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81 acicalamiento
m.1 the act and effect of burnishing.2 elegance, smartness, nattiness.3 dressing, polishing, burnishing, furnishing.* * *1 smartening up* * *= grooming.Ex. Grooming increases the circulation to the skin which then releases the oils that provide luster to the horses coat.* * *= grooming.Ex: Grooming increases the circulation to the skin which then releases the oils that provide luster to the horses coat.
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82 apercibimiento
m.1 the act of providing or getting ready.2 arrangement.3 order, advice, warning.4 summons.5 admonition.* * *1 (preparación) preparation2 DERECHO warning* * *SM1) (=preparación) preparation2) (=aviso) warning3) (Jur) caution* * *a) ( advertencia) warningb) ( sanción) disciplinary measure o sanction* * *= notice.Ex. Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.----* apercibimiento de desahucio = eviction notice.* apercibimiento de desalojo = eviction notice.* * *a) ( advertencia) warningb) ( sanción) disciplinary measure o sanction* * *= notice.Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
* apercibimiento de desahucio = eviction notice.* apercibimiento de desalojo = eviction notice.* * *1 (advertencia) warningel club fue multado con apercibimiento de cierre the club was fined and warned that o given a warning that any further incidents would lead to closurese ordenó su comparecencia bajo apercibimiento de arresto he was ordered to appear on pain of arrest2 (sanción) disciplinary measure o sanction* * *Der warning, notice;la amenaza de apercibimiento de cierre se cierne sobre el estadio the stadium is threatened with closure* * *m warning* * *1) : preparation2) amonestación: warning -
83 flagrante
adj.flagrant.* * *► adjetivo1 flagrant\en flagrante delito red-handed* * *ADJ flagrantpillar o sorprender a algn en flagrante delito — to catch sb in the act, catch sb redhanded, catch sb in flagrante delicto frm
* * *lo sorprendieron en flagrante delito — they caught him red-handed o in flagrante (frml or hum)
* * *= flagrant, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.].Ex. In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.Ex. She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.----* flagrante injusticia = gross injustice.* injusticia flagrante = gross injustice.* * *lo sorprendieron en flagrante delito — they caught him red-handed o in flagrante (frml or hum)
* * *= flagrant, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.].Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.* flagrante injusticia = gross injustice.* injusticia flagrante = gross injustice.* * *‹mentira› blatant; ‹injusticia› glaring, flagrantlo sorprendieron en flagrante delito they caught him red-handed o in flagrante, they caught him in flagrante delicto ( frmlor hum)* * *
flagrante adjetivo ‹ mentira› blatant;
‹ injusticia› glaring, flagrant;
flagrante adjetivo flagrant: fue sorprendido en flagrante delito, he was caught red-handed
' flagrante' also found in these entries:
English:
blatant
- flagrant
- gross
- transparent
- rank
* * *flagrante adj1. [evidente] [injusticia] flagrant;[verdad, prueba] glaringly obvious; [mentira] blatant* * *adj flagrant;en flagrante delito red-handed, in flagrante delicto* * *flagrante adj: flagrant, glaring, blatant♦ flagrantemente adv -
84 jabonadura
f.1 the act of washing (acto).Jabonaduras 1. Suds or soapsuds. 2. Lather.Echarle or darle a uno una jabonadura (coll.) to reprimand somebody2 suds, soaping.* * *SF1) (=acción) soaping3) * (=al regañar) telling-off* * *= suds, soap suds.Ex. We're still brushing away the suds left behind after the bursting of this year's price bubble and facing the deepest global economic downturn in decades.Ex. The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.* * *= suds, soap suds.Ex: We're still brushing away the suds left behind after the bursting of this year's price bubble and facing the deepest global economic downturn in decades.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.* * *1(acción): dale una buena jabonadura wash it well in soapy water o with some soap2 (espuma) suds -
85 acarreo
m.1 carriage, the act of carrying, conveyance, cartage.2 transporting, carrying, transportation, cartage.3 freight, haulage, road transportation.4 freight cost, freight.5 carry.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acarrear.* * *1 carriage, transport■ gastos de acarreo freight, carriage, transport costs* * *SM (=flete) haulage, carriage* * *a) ( en vehículo) haulage, transport; ( con esfuerzo físico) carryingb) (Dep) carry* * *= haulage, cartage, drayage.Ex. Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.Ex. Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.Ex. Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.* * *a) ( en vehículo) haulage, transport; ( con esfuerzo físico) carryingb) (Dep) carry* * *= haulage, cartage, drayage.Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.* * *1 (de materiales, paquetes — en camión) trucking, haulage, transport; (con esfuerzo físico) carrying, lugging ( colloq)2 ( Dep) carry* * *acarreo nm1. [transporte] transporting;animales de acarreo beasts of burden, draught animals2. Informát carry* * *m transportation* * *acarreo nm: transport, haulage -
86 amontonamiento
m.1 the act of heaping, accumulating, hoarding, gathering; lodgment.2 piling, heaping.3 pile, heap, hoard.* * *1 (acción) heaping, piling2 (montón) heap, pile, stack* * *SM1) (=acción) [de mercancías, cajas] piling up, heaping; [de dinero] hoarding; [de datos] accumulation; [de gente] crowding, overcrowding; [de coches] traffic jam2) (=montón) [de cajas] heap, pile; [de dinero] stash; [de gente] crowd* * *masculino (fam) ( de objetos) stack, pile* * *= mounding.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.* * *masculino (fam) ( de objetos) stack, pile* * *= mounding.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.
* * *( fam)(de objetos) stack, pilehabía un amontonamiento de gente there were hordes o there was a great crowd of people* * *1. [apilamiento] piling up;el amontonamiento de personas a la salida impidió la normal evacuación the crush of people at the exit prevented the evacuation from proceeding as planned2. [acumulación] gathering3. [montón] heap, pile* * *m stack, pile; de gente crowd* * *: accumulation, piling up -
87 seguida
f.the act of following or state of being followed; procession: continuation.De seguida successively, without interruptionEn seguida forthwith, immediately* * *1→ link=seguido seguido,-a* * *f., (m. - seguido)* * *SF1)de seguida — (=sin parar) without a break; (=inmediatamente) at once, immediately
en seguida termino — I've nearly finished, I shan't be a minute
2)* * *en seguida — (loc adv) immediately
vinieron en seguida — they came at once o right away
en seguida voy/vuelvo — I'll be right there/straight back
* * *----* en seguida = in short order, straight away, right off, straight off, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time, right away, at once, at the drop of a hat.* * *en seguida — (loc adv) immediately
vinieron en seguida — they came at once o right away
en seguida voy/vuelvo — I'll be right there/straight back
* * ** en seguida = in short order, straight away, right off, straight off, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time, right away, at once, at the drop of a hat.* * *en seguida ( loc adv) immediatelyvinieron en seguida they came immediately o at once o right away o ( BrE) straightawayten paciencia que en seguida llegamos be patient! we're almost there o we'll be there in no timeespera, que en seguida voy hold on, I'll be right thereen seguida vuelvo I'll be back soon, I'll be right o straight back* * *
seguida:
vinieron en seguida they came at once o right away;
en seguida voy/vuelvo I'll be right there/back
seguido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin interrupción) continuous: estuvo hablando durante tres horas seguidas, she was talking non-stop for three whole hours
2 (uno tras otro) consecutive: he ido al cine cuatro fines de semana seguidos, I have been to the cinema four weekends in a row
se bebió tres vasos de agua seguidos, she drank three glasses of water one after the other
II seguido adverbio straight
todo seguido, straight on, straight ahead
' seguida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amohinarse
- cargo
- confraternizar
- congeniar
- en seguida
- enseguida
- inmediata
- inmediato
- inquietarse
- cuenta
English:
at
- away
- bear
- chaser
- directly
- discontent
- moment
- momentarily
- once
- promptly
- regret
- right
- short-winded
- straight
- straightaway
- tick
* * *seguida: en seguida loc adv[inmediatamente] immediately, at once; [pronto] very soon;lo haré en seguida, antes de que se me olvide I'll do it straight away before I forget;llegará en seguida he'll be here any minute now;vino a las seis, pero se fue en seguida he came at six, but he left soon after;en seguida lo atiendo I'll be with you in a minute o directly;en seguida vuelvo I'll be right back;cruza el puente y en seguida verás la casa a la derecha cross the bridge and you'll see the house on your right;Amen seguida de comer no se debe hacer ejercicio you should not exercise immediately after a meal* * *f:en seguida at once, immediately* * *seguida nfen seguida : right away, immediatelyvuelvo en seguida: I'll be right back -
88 arrimo
m.1 the act of joining one thing to another.2 staff, stick, crutch.3 protection or support of a powerful person; help. (Metaphorical)4 among builders, an insulated wall which has no weight to support; idle wall.5 shelter, protection, support.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrimar.* * *1 (apoyo) support, protection\al arrimo de under the protection of* * *SM1) (=ayuda) protectional arrimo de algn/algo — with the support of sb/with the help of sth
2) (=apego) attachmentno siente arrimo por nadie — he doesn't feel attached to anybody, he doesn't feel any attachment to anybody
3) * (=amorío) affair4) (Constr) partition* * *masculino protectional arrimo de — thanks to, with the help of
* * *masculino protectional arrimo de — thanks to, with the help of
* * *protectional arrimo de thanks to, with the help of* * *arrimo nm[amparo] protection;al arrimo de under the protection of -
89 noctambulismo
m.1 the act of walking in sleep.2 noctambulism, noctambulation.* * *1 nocturnality* * *SM sleepwalking, somnambulism frm* * ** * ** * *el noctambulismo de la vida madrileña the late-night social activity of Madrid lifeel noctambulismo de los españoles the Spanish custom of staying up late* * *
noctambulismo sustantivo masculino sleepwalking
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90 trasnochada
f.1 last night (noche anterior).2 watch, the act of watching a whole night (noche sin dormir).* * *SF1) (=vigilia) vigil, watch; (=noche sin dormir) sleepless night2) (Mil) night attack3) (=noche anterior) last night, the night before* * *pegarse una trasnochada — (fam) ( no acostarse) to be up all night; ( acostarse de madrugada) to stay up until the early hours of the morning
* * *pegarse una trasnochada — (fam) ( no acostarse) to be up all night; ( acostarse de madrugada) to stay up until the early hours of the morning
* * *me toca pegarme un par de trasnochadas al mes a couple of times a month I have to stay up all night o until the early hours of the morning* * *
trasnochado,-a adj (pasado de moda) out, old-fashioned
* * *trasnochada nflate night;estoy cansadísima, llevo tres trasnochadas seguidas I'm dead tired, I've had three late nights in a row -
91 aporreamiento
m.the act of beating or pommelling.* * *SM beating* * *= beating.Ex. There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.* * *= beating.Ex: There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.
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92 aporreo
m.1 the act of beating, pommelling, or cudgelling.2 bashing, beating, clubbing, thumping.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aporrear.* * ** * *SM1) (=paliza) beating2) (=ruido) thumping, pounding3) (=molestia) bother, nuisance* * *= beating.Ex. There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.* * *= beating.Ex: There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.
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93 arrugamiento
m.corrugation, the act and effect of wrinkling.* * ** * *masculino crumpling* * *= cockling.Ex. Using the vacuum process has meant that the paper suffered from minimal staining and cockling.* * *masculino crumpling* * *= cockling.Ex: Using the vacuum process has meant that the paper suffered from minimal staining and cockling.
* * *crumpling, folding* * *arrugamiento nm[de ropa, papel] creasing, crumpling -
94 desbaste
m.1 the act of hewing, polishing, or trimming.2 roughing down, rough dressing, scabbling, roughhewing.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desbastar.* * *SM1) (Téc) [de madera] planing; [de piedra] smoothing2) [de persona] polishing* * *= planing.Ex. The outermost cell layer is heavily distorted and damaged from planing of the surfaces prior to gluing.* * *= planing.Ex: The outermost cell layer is heavily distorted and damaged from planing of the surfaces prior to gluing.
* * *A (acción de dar forma — a un metal) roughing-down; (— a madera) rough-hewingB (cepillado) planing, smoothing* * *desbaste nm[en carpintería] planing -
95 marrón
adj.brown, chestnut.* * *► adjetivo1 brown1 (color) brown3 argot (fastidio) pain, drag\comerse un marrón argot to own up* * *noun m. adj.* * *1.ADJ brown2. SM1) (=color) brown2) (Culin)3) ** (=acusación) charge; (=condena) sentence; (=situación comprometida) messle pillaron de o en un marrón — they caught him red-handed
4) ** (=policía) pig **, cop *5) LAm ( Hist) maroon6) And (=papillote) curlpaper7) Caribe (=café con leche) coffee with milk* * *Iadjetivo brownII1) ( color) brown2) (Col) ( rulo) roller, curler* * *= brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].Ex. Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.----* marrón café = coffee-brown.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* marrón óxido = rust brown, rusty brown.* marrón rojizo = reddish-brown.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* volverse marrón = turn + brown.* * *Iadjetivo brownII1) ( color) brown2) (Col) ( rulo) roller, curler* * *= brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.
* marrón café = coffee-brown.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* marrón óxido = rust brown, rusty brown.* marrón rojizo = reddish-brown.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* volverse marrón = turn + brown.* * *1 ‹color/ojos/zapatos› brown2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) brownmarrón oscuro dark brownA [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (color) brownCompuesto:marron glacé* * *
marrón adjetivo / noun masculine
brown;
marrón
I adj (color) brown
II sustantivo masculino
1 (color) brown
2 fam (tarea desagradable) drag, pain 3 marrón glacé, marron glacé
♦ Locuciones: familiar comerse un marrón, to grin and bear it
pillar a alguien de marrón, to catch sb redhanded
' marrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
café
English:
brown
- curler
- fleck
* * *♦ adjbrown;marrón claro light brown, tan♦ nm1. [color] brown;el marrón es mi color favorito brown is my favourite colour2. marrón glacé marron glacé3. RP [mazo] large club [for killing animals]me cayó el marrón de acompañar a mi madre I was the one who got stuck with having to go with my mother;el profesor nos metió un marrón we got done by the teacher;comerse el marrón: me ha tocado a mí comerme el marrón de limpiar la casa tras la fiesta I got lumbered with having to clean the house after the party;pillar a alguien de marrón to catch sb in the act* * *m/adj brown;comerse un marrón fam own up;meterse en un marrón fam get in a fix fam* * ** * *marrón adj n brown -
96 recocido
adj.1 over boiled.2 skilful, clever.3 over-ripe, dried up.4 overcooked, recooked.m.1 the operation of annealing metals.2 the act of boiling again.past part.1 past participle of RECODER.2 past participle of spanish verb: recocer.* * *ADJ1) (=demasiado cocido) overcooked2) (=vuelto a cocinar) warmed up, heated up* * *- da adjetivo overcooked, overdone* * *= annealing, annealed.Ex. This paper presents an algorithm for health care knowledge crystallization that, in addition to simulating the process of annealing, employs the notion of nucleation and growth on health care knowledge.Ex. Fully tempered glass as supplied for shower door, patio doors, etc., is four to five times as strong as annealed glass.* * *- da adjetivo overcooked, overdone* * *= annealing, annealed.Ex: This paper presents an algorithm for health care knowledge crystallization that, in addition to simulating the process of annealing, employs the notion of nucleation and growth on health care knowledge.
Ex: Fully tempered glass as supplied for shower door, patio doors, etc., is four to five times as strong as annealed glass.* * *recocido -daovercooked, overdone -
97 tajada
f.1 slice (rodaja).2 share (parte).sacar tajada de algo to get something out of something3 bribe, rake-off.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tajar.* * *1 (rodaja) slice2 (corte) cut; (cuchillada) stab\agarrar una tajada / coger una tajada / pillar una tajada familiar to get smashed, get plastereddar un tajada to cutllevarse la tajada del león familiar to take the lion's sharellevarse tajada / sacar tajada familiar to take one's share* * *noun f.hack, slash* * *SF1) (Culin) slice2) * (=beneficio) rake-off *sacar tajada — to get one's share, take one's cut *
3) (=raja) cut, slash¡te haré tajadas! — I'll have your guts for garters! *
4) * (=borrachera)coger o pillar una tajada — to get plastered *
5) (Med) hoarseness* * *1)a) (de melón, queso) slicesacar tajada de algo — (fam) to take/get one's cut of something (colloq)
b) (Ven) ( de plátano frito) slice of fried plantain2) (Esp arg) ( borrachera)* * *= slice.Ex. A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.----* una tajada = a slice of the cake.* * *1)a) (de melón, queso) slicesacar tajada de algo — (fam) to take/get one's cut of something (colloq)
b) (Ven) ( de plátano frito) slice of fried plantain2) (Esp arg) ( borrachera)* * *= slice.Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.
* una tajada = a slice of the cake.* * *A1 (de melón, queso) slicesacar tajada ( fam): si no puede sacar tajada no le interesa if there's nothing in it for him o if he can't make something out of it, he's not interested ( colloq)todos están peleándose para sacar tajada they're all fighting to take their cut ( colloq)2 ( Ven) (de plátano frito) slice of fried plantainB( Esp arg) (borrachera): ¡vaya tajada que llevaba! was she ever drunk! ( colloq), she was smashed! ( arg)* * *
tajada sustantivo femenino
tajada sustantivo femenino
1 (de un alimento) slice, piece
2 fam (borrachera) cogió una buena tajada, he got stoned o completely drunk
♦ Locuciones: fig pey sacar tajada, to take one's share
' tajada' also found in these entries:
English:
slice
- cut
- sliver
* * *tajada nf1. [de comida] [trozo] piece;[rodaja] slice;una tajada de pollo a piece o slice of chicken;partió el melón en tajadas he cut the melon into slicestodo el mundo quiere sacar tajada everyone wants to get in on the act;sacar tajada de algo to get something out of sth* * *f1 GASTR slice;sacar tajada fam take a slice ocut fam2:agarrar una tajada fam get drunk* * *tajada nf1) : slice2)* * *tajada n1. (rodaja) slice2. (corte) cut -
98 trasero1
1 = bottom, bum, backside, buttocks, rear end, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.Ex. There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.Ex. Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.Ex. People may find the swollen female rear ends ugly, but male baboons find them attractive.Ex. She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.Ex. They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.Ex. Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.Ex. American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.Ex. He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.----* dar un pellizco en el trasero = bottom pinching.* pellizcar el trasero = bottom pinching.* trasero respingón = pert bum, pert bottom. -
99 chanchito
m.1 little pig, piggy, piglet, piggie.2 Brazilian sandperch, Pseudopercis semifasciata.* * *I- ta adjetivo (Chi fam)IImasculino (fam)1) (Andes, CS) (Zool) woodlouse2) (CS) ( alcancía) piggy bank* * *I- ta adjetivo (Chi fam)IImasculino (fam)1) (Andes, CS) (Zool) woodlouse2) (CS) ( alcancía) piggy bank* * *cayó chanchito a la cama he collapsed onto the bedcayó chanchita en la trampa she fell right into the trap( fam)A (Andes, CS) ( Zool) woodlouseB (CS) (alcancía) piggy bank* * *
chanchito sustantivo masculino (fam)
1 (Andes, CS) (Zool) woodlouse
2 (CS) ( alcancía) piggy bank
' chanchito' also found in these entries:
English:
piggy
- piglet
- wood
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100 tapadillo
m.1 The act of a woman's covering herself with her veil or mantle, that she may not be seen.2 a certain flute-stop of an organ.* * *1 (acción de taparse con manto) covering one's face with a mantle2 (de órgano) flute-stop3 familiar (disimulo) deceit, secrecy\hacer algo de tapadillo familiar to do something secretly* * *ADV secretly, stealthilyde tapadillo —
* * *de tapadillo — (loc adv) (fam) on the quiet (colloq), secretly
* * *de tapadillo — (loc adv) (fam) on the quiet (colloq), secretly
* * ** * *
tapadillo sustantivo masculino
♦ Locuciones: de tapadillo, secretly, surreptitiously
* * *tapadillo: de tapadillo loc advFam on the sly* * *m:de tapadillo on the sly
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