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21 do de pecho
high C* * *el do de do high C, top C; dar el do de do to give one's best* * *el do de do high C, top C; dar el do de do to give one's best -
22 dar el todo por el todo
• do one's best• do one's utmost• do the best• do the utmostDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > dar el todo por el todo
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23 estar de lo mejor
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24 esmerarse en
v.1 to take pains in, to take pride in.2 to do one's best to, to do all one's best to, to take pains to. -
25 desvelarse
1 to be unable to sleep* * *VPR1) (=no poder dormir) to be unable to get to sleep2) (=vigilar) to be watchful, keep one's eyes open* * *
■desvelarse verbo reflexivo
1 (no poder dormirse) to stay awake: anoche me desvelé, I stayed awake last night
2 (afanarse, preocuparse) to make every possible effort [por, to]: se desvelan por ti, they do everything they can for you
' desvelarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desvelar
* * *vprte oí llegar y ya me desvelé I heard you coming in and I couldn't get back to sleepse desvelaban por sus clientes they did everything they could to keep their customers happy;desvelarse por hacer algo to make every effort o do everything one can to do sth3. CAm, Méx [quedarse despierto] to stay up o awake* * *v/r1 stay awake2 figdo one’s best ( por for)* * *vr1) : to stay awake2) : to do one's utmost* * *desvelarse vb1. (no poder dormir) to be unable to sleep2. (poner gran atención) to do your utmost -
26 afanar
v.to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).* * *1 to work with zeal\afanarse en to work hard atafanarse por to strive to, do one's best to* * *1. VT1) * (=birlar) to pinch *, swipe *2) CAm [+ dinero] to earn, make2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)2) (Col fam)a) ( apurar) to rushb) ( preocupar) to worry3) (Per fam) < chica> to hit on (AmE colloq), to try to get off with (BrE colloq)2.afanarse v pron1) ( esforzarse) to work, toilafanarse en or por + inf — to strive to + inf
2) (enf) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)* * *= rip off, heist, nick.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex. This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.----* afanarse = swipe.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)2) (Col fam)a) ( apurar) to rushb) ( preocupar) to worry3) (Per fam) < chica> to hit on (AmE colloq), to try to get off with (BrE colloq)2.afanarse v pron1) ( esforzarse) to work, toilafanarse en or por + inf — to strive to + inf
2) (enf) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)* * *= rip off, heist, nick.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.* afanarse = swipe.* * *afanar [A1 ]vt1 (apurar) to rush2 (preocupar) to worry■ afanarseA (esforzarse) to work, toil afanarse EN or POR + INF to strive to + INF afanarse POR QUE + SUBJ:siempre se afana por que todos se sientan como en su casa she always goes to great pains o to a lot of trouble to make everyone feel at homeB ( enf) ( arg) (robar) ‹cigarrillos/radio› to swipe ( colloq), to nick ( BrE colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)* * *
afanar vtr fam (hurtar) to nick, pinch: le afanaron la cartera, they pinched his wallet
' afanar' also found in these entries:
English:
nick
- rip
* * *♦ vtFam [robar] to pinch, to swipe* * *II v/t1 C.Am.dinero makepinch fam -
27 de la edad de uno
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28 estar entre la espada y la pared
• be between a rock and a hard place• be between the devil and the deep blue sea• be in cleft stick• be in real problems• be in the middle of two fires• have guests at home• have had one's fill of• have one's arm in plaster• have one's best foot forwardDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estar entre la espada y la pared
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29 querer dar la mejor impresión
• have one's attraction• have one's birthday• put one's best foot forward• try to make a good impressionDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > querer dar la mejor impresión
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30 esmerarse
• do one's best• do the best• go to glory• go to ground• put oneself out• take pains -
31 extremar
v.1 to maximize.2 to carry to extremes, to carry to an extreme, to exaggerate, to overdo.* * *1 to carry to extremes, carry to the limit, overdo1 to do one's best, do one's utmost, take great pains\extremar la prudencia to be extremely careful* * *1.VT (=aumentar al máximo)las personas alérgicas deben extremar las precauciones — allergic people should take extra precautions
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo (frml) < precauciones> to maximize (frml)* * *= maximise [maximize, -USA].Ex. Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.----* extremar la vigilancia = be extra vigilant.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) < precauciones> to maximize (frml)* * *= maximise [maximize, -USA].Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
* extremar la vigilancia = be extra vigilant.* * *extremar [A1 ]vthan extremado las medidas de seguridad en los aeropuertos security measures at airports have been maximized o stepped upse ha ordenado extremar la vigilancia a state of maximum alert has been ordered* * *
extremar ( conjugate extremar) verbo transitivo (frml) to maximize (frml)
extremarse verbo pronominal◊ extremar (en hacer algo) to make a great effort (to do sth)
extremar verbo transitivo to maximize: extremó los cuidados con el niño, she looked after the boy with special care
* * *♦ vt[precaución, vigilancia] to maximize;han extremado las medidas de seguridad security measures have been stepped up to the maximum* * *v/t maximize* * *extremar vt: to carry to extremes -
32 amarrarse los calzones
• be ready for action• have one's best foot forward• have one's cross to bear• prepare for action -
33 estar contra el cacho
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34 hacer lo mejor que uno pueda
• do one's best• do one's darndestDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hacer lo mejor que uno pueda
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35 sentirse en plena forma
• feel at one's best• feel frisky• feel great• feel OK• feel one's oatsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sentirse en plena forma
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36 tener las botas puestas
• be ready for action• have one's best foot forward• have one's cross to bearDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tener las botas puestas
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37 afanarse por
v.1 to struggle for, to strive for, to take pains in, to peg away at.Leo se afana por el éxito Leo struggles for success.2 to struggle to, to work eagerly to, to work hard to.Ricardo se afana por conseguir dinero Richard struggles to get money.* * *to strive to, do one's best to* * *(v.) = take + (great) pains toEx. Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.* * *(v.) = take + (great) pains toEx: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
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38 esmerado
adj.1 thorough, careful, painstaking.2 conscientious, thorough, sedulous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: esmerar.* * *1→ link=esmerar esmerar► adjetivo1 (trabajo) careful, neat2 (persona) careful, painstaking, conscientious* * *ADJ1) [trabajo] careful, neat2) [persona] careful, painstaking* * *- da adjetivo < persona> conscientious, painstaking; < presentación> careful, painstakingpresentó un trabajo esmerado — she submitted an excellent, beautifully presented piece of work
* * *= sedulous.Ex. He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.* * *- da adjetivo < persona> conscientious, painstaking; < presentación> careful, painstakingpresentó un trabajo esmerado — she submitted an excellent, beautifully presented piece of work
* * *= sedulous.Ex: He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.
* * *esmerado -da‹persona› conscientious, painstaking; ‹presentación› careful, painstakingpresentó un trabajo esmerado she submitted a piece of work that she had taken a lot of trouble o care over, she submitted an excellent, beautifully presented piece of work* * *
Del verbo esmerarse: ( conjugate esmerarse)
esmerado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
esmerado
esmerarse
esmerado
‹ presentación› careful, painstaking;
‹ trabajo› carefully done
esmerarse ( conjugate esmerarse) verbo pronominal
to go to a lot of trouble;
esmerado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) painstaking
2 (cosa) neatly done
esmerarse verbo reflexivo
1 (poner cuidado, atención) to take care, to do one's best
2 (esforzarse) to try very hard [en, por, to]
' esmerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esmerada
- celoso
English:
elaborate
- careful
- delicate
- diligent
* * *esmerado, -a adj[persona] painstaking, careful; [trabajo] carefully done, polished* * *adj meticulous* * *esmerado, -da adj: careful, painstaking -
39 esmerar
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40 estar en la pega
Cono Sur to be at one's best
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