load of hot air ( colloq)* * *
farol sustantivo masculino ( de alumbrado público) streetlight, streetlamp;
(en jardín, portal) lantern, lamp;
farol sustantivo masculino
1 lantern
(de alumbrado público) streetlamp
2 (en el juego) bluff
♦ Locuciones: marcarse un farol, (en el juego) to bluff
(para lucirse) to brag
' farol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
linterna
- marcarse
English:
bluff
- lantern
- streetlamp
- lamp
- street
* * *farol nm1. [farola] streetlamp, streetlight;[linterna] lantern, lamp; Fam¡adelante con los faroles! go on, keep going!2. [en el juego] bluff;ir de farol to be bluffingno me lo creo, eso es un farol I don't believe it, he's just bragging;Esp* * *m1 lantern2 ( farola) streetlight, streetlamptirarse un farol fam ( presumir) shoot a line fam* * *farol nm1) : streetlight2) : lantern, lamp* * * -
89 julepe
m.julep.* * *2 familiar (esfuerzo) hard work3 (bebida) julep* * *SM1) (Naipes) card game2) * (=reprimenda) telling-off *, dressing-down *3) LAm * (=susto) scare, fright5)meter un julepe — And to hurry on, speed up
6) (=bebida) julep* * *1) (Jueg) card game similar to whist2) (AmS fam) ( susto) fright* * *1) (Jueg) card game similar to whist2) (AmS fam) ( susto) fright* * *B ( Med) julepestar con un julepe ( Ven fam); to be up to something ( colloq), to be up to some funny business ( colloq)se pegó or se llevó un julepe he got a terrible frightle da julepe la oscuridad she's scared o afraid o frightened of the dark* * *
julepe sustantivo masculino
1 (Jueg) card game similar to whist
2 (AmS fam) ( susto) fright;
julepe m Naipes whist (card game similar to bridge): de niños jugábamos al julepe, we played whist as children
* * *julepe nm1. [juego de naipes] = type of card gameme di un julepe subiendo las cajas I slogged my guts out carrying the boxes upstairsnos metieron un julepe por faltar a clase they had a go at us for missing classdar un julepe a alguien to give sb a fright5. [bebida] julep* * *m C.Am. fig famfright;dar (un) julepe a alguien fam give s.o. a real fright -
90 moña
f.bun, hair gathered into a knot or round coil, chignon.* * *1 familiar (borrachera) drunken state2 familiar (imitador) copycat\aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's earmandar a freír monas a alguien familiar to tell somebody to get stuffedmona (de Pascua) Easter cake* * *1. f., (m. - mono) 2. f., (m. - mono)* * *SF1) (Zool) (=hembra) female monkey; (=especie) Barbary ape- aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda2) * (=copión) copycat *3) * (=borrachera)coger o pillar una mona — to get sloshed o plastered *
4)6)* * ** * *1) (fam) ( borrachera)agarrar una mona — to get plastered (colloq)
2)a) ( en naipes) old maidb) (Col) ( para un álbum) picture cardcomo la mona — (CS fam) terrible
c) (Ven fam) ( mujer pretenciosa) stuck-up woman* * *A ( fam)vete a dormir la mona go and sleep it offB1 (en naipes) old maid2 ( Col) (para un álbum) picture cardtiene una secretaria como la mona her secretary's terrible o absolutely hopeless o a total disasterCompuesto:( Esp) Easter cake* * *
Multiple Entries:
mona
moña
mona sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( borrachera):◊ agarrar una moña to get plastered (colloq);
dormir la moña to sleep it off
2
◊ como la moña (CS fam) terrible
moña sustantivo femenino (Taur) ribbon;
( lazo) (RPl) bow
mono,-a
I m,f Zool monkey
II sustantivo masculino
1 Indum (para trabajo) overalls pl; US coveralls pl
2 argot (de abstinencia) cold turkey
III adj fam (bonito) lovely, pretty, charming
♦ Locuciones: ¿tengo monos en la cara?, what are you staring at?
mona f fam
♦ Locuciones: coger/pillar una mona, to get pissed, plastered, sloshed
dormir la mona, to sleep it off
' moña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dormir
- mona
- mormón
English:
sleep off
- Mormon
* * *mona nf1.Fam [borrachera]agarrar una mona to get plastered;dormir la mona to sleep it off4. CompCSur Famcomo la mona [terrible] terrible;me siento como la mona I feel terrible;este libro está escrito como la mona this book is atrociously written* * *f ZO (female) monkey;dormir la mona fam sleep it off -
91 restallar
v.1 to crack.2 to explode on.Me restalla la bomba The bomb explodes on me.* * *1 (látigo) to crack2 (hacer ruido) to crackle* * *VI [látigo] to crack; [papel] to crackle; [lengua] to click* * *1. 2.* * *1. 2.* * *restallar [A1 ]vi1 «látigo» to crack; «fuego» to crackle2 «olas» to crash■ restallarvt‹naipes› to flickrestallar la lengua to click one's tongue* * *♦ vt1. [látigo] to crack2. [lengua] to click♦ vi1. [látigo] to crack2. [lengua] to click* * *v/i crack* * *restallar vi: to crack, to crackle, to click -
92 solo
adj.1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.2 lonely, lonesome.3 single, by itself.4 very, merest, only.m.1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.2 turbot, Psetta maxima.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself2 (solitario) lonely3 (único) only, sole, single4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólo sólo\a solas alone, by oneselfcomo él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she canquedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal————————1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólo sólo* * *(f. - sola)adj.1) alone2) only, unique, sole, single* * *I1. ADJ1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's ownpasa los días solo en su cuarto — he spends the days alone o on his own in his room
iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own
se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven
2) (=solitario) lonely3) (=único)su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money
hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem
4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat5) (Mús) solo2. SM1) (Mús) solo2) (=café) black coffee3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversationIIADV=sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, justsolo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it
es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant
me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time
tan solo — only, just
In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.solo que... — except that...
* * *I- la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía)estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely
no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone
lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone
qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself
más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
c) (delante del n) ( único)no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection
IIsu sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
1) (Mús) solo2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee* * *I- la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía)estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely
no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone
lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone
qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself
más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
c) (delante del n) ( único)no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection
IIsu sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
1) (Mús) solo2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee* * *solo11 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.* aparecer solo = stand + alone.* arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.* a solas = by + Reflexivo.* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.* con una sola acción = in one action.* con un solo brazo = one-armed.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* de una sola cara = single sided.* de una sola escritura = write-once.* de una sola persona = one-man.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de un solo brazo = one-armed.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].* estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por uno solo = solo.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* solas = all by + Reflexivo.* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* * *1(sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his ownse fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himselfestaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonelyel niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boypara una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effortes mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I knowhabla sola she talks to herselfa solas alonequiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alonequedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neatme gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it3 ( delante del n)(único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one conditionno puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objectionsu sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset mehay una sola dificultad there's just one problemsolo2A ( Mús) soloun solo de violín a violin solo* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
soló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
solar
solo
sólo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
solo 1◊ -la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía):◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;
lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;
( para no molestar) they left him alone;
hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
a solas alone, by oneself
‹ whisky› straight, neat;
‹ pan› dry
hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
only;
sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
solo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
vive solo, he lives alone
3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
2 Esp black (coffee)
III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
(tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone
' sólo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- actualidad
- bastante
- bastarse
- batería
- bebible
- cada
- café
- cala
- cerdo
- como
- concernir
- corresponder
- dato
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
- desalmada
- desalmado
- disparate
- don
- doña
- dos
- entera
- entero
- escaramuza
- faltar
- folclórica
- folclórico
- frustrarse
- gustar
- hablarse
- hasta
- iceberg
- indispensable
- individual
- infante
- infarto
- interés
- irse
- limitarse
- media
- medio
- mucha
- mucho
- mustia
- mustio
- para
- pintarse
English:
aback
- ablaze
- actual
- alive
- alone
- already
- also
- ammunition
- approximation
- as
- aside
- asleep
- attain
- attention span
- bear
- bear with
- beware
- black
- boat
- bring in
- bust
- but
- by
- cater
- certain
- close
- coffee
- conjecture
- dabble
- detest
- disposable
- do
- down
- effect
- end
- female
- find
- fix
- fraction
- fun
- further
- game
- go
- half
- hand-luggage
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- incoming
- isolated
* * *solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.only, just;solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;solo que… only…;lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;solo se vive una vez you only live oncesolo2, -a♦ adj1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;[nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;Fames gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people2. [solitario] lonely;me sentía solo I felt lonely3. [sin nada] on its own;[café] black; [whisky] neat;¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own4. [único] single;no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;dame una sola razón give me one reason;queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains5. [mero, simple] very, mere;la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit♦ nm1. Mús solo;un solo de guitarra a guitar solo* * *adj1 single;estar solo be alone;sentirse solo feel lonely;a solas alone, by o.s.;más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;por sí solo by o.s.2 café black3 ( único):un solo día a single dayII m MÚS solo* * *sólo advsolamente: just, onlysólo quieren comer: they just want to eatsolo, -la adj1) : alone, by oneself2) : lonely3) único: only, sole, uniquehay un solo problema: there's only one problem4)a solas : alonesolo nm: solo* * *solo1 adj1. (sin compañía) alone / on your ownvive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?4. (único) onesolo2 n1. (café) black coffee2. (música) solo -
93 sólo
adj.1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.2 lonely, lonesome.3 single, by itself.4 very, merest, only.m.1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.2 turbot, Psetta maxima.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself2 (solitario) lonely3 (único) only, sole, single4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólosólo\a solas alone, by oneselfcomo él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she canquedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal————————1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólosólo* * *(f. - sola)adj.1) alone2) only, unique, sole, single* * *I1. ADJ1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's ownpasa los días solo en su cuarto — he spends the days alone o on his own in his room
iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own
se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven
2) (=solitario) lonely3) (=único)su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money
hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem
4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat5) (Mús) solo2. SM1) (Mús) solo2) (=café) black coffee3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversationIIADV=sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, justsolo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it
es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant
me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time
tan solo — only, just
In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.solo que... — except that...
* * *adverbio [The accented spelling remains the norm despite the Real Academica Española's recommended form solo] onlysólo quería ayudarte — I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help
pero si es sólo un niño! — but he's just o only a child!
sólo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos — just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder
no sólo estudia sino que también trabaja — she isn't just studying, she's working as well
sólo con mencionar su nombre me dejaron pasar — I only had to mention his name and they let me through
* * *I- la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía)estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely
no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone
lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone
qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself
más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
c) (delante del n) ( único)no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection
IIsu sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
1) (Mús) solo2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee* * *solo11 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.* aparecer solo = stand + alone.* arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.* a solas = by + Reflexivo.* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.* con una sola acción = in one action.* con un solo brazo = one-armed.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* de una sola cara = single sided.* de una sola escritura = write-once.* de una sola persona = one-man.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de un solo brazo = one-armed.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].* estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por uno solo = solo.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* solas = all by + Reflexivo.* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* * *1(sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his ownse fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himselfestaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonelyel niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boypara una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effortes mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I knowhabla sola she talks to herselfa solas alonequiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alonequedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neatme gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it3 ( delante del n)(único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one conditionno puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objectionsu sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset mehay una sola dificultad there's just one problemsolo2A ( Mús) soloun solo de violín a violin solo* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
soló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
solar
solo
sólo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
solo 1◊ -la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía):◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;
lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;
( para no molestar) they left him alone;
hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
a solas alone, by oneself
‹ whisky› straight, neat;
‹ pan› dry
hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
only;
sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
solo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
vive solo, he lives alone
3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
2 Esp black (coffee)
III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
(tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone
' sólo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- actualidad
- bastante
- bastarse
- batería
- bebible
- cada
- café
- cala
- cerdo
- como
- concernir
- corresponder
- dato
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
- desalmada
- desalmado
- disparate
- don
- doña
- dos
- entera
- entero
- escaramuza
- faltar
- folclórica
- folclórico
- frustrarse
- gustar
- hablarse
- hasta
- iceberg
- indispensable
- individual
- infante
- infarto
- interés
- irse
- limitarse
- media
- medio
- mucha
- mucho
- mustia
- mustio
- para
- pintarse
English:
aback
- ablaze
- actual
- alive
- alone
- already
- also
- ammunition
- approximation
- as
- aside
- asleep
- attain
- attention span
- bear
- bear with
- beware
- black
- boat
- bring in
- bust
- but
- by
- cater
- certain
- close
- coffee
- conjecture
- dabble
- detest
- disposable
- do
- down
- effect
- end
- female
- find
- fix
- fraction
- fun
- further
- game
- go
- half
- hand-luggage
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- incoming
- isolated
* * *solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.only, just;solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;solo que… only…;lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;solo se vive una vez you only live oncesolo2, -a♦ adj1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;[nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;Fames gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people2. [solitario] lonely;me sentía solo I felt lonely3. [sin nada] on its own;[café] black; [whisky] neat;¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own4. [único] single;no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;dame una sola razón give me one reason;queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains5. [mero, simple] very, mere;la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit♦ nm1. Mús solo;un solo de guitarra a guitar solo* * *adj1 single;estar solo be alone;sentirse solo feel lonely;a solas alone, by o.s.;más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;por sí solo by o.s.2 café black3 ( único):un solo día a single dayII m MÚS solo* * *sólo advsolamente: just, onlysólo quieren comer: they just want to eatsolo, -la adj1) : alone, by oneself2) : lonely3) único: only, sole, uniquehay un solo problema: there's only one problem4)a solas : alonesolo nm: solo* * *solo1 adj1. (sin compañía) alone / on your ownvive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?4. (único) onesolo2 n1. (café) black coffee2. (música) solo -
94 sota
f.jack.* * *1 (cartas) jack, knave* * *ISF1) (Naipes) jack, knave2) † (=descarada) hussy, brazen woman; (=puta) whoreIISM Cono Sur * overseer, foreman* * *femenino jack ( in Spanish pack of cards)* * *femenino jack ( in Spanish pack of cards)* * *jack ( in Spanish pack of cards)caérsele a algn una sota ( Chi fam): dice que tiene 50 pero se le cayó una sota she claims she's 50 but she's at least ten years older* * *
sota sustantivo femenino
jack ( in Spanish pack of cards)
sota f Naipes jack, knave
' sota' also found in these entries:
English:
jack
- knave
* * *♦ nf[carta] jack [in Spanish deck of cards]♦ nmChile [capataz] foreman, overseer* * *f naipes jack* * *sota n jack -
95 tresillo
m.1 three-piece suite.2 ombre (juego de naipes).3 triplet (Music).4 three-piece furniture suite, sofa and two chairs set.* * *1 (mueble) suite, three-piece suite2 MÚSICA triplet3 (juego de naipes) ombre* * *SM1) [de muebles] three-piece suite2) (Mús) triplet* * *1) (Esp) ( sofá) three-seater sofa; ( juego de muebles) suite2) (Jueg) ombre3) (Mús) triplet* * *1) (Esp) ( sofá) three-seater sofa; ( juego de muebles) suite2) (Jueg) ombre3) (Mús) triplet* * *B ( Jueg) ombreC ( Mús) tripletD (sortija) ring ( with three stones)* * *
tresillo sustantivo masculino (Esp) ( sofá) three-seater sofa;
( juego de muebles) suite
tresillo m (sillón de tres plazas) three seater settee, three-seat sofa
(conjunto de tres sillones) three-piece suite
' tresillo' also found in these entries:
English:
three-piece suite
- three
* * *tresillo nm1. [sofá] three-piece suite2. [juego de naipes] ombre3. Mús triplet4. [sortija] ring (with three stones)* * *m living-room suite, Brthree-piece suite* * *tresillo n three piece suite -
96 renuncio
m.1 revoke.2 lie (mentira).pillar a alguien en (un) renuncio to catch somebody lying3 renounce, renege.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: renunciar.* * *1 figurado lie, contradiction\coger en un renuncio familiar to catch out* * *SM1) (Naipes) revoke2) (=mentira)coger a algn en un renuncio — to catch sb in a fib, catch sb out
* * *A ( Esp) (en naipes) revoke, failure to follow suitB* * *
Del verbo renunciar: ( conjugate renunciar)
renuncio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
renunció es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
renunciar
renuncio
renunció
renunciar ( conjugate renunciar) verbo intransitivo ( dimitir) to resign;
renuncio A algo ‹ a puesto› to resign sth;
‹ a derecho› to relinquish sth, renounce sth (frml);
‹ a título› to give up sth, relinquish sth;
‹ a trono› to renounce sth
renunciar verbo intransitivo
1 (a un derecho, bien) to renounce, give up: renunció a la felicidad, he renounced happiness
renunciamos a la herencia, we relinquished the inheritance
2 (a un vicio, placer, proyecto) to give up: tendré que renunciar a los dulces, I've got to stop eating sweets
renunciamos a ir de viaje, we gave up travelling
3 (no aceptar) to decline
4 (a un cargo) to resign
renuncio m fam lie: le pilló en un renuncio y descubrió todo el pastel, she caught him out and found out about the whole affair
' renuncio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jefatura
- renunciar
English:
stand down
* * *renuncio nm1. [en naipes] revoke2. Comppillar a alguien en (un) renuncio to catch sb out -
97 abanico
m.1 fan.hizo un abanico con los naipes he fanned out the cards2 range (gama).3 agreement easy to wiggle out of.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abanicar.* * *1 fan2 figurado range\en abanico fan-shapedabrirse en abanico to fan out* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [para darse aire] fanabanico eléctrico — Méx (=ventilador) electric fan
2) (=gama) rangeabanico de salarios, abanico salarial — wage scale
3) (Náut) derrick4) Caribe (Ferro) points signal* * *1) ( utensilio) fan2) ( gama) rangeabanico salarial or de salarios — wage scale
* * *----* abanico de posibilidades = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities.* desplegarse a modo de abanico = fan out.* desplegarse en abanico = fan out.* extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.* un abanico de = a palette of.* * *1) ( utensilio) fan2) ( gama) rangeabanico salarial or de salarios — wage scale
* * ** abanico de posibilidades = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities.* desplegarse a modo de abanico = fan out.* desplegarse en abanico = fan out.* extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.* un abanico de = a palette of.* * *A1 (utensilio) fanlos policías se desplegaron en abanico the police fanned outpuso las cartas en abanico he fanned out his cards2 (de un pavo real) fanB (gama) rangeun amplio abanico de temas a wide range of subjectsabanico salarial or de salarios wage scaleun abanico de efectos secundarios a series o range of side effects* * *
Del verbo abanicar: ( conjugate abanicar)
abanico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
abanicó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
abanicar
abanico
abanicar ( conjugate abanicar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to fan
abanicarse verbo pronominal
to fan oneself
abanico sustantivo masculino ( utensilio) fan
abanicar verbo transitivo to fan
abanico sustantivo masculino
1 (objeto) fan
2 fig (gama) range
un abanico de ofertas, a range of offers
' abanico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
varilla
- cerrar
English:
fan
* * *abanico nm1. [para abanicarse] fan;hizo un abanico con los naipes he fanned out the cards;los soldados se abrieron en abanico the soldiers fanned out2. [gama] range;tenemos un amplio abanico de modelos we have a wide range of models;un abanico de precios a range of prices;se dieron cita un enorme abanico de culturas people from a vast diversity of cultures came together* * *m1 fan2 figrange* * *abanico nm1) : fan2) gama: range, gamut* * *abanico n1. (instrumento) fan2. (gama) range -
98 as
adj.ace, hotshot.m.1 ace (carta, dado).2 As, arsenic.* * *as1 (naipes) ace2 (dados) one3 figurado ace, star, wizard* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Naipes) ace; [dominó] one2) * (=campeón) acees un as — he's a star *
as del volante — champion driver, crack driver *
3) (Tenis) ace* * *a) (Jueg) acetener/guardar un as en la manga — to have/keep an ace o a trick up one's sleeve
b) (fam) ( campeón) ace (colloq)un as del volante — an ace o a crack driver (colloq)
* * *= ace.Ex. If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.* * *a) (Jueg) acetener/guardar un as en la manga — to have/keep an ace o a trick up one's sleeve
b) (fam) ( campeón) ace (colloq)un as del volante — an ace o a crack driver (colloq)
* * *= ace.Ex: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.
* * *as1 ( Jueg) acetener/guardar un as en la manga to have/keep an ace o a trick up one's sleevees un as del volante she's an ace o a crack driver ( colloq)un as de las finanzas a financial wizard3 (en tenis) aceCompuesto:bowline* * *
as sustantivo masculino
ace
as sustantivo masculino ace
♦ Locuciones: as en la manga, ace up one's sleeve
'as' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- abismo
- acabada
- acabado
- acreditar
- actuar
- además
- adjetivar
- alguna
- alguno
- amabilidad
- amable
- amarrar
- ambas
- ambicionar
- ambos
- amén
- andanzas
- antes
- antojo
- apadrinar
- apellidarse
- apenas
- aquel
- aquél
- aquella
- aquélla
- arreglarse
- arte
- artífice
- asesorar
- así
- asimismo
- atar
- aviar
- bailar
- balsa
- bendita
- bendito
- bien
- bloque
- bondad
- brevedad
- broma
- buenamente
- burra
- burro
- cachondeo
- cada
- calcada
English:
above
- acclaim
- accomplished
- accused
- ace
- acknowledge
- act
- action
- address
- advance
- against
- ago
- aim
- all
- along
- aloud
- apprentice
- arson
- as
- asap
- assistant
- bat
- bell
- black
- bonus
- both
- by
- by-product
- capacity
- cast
- chalk
- change
- check off
- cheer
- class
- clear
- click
- cluster
- come on
- compare
- concern
- construe
- crop up
- crow
- dammit
- date
- dead
- deaf
- decision
- decoy
* * *as nm1. [carta] ace;el as de picas the ace of spades;2. [en dado] aceun as del volante an ace driver;un as de la informática a computer whizzkid* * *asm tb figace;as del volante ace driver* * *as nm: ace* * *as n ace -
99 basto
adj.1 coarse, unpolished, rough.2 rough, unpolished.m.1 packsaddle, clubs.2 saddlecloth, saddle cloth.3 club card, club.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bastar.* * *► adjetivo1 (grosero) coarse, rough2 (sin pulimentar) rough, unpolished————————1 ≈ club1 ≈ clubs■ el as de bastos ≈ the ace of clubs\pintan bastos things are getting tough* * *(f. - basta)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [superficie, piel] coarse2) [persona, comportamiento] rude, vulgar2. SM1) (Naipes) ace of clubspl bastos clubs ( one of the suits in the Spanish card deck)See:ver nota culturelle BARAJA ESPAÑOLA in baraja2) (=albarda) packsaddle3) LAmpl bastos soft leather pad ( used under the saddle)* * *I- ta adjetivo coarseIIb) ( carta) any card of the bastos suit* * *= coarse [coarser -comp.; coarsest -sup.], rugged, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], uncouth, coarsened, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], rough and rugged, unpolished.Ex. The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.Ex. This article describes a prototype kiosk which, despite being rugged, would be better suited to location within a public building = Este artículo describe un prototipo de kiosco que, a pesar de su apariencia tosca, sería más adecuado para ubicarlo dentro de un edificio público.Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.Ex. All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.Ex. Van Dijck's widely-used italics of the mid seventeenth century were slightly coarsened versions of Granjon's types.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.Ex. It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.----* basta de = so much for.* hacer basto = coarsen.* sin dar basto = left, right and centre.* * *I- ta adjetivo coarseIIb) ( carta) any card of the bastos suit* * *= coarse [coarser -comp.; coarsest -sup.], rugged, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], uncouth, coarsened, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], rough and rugged, unpolished.Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
Ex: This article describes a prototype kiosk which, despite being rugged, would be better suited to location within a public building = Este artículo describe un prototipo de kiosco que, a pesar de su apariencia tosca, sería más adecuado para ubicarlo dentro de un edificio público.Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.Ex: Van Dijck's widely-used italics of the mid seventeenth century were slightly coarsened versions of Granjon's types.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.* basta de = so much for.* hacer basto = coarsen.* sin dar basto = left, right and centre.* * *1 ‹papel› coarse; ‹tela› rough, coarseuna casucha de construcción basta a crudely-built o roughly-built shack2 ‹persona/modales/lenguaje› coarsecontaba chistes bastos he used to tell crude o coarse jokesB (Chi, Méx) ( Equ) saddlecloth* * *
Del verbo bastar: ( conjugate bastar)
basto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bastó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
bastar
basto
bastar ( conjugate bastar) verbo intransitivo
to be enough;◊ ¿basta con esto? will this be enough?;
basta con marcar el 101 just dial 101;
¡basta ya! that's enough!;
(+ me/te/le etc)
basto -ta adjetivo
coarse
bastar verbo intransitivo to be enough, suffice: basta con darle a este botón para que se encienda you only have to press this button and it comes on
basta con dos, two will be enough
¡basta de televisión por hoy!, that's enough TV for today!
¡he dicho basta!, enough is enough! o that will do!
no basta con pedir perdón, saying sorry is just not enough
basto,-a adjetivo
1 (rugoso) rough, coarse
2 (grosero, vulgar) coarse, uncouth
' basto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
basta
- bastarse
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- matrero
- rústico
English:
coarse
- rough
* * *basto, -a♦ adj1. [grosero, vulgar] coarse2. [tejido] rough, coarse3. [madera] unfinished, unpolished♦ nm1. [naipe] = any card in the “bastos” suit2.bastos [palo] = suit in Spanish deck of cards, with the symbol of a wooden club* * *I adj rough, coarseII mpl:* * *basto, -ta adj: coarse, rough* * *basto adj1. (persona, lenguaje) vulgar / coarse2. (tejido) rough -
100 burro
m.1 donkey, ass, jackass, burro.2 ass, imbecile, jerk, pompous ass.3 sawhorse, trestle.4 ironing board.5 stepladder.6 corncob.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) donkey, ass2 (persona ignorante) ass1 (de carpintero) sawhorse\apearse del burro / bajarse del burro to climb downno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a batno verse tres en un burro to be pitch darkburro de carga workhorse————————1 (de carpintero) sawhorse* * *(f. - burra)nounass, donkey* * *1. ADJ1) * (=estúpido) stupid¡qué burro! ¡no sabe la capital de Italia! — what a fool o moron *, he doesn't know the capital of Italy!
2) (=bruto)¡deja de empujar, no seas burro! — stop pushing, you great oaf o you big brute! *
¡el muy burro se comió el pastel entero! — he ate the whole cake, the pig! *
3) (=obstinado) pig-headed *ponerse burro — to dig one's heels in, be pigheaded *
2. SM1) (Zool) donkey; Cono Sur hum racehorse; (=perdedor en carrera) also-ransalto de burro — Méx leapfrog
- apearse o bajarse del burroa pesar de las críticas, el gobierno no se apea o baja del burro — in spite of the criticism, the government refuses to back down
¡el niño no se apea o baja del burro! — this kid doesn't know when he's beaten!
- caerse del burrocomer burro —
esto comió burro — Cono Sur * it got lost, it vanished
- el burro grande, ande o no andeen el bosque no se veía tres en un burro — in the wood you couldn't see your hand in front of your face *
- poner a algn a caer de un burrosi los burros volaran, todos nos haríamos ricos con ese negocio — this business could make us rich, and pigs might fly
burro de agua — Caribe, Méx big wave
burro de carga, trata a su empleados como burros de carga — he treats his workers like slaves
2) * (=estúpido) fool, moron *¡burro!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five!
3) * (=bruto)eres un burro, lo has roto — you're so rough you've gone and broken it
el burro de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too *
4) (=obstinado) stubborn fooles un burro y no lo vas a convencer — he's so pig-headed * o stubborn you'll never persuade him
5) (Naipes) ≈ old maid6) (Téc) sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)burro de planchar — Méx ironing board
7) Méx (=escalera) stepladder* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex. To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.Ex. Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.----* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *A2 ( fam)(bruto, tosco): ¡no seas burro, me has hecho daño! don't be so rough, that hurt!¡qué burro es! lo movió él solo con todo lo que pesa what a brute! he moved it all on his own and it must weigh a ton ( colloq hum)Bmasculine, feminineA ( Zool)me tienen de burro de carga I'm just a dogsbody o drudge around here, I get landed o ( BrE) lumbered with all the donkey workel burro delante (para que no se espante) ( fr hecha); expression used to correct children's incorrect word orderapearse or bajarse del burro to back downbrincar al burro ( Méx); to play leapfrogtrabajar como un burro to work like a dog o horseburro grande, ande o no ande never mind the quality, feel the width ( colloq hum)después del burro muerto la cebada al rabo there's no point locking the stable door after the horse has boltedquien nace para burro, muere rebuznando a leopard never changes its spotsperdió todo en los burros he lost everything on the horsesB ( fam)1 (ignorante) idiot2 (bruto, tosco) oafes un burro trabajando, aguanta lo que le echen he's a real brute! he can take any amount of work ( colloq hum)A2 ( Méx) (para planchar) ironing board3 ( Méx) (caballete) trestle4 ( Méx) (escalera) stepladderC ( Méx) (de la mazorca) corncob* * *
burro 1◊ - rra adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) ( asno) (m) donkey;
(f) female donkey, jenny;◊ trabajar como un burro to slog one's guts out
2 (fam)
burro 2 sustantivo masculino
( en herrería) workbench
( caballete) trestle;
( escalera) stepladder
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn
♦ Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down
fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig
familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat
' burro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- so
- lomo
English:
ass
- donkey
- dunce
- jackass
- slave
- thick
- dense
- ironing
- leapfrog
- mule
- road
- speed
* * *burro, -a♦ adjFam1. [necio] thick, dumb2. [tosco] rough, oafish;¡eres más burro! you're such an oaf!3. [terco] pigheaded;se puso burro y no pudimos convencerle he dug his heels in and we couldn't convince him♦ nm,f1. [animal] donkey;Fam Famno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat;con estas gafas no veo tres en un burro I can't see a thing with these glasses;Fam Hum¡la carne de burro no es transparente! you make a better door than a window!Famburro grande, ande o no ande big is bestburro de carga workhorsehacer el burro to behave like an idiotes un burro he's as stubborn as a mule, he's really pigheadedtrabaja como una burra she works like a slave♦ nm5. Carib, Méx [escalera] stepladder* * *m, burra f1 ZO donkey;caer obajarse oapearse del burro fam back down;no ver tres en un burro be as blind as a bat2 fampersona idiot* * *1) asno: donkey, assburro nm1) : sawhorse* * *burro1 adj2. (bruto) roughburro2 n1. (animal) donkey2. (idiota) idiot¡qué burro eres! what an idiot!3. (bestia) brute¡hay que ser burro para pegarle de esa forma al niño! what a brute, hitting the boy like that!
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