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v.1 to lose (dinero, objeto, amigo).Ella pierde She loses.Ella pierde su cartera She loses her purse.Ella perdió la oportunidad She lost the opportunity.2 to lose (salir derrotado).no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose3 to waste.no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose4 to miss (tren, vuelo).Ella perdió el bus She missed the bus.5 to be the ruin of.le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him6 to lose, to leak (tener un escape de) (agua).ese camión va perdiendo aceite this lorry is losing o leaking oil7 to go downhill.* * *1 (gen) to lose2 (malgastar, desperdiciar) to waste3 (tren etc) to miss4 (ser causa de daños) to be the ruin of1 (gen) to lose; (salir perdiendo) to lose out2 (empeorar) to get worse■ esta ciudad ha perdido mucho, ya no es lo que era this city has gone downhill, it isn't what it used to be1 (extraviarse - persona) to get lost; (- animal) to go missing2 (confundirse) to get confused, get mixed up3 (desaparecer) to disappear, take off■ en cuanto ve problemas, se pierde as soon as there's a problem, he disappears4 (dejar escapar) to miss■ ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!\echar a perder to spoilperder agua to leakperder color to fadeperder de vista to lose sight ofperderse por algo/alguien familiar to give up everything for somebody/somethingsalir perdiendo to come off worse, lose outtener buen perder to be a good losertener mal perder to be a bad loser¡piérdete! familiar get lost!* * *verb1) to lose2) miss3) waste•- perderse* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto, dinero, peso] to loseconviene no perder de vista que... — we mustn't forget that..., we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...
2) [+ tiempo] to waste¡me estás haciendo perder el tiempo! — you're wasting my time!
3) [+ aire, aceite] to leakel vehículo pierde aceite — the car is leaking oil, the car has an oil leak
4) (=no coger) [+ tren, avión] to miss; [+ oportunidad] to miss, lose5) (=destruir) to ruinese vicio le perderá — that vice will ruin him, that vice will be his ruin
lo que le pierde es... — where he comes unstuck is...
6) (Jur) to lose, forfeit2. VI1) [en competición, disputa] to lose•
tienen o llevan todas las de perder — they look certain to lose•
saber perder — to be a good loser•
salir perdiendo, salí perdiendo en el negocio — I lost out on the deal2) (=empeorar)era un buen cantante, pero ha perdido mucho — he was a good singer, but he's gone downhill
era muy guapo, pero ha perdido bastante — he isn't nearly as good-looking as he used to be
3) [tela] to fade4)• echar a perder — [+ comida, sorpresa] to ruin, spoil; [+ oportunidad] to waste
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to loseb) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose2) ( ser la ruina de)lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall
3)a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to losecon preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking
más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world
b) <derecho/trabajo> to losec) <brazo/sangre/vista> to loseperder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III
d) <hijo/marido> to lose4)a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to losellegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)
perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit
tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying
perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out
b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to loseperder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
c) <peso/kilos> to lose5)a) <autobús/tren/avión> to missb) <ocasión/oportunidad> to missc) < tiempo> to waste6)a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to loseb) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose2.perder vi1) ( ser derrotado) to losela que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2)a) cafetera/tanque to leak3)3.echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
perderse v pron1)a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there
no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it
b) ( desaparecer) to disappearc) (en tema, conversación)las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning
empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already
d) ( en espacio)2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss3) personaa) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)* * *= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.Ex. One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.Ex. This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.Ex. In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.Ex. Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.Ex. They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.----* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no perderse = keep on + the right track.* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* perder agua = lose + water, leak.* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.* perder control = lose + control (of).* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* perder eficacia = lose + clout.* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.* perder el color = fade.* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.* perder el culo = go into + raptures.* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* perder el interés = pall.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.* perder esperanza = lose + hope.* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.* perder gas = lose + steam.* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.* perder influencia = lose + clout.* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.* perder la pista de = lose + track of.* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.* perder la timidez con = warm up to.* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.* perder la vista = become + blind.* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.* perder nota = lose + marks.* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.* perder peso = lose + weight.* perder poder = lose + power.* perder prestigio = lose + face.* perder propiedades = lose + property.* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.* perder sentido = lose + purpose.* perderse por = wander through.* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.* perderse una clase = miss + class.* perder terreno = lose + ground.* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.* perder una batalla = lose + battle.* perder una guerra = lose + war.* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.* perder una venta = lose + sale.* perder una votación = outvote.* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.* perder un partido = lose + match.* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.* perder ventas = lose + sales.* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to loseb) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose2) ( ser la ruina de)lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall
3)a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to losecon preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking
más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world
b) <derecho/trabajo> to losec) <brazo/sangre/vista> to loseperder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III
d) <hijo/marido> to lose4)a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to losellegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)
perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit
tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying
perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out
b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to loseperder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
c) <peso/kilos> to lose5)a) <autobús/tren/avión> to missb) <ocasión/oportunidad> to missc) < tiempo> to waste6)a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to loseb) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose2.perder vi1) ( ser derrotado) to losela que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2)a) cafetera/tanque to leak3)3.echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
perderse v pron1)a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there
no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it
b) ( desaparecer) to disappearc) (en tema, conversación)las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning
empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already
d) ( en espacio)2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss3) personaa) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)* * *= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.
Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.Ex: In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.Ex: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no perderse = keep on + the right track.* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* perder agua = lose + water, leak.* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.* perder control = lose + control (of).* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* perder eficacia = lose + clout.* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.* perder el color = fade.* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.* perder el culo = go into + raptures.* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* perder el interés = pall.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.* perder esperanza = lose + hope.* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.* perder gas = lose + steam.* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.* perder influencia = lose + clout.* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.* perder la pista de = lose + track of.* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.* perder la timidez con = warm up to.* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.* perder la vista = become + blind.* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.* perder nota = lose + marks.* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.* perder peso = lose + weight.* perder poder = lose + power.* perder prestigio = lose + face.* perder propiedades = lose + property.* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.* perder sentido = lose + purpose.* perderse por = wander through.* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.* perderse una clase = miss + class.* perder terreno = lose + ground.* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.* perder una batalla = lose + battle.* perder una guerra = lose + war.* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.* perder una venta = lose + sale.* perder una votación = outvote.* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.* perder un partido = lose + match.* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.* perder ventas = lose + sales.* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.* * *perder [E8 ]vtA1 (extraviar) ‹llaves/documento/guante› to losehe perdido su dirección I've lost her addressperdió las tijeras y se pasó una hora buscándolas she mislaid o lost the scissors and spent an hour looking for themme perdiste la página you lost my place o pageperdí a mi marido en la muchedumbre I lost my husband in the crowdno pierdas de vista al niño don't let the child out of your sight2 ‹señal/imagen/contacto› to losehemos perdido el contacto con el avión we've lost contact with the planeB(ser la ruina de): lo perdió la curiosidad his curiosity was his undoing o his downfallC1 ‹dinero/propiedad/cosecha› to loseperdió mil pesos jugando al póker she lost a thousand pesos playing pokerperdió una fortuna en ese negocio he lost a fortune in o on that dealcon preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking, we/you can but askmás se perdió en la guerra ( fr hecha); things could be worse!, worse things happen at sea, it's not the end of the world2 ‹derecho/trabajo› to losesi te vas pierdes el lugar en la cola if you go away you lose your place in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue3 ‹ojo/brazo› to lose; ‹vista/oído› to loseha perdido mucho peso/mucha sangre she's lost a lot of weight/bloodel susto le hizo perder el habla the fright rendered him speechlessperder la vida to lose one's life, to perish4 ‹hijo/marido› to loseperder un niño or un bebé (en el embarazo) to lose a baby, to have a miscarriageD1 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to lose; ‹paciencia› to loseno hay que perder el ánimo you mustn't lose heartyo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hopehe perdido la costumbre de levantarme temprano I've got(ten) out of o I've lost the habit of getting up earlytrata de no perder la práctica try not to get out of practicetienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flyingperder el equilibrio to lose one's balanceperder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out2 ‹fuerza/intensidad/calor› to loseel avión empezó a perder altura the plane began to lose heightperder el ritmo ( Mús) to lose the beatestás trabajando muy bien, no pierdas el ritmo you're working well, keep it up!3 ‹peso/kilos› to loseE1 ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss2 ‹ocasión› to misssería tonto perder esta estupenda oportunidad it would be stupid to miss o to pass up this marvelous opportunityno pierde oportunidad de recordarnos cuánto le debemos he never misses a chance to remind us how much we owe him3 ‹tiempo›¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to loseno pierdas (el) tiempo, no lo vas a convencer don't waste your time, you're not going to convince himllámalo sin perder un minuto call him immediatelyperdimos dos días por lo de la huelga we lost two days because of the strikeF1 ‹guerra/pleito› to lose; ‹partido› to lose2 ‹curso/año› to failperder un examen (Ur); to fail an examG ‹agua/aceite/aire› to loseel coche pierde aceite the car has an oil leak o is losing oilel globo perdía aire air was escaping from the balloon■ perderviA (ser derrotado) to loseperdimos por un punto we lost by one pointno sabes perder you're a bad loserno discutas con él porque llevas las de perder don't argue with him because you'll losela que sale perdiendo soy yo I lose out o come off worstB1 ( RPl) «cafetera/tanque» to leak2 «color» (aclararse) to fade; (tiñiendo otras prendas) to runC■ perderseA1 (extraviarse) «persona/objeto» to get lostsiempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this townno te pierdas, llámanos de vez en cuando don't lose touch, call us now and then(+ me/te/le etc): se le perdió el dinero he's lost the moneyguárdalo bien para que no se te pierda keep it safe so you don't lose it2 (desaparecer) to disappearse perdió entre la muchedumbre she disappeared into the crowd3(en un tema, una conversación): cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lostme distraje un momento y me perdí my attention wandered for a moment and I lost the threadlas cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaningempieza otra vez, ya me perdí start again, you've lost me already4(en una prenda, un espacio): te pierdes en ese vestido you look lost in that dresslos sillones quedan perdidos en ese salón tan grande the armchairs are rather lost in such a big sitting roomB ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to missno te perdiste nada you didn't miss anythingte perdiste una excelente oportunidad de callarte la boca ( hum); you could have kept your big mouth shut ( colloq)C «persona»1 (acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way ( liter)* * *
perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to lose;
quiere perder peso he wants to lose weight;
con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
perder la práctica to get out of practice;
perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
perder el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;
( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
2
◊ ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;
no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
3
‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;
no sabes perder you're a bad loser;
llevar las de perder to be onto a loser;
la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
3◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a
perderse verbo pronominal
1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;
se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
perder
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to lose
2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
3 (el tiempo) to waste
4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
6 (agua, aceite) to leak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
' perder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecerse
- aflojar
- baño
- borda
- brújula
- cabeza
- cabo
- clarear
- conciencia
- conocimiento
- costumbre
- cuenta
- declinar
- descuidarse
- desesperarse
- desfallecer
- desgracia
- desinflarse
- desnaturalizar
- despedirse
- despintar
- despistar
- destinada
- destinado
- desvanecerse
- deteriorarse
- distraerse
- don
- enloquecer
- estribo
- facultad
- flaquear
- granizada
- hilo
- infortunio
- innecesaria
- innecesario
- interés
- joderse
- juicio
- llevar
- norte
- papel
- pasarse
- peso
- razón
- resbalar
- rumbo
- saber
- sentida
English:
avoid
- balance
- black out
- blow
- boat
- bound
- break
- bungle
- cool
- course
- crush
- danger
- dawdle
- decline
- dignity
- dilly-dally
- erode
- even
- face
- fade
- fiddle around
- flag
- footing
- forfeit
- freak out
- gamble away
- gazump
- ground
- grow out of
- handle
- hang about
- hang around
- heart
- keep
- leak
- lose
- mislay
- miss
- muck about
- muck around
- muck up
- pall
- piece
- pot
- rack
- rag
- reason
- rise
- risk
- shape
* * *♦ vt1. [extraviar] to lose;he perdido el paraguas I've lost my umbrella2. [dejar de tener] [dinero, amigo, empleo, interés] to lose;he perdido el contacto con ellos I've lost touch with them;la policía ha perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro de los secuestradores the police have lost track of the kidnappers;no sé nada de Ana, le he perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro I don't know anything about Ana, I've lost touch with her;el accidente le hizo perder la visión he lost his sight in the accident;ya hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlo we've now given up o lost all hope of finding him;he perdido bastante práctica I'm rather out of practice;perder el equilibrio/la memoria to lose one's balance/memory;perder peso to lose weight;perder el miedo/el respeto a alguien to lose one's fear of/respect for sb;cientos de personas perdieron la vida hundreds of people lost their lives;Espmás se perdió en Cuba o [m5] en la guerra it's not as bad as all that, it's not the end of the world3. [ser derrotado en] [batalla, partido, campeonato, elecciones] to lose;este error podría hacerle perder el partido this mistake could lose her the game4. [desperdiciar] [tiempo] to waste;[oportunidad, ocasión] to miss;he perdido toda la mañana en llamadas de teléfono I've wasted all morning making phone calls;no pierda la ocasión de ver esta fantástica película don't miss this wonderful movie;no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose5. [no alcanzar] [tren, vuelo, autobús] to miss6. [tener un escape de] [agua] to lose, to leak;la bombona pierde aire air is escaping from the cylinder;7. [perjudicar] to be the ruin of;le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him♦ vi1. [salir derrotado] to lose;perder al póquer/billar to lose at poker/billiards;no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose;sabe/no sabe perder he's a good/bad loser;salir perdiendo to lose out, to come off worse2. [empeorar] to go downhill;este restaurante ha perdido mucho this restaurant has really gone downhill;estas alfombras pierden bastante al lavarlas these rugs don't wash very well3. [tener un escape] [de agua, aceite] to have a leak;esa bombona pierde that gas cylinder is leaking;una de las ruedas pierde por la válvula the air's coming out of one of the tyres* * *I v/t1 objeto lose;¡piérdete! get lost!;no tener nada que perder have nothing to lose3 el tiempo wasteII v/i lose;echar a perder ruin;llevar otener las de perder be at a disadvantage;salir perdiendo come off worst* * *perder {56} vt1) : to lose2) : to missperdimos la oportunidad: we missed the opportunity3) : to waste (time)perder vi: to lose* * *perder vb2. (tren, avión, oportunidad, etc) to miss3. (tiempo) to waste4. (líquido, gas) to leakechar a perder algo to ruin something / to spoil somethingecharse a perder to go off / to go bad -
102 aunque
conj.1 even though, although (a pesar de que).tendrás que venir aunque no quieras you'll have to come, even if you don't want toaunque es caro, me lo voy a comprar although it's expensive I'm going to buy it, I'm going to buy it even though it's expensive2 although (pero).es lista, aunque un poco perezosa she's clever, although o if a little lazy* * *1 (valor concesivo) although, though; (con énfasis) even if, even though2 (valor adversativo) but■ es duro, aunque justo he's tough but fair* * *conj.although, though, even though, even if* * *CONJ although, though, even thoughes guapa aunque algo bajita — she's pretty but rather short, she's pretty even if she is on the short side
AUNQUE Aunque se puede traducir al inglés por although, though, even though o even if. ► Por regla general, cuando la cláusula introducida por aunque indica un hecho ( aunque + ((indicativo))), en inglés coloquial se traduce por though y en lenguaje más formal por although: Aunque había un montón de gente, al final pude encontrar a Carlos Though there were a lot of people there, I managed to find Carlos No esperaba eso de él, aunque entiendo por qué lo hizo I did not expect that from him, although I can understand why he did it ► Even though introduce la oración subordinada, enfatizando con más fuerza el contraste con la principal, cuando aunque va seguido de un hecho concreto, no una hipótesis, y equivale a a pesar de que: Llevaba un abrigo de piel, aunque era un día muy caluroso She wore a fur coat, even though it was a very hot day ► Si aunque tiene el sentido de incluso si ( aunque + ((subjuntivo))), se traduce por even if: Debes ir, aunque no quieras You must go, even if you don't want to Me dijo que no me lo diría, aunque lo supiera He said he wouldn't tell me even if he knew Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradaaunque más... — however much..., no matter how much...
* * *1) ( refiriéndose a hechos)a) (+ indicativo) althoughaunque llegué tarde conseguí entradas — although o even though I got there late I managed to get tickets
es simpático, aunque algo tímido — he's very likable, if somewhat shy
b) ( respondiendo a una objeción) (+ subjuntivo)es millonario, aunque no lo parezca — he's a millionaire though he may not look it
aunque no lo creas... — believe it or not...
2) (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even ifcómetelo, aunque no te guste — eat it, even if you don't like it
dale aunque más no sea unos pesos — (RPl) at least give him a few pesos
* * *= admittedly, albeit (that), although, but, even though, while, whilst, even when, though, if, but still, but then again.Ex. Admittedly, this relevant part of the classified file may not be the specific class he wants.Ex. Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments.Ex. These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.Ex. Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.Ex. Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.Ex. While the resulting A/Z entries are not 'wrong', they tend to be clumsy.Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.Ex. This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of.Ex. Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.Ex. Less well-reported but still widely collected types of use included newly registered borrowers, visits, reference questions, in-library use, and off site program attendance = Otros datos sobre los que se dio menos información aunque todas las bibliotecas los recogen eran el número de nuevos usuarios, las visitas, las preguntas de referencia, el uso dentro de la biblioteca y la asistencia a actividades organizas fuera de la biblioteca.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.----* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aunque a menudo = if often.* aunque en balde = but (all) to no avail.* aunque en vano = but (all) to no avail.* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* aunque me fuera la vida en ello = for the life of me.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque no sea para otra cosa = if nothing else.* aunque no siempre = if not always.* aunque no sirva para otra cosa = if nothing else.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough.* aunque parezca razo = funnily.* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.* aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.* aunque sólo sea porque = if only because.* * *1) ( refiriéndose a hechos)a) (+ indicativo) althoughaunque llegué tarde conseguí entradas — although o even though I got there late I managed to get tickets
es simpático, aunque algo tímido — he's very likable, if somewhat shy
b) ( respondiendo a una objeción) (+ subjuntivo)es millonario, aunque no lo parezca — he's a millionaire though he may not look it
aunque no lo creas... — believe it or not...
2) (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even ifcómetelo, aunque no te guste — eat it, even if you don't like it
dale aunque más no sea unos pesos — (RPl) at least give him a few pesos
* * *= admittedly, albeit (that), although, but, even though, while, whilst, even when, though, if, but still, but then again.Ex: Admittedly, this relevant part of the classified file may not be the specific class he wants.
Ex: Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments.Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.Ex: Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.Ex: While the resulting A/Z entries are not 'wrong', they tend to be clumsy.Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.Ex: This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of.Ex: Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.Ex: Less well-reported but still widely collected types of use included newly registered borrowers, visits, reference questions, in-library use, and off site program attendance = Otros datos sobre los que se dio menos información aunque todas las bibliotecas los recogen eran el número de nuevos usuarios, las visitas, las preguntas de referencia, el uso dentro de la biblioteca y la asistencia a actividades organizas fuera de la biblioteca.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aunque a menudo = if often.* aunque en balde = but (all) to no avail.* aunque en vano = but (all) to no avail.* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* aunque me fuera la vida en ello = for the life of me.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque no sea para otra cosa = if nothing else.* aunque no siempre = if not always.* aunque no sirva para otra cosa = if nothing else.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough.* aunque parezca razo = funnily.* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.* aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.* aunque sólo sea porque = if only because.* * *1 (+ indicativo) althoughaunque llegamos tarde conseguimos entradas although o even though we got there late we managed to get ticketspor lo menos antes se oía; aunque mal, se oía at least before you could hear it, not very well, but you could hear ites simpático, aunque algo tímido he's very likable, if somewhat shyle dije que sí, aunque la verdad es que no tengo ganas de ir I said yes, although o though to be quite honest I don't feel like going2 (respondiendo a una objeción) (+ subjuntivo):aunque a ti no te guste, es muy bonito you may not like it, but it's very prettyes millonario, aunque no lo parezca he's a millionaire though he may not look itaunque no lo creas sacó la mejor nota believe it or not she got the best marksB (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even ifcome lo que te sirvan, aunque no te guste eat whatever you're given, even if you don't like itmándales unas flores, aunque sea at least send them some flowersdale aunque más no sea unos pesos ( RPl); at least give him a few pesos* * *
aunque conjunción
1 ( a pesar de que)
◊ es millonario, aunque no lo parezca he's a millionaire though he may not look it;
aunque no lo creas … believe it or not …
2 (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even if;
aunque conj although, though
(incluso si) even if
aunque no te lo creas, even if you don't believe it o believe it or not
(a pesar de) even though
aunque llegamos tarde, no perdimos el tren, even though we were late, we didn't miss the train
Fíjate en estos dos sentidos de aunque:
1) a pesar de
though - más informal
although - más formal
even though - más enfático
2) incluso si, even if
' aunque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- apellido
- así
- comida
- cuando
- fonéticamente
- más
- mentira
- ni
- pesar
- política
- rentabilidad
- salario
- sellar
- siquiera
- toda
- todo
- creer
- parecer
English:
albeit
- alike
- although
- as
- believe
- blusher
- delicate
- devoted
- even
- further
- hate
- have
- if
- lady
- love
- oddly
- shall
- should
- tear away
- though
- while
- odds
- strangely
* * *aunque conj1. [a pesar de que] even though, although;[incluso si] even if;tendrás que venir aunque no quieras you'll have to come, even if you don't want to;aunque quisiera no podría even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to;aunque es caro, me lo voy a comprar although it's expensive I'm going to buy it, I'm going to buy it even though it's expensive;aunque me cae bien, no me fío de él much as I like him, I don't trust him;aunque no te lo creas llegó el primero believe it or not, he came first;aunque parezca mentira strange as it may seem, believe it or not;aunque parezca raro oddly enough, odd though it may seem;cómprale aunque sea una caja de bombones buy her something, even if it's only a box of chocolates;RPdecime la verdad aunque más no sea at least tell me the truth2. [pero] although;es lista, aunque un poco perezosa she's clever, although o if a little lazy;aquellos cuadros no están mal, aunque éstos me gustan más those paintings aren't bad, but I like these (ones) better* * *conj1 although, even though2 + subj even if* * *aunque conj1) : though, although, even if, even though2)aunque sea : at least* * *aunque conj1. (a pesar de que) although / even thoughaunque no quería, tuve que ir although I didn't want to, I had to goera simpático, aunque parecía serio even though he seemed serious, he was niceaunque sólo llevo 5 meses aquí, me siento muy a gusto although I've only lived here for 5 months, I feel very much at home2. (incluso si) even ifsale a pasear todos los días, aunque caigan chuzos de punta he goes for a walk every day even if it's pouring with rain -
103 loco
adj.1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.2 crazy.m.madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy3 familiar (asombroso) amazing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lunatic, insane person\a lo loco any old howcomo un,-a loco,-a like madestar loco,-a de alegría to be over the moonestar loco,-a por alguien to be mad about somebodyhacer el loco to act wildhacerse el/la loco,-a to pretend to know nothing, act dumb¡ni loco,-a! no way!volver loco,-a a alguien to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolverse loco,-a to go madloco,-a de remate stark raving mad* * *1. (f. - loca)adj.crazy, mad2. (f. - loca)noun* * *loco, -a1. ADJ1) (=no cuerdo) mad, crazy¿estás loco? — are you mad o crazy?
no seas loco, eso es muy arriesgado — don't be stupid, that's very risky
una brújula loca — a compass whose needle no longer points north
estaba loco de alegría — he was mad o wild with joy
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andar o estar loco con algo — (=preocupado) to be worried to death about sth; (=contento) to be crazy about sth•
está loco por algn/algo, está loco por esa chica — he's mad o crazy about that girlanda o está loca por irse a Inglaterra — she's mad keen to go to England
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volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad, drive sb round the bend•
volverse loco — to go insane, go mad2) (=frenético) hectic3) * (=enorme)llevo una prisa loca — I'm in a tremendous o real rush *
2.SM / F lunatic, madman/madwomanel loco de César se ha comprado otro coche — that lunatic o madman César has bought another car
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correr como un loco — to run like mad•
gritar como un loco — to shout like a madman, shout one's head off•
hacerse el loco — to act the fool•
ponerse como un loco — to start acting like a madman/madwoman3.SM Chile abalone, false abalone* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)
no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself
¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!
hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)
estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)
tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.----* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)
no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself
¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!
hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)
estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)
tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *Aeste tipo está medio loco ( fam); this guy's not all there ( colloq), this guy's a bit cracked ( colloq)¡pero ustedes están or ( AmL) son locos! you must be crazy o mad o insane o out of your mind! ( colloq)no seas loco, te vas a matar don't be so stupid o foolish, you'll kill yourselfeso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that, nothing in the world would make me do that o induce me to do that¿disculparme yo? ¡ni (que estuviera) loco! what, me apologize? not in a million years o no way o never!llenó el formulario a lo loco she completed the form any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how ( colloq)gasta dinero a lo loco he spends money like water o like there's no tomorrowestar loco de remate or de atar ( fam); to be stark raving o stark staring mad, to be nutty as a fruitcake ( colloq), to be completely nuts ( colloq), to be mad as a hatter ( BrE)traer or tener loco a algn ( Esp); to be driving sb mad o crazy o up the wall o round the bend ( colloq)volver loco a algn to drive sb mad o crazy ( colloq)vuelve locos a los hombres she drives men wild ( colloq)el chocolate me vuelve loca I adore chocolate, I'm a chocolate addict ( colloq)volverse loco to go madeste desorden es para volverse loco this mess is enough to drive you crazy ( colloq)3(contento, entusiasmado): están locos con el nieto they're besotted with o crazy about their grandchildestá loca por él she's mad o crazy o wild about him ( colloq)está loco por verla/por que le presenten a Laura he's dying o ( BrE) mad keen to see her/to be introduced to Laura ( colloq)anda (como) loco con las pruebas he's worried sick about the testsB1(indicando gran cantidad): tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm really looking forward to seeing her, I'm dying to see her ( colloq)tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyla obra tuvo un éxito loco the play was hugely successfultienen la guita loca ( RPl arg); they're rolling in it ( colloq), they're absolutely loaded ( colloq)2 loco DE algo:está loco de ira/celos he's wild with anger/jealousyestaba loco de dolor he was racked with painestá loca de amor por él she's madly in love with him3(CS fam) (indicando poca cantidad): por cuatro clientes locos que puedan venir, no vamos a abrir it's not worth opening up just for a few odd customersmasculine, femininese puso como un loco al oír la noticia he went crazy o mad when he heard the newsmaneja or ( Esp) conduce como un loco he drives like a madman o lunaticcorrimos como locos para alcanzar el autobús ( fam); we ran like crazy o mad to catch the bus ( colloq)gritaba como una loca she was shouting like a madwoman, she was shouting her head off ( colloq)¡qué desorganización, esto es de locos! what chaos! this is pure o sheer madness!el loco de Javier se ha venido a pie Javier walked here, madman that he ishoy en día hay mucho loco suelto ( fam); there are a lot of loonies o nutcases o weirdos about these days ( colloq)ahora le ha dado por el budismo — cada loco con su tema she's into Buddhism now — oh well, each to his own o ( colloq) whatever turns you onhacerse el loco to act dumb ( colloq)no te hagas el loco don't act dumb, don't pretend you haven't seen/heardla loca de la casa ( liter); the imaginationBC* * *
loco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
◊ este tipo está medio loco (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq);
eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that;
hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq);
estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq);
tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq);
volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq);
volverse loco to go madc) ( entusiasmado):◊ está loca por él she's crazy about him (colloq);
está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)d) (fam) ( ajetreado):
e) ( indicando gran cantidad):◊ tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm dying to see her (colloq);
tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyf) estar loco de algo: ‹de entusiasmo/furia/celos› to be wild with sth;
‹de dolor/remordimiento› to be racked with sth;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( enfermo mental) (m) madman;
(f) madwoman;◊ se puso como un loco he went crazy o mad;
corrimos como locos (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq);
hacerse el loco to act dumb (colloq)
loco 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Zool) abalone
loco,-a
I adjetivo
1 mad, crazy
volverse loco, to lose one's mind o to go mad
2 (deseoso) estoy loco por ir a París, I'm eager to travel to Paris
3 (entusiasmado) está loca de alegría, she's thrilled
está loco por las motos, he's crazy about motorbikes
II m,f (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
♦ Locuciones: hacerse el loco, to act the fool
familiar ¡ni loco!, I'd sooner die!
familiar traer/volver loco a alguien, to drive sb crazy
a lo loco, crazily
' loco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- chiflada
- chiflado
- conforme
- enajenar
- enajenarse
- estragos
- hormigueo
- ida
- ido
- loc. cit.
- loca
- tema
- tocada
- tocado
- trastocarse
- trastornar
- volver
- volverse
- carro
- maniaco
- perdido
- poner
- rayado
- rayar
- rematado
English:
amok
- away
- bend
- berserk
- beside
- bit
- bonkers
- certifiable
- change over
- cracker
- crazy
- cuckoo
- delirious
- demented
- drive
- gaga
- head
- hijack
- insane
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- madly
- madman
- maniac
- mind
- moon
- nut
- nuts
- nutter
- nutty
- parched
- potshot
- rampage
- raving
- roadhog
- send
- some
- something
- stark
- wall
- wild
- wildly
- wind up
- wit
- bumper car
- cracked
- fear
- flap
- go
* * *loco, -a♦ adj1. [demente] mad, crazy;volver loco a alguien [enajenar, aturdir] to drive sb mad;esos martillazos en la pared me van a volver loco that hammering on the wall is driving me mad;el dolor lo volvía loco the pain was driving him mad;volverse loco to go mad;este niño me trae loco this child is driving me mad;¡ni loco! (absolutely) no way!;¡no lo haría ni loco! there's no way you'd get me doing that!2. [insensato] mad, crazy;no seas loca, es muy peligroso don't be (so) stupid, it's very dangerous;está medio loco pero es muy simpático he's a bit crazy, but he's very nice with it;a lo loco [sin pensar] hastily;[temerariamente] wildly;3. [apasionado, entusiasmado] mad, crazy;la abuela está loca con su nieto the grandmother's mad o crazy about her grandson;estar loco de contento/pasión to be wild with joy/passion;estar loco de amor to be madly in love;estar loco de celos to be wildly o insanely jealous;estar loco de ira to be raging mad;está loca por conocerte she's dying to meet you;está (como) loco por que lleguen los invitados he's desperate for the guests to arrive, he can't wait for the guests to arrive;le vuelve loco el fútbol he's mad about soccer o Br football, he's soccer-crazy o Br football-crazy;la vuelve loca la paella she absolutely adores paella4. [muy ajetreado] mad, hectic;llevamos una semana loca it's been a mad week for ustuvimos una suerte loca we were extraordinarily o amazingly lucky;RP Famtener la guita loca to be rolling in it6. RP Fam [insignificante]sólo van a venir tres o cuatro invitados locos only a handful of guests will show up;no nos vamos a pelear por dos pesos locos let's not quarrel over a few measly pesos♦ nm,f1. [enfermo] [hombre] lunatic, madman;[mujer] lunatic, madwoman;corrimos como locos we ran like mad o crazy;el loco de tu marido se puso a chillar that madman husband of yours started shouting;ponerse como un loco [enfadarse] to go mad;sería de locos empezar de nuevo todo el trabajo it would be crazy o madness to start the whole job over again;Fam¡deja de hacer el loco! stop messing around!;cada loco con su tema: ya está otra vez Santi con lo del yoga, cada loco con su tema Santi's going on about yoga again, the man's obsessed!;Famhacerse el loco to play dumb, to pretend not to understandloco, vení para acá come over here, Br mate o US buddy* * *I adj mad, crazy;es para volverse loco it’s enough to drive you mad o crazy;remate completely mad;estar loco de alegría be insanely happy;estar loco por alguien be mad o crazy about s.o.II m1 madman;cada loco con su tema each to his own;hacer el loco make a fool of o.s.2 Rpl famguy;loco, ayudame help me, pal* * *loco, -ca adj1) demente: crazy, insane, mad2)a lo loco : wildly, recklessly3)volverse loco : to go madloco, -ca n1) : crazy person, lunatic2)hacerse el loco : to act the fool* * *loco2 n lunatic -
104 luego
adv.1 then, next.primero aquí y luego allí first here and then thereluego de afterluego que as soon as2 later.os veré luego I'll see you later¡hasta luego! see you (later)!hazlo luego do it later3 soon (pronto). (Chilean Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)conj.so, therefore.pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am* * *► adverbio1 (después) then, afterwards, next■ primero cómete la sopa y luego ya traeré la carne first eat your soup and then I'll bring the meat2 (más tarde) later■ luego te llamo, que ahora estoy ocupada I'm busy now, I'll call you later3 (prontamente) presently, immediately1 so, therefore■ no han llamado, luego no creo que vengan they haven't called so I don't think they'll come\hasta luego see you, see you later, so long* * *1. adv.1) later2) then•2. conj.* * *1. ADV1) [en el tiempo]a) [referido al pasado] then-quedamos en un bar -¿y luego qué pasó? — "we met in a bar" - "and then what happened?"
vimos una película y luego fuimos a cenar — we saw a film and later (on) o afterwards o then went out for dinner
b) [referido al futuro] later (on), afterwardste lo dejo pero luego me lo devuelves — you can borrow it but you have to give me it back later (on) o afterwards
te veo luego — I'll see you later (on) o then
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luego de — after•
¡ hasta luego! — bye!, see you!, see you later!c) LAm (=pronto) soonespéralo que lueguito viene — wait for him, he's coming in a minute
empieza siempre con entusiasmo pero lueguito se aburre — he's very enthusiastic at the beginning but he gets bored quickly
luego luego — esp Méx * straight away
2) [en el espacio] thenprimero está la cocina y luego el comedor — the kitchen is first, then the dining room
primero va usted y luego yo — you're first and I'm next, you're first and then it's me
3) (=además) then4) Méx (=muy cerca) right here, right there5)desde 4)•
desde luego — of course2.CONJ (=así que) thereforepienso, luego existo — I think, therefore I am
* * *I1) ( más tarde) later (on); ( después de otro suceso - en el futuro) afterwards; (- en el pasado) then, nexthasta luego! — goodbye!, see you!
luego de + inf — after -ing
2) (Chi, Méx) ( pronto) soon, quicklyluego — (Méx) immediately
3)a) ( en el espacio)b) (Méx) ( cerca) nearbyc) (indicando orden, prioridad) then4)IIconjunción (frml) therefore* * *= then.Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.----* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.* * *I1) ( más tarde) later (on); ( después de otro suceso - en el futuro) afterwards; (- en el pasado) then, nexthasta luego! — goodbye!, see you!
luego de + inf — after -ing
2) (Chi, Méx) ( pronto) soon, quicklyluego — (Méx) immediately
3)a) ( en el espacio)b) (Méx) ( cerca) nearbyc) (indicando orden, prioridad) then4)IIconjunción (frml) therefore* * *= then.Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.* * *A (más tarde) later, later on; (después de otro suceso — en el futuro) afterwards; (— en el pasado) afterwards, thenesto podemos dejarlo para luego we can leave this till later o afterwardsnos vemos luego I'll see you later (on)¡hasta luego! goodbye!, see you!habló conmigo y luego fue a contárselo a ella he talked to me and then went and told her everythingluego de afterluego DE + INF after -INGluego de examinarla after examining herluego QUE once, as soon asB1devuélvemelo luego I want it back soon o quicklylueguito vuelvo I'll be back in a moment o in a minute o in no time2 ( Méx) (de vez en cuando) from time to timeC1(en el espacio): hay un supermercado y luego está el banco there's a supermarket and then you come to the bankvive aquí luego he lives just along the road here o just near hereD1 (indicando orden, prioridad) thenprimero está este señor y luego nosotros this man is first and then it's our turn o then it's us2 (además) thenluego tenemos éstos de plástico and then we have these plastic onesEdesde luego of coursedesde luego que no of course notel ruido, desde luego, es insoportable of course, the noise is unbearable o the noise, of course, is unbearable( frml); thereforepienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am* * *
luego adverbio
1
( después de otro suceso — en el futuro) afterwards;
(— en el pasado) then, next;
luego de hacer algo after doing sth
◊ luego luego (Méx) immediately
2a) ( en el espacio):
3
desde luego que no of course not
■ conjunción (frml) therefore
luego
I adverbio
1 (a continuación) then, afterwards, next
2 (un poco más tarde) later (on): luego hablamos, I'll speak to you later
¡hasta luego!, so long!
LAm luego de, after
II conj therefore
♦ Locuciones: desde luego, (acuerdo) of course
(desaprobación) well, really!: ¡desde luego, mira que decirle eso!, well, really! fancy saying that to her!
' luego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- desde
- después
- hasta
- poder
- ala
- andar
- mejor
English:
absolutely
- arouse
- bye
- bye-bye
- call in
- certainly
- cheer
- cheerio
- evenly
- later
- next
- see
- then
- course
- join
- maybe
- save
- so
- surely
* * *♦ advluego de after;luego de hablar con ella, me volví a casa after talking to her I went home;luego que as soon as;luego que se levantó me llamó he called me as soon as he had got up2. [más tarde] later;te veo luego I'll see you later;hazlo luego do it later;¡hasta luego! see you (later)!;CAm, Méxpara luego es tarde what are you waiting for?3. [en el espacio] then;primero hay un parque y luego la plaza first you come to a park and then the square4. Chile, Méx, Ven [pronto] soon;acaba luego, te estoy esperando hurry up and finish, I'm waiting for you;Méx Famluego luego, luego lueguito immediately, straight away♦ conj[así que] so, therefore;estaba enfermo aquel día – luego no pudo ser él he was ill that day – it can't have been him, then;pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am* * *I adv1 ( después) later;¡hasta luego! see you (later)3 L.Am. (en seguida) right now;luego luego Méx straight away4:¡desde luego! of course!II conj therefore;luego que L.Am. after;luego de hacer algo after doing sth* * *luego adv1) después: then, afterwards2) : later (on)3)desde luego : of course4)¡hasta luego! : see you later!5)luego que : as soon as6)luego conj: thereforepienso, luego existo: I think, therefore I am* * *luego1 adv1. (más tarde) laterahora no puedo, luego iré I can't just now I'll go later2. (a continuación) thenluego2 conj thereforepienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am -
105 seguir
v.1 to follow.tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behindseguir algo de cerca to follow o monitor something closely (desarrollo, resultados)Ellos siguen la caravana They follow the convoy.Eso es lo que sigue That is what follows.2 to follow.me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed3 to continue, to resume.Me sigue el dolor My pain persists.4 to continue, to go on.¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!aquí se baja él, yo sigo he's getting out here, I'm going on (al taxista)sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factorydebes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing itsigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrongsigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?5 to keep on, to go along, to carry on, to continue.María se sigue haciendo daño Mary keeps on hurting herself.6 to continue to be, to continue being, to keep, to keep being.Las chicas siguen testarudas The girls continue to be stubborn.7 to obey, to keep.Las chicas siguen las reglas The girls obey the rules.8 to imitate, to follow.Los fanáticos siguen al cantante The fans imitate the singer.9 to come afterwards, to come next, to come after, to come along.Algo bueno sigue Something good comes afterwards.* * *(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to follow2) keep on3) pursue4) remain* * *1. VT1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursueella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador
2) (=estar atento a) [+ programa de TV] to watch, follow; [+ programa de radio] to listen to, follow; [+ proceso, progreso] to monitor, follow up; [+ satélite] to trackesta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step
3) (=hacer caso de) [+ consejo] to follow, take; [+ instrucciones, doctrina, líder] to follow4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to followsiga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end
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seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) coursela enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course
5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow¿me sigues? — are you with me?
6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do7) † [+ mujer] to court †2. VI1) (=continuar) to go on, carry on¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?
¡siga! — (=hable) go on!, carry on; LAm (=pase) come in
¡síguele! — Méx go on!
"sigue" — [en carta] P.T.O.; [en libro] continued
2)adelante 1)los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
3) [en estado, situación] to be still¿cómo sigue? — how is he?
que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself
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seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone4)• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth
siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her
el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working
5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow onentre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out
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seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to followcamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time
el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
2) <camino/ruta>siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge
3) ( en el tiempo) to followseguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody
4)a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to followb) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow5)a) <trámite/procedimiento> to followb) (Educ) < curso> to takeestoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course
6)a) <explicaciones/profesor> to followdicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
¿me siguen? — are you with me?
b) ( permanecer atento a)2.no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program
seguir vi1)a) ( por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street
seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past
b)c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)siga por favor — come in, please
2) (en lugar, estado)¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?
sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever
si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...
si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way
3)a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persistb)seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)
4)a) (venir después, estar contiguo)un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm
b) historia/poema to continue3.¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?
seguirse v pron (en 3a pers)de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...
* * *= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.Ex. So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.Ex. Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.Ex. All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.Ex. Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex. In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.----* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.* como siga así = at this rate.* como sigue = as follows.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* difícil de seguir = heavy going.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.* que sigue = ensuing.* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.* seguir al día = remain on top of.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* seguir como modelo = pattern.* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir con el control = stay in + control.* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* seguir considerando = consider + further.* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* seguir este camino = go along + this road.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.* seguir la marcha de = monitor.* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguir levantado = stay up.* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguirse = ensue.* seguir siendo = remain.* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir tratando = discuss + further.* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.* seguir una táctica = take + tack.* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.* seguir un consejo = take + advice.* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.* seguir un método = take + approach.* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.* seguir viviendo = live on.* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* siguiendo = along.* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.* si sigue así = at this rate.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to followcamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time
el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
2) <camino/ruta>siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge
3) ( en el tiempo) to followseguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody
4)a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to followb) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow5)a) <trámite/procedimiento> to followb) (Educ) < curso> to takeestoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course
6)a) <explicaciones/profesor> to followdicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
¿me siguen? — are you with me?
b) ( permanecer atento a)2.no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program
seguir vi1)a) ( por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street
seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past
b)c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)siga por favor — come in, please
2) (en lugar, estado)¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?
sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever
si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...
si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way
3)a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persistb)seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)
4)a) (venir después, estar contiguo)un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm
b) historia/poema to continue3.¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?
seguirse v pron (en 3a pers)de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...
* * *= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.Ex: Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.Ex: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex: In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.* como siga así = at this rate.* como sigue = as follows.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* difícil de seguir = heavy going.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.* que sigue = ensuing.* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.* seguir al día = remain on top of.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* seguir como modelo = pattern.* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir con el control = stay in + control.* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* seguir considerando = consider + further.* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* seguir este camino = go along + this road.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.* seguir la marcha de = monitor.* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguir levantado = stay up.* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguirse = ensue.* seguir siendo = remain.* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir tratando = discuss + further.* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.* seguir una táctica = take + tack.* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.* seguir un consejo = take + advice.* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.* seguir un método = take + approach.* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.* seguir viviendo = live on.* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* siguiendo = along.* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.* si sigue así = at this rate.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* * *vtA ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to followsígame, por favor follow me, pleasela hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detectivecamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with hersiga (a) ese coche follow that car!creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followedla siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyesle venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for monthsseguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the timela mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she wentel que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try againB ‹camino/ruta›siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridgecontinuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coastme paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my waysi se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileiraseguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the riverla enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal courseel tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivarsiguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicineC (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sblos disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstrationel hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in AsunciónD1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to followtienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to followen su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classificationsus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical stylesigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophysigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founderE1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to followva a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie dietse seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to takeestoy siguiendo un cursillo de fotografía I'm doing o taking a short photography course¿qué carrera piensas seguir? what are you thinking of studying o reading?F1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to followdicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep upme cuesta seguir una conversación en francés I find it hard to follow a conversation in French¿me siguen? are you with me?2(permanecer atento a): no sigo ese programa I don't watch that program, I'm not following that programsigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closelysigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's lifeseguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely■ seguirviA1 (por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the streetsigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lightsel tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Saltodesde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule2seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry onllueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry onresolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans3B(en un lugar, un estado): ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well¿sigues con la idea de mudarte? do you still intend to move?, are you still thinking of moving?sigo sin entender I still don't understandsigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as eversi sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long wayC1«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crimesigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weathersi siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist2 seguir + GER:sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gonesigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsasi sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you outseguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)D1(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes nextel capítulo que sigue the next chapterme bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stopsigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music2 «historia/poema» to continue¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows■ seguirse( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sthde esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental* * *
seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;
la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
4
‹ tratamiento› to undergo
5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
verbo intransitivo
1
siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight pastb)
resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plansc) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):◊ siga por favor come in, please
2 (en lugar, estado):◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;
espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4a) ( venir después):
el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- continuar
- escala
- golpe
- impulsar
- juego
- profesar
- rastrear
- ritmo
- sino
- suceder
- trece
- adelante
- bordear
- camino
- cauce
- cerca
- línea
- llevar
- moda
- paso
- perro
- racha
- separar
- siga
- sigo
- trazar
- ver
English:
act on
- advice
- along
- carry on
- closely
- continue
- despite
- ensue
- fight on
- follow
- follow up
- forge
- get on
- go ahead
- go on
- go through with
- hope
- hotly
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- march on
- monitor
- move on
- obey
- pick up
- play on
- play upon
- practice
- practise
- press ahead
- proceed
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- rattle on
- reasoning
- run on
- send on
- shadow
- soldier on
- stalk
- stand
- stay out
- struggle on
- succeed
- tail
- take
- track
- trail
* * *♦ vt1. [ir detrás de, tomar la ruta de] to follow;tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind;síganme, por favor follow me, please;la generación que nos sigue o [m5] que sigue a la nuestra the next generation, the generation after us;sigue este sendero hasta llegar a un bosque follow this path until you come to a forest;seguir el rastro de alguien/algo to follow sb's/sth's tracks;siga la flecha [en letrero] follow the arrow2. [perseguir] to follow;me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed;seguir a alguien de cerca to tail sb;parece que le siguen los problemas trouble seems to follow him around wherever he goes;el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way3. [estar atento a, imitar, obedecer] to follow;seguían con la vista la trayectoria de la bola they followed the ball with their eyes;no seguimos ese programa we don't follow that programme;siempre sigue los dictámenes de la moda she always follows the latest fashion;los que siguen a Keynes followers of Keynes;el cuadro sigue una línea clásica the painting is classical in style;seguir las órdenes/instrucciones de alguien to follow sb's orders/instructions;sigue mi consejo y habla con ella take my advice and talk to her;siguiendo sus indicaciones, hemos cancelado el pedido we have cancelled the order as instructed4. [reanudar, continuar] to continue, to resume;yo seguí mi trabajo/camino I continued with my work/on my way;él siguió su discurso he continued o resumed his speech5. [comprender] [explicación, profesor, conferenciante] to follow;me costaba seguirle I found her hard to follow;¿me sigues? do you follow?, are you with me?6. [mantener, someterse a] to follow;hay que seguir un cierto orden you have to follow o do things in a certain order;seguiremos el procedimiento habitual we will follow the usual procedure;es difícil seguirle (el ritmo), va muy deprisa it's hard to keep up with him, he goes very quickly;los aspirantes elegidos seguirán un proceso de formación the chosen candidates will receive o undergo trainingsigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine♦ vi1. [proseguir, no detenerse] to continue, to go on;¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!;aquí se baja él, yo sigo [al taxista] he's getting out here, I'm going on;siga con su trabajo carry on with your work;el sendero sigue hasta la cima the path continues o carries on to the top;"sigue la crisis en la bolsa de Tokio" Tokyo stock market crisis continues;debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it;¿vas a seguir intentándolo? are you going to keep trying?;se seguían viendo de vez en cuando they still saw each other from time to time, they continued to see each other from time to time;seguir adelante (con algo) [con planes, proyectos] to go ahead (with sth)2. [mantenerse, permanecer]sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital;¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?;todo sigue igual everything's still the same, nothing has changed;sigue el buen tiempo en el sur del país the good weather in the south of the country is continuing;sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory;¿la sigues queriendo? do you still love her?;sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong;sigue habiendo dudas sobre… doubts remain about…;¡buen trabajo, sigue así! good work, keep it up!;si seguimos jugando así, ganaremos la liga if we carry on o keep playing like that, we'll win the league;Fama seguir bien [como despedida] take care, look after yourself;de seguir así las cosas, si las cosas siguen así if things go on like this, the way things are goingseguiremos hacia el este we'll go east then;siga todo recto go straight on;siga hasta el siguiente semáforo carry on till you get to the next set of traffic lights4. [sucederse, ir después] to follow;lo que sigue es una cita del Corán the following is a quotation from the Koran;seguir a algo to follow sth;la lluvia siguió a los truenos the thunder was followed by rain;¿cómo sigue el chiste? how does the joke go on o continue?;el proceso de selección se realizará como sigue:… the selection process will be carried out as follows:…;sigue en la página 20 [en periódico, libro] continued on page 20con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do* * *I v/tseguir a alguien follow s.o.2 ( permanecer):seguir fiel a alguien remain faithful to s.o.II v/i continue, carry on;seguir con algo continue with sth, carry on with sth;seguir haciendo algo go on doing sth, continue to do sth;sigue cometiendo los mismos errores he keeps on making the same mistakes;sigue enfadado conmigo he’s still angry with me;¡a seguir bien! take care!, take it easy!* * *seguir {75} vt1) : to followel sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rainseguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your adviceme siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes2) : to go along, to keep onseguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highwaysiguió hablando: he kept on talkingseguir el curso: to stay on course3) : to take (a course, a treatment)seguir vi1) : to go on, to keep goingsigue adelante: keep going, carry on2) : to remain, to continue to be¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?sigue con vida: she's still alive3) : to follow, to come afterla frase que sigue: the following sentence* * *seguir vb1. (en general) to follow2. (cursar estudios) to do3. (recorrer) to go on¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!4. (continuar) to be still -
106 clavo
m.1 nail.estaré allí como un clavo I'll be there on the dot2 clove (especia).3 rip-off (informal) (precio abusivo).4 pin (medicine) (para huesos).5 big problem.6 clavus, corn, corneous tubercule of skin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: clavar.* * *1 nail2 BOTÁNICA clove3 (callo) corn\como un clavo familiar very punctual, on the dotdar en el clavo figurado to hit the nail on the headestar sin un clavo familiar to be flat brokeno dar ni clavo familiar not to lift a finger¡por los clavos de Cristo! for Christ's sake!remachar el clavo figurado to make matters worse* * *noun m.1) nail2) clove* * *SM1) [de carpintero] nail; [de adorno] studagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo —
estoy tan desesperado que me agarraría a un clavo ardiendo — I'm so desperate I'd do anything o I'm capable of anything
los estudiantes se agarran a esta ley como a un clavo ardiendo — the students are pinning their hopes on this law as their last hope
como un clavo —
llegó a las dos en punto, como un clavo — she arrived at two o'clock on the dot
a las doce, como un clavo, llamaba a la puerta — at twelve o'clock, as regular as clockwork, he would call at the door
2) [de botas de fútbol] stud; [de zapatillas de correr] spike3) [de montañismo] piton4) (Bot) (tb: clavo de olor) clove5) (=callo) corn6) (Med) (=pieza metálica) (metal) pin, (metal) rodes un clavo tener que levantarse temprano — it's a real pain o bind having to get up so early
¡vaya clavo que te han vendido! — they've sold you a dud! *
* * *1)a) (Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he'd take (o do etc) anything; se agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hope; como un clavo: on the dot; dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head; diste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wanted; siempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones his forecasts are always right on the mark; no dar or pegar ni clavo — (fam) not to do a stroke of work
b) (Med) pinc) ( en montañismo) piton2) (Bot, Coc) tb3) (CS fam) ( expresando fastidio)* * *1)a) (Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he'd take (o do etc) anything; se agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hope; como un clavo: on the dot; dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head; diste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wanted; siempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones his forecasts are always right on the mark; no dar or pegar ni clavo — (fam) not to do a stroke of work
b) (Med) pinc) ( en montañismo) piton2) (Bot, Coc) tb3) (CS fam) ( expresando fastidio)* * *clavo11 = nail, stud, pin.Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: In general, studless tires do best on snow, while those with studs are best on icy roads.Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.* hincar un clavo = drive + nail.* martillo de clavos = nail hammer.* sin clavos = studless.clavo22 = spike.Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
* con clavos = hobnailed.* zapatillas de clavos = spikes.* * *A1 ( Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: está tan necesitado que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he's so desperate he'd take ( o do etc) anythingse agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hopedar en el clavo: diste en el clavo, de eso se trata you've hit the nail on the head, that's exactly itdiste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wantedsiempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones meteorológicas his weather forecasts are always right on the mark o ( BrE) spot ondar una en el clavo y ciento en la herradura to be wrong nine times out of tenno dar or pegar ni clavo ( fam): se pasa todo el día mirando la tele, sin dar ni clavo he spends all day watching TV, he doesn't do a stroke of workmi marido no pega ni clavo en casa my husband doesn't lift a finger at home ( colloq)¡por los clavos de Cristo! for heaven's sake!remachar el clavo to make matters worseun clavo quita or saca otro clavo one shoulder of mutton drives another one down ( arch), a new boyfriend ( o worry etc) helps you forget an old one2 ( Med) pin3 (en montañismo) pitonclavo de olor cloveC (de un forúnculo) coreDresultaron ser un clavo, no vendimos ni uno they turned out to be a dead loss, we didn't sell a single oneel auto que me vendió es un clavo the car he sold me is a dead loss o a lemon ( colloq)tener que ir hasta allá es un clavo it's a pain in the neck o a drag having to go all that way ( colloq)su secretaria es un clavo his secretary is hopeless o a dead loss* * *
Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)
clavo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
clavó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
clavar
clavo
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1a) clavo algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;
‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me
c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on
2 (fam)
◊ nos clavoon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000
clavarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (CS fam) clavose con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clavo sustantivo masculinoa) (Tec) nail;◊ dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the headb) (Med) pin
d) (Bot, Coc) tb
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
clavo sustantivo masculino
1 (punta) nail
2 Med pin
3 Culin (especia) clove
♦ Locuciones: agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo, to clutch at straws
dar en el clavo, to hit the nail on the head
' clavo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espuela
- estaquilla
- remachar
- tachuela
- aguantar
- cabeza
- clavar
- enderezar
- enganchar
- estaca
- pisar
- punta
- salir
English:
catch
- clove
- correct
- drive
- extract
- hammer
- knock
- nail
- peg
- spike
- stick
- straw
- fix
- jab
- job
- right
- sink
* * *clavo nm1. [pieza metálica] nail;Famagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: Julián se agarra a su novia como a un clavo ardiendo Julian clings to his girlfriend as if he were terrified of losing her;está tan desesperado por encontrar trabajo que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he's so desperate to find work he'd take on anything;como un clavo: estaré allí como un clavo I'll be there on the dot;me extraña que no haya llegado, normalmente es como un clavo it's strange that she hasn't arrived yet, she's normally here on the dot;Famdar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head;un clavo saca otro clavo new cares/pleasures drive old ones away;Famno pega ni clavo he doesn't do a stroke of work;llevas tres meses sin pegar ni clavo you haven't done a thing for three months;Famno tener ni un clavo, estar sin un clavo to be flat broke3. [especia] clove4. [callo] corn* * *m1 de metal nail;dar en el clavo hit the nail on the head;como un clavo on the dot;está tan desesperado que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he’s so desperate he’d do anything;remachar el clavo make matters worse2 GASTR clove3 CSur fampersona dead loss fam* * *clavo nm1) : nailclavo grande: spike2) : clove3)dar en el clavo : to hit the nail on the head* * *clavo n nail -
107 aquí
adv.here, right here, over here, in here.* * *► adverbio1 (lugar) here2 (tiempo) now\de aquí para allá back and forth, to and frode aquí (que) hencehasta aquí podíamos llegar figurado that's the end of it* * *adv.* * *ADV1) [en el espacio] hereaquí Pepe, aquí Manolo — this is Pepe and this is Manolo
andar de aquí para allá — to walk up and down o to and fro
hasta aquí — so far, thus far frm, as far as here
he aquí la razón — frm herein lies the reason frm
- hubo un lío de aquí te espero2) [en el tiempo]3)de aquí que — and so, that's why
* * *1) ( en el espacio) hereestá aquí dentro/arriba — it's in/up here
la tienda de aquí, de la esquina — the shop just here, on the corner
aquí Pepe, mi primo — this is my cousin Pepe
no soy de aquí — I'm not from these parts o from around here
dando vueltas de aquí para allá — going to and fro o from one place to another
he aquí el motivo del descontento — (liter) herein lies/lay the cause of their discontent (liter)
2) ( en el tiempo)* * *= around here, here, herein, round here, over here.Ex. And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.Ex. Instead, the place of AACR in the historical development of cataloguing codes will be examined here.Ex. The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future.Ex. It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex. Eventually the situation should improve over here.----* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.* aquí mismo = right here.* aquí tiene(s) = here is/are.* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, this far.* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.* pasar por aquí = come by.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* ven aquí = come over here.* venir aquí = come over.* * *1) ( en el espacio) hereestá aquí dentro/arriba — it's in/up here
la tienda de aquí, de la esquina — the shop just here, on the corner
aquí Pepe, mi primo — this is my cousin Pepe
no soy de aquí — I'm not from these parts o from around here
dando vueltas de aquí para allá — going to and fro o from one place to another
he aquí el motivo del descontento — (liter) herein lies/lay the cause of their discontent (liter)
2) ( en el tiempo)* * *= around here, here, herein, round here, over here.Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
Ex: Instead, the place of AACR in the historical development of cataloguing codes will be examined here.Ex: The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future.Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex: Eventually the situation should improve over here.* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.* aquí mismo = right here.* aquí tiene(s) = here is/are.* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, this far.* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.* pasar por aquí = come by.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* ven aquí = come over here.* venir aquí = come over.* * *A (en el espacio) here¡ven aquí! come here!está aquí dentro/arriba it's in/up herevoy a la tienda de aquí, de la esquina I'm going to the shop just here, on the corneraquí el señor quería hablar con usted this gentleman (here) wanted to have a word with youMartín, aquí Pepe, mi primo Martín, this is my cousin Pepede aquí a la estación hay dos kilómetros it's two kilometers from here to the station¡Ernesto, tú por aquí! Ernesto, what are you doing here?no soy de aquí I'm not from these parts o from around herepase por aquí, por favor come this way, pleaseviven por aquí they live around hereestuvo todo el día dando vueltas de aquí para allá she spent the whole day going to and fro o going from one place to anotheraquí Madrid ( Rad) this is Madrid, Madrid callinglas reformas tienen que comenzar aquí y ahora the reforms must begin right here and nowde aquí a la luna or La Habana ( fam): éste es mucho mejor, de aquí a la luna this one's much better, there's no comparisoneras la más bonita de la clase, de aquí a La Habana you were far and away the prettiest girl in the classde aquí te espero ( Esp fam): había un atasco de aquí te espero there was a massive o an incredible traffic jamle pegaron una paliza de aquí te espero they beat the living daylights out of him ( colloq)B (en el tiempo) nowde aquí a 2015 from now until 2015, between now and 2015de aquí en adelante from now onde aquí a que termine van a pasar horas it'll take me hours to finish, I won't finish for hours* * *
aquí adverbio
1 ( en el espacio) here;
aquí mismo right here;
no soy de aquí I'm not from these parts o from around here;
pase por aquí come this way;
viven por aquí they live around here;
el agua me llegaba hasta aquí the water came up to here;
dando vueltas de aquí para allá going to and fro o from one place to another
2 ( en el tiempo):
de aquí en adelante from now on;
de aquí a un año a year from now
aquí adverbio
1 (lugar) here
aquí abajo/arriba, down/up here
aquí mismo, right here
aquí y allá, here and there
de aquí para allá, up and down, to and from
hasta aquí, this far
pasen por aquí, por favor, this way please
es de por aquí, he's from around here
2 (tiempo) de aquí a julio, between now and July
hasta aquí no hemos tenido problemas, up till now we have had no trouble
♦ Locuciones: ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, I've had enough of you!
' aquí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- absolutamente
- acercarse
- aclimatarse
- antecesor
- antecesora
- asomar
- aún
- batuta
- caer
- cañón
- cohibirse
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- córcholis
- danzar
- deber
- desde
- diana
- eh
- en seguida
- encajar
- engañarse
- enseguida
- escandalera
- esperar
- estar
- estropicio
- exabrupto
- gato
- hacer
- imaginarse
- inquietarse
- interfecta
- interfecto
- larga
- largo
- llevarse
- mal
- merodear
- modo
- mucha
- mucho
- ocurrir
- odisea
- operarse
- partir
- pasar
- pequeña
- pequeño
English:
about
- abundance
- action
- any
- around
- assemble
- away
- boss
- bung
- cat
- cold
- come by
- compulsory
- control
- cosy
- countryside
- cozy
- do
- down
- erupt
- ever
- fancy
- far
- fill in
- flash
- fleck
- for
- forbid
- foreigner
- fork
- gear
- glad
- goodwill
- grisly
- gulley
- gully
- have
- he's
- hell
- hence
- here
- hop
- horrid
- in-house
- legal
- lie
- lodging
- mild
- minute
- must
* * *aquí adv1. [indica lugar] here;aquí abajo/arriba down/up here;aquí dentro/fuera in/out here;aquí mismo right here;aquí y ahora here and now;aquí y allá here and there;¡aquí tienes! [dando algo] here you are!;Famaquí Clara, una amiga this is my friend Clara;Famaquí el señor quería una cerveza this gentleman wanted a beer;los aquí presentes everyone here o present;¡fuera de aquí! go away!;¡ven aquí! come here!;era muy desordenado y dejaba las cosas aquí y allá he was very untidy and left things lying around all over the place;de aquí en adelante from here on;de aquí para allá [de un lado a otro] to and fro;va de aquí para allá sin tener destino fijo she travels around without really knowing where she's going;por aquí over here;vive por aquí she lives around here somewhere;vengan todos por aquí, por favor please all come this way;por aquí cerca nearby, not far from here;razón aquí [en letrero] enquire within;Famde aquí te espero: nos pilló una tormenta de aquí te espero we got caught in a mother of a storm;es un mentiroso de aquí te espero he tells lies like nobody's business, he's a liar through and through;se organizó un follón de aquí te espero all hell broke loose2. [ahora] now;de aquí a mañana between now and tomorrow;la traducción tiene que estar acabada de aquí a mañana the translation has to be ready by tomorrow;de aquí a poco shortly, soon;de aquí a un mes a month from now, in a month;de aquí en adelante from now on3. [en tiempo pasado]pasó a leer el manifiesto y aquí todo el mundo se calló he began reading the manifesto, at which point everyone went silent;aquí empezaron los problemas that was when the problems startedllegaba siempre tarde al trabajo, de aquí que lo hayan despedido he was always late for work, so they sacked him5. Am [más o menos]¿cómo estás? - aquí how are you? – so-so* * *advdesde aquí from here;por aquí here;¡ven aquí! come here!;ir de aquí para allá go backwards and forwards; ociosamente wander around;he aquí this/that isde aquí en adelante from now on;de aquí que ocurra by the time it happens;de aquí a ocho días within the next week, by next week* * *aquí adv1) : here2) : nowde aquí en adelante: from now on3)por aquí : around here, hereabouts* * *aquí adv1. (lugar) here¡vámonos de aquí! let's get out of here!2. (ahora) now -
108 fin
m.1 end (final).dar o poner fin a algo to put an end to somethingtocar a su fin to come to a closea fines de at the end ofal o por fin at last, finallya fin de cuentas after allal fin y al cabo after allal fin del mundo to the end of the earth (and back)en fin anywayen fin, lo volveremos a intentar well o anyway, we can try againsin fin endlessfin de fiesta grand finalefin de semana weekend2 aim, goal (objetivo).un fin en sí mismo an end in itselfel fin justifica los medios the end justifies the meanscon este fin with this aim, to this enda fin de in order toa fin de contener la inflación (in order) to keep inflation downun concierto con fines benéficos a charity concert3 purpose, objective, end, aim.* * *1 (final) end2 (objetivo) purpose, aim\a fin de in order to, so as toa fin de que so thata fines de at the end ofal fin y al cabo when all's said and done¡al fin! at last!con buen fin with good intentionscon el fin de with the intention ofcon este fin with this aimdar fin a to put an end toen fin anywayllegar a su fin to come to an endno tener fin to be endlessponer fin a to put an end to¡por fin! at last!sin fin endlesstocar a su fin to come to an endfin de fiesta grand finale(noche de) Fin de Año New Year's Eve* * *noun m.1) end2) aim, purpose•- por fin* * *SM1) (=final) end•
fin de la cita — end of quote, unquote•
dar fin a — [+ ceremonia, actuación] to bring to a close; [+ obra, libro] to finish; [+ guerra, conflicto] to bring to an endestas palabras dieron fin a tres años de conflicto — these words brought three years of conflict to an end
•
llevar algo a buen fin — to bring sth to a successful conclusion•
poner fin a algo — to end sth, put an end to sthesta ley pondrá fin a la discriminación sexual en el trabajo — this law will end o will put an end to sexual discrimination in the workplace
los acuerdos pusieron fin a doce años de guerra — the agreements ended o put an end to twelve years of war
•
sin fin — endlessun sueldo que apenas les permite llegar a fin de mes — a salary that barely enables them to make ends meet
fin de fiesta — (Teat) grand finale
2)• a fines de — at the end of
la crisis de fines del XIX — the crisis at the end of the 19th century, the late 19th century crisis
3) [otras locuciones]a)• al fin, por fin — [gen] finally; [con más énfasis] at last
tras varios días de marcha, por fin llegamos a la primera aldea — after several days' walk, we finally came to the first village
¡al fin solos! — alone at last!
¡por fin te decides a hacer algo! — at last you've decided to do something!
tengo derecho a estar aquí: al fin y al cabo, soy parte de la familia — I have a right to stay here: after all, I am part of the family
al fin y al cabo, lo que importa es que seguimos juntos — at the end of the day, what matters is that we're still together
b)• en fin — [quitando importancia] anyway, oh, well; [para resumir] in short
en fin, otro día seguiremos hablando del tema — anyway o oh, well, we will carry on discussing this another day
¡en fin, qué se le va a hacer! — anyway o oh, well, there's nothing we can do about it!
hemos tenido bastantes problemas este año, pero en fin, seguimos adelante — we've had quite a few problems this year, but still o anyway, we're still going
en fin, que no he tenido un momento de descanso — in short, I haven't had a moment's rest
4) (=intención) aim¿con qué fin se ha organizado esto? — what has been the aim in organizing this?
•
a fin de hacer algo — in order to do stha fin de que — + subjun so that, in order that frm
se le ha citado como testigo a fin de que explique sus relaciones con el acusado — he has been called as a witness in order to explain o in order that he explain frm o so that he can explain his relationship with the defendant
•
con el fin de hacer algo — in order to do sth•
a tal fin — with this aim in mind, to this end5) (=propósito) purposecon fines experimentales/militares/políticos — for experimental/military/political purposes
* * *1)a) ( final) endhasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos — until the end of time
no es el fin del mundo — (fam) it's not the end of the world (colloq)
b) (en locs)por or al fin — at last
en fin qué se le va a hacer! — ah well, what can you do?
en fin sigamos! — anyway, let's carry on!
repara electrodomésticos, pone enchufes... en fin un poco de todo — he repairs electrical goods, puts in plugs... a bit of everything, really
a fin de cuentas — in the end, at the end of the day
tocar a su fin — (liter) to draw to a close o to an end
2) (objetivo, finalidad) purposeel fin de esta visita — the aim o purpose of this visit
una institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro — a not-for-profit organization (AmE), a non-profit-making organisation (BrE)
a fin de que — (frml) in order to
con este fin or a este fin or a tal fin — (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml)
con el fin or a fin de — (frml) with the aim o purpose of
el fin justifica los medios — the end justifies the means
* * *= aim, end, goal, purpose, quit, STOP, goodbye [good-bye], objective.Nota: Acción específica que se pretende llevar a cabo, siendo necesarias varias de ellas para alcanzar una meta.Ex. The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.Ex. In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. The final choice, ' Quit (LOGOFF),' takes you back to the Welcome screen.Ex. The command function ' STOP' is used to end the session and logoff.Ex. The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.Ex. An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.----* a este fin = to this end.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* al fin = at last, at long last.* al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.* cinta sin fin = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].* con el fin de = in order to.* con ese fin = to that end.* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* conseguir un fin = secure + end.* construido expresamente para tal fin = purpose-built.* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de principio a fin = from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to end.* de principio a fin (documento) = cover to cover.* desde principio a fin = throughout.* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.* durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* fin de año = EOY (end of year), end of the year.* fin de semana = weekend.* fines de semana, los = at weekends.* fines lucrativos = financial gain.* generación del fin del milenio, la = Millennial Generation, the, Millennium Generation, the.* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* no tener fin = there + be + no end to.* para este fin = to this end.* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* seminario de fin de semana = weekend school.* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).* ser un fin en sí mismo = be an end in itself.* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* servir un fin = serve + end.* significar el fin de Algo = mean + an end to.* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.* tecla de fin = End key.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* todo el fin de semana = all weekend long.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar para un fin = put to + purpose.* * *1)a) ( final) endhasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos — until the end of time
no es el fin del mundo — (fam) it's not the end of the world (colloq)
b) (en locs)por or al fin — at last
en fin qué se le va a hacer! — ah well, what can you do?
en fin sigamos! — anyway, let's carry on!
repara electrodomésticos, pone enchufes... en fin un poco de todo — he repairs electrical goods, puts in plugs... a bit of everything, really
a fin de cuentas — in the end, at the end of the day
tocar a su fin — (liter) to draw to a close o to an end
2) (objetivo, finalidad) purposeel fin de esta visita — the aim o purpose of this visit
una institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro — a not-for-profit organization (AmE), a non-profit-making organisation (BrE)
a fin de que — (frml) in order to
con este fin or a este fin or a tal fin — (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml)
con el fin or a fin de — (frml) with the aim o purpose of
el fin justifica los medios — the end justifies the means
* * *= aim, end, goal, purpose, quit, STOP, goodbye [good-bye], objective.Nota: Acción específica que se pretende llevar a cabo, siendo necesarias varias de ellas para alcanzar una meta.Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.
Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex: The final choice, ' Quit (LOGOFF),' takes you back to the Welcome screen.Ex: The command function ' STOP' is used to end the session and logoff.Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.* a este fin = to this end.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* al fin = at last, at long last.* al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.* cinta sin fin = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].* con el fin de = in order to.* con ese fin = to that end.* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* conseguir un fin = secure + end.* construido expresamente para tal fin = purpose-built.* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de principio a fin = from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to end.* de principio a fin (documento) = cover to cover.* desde principio a fin = throughout.* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.* durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* fin de año = EOY (end of year), end of the year.* fin de semana = weekend.* fines de semana, los = at weekends.* fines lucrativos = financial gain.* generación del fin del milenio, la = Millennial Generation, the, Millennium Generation, the.* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* no tener fin = there + be + no end to.* para este fin = to this end.* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* seminario de fin de semana = weekend school.* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).* ser un fin en sí mismo = be an end in itself.* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* servir un fin = serve + end.* significar el fin de Algo = mean + an end to.* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.* tecla de fin = End key.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* todo el fin de semana = all weekend long.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar para un fin = put to + purpose.* * *A1 (final) endel fin de una época the end of an eraa fines de junio at the end of Junesiempre cobramos a fin de mes we always get paid at the end of the monthhasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos until the end of timeel fin del mundo the end of the worldtuvo un triste fin he came to a sad endcon esta noticia ponemos fin a la edición de hoy and that's the end of tonight's news, and with that we end tonight's newsen un intento de poner fin a estos conflictos in an attempt to put an end to these conflictsun accidente aéreo puso fin a su vida he was killed in an aircrashpuso fin a la discusión she put an end to the discussionllevó la empresa a buen fin he brought the venture to a successful conclusionel verano ya llega a su fin summer is coming to an end[ S ] Fin The End2 ( en locs):por or al fin at last¡al fin lo conseguí! at last I've done it!¡por fin! hace media hora que te estoy llamando at last! I've been trying to reach you for the last half hour¡por fin llegas! llevo horas esperando at last you've arrived! I've been waiting for hoursen fin wellen fin ¡qué se le va a hacer! ah well, what can you do?en fin que las cosas no andan muy bien all in all, things aren't going very wellen fin ¡sigamos! anyway, let's carry on!a fin de cuentas: a fin de cuentas, lo que importa es el resultado at the end of the day, it's the result that countsa fin de cuentas, el que carga con la responsabilidad soy yo when it comes down to it o when all's said and done, I'm the one who has to take responsibilitya fin de cuentas salimos ganando in the end we did well out of ital fin y al cabo: siempre lo disculpa, al fin y al cabo es su único hijo she always forgives him; after all, he is her only sones inútil darle consejos, al fin y al cabo hace siempre lo que quiere it's no good giving her advice, in the end she always does as she pleasestocar a su fin ( liter); to draw to a close o to an endCompuestos:New Year's Evegrand finale, finale1 (sábado y domingo) weekendB (objetivo, finalidad) purposepara fines pacíficos for peaceful ends o purposesel fin de esta visita the aim o objective o purpose of this visitesto constituye un fin en sí mismo this constitutes an end in itselfuna colecta con fines benéficos a collection for charityuna institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro a not-for-profit organization ( AmE), a non-profit-making organisation ( BrE)con el fin de or a fin de ( frml); with the aim o purpose ofa fin de que se cumpla el reglamento in order to ensure compliance with the rulessalvo buen fin subject to clearanceel fin justifica los medios the end justifies the means* * *
fin sustantivo masculino
1
a fin de mes at the end of the month;
fin de año New Year's Eve;
fin de semana ( sábado y domingo) weekend;
puso fin a la discusión she put an end to the discussion
en fin ¡sigamos! anyway, let's carry on!;
a fin de cuentas in the end, at the end of the day;
al fin y al cabo after all
2
◊ el fin de esta visita the aim o purpose of this visitb) ( en locs)◊ a fin de que (frml) in order to;
con este fin (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml);
con el fin or a fin de (frml) with the aim o purpose of
fin sustantivo masculino
1 (final, término) end: ponle fin a esta situación, put an end to this situation
fin de semana, weekend
noche de Fin de Año, New Year's Eve
2 (meta) purpose, aim
con el fin de, with the aim of
fin último, main aim
♦ Locuciones: a fin de, in order to, so as to
a fin de que, in order that, so that
al fin y al cabo, when all's said and done
en fin, anyway
¡por o al fin!, at last!
' fin' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abonada
- abonado
- acción
- acertar
- acreditar
- activa
- activo
- ajustar
- aleta
- amortización
- aplazar
- asiento
- atraso
- auditor
- auditora
- aunar
- aval
- baja
- balance
- bancarrota
- banco
- beneficio
- bolsa
- bono
- cabo
- caja
- cambio
- capital
- carga
- cargo
- caudal
- cédula
- centavo
- cien
- cobertura
- colocar
- concurrencia
- corona
- corredor
- corredora
- corriente
- cotizar
- cotización
- cotizarse
- crac
- crack
- crédito
- crisis
- cuenta
- curso
English:
account
- accrue
- advance
- all
- anywhere
- appreciate
- appreciation
- Armageddon
- arms control
- asset
- at
- back
- backer
- backing
- balance
- balance sheet
- bank
- bankrupt
- bear
- beginning
- bill
- block
- blue-chip
- boil down
- bond
- bondholder
- book
- bottom line
- bottom out
- break
- break down
- breakdown
- brokerage
- building society
- bull
- bullish
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- but
- buyback
- buyer
- capital
- capital reserves
- capitalize
- cause
- charge
- city
- clearance
- clearing
- close
* * *♦ nm1. [final] end;el fin del invierno the end of winter;“Fin” [en película] “The End”;un infarto puso fin a su vida she died from a heart attack;tocar a su fin to come to a close;a fines de at the end of;a fin de mes at the end of the month;conseguir llegar a fin de mes [económicamente] to manage to make ends meet;en fin, lo volveremos a intentar well o anyway, we can try again;en fin, que si no te interesa, no lo compres well, if you don't want it, don't buy it;en fin, para resumir… anyway, to summarize…;sin fin endless;diversión sin fin no end of fun, endless fun;recibió un sin fin de regalos she got hundreds of presents;a fin de cuentas, al fin y al cabo, al fin y a la postre after allfin de año [Nochevieja] New Year's Eve;voy a pasar el fin de año con la familia I'm going to stay with my family over New Year;nuestros resultados de fin de año our year end results;fin de curso [en colegio] end of the school year;[en universidad] end of the academic year;fin de fiesta grand finale;el fin del mundo the end of the world;anímate, no es el fin del mundo cheer up, it isn't the end of the world;al fin del mundo to the end of the earth (and back);fin de semana weekend2. [objetivo] aim, goal;el fin justifica los medios the end justifies the means;el fin último the ultimate goal;con este fin with this aim, to this end;una organización con fines benéficos a charity, a charitable organization;un concierto con fines benéficos a charity concert;con fines lucrativos profit-making♦ a fin de loc conjesfuérzate a fin de aprobar make an effort (in order) to try and pass;han subido los intereses a fin de contener la inflación they have raised interest rates (in order) to keep inflation down;compórtate bien a fin de que no te puedan reprochar nada behave well so (that) they can't reproach you for anything* * *m1 end;al opor fin finally, at last;a fines de mayo at the end of May;sin fin endless, never-ending;dar otocar a su fin draw to a close, come to an end2 ( objetivo) aim, purpose;a fin ocon el fin de que acabemos a tiempo in order to finish on time, to ensure that we finish on time;el fin justifica los medios the end justifies the means;a fin de in order to:al fin y al cabo at the end of the day, after all;en fin anyway* * *fin nm1) : end2) : purpose, aim, objective3)en fin : in short4)fin de semana : weekend5)por fin : finally, at last* * *fin n1. (final) end2. (objetivo) purpose / aima fin de to / in order toa fin de cuentas at the end of the day / when all's said and doneal fin y al cabo in the end / after all -
109 danzar
v.1 to dance.2 to dance for.Me danzó Juana Juana danced for me.* * *1 (bailar) to dance2 (zascandilear) to wander■ se pasó la mañana danzando y no hizo los deberes he spent the morning milling about and he didn't do his homework3 (estar tirado) to lie around4 (entrometerse) to meddle, interfere (en, with/in)* * *1. VI1) (=bailar) to dance- llevo toda la mañana danzando2) * (=entrometerse) to meddle2.VT to dance* * *tener a alguien danzando — to keep somebody on the go
* * *= dance.Ex. I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.* * *tener a alguien danzando — to keep somebody on the go
* * *= dance.Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.
* * *danzar [A4 ]vilos niños me tienen todo el día danzando de aquí para allá the children have me running around all day, I'm on the go all day with the children ( colloq)* * *
danzar ( conjugate danzar) verbo intransitivo (frml) ( bailar) to dance
danzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to dance
2 fam (ir de aquí para allá) to fidget
' danzar' also found in these entries:
English:
dance
* * *danzar vi1. [bailar] to dance2. [ir de un sitio a otro] to run about;llevo todo el día danzando de acá para allá I've been running about from one place to another all day* * *v/i dance* * *danzar {21} vbailar: to dance -
110 desear
v.1 to want.¿qué desea? what can I do for you? (en tienda)¿desea algo más? would you like anything else?, is that everything? (en tienda)desearía estar allí I wish I was thereestoy deseando que llegue I can't wait for her to arrivedejar mucho/no dejar nada que desear to leave much/nothing to be desiredes de desear que las negociaciones terminen pronto a quick end to the negotiations would be desirable2 to wish.te deseo mucha suerte I wish you the best of luckme deseó lo mejor/un buen viaje he wished me all the best/a pleasant journey3 to desire (sexualmente).Quiero paz I want peace.4 to wish to, to ache to, to be longing to, to desire to.Quiero estudiar I want to study.* * *1 (querer) to want2 (anhelar) to long for, wish for, desire; (para alguien) to wish■ ¿qué desea? can I help you?, what can I do for you?3 (sexualmente) to desire\dejar mucho/bastante que desear to leave a lot to be desiredes de desear que it is to be hoped that* * *verb1) to wish2) want3) desire* * *VT1) (=anhelar) to wantno deseo que le pase nada malo — I wouldn't want o wish anything bad to happen to him
la vida que tanto había deseado — the life she had wanted so much o longed for
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dejar bastante o mucho que desear — to leave a lot to be desired•
estar deseando algo, estaba deseando conocerte — I've been looking forward to meeting youestoy deseando que esto termine — I'm really looking forward to this finishing, I can't wait for this to finish
estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones — I'm really looking forward to the holidays, I can't wait for o till the holidays
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ser de desear, sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their informationno hemos avanzado tanto como sería de desear — we haven't made as much progress as we would have liked
2) frma) [en peticiones] to wishdesearía ver al director — I would like o I wish to see the manager
b) [en preguntas, sugerencias]¿desearía el señor algún postre? — would Sir like a dessert?, do you wish a dessert?
¿qué desean beber? — what would you like to drink?
¿desea que le hagamos una factura? — do you wish us to make out an invoice?
¿qué desea? — can I help you?
3) [en fórmulas de cortesía] [+ éxito, suerte] to wish4) [sexualmente] to want* * *verbo transitivo1) <suerte/éxito> to wish2) ( querer)lo que más deseo es... — my greatest wish is...
¿qué desea? — (frml) can I help you?
¿desea el señor algo más? — (frml) would you like anything else, sir?
desear + inf: el director desea verlo (frml) the director wishes to see you (frml); está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you; desear que + subj: ¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?; estoy deseando que llegue el verano I can't wait for summer; estaba deseando que le dijeran que no I was really hoping they'd say no to him; sería de desear que nos avisaran pronto — ideally we would like to know as soon as possible; dejar I 1) a)
3) < persona> to desire, want* * *= be keen to, desire, long (for), want, wish, reach out for, crave, lust (for/after/over), yearn, crave for, itch for.Ex. Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.Ex. Some types of indexing are appropriate where it is desired to concentrate effort on generating good indexes.Ex. After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.Ex. On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.Ex. Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.Ex. If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.Ex. Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.Ex. These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.Ex. Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.Ex. With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.Ex. It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.----* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear ardientemente = gag for.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* desearle a Alguien que tenga un buen día = bid + Nombre + good day.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* desear vivamente = be eager to.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.* según se desee = at will.* si así lo desean = should they so wish.* sin desearlo = unwantedly.* * *verbo transitivo1) <suerte/éxito> to wish2) ( querer)lo que más deseo es... — my greatest wish is...
¿qué desea? — (frml) can I help you?
¿desea el señor algo más? — (frml) would you like anything else, sir?
desear + inf: el director desea verlo (frml) the director wishes to see you (frml); está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you; desear que + subj: ¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?; estoy deseando que llegue el verano I can't wait for summer; estaba deseando que le dijeran que no I was really hoping they'd say no to him; sería de desear que nos avisaran pronto — ideally we would like to know as soon as possible; dejar I 1) a)
3) < persona> to desire, want* * *= be keen to, desire, long (for), want, wish, reach out for, crave, lust (for/after/over), yearn, crave for, itch for.Ex: Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
Ex: Some types of indexing are appropriate where it is desired to concentrate effort on generating good indexes.Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.Ex: Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear ardientemente = gag for.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* desearle a Alguien que tenga un buen día = bid + Nombre + good day.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* desear vivamente = be eager to.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.* según se desee = at will.* si así lo desean = should they so wish.* sin desearlo = unwantedly.* * *desear [A1 ]vtA ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wishllamó para desearme suerte he called to wish me good luckte deseo un feliz viaje I hope you have a good tripte deseamos mucha felicidad we wish you every happinessB(querer): no se puede desear un novio mejor you couldn't wish for a better boyfriendun embarazo no deseado an unwanted pregnancypor fin podrá disfrutar de esas tan deseadas vacaciones at last you can really enjoy those long-awaited holidayslo que más deseo es volver a ver a mi hijo my greatest wish is to see my son againesa moto que tanto había deseado that motorcycle he had wanted so much o he had so longed for¿qué desea? ( frml); can I help you?, what would you like?¿desea el señor algo más? ( frml); would you like anything else, sir?se lo podemos enviar si así lo desea we can send it to you if you (so) wish ( frml)desear + INF:el director desea verlo en su despacho ( frml); the director would like o ( frml) wishes to see you in his office¿desea la señora ver otro modelo? ( frml); would you like me to show you another style, madam?desearía expresar mi satisfacción ( frml); I would o ( BrE frml) should like to express my satisfactionestá deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you, he's dying to see you ( colloq)desear QUE + SUBJ:no deseamos que la situación llegue a tal extremo ( frml); we would not wish the situation to reach that point ( frml)¿desea el señor que se lo envuelva? ( frml); would you like me to wrap it for you, sir?desearía que me diera su respuesta esta semana ( frml); I would o ( BrE frml) should like to have your reply this weekestoy deseando que llegue el verano I can't wait for o I'm longing for summerestaba deseando que le dijeran que no I was really hoping they'd say no to himsería de desear que nos avisaran con dos semanas de antelación ideally we would like two weeks' noticedejar mucho que desear to leave a lot to be desiredsu rendimiento deja mucho que desear his performance leaves a lot to be desiredvérselas y deseárselas to have a hard time (of it)C ‹persona› to desire, wantno desearás a la mujer del prójimo ( Bib) thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife* * *
desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;
2 ( querer):
las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
si tú lo deseas if you want to;
desearía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
desear verbo transitivo
1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
(suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
' desear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apetecer
- dejar
- esperar
- rezar
- soñar
- suspirar
- aspirar
- bastante
English:
desire
- lust
- want
- will
- wish
* * *desear vt1. [querer] to want;[anhelar] to wish;siempre he deseado visitar Australia I've always wanted to go to Australia;desearía estar allí I wish I was there;por fin, la bici que tanto había deseado at last, the bicycle I'd wanted so much;desearía agradecerle su apoyo I would like to thank you for your help;si desea mayor información, llame al 900 1234 if you would like more information, please ring 900 1234;desearíamos que nos informara sobre su disponibilidad we would be grateful if you could inform us whether or not you would be available;en nuestra empresa deseamos ofrecer lo mejor a nuestros clientes in our company we want to offer our clients the best;¿qué desea? [en tienda] what can I do for you?;¿desea algo más? [en tienda] would you like anything else?, is that everything?;¿desea que le enseñe más modelos? [en tienda] would you like me to show you some other models?;si lo desea, se lo enviamos a su domicilio if you wish, we will deliver it to your home;aquí estamos para lo que desee [a cliente] we are at your entire disposal;estar deseando hacer algo to be looking forward to doing sth;estaba deseando salir de allí I couldn't wait to get out of there;estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones I'm really looking forward to the holidays;¿te hace ilusión lo de ir en barco? – ¡estoy deseando! are you looking forward to going by boat? – you bet I am! o am I ever!;ser de desear to be desirable;es de desear que las negociaciones terminen pronto a quick end to the negotiations would be desirable;dejar mucho/no dejar nada que desear to leave much/nothing to be desired2. [felicidad, éxito, parabienes] to wish;desear algo a alguien to wish sb sth;te deseo mucha suerte I wish you the best of luck;¡deséame suerte! wish me luck!;me deseó lo mejor/un buen viaje he wished me all the best/a pleasant journey;me deseó buenas noches he said goodnight (to me);todos deseamos que te mejores pronto we all wish you a speedy recovery3. [sexualmente] to desire;te deseo, no puedo vivir sin ti I want you, I can't live without you;no desearás a la mujer de tu prójimo thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife* * *v/t2:¿qué desea? what would you like?;¿desea algo más? would you like anything else?* * *desear vt1) : to wishte deseo buena suerte: I wish you good luck2) querer: to want, to desire* * *desear vb1. (expresar deseos) to wish2. (querer) to wantestoy deseando irme de vacaciones I can't wait to go on holiday / I'm really looking forward to going on holiday -
111 mismo
adj.same, selfsame, self-same, very same.adv.himself, per se, as such, in itself.El hombre mismo The man himself. El mismo hombre = The same man.* * *► adjetivo1 (idéntico) same2 (enfático) very1 same1 same\yo (ti, etc) mismo,-a myself (yourself, etc)■ con el sr. Suárez por favor --yo mismo may I speak to Mr Suárez please? --speakinglo mismo da it doen't mattero lo que es lo mismo that is to say¡por eso mismo! preciselyvolver a las mismas / estar en las mismas to be back at square one————————► adverbio1 same* * *(f. - misma)adj.1) same2) very3) oneself* * *1. ADJ1) (=igual) samerespondieron al mismo tiempo — they answered together, they answered at the same time
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el mismo... que — the same... as2) [reflexivo]valerse 2)3) [enfático]a) [relativo a personas]yo mismo lo vi — I saw it myself, I saw it with my own eyes
-¿quién responde? -a ver, tú mismo — "who's going to answer?" - "well, why don't you answer yourself!"
b) [relativo a cosas]-¿cuál quieres? -ese mismo — "which one do you want?" - "that one there"
-¡es un canalla! -eso mismo pienso yo — "he's a swine!" - "my thoughts exactly"
en todos los países europeos, España misma incluida — in all European countries, including Spain itself
Ana es la generosidad misma — Ana is generosity itself, Ana is the epitome of generosity
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por eso mismo, era pobre y por eso mismo su ascenso tiene más mérito — he was poor and for that very reason his promotion is all the more commendable4) [como pronombre]-¿y qué edad tienes tú? -la misma que él — "and how old are you?" - "I'm the same age as him"
-¿es usted la señorita Sánchez? -¡la misma! — "are you Miss Sánchez?" - "I am indeed!"
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lo mismo —a) (=la misma cosa) the same (thing)¡hombre, no es lo mismo! — it's not the same (thing) at all!
- son unos canallas -lo mismo digo yo — "they're swine" - "that's (exactly) what I say"
-¡enhorabuena! -lo mismo digo — "congratulations!" - "likewise" o "the same to you"
- eres un sinvergüenza -lo mismo te digo — "you're completely shameless" - "you too" o "so are you"
-¿qué desea de beber? -lo mismo (de antes), por favor — "what would you like to drink?" - "(the) same again, please"
cuando le interese a él, o lo que es lo mismo, nunca — when it suits him, in other words never
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por lo mismo, no es inteligente y por lo mismo tiene que estudiar el doble — he's not clever, which is exactly why he has to study twice as hard•
lo mismo que, le dijo lo mismo que yo — she told him the same thing o the same as she told meno es lo mismo hablar en público que en privado — it's not the same thing to talk in public as to talk in private
b)• dar lo mismo, da lo mismo — it's all the same, it makes no difference
me da lo mismo, lo mismo me da — I don't mind, it's all the same to me
c) * (=a lo mejor)no lo sé todavía, pero lo mismo voy — I don't know yet, but I may well come
pídeselo, lo mismo te lo presta — ask him for it; you never know, he may lend it to you
d)• lo mismo que (=al igual que) —
en Europa, lo mismo que en América — in Europe, (just) as in America
lo mismo que usted es médico yo soy ingeniero — just as you are a doctor, so I am an engineer
suspendí el examen, lo mismo que Íñigo — I failed the exam, just like Íñigo
yo, lo mismo que mi padre, odio el baloncesto — I hate basketball, just like my father
nos divertimos lo mismo que si hubiéramos ido al baile — we had just as good a time as if we had gone to the dance
e)• lo mismo... que (=tanto... como) —
aquí lo mismo te venden una vajilla que una bicicleta — they'll sell you anything here, from a dinner service to a bicycle
2.ADV [enfático]hazlo ahora mismo — do it right away o now
ahora mismo acabo de hablar con él — I've just been talking to him, I was talking to him only a moment ago
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aquí mismo, -¿dónde lo pongo? -aquí mismo — "where shall I put it?" - "right here"•
así mismo, -¿cómo quieres el filete? -así mismo está bien — "how would you like your steak?" - "it's fine as it is"•
ayer mismo — only yesterday•
hoy mismo, he llegado hoy mismo — I just arrived today•
mañana mismo, llegará mañana mismo — he's arriving tomorrow, no less* * *I- ma adjetivo1)a) (delante del n) ( expresando identidad) samehacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo — to do two things at once o at the same time
b) (como pron) same¿usted es Pedro Lecue? - el mismo — are you Pedro Lecue? - I am indeed o that's right
en las mismas: no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas it hasn't arrived so we're no further on; si vienes tú pero falta él, estamos en las mismas — if you come but he doesn't turn up, then we're no better off
2) ( uso enfático)a) (refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas)eso mismo pienso yo — that's exactly o just what I think
b) ( refiriéndose a personas)te perjudicas a ti mismo — you're only spiting o hurting yourself
3)lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)
lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please
dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it
4)a) (fam) ( expresando posibilidad)te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you
¿pregúntaselo? lo mismo dice que sí — ask him, he might (well) o may (well) say yes
lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey
b) (RPl fam) ( de todos modos) just o all the same, anyway5)lo mismo que — ( al igual que)
nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others
6)a) (como pron) (frml)se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out
b) (como pron relativo) (Méx frml)IIagradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines
aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now
* * *= identical, same, equal.Ex. The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.Ex. The command function 'SAVE' is used to save a search formulation for later use on the same or another data base on the same system.Ex. Collection development should ideally involve de-acquisitions as an on-going program of equal importance.----* admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.* ahora mismo = right now, just now.* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.* al mismo nivel de = flush with.* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, at one and the same time, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.* aquí mismo = right here.* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.* a usted mismo = thyself.* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.* brillar por Uno mismo = shine on + Posesivo + own.* concepto de uno mismo = self-image.* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* con el mismo = therewith.* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.* confianza en uno mismo = self-belief.* conócete a ti mismo = know + thyself.* consciente de uno mismo = self-conscious.* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo = self-administered questionnaire.* cuidado de uno mismo = self-caring, self-care.* definido por uno mismo = self-defined.* definir por uno mismo = self-define.* de la misma categoría que = in a class with.* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.* de la misma manera = by the same token.* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).* del mismo calibre que = in a class with.* del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.* del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.* del mismo + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* del mismo sexo = same-sex.* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.* dirigido hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.* dirigido por uno mismo = self-directed.* ella misma = herself.* él mismo = himself.* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).* el mismo número = as many.* encerrado en sí mismo = closeted.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en la misma época = contemporaneously.* en la misma habitación = ensuite.* en la misma línea de = in the vein of.* en la misma línea que = in line with.* en sí mismo = in itself, unto + Reflexivo, per se.* en sí mismos = in themselves.* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.* estar en la misma categoría que = rank with.* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.* estar todos en el mismo barco = be all in the same boat.* evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* hasta el mismo = right up to.* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).* más de lo mismo = more of the same.* mí mismo = myself.* mismo, lo = same difference, the.* mismo tipo de = same range of.* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* Nombre + mismo = very + Nombre.* nosotros mismos = ourselves.* orientado hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.* percepción de uno mismo = self-perception.* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, itself, unto + Reflexivo.* por sí mismos = in themselves.* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.* probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].* reconocido por Uno mismo, admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguridad en uno mismo = self-belief.* seguro de sí mismo = assured, self-assured, poised.* seguro de uno mismo = self-confident.* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.* siempre lo mismo = the same old thing.* tener el mismo destino = suffer + the same fate.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* tener las mismas prerrogativas = have + an equal voice in.* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.* tres goles en un mismo partido = hat trick.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* valerse de sí mismo = self-serve.* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way, fly + solo.* valerse por sí mismo = self-serve.* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).* y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.* yo mismo = myself.* * *I- ma adjetivo1)a) (delante del n) ( expresando identidad) samehacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo — to do two things at once o at the same time
b) (como pron) same¿usted es Pedro Lecue? - el mismo — are you Pedro Lecue? - I am indeed o that's right
en las mismas: no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas it hasn't arrived so we're no further on; si vienes tú pero falta él, estamos en las mismas — if you come but he doesn't turn up, then we're no better off
2) ( uso enfático)a) (refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas)eso mismo pienso yo — that's exactly o just what I think
b) ( refiriéndose a personas)te perjudicas a ti mismo — you're only spiting o hurting yourself
3)lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)
lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please
dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it
4)a) (fam) ( expresando posibilidad)te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you
¿pregúntaselo? lo mismo dice que sí — ask him, he might (well) o may (well) say yes
lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey
b) (RPl fam) ( de todos modos) just o all the same, anyway5)lo mismo que — ( al igual que)
nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others
6)a) (como pron) (frml)se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out
b) (como pron relativo) (Méx frml)IIagradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines
aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now
* * *= identical, same, equal.Ex: The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.
Ex: The command function 'SAVE' is used to save a search formulation for later use on the same or another data base on the same system.Ex: Collection development should ideally involve de-acquisitions as an on-going program of equal importance.* admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.* ahora mismo = right now, just now.* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.* al mismo nivel de = flush with.* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, at one and the same time, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.* aquí mismo = right here.* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.* a usted mismo = thyself.* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.* brillar por Uno mismo = shine on + Posesivo + own.* concepto de uno mismo = self-image.* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* con el mismo = therewith.* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.* confianza en uno mismo = self-belief.* conócete a ti mismo = know + thyself.* consciente de uno mismo = self-conscious.* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo = self-administered questionnaire.* cuidado de uno mismo = self-caring, self-care.* definido por uno mismo = self-defined.* definir por uno mismo = self-define.* de la misma categoría que = in a class with.* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.* de la misma manera = by the same token.* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).* del mismo calibre que = in a class with.* del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.* del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.* del mismo + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* del mismo sexo = same-sex.* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.* dirigido hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.* dirigido por uno mismo = self-directed.* ella misma = herself.* él mismo = himself.* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).* el mismo número = as many.* encerrado en sí mismo = closeted.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en la misma época = contemporaneously.* en la misma habitación = ensuite.* en la misma línea de = in the vein of.* en la misma línea que = in line with.* en sí mismo = in itself, unto + Reflexivo, per se.* en sí mismos = in themselves.* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.* estar en la misma categoría que = rank with.* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.* estar todos en el mismo barco = be all in the same boat.* evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* hasta el mismo = right up to.* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).* más de lo mismo = more of the same.* mí mismo = myself.* mismo, lo = same difference, the.* mismo tipo de = same range of.* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* Nombre + mismo = very + Nombre.* nosotros mismos = ourselves.* orientado hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.* percepción de uno mismo = self-perception.* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, itself, unto + Reflexivo.* por sí mismos = in themselves.* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.* probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].* reconocido por Uno mismo, admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguridad en uno mismo = self-belief.* seguro de sí mismo = assured, self-assured, poised.* seguro de uno mismo = self-confident.* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.* siempre lo mismo = the same old thing.* tener el mismo destino = suffer + the same fate.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* tener las mismas prerrogativas = have + an equal voice in.* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.* tres goles en un mismo partido = hat trick.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* valerse de sí mismo = self-serve.* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way, fly + solo.* valerse por sí mismo = self-serve.* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).* y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.* yo mismo = myself.* * *A1 ( delante del n) (expresando identidad) sameno puedo hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo I can't do two things at once o at the same timees la misma historia de siempre it's the same old storymismo … QUE:le gustan las mismas películas que a mí she likes the same movies as I do o as me2 ( como pron) sameRoma ya no es la misma Rome isn't the same any more¿mi hermana? siempre la misma, no escribe nunca my sister? just the same as ever o she hasn't changed, she never writes¿usted es Pedro Lecue? — el mismo are you Pedro Lecue? — I am indeed o that's right o ( hum) the very samemismo QUE:es el mismo que vimos ayer it's the same one we saw yesterdayen las mismas: el pedido no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas the order hasn't arrived so we're no further onsi vienes el sábado pero faltas mañana, estamos en las mismas if you come on Saturday but you don't turn up tomorrow, then we're no better off o we're back to square one1(refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas): queda en el centro mismo or en el mismo centro de Lima it's right in the center of Lima, it's in the very center of Limaen este mismo instante lo estaba por hacer I was (just) about to do it this very minuteeso mismo pienso/digo yo that's exactly o just what I think/sayme resulta difícil — por eso mismo debes esforzarte más I find it difficult — that's just the reason o that's precisely o that's exactly why you have to make more of an effort2(referiéndose a personas): el obispo mismo salió a recibirlos the bishop himself came out to welcome themhablé con el mismísimo presidente I spoke to the president himselfeste niño es el mismísimo diablo this child is a real little devil! ( colloq)lo haré yo misma I'll do it myself, I'll deal with it personallyte perjudicas a ti mismo you're only spiting o hurting yourselfél mismo lo trajo he brought it himselftiene que aprender a valerse por sí mismo he has to learn to manage o cope by himselfse corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hairél mismo se pone las inyecciones he gives himself the injectionsC¿por qué llora? — por lo mismo de siempre why is she crying? — the same as usual o what does she ever cry about?si lo haces con aceite ya no es lo mismo if you make it with oil it's not quite the same (thing)un café y una tostada — lo mismo para mí a coffee and a slice of toast — the same for me, please o I'll have the same, please¡qué elegante te has venido! — lo mismo digo you're looking very smart! — so are you o you, too¡que lo pases bien! — lo mismo (te) digo have a good time — you too o I hope you do too o and youlo despidieron o, lo que es lo mismo le dijeron que ya no necesitaban sus servicios they fired him, or at least they told him his services were no longer required, which comes to the same thinglo mismo (…) QUE the same (…) ASno es lo mismo cocinar para dos que para una familia cooking for a family is quite different from o is not the same as cooking for twose murió de lo mismo que su padre he died of the same thing as his fatherpidió lo mismo que yo he ordered the same as medar lo mismo: si sigues así lo vas a romper — me da lo mismo if you carry on like that you'll break it — I don't care¿lo quieres con o sin leche? — me da lo mismo do you want it black or white? — I don't mind¿prefieres un cheque o dinero en efectivo? — me da lo mismo, con tal de que me paguen … would you prefer a check or cash? — I don't mind o it makes no difference (to me) o ( BrE) it makes no odds (to me), as long as I get paidda lo mismo quién lo haga it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does itD1 ( fam)(expresando posibilidad): te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda you can meet him in the street and he might not even say hello to you o and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you¿por qué no le preguntas? lo mismo dice que sí why don't you ask him? he might (well) o may (well) say yeslo mismo (…) QUE:¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — lo mismo puede tener cuarenta que cincuenta how old do you think he is? — he could just as easily be forty as fifty o he could be anything from forty to fiftylo mismo puedes conseguir un destornillador que una botella de whisky you can get anything, from a screwdriver to a bottle of whiskeyya sé que se va a enojar pero lo mismo se lo voy a decir I know he's going to get annoyed but I'm going to tell him just the same o all the same o anywayyo le dije que no había sido yo pero me pegó lo mismo I told her it wasn't me but she still hit me o she hit me anywayElo mismo que (al igual que): nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras, se ha visto afectada por la crisis our company, like so many others, has been affected by the crisissi lo mismo que decidiste ir en tren hubieras ido en avión, no habrías contado el cuento if you'd decided to go by plane instead of by train, you wouldn't be here to tell the taleFse detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo a car pulled up and three individuals got out2 ( como pron relativo)( Méx frml): agradecemos su generoso donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos we thank you for your generous donation, which has been used to buy medicinesveintidós millones de estudiantes reanudarán sus clases, mismos que serán atendidos por unos 900 mil maestros twenty-two million students will resume classes, to be taught by some 900 thousand teachersA(uso enfático): aquí mismo podemos comer we can eat right herehoy mismo te mando el cheque I'll send you the check todaymañana mismo nos podemos ver we can see each other tomorrow¿cómo puede ser? si ayer mismo hablé con él y estaba de acuerdo how do you mean? I spoke to him only yesterday and he agreedquiero que lo hagas ahora mismo I want you to do it right o ( BrE) straightaway, I want you to do it right nowse visten muy bien, mismo con la crisis they dress very well, even in these times of shortageresultó muy difícil, mismo para él que tiene mucha experiencia it was very difficult, even for him with all his experience* * *
mismo 1◊ -ma adjetivo
1
◊ hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo to do two things at once o at the same time
el mismo que vimos ayer the same one we saw yesterday
2 ( uso enfático)a) (refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas):
en este mismo instante this very minute;
eso mismo pienso yo that's exactly what I thinkb) ( refiriéndose a personas):
te perjudicas a ti mismo you're only hurting yourself;
ella misma lo trajo she brought it herself
3◊ lo mismo: siempre dice lo mismo he always says the same thing;
lo mismo para mí the same for me, please;
nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras our company, like so many others;
los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos children can go as well as adults;
o lo que es lo mismo in other words;
da lo mismo it doesn't matter;
me/le da lo mismo I don't care/he/she doesn't care
mismo 2 adverbio ( uso enfático):◊ aquí/ahora mismo right here/now;
hoy mismo te mando el cheque I'll send you the check today;
ayer mismo hablé con él I spoke to him only yesterday
mismo,-a
I adjetivo
1 same
el mismo acento, the same accent
2 (uso enfático) el rey mismo apareció en el umbral, the king himself appeared on the threshold
II pron same: comemos siempre lo mismo, we always eat the same thing
me da lo mismo, it makes no difference to me
es el mismo árbol, it's the same tree
por uno o sí mismo, by oneself
III adverbio
1 (intensificador) murió allí mismo, he died right there
ahora mismo, right now
2 (por ejemplo) for instance: Pedro mismo te ayudará, Pedro will help you, for instance
(incluso) yo mismo estoy de acuerdo, even I agree 3 así mismo, likewise
' mismo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- actualmente
- ahora
- allí
- aquí
- aunar
- ayudarse
- balancearse
- bar
- barco
- batalla
- coincidir
- cojear
- confianza
- conforme
- congénere
- conmigo
- consigo
- contigo
- continuismo
- costearse
- decirse
- doblete
- dominio
- dueña
- dueño
- encerrarse
- encogerse
- enfoque
- enviudar
- esperar
- igual
- igualmente
- intentar
- machacar
- meter
- misma
- mismamente
- parecerse
- presentarse
- rasero
- replegarse
- ruin
- saber
- saco
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- se
- sí
English:
alike
- assurance
- autograph
- boat
- central
- charity
- chase
- close
- complacent
- concurrently
- currently
- dare
- day
- diffidence
- directly
- ditto
- do-it-yourself
- end
- equal
- exam
- fabric
- fly
- follow
- fuck
- fund
- himself
- itself
- just
- lay
- level
- likewise
- maybe
- middle
- millionaire
- myself
- need
- neither
- now
- number one
- odds
- one
- oneself
- only
- outdo
- overconfident
- pace
- par
- presently
- price
- proper
* * *mismo, -a♦ adj1. [igual, idéntico] same;son del mismo pueblo they're from the same town/village;vive en la misma calle que yo she lives in the same street as me, she lives in my street;del mismo color/tipo que the same colour/type asen aquel mismo momento at that very moment;delante de sus mismas narices right in front of his nose;eso mismo digo yo that's exactly what I say;y por eso mismo deberíamos ayudarles and that is precisely why we should help them¿lo hiciste tú mismo? did you do it (by) yourself?;él mismo se construyó la casa he built his house (by) himself, he built his own house;me dije a mí mismo… I said to myself…;por mí/ti mismo by myself/yourself;Fam¡tú mismo! it's up to you!, suit yourself!♦ pron1. [igual cosa o persona]el mismo/la misma the same;el pueblo ya no era el mismo the town was no longer the same;la misma del otro día the same one as the other day;el mismo que vi ayer the same one I saw yesterday;Fam¿ése es el presidente? – sí, el mismo (que viste y calza) is that the president? – yes, the very same o yes, that's him all right;Méxenviamos un paquete a su oficina, mismo que no ha llegado a destino we sent a package to his office which didn't arrive o but it didn't arrive;estar en las mismas to be no further forward2.lo mismo [igual cosa, iguales cosas] the same (thing);¡qué aburrimiento, todos los días lo mismo! how boring, it's the same every day!;pónganos otra de lo mismo (the) same again, please;Famlo mismo se pone a hablar contigo que no te saluda one day he might start chatting to you and the next he won't even say hello;lo mismo que the same as;me gusta lo mismo que a él I like the same things as him;yo tengo mis manías, lo mismo que todo el mundo I've got my idiosyncrasies just like everyone else;lloraba lo mismo que un niño she was crying like a child;me da lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference;me da lo mismo I don't care;lo mismo digo [como respuesta] likewise, you too;más de lo mismo more of the same;o lo que es lo mismo [en otras palabras] or in other words;por lo mismo for that (very) reason3. [tal vez]lo mismo llegamos y ya no hay entradas it's quite possible that we might arrive there and find there are no tickets left;lo mismo está enfermo maybe o perhaps he's ill, he may be ill;lo mismo te saluda que te ignora por completo he's just as likely to say hello to you as to ignore you completely4. [antes mencionado]hay una cripta y un túnel para acceder a la misma there is a crypt and a tunnel leading to itle dije que se callara y lo mismo siguió hablando I told him to be quiet but he still carried on talking o he carried on talking all the same;está nevando pero lo mismo el avión va a salir it's snowing but the plane is still going to take off♦ advahora/aquí mismo right now/here;ayer mismo only yesterday;salimos hoy mismo we are leaving this very day;llegarán mañana mismo they'll be arriving tomorrow, actually;tiene que estar listo para mañana mismo it absolutely has to be ready by tomorrow;por eso mismo precisely for that reason2. [por ejemplo]escoge uno cualquiera, este mismo choose any one, this one, for instance;¿y ahora quién me arregla a mí esto? – yo mismo who's going to fix this for me now? – I will o I'll do it (myself)* * *I adj same;el mismo the (self)same;lo mismo the same;lo mismo que the same as;yo mismo I myself;da lo mismo it doesn’t matter, it’s all the same;me da lo mismo I don’t care, it’s all the same to me;el mismo rey the king himselfII adv:aquí mismo right here;ahí mismo right there;ahora mismo right now, this very minute;hoy mismo today, this very day;lo mismo llueve que hace sol you never know whether it’s going to be rainy or sunny* * *hazlo ahora mismo: do it right nowte llamará hoy mismo: he'll definitely call you todaymismo, -ma adj1) : sameen ese mismo momento: at that very moment3) : oneselflo hizo ella misma: she made it herself4)por lo mismo : for that reason* * *mismo1 adj1. (igual) same2. (uso enfático) myself, yourself, etcmismo2 advmismo3 pron same person -
112 sin
prep.without.buscan gente sin experiencia previa they are looking for people with no o without previous experiencesin alcohol alcohol-freeha escrito cinco libros sin (contar) las novelas he has written five books, not counting his novelsestá sin hacer it hasn't been done yetestamos sin vino we're out of winemuchos se quedaron sin casa a lot of people were left homeless, a lot of people lost their homeslleva tres noches sin dormir she hasn't slept for three nightssin que withoutsin que nadie se enterara without anyone noticingsin más (ni más) just like thatm.INS, Immigration and Naturalization Service.* * *1 (carencia) without2 (además de) not counting\estar sin algo to be out of somethingestar sin + inf not to have been + past participlequedarse sin algo to run out of somethingseguir sin to still notsin casar unmarriedsin lo cual otherwisesin más ni más without further adosin que + subjuntivo without + - ingsin querer accidentally, by mistakesin vergüenza shameless* * *prep.* * *1. PREP1) [seguido de sustantivo, pronombre] without¿puedes abrirla sin llave? — can you open it without a key?
llevamos diez meses sin noticias — it's been ten months since we've had any news, we've been ten months without news
parejas jóvenes, sin hijos — young couples with no children
cerveza sin alcohol — alcohol-free beer, non-alcoholic beer
•
estar sin algo, estuvimos varias horas sin luz — we had no electricity for several hourssin papeles — SMF illegal immigrant
2) (=no incluyendo) not including, excludingese es el precio de la bañera sin los grifos — that is the price of the bath, excluding o not including the taps
cuesta 550 euros, sin IVA — it costs 550 euros, exclusive of VAT o not including VAT
3) + infina) [indicando acción]nos despedimos, no sin antes recordarles que... — (TV) before saying goodnight we'd like to remind you that...
no me gusta estar sin hacer nada — I don't like having nothing to do, I don't like doing nothing
b) [indicando continuidad]•
llevan mucho tiempo sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for a long time•
seguir sin, las camas seguían sin hacer — the beds still hadn't been madec) [tras sustantivo pasivo]4)• sin que — + subjun without
sin que él lo sepa — without him knowing, without his knowing
2.SF (=cerveza sin alcohol) alcohol-free beer* * *1) withoutcerveza sin alcohol — non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer
una pareja sin hijos — a couple with no children, a childless couple
2)a)sin + inf — ( con significado activo) without -ing
b)sin + inf — ( con significado pasivo)
3)sin que + subj: no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited; quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta — get it off him without his o without him noticing
* * *= without.Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.----* abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster.* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.* afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.* agua sin gas = still water.* andar sin prisa = mosey.* arreglárselas sin = live without, get along without.* aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.* biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.* bordado sin consido = needlepoint lace.* callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza = edge-flush.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* estar sin vivir = be worried sick.* evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.* hablar sin parar = burble on.* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* homicidio sin premeditación = manslaughter.* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* medicamento sin receta médica = over the counter medicine.* método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.* nación sin estado = stateless nation.* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.* no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.* no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.* no sin fundamento = not without basis.* oficina sin papel = paperless office.* papel sin acidez = acid-free paper.* pasar desadvertido, pasar sin ser visto = sneak under + the radar.* pasar sin = live without, live without.* pasar sin ser visto = go + unnoticed.* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.* permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin techo = homelessness.* político sin escrúpulos = shyster.* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* publicación sin papel = paperless publishing.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.* salir sin ser visto = slip out.* sin abrir = unopened.* sin abrirse = unfolded.* sin abrochar = undone.* sin acabar = unfinished.* sin acentuar = unaccented.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* sin afectar = unaffected.* sin afeitar = unshaven.* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].* sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].* sin afiliación religiosa = non-sectarian [nonsectarian].* sin agua = waterless.* sin aguja = needleless.* sin ajustar = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.* sin alinear = unjustified.* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.* sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.* sin amor = loveless.* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.* sin ánimo = despondently.* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* sin apoyo = unsupported.* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* sin árboles = treeless.* sin arreglo = beyond repair.* sin arrepentimiento = no-looking-back.* sin asignar = unallocated.* sin asignar todavía = unassigned.* sin asimilar = undigested.* sin atajar = unconfronted.* sin atractivo = unattractive.* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.* sin autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unlicensed.* sin avergonzarse = unashamed.* sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* sin aviso previo = without warning.* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin barba = beardless.* sin barnizar = unvarnished.* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.* sin blanca = broke, skint.* sin blanquear = unbleached.* sin blindar = unshielded.* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.* sin brillo = dull, tarnished.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin cables = wireless.* sin cafeina = decaffeinated.* sin calorías = calorieless.* sin cambio = inviolate.* sin cambios = monotone, stable, undisturbed, unchanged, unmodified, unaltered, unedited.* sin cancelar = uncancelled.* sin canjear = unredeemed.* sin cansancio = indefatigably.* sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.* sin cara = faceless.* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.* sin carne = meatless.* sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.* sin catalogar = uncatalogued [uncataloged, -USA].* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin causa justificada = without justified reason.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.* sin cesar = steadily.* sin clases sociales = classless.* sin clavos = studless.* sin clemencia = mercilessly.* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.* sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].* sin cohibiciones = unselfconsciously.* sin cola = ecaudate.* sin columnas = single-column.* sin comentar = unannotated.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* sin compasión = mercilessly.* sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.* sin comprimir = uncompressed.* sin comprobar = untested.* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.* sin concluir = unfinished.* sin concretar = to be decided.* sin condiciones = unconditionally.* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.* sin confirmar = unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unvalidated, to be confirmed.* sin conocer = ignorant of.* sin conocimiento = unconscious.* sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anterior = stateless.* sin constancia de ello = unrecorded.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* sin contacto = non-contact.* sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* sin contenido = contentless, trivial.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* sin control = uncontrolled.* sin controlar = unsupervised.* sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.* sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.* sin correlacionar = uncorrelated.* sin corroborar = unsubstantiated.* sin cortapisas = untrammelled.* sin cortar = uncut.* sin coscarse = without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin coste alguno = at no personal cost, at no cost, without cost, costless, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge.* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost, at no extra charge.* sin costuras = seamless.* sin crecimiento = non-growth.* sin créditos = non-credit.* sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.* sin cuajar = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].* sin cuantificar = unmeasured.* sin cubrir = unfilled.* sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.* sin cultura = uncultured.* sin daños = undamaged.* sin dar basto = left, right and centre.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, unknowingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously.* sin debatir = undiscussed.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sin delimitar = unmapped.* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sin desarrollar = undeveloped.* sin descansar = without (a) rest.* sin descanso = relentlessly, restlessly, breathlessly, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, day in and day out, without respite.* sin descanso, sin un descanso, sin parar, sin descansar, sin interrupción = without a break.* sin descubrir = undiscovered.* sin descuento = undiscounted.* sin desdoblarse = unfolded.* sin desearlo = unwantedly.* sin desgastar = unworn.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.* sin determinar = undefined.* sin detonar = unexploded.* sin deudas = debt free.* sin dientes = toothless.* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.* sin dificultad = without difficulty.* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.* sin diluir = undiluted.* sin dinero = impecunious.* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.* sin discapacidad = able-bodied.* sin discapacidades = able-bodied.* sin disciplina = undisciplined, ill-disciplined.* sin discriminar = indiscriminate, on equal terms.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* sin disolver = undiluted.* sin disponer de = in the absence of.* sin división espacial = spatially unstructured.* sin doblarse = unfolded.* sin documentar = undocumented.* sin dolor = painless.* sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.* sin drenar = undrained.* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.* sin dudar = without a doubt.* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.* sin editar = unedited.* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.* sin emitir humo = smokeless.* sin empleo = jobless.* sin encuadernar = unbound.* sin energía = lethargic.* sin engorros = hassle-free.* sin entallar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* sin enterrar = unburied.* sin entusiasmo = half-hearted [halfhearted].* sin envolver = unwrapped.* sin errores = error-free.* sin escatimar = without stint, unstintingly.* sin escenificar = unproduced.* sin escrúpulos = unscrupulous, unconscionable, without scruples, unprincipled.* sin escurrir = undrained.* sin esfuerzo = effortless, effortlessly.* sin esfuerzo alguno = effortlessly.* sin especializar = non-specialised.* sin especificar = unspecified.* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* sin espinas = boneless.* sin estar obstaculizado por = untrammelled by.* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin estructura = unstructured.* sin estudios = ill-educated.* sin evaluar = unevaluated.* sin examinar = unexamined.* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.* sin excepción = without exception, without fail.* sin excesivo rigor = loosely.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* sin existencias = out-of-stock.* sin éxito = unsuccessful.* sin experiencia = inexperience, callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].* sin explicar = unexplained.* sin explorar = unexplored.* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.* sin extras = no-frills.* sin fallar = without fail.* sin fallos = flawlessly.* sin falta = without fail.* sin fecha = undated.* sin fechar = undated.* sin fianza = without bail.* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.* sin finalidad = purposeless.* sin financiación = unfunded.* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.* sin firma = unsigned.* sin firmar = unsigned.* sin fondo = bottomless.* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.* sin formación = ill-educated.* sin formación previa = untrained.* sin forrar = uncovered.* sin fronteras = borderless.* sin fundamento = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis.* sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.* sin ganas = half-heartedly.* sin gastos = no cost(s).* sin grabar = unengraved.* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin grasa = nonfat.* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.* sin haber contacto = non-contact.* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.* sin habla = speechless.* sin hacer = undone.* sin hacer caso = regardless.* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.* sin herrar = unshod.* sin hilación = rambling.* sin hogar = homeless.* sin hueso = boneless.* sin humo = smokeless.* sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].* sin humos = smoke-free.* sin idea = clueless.* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.* sin identificar = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed.* sin igual = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* sin importar = regardless of, independently of, disregarding.* sin importar + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.* sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.* sin impuestos = duty-free, tax-free.* sin impurezas = purified.* sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.* sin índice = indexless.* sin + Infinitivo = without + Gerundio.* sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.* sin inhibiciones = uninhibited.* sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* sin intención = involuntarily.* sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.* sin interrupción = continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken line.* sin interrupciones = in a single phase.* sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.* sin intervención directa = nonobtrusive.* sin investigar = unresearched.* sin justificación = unreasonably, unjustified.* sin justificación alguna = wantonly.* sin justificar = unjustified.* sin la amenaza de = unthreatened (by).* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.* sin la debida autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], warrantless.* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].* sin lavar = unwashed.* sin leer = unread.* sin levadura = unleavened.* sin licencia = unlicensed.* sin líder = leaderless.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* sin litoral = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.* sin lujos = no-frills.* sin luna = moonless.* sin luz de luna = moonless.* sin madera = woodfree.* sin madurar = unripened.* sin maldad = guileless.* sin malicia = guileless.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* sin mangas = sleeveless.* sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* sin marcar = unpriced.* sin marca registrada = non-proprietary.* sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.* sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.* sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.* sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.* sin medir = unmeasured.* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* sin mezcla = unmixed.* sin mezclar = unmixed.* sin miedo = with confidence.* sin miramientos = unceremoniously.* sin misericordia = ruthlessly.* sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* sin motivo alguno = wantonly.* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.* sin moverse del sitio = in place.* sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.* sin ningún cosste = without cost.* sin ningún coste = without charge, free of charge, at no cost, free of cost, cost free, for free, costless, at no charge.* sin ningún esfuerzo = effortlessly.* sin ningún esfuerzo mental = thought-free.* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever, without any doubt whatsoever.* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.* sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.* sin ningún reparo = unabashed.* sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sin nombrar = unnamed.* sin norte = aimless, off course, rudderless.* sin notar la diferencia = seamlessly, seamless.* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* sin numeración = unnumbered.* sin numerar = unnumbered.* sin obligaciones = at leisure.* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].* sin olvidar = not to mention.* sin operario = unmanned.* sin oposición = without opposition, unchallenged, unopposed.* sin orden = unordered.* sin ordenar = unordered, unsorted.* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.* sin originalidad = unoriginal.* sin palabras = wordless.* sin papel = paperless.* sin par = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.* sin paralelo = unparalleled.* sin parangón = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless.* sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, on-the-go, interminably, without respite, without stopping.* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sin patente = non-proprietary.* sin pausa = breathlessly.* sin peculio = impecunious.* sin peligro alguno = safely.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin pensar = mindlessly.* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sin pepitas = seedless.* sin percatarse = without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly, unwittingly.* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin pérdida = lossless.* sin perjuicio de = notwithstanding.* sin perjuicios = open mind.* sin permiso = without permission, unlicensed.* sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* sin pico = flat-topped.* sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.* sin piel = skinless.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* sin pistas = clueless.* sin planificar = unplanned.* sin poblar = unpopulated.* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.* sin poder dormir = sleepless.* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sin precedente = unparalleled, unexampled.* sin precedentes = unprecedented, record breaking, record-high, all-time.* sin precio = unpriced.* sin preguntar = unasked.* sin prejuicios = open-minded, fair-minded [fairminded].* sin prentesiones = unpretentious.* sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.* sin preparación técnica = non-technical.* sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].* sin prestar atención = mindlessly.* sin pretensiones = unassuming, humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.].* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.* sin principios = unscrupulous, unprincipled.* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.* sin problemas de vista = sighted.* sin procesar = unprocessed.* sin propiedades = propertyless.* sin propiedad rural = landless.* sin protección = unprotected.* sin provocación = unprovoked.* sin publicar = unpublished.* sin pulir = unpolished.* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.* sin quemar = unburned.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* sin que se entienda = slurred.* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.* sin rabo = ecaudate.* sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no good reason.* sin razón justificda = for no particular reason.* sin recelo = with confidence.* sin receta médica = over the counter.* sin reclamar = unredeemed.* sin recoger = uncollected.* sin reconocer = unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].* sin reconocimiento de créditos = non-credit.* sin recopilar = uncollected.* sin recursos = resource-starved.* sin refinar = unrefined.* sin reflexionar = rashly.* sin registrar = unlisted.* sin reglamentar = unregulated.* sin regular = unregulated.* sin regularizar = unregulated.* sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.* sin relación con = unrelated to.* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.* sin remordimientos = no-looking-back.* sin reparar = unrepaired.* sin reparo = unashamed.* sin reparos = unshielded.* sin representación = unrepresented.* sin reserva = unconditionally, unreserved.* sin reservas = unshielded, wholehearted [whole-hearted], go + the whole hog, the full monty, without reservation, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], forthright, categorical, uncompromising, uncompromisingly, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged, unreserved, unreservedly.* sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.* sin resistirse = passively.* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.* sin respiro = without a break, without (a) rest, without respite.* sin responder = unanswered.* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, no holds barred, unencumbered.* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.* sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sin revelar = undisclosed, unrevealed.* sin revestir = uncoated.* sin revisar = unrevised.* sin riesgo = riskless.* sin rodeos = head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly.* sin ruido = soundless.* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* sin sabor = tasteless.* sin saldar = uncollected.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin sanción = unsanctioned.* sin seleccionar = unselected.* sin semillas = seedless.* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* sin ser anunciado de antemano = unannounced.* sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.* sin ser detectado = undetected.* sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.* sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin ser percibido = out of sight.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* sin ser visto = unseen, undetected, unobserved, out of sight.* sin significado = meaningless.* sin simplificar = unabridged.* * *1) withoutcerveza sin alcohol — non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer
una pareja sin hijos — a couple with no children, a childless couple
2)a)sin + inf — ( con significado activo) without -ing
b)sin + inf — ( con significado pasivo)
3)sin que + subj: no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited; quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta — get it off him without his o without him noticing
* * *= without.Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
* abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster.* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.* afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.* agua sin gas = still water.* andar sin prisa = mosey.* arreglárselas sin = live without, get along without.* aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.* biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.* bordado sin consido = needlepoint lace.* callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza = edge-flush.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* estar sin vivir = be worried sick.* evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.* hablar sin parar = burble on.* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* homicidio sin premeditación = manslaughter.* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* medicamento sin receta médica = over the counter medicine.* método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.* nación sin estado = stateless nation.* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.* no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.* no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.* no sin fundamento = not without basis.* oficina sin papel = paperless office.* papel sin acidez = acid-free paper.* pasar desadvertido, pasar sin ser visto = sneak under + the radar.* pasar sin = live without, live without.* pasar sin ser visto = go + unnoticed.* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.* permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin techo = homelessness.* político sin escrúpulos = shyster.* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* publicación sin papel = paperless publishing.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.* salir sin ser visto = slip out.* sin abrir = unopened.* sin abrirse = unfolded.* sin abrochar = undone.* sin acabar = unfinished.* sin acentuar = unaccented.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* sin afectar = unaffected.* sin afeitar = unshaven.* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].* sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].* sin afiliación religiosa = non-sectarian [nonsectarian].* sin agua = waterless.* sin aguja = needleless.* sin ajustar = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.* sin alinear = unjustified.* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.* sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.* sin amor = loveless.* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.* sin ánimo = despondently.* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* sin apoyo = unsupported.* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* sin árboles = treeless.* sin arreglo = beyond repair.* sin arrepentimiento = no-looking-back.* sin asignar = unallocated.* sin asignar todavía = unassigned.* sin asimilar = undigested.* sin atajar = unconfronted.* sin atractivo = unattractive.* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.* sin autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unlicensed.* sin avergonzarse = unashamed.* sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* sin aviso previo = without warning.* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin barba = beardless.* sin barnizar = unvarnished.* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.* sin blanca = broke, skint.* sin blanquear = unbleached.* sin blindar = unshielded.* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.* sin brillo = dull, tarnished.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin cables = wireless.* sin cafeina = decaffeinated.* sin calorías = calorieless.* sin cambio = inviolate.* sin cambios = monotone, stable, undisturbed, unchanged, unmodified, unaltered, unedited.* sin cancelar = uncancelled.* sin canjear = unredeemed.* sin cansancio = indefatigably.* sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.* sin cara = faceless.* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.* sin carne = meatless.* sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.* sin catalogar = uncatalogued [uncataloged, -USA].* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin causa justificada = without justified reason.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.* sin cesar = steadily.* sin clases sociales = classless.* sin clavos = studless.* sin clemencia = mercilessly.* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.* sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].* sin cohibiciones = unselfconsciously.* sin cola = ecaudate.* sin columnas = single-column.* sin comentar = unannotated.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* sin compasión = mercilessly.* sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.* sin comprimir = uncompressed.* sin comprobar = untested.* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.* sin concluir = unfinished.* sin concretar = to be decided.* sin condiciones = unconditionally.* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.* sin confirmar = unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unvalidated, to be confirmed.* sin conocer = ignorant of.* sin conocimiento = unconscious.* sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anterior = stateless.* sin constancia de ello = unrecorded.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* sin contacto = non-contact.* sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* sin contenido = contentless, trivial.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* sin control = uncontrolled.* sin controlar = unsupervised.* sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.* sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.* sin correlacionar = uncorrelated.* sin corroborar = unsubstantiated.* sin cortapisas = untrammelled.* sin cortar = uncut.* sin coscarse = without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin coste alguno = at no personal cost, at no cost, without cost, costless, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge.* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost, at no extra charge.* sin costuras = seamless.* sin crecimiento = non-growth.* sin créditos = non-credit.* sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.* sin cuajar = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].* sin cuantificar = unmeasured.* sin cubrir = unfilled.* sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.* sin cultura = uncultured.* sin daños = undamaged.* sin dar basto = left, right and centre.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, unknowingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously.* sin debatir = undiscussed.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sin delimitar = unmapped.* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sin desarrollar = undeveloped.* sin descansar = without (a) rest.* sin descanso = relentlessly, restlessly, breathlessly, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, day in and day out, without respite.* sin descanso, sin un descanso, sin parar, sin descansar, sin interrupción = without a break.* sin descubrir = undiscovered.* sin descuento = undiscounted.* sin desdoblarse = unfolded.* sin desearlo = unwantedly.* sin desgastar = unworn.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.* sin determinar = undefined.* sin detonar = unexploded.* sin deudas = debt free.* sin dientes = toothless.* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.* sin dificultad = without difficulty.* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.* sin diluir = undiluted.* sin dinero = impecunious.* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.* sin discapacidad = able-bodied.* sin discapacidades = able-bodied.* sin disciplina = undisciplined, ill-disciplined.* sin discriminar = indiscriminate, on equal terms.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* sin disolver = undiluted.* sin disponer de = in the absence of.* sin división espacial = spatially unstructured.* sin doblarse = unfolded.* sin documentar = undocumented.* sin dolor = painless.* sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.* sin drenar = undrained.* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.* sin dudar = without a doubt.* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.* sin editar = unedited.* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.* sin emitir humo = smokeless.* sin empleo = jobless.* sin encuadernar = unbound.* sin energía = lethargic.* sin engorros = hassle-free.* sin entallar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* sin enterrar = unburied.* sin entusiasmo = half-hearted [halfhearted].* sin envolver = unwrapped.* sin errores = error-free.* sin escatimar = without stint, unstintingly.* sin escenificar = unproduced.* sin escrúpulos = unscrupulous, unconscionable, without scruples, unprincipled.* sin escurrir = undrained.* sin esfuerzo = effortless, effortlessly.* sin esfuerzo alguno = effortlessly.* sin especializar = non-specialised.* sin especificar = unspecified.* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* sin espinas = boneless.* sin estar obstaculizado por = untrammelled by.* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin estructura = unstructured.* sin estudios = ill-educated.* sin evaluar = unevaluated.* sin examinar = unexamined.* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.* sin excepción = without exception, without fail.* sin excesivo rigor = loosely.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* sin existencias = out-of-stock.* sin éxito = unsuccessful.* sin experiencia = inexperience, callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].* sin explicar = unexplained.* sin explorar = unexplored.* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.* sin extras = no-frills.* sin fallar = without fail.* sin fallos = flawlessly.* sin falta = without fail.* sin fecha = undated.* sin fechar = undated.* sin fianza = without bail.* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.* sin finalidad = purposeless.* sin financiación = unfunded.* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.* sin firma = unsigned.* sin firmar = unsigned.* sin fondo = bottomless.* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.* sin formación = ill-educated.* sin formación previa = untrained.* sin forrar = uncovered.* sin fronteras = borderless.* sin fundamento = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis.* sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.* sin ganas = half-heartedly.* sin gastos = no cost(s).* sin grabar = unengraved.* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin grasa = nonfat.* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.* sin haber contacto = non-contact.* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.* sin habla = speechless.* sin hacer = undone.* sin hacer caso = regardless.* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.* sin herrar = unshod.* sin hilación = rambling.* sin hogar = homeless.* sin hueso = boneless.* sin humo = smokeless.* sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].* sin humos = smoke-free.* sin idea = clueless.* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.* sin identificar = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed.* sin igual = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* sin importar = regardless of, independently of, disregarding.* sin importar + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.* sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.* sin impuestos = duty-free, tax-free.* sin impurezas = purified.* sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.* sin índice = indexless.* sin + Infinitivo = without + Gerundio.* sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.* sin inhibiciones = uninhibited.* sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* sin intención = involuntarily.* sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.* sin interrupción = continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken line.* sin interrupciones = in a single phase.* sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.* sin intervención directa = nonobtrusive.* sin investigar = unresearched.* sin justificación = unreasonably, unjustified.* sin justificación alguna = wantonly.* sin justificar = unjustified.* sin la amenaza de = unthreatened (by).* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.* sin la debida autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], warrantless.* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].* sin lavar = unwashed.* sin leer = unread.* sin levadura = unleavened.* sin licencia = unlicensed.* sin líder = leaderless.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* sin litoral = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.* sin lujos = no-frills.* sin luna = moonless.* sin luz de luna = moonless.* sin madera = woodfree.* sin madurar = unripened.* sin maldad = guileless.* sin malicia = guileless.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* sin mangas = sleeveless.* sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* sin marcar = unpriced.* sin marca registrada = non-proprietary.* sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.* sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.* sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.* sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.* sin medir = unmeasured.* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* sin mezcla = unmixed.* sin mezclar = unmixed.* sin miedo = with confidence.* sin miramientos = unceremoniously.* sin misericordia = ruthlessly.* sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* sin motivo alguno = wantonly.* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.* sin moverse del sitio = in place.* sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.* sin ningún cosste = without cost.* sin ningún coste = without charge, free of charge, at no cost, free of cost, cost free, for free, costless, at no charge.* sin ningún esfuerzo = effortlessly.* sin ningún esfuerzo mental = thought-free.* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever, without any doubt whatsoever.* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.* sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.* sin ningún reparo = unabashed.* sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sin nombrar = unnamed.* sin norte = aimless, off course, rudderless.* sin notar la diferencia = seamlessly, seamless.* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* sin numeración = unnumbered.* sin numerar = unnumbered.* sin obligaciones = at leisure.* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].* sin olvidar = not to mention.* sin operario = unmanned.* sin oposición = without opposition, unchallenged, unopposed.* sin orden = unordered.* sin ordenar = unordered, unsorted.* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.* sin originalidad = unoriginal.* sin palabras = wordless.* sin papel = paperless.* sin par = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.* sin paralelo = unparalleled.* sin parangón = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless.* sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, on-the-go, interminably, without respite, without stopping.* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sin patente = non-proprietary.* sin pausa = breathlessly.* sin peculio = impecunious.* sin peligro alguno = safely.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin pensar = mindlessly.* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sin pepitas = seedless.* sin percatarse = without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly, unwittingly.* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin pérdida = lossless.* sin perjuicio de = notwithstanding.* sin perjuicios = open mind.* sin permiso = without permission, unlicensed.* sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* sin pico = flat-topped.* sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.* sin piel = skinless.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* sin pistas = clueless.* sin planificar = unplanned.* sin poblar = unpopulated.* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.* sin poder dormir = sleepless.* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sin precedente = unparalleled, unexampled.* sin precedentes = unprecedented, record breaking, record-high, all-time.* sin precio = unpriced.* sin preguntar = unasked.* sin prejuicios = open-minded, fair-minded [fairminded].* sin prentesiones = unpretentious.* sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.* sin preparación técnica = non-technical.* sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].* sin prestar atención = mindlessly.* sin pretensiones = unassuming, humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.].* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.* sin principios = unscrupulous, unprincipled.* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.* sin problemas de vista = sighted.* sin procesar = unprocessed.* sin propiedades = propertyless.* sin propiedad rural = landless.* sin protección = unprotected.* sin provocación = unprovoked.* sin publicar = unpublished.* sin pulir = unpolished.* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.* sin quemar = unburned.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* sin que se entienda = slurred.* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.* sin rabo = ecaudate.* sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no good reason.* sin razón justificda = for no particular reason.* sin recelo = with confidence.* sin receta médica = over the counter.* sin reclamar = unredeemed.* sin recoger = uncollected.* sin reconocer = unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].* sin reconocimiento de créditos = non-credit.* sin recopilar = uncollected.* sin recursos = resource-starved.* sin refinar = unrefined.* sin reflexionar = rashly.* sin registrar = unlisted.* sin reglamentar = unregulated.* sin regular = unregulated.* sin regularizar = unregulated.* sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.* sin relación con = unrelated to.* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.* sin remordimientos = no-looking-back.* sin reparar = unrepaired.* sin reparo = unashamed.* sin reparos = unshielded.* sin representación = unrepresented.* sin reserva = unconditionally, unreserved.* sin reservas = unshielded, wholehearted [whole-hearted], go + the whole hog, the full monty, without reservation, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], forthright, categorical, uncompromising, uncompromisingly, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged, unreserved, unreservedly.* sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.* sin resistirse = passively.* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.* sin respiro = without a break, without (a) rest, without respite.* sin responder = unanswered.* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, no holds barred, unencumbered.* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.* sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sin revelar = undisclosed, unrevealed.* sin revestir = uncoated.* sin revisar = unrevised.* sin riesgo = riskless.* sin rodeos = head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly.* sin ruido = soundless.* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* sin sabor = tasteless.* sin saldar = uncollected.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin sanción = unsanctioned.* sin seleccionar = unselected.* sin semillas = seedless.* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* sin ser anunciado de antemano = unannounced.* sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.* sin ser detectado = undetected.* sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.* sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin ser percibido = out of sight.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* sin ser visto = unseen, undetected, unobserved, out of sight.* sin significado = meaningless.* sin simplificar = unabridged.* * *A withoutlo tomo con leche y sin azúcar I take milk but no sugarreserva garantizada sin recargo guaranteed reservation at no extra costseguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any newssolicite más información sin compromiso send for more details without obligationsin previo aviso with no advance warning¡tírate! ¡sin miedo! jump! don't be scared!¿qué harías tú sin mí? what would you do without me?agua mineral sin gas still mineral watercerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beeruna pareja sin hijos a couple with no children, a childless coupleun vuelo sin escalas a non-stop o direct flightme quedé sin pan I ran out of breadse quedó sin trabajo he lost his jobuna persona totalmente sin escrúpulos a completely unscrupulous personB1 sin + INF (con significado activo) without -INGse fue sin pagar she left without payinglo mandaron a la cama sin cenar they sent him to bed without any dinnersomos diez sin contarlos a ellos there are ten of us not counting themestuvo una semana entera sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a whole week, she went a whole week without speaking to mesigo sin entender I still don't understandla pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her foot2 sin + INF(con significado pasivo): una camisa sin planchar an unironed shirt, a shirt that hasn't/hadn't been ironedesto está aún sin terminar this still isn't finishedC sin QUE + SUBJ:los días pasan sin que dé señales de vida the days go by and there is still no word from him, the days go by with no word from him o without any word from himno voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invitedquítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticingCompuesto:* * *
sin preposición
1 without;
seguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any news;
agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
cerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer;
me quedé sin pan I ran out of bread
2
estuvo una semana sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a week;
sigo sin entender I still don't understand;
la pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her footb) ( con significado pasivo):
esto está aún sin terminar it still isn't finished
3 sin que + subj:
quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticing;
See Also→ embargo 2
sin preposición without: se marchó sin ellos, he left without them
costó mil pesetas, sin contar el IVA, it cost one thousand pesetas, not including VAT
el edificio estaba sin terminar, the building was unfinished
entre sin llamar, come in without knocking
saldré sin que me vea, I'll go out without him seeing
una bebida sin alcohol, a non-alcoholic drink
' sin' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abierta
- abierto
- absoluta
- absoluto
- accidental
- acéfala
- acéfalo
- agotar
- agotada
- agotado
- agreste
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ajena
- ajeno
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alquilar
- ambages
- amorfa
- amorfo
- aparente
- asesinar
- aviso
- ayunas
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- bañera
- berrido
- bien
- blanca
- blanco
- bocado
- bregar
- bruta
- bruto
- burbuja
- caldo
- calle
- callejón
- calva
- camino
- caprichosa
- caprichoso
- causa
- cazo
- cero
English:
ability
- accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- accustom
- ado
- afraid
- age
- agree
- aimless
- aimlessly
- all-time
- ammunition
- another
- antsy
- anyhow
- arrogant
- at
- attach
- away
- AWOL
- babble
- backbencher
- backing
- bare
- barge in
- basic
- bat
- bean
- begin
- behave
- beyond
- blank
- blind alley
- blue
- blunt
- bluntly
- blurt out
- boarding card
- boarding pass
- book
- boorish
- bootstrap
- bottomless
- break
- breath
- breathless
- broke
- busywork
- buzz off
* * *SIN nf1. (abrev de Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional del Perú) = Peruvian national intelligence department2. (abrev de Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización) INS [US Immigration and Naturalization Service]* * *prp without;sin preguntar without asking;sin decir nada without (saying) a word;sin paraguas without an umbrella;sin que without;y sin más and without further ado;me lo dijo así, sin más that’s all he said to me, just that* * *sin prep1) : withoutsin querer: unintentionallysin refinar: unrefined2)sin que : withoutlo hicimos sin que él se diera cuenta: we did it without him noticing* * *sin prep1. (en general) without2. (por hacer) -
113 sábado
m.Saturday.* * ** * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=día de la semana) Saturdaydel sábado en ocho días — Saturday week, a week on Saturday, the Saturday after next
el sábado próximo o que viene — this o next Saturday
un sábado sí y otro no, cada dos sábados — every other o second Saturday
Sábado de Gloria, Sábado Santo — Easter Saturday
sábado inglés — Cono Sur non-working Saturday
2) (Rel) [de los judíos] Sabbath3)* * *masculino Saturday; (Relig) Sabbath* * *= Saturday.Ex. For example, a newspaper might be published Monday through Saturday, but not on Sunday.----* Sábado de Pascua = Easter Saturday.* sábado por la mañana = Saturday morning.* Sábado Santo = Holy Saturday.* * *masculino Saturday; (Relig) Sabbath* * *= Saturday.Ex: For example, a newspaper might be published Monday through Saturday, but not on Sunday.
* Sábado de Pascua = Easter Saturday.* sábado por la mañana = Saturday morning.* Sábado Santo = Holy Saturday.* * *Compuestos:Easter Saturday(CS) non-working SaturdayEaster Saturday* * *
sábado sustantivo masculino
Saturday;
(Relig) Sabbath;
Ssábado de Gloria or Santo Easter Saturday;
sábado sustantivo masculino Saturday
Sábado Santo, Easter Saturday
' sábado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
emplazar
- insertar
- pasar
- sabatina
- sabatino
- fin
- importar
- pasado
- ver
English:
night
- pop in
- Sabbath
- Saturday
- put
* * *sábado nmSaturday;¿qué día es hoy? – (es) sábado what day is it (today)? – (it's) Saturday;cada sábado, todos los sábados every Saturday;cada dos sábados, un sábado sí y otro no every other Saturday;caer en sábado to be on a Saturday;te llamo el sábado I'll call you on Saturday;¡hasta el sábado! see you on Saturday!;el próximo sábado, el sábado que viene next Saturday;el sábado pasado last Saturday;el sábado por la mañana/tarde/noche Saturday morning/afternoon/night;el sábado 5 de enero Saturday the 5 January;en sábado on Saturdays;nací en sábado I was born on a Saturday;este sábado [pasado] last Saturday;[próximo] this (coming) Saturday;¿trabajas los sábados? do you work (on) Saturdays?;trabajar un sábado to work on a Saturday;un sábado cualquiera on any Saturdaysábado inglés = half day's work on Saturday [as part of a five and a half day working week];Sábado Santo Easter Saturday* * *m Saturday;de Gloria Easter Saturday* * *sábado nm1) : Saturday2) : Sabbath* * *sábado n Saturday -
114 rodar
v.1 to roll.Los panes rodaron por el suelo The bread rolled on the ground.Ellos rodaron los autos They rolled the cars.2 to travel, to go.rodaban a más de 180 km/h they were doing more than 180 km/h3 to turn.4 to tumble.rodó escaleras abajo he tumbled down the stairs5 to go around (ir de un lado a otro).ha rodado por todo el mundo he's been all over the world6 to shoot (Cine).¡silencio, se rueda! we're rolling!7 to run in (automobile).8 to film, to shoot.Ellos rodaron una película They filmed a movie.* * *1 (dar vueltas) to roll; (rueda) to turn2 (caer rodando) to roll down; (de escaleras) to fall down3 figurado (ir de un lado a otro) to roam, wander, drift4 figurado (estar diseminado) to be scattered around■ los juguetes de los niños ruedan por toda la casa the children's toys are scattered all over the house5 (vehículos) to run; (velocidad) to do1 (hacer que de vueltas) to roll2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to film, shoot3 AUTOMÓVIL to run in4 (recorrer) to travel\* * *verb1) to roll2) film, shoot* * *1. VI1) (=dar vueltas) [pelota] to roll; [rueda] to go round, turnrodó escaleras abajo — he fell o rolled downstairs
rodar de suelo — (Aer) to taxi
2) * (=deambular)tienen al niño rodando de guardería en guardería — they keep moving o shifting the kid about from nursery to nursery
3) (Cine) to shoot, film4) * (=existir todavía) to be still going, still exist2. VT1) [+ vehículo] to wheel, wheel along; [+ coche nuevo] to run in2) (=hacer rodar) [+ objeto] to roll, roll along3) (Cine) to shoot, film4) (Inform) [+ programa] to run6) LAmrodar (a patadas) — to knock over, kick over
7) LAm [+ ganado] to round up* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) moneda/pelota to roll; rueda to go round, turnel jinete rodó por tierra — the jockey went tumbling o rolling along the ground
mandarlo todo a rodar — (fam) to pack o (BrE) chuck it all in (colloq)
rodar bien/mal — to go well o smoothly/badly
2) automóvil/motolos ciclistas ruedan a gran velocidad — (period) the cyclists are going at great speed
3) (Cin) to film, shoot2.rodar vt1) (Cin) to shoot, film2) < coche nuevo> to run in3.rodarse v pron (Andes)se rodó el tornillo — I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw
* * *= roll, coast, freewheel.Nota: Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha.Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.----* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* rodar en el estudio = film in + the studio.* rodar en exteriores = film on + location.* rodar sobre = roll over.* rodar un documental = shoot + documentary.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) moneda/pelota to roll; rueda to go round, turnel jinete rodó por tierra — the jockey went tumbling o rolling along the ground
mandarlo todo a rodar — (fam) to pack o (BrE) chuck it all in (colloq)
rodar bien/mal — to go well o smoothly/badly
2) automóvil/motolos ciclistas ruedan a gran velocidad — (period) the cyclists are going at great speed
3) (Cin) to film, shoot2.rodar vt1) (Cin) to shoot, film2) < coche nuevo> to run in3.rodarse v pron (Andes)se rodó el tornillo — I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw
* * *= roll, coast, freewheel.Nota: Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha.Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* rodar en el estudio = film in + the studio.* rodar en exteriores = film on + location.* rodar sobre = roll over.* rodar un documental = shoot + documentary.* * *viA1 (girar, dar vueltas) «moneda/pelota» to roll; «rueda» to go round, turnrodó escaleras abajo she went tumbling o she fell down the stairsel barril salió rodando cuesta abajo the barrel rolled off o rolled away down the slopeuna botella rodaba por la cubierta a bottle was rolling around (on) the deckel jinete/caballo rodó por tierra the jockey/horse fell and went tumbling o rolling alongme tuvieron todo el día rodando de una oficina a la otra I spent all day traipsing o being sent from one office to anotherechar algo a rodar to set sth in motionrodar bien/mal to go well o smoothly/badlylas cosas le están rodando mal últimamente things have been going badly for him recentlysegún cómo nos rueden las cosas depending on how things work out o go2 ( fam)«papeles/juguetes»: unos papeles rodaban por allí there were some papers lying aroundsiempre deja los juguetes rodando por ahí he always leaves his toys lying o scattered around the placeB«automóvil/moto»: el coche casi no ha rodado the car has hardly been used o has hardly done any mileagelos ciclistas ruedan a más de 100 kilómetros por hora ( period); the cyclists are going o traveling at over 100 kilometers an hourC ( Cin) to film, shoot¡silencio! ¡se rueda! quiet everybody! action!■ rodarvtA ( Cin) to shoot, filmuna escena rodada en exteriores a scene shot o filmed on locationB1 ‹vehículo› to drive■ rodarse( Andes): se rodó el tornillo I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw* * *
rodar ( conjugate rodar) verbo intransitivo
1 [moneda/pelota] to roll;
[ rueda] to go round, turn;
rodó escaleras abajo she went tumbling down the stairs
2 (Cin) to film, shoot;◊ ¡se rueda! action!
verbo transitivo (Cin) to shoot, film
rodar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una película) to film, shoot: están rodando un documental sobre Cuba, they're shooting a documentary on Cuba
2 (un vehículo) to run in
II verbo intransitivo
1 to roll
rodar por la escalera, to fall o tumble downstairs
2 (sobre ruedas) to go
3 (alrededor de un eje) to turn
4 (de un sitio a otro) to go around
' rodar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- exterior
English:
film
- make
- retake
- roll
- roll about
- roll around
- run in
- send
- shoot
- taxi
- trundle
* * *♦ vi1. [deslizarse] to roll;la moneda rodó y se metió debajo de la cama the coin rolled under the bed2. [circular] to travel, to go;rodaban a más de 180 km/h they were doing more than 180 km/h3. [girar] to turnFamechar algo a rodar [malograr] to ruin sth5. [ir de un lado a otro] to go around;ha rodado por todo el mundo he's been all over the world6. Cine to shoot;¡silencio, se rueda! we're rolling!♦ vt1. [hacer girar] to roll2. Cine to shoot;rodó varias comedias he filmed several comedies3. [automóvil] Br to run in, US to break in4. [avión] to taxi* * *I v/i1 de pelota roll;rodarán cabezas fig heads will roll;echarlo todo a rodar fig pack it all inII v/t1 película shoot, film2 AUTO break in, Brrun in* * *rodar {19} vi1) : to roll, to roll down, to roll alongrodé por la escalera: I tumbled down the stairstodo rodaba bien: everthing was going along well2) girar: to turn, to go around3) : to move about, to travelandábamos rodando por todas partes: we drifted along from place to placerodar vt1) : to film, to shoot2) : to break in (a new vehicle)* * *rodar vb1. (en general) to roll2. (filmar) to film -
115 entrada
f.1 entry.hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance2 entrance (place).entrada entrance, way in (en letrero)te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinemaentrada de artistas stage doorentrada principal main entrance3 inlet, intake (Tec).4 ticket (en espectáculos) (billete).entrada libre o gratuita admission freesacar una entrada to buy a ticket5 audience.6 down payment (pago inicial). (peninsular Spanish)7 income.8 starter (plato).9 entry.10 beginning, start (principio).de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start that something was wrong11 input (computing).12 admission, adit, accession.13 receding hairline.14 entree.15 entry word, entry, entry word in reference book, headword.16 turnout, paying spectators.17 data entry.18 tackle.19 aditus.past part.past participle of spanish verb: entrar.* * *1 (gen) entrance, entry2 (vestíbulo) hall, entrance3 (billete) ticket, admission4 (público) audience6 (de libro, oración, etc) opening; (de año, mes) beginning7 (pago inicial) down payment, deposit■ pagué una entrada de diez mil libras para la casa I made a down payment of ten thousand pounds for the house8 (en libro cuentas) entry9 COCINA entrée, starter10 INFORMÁTICA input11 DEPORTE tackle12 (en diccionario) entry\dar entrada a to let in, allow in'Prohibida la entrada' "No admittance"tener entradas (en la frente) to have a receding hairlinederechos de entrada import duty singentrada de capital capital inflowentrada principal main entrancemedia-entrada (aforo) half-capacity crowd* * *noun f.1) ticket2) access3) doorway4) entrance, entry* * *SF1) (=lugar de acceso) entranceentrada — way in, entrance
2) (=vestíbulo) [de casa] hall, entrance hall; [de hotel] foyer3) (=llegada)a) [a un lugar]•
dar entrada a un lugar — to give access to a placenunca podemos platicar, tus visitas son siempre de entrada por salida — we never have time to chat, you're always in and out
una muchacha de entrada por salida — a non-live-in maid, a daily maid
b) [de correspondencia] arrivalc) (Teat) (tb: entrada en escena) entrance (on stage)d) (Mús) [de instrumento, voz] entryla soprano hizo una entrada muy brusca — the soprano came in very abruptly, the soprano's entry was very abrupt
e) (Jur) [en un domicilio] entryentrada en vigor, tras la entrada en vigor de la ley — after the law came into effect o force
la entrada en vigor del nuevo presupuesto tendrá lugar en enero — the new budget will take effect from January, the new budget will come into effect o force from January
4) (=invasión) [de militares] entry; [de turistas, divisas] influx5) (=acceso) [a espectáculo] admission, entry; [a país] entry; [a club, institución, carrera] admissionen su discurso de entrada a la Academia — in his introductory o opening speech to the Academy
sus buenas notas le facilitaron la entrada en Medicina — his good marks enabled him to study Medicine
no le dimos entrada en nuestra sociedad — he was refused entry to our society, we did not admit him to our society
•
prohibir la entrada a algn — to ban sb from entering6) (=billete) ticket•
media entrada — half price•
sacar una entrada — to buy a ticket7) (=público) (Teat) audience; (Dep) crowd, turnoutla segunda función contó con una buena entrada — there was a good audience for the second performance
el sábado hubo una gran entrada — there was a big crowd o turnout on Saturday
8) (=recaudación) (Teat) receipts pl, takings pl ; (Dep) gate money, receipts pl9) (=principio) start•
de entrada — [desde el principio] from the start, from the outset; [al principio] at firstde entrada ya nos dijo que no — he said no from the outset, he said no right from the start
hay que dar un 20% de entrada — you have to put down a 20% deposit, you have to make a down payment of 20%
"compre sin entrada" — "no down payment", "no deposit"
11) (Com) [en libro mayor] entry12) (=vía de acceso) (Mec) inlet, intake; (Elec) input13) (Inform) inputentrada de datos — data entry, data input
14) (Ftbl) tackle15) (Culin) starter16) [de diccionario] entry17) pl entradasa) [en el pelo] receding hairline singb) (Econ) income sing* * *1) ( acción) entrancela entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free
entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something
tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building
su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage
de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway
2) (en etapa, estado)entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax
3)a) (ingreso, incorporación) entryentrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university
b) (Mús) entry4)a) ( lugar de acceso) entranceentrada — entrance, way in
entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance
b) ( vestíbulo) hallc) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input5) (Espec)a) ( ticket) ticket¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?
b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gatec) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)6) ( comienzo) beginningcon la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter
7) (Com, Fin)a) (Esp) ( depósito) depositpagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit
b) ( ingreso) incomeentradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings
c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword8) ( de comida) starter9)a) ( en fútbol) tackleb) ( en béisbol) inning10) ( en el pelo)* * *1) ( acción) entrancela entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free
entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something
tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building
su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage
de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway
2) (en etapa, estado)entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax
3)a) (ingreso, incorporación) entryentrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university
b) (Mús) entry4)a) ( lugar de acceso) entranceentrada — entrance, way in
entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance
b) ( vestíbulo) hallc) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input5) (Espec)a) ( ticket) ticket¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?
b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gatec) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)6) ( comienzo) beginningcon la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter
7) (Com, Fin)a) (Esp) ( depósito) depositpagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit
b) ( ingreso) incomeentradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings
c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword8) ( de comida) starter9)a) ( en fútbol) tackleb) ( en béisbol) inning10) ( en el pelo)* * *entrada11 = access, entry, influx, membership, accession, admittance, entrée, down payment, tackle, inlet, admission.Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.Ex: The documents concerning the accession of Greece to the European Communities were published in the official journal in 1979.Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.Ex: Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.Ex: Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment.Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.Ex: The cell arrival processes on the inlets of the switching element are of a bursty nature.Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.* bandeja de entrada = take-up tray, inbox [in-box].* bien entrada la noche = late at night.* casillero de entrada = inbox [in-box].* conexión de entrada = inlet.* dar entrada = enter.* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.* datos de entrada = input data.* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.* entrada aparatosa = explosive entrance.* entrada de aire = air intake.* entrada de datos = data entry, input, inputting.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* entrada de lleno = plunge into.* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.* entrada en vigor = entry into force.* entrada ilegal = trespass, trespassing.* entrada inicial = deposit.* entrada precipitada = plunge into.* entradas y salidas = comings and goings.* fichero de entrada = incoming file.* hall de entrada = entrance hall, lobby, entrance foyer.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* impedir la entrada = keep out.* negar la entrada = turn + Nombre + away.* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.* precio de entrada = price of admission.* prohibida la entrada = no admittance.* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.* puerto de entrada = port of entry.* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.* rampa de entrada = driveway.* registro de entrada = accessions register, accession record.* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* sistema de entrada mediante tarjetas = card-entry system.* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.* válvula de entrada = inlet valve, intake valve.* visado de entrada = entry visa.entrada22 = entrance, foyer, doorway, gateway, entranceway.Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
Ex: The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.Ex: The areas surveyed included the circulation and reference areas, the book stacks, the computer terminals, the newspaper reading room, the benches outside of the entranceway, and all other public seating areas.* entrada de artistas = stage door.* entrada de lectores = public entrance.* entrada para automóviles = driveway.* entrada para coches = driveway.* entrada principal = front entrance, main entrance.* esterilla de entrada = doormat.* esterilla de la entrada de la casa = welcome mat.entrada33 = ticket.Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.* elemento de entrada = entry element.* entrada gratis = free ticket.* entrada gratuita = free ticket.* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* revendedor de entradas = ticket tout, ticket scalper.* reventa de entradas = scalping.* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.* sistema de entrada única = single entry system.* vender todas las entradas de un Evento = sell out.* venta de entradas = ticketing.entrada44 = receding hairline.Nota: Del pelo.Ex: One look at your older brother's receding hairline shows you what's likely ahead.
entrada55 = entry, heading, index heading, rubric, index record.Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc.
Ex: A heading is the initial element of an entry, used as the principal filing element when the entry is arranged in an alphabetical listing.Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.* añadir entradas = make + additions.* entrada alfabética = alphabetico-specific entry, alphabetical index heading.* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.* entrada de autoridades = authority entry.* entrada de diario = journal entry.* entrada de forma = form entry.* entrada de materia = subject entry.* entrada de nombre = name entry.* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.* entrada de tesauro = thesaurus entry.* entrada directa = direct entry.* entrada ficticia = rogue entry.* entrada léxica = lexical entry.* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.* entrada por el título = title main entry.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* entrada principal = main entry.* entrada recíproca = reciprocal entry.* entrada secundaria = added entry, additional entry.* hacer una entrada = make + entry.* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.* * *A (acción) entrancehizo su entrada del brazo de su padre she made her entrance on her father's armvigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings[ S ] prohibida la entrada no entryla entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free[ S ] entrada libre admission freela entrada masiva de divisas the huge inflow of foreign currencyentrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo entry INTO sthla entrada del ejército en or a la ciudad the entry of the army into the cityla policía tuvo que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio the police had to force an entry into the buildingsu entrada en or a escena fue muy aplaudida her entrance was greeted by loud applause, her appearance on stage was greeted by loud applausede entrada: nos dijo que no de entrada he said no at o from the outset, he said no right from the startme cayó mal de entrada I disliked him right from the start, I took an immediate dislike to himB (en una etapa, un estado) entrada EN algo:después de la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto after the new tax comes/came into effect o forcela fecha de entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva central the date for the new power station to begin operating o come into serviceC1 (ingreso, incorporación) entry entrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliancela fecha de su entrada en la empresa/el club the date he joined the company/clubesto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad this made it easier for him to get into university2 ( Mús) entrydio entrada a los violines he brought the violins inD1 (lugar de acceso) entranceentrada principal main entrance[ S ] entrada entrance, way in[ S ] entrada de artistas (en un teatro) stage door; (en una sala de conciertos) artists' entranceésta es la única entrada this is the only way in o the only entrancete espero a la entrada del estadio I'll wait for you at the entrance to the stadiumestaban repartiendo estos folletos a la entrada they were handing out these leaflets at the doorlas entradas a León the roads (leading) into León2 (vestíbulo) hall3 (de una tubería) intake, inlet; (de un circuito) inputseñal de entrada input signalCompuesto:air intake o inletE ( Espec)1 (billete, ticket) ticket¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? how much is it to get in?, how much are the tickets?ya he sacado las entradas I've already bought the ticketslos niños pagan media entrada it's half-price for children, children pay half pricela plaza de toros registró media entrada the bullring was half fullF (comienzo) beginningcon la entrada del invierno with the beginning o onset of winter1 (ingreso) incomeésa es su única entrada that's her only incomela suma de sus entradas his total incomeentradas y salidas income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings2 (anotación) entry3 ( Esp) (depósito) depositdar una entrada para una casa/un coche to put down a deposit on a house/a carpagas $50 de entrada y el resto en 48 mensualidades you pay a $50 down payment o deposit and the rest in 48 monthly payments¿cúal or de cúanto es la entrada? what's the ante?H (en un diccionario — artículo) entry; (— cabeza de artículo) headworddarle entrada a un vocablo to enter a wordI (de una comida) starterJ (en fútbol) tacklehacerle una entrada a algn to tackle sbK (en béisbol) inningL(en el pelo): tiene entradas muy pronunciadas he has a badly receding hairline* * *
entrada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) entrance;◊ la entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free;
vigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings;
( on signs) prohibida la entrada no entry;
( on signs) entrada libre admission free;
entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo entry into sth;
forzaron su entrada en el or al edificio they forced an entry into the building;
de entrada right from the start
2a) (en etapa, estado):
esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad that made it easier for him to get into university
espérame en or a la entrada wait for me at the entrance;
3 (Espec) ticket;
4 (Com, Fin)
5 ( de comida) starter
6 (Dep)
7 ( en el pelo):
entrado,-a adj (un periodo de tiempo) advanced: ya está muy entrado el curso, we're well into the school year
♦ Locuciones: entrado en años, advanced in years
entrada sustantivo femenino
1 (acceso) entrance
2 (para espectáculos) ticket
entrada libre, free admission
3 (concurrencia, taquilla) Dep gate
Teat attendance
4 (vestíbulo) hall
5 (pago inicial) deposit
6 (en un grupo, lugar) entry: hizo una entrada triunfal, he made a triumphant entry
7 Culin starter
8 Com (ingresos) income
entrada de divisas, inflow of foreign exchange
9 (en la cabellera) receding hairline
10 Ftb tackle
♦ Locuciones: de entrada, for a start: de entrada nos negamos a aceptar sus condiciones, for a start we refuse to accept their conditions
' entrada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- boca
- boleto
- condenar
- fichar
- ingreso
- localidad
- portal
- prohibida
- prohibido
- reventa
- sacar
- sellar
- tapar
- tique
- tíquet
- vado
- a
- adelante
- aglomeración
- ajustar
- antelación
- asegurar
- bien
- bloquear
- boleta
- caro
- coger
- conseguir
- cortesía
- desbloquear
- entrado
- franquear
- impedir
- negar
- permitir
- pórtico
- prohibir
- robo
- servicio
- sobra
- triunfal
- valer
English:
access
- admission
- admittance
- bar
- bound
- break in
- burglarize
- cue
- deposit
- doorway
- down payment
- drive
- driveway
- enter
- entrance
- entrance fee
- entrance requirements
- entry
- far
- fee
- formality
- free
- gate
- gateway
- hall
- hallway
- inlet
- input
- intake
- into
- keep out
- midnight
- mouth
- pit stop
- porch
- prep school
- scramble
- stage door
- starter
- tackle
- ticket
- ticket holder
- turn up
- way
- admit
- assure
- ban
- door
- down
- gross
* * *entrada nf1. [acción] entry;prohibida la entrada [en letrero] no entry;hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance;la entrada del equipo en el campo fue recibida con aplausos applause broke out when the team came out on to the pitch;la entrada de nuevos países a la organización the entry of new countries into the organization;están en contra de su entrada en la organización they're opposed to him joining the organization;su entrada en escena fue triunfal he made a triumphant entrance;se ha aplazado la entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva línea férrea the opening of the new railway o US railroad line has been postponed;dar entrada a to let in, to admitentrada en vigor:hoy se cumple un año de la entrada en vigor de la ley it is a year today since the act came into force2. [lugar] entrance;[puerta] doorway; [recibidor] entrance hall; Min adit;la entrada al teatro estaba llena de admiradores the theatre entrance was packed with admirers;se quedó esperando en la entrada she waited at the entrance;te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinema;entrada [en letrero] entrance, way inentrada principal main entrance;entrada de servicio service entrance3. Tec inlet, intake;conducto/válvula de entrada intake pipe/valveentrada de aire air intake4. [en espectáculos] [billete] ticket;[recaudación] receipts, takings;los mayores de 65 años no pagan entrada people over the age of 65 don't have to pay to get in;no hay entradas [en letrero] sold out;5. [público] audience;[en estadio] attendance;el campo registró menos de media entrada the stadium was less than half fullhay que pagar un millón de entrada you have to put down a million as a deposit;dimos una entrada de dos millones we paid a deposit of two million7. [en contabilidad] income8. [en un menú] first course, Br starter, US appetizer10. [en un diccionario] entry11. [principio] beginning, start;la entrada del año the beginning of the year;de entrada: de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…;de entrada me insultó y luego me explicó sus motivos first she insulted me, then she explained why;me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start o from the word go that something was wrong;de entrada lo reconocí I recognized him right from the start12. [en fútbol] tackle;hacer una entrada a alguien to tackle sb;entrada en plancha sliding tackle13. [en béisbol] inning14. Informát inputentrada de datos data entry, data input;entrada-salida input-output, I/O16. Cuba, Méx [paliza] beating17. CompMéx, RP Famdar entrada a alguien [flirtear] to flirt with sb;Méxde entrada por salida [tiempo] for a moment;[persona] paid by the hour* * *f1 acción entry;se prohibe la entrada no entry;hacer su entrada make one’s entrance2 lugar entrance;entrada a la autopista on ramp, Br slip road3 localidad ticket4 pago deposit, downpayment5 ( comienzo):entrada del año start o beginning of the year;de entrada from the outset, from the start6 de comida starter7:9 en fútbol tackle;hacer una entrada a alguien tackle s.o., make a tackle on s.o.* * *entrada nf1) : entrance, entry2) : ticket, admission3) : beginning, onset4) : entrée5) : cue (in music)6) entradas nfpl: incomeentradas y salidas: income and expenditures7)tener entradas : to have a receding hairline* * *entrada n1. (puerta) entrance2. (vestíbulo) hall / hallway3. (acción de entrar) entry4. (billete) ticket5. (admisión) admission6. (depósito) depositcuando se compra un piso, se suele dar una entrada when you buy a flat, you usually pay a deposit7. (en fútbol) tackle¡qué entrada más dura! what a nasty tackle!de entrada at first / to start with -
116 casco
m.1 helmet.cascos azules U.N. peacekeeping troops, blue berets2 hull.3 hoof.4 empty bottle (envase). (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)5 fragment, piece (pedazo).6 cask.7 external structure.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cascar.* * *1 (para la cabeza) helmet2 (cráneo) skull3 (fragmento) broken piece, fragment4 (de metralla) piece of shrapnel5 (de sombrero) crown6 (envase) empty bottle7 (de barco) hull8 (de caballería) hoof1 (auriculares) headphones\calentarse los cascos / romperse los cascos familiar to rack one's brainsser alegre de cascos / ser ligero,-a de cascos familiar to be scatterbrainedcasco protector crash helmetcasco urbano town centre (US center)* * *noun m.1) helmet2) hull3) empty bottle4) headphones•* * *SM1) [de soldado] helmet; [de obrero] protective helmet, safety helmet, hard hat; [de motorista, ciclista] (crash) helmet2) [de ciudad]casco antiguo, el casco antiguo de la ciudad — the old quarter o part of the city
casco histórico, el casco histórico de la ciudad — the historic city centre o (EEUU) center
casco viejo, el casco viejo de la ciudad — the old quarter o part of the city
3) (=envase) empty bottlehabía cascos (de botellas) por todo el parque — there were empty bottles o empties all over the park
4) pl cascos [de walkman] headphones6) (=pezuña) hoof7) (=trozo) [de fruta] segment, piece; [de cebolla] slice; [de vasija] fragment, shard8) (Náut) [de barco] hull9) (Mec) [de cableado] casing10) LAm (=edificio vacío) empty building12) [de sombrero] crown* * *1) ( para la cabeza) helmetcalentarse los cascos — (fam) to agonize, worry
2) cascos masculino plural (Audio) headphones (pl)3) (Equ, Zool) hoofligera de cascos — ( coqueta) flight
4) (Náut) hull5) ( de ciudad) heart, central area; ( de estancia) (RPl) farmhouse and surrounding buildings6)a) ( trozo - de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (- de vasija) fragment, shardb) (Col) ( gajo) segment7) (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle* * *1) ( para la cabeza) helmetcalentarse los cascos — (fam) to agonize, worry
2) cascos masculino plural (Audio) headphones (pl)3) (Equ, Zool) hoofligera de cascos — ( coqueta) flight
4) (Náut) hull5) ( de ciudad) heart, central area; ( de estancia) (RPl) farmhouse and surrounding buildings6)a) ( trozo - de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (- de vasija) fragment, shardb) (Col) ( gajo) segment7) (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle* * *casco11 = helmet, hard hat.Ex: As a tribute to the firemen of New York, the Mayor was presented with a sculpture in the form of a fireman's helmet, and could not hold back his tears.
Ex: Manufacturers say the best way employers can encourage their employees to wear hard hats properly is by making their employees aware of the hazards.* casco antiguo = old town.* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.* casco de ciclista = bicycle helmet.* casco de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* casco informático = headset.* casco protector = hard hat.* ligero de cascos = reckless, promiscuous, airheaded.casco22 = hull.Nota: De barco.Ex: For example, a document on 'the cutting of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics for use in the hulls of yachts' draws together the concepts: cutting, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, hulls and yachts.
* casco del barco = ship hull.casco33 = hoof.Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.
* * *A1 (para la cabeza) helmet2 (cuero cabelludo) scalpcalentarse los cascos ( fam); to agonize, worrydeja de calentarte los cascos pensando en eso stop agonizing over it o worrying about itCompuestos:masculine and feminine blue helmet (member of the U.N. peacekeeping force)safety helmet, hard hat(de obrero) safety helmet, hard hat; (de motorista) crash helmetD ( Náut) hullCompuesto:pressure hullE1 (de una ciudad) heart, central area2 ( RPl) (de una estancia) farmhouse and surrounding buildingsCompuestos:● casco antiguo or viejoold quarter, old part of townurban area, built-up areaF1 (trozo — de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (— de una vasija) fragment, shardG1 (Esp, Méx) (envase) bottle¿has traído los cascos? have you brought the empties o bottles?* * *
Del verbo cascar: ( conjugate cascar)
casco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cascó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cascar
casco
cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
casco sustantivo masculino
1
( de motorista) crash helmetb)
2 (Equ, Zool) hoof
3 (Náut) hull
4a) ( de ciudad):
casco urbano urban area, built-up area
5 (Col) ( gajo) segment
6 (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
casco
I sustantivo masculino
1 (para la cabeza) helmet
casco azul, blue helmet
2 (envase de cristal vacío) empty bottle: tenemos que devolver estos cascos, we've got to give these empty bottles back
3 (de barco) hull
4 (de caballo) hoof
5 (de una ciudad) centre
casco antiguo/viejo, old part of town
II mpl cascos, (de música) headphones
♦ Locuciones: calentarse o romperse los cascos, to rack one's brains: estuvo toda la mañana calentándome los cascos, he was pestering me all morning
' casco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manera
- servir
- uña
- visera
- plumaje
English:
helmet
- hoof
- hulk
- hull
- scrape
- suppose
- town centre
- body
- crash
- empty
- farm
- hard
- midtown
* * *♦ nm1. [para la cabeza] helmet;[de albañil] hard hat; [de motorista] crash helmet cascos azules UN peacekeeping troops, blue berets2. [de barco] hull3. [de ciudad] casco antiguo, casco histórico Br city centre, US downtown;casco viejo old (part of) town4. [de caballo] hoof5. Esp, Méx [de botella] (empty) bottle6. [pedazo] fragment, piece7. Méx, RP [en estancia, hacienda] farmstead8. Andes, Cuba, RP [gajo] segment9. Comp[mujer] to be flighty♦ cascos nmplFam [auriculares] headphones* * *m1 helmet2 de barco hull4 edificio shell5 de caballo hoof6 de vasija fragment7:cascos pl ( auriculares) headphones8:ligero de cascos reckless;romperse los cascos fig agonize ( por over)* * *casco nm1) : helmet2) : hull3) : hoof4) : fragment, shard5) : center (of a town)7) cascos nmpl: headphones* * *casco n1. (para la cabeza) helmet2. (botella) empty bottle4. (de barco) hull -
117 cerrar
v.1 to close (object) (en general).María cerró la puerta Mary closed the door.2 to close (negocio, colegio) (a diario).el gobierno cerrará dos centrales nucleares the government is to close down two nuclear power stations3 to close.4 to close the door (person).¡cierra, que entra frío! close the door, you're letting the cold in!5 to close (negocio, colegio) (a diario).¿a qué hora cierra? what time do you close?6 to turn off (grifo, llave de gas).Ricardo cerró el agua Richard turned off the water.7 to fill, to block (up) (agujero, hueco).8 to block (carretera, calle).la policía cerró la calle the police closed off the streetcerrar el paso a alguien to block somebody's way9 to close.la orquesta cerraba el desfile the orchestra closed the procession10 to fence (off), to enclose.11 to heal, to close up.12 to close down, to close, to lock up, to shut.Ellos cierran de noche They close at night.13 to block off, to blank off.Los huelguistas bloquearon el edificio The strikers blanked off the building14 to balance out, to match correctly, to check out correctly, to close.Mi contador cierra mis cuentas My accountant balances out my accounts.* * *1 to close, shut2 (grifo, gas) to turn off; (luz) to turn off, switch off3 (cuenta) to close4 (cremallera) to zip (up)5 (un negocio) to close; (- definitivamente) to close down6 (carta) to seal7 (discusión) to end, finish8 (compra) to close, conclude10 (paraguas) to close, shut, put down11 (los puños) to clench, close12 (frontera, puerto) to close; (camino) to block13 (en dominó) to block1 to close, shut2 (punto) to cast off3 (una herida) to close up, heal1 to close, shut2 (una herida) to close up, heal4 METEREOLOGÍA to cloud over5 figurado (obstinarse) to dig one's heel in, stand fast; (ponerse en actitud intransigente) to close one's mind (a, to)\cerrar con cerrojo to boltcerrar con llave to lockcerrar con siete llaves figurado to lock and double-lockcerrar el paso a alguien to block somebody's way, bar somebody's waycerrar el pico familiar to shut one's trapcerrar la boca to shut upcerrar la puerta en las narices figurado to shut the door in somebody's facecerrar las filas figurado to close rankscerrarse de golpe to slam shut* * *verb1) to close, shut2) lock3) turn off4) seal•- cerrarse* * *1. VT1) [hablando de un objeto abierto] [+ puerta, ventana, boca] to close, shut; [+ cremallera] to do up; [+ camisa] to button, do up; [+ cortina] to draw; [+ paraguas, válvula] to close; [+ carta] to seal; [+ costura, herida] to sew upno puedo cerrar esta maleta — I can't close o shut this suitcase
cierra los ojos — close o shut your eyes
cerró el libro de golpe — she banged o slammed the book shut
fila 3), b)•
cierra el pico — * shut your trap **2) (=desconectar) [+ gas, grifo, radiador] to turn off3) (=bloquear) [+ agujero, brecha, tubo] to block (up); [+ frontera, puerto] to close•
cerrar el paso a algn — to block sb's waytrató de entrar, pero le cerraron el paso — he tried to get in, but they blocked o barred his way
4) [+ tienda, negocio] [al final de la jornada] to close, shut; [para siempre] to close, close down5) [+ jardín, terreno] [con cerca] to fence in; [con muro] to wall in6) (=poner fin a)a) [+ debate, narración, programa] to close, endcerrar el sistema — (Inform) to shut down the system
b) [+ desfile] to bring up the rear ofcierra la cabalgata la carroza de Santa Claus — the last float in the procession is the one with Santa Claus
7)• cerrar un trato — to seal a deal
2. VI1) [hablando de un objeto abierto] [puerta, ventana] to close, shut; [bragueta] to do up; [paraguas, válvula] to close; [herida] to close upla puerta cierra mal — the door won't close o shut properly
2) [persona]cierra, que se va a escapar el gato — close o shut the door or the cat will get out
3) [tienda, negocio] to close, shut¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas el sábado? — what time do the shops close o shut on Saturday?
4) (Econ) [en la Bolsa] to close5) [en dominó] to block; [en Scrabble] to use one's tiles up¡cierro! — I'm out!
6) (=atacar)cerrar con o contra algn — to grapple with sb
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <puerta/ventana> to close, shut; <ojos/boca> to shut, closed) < cortinas> to close, draw; < persianas> to lower, pull down; < abrigo> to fasten, button up; < cremallera> to do up2) <grifo/agua/gas> to turn off; < válvula> to close, shut off3)a) <fábrica/comercio/oficina> (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close; ( definitivamente) to close (down)b) <aeropuerto/carretera/frontera> to close4) < cuenta bancaria> to close; <caso/juicio> to close; <acuerdo/negociación> to finalizehan cerrado el plazo de inscripción — enrollment has closed o finished
5)a) <acto/debate> to bring... to an end; < jornada> to endb) <desfile/cortejo> to bring up the rear ofc) < circuito> to closed) <paréntesis/comillas> to close2.cerrar vi1) (hablando de puerta, ventana)cierra, que hace frío — close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold
¿cerraste con llave? — did you lock up?
2) puerta/ventana/cajón to close, shut; grifo/llave de paso to turn off; abrigo/vestido to fasten, do up (BrE)la ventana no cierra bien — the window doesn't close o shut properly
3) comercio/oficina (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; ( definitivamente) to close (down)4) (Fin) dolar/peso to close3.cerrarse v pron1)a) puerta/ventana (+ compl) to shut, closela puerta se cerró sola/de golpe — the door closed by itself/slammed shut
b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to closec) flor/almeja to close upd) herida to heal (up)2) (refl) < abrigo> to fasten, button up3) ( terminar) acto/debate/libro to end, conclude; jornada/año to end4) (mostrarse reacio, intransigente)se cerró en su actitud — he dug his heels in
cerrarse a algo: sería cerrarse a la evidencia it would be turning our back on the evidence; se cierran a todo cambio — they're not open to change
* * *= close, close down, seal off, shut down, shut off, zip, fold, fold up + shop.Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex. In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.Ex. In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.Ex. By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.Ex. Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.----* cerrar con candado = padlock.* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.* cerrar con llave = lock.* cerrar con tablas = board up.* cerrar definitivamente = close down + operations, close + Posesivo + doors.* cerrar de golpe = slam.* cerrar de un portazo = slam.* cerrar el catálogo = close + the catalogue.* cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop.* cerrar filas = close + ranks.* cerrar herméticamente = seal.* cerrar las escotillas = batten down + hatches.* cerrar los postigos = shutter.* cerrar muy bien = close + tight.* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.* cerrar un negocio = go out of + business.* cerrar un trato = close + deal.* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos = at the flick of a switch, at the drop of a hat.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, in a trice.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle = spring-loaded.* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <puerta/ventana> to close, shut; <ojos/boca> to shut, closed) < cortinas> to close, draw; < persianas> to lower, pull down; < abrigo> to fasten, button up; < cremallera> to do up2) <grifo/agua/gas> to turn off; < válvula> to close, shut off3)a) <fábrica/comercio/oficina> (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close; ( definitivamente) to close (down)b) <aeropuerto/carretera/frontera> to close4) < cuenta bancaria> to close; <caso/juicio> to close; <acuerdo/negociación> to finalizehan cerrado el plazo de inscripción — enrollment has closed o finished
5)a) <acto/debate> to bring... to an end; < jornada> to endb) <desfile/cortejo> to bring up the rear ofc) < circuito> to closed) <paréntesis/comillas> to close2.cerrar vi1) (hablando de puerta, ventana)cierra, que hace frío — close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold
¿cerraste con llave? — did you lock up?
2) puerta/ventana/cajón to close, shut; grifo/llave de paso to turn off; abrigo/vestido to fasten, do up (BrE)la ventana no cierra bien — the window doesn't close o shut properly
3) comercio/oficina (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; ( definitivamente) to close (down)4) (Fin) dolar/peso to close3.cerrarse v pron1)a) puerta/ventana (+ compl) to shut, closela puerta se cerró sola/de golpe — the door closed by itself/slammed shut
b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to closec) flor/almeja to close upd) herida to heal (up)2) (refl) < abrigo> to fasten, button up3) ( terminar) acto/debate/libro to end, conclude; jornada/año to end4) (mostrarse reacio, intransigente)se cerró en su actitud — he dug his heels in
cerrarse a algo: sería cerrarse a la evidencia it would be turning our back on the evidence; se cierran a todo cambio — they're not open to change
* * *= close, close down, seal off, shut down, shut off, zip, fold, fold up + shop.Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.
Ex: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.Ex: By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.Ex: Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.* cerrar con candado = padlock.* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.* cerrar con llave = lock.* cerrar con tablas = board up.* cerrar definitivamente = close down + operations, close + Posesivo + doors.* cerrar de golpe = slam.* cerrar de un portazo = slam.* cerrar el catálogo = close + the catalogue.* cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop.* cerrar filas = close + ranks.* cerrar herméticamente = seal.* cerrar las escotillas = batten down + hatches.* cerrar los postigos = shutter.* cerrar muy bien = close + tight.* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.* cerrar un negocio = go out of + business.* cerrar un trato = close + deal.* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos = at the flick of a switch, at the drop of a hat.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, in a trice.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle = spring-loaded.* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.* * *cerrar [A5 ]vtA1 ‹armario/puerta/ventana› to close, shutcerró la puerta de un portazo she slammed the doorcierra la puerta con llave lock the door2 ‹ojos/boca› to shut, close3 ‹maleta› to close; ‹sobre/paquete› to seal4 ‹botella› to put the top on/cork in; ‹frasco› to put the top ( o lid etc) onun frasco herméticamente cerrado an airtight container5 ‹paraguas› to close, put … down; ‹abanico› to close; ‹libro› to close, shut; ‹puño› to clench; ‹mano› to close6 ‹cortinas› to close, draw; ‹persianas› to lower, pull down; ‹abrigo› to fasten, button up, do up ( BrE)ciérrame la cremallera can you zip me up?, can you do my zip up? ( BrE)B ‹grifo› to turn off; ‹válvula› to close, shut off; ‹agua/gas› to turn offC1 ‹fábrica/comercio/oficina› (en el quehacer diario) to close, shut; (por obras, vacaciones) to close; (definitivamente) to close, close down2 ‹aeropuerto/carretera› to close; ‹frontera› to closela calle está cerrada al tráfico the street is closed to traffic3 ‹terreno› to fence offD1 (en labores de punto) to cast off; (en costura) to sew up2 ( fam) (al operar) to close … upE1 ‹plazo/matrícula›han cerrado el plazo de inscripción the enrollment period has closed o finished2 ‹cuenta bancaria› to close3 ‹caso/juicio› to close; ‹acuerdo/negociación› to finalizeF1 (poner fin a) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end; ‹jornada› to endantes de cerrar nuestra programación de hoy … before ending today's programs …, before bringing today's programs to a close …los trágicos acontecimientos que han cerrado el año the tragic events with which the year has endedestas declaraciones cerraron una jornada tensa these statements ended o came at the end of a tense day2 ‹desfile/cortejo› to bring up the rear of3 ‹circunferencia› to close up; ‹circuito› to close4 ‹paréntesis/comillas› to close■ cerrarviA(hablando de una puerta, ventana): cierra, que hace frío close o shut the door ( o window etc), it's cold¿cerraste con llave? did you lock the door?, did you lock up?B «puerta/ventana/cajón» to close, shut; «grifo/llave de paso» to turn off; «abrigo/vestido» to fasten, do up ( BrE)la puerta no cierra bien the door won't shut o close properly, the door doesn't shut o close properlyesta botella no cierra bien I can't get the top back on this bottle properly, the top won't go on properly¿la falda cierra por detrás o por el lado? does the skirt fasten at the back or at the side?C «comercio/oficina» (en el quehacer diario) to close, shut; (por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; (definitivamente) to close, close down, shut down¿a qué hora cierran? what time do you close?no cerramos al mediodía we are open o we stay open at lunchtime, we don't close for lunch[ S ] cerramos los lunes closed Mondays, we are closed on MondaysD (en labores de punto) to cast offE ( Fin) to closeel dólar cerró a … the dollar closed at …F (en dominó) to block; (en naipes) to go out■ cerrarseA1«puerta/ventana» (+ compl): la puerta se cerró de golpe/sola the door slammed shut/closed by itself2 «ojos» (+ me/te/le etc) to closese me cierran los ojos de cansancio I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open3 «flor/almeja» to close up4 «herida» to heal, heal up, close upC (terminar) «acto/debate» to end, conclude; «jornada» to endel libro se cierra con unas páginas dedicadas a … the book ends o closes o concludes with a few pages on the subject of …otro año que se cierra sin que se resuelva another year ends o comes to an end without a solutionD(mostrarse reacio, intransigente): se cerró y no quiso saber nada más she closed her mind and refused to listen to any more about itse cerró en su actitud he dug his heels incerrarse A algo:sería cerrarse a la evidencia negar que … we would be turning our back on the evidence if we were to deny that …se cerró a todo lo nuevo she refused to consider anything new, she closed her mind to anything new* * *
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
( definitivamente) to close (down)
3
d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end
verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- abrochar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cierre
- ojo
- pico
- sellar
- amabilidad
- bondad
- canilla
- cierra
- cierro
- correr
- cuenta
- doble
- grifo
- junta
- juntar
- llave
- paréntesis
- trato
English:
attendant
- bargain
- barricade
- block in
- bolt
- clinch
- close
- close down
- closed
- draw
- enter into
- fasten
- fasten down
- lock
- lock up
- padlock
- push to
- seal
- seal off
- seal up
- secure
- shut
- shut down
- shut up
- slam
- snap
- stick together
- strike
- tight
- to
- trice
- turn off
- twinkling
- wall in
- whisk away
- whisk off
- wind up
- zip up
- board
- business
- cast
- conclude
- fold
- main
- time
- turn
- will
- wind
- wrap
- zip
* * *♦ vt1. [en general] to close;[puerta, cajón, boca, tienda] to shut, to close; Informát [archivo] to close; [con llave] to lock; [grifo, llave de gas] to turn off; [botella] to put the top on; [tarro] to put the lid o top on; [carta, sobre] to seal; [cortinas] to draw, to close; [persianas] to pull down; [agujero, hueco] to fill, to block (up); [puños] to clench;cerrar una puerta con llave to lock a door;cierra el gas cuando salgas turn the gas off when you leave;una corriente de aire cerró la puerta a draught blew the door shut;Fam¡cierra el pico! shut your trap!2. [negocio, colegio] [a diario] to close;[permanentemente] to close down;el gobierno cerrará dos centrales nucleares the government is to close down two nuclear power stations3. [vallar] to fence (off), to enclose;cerraron el balcón para convertirlo en comedor they closed o walled off the balcony and converted it into a dining room4. [carretera, calle] to close off;también Figcerrar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;una valla les cerraba la salida a fence blocked their way out5. [manifestación, desfile] to bring up the rear of;cerrar la marcha [ir en última posición] to bring up the rear;la orquesta cerraba el desfile the orchestra closed the procession6. [gestiones, acuerdo] to finalize;han cerrado un trato para… they've reached an agreement o made a deal to…;cerraron el trato ayer they wrapped up the deal yesterday;cerraron las conversaciones sin ningún acuerdo they ended the talks without reaching an agreement7. [cicatrizar] to heal, to close up9. [circunferencia, círculo] to complete;10. [signo ortográfico] to close;cerrar comillas/paréntesis to close inverted commas/brackets11. [posibilidades] to put an end to;el último atentado cierra cualquier esperanza de acuerdo the most recent attack puts an end to any hopes of an agreement12. [terminar] to close;el discurso del Presidente cerró el año legislativo the President's speech brought the parliamentary year to a close;esta corrida cierra la temporada taurina this bullfight rounds off the bullfighting season;cerró su participación en el torneo con una derrota they lost their last game in the tournament13. [plegar] to close up;cerró el paraguas he closed his umbrella14. Prensael periódico cerró la edición más tarde de lo normal the newspaper went to press later than usual♦ vi1. [en general] to close;[tienda] to close, to shut; [con llave, pestillo] to lock up;este cajón no cierra bien this drawer doesn't shut properly;la Bolsa cerró con pérdidas the stock market closed down several points;RP Fam¡cerrá y vamos!: si no quieren ayudarnos, ¡cerrá y vamos! if they don't want to help us, let's not waste any more time over this2. [persona] to close the door;¡cierra, que entra frío! close the door, you're letting the cold in!;me olvidé de cerrar con llave I forgot to lock the door3. [negocio, colegio] [a diario] to close;[definitivamente] to close down;¿a qué hora cierra? what time do you close?;la biblioteca cierra a las ocho the library closes at eight;cerramos los domingos [en letrero] closed on Sundays4. [en juego de cartas] to go out;[en dominó] to block5. [herida] to close up, to heal* * *I v/tcerrar con llave lock;cerrar de golpe slam;cerrar al tráfico close to traffic2 tubería block3 grifo turn off5 acuerdo closela puerta no cierra bien the door doesn’t shut properly;al cerrar el día at the end of the day* * *cerrar {55} vt1) : to close, to shut2) : to turn off3) : to bring to an endcerrar vi1) : to close up, to lock up2) : to close down* * *cerrar vb1. (en general) to close / to shut¿a qué hora cerráis? what time do you close?2. (con llave) to lock¿has cerrado la puerta con llave? have you locked the door?3. (gas, grifo) to turn off -
118 querer
m.love.v.1 to want.quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle¿quieren ustedes algo más? would you like anything else?haz lo que quieras do what you want o like, do as you please o likequerer que alguien haga algo to want somebody to do somethingquiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do itqueremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for youquisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to meven cuando quieras come whenever you like o wantno me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want toqueriendo on purposesin querer accidentallyquerer decir to mean¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?querer es poder where there's a will there's a wayQuiero paz I want peace.Quiero un taxi I need a taxi.2 to love.te quiero I love youYo quiero a mi esposo I love my husband.3 to want to, to be willing to, to desire to, to have a desire to.Quiero estudiar I want to study.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to want2) love3) like•* * *Para la expresión querer decir, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) [a una persona] (=amar) to love; (=apreciar) to like¡te quiero! — I love you!
no estoy enamorado, pero la quiero mucho — I'm not in love with her, but I'm very fond of her
me quiere... no me quiere — [deshojando una margarita] she loves me... she loves me not
•
querer [bien] a algn — to want the best for sb•
[hacerse] querer por algn — to endear o.s. to sb•
querer [mal] a algn — to wish sb illla quiere como a la niña de sus ojos — she's the apple of his eye, he dotes on her
2) (=desear)a) [+ objeto] to want¿cuál quieres? — which one do you want?
¿qué más quieres? — (lit) what else do you want?; iró what more do you want?
hace lo que quiere — she does what she wants {o} as she pleases
se lo di, pero no lo quiso — I gave it to him, but he didn't want (to take) it
¡lo que quieras! — as you wish!, have it your own way!
¿quieres un café? — would you like some coffee?
•
querer [pelea] — to be looking for trouble•
[todo] lo que tú quieras, será muy feo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es muy buena persona — he may be ugly and all that, but he's a very nice personb) + infin to want¿qué quieres comer hoy? — what would you like for dinner today?
no quiso pagar — he refused to pay, he wouldn't pay
c)• querer [que] algn haga algo — to want sb to do sth
la tradición quiere que... — tradition has it that...
este quiere que le rompan la cabeza — * this guy is asking to get his head kicked in *
¿quieres que me crea que tú solo te has bebido todo el whisky? — are you asking me to believe that you drank all the whisky by yourself?
•
¿qué quieres que te [diga]? — what can I say?•
¿qué quieres que le [haga]?, si se va por ahí sin hacer caso, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if he goes off without taking any notice, what am I supposed to do {o} what can I do about it?si estudio y no apruebo, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if I study and still don't pass, what can I do?
•
¡[qué más] quisiera yo! — if only I could!¿qué más quisiera yo que ver juntos a mis hijos? — what more could I wish for {o} want than to see my children together?
3) (=tener intención de)+ infinal querer abrir la botella, saltó el tapón — the cork exploded while she was trying to open the bottle
4) [pidiendo algo]quería dos kilos de patatas, por favor — I'd like two kilos of potatoes, please, could I have two kilos of potatoes, please?
¿quieres darme tu nueva dirección? — would {o} could you give me your new address?
¿querría participar en nuestra oferta? — would you like to take advantage of our offer?
¿cuánto quieren por el coche? — what are they asking for the car?, how much do they want for the car?
5) (=requerir)¿para qué me querrá? — I wonder what he wants me for?, what can he want me for?
6) [uso impersonal]2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=desear)¿quieres? — [ofreciendo algo] do you want some?, would you like some?
-¿quieres casarte conmigo? -sí, quiero — "will you marry me?" - "yes, I will"
-¿puedes enviar tú el correo? -como usted quiera — "could you take the post?" - "as you wish"
mientras el jefe no quiera, no hay nada que hacer — as long as the boss is opposed, there's nothing to be done {o} nothing we can do about it
•
ven [cuando] quieras — come whenever you likecomo quiere —
¡está como quiere! — Esp ** she's a bit of all right! **
quieras o no, eso cambiará nuestras vidas — whether you like it or not, that's going to change our lives
con el cambio de trabajo, quieras que no, se ha animado un poco — you may agree or disagree, but the fact is he's perked up a bit since he changed jobs
2) (=tener intención)lo hizo queriendo — he did it deliberately {o} on purpose
lo hizo sin querer — he didn't mean to do it, he did it inadvertently
3)3.See:4.SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO* * *Imasculino loveII 1.verbo transitivo1) ( amar) to lovese hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people
me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not
por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)
2)a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room
¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?
hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like
quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not
será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?
querer + INF — to want to + inf
querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf
¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?
qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...
b) ( al ofrecer algo)¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?
c) ( introduciendo un ruego)querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?
3) (en locs)como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however
como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...
queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)
4) ( como precio)2.querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse v pron (recípr)se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers
* * *= want, be after, wanna [want to].Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.Ex. On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex. When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.----* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = get + Posesivo + drift.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacerse querer = endear.* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.* querer decir = mean.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* * *Imasculino loveII 1.verbo transitivo1) ( amar) to lovese hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people
me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not
por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)
2)a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room
¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?
hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like
quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not
será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?
querer + INF — to want to + inf
querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf
¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?
qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...
b) ( al ofrecer algo)¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?
c) ( introduciendo un ruego)querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?
3) (en locs)como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however
como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...
queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)
4) ( como precio)2.querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse v pron (recípr)se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers
* * *= want, be after, wanna [want to].Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.
Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = get + Posesivo + drift.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacerse querer = endear.* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.* querer decir = mean.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* * *lovesufre por culpa de un querer he is suffering because of an unhappy love affairlas penas del querer the pangs of love¡niña de mi querer! my dear child!vtA (amar) to loveme gusta, pero no lo quiero I like him, but I don't love him o I'm not in love with himquiere mucho a sus sobrinos/su país he loves his nephews/his country very muchquiere con locura a su nieta she absolutely dotes on her granddaughteres una persona que se hace querer he's the sort of person who endears himself to yousus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him, he's well liked by his pupilsme quiere, no me quiere (al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not¡por lo que más quieras! ¡no me abandones! for pity's sake o for God's sake! don't leave me!¡Antonio, por lo que más quieras! ¡baja el volumen! Antonio, turn the volume down, for heaven's sake o for goodness sake!querer bien a algn to be fond of sb, care about sbquerer mal a algn to have it in for sb ( colloq)quien bien te quiere te hará llorar sometimes you have to be cruel to be kindB1(expresando deseo, intención, voluntad): quiere un tren para su cumpleaños he wants a train for his birthday¿que querían, chicas? can I help you, girls?, what can I do for you, girls?quería un kilo de uvas I'd like a kilo of grapesquisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double roomno sabe lo que quiere she doesn't know what she wantshaz lo que quieras do as you like, do as you please¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?¿cuándo/cómo lo podemos hacer? — cuando/como tú quieras when/how can we do it? — whenever/however you like o any time/any way you like¿nos vemos a las siete? — como quieras shall we meet at seven? — if you likequiera o no quiera, tendrá que hacerlo he'll have to do it, whether he likes it or notiba a llamar al médico pero él no quiso I was going to call the doctor but he wouldn't let me o he said no¿quieres por esposo a Diego Sosa Díaz? — sí, quiero will/do you take Diego Sosa Díaz to be your lawfully wedded husband? — I will/do¿qué querrán esta vez? I wonder what they want this timeserá muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es insoportable he may be very smart and all that, but personally I can't stand himtráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?dejemos esto para otro día ¿quieres? let's leave this for another day, shall we o can we?querer + INF to want to + INF¿quiere usted hacer algún comentario? do you want to o ( frml) do you wish to make any comment?no sé si querrá hacerlo I don't know if she'll want to do it o if she'll do ithacía tiempo que quería decírselo I'd been meaning/wanting to tell him for some timequisiera reservar una mesa para dos I'd like to book a table for twoquisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you¡ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! I'd change places with him any day!no creo que quiera prestártelo I don't think she'll (be willing to) lend it to youcuando se quiera dar cuenta será demasiado tarde by the time he realizes it'll be too latenosotros nos fuimos temprano pero él quiso quedarse we left early but he stayed/decided to stay/ wanted to stay/chose to stayno quiso escuchar razones he wouldn't listen to reasonno quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything, she refused to eat anythingquería hacerlo sola pero no habría podido she wanted to do it on her own but she wouldn't have been able toquiso hacerlo sola pero no pudo she tried to do it on her own but she couldn'tquerer QUE algn/algo + SUBJ to want sb/sth to + INFquisiera que alguien me explicara por qué could someone please explain why?¿qué quieres que traiga? what do you want o what would you like me to bring?¿por qué lo dejaste entrar? — ¿qué querías que hiciera? why did you let him in? — what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?quiso que nos quedáramos a cenar y no tuvimos más remedio she insisted we stay for dinner and we couldn't say no o we couldn't refuse¿tú quieres que acabemos en la cárcel? do you want us to end up in jail?, are you trying to get us put in jail?la etiqueta quiere que uno lleve sombrero etiquette requires one to wear a hatsu teoría quiere que … his theory has it that …querer es poder where there's a will there's a way2 ( en locs):como quiera que (de cualquier manera que) however;(ya que, como) ( liter) sincecomo quiera que haya sido, creo que deberías disculparte whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened, I still think you should apologizecuando quiera que wheneverdonde quiera que wherever¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …¡qué quieres que (le) haga! what can you do?ya sé que no debería fumar, pero no puedo dejarlo ¡qué quieres que le haga! I know I shouldn't smoke but well, what can you do? I can't give upquieras que no ( fam): quieras que no, ha ido mejorando desde que fue al curandero believe it or not, she's been getting better ever since she went to see that faith healerla decisión, quieras que no, nos va a afectar a todos whether we like it or not, the decision is going to affect us all, there's no getting away from the fact that the decision is going to affect us allquieras que no, yo he notado la diferencia I have to say o admit that it's made a differenceel quiero y no puedo: con ese quiero y no puedo inspiran hasta lástima it's rather pathetic how they're always trying to be something they aren't¡está como quiere! (Esp, Méx fam); (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! ( colloq), he's/she's a bit of all right! ( BrE colloq); (tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made ( colloq)3(al ofrecer algo): ¿quieres algo de beber? would you like o ( less frml) do you want something to drink?4 (introduciendo un pedido) querer + INF:¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?¿te quieres callar? will you be quiet?, be quiet, will you?¿quieres hacerme el favor de no interrumpirme? would you please stop interrupting me?¿quieres decirme qué has hecho con mi abrigo? would you mind telling me what you've done with my coat?5 (como precio) querer algo POR algo:¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?6queriendo/sin querer: estoy segura de que lo hizo queriendo I'm sure he did it on purpose o deliberatelyperdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean tono te pongas así, lo hizo sin querer don't be like that, he didn't do it deliberately o on purpose7querer decir to mean¿qué quiere decir `democracia'? what does `democracy' mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?8(referido a cosas inanimadas): el coche no quiere arrancar the car won't startel destino quiso que se volvieran a encontrar they were destined to meet againparece que quiere llover/nevar it looks as if it's going to rain/snow, it looks like rain/snowhace horas que quiere salir el sol the sun's been trying to break through for hours■ quererse( recípr):se quieren como hermanos they're like brothershombre, si se quieren ¿por qué no han de casarse? well, if they love each other, why shouldn't they get married?* * *
querer ( conjugate querer) verbo transitivo ( amar) to love;
sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him;
¡por lo que más quieras! for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
1a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):
quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room;
¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?;
hazlo cuando/como quieras do it whenever/however you like;
iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso I was going to do it but he didn't want me to;
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?;
no quiero I don't want to;
quiero ir I want to go;
quisiera reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;
quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you;
no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything;
quiero que estudies más I want you to study harder;
¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …;
el destino así lo quiso it was destined to be;
querer es poder where there's a will there's a wayb) ( al ofrecer algo):◊ ¿quieres un café? would you like a coffee?;
( menos formal) do you want a coffee?c) ( introduciendo un pedido):◊ ¿querrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?;
¿te quieres callar? be quiet, will you?
2 ( en locs)
donde quiera que wherever;
queriendo ( adrede) on purpose, deliberately;
sin querer accidentally;
fue sin querer it was an accident;
querer decir to mean;
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
3 ( como precio):◊ ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse verbo pronominal ( recípr):
querer
I verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien) to love
2 (algo) to want, wish ➣ Ver nota en want
3 (intención, ruego, ofrecimiento) to like: ¿quieres otra taza de té?, would you like another cup of tea?
¿quieres callarte?, will you shut up?
II sustantivo masculino love, affection
♦ Locuciones: quieras o no, tendrás que oírme, you'll have to listen to me, whether you want to or not
querer decir, to mean
ser algo un quiero y no puedo, to try to make people think that one is more affluent than one actually is
como quiera que, since: como quiera que no pueden vernos, no saben qué aspecto tenemos, since they can't see us, they don't know what we look like
sin querer, unintentionally, by accident
' querer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adorar
- berrido
- decir
- desabrocharse
- desear
- significar
- gustar
- ofrecer
- pisar
- pisotón
- querré
- quiera
- quise
- sin
English:
accident
- accidentally
- attached
- blurt out
- cherish
- chew
- clear
- delete
- endear
- fancy
- feel
- hand
- like
- love
- mean
- mistake
- off
- please
- slip out
- truck
- unintentionally
- unwittingly
- want
- will
- wish
- aim
- care
- denial
- inadvertently
- intend
- unwilling
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [amar] to love;te quiero I love you;lo quiero como a un hermano I love him like a brother;es muy querida por todo el mundo she is much loved by everyone;me quiere, no me quiere [deshojando margarita] she loves me, she loves me not;¡por lo que más quieras, cállate! for heaven's sake shut up!;querer bien a alguien to care a lot about sb;querer mal a alguien to wish sb ill;quien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kind2. [desear] to want;quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle;dime lo que quieres tell me what you want;lo único que quiero o [m5] todo lo que quiero es un poco de comprensión all I want o all I ask for is a little understanding;¿qué es lo que quieres ahora? [con tono de enojo] what do you want now?, what is it now?;querer hacer algo to want to do sth;quiere explicártelo, te lo quiere explicar she wants to explain it to you;no quiso ayudarnos she didn't want to help us;era muy tarde pero tú querías quedarte it was very late, but you insisted on staying o would stay o you wanted to stay;quisiera informarme o [m5] que me informaran sobre vuelos a Nueva York I'd like some information about flights to New York;quisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…;¡eso quisiera yo saber! that's what I want to know!;¡ya quisieran muchos tener tu suerte! a lot of people would be very grateful to be as lucky as you!;el maldito clavo no quiere salir the damn nail won't o refuses to come out;querer que alguien haga algo to want sb to do sth;quiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do it;querer que pase algo to want sth to happen;queremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for you;el azar quiso que nos volviéramos a ver fate decreed that we should see each other again;como quien no quiere la cosa as if it were nothing;qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to me;¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?;alto, guapo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero no me gusta sure, he's tall, handsome and all that, but I don't find him attractive;el que algo quiere, algo le cuesta no pain, no gain3. [en preguntas, ofrecimientos, ruegos] [con amabilidad]¿quieren ustedes algo más/algo de postre? would you like anything else/anything for dessert?;¿quieres un pitillo? do you want a cigarette?;¿quiere decirle a su amigo que pase? could you tell your friend to come in, please?;¿querrías explicarme qué ha pasado aquí? would you mind explaining what happened here?;¿quieres por esposo a Francisco? do you take Francisco to be your lawfully wedded husband?¿cuánto quieres por la casa? how much do you want for the house?¿quieres que te atropelle el tren o qué? do you want to get run over by a train or something?♦ vito want;ven cuando quieras come whenever you like o want;cuando quieras [estoy listo] ready when you are;no me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want to;si quieres, lo dejamos we can forget about it if you like;quieras o no, quieras que no (whether you) like it or not;pásame el martillo, ¿quieres? pass me the hammer, would you?;déjame en paz, ¿quieres? leave me alone, will you?;Famle pedí que lo dejara, pero que si quieres I asked him to stop, but would he?;queriendo on purpose;ha sido queriendo he did it on purpose;hacer algo sin querer to do sth accidentally;lo siento, ha sido sin querer sorry, it was an accident;querer decir to mean;¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?;¿sabes lo que quiere decir “procrastination”? do you know what “procrastination” means?;“NB” quiere decir “nota bene” “NB” stands for “nota bene”;Famestá como quiere [es guapísimo] he's gorgeous;[en una situación ideal] he's got it made;querer es poder where there's a will there's a way♦ v impersonal[haber atisbos de]parece que quiere llover it looks like rain♦ nm[amor] love;las cosas del querer matters of the heart* * *1 v/t1 ( desear) want;quisiera … I would like …;quieras que no … like it or not …;sin querer unintentionally2 ( amar) love;querer bien a alguien be fond of s.o.;querer mal a alguien not care for s.o.;por lo que más quieras for pity’s sake, for the love of God3 ( esperar):¡qué más quieres! what more do you want o expect!;¿qué quieres que (le) haga? what do you expect me to do?4:querer decir mean;quiere decir it means;¡que si quieres! irón no way!5:como quiera que however2 m love* * *querer {64} vt1) desear: to want, to desirequiere ser profesor: he wants to be a teacher¿cuánto quieres por esta computadora?: how much do you want for this computer?2) : to love, to like, to be fond ofte quiero: I love you¿quieres pasarme la leche?: please pass the milk4)querer decir : to mean5)sin querer : unintentionallyquerer vi: like, wantsi quieras: if you likequerer nm: love, affection* * *querer vb1. (desear) to wantEn inglés I want resulta demasiado directo si queremos pedir algo con educación. En estos casos se suele decir I'd like con pleaseI'd like a kilo of potatoes, please quiero un kilo de patatascould you pass me the salt, please? ¿quieres acercarme la sal?would you please be quiet? ¿quieres callarte?could you close the door, please? cierra la puerta, ¿quieres?2. (amar) to lovelo hice sin querer I didn't mean to do it / it was an accident¿qué quiere decir "chance"? what does "chance" mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that? -
119 resto
m.1 return (of serve).al resto, Jiménez Jiménez to return2 rest, remain, remnant, leftover.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: restar.* * *1 remainder, rest2 MATEMÁTICAS remainder3 DEPORTE return2 (de comida) leftovers\echar el resto familiar to give something all one has got, go all outrestos mortales mortal remains* * *noun m.- restos* * *SM1) (=lo que queda) rest; (Mat) remainderpara los restos * —
2) pl restos [de edificio, muralla] remains; [de comida] leftovers, scraps; [de avión, naufragio] wreckage sing ; (=escombros) debris sing, rubble singrestos de serie — leftovers, remainders
3) (Dep) (=devolución de pelota) return (of service); (=jugador) receiver4) (=apuesta) stakeechar el resto — * (=apostar) to stake all one's money; (=esforzarse al máximo) to do one's utmost
echar el resto por hacer algo — to go all out to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth
* * *1)a) (lo demás, lo que queda)el resto del dinero — the rest o the remainder of the money
¿qué importa lo que haga el resto (de la gente)? — what does it matter what everybody else does?
b) (Mat) remainder2) restos masculino plurala) ( despojos) remains (pl)b) ( de comida) leftovers (pl)3) (Esp) (Dep) return (of service)4) (Col, Méx fam) ( montón)un resto de gente — loads of people (colloq)
* * *= deposit, residue, trace, remnant, residuum, remainder, hangover [hang-over], holdover.Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.Ex. I have noted elsewhere that structure is the residue of function.Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex. What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.Ex. Any representative sample, any cross-section, any week's harvest of queries in a busy library is sure to include a residuum that does not fit into any of the categories so far outlined.Ex. The article 'Bargains or bummers? remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex. English's dominant role is a hangover from colonialism.Ex. As I've said before, these conventions are antiquated -- they are holdovers from an older era.----* el resto = rest, the.* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).* en el resto = everywhere else.* en el resto de = elsewhere.* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.* * *1)a) (lo demás, lo que queda)el resto del dinero — the rest o the remainder of the money
¿qué importa lo que haga el resto (de la gente)? — what does it matter what everybody else does?
b) (Mat) remainder2) restos masculino plurala) ( despojos) remains (pl)b) ( de comida) leftovers (pl)3) (Esp) (Dep) return (of service)4) (Col, Méx fam) ( montón)un resto de gente — loads of people (colloq)
* * *= deposit, residue, trace, remnant, residuum, remainder, hangover [hang-over], holdover.Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
Ex: I have noted elsewhere that structure is the residue of function.Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex: What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.Ex: Any representative sample, any cross-section, any week's harvest of queries in a busy library is sure to include a residuum that does not fit into any of the categories so far outlined.Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex: English's dominant role is a hangover from colonialism.Ex: As I've said before, these conventions are antiquated -- they are holdovers from an older era.* el resto = rest, the.* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).* en el resto = everywhere else.* en el resto de = elsewhere.* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.* * *A1(lo demás, lo que queda): el resto the restel resto del dinero the rest o the remainder of the money, the remaining moneyel resto ya lo conoces you already know the restquiere vivir aquí el resto de sus días he wants to spend the rest of his days here¿qué importa lo que haga el resto (de la gente)? what does it matter what everybody else does?2 ( Mat) remainder1 (despojos, residuos) remains (pl)restos arqueológicos archaeological remainslos restos del avión siniestrado the wreckage of the airplane2 (de comida) leftovers (pl)Compuestos:mpl end-of-line goods (pl)mpl end-of-season goods (pl)D( Col fam) (montón): todavía falta un resto para llegar there's a long way to go yet, we won't be there for ages yet ( colloq)había un resto de gente there were loads of people ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo restar: ( conjugate restar)
resto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
restó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
restar
resto
restar ( conjugate restar) verbo transitivo
resto algo DE algo to take (away) o subtract sth from sth
c) ( quitar):◊ restole importancia a algo to minimize o play down the importance of sth
verbo intransitivo
1 (Mat) to subtract, take away
2 (Esp) (Dep) to return (service)
resto sustantivo masculino
1a) (lo demás, lo que queda)
b) (Mat) remainder
2
(de avión, barco siniestrado) wreckage;
( de comida) leftovers (pl)
3 (Esp) (Dep) return (of service)
restar
I verbo transitivo
1 Mat to subtract, take away
2 (quitar) to minimize: me estáis restando autoridad, you are undermining my authority
le restó importancia, she played down its importance
3 (en tenis) to return
II vi (quedar) to be left, remain: solo me resta decir..., it only remains for me to say...
¿Cómo se dice 8 - 2 = 6?
Two from eight leaves/is six.
Eight take away two leaves/is six.
What's two from eight?
What's eight minus two?
resto sustantivo masculino
1 rest, remainder: el resto de mi familia vive en Segovia, the rest of my family lives in Segovia
2 Mat remainder
3 Tenis return 4 restos, remains
Arqueol remains
restos mortales, mortal remains
(de alimento) leftovers
♦ Locuciones: echar el resto, to go for broke
' resto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
eclipsar
- honda
- protagonismo
- remanente
- rescoldo
- restar
- saldo
- vitalicia
- vitalicio
- diferencia
- pucho
- resquicio
English:
remainder
- remnant
- rest
- apart
- balance
- catch
- end
- just
- off
- unaccounted for
* * *resto nm1.el resto [lo que queda] the rest;el resto se fue a bailar the rest (of them) went dancing;me da igual lo que opine el resto I don't care what the rest of them think o what the others think;… y el resto de la historia ya la sabes … and you already know the rest of the story;Famechar el resto: tenemos que echar el resto we have to give it our all3.[cadáver] remains; [ruinas] ruins;restos [sobras] leftovers;encontraron los cuerpos entre los restos del naufragio the bodies were found amidst the wreckage of the shiprestos mortales (mortal) remains4. [en tenis] return (of serve);al resto, Jiménez Jiménez to receive* * *m rest, remainder;los restos mortales the (mortal) remains;echar el resto go all out* * *resto nm1) : rest, remainder2) restos nmpl: remainsrestos de comida: leftoversrestos arqueológicos: archeological ruins3)restos mortales : mortal remains* * *resto n1. (lo que queda) rest2. (en matemáticas) remainder -
120 desplazar
v.1 to move.desplazar algo/a alguien de to remove somebody/something from2 to take the place of (tomar el lugar de).3 to displace (Nautical).La tormenta desplazó al botecito The storm displaced the dinghy.El hule desplazó al cuero Rubber outmoded leather.* * *1 (mover) to move, shift2 MARÍTIMO to displace3 figurado (sustituir) to replace, take over from1 to travel* * *verb1) to displace2) move, shift* * *1. VT1) (=mover) [+ objeto] to move; [+ tropas] to transfer2) (=suplantar) to take the place oflas cámaras digitales no han conseguido desplazar a las convencionales — digital cameras have not taken the place of o superseded conventional ones
3) (Fís, Náut, Téc) to displace4) (Inform) to scroll2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) (mover, correr) to moveel choque desplazó el vehículo unos 20 metros — the impact moved o shunted the vehicle a distance of some 20 meters
c) (Náut) to displace2) (suplantar, relegar) < persona> to displace2.desplazar a algo: las computadoras han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir — typewriters have been superseded by word processors
desplazarse v pron1) (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) animal to move around; avión/barco to travel, go; persona to get around2) voto to swing, shift* * *= move over, displace, dislocate, move, dislodge, elbow out.Ex. The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.Ex. This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.Ex. Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.Ex. The desire for a different today has elbowed out concern with a better tomorrow.----* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse = move about, travel, travel + distance, cruise, get around, trek.* desplazarse a = get to.* desplazarse de... a... = move from... to....* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.* desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares = commute.* desplazarse en helicóptero = helicopter.* desplazarse en pantalla = scroll.* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.* desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derech = space over.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.* desplazarse lentamente = drift.* desplazarse librevemente = roam (about/around).* desplazarse por = move through, navigate (through).* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) (mover, correr) to moveel choque desplazó el vehículo unos 20 metros — the impact moved o shunted the vehicle a distance of some 20 meters
c) (Náut) to displace2) (suplantar, relegar) < persona> to displace2.desplazar a algo: las computadoras han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir — typewriters have been superseded by word processors
desplazarse v pron1) (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) animal to move around; avión/barco to travel, go; persona to get around2) voto to swing, shift* * *= move over, displace, dislocate, move, dislodge, elbow out.Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.Ex: The desire for a different today has elbowed out concern with a better tomorrow.* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse = move about, travel, travel + distance, cruise, get around, trek.* desplazarse a = get to.* desplazarse de... a... = move from... to....* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.* desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares = commute.* desplazarse en helicóptero = helicopter.* desplazarse en pantalla = scroll.* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.* desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derech = space over.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.* desplazarse lentamente = drift.* desplazarse librevemente = roam (about/around).* desplazarse por = move through, navigate (through).* * *desplazar [A4 ]vtA1 ( frml)(mover, correr): el aluvión desplazó todo lo que encontró a su paso the flood washed away everything in its path o carried everything before itchocó contra el vehículo estacionado, desplazándolo unos 20 metros it collided with the stationary vehicle, shunting o carrying o pushing it a distance of some 20 meters2 ( Fís) to displace3 ( Náut) to displace4 ( Inf) to scrolldesplaza el texto horizontalmente it scrolls the text horizontallyB (suplantar, relegar) desplazar A algo/algn:el avión desplazó al tren para los viajes más largos the airplane took over from o displaced the train for longer journeyslos procesadores de textos han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir typewriters have been superseded by word processors, word processors have taken the place of typewritersconsiguió desplazar a Soriano, convirtiéndose en cabecilla del grupo he succeeded in supplanting o ousting Soriano to become leader of the group, he succeeded in taking Soriano's place as leader of the groupse sintió desplazado por su nuevo hermanito he felt pushed out o he felt as if he had been supplanted by his baby brotherfue desplazado de su cargo he was removed from his post o was replacedA ( frml) (trasladarse, moverse) «animal» to move around, move from one place to another; «avión/barco» to travel, go; «persona» to travel, goB «voto» to swing, shift* * *
desplazar ( conjugate desplazar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml) (mover, correr) to move;
(Inf) to scroll
2 (suplantar, relegar) ‹ persona› to displace;
desplazar a algo to take the place of sth;
desplazarse verbo pronominal (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) [ animal] to move around;
[avión/barco] to travel, go;
[ persona] to get around
desplazar verbo transitivo
1 to displace
2 Inform to scroll
' desplazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empujar
- mover
English:
dislodge
- displace
* * *♦ vt1. [trasladar] to move (a to);desplazaron la sede de la empresa a otro edificio they moved the firm's headquarters to another building;desplazar algo/a alguien de to remove sth/sb from;el impacto lo desplazó por el aire unos metros the impact tossed him several metres through the air2. [tomar el lugar de] to take the place of;fue desplazado de su puesto por alguien más joven he was pushed out of his job by a younger person;la cerveza ha desplazado al vino como bebida más consumida beer has replaced wine as the most popular drink;el correo electrónico está desplazando al correo convencional electronic mail is taking over from conventional mail3. Fís to displace4. Náut to displace* * *v/t1 move2 ( suplantar) take over from* * *desplazar {21} vt1) : to replace, to displace2) trasladar: to move, to shift* * *
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