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1 develop ground

develop v ground RP Gelände erschließen

English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > develop ground
2 ground

ground I v 1. EL (AE) erden, an Erde legen; 2. OB grundieren ground II 1. gemahlen; 2. geschliffen; 3. treibend (Kalk) ground III 1. BOD, ERDB Grund m, Boden m, Erdboden m; Terrain n, Gelände n; 2. Untergrund m; 3. Grund(ier)schicht f; Anstrichträger m; Anstrichuntergrund m; 4. EL (AE) Erde f, Masse f; 5. EB, KONST Dübelleiste f • above ground KONST oberirdisch, obererdig • below ground unter Planum • develop ground Gelände erschließen

English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > ground
3 develop

1. transitive verb
1) (also Photog.) entwickeln; aufbauen [Handel, Handelszentrum]; entfalten [Persönlichkeit, Individualität]; erschließen [natürliche Ressourcen]

develop a business from scratch — ein Geschäft neu aufziehen

2) (expand; make more sophisticated) weiterentwickeln; ausbauen [Verkehrsnetz, System, Handel, Verkehr, Position]

develop something further — etwas weiterentwickeln

3) (begin to exhibit, begin to suffer from) annehmen [Gewohnheit]; bei sich entdecken [Vorliebe]; bekommen [Krankheit, Fieber, Lust]; entwickeln [Talent, Stärke]; erkranken an (+ Dat.) [Krebs, Tumor]

develop a taste for something — Geschmack an etwas (Akk.) finden

the car developed a fault — an dem Wagen ist ein Defekt aufgetreten

4) (construct buildings etc. on, convert to new use) erschließen; sanieren [Altstadt]
2. intransitive verb
1) sich entwickeln ( from aus; into zu); [Defekt, Symptome, Erkrankungen:] auftreten

2) (become fuller) sich [weiter]entwickeln ( into zu)

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[di'veləp]
past tense, past participle - developed; verb

1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) (sich) entwickeln

2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) (sich) entwickeln

3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) (sich) entwickeln

4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) entwickeln

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de·vel·op

[dɪˈveləp]

I. vi

1. (grow) sich akk entwickeln ( into zu + dat); abilities sich akk entfalten

the whole affair might \develop into a scandal die ganze Sache könnte sich zu einem Skandal auswachsen

to \develop further weiterentwickeln

2. (come into being) friendship, misunderstanding entstehen; difficulties, doubts auftreten

3. (show) sich akk zeigen, auftreten

4. PHOT film entwickelt werden

II. vt

1. (create)

▪ to \develop sth etw erarbeiten [o ausarbeiten]

to \develop sth further etw weiterentwickeln

to \develop a drug/product/technology ein Arzneimittel/ein Produkt/eine Technologie entwickeln

to \develop a plan/programme einen Plan/ein Programm ausarbeiten

2. (improve)

to \develop an idea/a policy/a strategy eine Vorstellung/eine Politik/eine Strategie entwickeln

to \develop muscles Muskeln bilden

to \develop one's muscles sich dat Muskeln antrainieren, seine Muskeln stärken

to \develop one's skills/talents seine Fähigkeiten/Talente weiterentwickeln

3. (show)

▪ to \develop sth etw zeigen [o an den Tag legen]

she's \developed some very strange habits sie hat einige sehr merkwürdige Gewohnheiten angenommen

4. (suffer from)

▪ to \develop sth etw bekommen [o entwickeln]

to \develop an allergy to sth eine Allergie gegen etw akk entwickeln

5. ARCHIT (build)

to \develop a land site ein Gelände erschließen [und bebauen]

they are going to \develop this area into a shopping complex sie haben vor, auf diesem Gelände ein Einkaufszentrum zu errichten

6. PHOT

to \develop a film einen Film entwickeln

7. MUS (elaborate)

to \develop a theme ein Thema entwickeln [o durchführen

8. CHESS

to \develop a piece eine Figur [auf ein anderes Feld] ziehen

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[dɪ'veləp]
1. vt

1) mind, body entwickeln

2) argument, thesis, outlines (weiter)entwickeln, weiter ausführen; original idea (weiter)entwickeln; plot of novel (= unfold) entfalten; (= fill out) weiterentwickeln, ausbauen; (MUS) theme durchführen

3) natural resources, region, ground, new estate erschließen; old part of a town sanieren; new series, new model entwickeln; business (from scratch) aufziehen; (= expand) erweitern, ausbauen

they plan to develop this area into a... — es ist geplant, dieses Gebiet als... zu erschließen

4) liking, taste, talent entwickeln; cold sich (dat) zuziehen

5) (PHOT, MATH) entwickeln

2. vi

1) (person, region, country) sich entwickeln

to develop into sth — sich zu etw entwickeln, etw werden

2) (illness, tendency, feeling) sich entwickeln; (talent, plot etc) sich entfalten

3) (PHOT) entwickelt werden

4) (event, situation) sich entwickeln

it later developed that he had never seen her — später stellte sich heraus or zeigte es sich, dass er sie nie gesehen hatte

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develop [dıˈveləp]

A v/t

1. eine Theorie etc entwickeln:

develop faculties Fähigkeiten entwickeln oder entfalten;

develop muscles Muskeln entwickeln oder bilden

2. etwas werden lassen, gestalten ( beide:

into zu)

3. sich eine Krankheit zuziehen:

develop bladder cancer (a fever) Blasenkrebs (Fieber) bekommen

4. eine hohe Geschwindigkeit etc entwickeln, erreichen

5. eine Industrie etc fördern, entwickeln, ausbauen

6. Naturschätze, auch Bauland erschließen, nutzbar machen, eine Altstadt etc sanieren

7. einen Gedanken, Plan etc, auch ein Verfahren entwickeln, ausarbeiten

8. MATH

a) eine Gleichung etc entwickeln

b) eine Fläche abwickeln

9. MUS ein Thema entwickeln, durchführen

10. FOTO entwickeln

11. MIL einen Angriff eröffnen

B v/i

1. sich entwickeln ( from aus):

develop into sich entwickeln oder auswachsen oder ausweiten oder gestalten zu, zu etwas werden

2. (langsam) werden, entstehen, sich entfalten

3. zutage treten, sich zeigen,

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1. transitive verb
1) (also Photog.) entwickeln; aufbauen [Handel, Handelszentrum]; entfalten [Persönlichkeit, Individualität]; erschließen [natürliche Ressourcen]

develop a business from scratch — ein Geschäft neu aufziehen

2) (expand; make more sophisticated) weiterentwickeln; ausbauen [Verkehrsnetz, System, Handel, Verkehr, Position]

develop something further — etwas weiterentwickeln

3) (begin to exhibit, begin to suffer from) annehmen [Gewohnheit]; bei sich entdecken [Vorliebe]; bekommen [Krankheit, Fieber, Lust]; entwickeln [Talent, Stärke]; erkranken an (+ Dat.) [Krebs, Tumor]

develop a taste for something — Geschmack an etwas (Akk.) finden

the car developed a fault — an dem Wagen ist ein Defekt aufgetreten

4) (construct buildings etc. on, convert to new use) erschließen; sanieren [Altstadt]
2. intransitive verb
1) sich entwickeln ( from aus; into zu); [Defekt, Symptome, Erkrankungen:] auftreten

2) (become fuller) sich [weiter]entwickeln ( into zu)

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(into) v.

sich ausweiten (zu) v.

sich herausbilden (zu) v. v.

entfalten v.

entstehen v.

entwickeln v.

erarbeiten v.

erschließen (Bauland, Gebiet) v.

nutzbar machen ausdr.

sich ausprägen v.

sich entfalten v.

sich entwickeln v.

sich formen v.

sich weiterentwickeln v.

English-german dictionary > develop
4 erschließen

erschließen v GEN tap; open up (Markt, Gebiet)
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v < Geschäft> tap, Markt, Gebiet open up

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erschließen
to develop, to plan, (Anwendungen) to generate, (Markt) to open up;
• neue Absatzmärkte erschließen to find new outlets, to open up new markets;
• sich dem Ausland erschließen to open to foreigners;
• Bauland erschließen to develop ground;
• Bergwerk erschließen to open up a coal-mine;
• neue Energiequellen erschließen to tap new sources of energy;
• für den Fremdenverkehr erschließen to open up for the tourist trade;
• Gebiet erschließen to develop a district;
• Grundstück baulich erschließen to develop a property;
• neue Hilfsquellen erschließen to tap (create) new resources;
• Kohlenschätze eines Landes erschließen to develop a coal area;
• Land dem Handel erschließen to open up a country to trade;
• Land ausländischem Investitionskapital erschließen to make a country more accessible to foreign capital;
• sich dem Markt für internationale Anleihen erschließen to tap the international bond market;
• weitere Märkte erschließen to carve out wider markets;
• Ölquelle erschließen to bring in an oil well.

Business german-english dictionary > erschließen
5 Gelände

Gelände n 1. ground, field, land (Baugelände); site (Baustellengelände); 2. RP, VR premises; 3. BOD, LB, RP grounds (z. B. Schul- oder Industriegelände); 4. rough grounds (unwegbares Gelände); 5. BOD terrain (nutzbares Gelände); 6. plot, lot (Parzelle) • Gelände erschließen RP develop ground

Deutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > Gelände
6 Bauland erschließen

Bauland erschließen
to develop ground

Business german-english dictionary > Bauland erschließen
7 поднимать целину

develop new lands, to break fresh/new ground, break new ground

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > поднимать целину
8 поднимать целину

develop new lands, break fresh ground, break new ground

Русско-Английский новый экономический словарь > поднимать целину
9 mantenimiento de espacios exteriores

(n.) = ground maintenance, ground maintenance

Ex. The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

Ex. The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

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(n.) = ground maintenance, ground maintenance

Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

Spanish-English dictionary > mantenimiento de espacios exteriores
10 Boden

m; -s, Böden

1. (Erdreich) soil; fruchtbarer / magerer Boden fertile / barren soil; lockerer / verdichteter Boden loose / compressed soil; sandiger / steiniger Boden sandy / stony ground; leichter / mittelschwerer / schwerer Boden light / loamy / heavy ( oder clayey) soil; durchlässiger / lehmiger Boden permeable / loamy soil; den Boden bebauen oder bestellen develop ( oder till) land; ( wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schießen mushroom (up); Schadstoffe etc. gelangen in den Boden get into the soil; ein Rat / eine Mahnung etc. fällt auf fruchtbaren Boden fig. advice / a warning etc. falls on fertile ground ( oder has an effect); etw. aus dem Boden stampfen fig. conjure s.th. up (out of thin air); wie aus dem Boden gewachsen as if by magic; sie wäre am liebsten vor Scham in den Boden versunken she wished that the earth would open up and swallow her; Grund

2. nur Sg.; (Erdoberfläche) ground; (Fußboden) floor (auch im Wagen etc.); fester Boden firm ground; auf den oder zu Boden fallen oder zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground ( innen: floor); zu Boden gehen (beim Boxen etc.) go down; auf dem oder am Boden liegen lie on the ground; fig. be finished ( oder bankrupt); etw. vom Boden aufheben pick s.th. up (off the ground); jemanden zu Boden schlagen oder strecken knock s.o. down (to the ground), floor s.o.; die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down (to the ground); jemanden zu Boden drücken konkret: pin ( oder press oder weigh) s.o. down; fig. destroy s.o., bear s.o. down; ( festen) Boden fassen get a (firm) footing oder foothold; fig. find one’s feet; Idee etc.: take hold ( oder root); festen Boden unter den Füßen haben be standing on firm ground, be on terra firma; den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren konkret: lose one’s footing; (unsicher werden) be thrown off balance; fig. get out of one’s depth; jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen fig. pull the rug out from under s.o.; sich auf gefährlichem oder unsicherem oder schwankendem Boden bewegen be treading on slippery ground, be skating on thin ice; der Boden wurde ihm zu heiß oder der Boden brannte ihm unter den Füßen fig. things got too hot for him; den Boden für etw. bereiten prepare the ground for s.th.; am Boden zerstört umg. (entsetzt) (completely) devastated; (erschöpft) completely drained, washed out; (an) Boden gewinnen / verlieren gain / lose ground; Boden zurückgewinnen make up for lost ground

3. eines Gefäßes: bottom; eine Kiste etc. mit doppeltem Boden with a false bottom; Moral mit doppeltem Boden fig. double standards Pl.

4. nur Sg.; (Grund) eines Gewässers: bottom; auf dem oder am Boden des Meeres on the sea(-)bed (Am. auch ocean floor)

5. (Gebiet): auf britischem etc. Boden on British etc. soil; heiliger Boden holy ( oder consecrated) ground; heimatlicher Boden home territory

6. fig. (Grundlage) basis; auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes stehen be within the Constitution; auf dem Boden der Tatsachen bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the facts; den Boden der Tatsachen verlassen get away from ( oder forget) the facts; einem Argument etc. den Boden entziehen knock the bottom out of; Handwerk hat goldenen Boden you can’t go wrong if you learn a trade

7. (Tortenboden) base

8. (Dachboden) loft, attic; (Heuboden) hayloft; (Trockenboden) drying room; Fass, Grund 1

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der Boden

(Ackerboden) soil;

(Dachboden) attic;

(Erdboden) ground; earth;

(Fußboden) floor;

(Gefäßboden) bottom

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Bo|den ['boːdn]
m -s, ordm;
['bøːdn]
1) (= Erde, Grundfläche) ground; (= Erdreich auch) soil; (= Fußboden) floor; (= Grundbesitz) land; (no pl = Terrain) soil

auf spanischem Bóden — on Spanish soil

zu Bóden fallen — to fall to the ground

jdn zu Bóden schlagen or strecken — to knock sb down, to floor sb

festen Bóden unter den Füßen haben, auf festem Bóden sein — to be or stand on firm ground, to be on terra firma

den Bóden unter den Füßen verlieren (lit) — to lose one's footing

keinen Fuß auf den Bóden bekommen (fig) — to be unable to find one's feet; (fig: in Diskussion) to get out of one's depth

ihm wurde der Bóden (unter den Füßen) zu heiß (fig) — things were getting too hot for him

jdm den Bóden unter den Füßen wegziehen (fig) — to cut the ground from under sb's feet (Brit), to pull the carpet out from under sb's feet

ich hätte ( vor Scham) im Bóden versinken können (fig) — I was so ashamed that I wished the ground would (open and) swallow me up

am Bóden zerstört sein (inf) — to be shattered (Brit fig inf) or devastated

(an) Bóden gewinnen/verlieren (fig) — to gain/lose ground

Bóden gutmachen or wettmachen (fig) — to make up ground, to catch up

etw aus dem Bóden stampfen (fig) — to conjure sth up out of nothing; Häuser auch to build overnight

er stand wie aus dem Bóden gewachsen vor mir — he appeared in front of me as if by magic

auf fruchtbaren Bóden fallen (fig) — to fall on fertile ground

jdm/einer Sache den Bóden bereiten (fig) — to prepare the ground for sb/sth

See:

→ Fass, Grund

2) (= unterste Fläche) (von Behälter) bottom; (von Meer auch) seabed; (von Hose) seat; (= Tortenboden) base

See:

→ doppelt

3) (Raum) (= Dachboden, Heuboden) loft; (= Trockenboden) (für Getreide) drying floor; (für Wäsche) drying room

4) (fig = Grundlage)

auf dem Bóden der Wissenschaft/Tatsachen/Wirklichkeit stehen — to base oneself on scientific fact/on fact/on reality; (Behauptung) to be based or founded on scientific fact/on fact/on reality

sie wurde hart auf den Bóden der Wirklichkeit zurückgeholt — she was brought down to earth with a bump

auf dem Bóden der Tatsachen bleiben — to stick to the facts

den Bóden der Tatsachen verlassen — to go into the realm of fantasy

sich auf unsicherem Bóden bewegen — to be on shaky ground

er steht auf dem Bóden des Gesetzes (= nicht ungesetzlich) (= hat Gesetz hinter sich) — he is within the law he has the backing of the law

einem Gerücht den Bóden entziehen — to show a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) to be unfounded

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der

1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) bottom

2) (the solid surface of the Earth: lying on the ground; high ground.) ground

3) (the upper layer of the earth, in which plants grow: to plant seeds in the soil; a handful of soil.) soil

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Bo·den

<-s, Böden>

[ˈbo:dn̩, pl bø:dn̩]

m

1. (Erdreich) soil; (Ackerland) land no pl

fetter/magerer \Boden fertile/barren [or poor] soil

diese Böden sind [o dieser \Boden ist] für den Ackerbau nicht geeignet this land is not suited for farming

aus dem \Boden schießen (a. fig) to sprout [or spring] [or shoot] up a. fig

den \Boden verbessern to ameliorate the soil

2. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground no pl

der \Boden bebte the ground shook

nach dem Flug waren die Reisenden froh, wieder festen \Boden zu betreten after the flight the passengers were glad to be [or stand] on firm ground [or on terra firma] [again]

[wieder] festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter die Füße bekommen [o unter den Füßen haben] to be back on terra firma; (nach einer Schiffsreise a.) to be back on dry land; (nach einer Flugreise a.) to be back on the ground

3. kein pl (Gebiet) soil; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Territorium) territory

auf britischem/deutschem \Boden on British/German soil

auf eigenem Grund und \Boden on one's own property

wieder den \Boden seiner Heimat betreten to be back under one's native skies

heiliger \Boden holy ground

feindlicher \Boden enemy territory

4. (Grundfläche) ground no pl; (Fußboden) floor; (Teppichboden) carpet

bei Marianne kann man vom \Boden essen Marianne's floors are so clean that you could eat off them

vor Scham wäre ich am liebsten in den \Boden versunken I was so ashamed that I wished the ground would open up and swallow me

die Augen zu \Boden schlagen to look down

beschämt/verlegen zu \Boden schauen to look down in shame/embarrassment

zu \Boden fallen [o sinken] to fall to the ground

sie sank ohnmächtig zu \Boden she fell unconscious to the ground

dann fiel der König tot zu \Boden then the king dropped dead

zu \Boden gehen Boxer to go down

jdn [mit sich dat] zu \Boden reißen to drag sb to the ground

jdn zu \Boden schlagen [o (geh) strecken] to knock [or form strike] down sb sep, to floor sb

5. (Dachboden) loft, attic; (Heuboden) hayloft

die Skisachen sind alle oben auf dem \Boden all the ski gear is [up] in the loft [or attic

6. (Regalboden) shelf

7. (a. fig: Grund) bottom a. fig; eines Gefäßes a. base; einer Hose seat

die Preise haben den \Boden erreicht prices hit rock-bottom

der Koffer hat einen doppelten \Boden the suitcase has a false bottom

auf dem \Boden des Meeres/Flusses at the bottom of the sea/river, on the seabed/riverbed

eine Moral mit einem doppelten \Boden double standards pl

8. (Tortenboden) [flan] base

9. kein pl (Grundlage)

jdm/etw den \Boden bereiten to pave the way for sb/sth fig

[wieder] auf festem \Boden sein to have a firm base [again]; Unternehmen to be back on its feet [again] fig

auf dem \Boden des Gesetzes stehen to be within [or to conform to] the constitution

allen [o jeglichen] Spekulationen den \Boden entziehen to knock the bottom out of all speculation

auf dem \Boden der Tatsachen bleiben/stehen to stick to the facts/to be based on facts

den \Boden der Tatsachen verlassen to get into the realm of fantasy

auf den \Boden der Wirklichkeit zurückkommen to come down to earth fig

10.

▶ jdm brennt der \Boden unter den Füßen [o wird der \Boden unter den Füßen zu heiß] (fam) things are getting too hot [or are hotting up too much] for sb

▶ jdn unter den \Boden bringen SCHWEIZ to be the death of sb

▶ durch alle Böden [hindurch] SCHWEIZ at all costs

▶ festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter den Füßen haben (sich seiner Sache sicher sein) to be sure of one's ground; (eine wirtschaftliche Grundlage haben) to be on firm ground fig

▶ wieder festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter die Füße bekommen [o unter den Füßen haben] (wieder Halt bekommen) to find one's feet again fig

▶ auf fruchtbaren \Boden fallen to fall on fertile ground fig

ich hoffe, mein Ratschlag ist auf fruchtbaren \Boden gefallen I hope my advice has made some impression on you

▶ den \Boden unter den Füßen verlieren (die Existenzgrundlage verlieren) to feel the ground fall from beneath one's feet fam; (haltlos werden) to have the bottom drop out of one's world fam

▶ jdm den \Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen to cut the ground from under sb's feet fam, to pull the rug [out] from under sb's feet fig fam

▶ wie aus dem \Boden geschossen [o gestampft] [o gewachsen] vor jdm stehen to appear out of nowhere

▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] an \Boden gewinnen (einholen) to gain ground [over sb/sth]; (Fortschritte machen) to make headway [or progress]

▶ [einen] günstigen \Boden für etw akk finden to find fertile ground for sth fig

▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] [verlorenen] \Boden gutmachen [o wettmachen] to make up [lost] ground [or to catch up] [on sb/sth]

▶ etw [mit jdm] zu \Boden reden SCHWEIZ to chew over sth sep [with sb] fam

▶ sich akk auf schwankendem [o unsicherem] \Boden bewegen, auf schwankendem \Boden stehen to be on shaky ground fig

seine Argumente stehen auf schwankendem \Boden his arguments are built on weak foundations

▶ jdm schwankt der \Boden unter den Füßen the ground is moving under sb's feet fig

▶ sich akk auf schwankenden \Boden begeben to go into a risky area

▶ etw aus dem \Boden stampfen to build sth overnight fig

▶ total am \Boden sein to be [completely] shattered fam

▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] an \Boden verlieren to lose ground [to sb/sth]

▶ am \Boden zerstört sein to be devastated [or fam all of a heap]

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der; Bodens, Böden

1) (Erde) ground; soil

etwas [nicht] aus dem Boden stampfen können — [not] be able to conjure something up [out of thin air]

2) (FußBoden) floor

zu Boden fallen/sich zu Boden fallen lassen — fall/drop to the ground

der Boxer ging zu Boden — the boxer went down

jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)

sich auf unsicherem Boden bewegen — be on shaky ground (fig.)

am Boden liegen — be bankrupt

am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)

bleiben wir doch auf dem Boden der Tatsachen! — let's stick to the facts

3) o. Pl. (Terrain)

heiliger Boden — holy ground

feindlicher Boden — enemy territory

auf französischem Boden — on French soil

[an] Boden gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose ground

4) (unterste Fläche) bottom; (HosenBoden) seat; (TortenBoden) base; s. auch doppelt

5) (DachBoden) loft

auf dem Boden — in the loft

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Boden m; -s, Böden

1. (Erdreich) soil;

fruchtbarer/magerer Boden fertile/barren soil;

lockerer/verdichteter Boden loose/compressed soil;

sandiger/steiniger Boden sandy/stony ground;

leichter/mittelschwerer/schwerer Boden light/loamy/heavy ( oder clayey) soil;

durchlässiger/lehmiger Boden permeable/loamy soil;

den Boden bebauen oder

bestellen develop ( oder till) land;

(wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schießen mushroom (up);

Schadstoffe etc

gelangen in den Boden get into the soil;

ein Rat/eine Mahnung etc

fällt auf fruchtbaren Boden fig advice/a warning etc falls on fertile ground ( oder has an effect);

etwas aus dem Boden stampfen fig conjure sth up (out of thin air);

wie aus dem Boden gewachsen as if by magic;

sie wäre am liebsten vor Scham in den Boden versunken she wished that the earth would open up and swallow her; → Grund

2. nur sg; (Erdoberfläche) ground; (Fußboden) floor (auch im Wagen etc);

fester Boden firm ground;

auf den oder

zu Boden fallen oder

zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground ( innen: floor);

zu Boden gehen (beim Boxen etc) go down;

auf dem oder

am Boden liegen lie on the ground; fig be finished ( oder bankrupt);

etwas vom Boden aufheben pick sth up (off the ground);

jemanden zu Boden schlagen oder

strecken knock sb down (to the ground), floor sb;

die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down (to the ground);

jemanden zu Boden drücken konkret: pin ( oder press oder weigh) sb down; fig destroy sb, bear sb down;

(festen) Boden fassen get a (firm) footing oder foothold; fig find one’s feet; Idee etc: take hold ( oder root);

festen Boden unter den Füßen haben be standing on firm ground, be on terra firma;

den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren konkret: lose one’s footing; (unsicher werden) be thrown off balance; fig get out of one’s depth;

jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen fig pull the rug out from under sb;

sich auf gefährlichem oder

unsicherem oder

schwankendem Boden bewegen be treading on slippery ground, be skating on thin ice;

der Boden wurde ihm zu heiß oder

der Boden brannte ihm unter den Füßen fig things got too hot for him;

den Boden für etwas bereiten prepare the ground for sth;

am Boden zerstört umg (entsetzt) (completely) devastated; (erschöpft) completely drained, washed out;

(an) Boden gewinnen/verlieren gain/lose ground;

Boden zurückgewinnen make up for lost ground

3. eines Gefäßes: bottom;

eine Kiste etc

mit doppeltem Boden with a false bottom;

Moral mit doppeltem Boden fig double standards pl

4. nur sg; (Grund) eines Gewässers: bottom;

auf dem oder

am Boden des Meeres on the sea(-)bed (US auch ocean floor)

5. (Gebiet):

auf britischem etc

Boden on British etc soil;

heiliger Boden holy ( oder consecrated) ground;

heimatlicher Boden home territory

6. fig (Grundlage) basis;

auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes stehen be within the Constitution;

auf dem Boden der Tatsachen bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the facts;

den Boden der Tatsachen verlassen get away from ( oder forget) the facts;

einem Argument etc

den Boden entziehen knock the bottom out of;

Handwerk hat goldenen Boden you can’t go wrong if you learn a trade

7. (Tortenboden) base

8. (Dachboden) loft, attic; (Heuboden) hayloft; (Trockenboden) drying room; → Fass, Fußboden, Grund 1

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der; Bodens, Böden

1) (Erde) ground; soil

etwas [nicht] aus dem Boden stampfen können — [not] be able to conjure something up [out of thin air]

2) (FußBoden) floor

zu Boden fallen/sich zu Boden fallen lassen — fall/drop to the ground

der Boxer ging zu Boden — the boxer went down

jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)

sich auf unsicherem Boden bewegen — be on shaky ground (fig.)

am Boden liegen — be bankrupt

am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)

bleiben wir doch auf dem Boden der Tatsachen! — let's stick to the facts

3) o. Pl. (Terrain)

heiliger Boden — holy ground

feindlicher Boden — enemy territory

auf französischem Boden — on French soil

[an] Boden gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose ground

4) (unterste Fläche) bottom; (HosenBoden) seat; (TortenBoden) base; s. auch doppelt

5) (DachBoden) loft

auf dem Boden — in the loft

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¨-- (von Gefäß) m.

base n. ¨-- m.

bottom n.

floor n.

ground n.

land n.

soil n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Boden
11 empezar

v.

to begin, to start.

empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone there

empezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of wine

la clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock

¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!

al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o began

empezar a hacer algo to begin o start to do something

empezar por hacer algo to begin o start by doing something

para empezar to begin o start with

Ricardo empezó la fiesta tarde Richard began the party late.

La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.

Ricardo empezó el crucigrama Richard started the crossword puzzle.

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EMPEZAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ie in stressed syllables and z changes to c before e)

Present Indicative

empiezo, empiezas, empieza, empezamos, empezáis, empiezan.

Past ind

empecé, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezasteis, empezaron.

Present Subjunctive

empiece, empieces, empiece, empecemos, empecéis, empiecen.

Imperative

empieza (tú), empiece (él/Vd.), empecemos (nos.), empezad (vos.), empiecen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to begin, start

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1. VI

1) (=comenzar) [gen] to start, begin; [en un puesto de trabajo] to start

el curso empieza en octubre — the course starts o begins in October

el año ha empezado mal — the year got off to a bad start, the year started o began badly

antes de empezar, os recordaré que... — before we start o begin, I'd like to remind you that...

al empezar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

¿cuándo empieza el nuevo cocinero? — when does the new cook start?

empecé de ayudante — I started as an assistant

¡no empieces! — * don't you start! *

• para empezar — to start with, begin with

para empezar quisiera agradecerte tu presencia entre nosotros — I would like to start o begin by thanking you for being with us, to start o begin with, I would like to thank you for being with us

- todo es cuestión de empezar

2)

• empezar a hacer algo — [gen] to start o begin to do sth, start o begin doing sth; [en un trabajo] to start to do o doing sth

empezó a llover — it started o began to rain, it started o began raining

la película me está empezando a aburrir — the film is starting o beginning to bore me

ya empiezo a entrar en calor — I'm starting o beginning to feel warm now

empiezo a trabajar en octubre — I start work in October

3)

• empezar haciendo algo — to begin o start by doing sth

empezaremos pidiendo ayuda — we'll start o begin by asking for help

la canción empieza diciendo que... — the song begins o starts by saying that...

4)

• empezar con algo — [película, curso, año] to start o begin with sth

la novela empieza con una referencia a Sartre — the novel starts o begins with a reference to Sartre

empezamos con cerveza y acabamos con vino — we started on o began with beer and ended up on wine

¿cuándo empezáis con las clases de inglés? — when do you start your English classes?

¡no empieces otra vez con lo mismo! — don't start on that again!

5)

• empezar por algo/algn — to start with sth/sb, begin with sth/sb

empezaré por la cocina — I'll start o begin with the kitchen

"huelga" empieza por hache — "huelga" starts o begins with (an) h

no sé por dónde empezar — I don't know where to start o begin

la carcoma empezó por las patas del armario — the woodworm started in the legs of the wardrobe

ya podías haber empezado por ahí — why couldn't you have said that at the beginning o at the start?

empezar por hacer algo — to start by doing sth, begin by doing sth

2.

VT [+ actividad, temporada] to start, begin; [+ botella, jamón] to start

hemos empezado mal la semana — the week got off to a bad start for us, the week started badly for us

el queso está ya empezado — the cheese has already been started

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, start

al empezar el siglo — at the turn of the century

ya han empezado los fríos — the cold weather has arrived o started

empezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing

empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing

me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

2) persona to start

empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started

ya empezamos otra vez! — here we go again!

no sé por dónde empezar — I don't know where to begin

vamos a empezar por ti — let's start with you

empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf

empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

empezar + ger — to start by -ing

empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

empezó trabajando de mecánico — he started out as a mechanic

empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

3)

para empezar — first of all, to start with
2.
empezar vt

1) <tarea/actividad> to start

2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open

* * *

= begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.

Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

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* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* al empezar = first off.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* empezar a actuar = swing into + action.

* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.

* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.

* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.

* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar desde = work from, set out from.

* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.

* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* empezar por el final = work back from.

* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, start

al empezar el siglo — at the turn of the century

ya han empezado los fríos — the cold weather has arrived o started

empezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing

empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing

me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

2) persona to start

empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started

ya empezamos otra vez! — here we go again!

no sé por dónde empezar — I don't know where to begin

vamos a empezar por ti — let's start with you

empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf

empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

empezar + ger — to start by -ing

empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

empezó trabajando de mecánico — he started out as a mechanic

empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

3)

para empezar — first of all, to start with
2.
empezar vt

1) <tarea/actividad> to start

2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open

* * *

= begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.

Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* al empezar = first off.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* empezar a actuar = swing into + action.

* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.

* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.

* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.

* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar desde = work from, set out from.

* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.

* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* empezar por el final = work back from.

* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

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empezar [A6 ]

vi

A

1 «película/conferencia/invierno» to begin, start

el curso empieza el 16 the course begins o ( frml) commences on the 16th

¿con qué letra empieza? what is the first letter?, what letter does it begin with?

al empezar el siglo at the turn of the century

ya han empezado los fríos the cold weather has arrived o started

2 empezar A + INF to start to + INF, start -ING

ha empezado a nevar it has started snowing, it has started to snow

le empezó a entrar hambre she began o started to feel hungry

empezó a hervir it began boiling o to boil, it came to the boil, it started boiling o to boil

le han empezado a salir espinillas she's getting o starting to get pimples

empieza a ser imposible conseguirlo it is becoming impossible to get it

B «persona»

1 (en una actividad) to start

¿cuándo empieza la nueva secretaria? when is the new secretary starting?, when does the new secretary start?

empezó de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

tendremos que empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar we'll have to start again

todo es (cuestión de) empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started

¡ya empezamos otra vez! here we go again!

empezar POR algo/algn:

empecemos por el principio let's begin o start at the beginning

empezó por la pared del fondo he started o began with the back wall

no sabe por dónde empezar she doesn't know where to begin o start

vamos a empezar por ti let's start with you

2 empezar A + INF to start -ING, start to + INF

cuando empezó a hablar se le fueron los nervios once she started o began talking, her nervousness disappeared

tenía dos años cuando empezó a hablar she started talking when she was two

empezó a llorar he began o started to cry

3 empezar + GER to start BY -ING

empezó diciendo que sería breve she started o began by saying that she would be brief

empezó trabajando de mecánico he started by working as a mechanic, he started out as a mechanic

4 empezar POR + INF to start o begin BY -ING

empieza por sentarte begin o start by taking a seat, take a seat first

se empieza por marinar la carne first marinade the meat

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

C

para empezar: para empezar, me parece un disparate for a start o for one thing, I think it's a ridiculous idea

para empezar, ¿quién te dio permiso para leer mi correspondencia? who gave you permission to read my letters anyway?

para empezar, hay que limpiar la superficie first of all o to start with, you have to clean the surface

■ empezar

vt

A ‹tarea/actividad› to start

se debe empezar el día con un buen desayuno you should start o begin the day with a good breakfast

¿ya empezaste el tercer capítulo? have you started chapter three yet?

B ‹frasco/lata/mermelada› to start, open

no empieces otra botella don't start o open another bottle

¿podemos empezar este jamón? can we start on this ham?

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empezar ( conjugate empezar) verbo intransitivo
1 [película/conferencia/invierno] to begin, start;
◊ empezó a nevar it started to snow o snowing

2 [ persona] to start;
◊ volver a empezar to start again;

todo es cuestión de empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started;
no sé por dónde empezar I don't know where to begin;
vamos a empezar por ti let's start with you;
empezar a hacer algo to start doing sth, start to do sth;
empezó diciendo que … she started o began by saying that …;
empezó trabajando de mecánico he started out as a mechanic;
empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical context
3
◊ para empezar first of all, to start with

verbo transitivo
a) ‹tarea/actividad› to start

b) ‹frasco/mermelada› to start, open

empezar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar principio a una actividad) to begin, start: aún no hemos empezado a comer, we still haven't started to eat
para empezar, first of all: para empezar, eso que dices no es cierto, to begin with what you're saying is just not true
no empieces con tus tonterías, don't start being stupid again
2 (un paquete, una caja) to open, start: la caja de galletas está sin empezar, the box of biscuits hasn't been opened yet
3 (tener principio) to start: la película empieza a las diez, the film starts at ten o'clock ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
♦ Locuciones: ya empezamos, here we go again
' empezar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecerse
- arrancar
- cada
- cobrar
- compilación
- echar
- echarse
- ponerse
- pronta
- pronto
- romper
- soltarse
- trabar
- vaya
- volver
- ya
- a
- aclarar
- cero
- empiece
- entrar
- incendiar
- largar
- poner
English:
begin
- branch out
- clean up
- cotton on
- daunt
- fail
- flying
- get
- grow
- impatient
- kick off
- nervous
- open
- pipe up
- place
- set off
- spring
- square
- start
- start off
- start up
- strike up
- take off
- take up
- thing
- turn
- afresh
- beginning
- ground
- into
- keen
- kick
- originate
- over
- rampage
- roll
- scratch
- strike
- suppose
- undone

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empezar

♦ vt

to begin, to start;

empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone there;

todavía no hemos empezado el colegio we still haven't started school;

empecé el libro, pero no lo conseguí acabar I started (reading) the book, but didn't manage to finish it;

hemos empezado la tarta we've started the cake;

empezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of wine

♦ vi

to begin, to start (a/por to/by);
la clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock;

¿a qué hora empieza el partido? what time does the game start?;

el concierto empezó tarde the concert started late;

la película empieza con una escena muy violenta the film begins with a very violent scene;

tuvieron que empezar de nuevo they had to start again;

el aprender a nadar, todo es empezar with swimming, getting started is half the battle;

¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!;

¡ya empezamos con el vecino y su música! here we go again with our neighbour and his music!;

al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o began;

al empezar resulta un poco difícil it's quite hard at first o to begin with;

en noviembre empezó a hacer frío it started getting colder in November;

empezó pidiendo disculpas por su retraso she started o began by apologizing for being late;

empezar por: empieza por el salón, yo haré la cocina you start on the living-room, I'll do the kitchen;

empieza por aflojar los tornillos first, loosen the screws, start o begin by loosening the screws;

empieza por portarte bien, y ya hablaremos first you start behaving well, then we'll talk;

para empezar: para empezar, sopa I'd like soup for starters o to start with;

para empezar, habrá que comprar los billetes first of all o to start with, we'll have to buy the tickets;

no me gusta, para empezar, es demasiado pequeño I don't like it, it's too small to start with

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empezar

I v/t start, begin

II v/i

1 start, begin;

empezar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth;

empezar por hacer algo start o begin by doing sth;

empezar por alguien start with s.o.;

para empezar to begin with;

ya empezamos fam here we go again

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empezar {29} v

comenzar: to start, to begin

* * *

empezar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

he empezado a estudiar inglés I've started learning English

empezó a contarme la historia she began to tell me the story

Spanish-English dictionary > empezar
12 mantener

v.

1 to keep.

mantener algo en buen estado to keep something in good condition

mantener una promesa to keep a promise

mantener la calma to stay calm

Los mantengo trabajando I keep them working.

Ellos mantienen el proyecto They maintain the project.

2 to support (with scaffold, columns).

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3 to support.

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

4 to have (relationships, conversations).

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with somebody

5 to stick to (to defend) (conviction).

mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent

mantiene que no la vió he maintains that he didn't see her

6 to maintain, to keep, to conserve, to hold.

Ellos mantienen unas mantas They maintain some bedcovers.

Mantiene sus mismas creencias de antes He keeps his old views.

Ellos mantienen su opinión They maintain their opinion.

María mantiene a su hijo Mary maintains=provides for her son.

Ella mantiene su declaración She maintains her declaration.

7 to claim to, to hold to, to maintain to.

Ellos mantienen haber limpiado They claim to have cleaned.

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mantener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (conservar) to keep

■ la policía mantiene el orden público the police keep law and order

■ la nevera mantiene los alimentos en buenas condiciones the fridge keeps food fresh

■ 'Mantenga Zamora limpia' "Keep Zamora tidy"

2 (tener) to keep

■ 'Mantener en posición vertical' "Keep vertical"

■ 'Mantener fuera del alcance de los niños' "Keep out of the reach of children"

3 (sostener) to support, hold up, hold

■ estos pilares mantienen el techo these pillars support the roof

■ no sé como se mantiene en pie con lo que ha bebido I don't know how he can stand up after having drunk so much

4 (sustentar) to support, maintain

■ ella sola mantiene a toda la familia she supports the whole family by herself

5 (afirmación etc) to maintain

■ pues yo mantengo que no es verdad well, I maintain that it is not true

6 (conversación, relaciones) to have; (reunión) to hold, have; (correspondencia) to keep up; (promesa, palabra) to keep

■ afirma que no mantuvieron relaciones sexuales he states that they did not have sexual intercourse

■ mantuvieron una larga correspondencia they kept up a lengthy correspondence

■ mantuvimos una reunión en su despacho we held a meeting in her office

► verbo pronominal mantenerse

1 (sostenerse) to remain, stand

2 (continuar en un estado, una posición) to keep

■ se mantuvo a distancia she kept her distance

■ se mantiene firme en sus creencias he remains firm in his beliefs

3 (sustenerse) to manage, maintain oneself, support oneself

4 (alimentarse) to eat, live

■ se mantiene a base de fruta she lives on fruit, she eats only fruit

■ no nos mantenemos del aire we can't live on air

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mantener algo en secreto to keep something secret

mantenerse aparte to stay out of it, not get involved

mantenerse en contacto con to stay in contact with

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, keep in trim, keep fit

mantenerse en pie to stand, remain standing

mantenerse en sus trece to stick to one's guns

mantenerse vivo,-a to stay alive

* * *

verb

1) to keep

2) maintain

3) hold

4) support

5) sustain

* * *

1. VT

1) (=sostener) [gen] to hold; [+ puente, techo] to support

mantén la caja un momento — hold the box a minute

los pilares que mantienen el puente — the pillars which support the bridge

2) (=preservar)

a) [en un lugar] to store, keep

una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado — once opened keep in a refrigerator

"manténgase en un lugar fresco y seco" — "store in a cool dry place"

b) [en un estado o situación] to keep

la ilusión es lo único que lo mantiene vivo — hope is the only thing that keeps him alive o going

hay que mantener actualizada la base de datos — we have to keep the database up to date

para mantener el motor en buen estado — to keep the engine in good condition

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep your city clean

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños — keep out of the reach of children

• mantener algo caliente — to keep sth hot

• mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth, keep sth balanced

• mantener algo en secreto — to keep sth a secret

mantuvo en secreto que tenía dos hijos — she kept her two children a secret
raya I, 1)
3) (=conservar) [+ opinión] to maintain, hold; [+ costumbre, ideales] to keep up, maintain; [+ disciplina] to maintain, keep; [+ promesa] to keep

un alto porcentaje mantenía su opinión sobre la crisis — a high percentage maintained o held their opinion about the crisis

me marcho manteniendo mi opinión — I'm leaving, but I stand by my opinion

una civilización que lucha por mantener sus tradiciones — a civilization struggling to uphold o maintain its traditions

eran partidarios de mantener el antiguo orden social — they were in favour of preserving the old social order

mantener el orden público — to keep the peace

• al conducir hay que mantener la distancia de seguridad — you have to keep (at) a safe distance when driving

• mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

le cuesta mantener el equilibrio — he finds it difficult to keep his balance

hemos conseguido mantener el equilibrio entre ingresos y gastos — we have managed to maintain a balance between income and expenditure

• mantener el fuego — to keep the fire going

• mantener la línea — to keep one's figure, keep in shape

• mantener la paz — to keep the peace, maintain peace

- mantenella y no emendalla
calma, distancia
4) [económicamente] to support, maintain

ahora tiene una familia que mantener — now he has a family to support o maintain

ya no pienso mantenerla más — I refuse to keep o support o maintain her any longer

5) [+ conversación, contacto] to maintain, hold

es incapaz de mantener una conversación coherente — he is incapable of maintaining o holding a coherent conversation

en las conversaciones que hemos mantenido con el presidente — in the talks we have held with the president

¿han mantenido ustedes relaciones sexuales? — have you had sexual relations?
correspondencia 2)
6) (=afirmar) to maintain

siempre he mantenido lo contrario — I've always maintained the opposite

2.

See:

mantenerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

* * *

= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex. The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

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. The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

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* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

* * *

= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

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: The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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mantener [ E27 ]

vt

A (sustentar económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain

cuesta una fortuna mantener a ese perro tan grande it costs a fortune to keep that enormous dog

¡y pretende que ella lo mantenga! and he expects her to support o keep him!

B

1 (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura to keep calm/one's composure

mantener el orden to keep o ( frml) maintain order

para mantener la paz in order to keep the peace

mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones to keep up the old traditions

2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

los postes mantienen la viga en posición the posts keep the beam in position

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance

lo mantiene en equilibrio sobre la punta de la nariz he balances it on the end of his nose

los militares lo mantuvieron en el poder the military kept him in power

todos los medicamentos deben mantenerse fuera del alcance de los niños all medicines should be kept out of reach of children

[ S ] mantenga limpia su ciudad keep Norwich ( o York etc) tidy

[ S ] una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado keep refrigerated once open

no mantiene su coche en buenas condiciones he doesn't keep his car in good condition, he doesn't maintain his car very well

sigue manteniendo vivos sus ideales he still keeps his ideals alive

C

1 ‹conversaciones› to have; ‹contactos› to maintain, keep up; ‹correspondencia› to keep up; ‹relaciones› to maintain

durante las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra during the negotiations held in Geneva

2 (cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

D (afirmar, sostener) to maintain

mantiene que es inocente he maintains that he is innocent

■ mantenerse

v pron

A (sustentarse económicamente) to support o maintain o keep oneself

B (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división they kept their place o they stayed in the first division

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, to keep fit

lo único que se mantiene en pie es la torre all that remains is the tower, only the tower is still standing

se mantiene al día she keeps up to date

siempre se mantuvo a distancia he always kept his distance

se mantuvo en contacto con sus amigos de la infancia he kept in touch with o kept up with his childhood friends

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa he remained neutral in the dispute

C

(alimentarse): nos mantuvimos a base de latas we lived off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas he lives on vitamin pills

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mantener ( conjugate mantener) verbo transitivo
1 ( económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain;
‹ amante› to keep
2 (conservar, preservar) to keep;
◊ mantener la calma to keep calm;

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance;
mantener algo en equilibrio to balance sth;
para mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight
3
a) ‹ conversaciones› to have;

‹ contactos› to maintain, keep up;
‹ correspondencia› to keep up;
‹ relaciones› to maintain
b) ( cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

4 (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
mantenerse verbo pronominal
1 ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself
2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) to keep;
◊ mantenerse en forma to keep fit;

la torre aún se mantiene en pie the tower is still standing;
mantenerse en contacto (con algn) to keep in touch (with sb)
3 ( alimentarse):
◊ mantenerse a base de latas to live off tinned food

mantener verbo transitivo
1 (conservar) to keep: ella mantiene vivo su recuerdo, she keeps his memory alive
mantén la calma, keep calm
2 (sostener) to have: mantuvimos una conversación muy seria, we had a very serious talk
(una teoría, hipótesis) to defend, maintain
3 (alimentar, sustentar) to support, feed: no podían mantener las dos casas, they couldn't keep up both houses
4 (peso) to support, hold up
' mantener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callarse
- conchabarse
- conservar
- conservarse
- continuismo
- escribirse
- ir
- hilo
- línea
- raya
- sustentar
- tener
- tipo
- ahuyentar
- alerta
- calma
- correspondencia
- corriente
- disciplina
- flote
- guardar
- llevar
- mantiene
- mantuve
- orden
- preservar
- sujetar
English:
balance
- bay
- buoy
- captive
- carry on
- cherish
- cool
- fire
- hold
- hold off
- house
- hygiene
- image
- keep
- keep away
- keep down
- keep up
- maintain
- order
- preserve
- provide for
- retain
- secrecy
- stall
- support
- suspense
- sustain
- swear
- track
- unionist
- uphold
- weight-watching
- white elephant
- carry
- clear
- conduct
- correspond
- credit
- door
- go
- head
- inform
- occupy
- peace
- police
- provide
- segregate
- stand
- stick
- struggle

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mantener

♦ vt

1. [económicamente] to support;

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

2. [sostener] to keep;

un andamio mantiene el edificio en pie a scaffold supports the building o keeps the building from falling down;

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3. [conservar] to keep;
[ritmo, nivel, presión] to keep up;
mantener las amistades to keep up one's friendships;

mantener algo en buen estado to keep sth in good condition;

mantener la calma to stay calm;

mantener el orden to keep order;

mantener la línea to keep one's figure;

mantener una promesa/la palabra to keep a promise/one's word;

mantenga limpia su ciudad [en letrero] keep your city tidy;

manténgase en un lugar seco [en etiqueta] keep in a dry place;

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños [en medicamento, producto tóxico] keep out of the reach of children;

es incapaz de mantener la boca cerrada he can't keep his mouth shut

4. [tener] [conversación] to have;
[negociaciones, diálogo] to hold;
mantener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with sb;

mantener contactos con alguien to be in contact with sb

5. [defender] [convicción, idea] to stick to;
[candidatura] to refuse to withdraw;
mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent;

mantiene que no la vio he maintains that he didn't see her

♦ See also the pronominal verb mantenerse

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mantener

v/t

1 ( sujetar) hold; techo etc hold up

2 ( preservar) keep

3 conversación, relación have

4 económicamente support

5 ( afirmar) maintain

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mantener {80} vt

1) sustentar: to support, to feed

mantener uno su familia: to support one's family

2) conservar: to keep, to preserve

3) continuar: to keep up, to sustain

mantener una correspondencia: to keep up a correspondence

4) afirmar: to maintain, to affirm

♦ See also the reflexive verb mantenerse

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mantener vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

la nevera mantiene los alimentos fríos the fridge keeps food cold

he mantenido mi promesa I've kept my promise

2. (económicamente) to support

su hijo mantiene a toda la familia their son supports the whole family

3. (afirmar) to maintain

mantengo lo que dije el mes pasado I maintain what I said last month

4. (sujetar) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

mantén bien sujeto el cuadro hold the picture tight

Spanish-English dictionary > mantener
13 anbahnen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t pave the way for, prepare the ground for; (Gespräche) initiate, open up

II v/refl be in the offing, auch Schlimmes: be coming, be on the way, be in store ( für for); zwischen ihnen scheint sich eine Freundschaft anzubahnen it looks like the beginning of a (beautiful) friendship

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ạn|bah|nen sep
1. vt
to initiate
2. vr
(= sich andeuten) to be in the offing; (Unangenehmes) to be looming; (Möglichkeiten, Zukunft etc) to be opening up
zwischen den beiden bahnt sich etwas an (Liebesverhältnis) — there is something going on between those two

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an|bah·nen

I. vt (geh)

▪ etw \anbahnen (anknüpfen) to pave the way for sth; (in die Wege leiten) to prepare [the ground] for sth

▪ das Anbahnen preparation, spadework fam

II. vr

1. (sich andeuten)

▪ etw bahnt sich an sth is in the offing [or on the horizon

2. (sich entwickeln)

▪ etw bahnt sich [bei jdm] an sth is in the making

hoffentlich bahnt sich da keine Erkältung [bei dir] an! I hope you're not getting a cold!

zwischen ihnen bahnt sich etwas an there's sth going on there

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1.
transitives Verb initiate <negotiations, talks, process, etc.>; develop <relationship, connection>
2.
reflexives Verb < development> be in the offing; <friendship, relationship> start to develop

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anbahnen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t pave the way for, prepare the ground for; (Gespräche) initiate, open up

B. v/r be in the offing, auch Schlimmes: be coming, be on the way, be in store (

für for);

zwischen ihnen scheint sich eine Freundschaft anzubahnen it looks like the beginning of a (beautiful) friendship

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1.
transitives Verb initiate <negotiations, talks, process, etc.>; develop <relationship, connection>
2.
reflexives Verb < development> be in the offing; <friendship, relationship> start to develop

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v.

to initiate v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anbahnen
14 vivero

m.

1 nursery.

2 fish farm.

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vivero

► nombre masculino

1 (de plantas) nursery

2 (de peces) fish farm, fish hatchery; (de moluscos) bed

3 figurado breeding ground, hotbed

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noun m.

nursery

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SM

1) [de plantas] nursery; (=semillero) seedbed; [de árboles] tree nursery

2) (para peces) (=estanque) fishpond; (Com) fish farm; (Zool) vivarium

vivero de ostras — oyster bed

3) (fig) breeding ground; pey hotbed

es un vivero de discordias — it's a hotbed of discord

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masculino ( de plantas) nursery; ( de peces) hatchery; ( de moluscos) bed

un vivero de ostras — an oyster bed o bank

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= seedbed, nursery, garden centre.

Ex. The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

Ex. Horticulture is the science of growing flowers, trees, shrubs, and other plants in gardens, orchards, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses.

Ex. The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

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* trabajador de vivero = nurseryman [nurserymen, -pl.].

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masculino ( de plantas) nursery; ( de peces) hatchery; ( de moluscos) bed

un vivero de ostras — an oyster bed o bank

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= seedbed, nursery, garden centre.

Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

Ex: Horticulture is the science of growing flowers, trees, shrubs, and other plants in gardens, orchards, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses.

Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

* trabajador de vivero = nurseryman [nurserymen, -pl.].

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vivero

masculine

1 (de plantas) nursery

2 (de peces) hatchery; (de moluscos) bed

un vivero de ostras an oyster bed o bank

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vivero sustantivo masculino ( de plantas) nursery;
( de peces) hatchery;
( de moluscos) bed
vivero sustantivo masculino
1 (de peces, moluscos) hatchery, fish farm
(de plantas) nursery
2 (causa) breeding ground
' vivero' also found in these entries:
English:
nursery
- nurseryman
- garden

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vivero nm

1. [de plantas] nursery

2. [de peces] fish farm;
[de moluscos] bed
3.
vivero (de empresas) business incubator

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vivero

m para plantas nursery; para peces hatchery; para ostras, mejillones etc bed

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vivero nm

1) : nursery (for plants)

2) : hatchery, fish farm

Spanish-English dictionary > vivero
15 seguir

v.

1 to follow.

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind

seguir 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 followed

3 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 factory

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong

sigue 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.

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SEGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen.

Past Indicative

seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron.

Present Subjunctive

siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigáis, sigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

siguiera, siguieras, siguiera, siguiéramos, siguierais, siguieran;

siguiese, siguieses, siguiese, siguiésemos, siguieseis, siguiesen.

Future Subjunctive

siguiere, siguieres, siguiere, siguiéremos, siguiereis, siguieren.

Imperative

sigue (tú), siga (él/Vd.), sigamos (nos.), seguid (vos.), sigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to follow

2) keep on

3) pursue

4) remain

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1. VT

1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursue

tú ve primero que yo te sigo — you go first and I'll follow you

ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador

nos están siguiendo — we're being followed

seguía todos sus pasos — I followed his every step

la seguía con la mirada — his eyes followed her

me sigue como un perrito faldero — he's always tramping at my heels

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 track

seguir los acontecimientos de cerca — to monitor events closely

estaba ocupada y no he seguido la conversación — I was busy and didn't follow the conversation

esta 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 follow

siguió el ejemplo de su padre — he followed his father's example

seguir los pasos de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

sigue la tradición de la familia — he follows in the family tradition

4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to follow

seguimos el curso del río — we followed the course of the river

siga la flecha — follow the arrow

siga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end

• seguir su camino — to continue on one's way

sigue su camino de cineasta independiente — he continues in his path of independent film-maker

el mercado sigue su camino alcista — the market is continuing on its upward trend

• seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) course

la enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course

que la justicia siga su curso — let justice take its course

5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow

es un razonamiento muy difícil de seguir — it's an argument which is rather hard to follow

¿me sigues? — are you with me?

6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do

7) † [+ mujer] to court †

2. VI

1) (=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

la carretera sigue hasta el pueblo — the road goes on as far as the town

siga por la carretera hasta el cruce — follow the road up to the crossroads

seguir por este camino — to carry on along this path

2)

• seguir adelante — [persona] to go on, carry on; [acontecimiento] to go ahead

los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
adelante 1)
3) [en estado, situación] to be still

sigue enfermo — he's still ill

sigue en Caracas — she's still in Caracas

el ascensor sigue estropeado — the lift's still not working

sigue soltero — he's still single

¿cómo sigue? — how is he?

que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself

seguir con una idea — to go on with an idea

seguía en su error — he continued in his error

• seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone

sigo sin noticias — I still haven't heard anything

sigo sin comprender — I still don't understand

esas preguntas siguen sin respuesta — those questions remain unanswered

4)

• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth

siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her

siguió hablando con nosotros — he went on speaking to us

el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working

sigo pensando lo mismo — I still think the same

sigue lloviendo — it's still raining

5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow on

como sigue — as follows

lo que sigue es un resumen — what follows is a summary

entre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out

mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue — I'll now move on to mention several cases

• seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy

a la conferencia siguió un debate — the lecture was followed by a discussion

3.

See:

seguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

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

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta 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)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

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?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

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 persist

b)

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)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

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= 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.

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* 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.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

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

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta 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)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

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?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

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 persist

b)

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)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

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.

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seguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to follow

sígame, por favor follow me, please

la hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

siga (a) ese coche follow that car!

creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followed

la siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyes

le venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for months

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

B ‹camino/ruta›

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridge

continuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coast

me paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my way

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal course

el tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivar

siguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicine

C (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sb

los disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstration

el hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in Asunción

D

1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to follow

tienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience

2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to follow

en su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classification

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founder

E

1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie diet

se seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license

2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to take

estoy 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?

F

1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

me 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 program

sigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closely

sigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's life

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely

■ seguir

vi

A

1 (por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

el tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Salto

desde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule

2

seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry on

llueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans

3

( Col) (entrar): siga por favor come in, please

B

(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 understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as ever

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

C

1

«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crime

sigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weather

si siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist

2 seguir + GER:

sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone

sigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsa

si sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you out

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)

D

1

(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter

me bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stop

sigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music

2 «historia/poema» to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?

[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows

■ seguirse

v pron

( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sth

de esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental

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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
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
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?;

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;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

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

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seguir

♦ vt

1. [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 arrow

2. [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;

Prov

el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way

3. [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;

seguir algo de cerca [su desarrollo, sus resultados] to follow o monitor sth closely;

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 instructed

4. [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 speech

5. [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 training

7. [cursar]
sigue un curso de italiano he's doing an Italian course;

sigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine

♦ vi

1. [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;
Fam
a 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 going

3. [tomar un camino]
el resto siguió por otro camino the rest went another way;

seguiremos 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 lights

4. [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 20

5. Col [para dar permiso] please do;

con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do

♦ See also the pronominal verb seguirse

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seguir

I v/t

1 consejo, camino, moda etc follow;

seguir 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!

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seguir {75} vt

1) : to follow

el sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rain

seguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your advice

me siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes

2) : to go along, to keep on

seguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highway

siguió hablando: he kept on talking

seguir el curso: to stay on course

3) : to take (a course, a treatment)

seguir vi

1) : to go on, to keep going

sigue adelante: keep going, carry on

2) : to remain, to continue to be

¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?

sigue con vida: she's still alive

3) : to follow, to come after

la frase que sigue: the following sentence

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seguir vb

1. (en general) to follow

ese perro me sigue a todas partes that dog follows me everywhere

el jueves sigue al miércoles Thursday follows Wednesday

2. (cursar estudios) to do

sigue un curso de informática he's doing a computing course

3. (recorrer) to go on

siga todo recto hasta la plaza go straight on until you get to the square

¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!

4. (continuar) to be still

sigue enfermo he's still ill

sigo viviendo en el mismo sitio I'm still living in the same place

Spanish-English dictionary > seguir
16 bajo

adj.

1 low.

2 short, small.

3 low, tawdry, base.

4 low, contemptible, lowly, base.

5 low-lying, low-down.

6 hushed, soft, soft-sounding.

adv.

1 softly, in a low voice, low.

Let's talk low because the baby's sleep Hablemos bajo porque el niño duerme.

2 low, in a low position, near ground level, near the floor.

prep.

1 under, below, beneath, underneath.

2 under.

3 under, under the jurisdiction of.

m.

1 bass.

2 bass, double bass, bass guitar.

3 bass singer, bass voice, bass.

4 hem, turn-up, hemline, turnup.

5 low lying ground.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.

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bajo

► adjetivo

1 (gen) low

■ una casa baja a low house

■ precios bajos low prices

■ el río está bajo the river is low

■ pon la música, pero baja put the music on low

2 (persona) short, not tall

■ su padre es muy bajo her father is very short

3 (cabeza) bowed, held low; (ojos) lowered, downcast

■ rezaba con la cabeza baja she prayed with her head bowed

4 (marea) out

■ la marea está baja the tide is out

5 (despreciable) despicable, contemptible, base

6 (territorio, río) lower

■ la baja Navarra lower Navarre

7 (época) later

■ la Baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

8 (inferior) poor, low

■ es de baja calidad it's poor quality

■ tu rendimiento es muy bajo your performance is very poor

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bajo

► nombre masculino

1 (piso) ground floor, US first floor

2 (de prenda) bottoms plural, US cuff

3 MÚSICA (instrumento) bass; (contrabajo) double bass

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 MÚSICA (músico) bass player; (cantante) bass

► adverbio

1 (en el aire) low

■ el avión vuela bajo para evitar el radar the plane flies low to avoid the radar

2 (voz) softly, quietly, in a low voice

■ habla muy bajo she speaks very quietly

► preposición

1 under

■ pasamos la noche bajo las estrellas we spent the night under the stars

■ bajo ningún concepto under no circumstances

■ bajo el yugo del dictador under the yoke of the dictator

2 (temperatura) below

■ 10 grados bajo cero 10 degrees below zero

► nombre masculino plural bajos

1 (planta baja) ground floor; (sótano) basement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo bajo (disimuladamente) on the sly 2 (en voz baja) in a low voice 3 (sin exagerar) conservatively

bajas pasiones animal passions

bajos fondos underworld sing

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1. prep.
1) under

2) beneath

3) below
2. adv.
1) low

2) softly, quietly
3. (f. - baja)
adj.

1) low

2) short

3) lower

4) soft

5) base, vile
4. noun m.
1) bass

2) first floor

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1. ADJ

1) (=de poca altura) [objeto] low; [persona] short; [parte] lower, bottom; [tierra] low-lying; [agua] shallow

una silla muy baja — a very low chair

mi hermano es muy bajo — my brother is very short

en la parte baja de la ciudad — in the lower part of the town

planta baja — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

los bajos fondos — the underworld sing

2) (=inclinado)

contestó con la cabeza baja — she answered with her head bowed

con los ojos bajos — with downcast eyes

3) (=reducido, inferior) [precios, temperaturas, frecuencia] low; [calidad] low, poor

de baja calidad — low-quality, poor-quality

de bajo contenido en grasas — low-fat

bajo en calorías — low-calorie

la temporada baja — the low season

• estar bajo de algo, estar bajo de ánimo o de moral — to be in low spirits

estar bajo de forma (física) — to be unfit, be out of shape

4) [sonido] faint, soft; [voz, tono] low

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly o in a low voice

decir algo por lo bajo — to say sth under one's breath

hacer algo por lo bajo — to do sth secretly

5) [etapa]

en la baja Edad Media — in the late Middle Ages

bajo latín — Low Latin

6) [oro, plata] with a high level of impurities

7) [color] (=apagado) dull; (=pálido) pale

8) (=humilde) low, humble; [clase] lower; [condición] lowly; [barrio] poor; [tarea] menial

9) pey (=vulgar) common, ordinary; (=mezquino) base, mean

10)

por lo bajo — (=a lo menos) at (the) least

2. SM

1) (Cos) [de vestido] hem; [de pantalones] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)

2) [de edificio] (=piso) ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

vivo en un bajo — I live on the ground floor

bajo comercial — ground-floor o (EEUU) first-floor business premises

3) (Mús) (=instrumento) bass; (=voz) bass; (=guitarrista) bass (guitar) player, bassist

Elena toca el bajo en un grupo — Elena plays bass (guitar) in a group

bajo profundo — basso profundo

4) pl bajos [de edificio] ground floor sing, first floor sing (EEUU); [de coche] underside; euf [del cuerpo] private parts

5) (=hondonada) hollow

6) (Náut) = bajío 1)

3.

ADV [volar] low; [tocar, cantar] quietly, softly

el avión volaba muy bajo — the plane was flying very low

hablar bajo — (=en voz baja) to speak quietly, speak softly; (=tener una voz suave) to be softly spoken, be soft spoken

¡más bajo, por favor! — quieter, please!

4. PREP

1) (=debajo de) under

Juan llevaba un libro bajo el brazo — Juan was carrying a book under his arm

• bajo cero — below zero

estamos a dos grados bajo cero — it's two degrees below zero

• bajo la lluvia — in the rain

• bajo tierra — underground

toda la familia está ya bajo tierra — the whole family are dead and buried

2) (=dependiente de, sometido a) under

bajo Napoleón — under Napoleon

bajo los efectos de la droga — under the influence of drugs

bajo el título de... — under the title of...

bajo mi punto de vista — from my point of view

bajo el reinado de — in the reign of

está bajo la tutela de su tío — her uncle is her legal guardian
fianza 1), juramento 1), llave 1)
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I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

•

- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
II
adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

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I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

•

- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
II
adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

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bajo¹

¹ = bass.

Nota: Instrumento musical.

Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.

bajo²

² = ground floor.

Nota: Piso de un edificio situado al nivel de la calle.

Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments.

* bajo comercial = commercial premise.

bajo³

³ = low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], lowly [lowlier -comp., lowliest -sup.], sagging, low-lying.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too lowly in terms of salary potential.

Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.

Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* altibajos = ups and downs.

* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.

* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* baja resolución = low resolution.

* baja tecnología = low tech [low-tech].

* baja temperatura = low temperature.

* bajo cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bajo coste = low cost.

* bajo en ácido = low-acid.

* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.

* bajo en carbohidratos = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo en grasas = low fat.

* bajo en hidratos de carbono = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo precio = low cost.

* bajo presión = under the cosh.

* bajos ingresos = low income.

* bajo vientre = lower abdomen.

* barrio bajo = skid row.

* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.

* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.

* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo estatus social = low-status.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de tacón bajo = low-heeled.

* dieta baja en carbohidratos = low-carb diet.

* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono = low-carb diet.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.

* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* marea baja = low tide.

* más bien bajo = shortish.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.

* período bajo = dry spell.

* período de baja actividad = dry spell.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* planta baja = ground floor.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.

* temporada baja = low season.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

bajo⁴

= under.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* bajo amenaza = under threat.

* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.

* bajo cero = below zero.

* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.

* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.

* bajo coacción = under duress.

* bajo el asesoramiento de = on the advice of.

* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.

* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bajo el emblema = under the banner.

* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.

* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.

* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.

* bajo el yugo de = under the yoke of.

* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.

* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.

* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.

* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.

* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.

* bajo la supervisión de = under the supervision of.

* bajo la tutela = under the auspices of.

* bajo la tutela de = under the aegis of.

* bajo la tutela de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo llave = under lock and key.

* bajo los auspicios de = under the aegis of, under the auspices of.

* bajo los auspicios de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo los pies = underfoot.

* bajo lupa = under the microscope.

* bajo ninguna circunstancia = under no/any circumstances.

* bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.

* bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* bajo presión = under pressure.

* bajo reforma = under reform.

* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.

* decretar libertad bajo fianza = remand.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* libertad bajo fianza = bail.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* territorio bajo mandato = mandate.

bajo⁵

⁵ = lowdown, mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.].

Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

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bajo¹ -ja

adjective

A [ SER] ‹persona› short

ese chico bajito que trabaja en el bar that short o small guy who works in the bar

B (indicando posición, nivel)

1 [ SER] ‹techo› low; ‹tierras› low-lying

un vestido de talle bajo a low-waisted dress

2 [ ESTAR] ‹lámpara/cuadro› low

las ramas más bajas del árbol the lowest branches of the tree

la parte baja de la estantería the bottom shelf/lower shelves of the bookcase

el nivel de aceite está bajo the oil level is low

¡qué bajo está el río! isn't the river low!

la marea está baja it's low tide, the tide is out

3

(bajado): la casa tenía las persianas bajas the house had the blinds down

caminaba con la mirada baja she walked (along) looking at the ground o with her eyes lowered

C

1 ‹calificación/precio/número› low; ‹temperatura› low

bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar

una bebida baja en calorías a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja he has low blood pressure, his blood pressure is low

liquidaban todo a precios bajísimos they were selling everything off really cheap(ly)

artículos de baja calidad poor-quality goods

por lo bajoor ( RPl) por parte baja at least

les va a costar 10.000 tirando or echando por lo bajo ( fam); it's going to cost them at least 10,000, it's going to cost them 10,000 easily o at (the very) least

2 ‹volumen/luz› low

lo dijo en voz baja he said it quietly o in a low voice

pon la radio bajita put the radio on quietly

3 ‹oro› below 14 karats

D estar bajo DE algo

(falto de): están bajos de moral they're in low spirits, their morale is low

está baja de defensas her defenses are low

E (grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low

F (vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base

caer bajoor en lo bajo: ha caído en lo más bajo she stooped pretty low

¡qué bajo has caído! how could you stoop so low?, how low can you get!

Compuestos:

● baja cuna

feminine humble origins (pl)

● baja Edad Media

feminine:

la bajoa Edad Media the late Middle Ages (pl)

● baja forma

feminine:

estoy en bajoa forma I'm in bad shape, I'm not on form, I'm feeling below par

la bajoa forma del equipo nacional the poor form of the national team

● baja frecuencia

feminine low frequency

● baja policía

feminine ( Per) garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) refuse collection and street cleaning service

● bajas pasiones

fpl animal passions (pl)

● bajas presiones

fpl low pressure

● baja tecnología

feminine low technology

de bajoa tecnología low-technology ( before n), low-tech

● bajo Latín

masculine Low Latin

● bajo relieve

masculine bas-relief

● bajos fondos

mpl underworld

● bajo vientre

masculine:

el bajo vientre the lower abdomen

bajo²

adverb

1 ‹volar/pasar› low

2 ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly

canta más bajo sing more softly

¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

bajo³

masculine

A

1 (planta baja) first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor; (local) commercial premises ( on the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor of a building)

2 los bajos mpl ( RPl) the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor

B

1 (de una falda, un vestido) hem; (de un pantalón) cuff ( AmE), turn-up ( BrE)

2 bajos mpl ( Auto) underbody

C (contrabajo) bass, double bass

D

( Chi fam) (fin): darle el bajo a algn to do away with sb ( colloq), to get rid of sb

darle el bajo a algo to polish sth off ( colloq)

bajo⁴

prep

1 (debajo de) under

corrimos a ponernos bajo techo we ran to get under cover

ponte bajo el paraguas get under o underneath the umbrella

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero

cuando yo esté bajo tierra when I'm dead and buried

bajo el cielo estrellado ( liter); beneath the starry sky ( liter)

cantando bajo la lluvia singing in the rain

2 (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

está bajo juramento you are under oath

bajo Alfonso XIII under Alfonso XIII, during the reign of Alfonso XIII

bajo su mando under his command

bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

bajo ese punto de vista looking at it from that point of view

bajo el título `España hoy' under the title `España hoy'

fianza, garantía, llave² (↑ llave (2)), etc

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Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

bajo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

bajó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
bajar
bajo
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) bajo de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ bajo de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) bajo a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajose de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo 1
◊ -ja adjetivo

1 [ser] ‹ persona› short
2
a) [ser] ‹ techo› low;

‹ tierras› low-lying
b) [estar] ‹lámpara/cuadro/nivel› low;

◊ la marea está baja the tide is out;

están bajos de moral their morale is low;
está bajo de defensas his defenses are low
3
a) ‹calificación/precio/temperatura› low;

◊ bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar;

bajo en calorías low-calorie;
de baja calidad poor-quality
b) ‹volumen/luz› low;

◊ en voz baja quietly, in a low voice

4 ( grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low
5 ( vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base;
◊ los bajos fondos the underworld

bajo 2 adverbio
a) ‹volar/pasar› low

b) ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly;

◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2 ( contrabajo) (double) bass
■ preposición
under;
◊ bajo techo under cover, indoors;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;
bajo juramento under oath
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.

' bajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspicio
- baja
- caer
- calificar
- caloría
- circunstancia
- concepto
- confiar
- control
- cuerda
- dominación
- fianza
- fiebre
- guardia
- hundida
- hundido
- imperio
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- insolación
- juramento
- libertad
- llave
- manía
- ministerio
- monte
- murmurar
- par
- pretexto
- próxima
- próximo
- rescoldo
- ropa
- sarro
- so
- tapón
- techo
- tierra
- tono
- vigilancia
- a
- abrasar
- anestesia
- arresto
- ático
- bajar
- bajío
- chato
- chico
- coacción
English:
account
- aloud
- auspice
- bail
- bass
- bass guitar
- below
- beneath
- body
- bottom
- clampdown
- complaint
- conceal
- condition
- content
- control
- cover
- cuff
- custody
- depressed
- distraught
- down
- drunk driving
- DUI
- escrow
- feel
- floodlight
- foresight
- freezing
- ground
- gun
- hand
- honour
- hurtle
- in
- keep down
- lock away
- low
- low-alcohol
- low-budget
- low-calorie
- low-cost
- lower
- Lower Egypt
- lowest
- microscope
- minus
- oath
- observation
- off

* * *

bajo, -a

♦ adj

1. [objeto, cifra] low;
[persona, estatura] short;
es más bajo que su amigo he's shorter than his friend;

el pantano está muy bajo the water (level) in the reservoir is very low;

tengo la tensión baja I have low blood pressure;

tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral to be in low o poor spirits;

estar en baja forma to be off form;

han mostrado una baja forma alarmante they have shown worryingly poor form, they have been worryingly off form;

los precios más bajos de la ciudad the lowest prices in the city;

tirando o [m5] calculando por lo bajo at least, at the minimum;

de baja calidad poor(-quality);

bajo en calorías low-calorie;

bajo en nicotina low in nicotine (content)

Comp
Elec baja frecuencia low frequency; Arte bajo relieve bas-relief; Informát baja resolución low resolution
2. [cabeza] bowed;
[ojos] downcast;
paseaba con la cabeza baja she was walking with her head down

3. [poco audible] low;
[sonido] soft, faint;
en voz baja softly, in a low voice;

pon la música más baja, por favor turn the music down, please;

por lo bajo [en voz baja] in an undertone;
[en secreto] secretly;
reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger

4. [grave] deep

5. Geog lower;

el bajo Amazonas the lower Amazon

6. Hist lower;

la baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

7. [pobre] lower-class

Comp
los bajos fondos the underworld
8. [vil] base

9. [soez] coarse, vulgar;

se dejó llevar por bajas pasiones he allowed his baser instincts to get the better of him

10. [metal] base

11. Perú baja policía street cleaners

♦ nm

1. [dobladillo] hem;

meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt

2. [planta baja] [piso] Br ground floor flat, US first floor apartment;
[local] Br premises on the ground floor, US premises on the first floor;
los bajos Br the ground floor, US the first floor

3. Mús [instrumento, cantante] bass;
[instrumentista] bassist
4. Mús [sonido] bass

5. Aut
bajos [de vehículo] underside

6. [hondonada] hollow

7. [banco de arena] shoal, sandbank

♦ adv

1. [hablar] quietly, softly;

ella habla más bajo que él she speaks more softly than he does;

¡habla más bajo, vas a despertar al bebé! keep your voice down or you'll wake the baby up!

2. [caer] low;
Fig
¡qué bajo has caído! how low you have sunk!

3. [volar] low

♦ prep

1. [debajo de] under;

bajo su apariencia pacífica se escondía un ser agresivo beneath his calm exterior there lay an aggressive nature;

bajo cero below zero;
Fig
bajo cuerda o [m5] mano secretly, in an underhand manner;

le pagó bajo mano para conseguir lo que quería he paid her secretly to get what he wanted;

bajo este ángulo from this angle;

bajo la lluvia in the rain;

bajo techo under cover;

dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoors

2. [sometido a]
bajo coacción under duress;

bajo control under control;

bajo el régimen de Franco under Franco's regime;

fue encarcelado bajo la acusación de… he was jailed on charges of…;
Der
bajo fianza on bail;

bajo mando de under the command of;

prohibido aparcar bajo multa de 100 euros no parking – penalty 100 euros;

bajo observación under observation;

bajo palabra on one's word;

el trato se hizo bajo palabra it was a purely verbal o a gentleman's agreement;

bajo pena de muerte on pain of death;

bajo tratamiento médico receiving medical treatment;

bajo la tutela de in the care of

* * *

bajo

I adj

1 low;

bajo en sal low in salt

2 persona short

II m

1 MÚS bass

2 piso first floor, Br

ground floor; de edificio first floor apartment, Br

ground floor flat

3 de vestido, pantalón hem

4

:

por lo bajo at least

III adv

1 cantar, hablar quietly, softly

2 volar low

IV prp under;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;

bajo juramento o

palabra on o under oath

* * *

bajo adv

1) : down, low

2) : softly, quietly

habla más bajo: speak more softly

bajo, -ja adj

1) : low

2) : short (of stature)

3) : soft, faint, deep (of sounds)

4) : lower

el bajo Amazonas: the lower Amazon

5) : lowered

con la mirada baja: with lowered eyes

6) : base, vile

7)

los bajos fondos : the underworld

bajo nm

1) : bass (musical instrument)

2) : first floor, ground floor

3) : hemline

bajo prep

: under, beneath, below

* * *

bajo¹ adj

1. (persona) short

un hombre bajo a short man

2. (muro, mueble, voz) low

un techo bajo a low ceiling

habla en voz baja she speaks in a low voice / she speaks quietly

3. (nivel, precio, número) low

un motor de bajo consumo an engine with low petrol consumption

todo está a bajo precio everything is cheap

bajo² adv

1. (con poca altura) low

ese avión vuela muy bajo that plane is flying very low

2. (con voz suave) quietly

procura hablar más bajo try and speak more quietly

bajo³ n

1. (planta baja) ground floor

tiene el despacho en el bajo his office is on the ground floor

2. (de una prenda) hem

tenía deshilachados los bajos de los pantalones the hems of his trousers were frayed

3. (instrumento, voz) bass

¿quién toca el bajo? who plays the bass?

4. (músico) bass player

bajo⁴ prep under

los submarinos navegan bajo la superficie del mar submarines sail under the surface of the sea

bajo la lluvia in the rain

Spanish-English dictionary > bajo
17 avanzar

v.

1 to advance.

las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancing

el tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't moving

Mi chico avanza en la escuela My boy advances in school.

Ricardo avanzó las ventas Richard advanced=promoted sales.

2 to make progress.

está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studies

esta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly

3 to pass (time).

el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes quickly

a medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on

4 to move forward.

El coche avanza lentamente The car moves forward slowly.

* * *

avanzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to advance, go forward

► verbo transitivo

1 (mover adelante) to advance, move forward

2 (dinero) to advance

3 (promover) to promote

4 (una propuesta) to put forward

► verbo pronominal avanzarse

1 (adelantarse) to go forward, advance; (día, noche) to draw in

* * *

verb

1) to advance, move forward

2) progress

* * *

1. VT

1) (=mover) to move forward, advance

avanzó la ficha cuatro casillas — he moved the counter forward four spaces, he advanced the counter four spaces

avanza un poco tu silla — move your chair forward a bit

2) [+ dinero] to advance

3) [+ opinión, propuesta] to put forward

4) [+ resultado] to predict; [+ predicción] to make

5) Caribe (=vomitar) to vomit

2. VI

1) (=ir hacia adelante) to advance, move forward

el ejército avanzó de madrugada — the army advanced o moved forward at dawn

no me esperéis, seguid avanzando — don't wait for me, carry on

2) (=progresar) to make progress

estudio mucho pero no avanzo — I work hard but I don't make any progress o headway

ha avanzado mucho en química — she has made great progress in chemistry

las conversaciones de paz no parecen avanzar — the peace talks do not seem to be progressing o making (any) progress

la genética avanza a ritmo vertiginoso — genetics is progressing o advancing at a dizzy speed

3) [noche, invierno] to draw on, approach

3.

See:

avanzarse

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona/tráfico to advance, move forward

avanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital — the troops are advancing on the capital

b) ciencia/medicina to advance

c) cinta/rollo to wind on

d) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progress

e) tiempo to draw on
2.
avanzar vt

a) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advance

avanzaron unos pasos — they moved forward a few steps

b) ( mover) to move... forward, advance

avanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward

c) < propuesta> to put forward

* * *

= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.

Ex. Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.

Ex. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.

Ex. Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.

Ex. Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.

Ex. We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.

Ex. It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.

Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex. In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.

Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex. The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.

Ex. It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.

Ex. All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.

Ex. Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.

Ex. LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.

Ex. Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.

Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex. Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.

Ex. In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.

Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.

Ex. The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.

Ex. The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.

Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

Ex. Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.

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* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.

* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.

* avanzar fácilmente = coast.

* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).

* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.

* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.

* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.

* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.

* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.

* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.

* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.

* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.

* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.

* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* no avanzar = tread + water.

* no avanzar más = go + no further.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona/tráfico to advance, move forward

avanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital — the troops are advancing on the capital

b) ciencia/medicina to advance

c) cinta/rollo to wind on

d) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progress

e) tiempo to draw on
2.
avanzar vt

a) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advance

avanzaron unos pasos — they moved forward a few steps

b) ( mover) to move... forward, advance

avanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward

c) < propuesta> to put forward

* * *

= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.

Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.

Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.

Ex: Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.

Ex: Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.

Ex: We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.

Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.

Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex: In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.

Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex: The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.

Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.

Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.

Ex: Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.

Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.

Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.

Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.

Ex: In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.

Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.

Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.

Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.

Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.

* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.

* avanzar fácilmente = coast.

* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).

* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.

* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.

* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.

* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.

* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.

* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.

* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.

* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.

* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.

* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* no avanzar = tread + water.

* no avanzar más = go + no further.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.

* * *

avanzar [A4 ]

vi

1 «tropas/persona/tráfico» to advance, move forward avanzar HACIA algo:

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital the troops are advancing on the capital

el país avanza hacia la democracia the country is moving o advancing toward(s) democracy

2 ( Fot) «rollo» to wind on

3 «persona» (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; «negociaciones/proyecto» to progress

no estoy avanzando mucho con este trabajo I'm not making much progress o headway o I'm not getting very far with this work

4 «tiempo» to draw on

■ avanzar

vt

1 (adelantarse) to move forward, advance

avanzaron unos pasos they moved forward o advanced a few steps, they took a few steps forward

2 (mover) to move … forward, advance

avanzó un peón he moved o pushed a pawn forward, he advanced a pawn

3 ‹propuesta› to put forward

* * *

avanzar ( conjugate avanzar) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/tráfico] to advance, move forward

b) [ciencia/medicina] to advance

c) [cinta/rollo] to wind on

d) [ persona] (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress;

[negociaciones/proyecto] to progress
e) [ tiempo] to draw on

verbo transitivo
a) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advance

b) ( mover) to move … forward, advance

avanzar verbo transitivo to advance, make progress
' avanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudida
- salto
- tantear
- adelantar
English:
advance
- come forward
- crawl
- edge
- freewheel
- go forward
- headway
- move
- move along
- pace
- proceed
- progress
- struggle along
- struggle on
- surge
- wind
- fast
- head
- hover
- inch
- lumber
- scroll
- somewhere

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avanzar

♦ vi

1. [moverse] to advance;

las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancing;

el tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't moving

2. [progresar] to make progress;

está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studies;

esta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly

3. [tiempo] to pass;

el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes very quickly;

a medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on

4. [carrete] to wind on

♦ vt

1. [adelantar] to move forward;

las tropas avanzaron sus posiciones the troops advanced their position;

avanzaron varias posiciones en la clasificación de liga they moved up several places in the league

2. [noticias]
avanzar algo a alguien to inform sb of sth in advance;

les avanzó los resultados del estudio she informed them of the results of the study before it was published

3. [carrete] to wind on

* * *

avanzar

I v/t

1 move forward, advance;

avanzar un pie take a step forward

2 dinero advance

II v/i

1 advance, move forward; MIL advance ( hacia on)

2 en trabajo make progress

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avanzar {21} v

: to advance, to move forward

* * *

avanzar vb

1. (progresar) to make progress / to get on

ha avanzado mucho en inglés he's made good progress in English

2. (ir hacia delante) to advance / to move forward

avanzó la ficha he moved the counter forward

Spanish-English dictionary > avanzar
18 encontrar

v.

1 to find.

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping

Ella encuentra monedas en la calle She finds coins in the street.

Ella encontró su destino She found her destiny.

2 to encounter (dificultades).

3 to find.

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

4 to meet, to encounter, to come upon, to find.

Ella encontró a su media naranja She met her better half.

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encontrar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to find

2 (una persona sin buscar) to come across, meet, bump into

3 (dificultades) to run into, come up against

4 (creer) to think, find

■ no lo encuentro adecuado I don't think it's suitable

5 (notar) to find

■ lo encuentro más difícil I find it more difficult

■ lo encuentro muy salado it tastes too salty

■ la encontré muy cambiada she has changed a lot

6 (chocar) to collide

► verbo pronominal encontrarse

1 (estar) to be

■ se encuentra enfermo he's ill

2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet

■ nos encontraremos allí we'll meet there

3 (dificultades) to run into

4 (chocar) to collide

5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be

■ me encuentro mal I feel bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo to feel like doing something

* * *

verb

1) to find

2) meet

3) encounter

•

- encontrarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=hallar buscando) to find

al final encontré la casa — I finally found the house

ha encontrado trabajo — he has found work o a job

no encuentro las llaves — I can't find the keys

no encontramos ningún sitio para alojarnos — we couldn't find anywhere to stay

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista — I can't find o see my name on the list

ya no vas a encontrar entradas — you won't get any tickets now

2) [por casualidad] [+ objeto, dinero] to find, come across; [+ persona] to meet, run into

han encontrado unos restos romanos — they have found some Roman remains

acabo de encontrar 50 euros — I've just found 50 euros

le encontraron un tumor — they found him to have a tumour, he was found to have a tumour

encontró la muerte en un accidente de tráfico — he met his death in a road accident

• encontrar a algn haciendo algo — to find sb doing sth

la encontré llamando por teléfono — I found her making a phone call

cuando llegué a casa lo encontré durmiendo — when I got home I found him asleep

3) [+ oposición] to meet with, encounter; [+ problema] to find, encounter, come across

hasta el momento sus actividades no han encontrado oposición — so far their activities haven't met with o encountered any opposition

no encontré oposición alguna para acceder a su despacho — no one tried to stop me from getting into his office

encontrar dificultades — to encounter difficulties, run into trouble

no encontramos ninguna dificultad para llegar hasta allí — we didn't have any trouble getting there

4) (=percibir) to see

no le encuentro sentido a lo que dices — I can't see the sense in what you're saying

no le encuentro ninguna lógica a esta situación — I can't make any sense of this situation

no sé lo que le encuentran — I don't know what they see in her

5) (=considerar) to find

¿encuentras el libro fácil de leer? — do you find the book easy to read?

yo la encuentro bastante atractiva — I find her quite attractive

¿cómo encontraste a tus padres después del viaje? — how did you find your parents after the trip?

encuentro muy correctos sus comentarios — I think his comments are absolutely right

¿qué tal me encuentras? — how do I look?

te encuentro estupendamente — you look fantastic

2.

See:

encontrarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

* * *

= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex. Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

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* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

* * *

= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

* * *

encontrar [ A10 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find

por fin encontró el vestido que quería she finally found the dress she wanted

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista I can't see o find my name on the list

¿dónde puedo encontrar al director? where can I find the manager?

no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater

yo a esto no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in this

lo encontré llorando I found him crying

2 (casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across, come upon o on

lo encontré (de casualidad) I found it o came across it o came on o upon it (by chance)

B (descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot; ‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover

le encontraron un tumor they found o discovered that he had a tumor

C ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet with, meet, encounter

no encontró ninguna oposición a su plan his plan didn't meet with o come up against o encounter any opposition

el accidente donde encontró la muerte ( period); the accident in which he met his death

Sentido II (+ compl):

te encuentro muy cambiado you've changed a lot, you look very different

¡qué bien te encuentro! you look so well!

encuentro ridículo todo este protocolo I find all this formality ridiculous, all this formality seems ridiculous to me

¿cómo encontraste el país después de tantos años? what did you make of the country o how did the country seem to you after all these years?

encontré muy acertadas sus intervenciones I found his comments very relevant, I thought his comments were very relevant

la encuentro muy desmejorada she seems a lot worse

lo encuentro muy aburrido I find him very boring, I think he is very boring

encontré la puerta cerrada I found the door shut

■ encontrarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (por casualidad) encontrarse CON algn to meet sb, bump o run INTO sb ( colloq)

2 ( refl) ( Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo to find oneself

B ( recípr)

1 (reunirse) to meet; (por casualidad) to meet, bump o run into each other ( colloq)

hemos quedado en encontrarnos en la estación we've arranged to meet at the station

2 «carreteras/líneas» to meet

C ( enf) (inesperadamente) ‹persona› to meet, bump o run into ( colloq); ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across, come on

cuando volvió se encontró la casa patas arriba when he returned he found the house in a mess

encontrarse CON algo:

cuando volví me encontré con que todos se habían ido I got back to find that they had all gone, when I got back I found they had all gone

Sentido II ( frml) (estar)

A (en un estado, una situación) to be

hoy me encuentro mucho mejor I am feeling a lot better today

el enfermo se encuentra fuera de peligro the patient is out of danger

la oficina se encontraba vacía the office was empty

no se encuentra con fuerzas para continuar he doesn't have the strength to go on

B (en un lugar) to be

el jefe se encuentra en una reunión the boss is in a meeting

la catedral se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad the cathedral is situated in the city center

entre las obras expuestas se encuentra su famosa Última Cena among the works on display is his famous Last Supper

en este momento el doctor no se encuentra the doctor is not here o is not in at the moment

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encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find;

◊ no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater;

no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it
b) ( casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across

c) ( descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot;

‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover
d) ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet (with), encounter

2 (+ compl):
◊ te encuentro muy cambiado you look very different;

lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)
a) ( reunirse) to meet;

( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)
b) [carreteras/líneas] to meet

3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;
◊ me encontré con que todos se habían ido I found they had all gone

4 (frml) ( estar) to be;
◊ me encuentro mejor I am feeling better;

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
' encontrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- aparecer
- aterrizar
- atinar
- colocarse
- desconocer
- discografía
- fórmula
- hallar
- horma
- mariposear
- parte
- buscar
- dar
- encuentra
- esquivo
- solución
- ver
English:
bear
- difficulty
- dig around
- discover
- find
- fit in
- flesh
- forgetful
- get
- grade
- housekeeper
- intensify
- intimate
- locate
- lodging
- loophole
- pent-up
- replacement
- scrabble
- speed up
- store up
- strike
- traceable
- trail
- try
- be
- come
- encounter
- explain
- fumble
- high
- meet
- run
- seek
- solve
- spot
- stumble
- time
- word
- work

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encontrar

♦ vt

1. [buscando, por casualidad] to find;

he encontrado el paraguas I've found my umbrella;

encontré el libro que buscaba I found the book I was looking for;

le han encontrado un cáncer they've diagnosed her as having cancer;

encontré la mesa puesta I found the table already set;

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping;

no encuentro palabras para expresar mi gratitud I can't find the words to express my gratitude;

Comp
CSur Fam
encontrar la vuelta a algo to get to grips with sth

2. [dificultades] to encounter;

no encontraron ninguna oposición al proyecto they encountered no opposition to the project

3. [juzgar, considerar] to find;

encontré muy positivos tus comentarios I found your comments very positive;

encuentro infantil tu actitud I find your attitude childish;

encuentro la ciudad/a tu hermana muy cambiada the city/your sister has changed a lot, I find the city/your sister much changed;

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say;

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

♦ See also the pronominal verb encontrarse

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encontrar

v/t find

* * *

encontrar {19} vt

1) hallar: to find

2) : to encounter, to meet

♦ See also the reflexive verb encontrarse

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encontrar vb to find [pt. & pp. found]

no encuentro el libro que me dejaste I can't find the book you lent me

¿has encontrado las llaves? have you found your keys?

Spanish-English dictionary > encontrar
19 mantenimiento de jardines

(n.) = ground maintenance

Ex. The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

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(n.) = ground maintenance

Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.

Spanish-English dictionary > mantenimiento de jardines
20 nuevo

adj.

new, modern, recent, novel.

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nuevo

► adjetivo

1 new

2 (adicional) further

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 newcomer (principiante) beginner; (universidad) fresher (US freshman)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de nuevo again

coger a alguien de nuevas to take somebody by surprise

estar (como) nuevo,-a (objeto) to be as good as new 2 (persona) to feel like new, feel as good as new

hacerse de nuevas to pretend not to know

¿qué hay de nuevo? familiar what's new?

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(f. - nueva)

adj.

new

- de nuevo

* * *

ADJ

1) (=no usado) new

ha presentado su nueva película — he launched his new film

la casa es nueva — the house is new

la casa está nueva — the house is as good as new

como nuevo: estos pantalones están como nuevos — these trousers are just like new

con una mano de pintura quedará como nuevo — it'll look like new after a coat of paint

después de una buena siesta quedarás como nuevo — you'll feel like new after a good nap

- no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol

2) (=recién llegado) new

es nuevo en el oficio — he's new to the trade

es nuevo en la ciudad — he's new to the town

soy nuevo en el colegio — I'm new at the school

3)

de nuevo — (=otra vez) again

tuve que leer el libro de nuevo — I had to read the book again

* * *

- va adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <coche/casa/trabajo> new

b) (delante del n) <intento/cambio> further

ha surgido un nuevo problema — another o a further problem has arisen

c) [ser] <estilo/enfoque> new

¿qué hay de nuevo? — (fam) what's new? (colloq)

d) [estar] ( no desgastado) as good as new

todavía lo tengo nuevecito or (CS) nuevito — it's still as good as new

- nueva ola

- nuevas tecnologías

- nuevo rico -va rica

- Nuevo Testamento

2)

de nuevo — again

* * *

= emerging, fresh, new [newer -comp., newest -sup.], renewed, rising, unfamiliar, unworn, emergent, fledging, fledgling [fledgeling], uncharted, unchartered, brand new, ever-new, up-and-coming, new found [new-found/newfound], evolving, changing.

Ex. We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.

Ex. This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.

Ex. The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity.

Ex. We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.

Ex. A printer who wanted to achieve a sharp impression from unworn type of even height to paper would put hard rather than soft packing in the tympan.

Ex. Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex. Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.

Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex. This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

Ex. Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.

Ex. He was then able to compare sources that made correlations possible and raised ever-new questions.

Ex. The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.

Ex. This could help readers gain a newfound appreciation of each others' childhood through books.

Ex. One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.

Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

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* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevos mercados = branch into.

* activo de nuevo = up and about.

* adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.

* adquirir un nuevo significado = take on + new dimension.

* alfombrar de nuevo = recarpet [re-carpet].

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.

* Año Nuevo = New Year.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* aprender de nuevo = relearn.

* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.

* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York = New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* búsqueda de nuevos genes = gene-harvesting.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* convocar de nuevo = reconvene.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de nueva ola = new-wave.

* de nuevas formas = in new ways.

* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.

* de nuevo = again, once again, yet again, afresh, anew, all over again, redux, over again.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* de nuevo en pie = up and about.

* de nuevos modos = in new ways.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* de una nueva forma = in a new way.

* de una nueva manera = in a new way.

* de un nuevo modo = in a new way.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].

* enseñar de nuevo = retrain [re-train].

* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].

* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].

* explorar nuevos horizontes = move on to + pastures new.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inscribir de nuevo = reregister.

* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].

* introducir de nuevo = re-enter [reenter].

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* luna nueva = new moon.

* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].

* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.

* nacido de nuevo = born again.

* Nueva Brunswick = New Brunswick.

* nueva edición = new edition.

* nueva era = new age.

* Nueva Escocia = Nova Scotia.

* nueva evaluación = reappraisal.

* Nueva Gales del Sur = New South Wales.

* Nueva Guinea = New Guinea.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* Nueva Inglaterra = New England.

* nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].

* nueva línea = linefeed.

* Nueva Ola, la = New Wave, the.

* Nueva Orleans = New Orleans.

* nueva perspectiva = new light.

* nueva promesa = rising star.

* nueva redacción = redraft, rewrite [re-write].

* nuevas fronteras = new horizons.

* nueva tirada = rerun.

* nueva versión = upgrade, remake.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nueva visita = return visit.

* Nueva York = New York (NY).

* Nueva Zelanda = New Zealand (NZ).

* nuevo análisis = reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].

* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.

* Nuevo Méjico = New Mexico.

* nuevo miembro = entrant.

* Nuevo Mundo, el = New World, the.

* nuevo nombramiento = reappointment.

* nuevo resurgir = second wind.

* nuevos avances = future development(s).

* nuevos conversos, los = recently converted, the.

* nuevos horizontes = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nuevos retos = new horizons.

* nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.

* Nuevo Testamento = New Testament (N.T.).

* nuevo valor = newcomer.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York) = NYPL (New York Public Library).

* pintar de nuevo = repaint [re-paint].

* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = present + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = throw + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* reunirse de nuevo = reconvene.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* sangre nueva = new blood.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.

* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.

* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vino nuevo en pellejos viejos = new wine in old wineskins.

* víspera de Año Nuevo = New Year's Eve.

* vivir de nuevo = relive.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* * *

- va adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <coche/casa/trabajo> new

b) (delante del n) <intento/cambio> further

ha surgido un nuevo problema — another o a further problem has arisen

c) [ser] <estilo/enfoque> new

¿qué hay de nuevo? — (fam) what's new? (colloq)

d) [estar] ( no desgastado) as good as new

todavía lo tengo nuevecito or (CS) nuevito — it's still as good as new

- nueva ola

- nuevas tecnologías

- nuevo rico -va rica

- Nuevo Testamento

2)

de nuevo — again

* * *

= emerging, fresh, new [newer -comp., newest -sup.], renewed, rising, unfamiliar, unworn, emergent, fledging, fledgling [fledgeling], uncharted, unchartered, brand new, ever-new, up-and-coming, new found [new-found/newfound], evolving, changing.

Ex: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.

Ex: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.

Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity.

Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.

Ex: A printer who wanted to achieve a sharp impression from unworn type of even height to paper would put hard rather than soft packing in the tympan.

Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex: Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.

Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

Ex: Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.

Ex: He was then able to compare sources that made correlations possible and raised ever-new questions.

Ex: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.

Ex: This could help readers gain a newfound appreciation of each others' childhood through books.

Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.

Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevos mercados = branch into.

* activo de nuevo = up and about.

* adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.

* adquirir un nuevo significado = take on + new dimension.

* alfombrar de nuevo = recarpet [re-carpet].

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.

* Año Nuevo = New Year.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* aprender de nuevo = relearn.

* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.

* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York = New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* búsqueda de nuevos genes = gene-harvesting.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* convocar de nuevo = reconvene.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de nueva ola = new-wave.

* de nuevas formas = in new ways.

* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.

* de nuevo = again, once again, yet again, afresh, anew, all over again, redux, over again.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* de nuevo en pie = up and about.

* de nuevos modos = in new ways.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* de una nueva forma = in a new way.

* de una nueva manera = in a new way.

* de un nuevo modo = in a new way.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].

* enseñar de nuevo = retrain [re-train].

* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].

* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].

* explorar nuevos horizontes = move on to + pastures new.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inscribir de nuevo = reregister.

* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].

* introducir de nuevo = re-enter [reenter].

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* luna nueva = new moon.

* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].

* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.

* nacido de nuevo = born again.

* Nueva Brunswick = New Brunswick.

* nueva edición = new edition.

* nueva era = new age.

* Nueva Escocia = Nova Scotia.

* nueva evaluación = reappraisal.

* Nueva Gales del Sur = New South Wales.

* Nueva Guinea = New Guinea.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* Nueva Inglaterra = New England.

* nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].

* nueva línea = linefeed.

* Nueva Ola, la = New Wave, the.

* Nueva Orleans = New Orleans.

* nueva perspectiva = new light.

* nueva promesa = rising star.

* nueva redacción = redraft, rewrite [re-write].

* nuevas fronteras = new horizons.

* nueva tirada = rerun.

* nueva versión = upgrade, remake.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nueva visita = return visit.

* Nueva York = New York (NY).

* Nueva Zelanda = New Zealand (NZ).

* nuevo análisis = reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].

* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.

* Nuevo Méjico = New Mexico.

* nuevo miembro = entrant.

* Nuevo Mundo, el = New World, the.

* nuevo nombramiento = reappointment.

* nuevo resurgir = second wind.

* nuevos avances = future development(s).

* nuevos conversos, los = recently converted, the.

* nuevos horizontes = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nuevos retos = new horizons.

* nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.

* Nuevo Testamento = New Testament (N.T.).

* nuevo valor = newcomer.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York) = NYPL (New York Public Library).

* pintar de nuevo = repaint [re-paint].

* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = present + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = throw + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* reunirse de nuevo = reconvene.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* sangre nueva = new blood.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.

* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.

* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vino nuevo en pellejos viejos = new wine in old wineskins.

* víspera de Año Nuevo = New Year's Eve.

* vivir de nuevo = relive.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* * *

nuevo -va

adjective

A

1 [ SER] (de poco tiempo) ‹coche/juguete/ropa› new

me lo dejaron como nuevo it was as good as new when I got it back

soy nuevo en la oficina I'm new in the office

2 [ SER] (que sustituye a otro) ‹casa/novio/trabajo› new

3 ( delante del n) (otro) ‹intento/cambio› further

ha surgido un nuevo problema another o a further problem has arisen

decidieron darle una nueva oportunidad they decided to give him another chance

4 [ SER] (original, distinto) ‹estilo/enfoque› new

no dijo nada nuevo she didn't say anything new

¿que hay de nuevo? ( fam); what's new? ( colloq)

5 [ ESTAR] (no desgastado) as good as new

todavía lo tengo nuevo or (CS) nuevito it's still as good as new

Compuestos:

● nueva ola

feminine new wave

● nuevas tecnologías

fpl new technology

● nuevo rico, nueva rica

masculine, feminine nouveau riche

● Nuevo Testamento

masculine New Testament

B

de nuevo again

de nuevo tengo el honor de … again o once again o once more I have the privilege of …

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nuevo
◊ -va adjetivo

a) [ser] ‹estilo/coche/novio› new;

◊ soy nuevo en la oficina I'm new in the office;

de nuevo again;
¿qué hay de nuevo what's new? (colloq);
nuevo rico nouveau riche
b) ( delante del n) ‹intento/cambio› further;

◊ ha surgido un nuevo problema another o a further problem has arisen;

Nnuevo Testamento New Testament
c) [estar] ( no desgastado) as good as new

nuevo,-a
I adjetivo
1 new: tengo un coche nuevo, I've got a new car
2 (añadido) further: hay nuevas averías, there are further faults
II sustantivo masculino y femenino newcomer
(novato) beginner
♦ Locuciones: de nuevo, again
' nuevo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adicta
- adicto
- ambicionar
- ambientarse
- año
- astronómica
- astronómico
- aterrizar
- aviso
- cara
- cercado
- continente
- decir
- desarrollar
- editar
- emocionada
- emocionado
- emplazar
- entusiasmada
- entusiasmado
- escorrentía
- estallido
- excavar
- flotación
- ir
- generar
- hablar
- impresión
- incorporarse
- mirlo
- N. T.
- nada
- nueva
- replantar
- rumbo
- sacar
- salida
- sanear
- tener
- testamento
- vaya
- contar
- cuño
- día
- entrada
- entrante
- feliz
- flamante
- haber
- inédito
English:
advertise
- afford
- afresh
- again
- agony
- ambivalent
- amorphous
- analyst
- anew
- anticipate
- arrest
- assignment
- austerity
- authenticity
- back
- bash out
- beating
- bomb
- book
- brag
- brand-new
- bring up
- brink
- call back
- chapter
- clean
- come out
- comedown
- commit
- crisp
- daunt
- delay
- design
- dissuade
- do
- donation
- drastic
- drum up
- exploit
- fail
- find
- format
- forthcoming
- founder
- fresh
- fund
- further
- game
- get
- go up

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nuevo, -a

♦ adj

1. [reciente] new;

tengo una casa nueva I've got a new house;

es el nuevo director he's the new manager

Comp
Nueva Caledonia New Caledonia;
el nuevo continente [América] the New World;

Nueva Delhi New Delhi;

nuevo economía new economy;
Hist Nueva España New Spain [Spanish colonial viceroyalty that included Mexico, the southern part of the US and parts of Central America]; Hist Nueva Granada New Granada [Spanish colonial viceroyalty that included the central and northwestern parts of South America];
Nueva Guinea New Guinea;

Nueva Inglaterra New England;

Nueva Jersey New Jersey;

Nuevo México New Mexico;

el Nuevo Mundo the New World;

la nueva ola the New Wave;

el nuevo orden mundial the new world order;

Nueva Orleans New Orleans;

nuevo rico nouveau riche;

nuevo sol [moneda] new sol;

nuevas tecnologías new technology;

el Nuevo Testamento the New Testament;

Nueva York New York;

Nueva Zelanda New Zealand

2. [poco usado] new;

este abrigo está nuevo this coat is new;

un poco de betún y quedarán como nuevos with a bit of polish they'll be as good as new;

después del baño me quedé como nuevo I felt like a new person after my bath

3. [inédito] new;

esto es nuevo para mí, no lo sabía that's news to me, I didn't know it

4. [sin experiencia] new;

soy nuevo en esta clase I'm new in this class;

es nuevo en la profesión he's new to the profession

5. [hortaliza] new, fresh;
[vino] young
6. [repetido] renewed,
de nuevo again;

se han producido nuevos enfrentamientos there have been renewed clashes

♦ nm,f

newcomer

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nuevo

adj

1 new;

sentirse como nuevo feel like new;

¿qué hay de nuevo? what’s new?

2 ( otro) another;

de nuevo again

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nuevo, -va adj

1) : new

una casa nueva: a new house

¿qué hay de nuevo?: what's new?

2)

de nuevo : again, once more

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nuevo adj new

un juego nuevo a new game

de nuevo again

¿qué hay de nuevo? what's new?

Spanish-English dictionary > nuevo

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