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adj.1 big, large.este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for meun gran artista a great artistel gran favorito the firm favoriteuna gran figura a big nameuna gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibilitya lo grande in a big way, in stylegrandes almacenes department storeGran Bretaña Great Britainel Gran Cañón the Grand Canyongran danés great Danegran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakesla Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)el gran público the general public2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)4 magnus, Mag, magnum.5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.m.grandee (noble).* * *► adjetivo1 (tamaño) large, big2 (fuerte, intenso) great3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big1 (de elevada jerarquía) great\a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big wayestar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebodypasarlo en grande familiar to have a great timevivir a lo grande figurado to live in style* * *adj.1) big2) large3) great* * *1. ADJ( antes de sm sing gran)1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, greatviven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house
¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?
en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities
grandísimo — enormous, huge
un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort
¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!
hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *
2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] bighay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference
3) (=mucho, muy) greatse estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well
4) [en edad](=mayor)ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl
¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?
5)¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!
2. SMF1) (=personaje importante)2) LAm (=adulto) adult3. SF1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.----* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *A1 (en dimensiones) large, bigse mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger housesus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyesun tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guytiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/noseabra la boca más grande open wider2 (en demasía) too big¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for mequedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sbB (alto) tall¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!C ( Geog):el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/BilbaoD1( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their ownya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourselfcuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancermis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now2está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guyE ( delante del n)1 (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/winela gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater2 (poderoso) biglos grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialistslos grandes señores feudales the great feudal lordsa lo grande in style3(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friendsgrandes fumadores heavy smokersF ( fam)(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)G1 (en intensidad, grado) greatme causó una gran pena it caused me great sadnessme has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happycomió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartilyun día de gran calor a very hot daylos grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a frightpara mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassmentse produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosiones un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for meha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful seasonno corre gran prisa it is not very urgentlas paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint2(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very trueeres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heardH1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› bigla gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the votersdedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to researchesto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …2(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speedvolar a gran altura to fly at a great heightun edificio de gran altura a very tall buildingun gran número de personas a large number of peopleobjetos de gran valor objects of great valueen grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)Compuestos:masculine wide-angle lensel gran capital big businessmasculine Great Danela Gran Depresión the Great Depression( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bangla Gran Guerra the Great Warmasculine Big Brotherel gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching youmasculine Grand Mastermasculine grand mastermasculine international grand masterfeminine grand operamasculine Grand Prixel gran público the general publicel gran simpático the sympathetic nervous systemmpl department storemasculine, feminineA (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading playeruno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industryB ( esp AmL)1(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girlsla grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married2 (adulto) grown-upCompuesto:(Spanish) grandee o nobleman( RPl)la grande the big prize, the jackpotsacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpotse sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband* * *
grande adjetivo◊ gran is used before singular nouns
1
unos grande almacenes a department store
‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!b) ( en edad):
ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
4 ( delante del n)
a lo grande in style
5
‹ explosión› powerful;◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;
una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!b) ( elevado):◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;
volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( mayor):
b) ( adulto):
grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub
* * *♦ adj1. [de tamaño] big, large;el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;Figel cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;Fampagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large notegrandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;Gran Bretaña Great Britain;el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;gran danés Great Dane;Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;gran ducado grand duchy;la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;la Gran Guerra the Great War;los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;gran simio antropoide great ape;gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket2. [de altura] tall;¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!3. [en importancia] great;una gran mujer a great woman;los grandes bancos the major banks;la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts4. [en intensidad] great;es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yetsiempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older peopleayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!9. CompFamhacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;vivir a lo grande to live in style;pasarlo en grande to have a great time♦ nm1. [noble] grandeeGrande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility2. [persona, entidad importante]uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature♦ nfRP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that♦ interjRP Fam [fantástico] great!* * *I adj1 big, large;me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him2:a lo grande in style;pasarlo en grande have a great timeII m/f1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;grandes y pequeños young and old2 ( mayor) eldest* * *1) : large, bigun libro grande: a big book2) alto: tall3) notable: greatun gran autor: a great writercon gran placer: with great pleasure5) : old, grown-uphijos grandes: grown children* * *grande adj¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?2. (número, cantidad) large3. (importante) great -
62 llamar
v.1 to call.Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.2 to call, to phone.llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctorte ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you3 to call (dar nombre, apelativo, apodo).me llamó mentiroso he called me a liar4 to summon, to call.llamar a la huelga to call out on strike5 to attract.6 to knock (a la puerta) (con golpes).están llamando there's somebody at the door7 to phone.8 to address as, to call by the title of, to call, to call by the name of.Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.Lisa llamó a Ricardo padre Lisa addressed Richard as father.En un bar, un trago llama a otro. In a bar, one drink calls for another one.9 to hail.Ellos llamaron un taxi They hailed a cab.10 to call on the phone, to give a bell, to call, to phone.* * *1 (gen) to call■ llámalo, creo que no te ha visto call him, I don't think he's seen you2 (convocar) to summon■ llueve, mejor que llamemos un taxi it's raining, we'd better call a taxi3 (dar nombre) to name■ ¿cómo vais a llamar al niño? what are you going to call the baby?4 (atraer) to appeal to■ ¿quién llama? who's there?1 (tener nombre) to be called■ me llamo Juan my name is Juan, I'm called Juan\llamar a alguien por señas to wave at somebodyllamar a filas to call upllamar a alguien de todo familiar to call somebody everything under the sunllamar a la huelga to call out on strikellamar por teléfono to call, phone, GB ring, ring up* * *verb1) to call2) knock3) name•- llamarse* * *1. VT1) (=nombrar) to callhache¿cómo van a llamar al niño? — what are they going to name o call the baby?
2) (=considerar) to calllo que se dio en llamar la nueva generación — what became known as the new generation, what came to be called the new generation
3) (=avisar) [+ médico, fontanero] to call; [+ taxi] [por teléfono] to call; [con la mano] to hailmandar 1., 1)no te metas donde no te llaman — * don't poke your nose in where it's not wanted *
4) (Telec) (tb: llamar por teléfono) to call, ring, phoneque me llamen a las siete — ask them to call o ring o phone me at seven
te llaman desde París — they're calling you o they're on the phone from Paris
¿quién me llama? — who's on the phone?
5) (=atraer)atención 1)6) (=convocar) to call, summon frmlo llamaron a palacio — he was called o summoned frm to the palace
Dios lo ha llamado a su lado — euf he has been called to God
llamado 1., 3)•
pronto seremos llamados a las urnas — an election/a referendum will soon be called2. VI1) (Telec) [persona] to call, ring, phone; [teléfono] to ring¿quién llama? — who's calling?
ha llamado Maribel — Maribel called o rang o phoned
2) [a la puerta] [con el puño] to knock; [al timbre] to ring¿quién llama? — who's there?, who is it?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hailDios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)
su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him
b) ( instar)me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it
2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call3)a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to calllo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...
b) ( considerar) to call2.llamar vi1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)¿quién llama? — who's calling?
3) ( gustar) to appeal3.no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
llamarse v pron to be called¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?
... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana
* * *= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.Ex. Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.Ex. The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.Ex. Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.Ex. Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.Ex. The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.Ex. This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.Ex. This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.----* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* llamar a = call in.* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.* llamar a filas = draft.* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.* llamar por el busca = bleep.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* llamarse = refer to as.* llamarse así = be so called.* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hailDios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)
su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him
b) ( instar)me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it
2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call3)a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to calllo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...
b) ( considerar) to call2.llamar vi1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)¿quién llama? — who's calling?
3) ( gustar) to appeal3.no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
llamarse v pron to be called¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?
... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana
* * *= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.
Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* llamar a = call in.* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.* llamar a filas = draft.* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.* llamar por el busca = bleep.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* llamarse = refer to as.* llamarse así = be so called.* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* * *llamar [A1 ]vtA1 (requerir, hacer venir) ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹médico› to call, call out; ‹camarero/criada› to call; ‹ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summonla llamó a gritos he shouted to her to comelo llamó por señas she beckoned to him, she beckoned him overel juez lo llamó a declarar the judge called on him to testifyla madre lo mandó llamar ( AmL); his mother sent for himlo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar he was called up for military service2 (instar) llamar a algn A algo:el sindicato llamó a sus afiliados a la huelga the union called its members out on strike o called upon its members to strikese sintió llamado a hacerlo he felt driven o compelled to do itB [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) (por teléfono) to phone, to call, to call up ( AmE), to ring ( BrE)la voy a llamar I'm going to call o phone o ring her, I'm going to call her up, I'm going to give her a call o ring ( BrE)te llamó Ernesto Ernesto phoned (for you), Ernesto called (you) o rangC1 (dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to calllos amigos lo llaman Manolo his friends call him Manolola llamó imbécil/de todo he called her an idiot/every name under the sunlo que se ha dado en llamar el movimiento postmodernista what has become known o what has come to be known as the postmodernist movement2 (considerar) to calleso es lo que yo llamo un amigo that's what I call a friendD (atraer) to drawlos llama lo suyo they feel drawn to their rootsel dinero lo llama mucho he is very interested in money■ llamarviA (con los nudillos) to knock; (tocar el timbre) to ring, ring the doorbellllaman a la puerta there's someone at the door¿quién llama? who is it?, who's there?¿quién llama? who's calling?, who's speaking?te llamo or te llamaré mañana I'll call you tomorrowpara más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 111-12-20 for more information call us ON o AT 111 12 20C (gustar) to appeala mí no me llaman las pieles fur coats don't appeal to me, I don't like fur coats■ llamarseto be calledsu padre se llama Pedro his father is called Pedro, his father's name is Pedro¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?no sé cómo se llama el libro I don't know what the book's calledése acabará en la cárcel como que (yo) me llamo Beatriz he'll end up in prison as sure as my name's Beatriz* * *
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;
el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;
llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3
(dar el título, apodo de) to call
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);
2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;
ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring
' llamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- avisar
- cantar
- cobro
- dejar
- eh
- encargarse
- GEO
- instancia
- más
- molestarse
- nombre
- ocurrirse
- orden
- palmada
- pan
- retraer
- show
- sin
- sudaca
- timbre
- titular2
- tratar
- amenazar
- bombero
- golpear
- intuir
- licitar
- mandar
- oír
- puerta
- tal
- teléfono
- tocar
English:
alternatively
- attention
- attract
- beckon
- call
- call in
- call out
- call up
- collect
- dispose
- draw
- engage
- entitle
- eye
- for
- get in
- hail
- have in
- knock
- name
- ought
- page
- reverse
- ring
- ring back
- ring up
- send for
- spade
- telephone
- certainly
- conspicuous
- draft
- effect
- get
- good
- kind
- more
- muster
- phone
- radio
- recall
- send
- summon
- use
* * *♦ vt1. [dirigirse a, hacer venir] to call;[con gestos] to beckon;llamó por señas/con la mano al camarero she beckoned to the waiter;llamar a alguien a voces to shout to sb to come over;llamar (a) un taxi [en la calle] to hail a cab;[por teléfono] to call for a taxi2. [por teléfono] to phone, to call, Br to ring;[con el buscapersonas] to page;llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor;te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you;te han llamado de la oficina there was a call from the office for you;¿quién lo/la llama, por favor? who's calling, please?3. [dar nombre, apelativo, apodo] to call;¿ya sabes cómo vas a llamar al perro? have you decided what you're going to call the dog yet?;me llamó mentiroso she called me a liar;fue lo que se dio en llamar la Guerra de los Seis Días it was what came to be known as the Six Day War;¿a eso llamas tú un jardín? do you call that a garden?;eso es lo que yo llamo un buen negocio that's what I call a good deal;es un aparato para el aire, un humidificador, que lo llaman it's a device for making the air more humid, a humidifier as they call it o as it is known4. [convocar] to summon, to call;el jefe me llamó a su despacho the boss summoned o called me to his office;la han llamado para una entrevista de trabajo she's got an interview for a job;lo llamaron a filas he was called up, US he got drafted;llamar a los trabajadores a la huelga to call the workers out (on strike);llamar a alguien a juicio to call sb to trial5. [atraer] to attract;nunca me han llamado los deportes de invierno I've never been attracted o drawn to winter sports♦ vi1. [a la puerta] [con golpes] to knock;[con timbre] to ring;llamar a la puerta [con golpes] to knock on the door;están llamando there's somebody at the door;por favor, llamen antes de entrar [en letrero] please knock/ring before entering2. [por teléfono] to phone* * *ringring;llaman (a la puerta) there’s someone at the door;el fútbol no me llama nada football doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest* * *llamar vt1) : to name, to call2) : to call, to summon3) : to phone, to call up* * *llamar vb1. (en general) to call¿me has llamado? did you call me?si es niño, le llamarán Ignacio if it's a boy, they'll call him Ignacio2. (telefonear) to phone / to call3. (a la puerta) to knock -
63 recibir
v.1 to receive.recibió un golpe en la cabeza he was hit on the head, he took a blow to the headestoy recibiendo clases de piano I'm having o taking piano classesreciba mi más cordial o sincera felicitación (Formal) please accept my sincere congratulationsEllos reciben monedas They receive coins.Ella recibe el reconocimiento She received=accepted the acknowledgement.2 to receive (persona, visita).lo recibieron con un cálido aplauso he was received with a warm round of applause3 to meet.4 to get (captar) (ondas de radio, televisión).aquí no recibimos la CNN we don't get CNN here5 to hold surgery (atender visitas) (médico, dentista).6 to welcome, to give a reception to, to receive.Ellos recibieron a Ricardo They welcomed Richard.* * *1 (gen) to receive2 (invitados) to entertain3 (salir al encuentro) to meet4 (acoger) to welcome, receive\recibe un abrazo de (en carta) best wishes from, lots of love fromrecibir una negativa to be refused, meet with a refusal* * *verb1) to receive2) get3) welcome4) entertain* * *1. VT1) (=ser beneficiario de)a) [+ dinero, apoyo, llamada, noticias] to receive, get; [+ ayuda, homenaje] to receiverecibirán una compensación económica — they'll get compensation, they will receive financial compensation más frm
he recibido del Sr Gómez la cantidad de... — [en recibo] received from Sr Gómez the sum of...
¿recibiste mi carta? — did you get my letter?
"mensaje recibido" — (Radio) "message received"
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recibir asistencia médica — to receive medical assistance, be given medical assistance•
recibir el calificativo de — to be labelled (as)b) [lago, río, mar]2) (=sufrir) [+ susto] to getrecibir un golpe — to be hit, be struck
3) [+ persona]a) (=acoger) to welcome•
ir a recibir a algn — to meet sb•
salieron a recibirlos al jardín — they received them in the gardenb) [para reunión, entrevista] [gen] to see; [formalmente] to receivec) [en el matrimonio] to takela recibió por esposa — he took her as o for his wife
4) (Taur)5) (=aceptar) [+ propuesta, sugerencia] to receive6) [en correspondencia]reciba un saludo de... — yours sincerely...
7) (=sostener) [+ peso] to bear2. VIla baronesa solo puede recibir los lunes — the baroness is only at home on Mondays, the baroness can only receive visitors on Mondays
2) [médico] to see patients3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <carta/paquete> to receive, get; < mercancías> to receive¿han recibido el libro que pedí? — has the book I ordered come in yet?
b) (Rad, TV) to receivec) <ayuda/llamada/oferta> to receive¿recibiste mi recado? — did you get my message?
ha recibido orden de... — he has been ordered o he has received orders to...
recibe el nombre de... — it is called...
reciba un atento saludo de... — (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully/sincerely (BrE)
recibe un fuerte abrazo... — (Corresp) best wishes
reciba nuestra más cordial felicitación — (frml) please accept our warmest congratulations (frml)
2) <persona/visita> to receive3) ( acoger) <propuesta/oferta> (+ compl) to receiverecibieron la sugerencia fríamente — the suggestion met with o received a cold reception
4) <peso/carga> to support2.recibir virecibe los jueves — she sees o receives visitors on Thursdays
3.el doctor no recibe hoy — the doctor does not have office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery today
recibirse v pron (AmL) (Educ) to graduate* * *= get, greet, receive, garner, intake.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.Ex. New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.Ex. If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers.Ex. The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.Ex. As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.----* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.* recibir atención = enjoy + attention, receive + attention, receive + note, command + attention, gain + attention.* recibir bien = welcome.* recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.* recibir donaciones = attract + donation.* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.* recibir elogio = get + tap on the shoulder.* recibir elogios = win + accolade.* recibir el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* recibir facturas = invoice.* recibir gratis = get + free.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* recibir la confianza (de Alguien) = receive + credibility.* recibir lo que Uno se merece = get + Posesivo + just rewards, get + Posesivo + due(s).* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* recibir noticias de = hear from.* recibir notificación = receive + notice.* recibir opiniones diversas = receive + mixed reviews.* recibir pago = receive + payment.* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* recibir preparación = undergo + training.* recibir publicidad = receive + publicity.* recibir recompensa = receive + reward.* recibir reconocimiento = find + recognition.* recibirse = be receivable.* recibirse con una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.* recibir un aluvión de = deluge with.* recibir una paliza = take + a pounding, take + a beating.* recibir una pensión = draw + a pension.* recibir un golpe = take + a hit.* recibir un premio = receive + award, earn + an award.* recibir un trato justo = treat + fairly.* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <carta/paquete> to receive, get; < mercancías> to receive¿han recibido el libro que pedí? — has the book I ordered come in yet?
b) (Rad, TV) to receivec) <ayuda/llamada/oferta> to receive¿recibiste mi recado? — did you get my message?
ha recibido orden de... — he has been ordered o he has received orders to...
recibe el nombre de... — it is called...
reciba un atento saludo de... — (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully/sincerely (BrE)
recibe un fuerte abrazo... — (Corresp) best wishes
reciba nuestra más cordial felicitación — (frml) please accept our warmest congratulations (frml)
2) <persona/visita> to receive3) ( acoger) <propuesta/oferta> (+ compl) to receiverecibieron la sugerencia fríamente — the suggestion met with o received a cold reception
4) <peso/carga> to support2.recibir virecibe los jueves — she sees o receives visitors on Thursdays
3.el doctor no recibe hoy — the doctor does not have office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery today
recibirse v pron (AmL) (Educ) to graduate* * *= get, greet, receive, garner, intake.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.Ex: If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers.Ex: The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.* recibir atención = enjoy + attention, receive + attention, receive + note, command + attention, gain + attention.* recibir bien = welcome.* recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.* recibir donaciones = attract + donation.* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.* recibir elogio = get + tap on the shoulder.* recibir elogios = win + accolade.* recibir el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* recibir facturas = invoice.* recibir gratis = get + free.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* recibir la confianza (de Alguien) = receive + credibility.* recibir lo que Uno se merece = get + Posesivo + just rewards, get + Posesivo + due(s).* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* recibir noticias de = hear from.* recibir notificación = receive + notice.* recibir opiniones diversas = receive + mixed reviews.* recibir pago = receive + payment.* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* recibir preparación = undergo + training.* recibir publicidad = receive + publicity.* recibir recompensa = receive + reward.* recibir reconocimiento = find + recognition.* recibirse = be receivable.* recibirse con una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.* recibir un aluvión de = deluge with.* recibir una paliza = take + a pounding, take + a beating.* recibir una pensión = draw + a pension.* recibir un golpe = take + a hit.* recibir un premio = receive + award, earn + an award.* recibir un trato justo = treat + fairly.* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.* * *recibir [I1 ]vtA1 ‹carta/paquete› to receive, get; ‹mercancías› to receiverecibió muchos regalos para su cumpleaños she got lots of birthday giftsrecibió el premio en nombre de su hijo he accepted o received the prize on behalf of his sonlas solicitudes se reciben en horario de oficina applications will only be accepted during office hoursrecibí del Sr Contreras la cantidad de … received from Mr Contreras the sum of …2 ( Rad, TV) to receive3 ‹ayuda/llamada/oferta› to receive¿no recibiste mi recado? didn't you get my message?ha recibido orden de desalojar el local he has been ordered to o he has received an order to vacate the premises¿han recibido el libro que pedí? has the book I ordered come in yet?han recibido ayuda de varios organismos privados they have received help from o have been given help by various private organizationsdesde que estoy aquí no he recibido más que disgustos I've had nothing but trouble since I came hereha recibido muchas demostraciones de afecto people have shown her a great deal of kindnesslas plantas de esta familia reciben el nombre de … plants belonging to this family are called …recibir la comunión to receive o take communionB ‹persona/visita› to receivenos recibieron con los brazos abiertos they welcomed us with open armssalió a recibir a los invitados she went out to greet o receive the guestsvan a ir a recibirlo al aeropuerto they are going to meet him at the airportlos recibió en el salón she saw o entertained o received them in the sitting roomel encargado la recibirá enseguida the manager will see you right awayno recibe visitas she's not receiving visitorsrecibió al toro de rodillas he met o received the bull on his kneesC (acoger) ‹propuesta/oferta› (+ compl) to receiverecibió tu propuesta con entusiasmo she welcomed your proposal, she received your proposal enthusiasticallyrecibieron su sugerencia fríamente her suggestion met with o received a cold reception, her suggestion was received coldlyD ‹peso/carga› to support■ recibirvirecibe los jueves y los viernes she sees o receives visitors on Thursdays and Fridaysacaba de recibirse she has just graduated o got her degreerecibirse DE algo to qualify AS sthse recibió de abogado/médico he qualified as a lawyer/doctor* * *
recibir ( conjugate recibir) verbo transitivo ( en general) to receive;
reciba un atento saludo de … (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully/sincerely (BrE);
recibir a algn con los brazos abiertos to welcome sb with open arms;
van a ir a recibirlo they are going to meet him;
el encargado la recibirá enseguida the manager will see you right away
recibirse verbo pronominal (AmL) (Educ) to graduate;
recibirse de algo to qualify as sth
recibir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un regalo, llamada, etc) to receive, get: recibieron una mala noticia, they were given some bad news
recibió un golpe en la espalda, he was hit on the back
(un premio) to win
2 (en el despacho) to receive
(acoger) to welcome
(en el aeropuerto, etc) to meet
3 (un consejo) no le gusta recibir consejos, she doesn't like taking advice
4 Telec to receive
5 (un nombre) estas construcciones reciben el nombre de basílicas, these buildings are called basilicas
II vi (admitir visitas) to receive, see visitors: esta doctora sólo recibe los martes y los jueves, the doctor is only available for consultation on Tuesday and Thursday
' recibir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoger
- baqueteada
- baqueteado
- cobrar
- dar
- ingresar
- autorizar
- esperar
- le
English:
bind over
- bow
- come into
- deserts
- entertain
- get
- greet
- have
- incoming
- interested
- lap up
- on
- receive
- reception
- see in
- step forward
- meet
- public
- qualify
- red
- relief
- sign
- take
- turn
- usher
* * *♦ vt1. [tomar, aceptar, admitir] to receive;[carta, regalo, premio, llamada, respuesta] to receive, to get; [propuesta, sugerencia] to receive; [castigo] to be given; [susto] to get; [clase, instrucción] to have;recibir una paliza to get beaten up;recibió un golpe en la cabeza he was hit on the head, he took a blow to the head;un sector que recibe muchas ayudas del gobierno an industry which receives substantial government aid;recibió el Premio Nobel de Literatura he won o was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature;el anuncio fue muy bien recibido the announcement was welcomed;recibieron la orden de detener al general they received o were given the order to arrest the general;recibió la noticia con alegría he was very happy about the news;recibir consejos de alguien to receive advice from sb, to be given advice by sb;recibí orden de que no la molestaran I received orders that she was not to be disturbed;estoy recibiendo clases de piano I'm having o taking piano classes;estos pilares reciben todo el peso del techo these pillars take the weight of the whole roof;Formal2. [persona, visita] to receive;lo recibieron con un cálido aplauso he was received with a warm round of applause;¿cuándo cree que podrá recibirnos? when do you think she'll be able to see us?3. [ir a buscar] to meet;fuimos a recibirla al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport4. [captar] [ondas de radio, televisión] to get;aquí no recibimos la CNN we don't get CNN here;torre de control a V-5, ¿me recibe? ground control to V-5, do you read me?♦ vi[atender visitas] [médico, dentista] to hold surgery; [rey, papa, ministro] to receive visitors;el médico no recibe hoy the doctor isn't seeing any patients today* * *v/t receive* * *recibir vt1) : to receive, to get2) : to welcomerecibir vi: to receive visitors* * *recibir vb1. (en general) to receive / to get -
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m.feelings, sentiments.v.1 to feel.sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found outsin sentir without noticingYo siento amargura I feel=sense bitterness.Ella siente también She feels, too.Yo sentí a Ricardo con mi mano I felt Richard with my hand.2 to regret, to be sorry about.sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friendsiento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't comesiento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waitinglo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry3 to hear.4 to be sorry to, to feel sorry to.Yo siento irme I am sorry to go.5 to be sorry for.* * *1 (sentimiento) feeling2 (opinión) opinion, view1 (gen) to feel2 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about, feel sorry3 (oír) to hear■ ¿sientes algo? can you hear anything?4 (presentir) to feel, think, have a feeling that1 to feel\dejarse sentir / hacerse sentir figurado to make itself felten mi sentir in my opinion¡lo siento! I'm sorry!sentirse como en casa to feel at homesentirse con ánimos de hacer algo to feel like doing something, feel up to doing somethingsentirse mal to feel illsin sentir just like that* * *verb1) to feel2) feel sorry, regret3) sense•- sentirse* * *1. VT1) [+ emoción, sensación, dolor] to feel•
dejarse sentir — to be feltestán empezando a dejarse sentir los efectos de la crisis — the effects of the crisis are beginning to be felt
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sentir pena por algn — to feel pity for sb, feel sorry for sb2) (=percibir) to sensequizá sintió que no le estaba diciendo la verdad — maybe she sensed that I wasn't telling her the truth
3) [con otros sentidos]a) (=oír) to hear¿sientes el olor a quemado? — can you smell burning?
4) (=presentir)5) [+ música, poesía] to have a feeling for6) (=lamentar) to be sorry about, regret más frmsiento informarle que no ha sido seleccionado — I'm sorry to tell you that you haven't been selected, I regret to inform you that you haven't been selected más frm
siento molestarlo, pero necesito su ayuda — I'm sorry to bother you, but I need your help
•
lo siento — I'm sorrylo siento muchísimo, ¡cuánto lo siento! — I'm so sorry
•
sentir que... — to be sorry that...2.VI to feel3.See:* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feelsentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
b) < emoción> to feelc) ( presentir)los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades
2)a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hearb) (esp AmL) ( percibir)le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic
3) ( lamentar)2.lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry
sentirse v pron1) (+ compl) to feel¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well
me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse
2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurtIIsentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view* * *= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.Ex. I'm sorry to have disappointed you.Ex. The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.Ex. Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.----* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.* hacer sentir = make + feel.* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.* sentir daño = feel + hurt.* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.* sentir envidia de = be envious of.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sentir la sensación = feel.* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sentir motivación = have + motivation.* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* sentir predilección por = be partial to.* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.* sentirse atraído = be engaged.* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* sentirse confortable = be at ease.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.* sentir sed = be thirsty.* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse identificado = hit it off.* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feelsentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
b) < emoción> to feelc) ( presentir)los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades
2)a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hearb) (esp AmL) ( percibir)le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic
3) ( lamentar)2.lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry
sentirse v pron1) (+ compl) to feel¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well
me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse
2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurtIIsentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view* * *= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.Ex: I'm sorry to have disappointed you.
Ex: The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.* hacer sentir = make + feel.* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.* sentir daño = feel + hurt.* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.* sentir envidia de = be envious of.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sentir la sensación = feel.* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sentir motivación = have + motivation.* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* sentir predilección por = be partial to.* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.* sentirse atraído = be engaged.* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* sentirse confortable = be at ease.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.* sentir sed = be thirsty.* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse identificado = hit it off.* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.* * *vtA1 ‹frío/calor/hambre/sed› to feelempecé a sentir hambre/frío a eso de medianoche I started to feel hungry/cold around midnightapenas sentí el pinchazo I hardly felt the prick of the needlesentí un dolor en el costado/un tirón en la pierna I felt a pain in my side/a tug at my leg2 ‹emoción› to feeles incapaz de sentir compasión por nadie he's incapable of feeling compassion for anyonesentimos una gran alegría cuando nos enteramos we were overjoyed when we found outnunca me hicieron sentir que estaba incomodando they never made me feel I was in the waylo hizo para que él sintiera celos she did it to make him feel jealousrealmente sienten la música they play the music with great feeling3(presentir): sentí que nos iba a pasar algo I had a feeling something was going to happen to us4(experimentar consecuencias): los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas the effects of the crisis will be felt for decadesel descontento se hizo sentir pronto their discontent soon made itself feltnuestro departamento no ha sentido el cambio de director our department hasn't been affected by the change of directorB1 (oír) to hearsentimos un ruido/un disparo/pasos we heard a noise/a shot/footstepsanoche te sentí llegar I heard you come in last night2( esp AmL) (percibir) ‹olor/gusto› siento olor a gas/a quemado I can smell gas/burningle siento gusto a vainilla/ajo I can taste vanilla/garlicC(lamentar): sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre I was very sorry to hear of your father's deathsu muerte fue muy sentida his death was deeply mournedlo siento mucho I'm really sorrylo siento en el alma I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorryno sabes cómo or cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I amsentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help herel director siente no poder recibirlo the director regrets that he is unable to see you ( frml)siento que te tengas que ir tan pronto I'm sorry you have to go so soon■ sentirseA (+ compl) to feel¿te sientes bien? are you feeling o do you feel all right?me siento mal I don't feel well, I'm not feeling wellme siento enfermo/peor I feel ill/worsecomo se sentía mejor se levantó she felt o was feeling better so she got upse sintió desfallecer she felt as if she were about to faintno tiene por qué sentirse ofendida/culpable she has no reason to feel hurt/guiltynos sentimos totalmente identificados con el personaje we can identify completely with the characterme sentía vigilada I felt as if I was being watched2 (opinión, postura) feeling, viewla encuesta refleja el sentir general the survey reflects the general feeling o view* * *
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo
1
◊ sentir hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
sentir celos to feel jealous
2
b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):
le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla
3 ( lamentar):
sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her;
ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death
sentirse verbo pronominal
1 (+ compl) to feel;
no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it
2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt;
sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry
' sentir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- acobardarse
- acusar
- ajena
- ajeno
- aprecio
- arrepentirse
- cobrar
- cogerse
- curiosidad
- despepitarse
- embarazarse
- estimar
- gustar
- identificarse
- intriga
- marearse
- notar
- palpar
- profesar
- rencor
- resentirse
- temer
- tener
- tocar
- tributar
- vergüenza
- agradecer
- ansia
- apenar
- chochear
- cohibir
- descomponer
- lástima
- náuseas
- remordimiento
- sienta
- sintiera
English:
afraid
- averse
- care for
- cringe
- empathize
- feel
- rue
- sense
- sorry
- bite
- care
- cold
- deep
- devoted
- nauseous
- presence
- relieved
- sentiment
- shame
- tingle
* * *♦ nm1. [sentimientos] feelings2. Formal [opinión]me gustaría conocer su sentir sobre este tema I'd like to know your feelings o what you feel about this matter;el sentir popular public opinion♦ vt1. [percibir, experimentar, notar] to feel;¿no sientes calor con tanta ropa? aren't you hot with all those clothes on?;no siento los pies del frío que hace it's so cold I can't feel my feet;sentía cierta tensión en el ambiente I could sense o feel a degree of tension in the atmosphere;sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found out;siempre dice lo que siente he always says what he thinks;los trabajadores hicieron sentir su disconformidad the workers made plain their disagreement;Méxsentir bonito/feo to feel well/unwell2. [lamentar] to regret, to be sorry about;sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friend;lo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry;no sabes cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I am;por él es por quien más lo siento it's him I'm really sorry for;siento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't come;siento no poder ayudarte I'm sorry I can't help you;siento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waiting;sentimos mucho (tener que) comunicarle que… [en cartas] we regret to inform you that…3. [presentir] to sense;siento que hay algo que no va bien I have a feeling o I sense that something's not quite right4. [oír] to hear;sentí pasos I heard footsteps;no te sentí entrar I didn't hear you come inpor el resfrío, no le siente gusto a la comida she can't taste the food because of her cold♦ vito feel;el frío ya se deja sentir you can really feel the cold now;la antipatía entre ellos aún se deja sentir the dislike between them is still noticeable;sin sentir without noticing* * *I m feeling, opinion;en mi sentir in my opinionII v/t1 feel;siento calor I feel hot2 ( percibir) sense;3 ( aparecer):hacerse odejarse sentir make itself felt4:lo siento I’m sorry* * *sentir {76} vt1) : to feel, to experienceno siento nada de dolor: I don't feel any painsentía sed: he was feeling thirstysentir amor: to feel love2) percibir: to perceive, to sensesentir un ruido: to hear a noise3) lamentar: to regret, to feel sorry forlo siento mucho: I'm very sorrysentir vi1) : to have feeling, to feel2)sin sentir : without noticing, inadvertently* * *sentir vb2. (lamentar) to be sorry -
65 acertar
v.1 to guess (correctly).acerté dos respuestas I got two answers rightSilvia acierta las respuestas siempre Silvia guesses the answers always.2 to hit (blanco).3 to be right.acerté a la primera I got it right first timeacertó al elegir esa profesión she made the right decision when she chose that careeracertaste con su regalo you chose her present well, you chose just the right present for her4 to guess right, to be right on the nose, to hit correctly, to hit the target.Acertó He=she guessed right..5 to do well, to succeed.Ricardo acertó en su empresa Richard succeeded in his undertaking.* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *1.VT [+ respuesta] to get right; [+ adivinanza] to guessgana el que acierte antes cinco preguntas — the winner is the first one to get five answers right o to answer five questions correctly
¿cuántos números has acertado esta semana? — how many numbers did you get this week?
2. VI1) [al disparar] to hit the target2) (=adivinar) to get it right¡has acertado! — you got it right!
3) [al decir, hacer algo] to be rightaciertan cuando dicen que la corrupción no tiene solución — they're right when they say that there's no solution to corruption
acertó al quedarse callado — he did the right thing keeping quiet, he was right to keep quiet
han acertado de pleno con el nuevo modelo de coche familiar — they've scored a real winner * o they've got it just right with their new family car
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acertar en algo, habéis acertado en la elección — you have made the right choice4)• acertar a hacer algo — (=conseguir) to manage to do sth; [casualmente] to happen to do sth
5)• acertar con — (=encontrar) to manage to find
tras mucho pensarlo acertamos con la solución — after a lot of thought we managed to find the solution
6) [planta] to flourish, do well* * *1.verbo transitivo <respuesta/resultado> to get... right2.acertar vi1)a) (dar, pegar)b) ( atinar) to be rightacertar con algo — con solución to hit on something
2) (lograr, atinar)acertar a + inf — to manage to + inf
3) (liter) ( suceder casualmente)acertar a + inf — to happen to + inf
* * *= see + the light, manage to, strike + home, hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, get + it + right, hit + the truth, hit it out of + the park, hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.Ex. Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex. One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.Ex. The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex. If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.Ex. He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex. We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex. It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.----* acertar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* * *1.verbo transitivo <respuesta/resultado> to get... right2.acertar vi1)a) (dar, pegar)b) ( atinar) to be rightacertar con algo — con solución to hit on something
2) (lograr, atinar)acertar a + inf — to manage to + inf
3) (liter) ( suceder casualmente)acertar a + inf — to happen to + inf
* * *= see + the light, manage to, strike + home, hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, get + it + right, hit + the truth, hit it out of + the park, hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.Ex: Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex: We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex: It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.* acertar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* * *acertar [A5 ]vt‹respuesta/resultado› to get … rightsólo acertó tres respuestas she only got three answers right, she only answered three questions correctlya ver si aciertas quién es see if you can guess who it is■ acertarviA (atinar) to be right¿no te dije que iban a perder? pues acerté didn't I tell you they were going to lose? well, I was rightdijo varios nombres pero no acertó she said several names but didn't get it rightacertaste al no comprarlo it was a good decision not to buy it, you did the right thing not buying itacertar CON algo to get sth right¿acerté con la talla? did I get the size right?has acertado con el regalo, es justo lo que necesitaba your present's perfect, it's just what I neededno acerté con la calle/casa I couldn't find the street/houseB (lograr, atinar) acertar A + INF to manage to + INFno acertó a decir palabra she didn't manage to say a single word, she was unable to utter a single wordno acierto a comprender qué es lo que pretende I just can't see o I fail to see what he hopes to achieveC ( liter) (suceder casualmente) acertar A + INF to happen to + INFacertó a pasar por allí he happened to pass that way* * *
acertar ( conjugate acertar) verbo transitivo ‹respuesta/resultado› to get … right;
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( lograr) acertar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
acertar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar con la solución) to get right
2 (adivinar) to guess correctly
3 acertar la quiniela, to win the pools
II verbo intransitivo
1 (decidir correctamente) to be right
2 (encontrar) cuando por fin acertó con la llave..., when she finally found the right key...
' acertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- blanca
- blanco
- equivocar
- acierta
- dar
English:
character
- chord
- football
- guess
* * *♦ vt1. [adivinar] to guess (correctly);acerté dos respuestas I got two answers right2. [blanco] to hit♦ vi1. [al contestar, adivinar] to be right;[al escoger, decidir] to make a good choice;acerté a la primera I got it right first time;acertó al elegir esa profesión she made the right decision when she chose that career;acertaste con su regalo you chose her present well, you chose just the right present for her;Famno acertar una: a la hora de comprar regalos no acierta una when it comes to buying presents she never gets it rightel disparo le acertó en la cabeza the bullet hit him in the headno acierto a entenderlo I can't understand it at allacertó a nevar cuando llegamos al pueblo it happened to start snowing when we reached the village5.acertar con [hallar] to find;acertamos con el desvío correcto we found the right turn-off* * *acertar el blanco, acertar en la diana fig hit the nail on the headII v/i1 be right;acertar con algo get sth right2:no acierto a hacerlo I don’t seem to be able to do it* * *acertar {55} vt: to guess correctlyacertar viatinar: to be accurate, to be on target* * *acertar vb1. (respuesta) to get right3. (adivinar) to guess4. (hacer lo más adecuado) to be right -
66 atinar
v.1 to guess correctly.atinar a hacer algo to succeed in doing somethingatinar con to hit upon2 to guess right, to guess, to make a good guess.María atinó y ganó un premio Mary guessed right and got a prize.3 to hit.María le atinó al vidrio Mary hit the glass.4 to guess right for, to get right, to hit upon the correct, to hit upon the right.Silvia acierta las respuestas siempre Silvia guesses the answers always.* * *1 (dar con) to hit upon, find■ si no atinas con la calle, llámame if you can't find the street, call me2 (acertar) to get it right, be right, succeed■ nadie ha atinado a presentar un programa político coherente nobody has managed to present a coherent political programme* * *1. VI1) (=acertar) to be rightsiempre atina — he always gets it right, he always hits the nail on the head
el médico no le atina — the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with him, the doctor can't find out what's wrong with him
atinar a o con o en — to hit upon, find
2) (=conseguir)2.VT [+ solución] to hit upon, find; (=acertar) to guess right; (=encontrar) to succeed in finding* * *verbo intransitivoatinar a + inf: no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threaded; no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word; por suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her arm; atinar con algo <con solución/respuesta> to hit on o upon something, come up with something; atiné con la talla I got the size right; atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect; no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street; los médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico — the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her
* * *= strike + home, hit + the nail on the head.Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex. One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.----* atinar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.* * *verbo intransitivoatinar a + inf: no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threaded; no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word; por suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her arm; atinar con algo <con solución/respuesta> to hit on o upon something, come up with something; atiné con la talla I got the size right; atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect; no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street; los médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico — the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her
* * *= strike + home, hit + the nail on the head.Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.* atinar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.* * *atinar [A1 ]vi1 (acertar, dar) atinar CON algo ‹con una solución, respuesta› to hit ON o UPON sth, come up WITH sth, find sthal final atinó con la calle que buscaba she finally found o succeeded in finding the street she was looking forlos médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her2 (lograr) atinar A + INF:no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threadedestaba tan emocionado que no atiné a decir palabra I was so overcome, I couldn't say a word o get a single word outpor suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her armatinar en el blanco to hit the target¡atinaste! you're dead right! ( colloq)* * *
atinar ( conjugate atinar) verbo intransitivo:
¡atinaste! you're dead right!;
no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word;
atinar con algo ‹con solución/respuesta› to hit on o upon sth, come up with sth;
atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect;
no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street
atinar verbo intransitivo
1 (dar en, alcanzar) to hit [en, -]
2 (dar con algo, encontrar) (una calle, un objeto) to find [con, -]
(una solución, una respuesta) to get [con, -]
3 (acertar a, ser capaz de) atinó a decir unas palabras, she was able to say some words
no atino a comprenderlo, I can't understand it
' atinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
English:
guess
* * *atinar vi1. [adivinar] to guess correctly;atinaron en sus previsiones their predictions turned out to be correct2. [golpear]atinar en: la flecha atinó en el blanco the arrow hit the target;el misil atinó en el puente the missile made a direct hit on the bridge3. [encontrar]atinar con: atinó con el libro que buscaba she found the book she had been looking for;siguió revisando el texto hasta atinar con las palabras exactas he continued to revise the text until he hit on exactly the right words4. [conseguir, lograr]atinar a hacer algo: no atinaba a abrir la cerradura she couldn't manage to open the lock;sólo atinaba a mirarla boquiabierto all he could do was stare at her in astonishment;cuando la veía no atinaba a decir palabra when he saw her he could never manage to say anything* * *v/i1 manage (a to)2:no atinó con la respuesta correcta she couldn’t come up with the right answer;atinar en el blanco hit the bull’s eye* * *atinar viacertar: to be accurate, to be on target* * *atinar vb1. (dar con) to manage to do2. (acertar) to be right -
67 madre
f.1 mother.es madre de tres niños she's a mother of threeAlicia va a ser madre Alicia's going to have a babymadre adoptiva foster mothermadre de alquiler surrogate mothermadre biológica natural motherla madre patria the motherlandmadre política mother-in-lawmadre soltera single mother2 bed.* * *1 mother2 (causa) root3 (monja) sister4 (del río) bed\ahí está la madre del cordero familiar that's where the trouble liesciento y la madre familiar the world and his wife, US everyone and his brotherde puta madre tabú brilliant, fucking brilliant¡madre mía! familiar good heavens!¡tu madre! tabú up yours!futura madre mother-to-bemadre adoptiva adoptive mothermadre alquilada / madre de alquiler surrogate mothermadre de familia mothermadre de leche wet nursemadre patria one's motherlandmadre política mother-in-lawmadre soltera single mothermadre superiora mother superior* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=pariente) mothersu señora madre — esp Méx your mother
¡madre mía! — good heavens!
¡madre de Dios! — good heavens!
la Madre Patria — the Mother Country, the Old Country
madre soltera — single mother, unmarried mother
2) (Rel) [en convento] mother; [en asilo] matron3)- ni madre- ¡me cago en la madre que te parió!no tener madre —
él no tiene madre — * he's a real swine *
putoesto no tiene madre — * this is the limit
4) (=origen) origin, cradle5) [de río] bedsalirse de madre — [río] to burst its banks; [persona] to lose all self-control; [proceso] to go beyond its normal limits
6) [de vino] dregs pl, sediment7) (Agr) (=acequia) main channel, main irrigation ditch; (=alcantarilla) main sewer8) [en juegos] home9) (Anat) womb10) And dead skin, scab11) ** queer **, fag (EEUU) **2. ADJ1) (=de origen)lengua madre — (Ling) parent language
2)la cuestión madre — the chief problem, the central problem
3) LAm*una regañada madre — a real telling-off *, one hell of a telling-off **
* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Chi fam) great (colloq)II1)a) ( pariente) motherestar hasta la madre de algo — (Méx fam) to be fed up to the back teeth of something
mentarle la madre a alguien — to insult somebody (by referring to his/her mother)
no tener madre — (Méx fam) to be shameless
ser un/una madre para algo — (Chi fam) to be brilliant at something
b) ( en exclamaciones)madre mía! or mi madre! — (my) goodness!, (good) heavens!
la madre que te parió! — (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) you jerk! (colloq), you bastard! (sl)
tu madre! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg), up yours! (BrE sl)
chinga (a) tu madre! — (Méx vulg) screw o fuck you! (vulg)
me vale madres — (Méx vulg) I don't give a damn (colloq) o (vulg) shit
c) (Relig) mother2)a) ( cauce)b) (Esp) ( sedimento) lees (pl), sediment* * *= mother, mama.Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.----* amor de madre = mother love.* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* célula madre = stem cell.* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.* célula madre embrionaria = embryonic stem cell.* célula madre hematopoyética = haematopoietic stem cell.* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.* madre adoptiva = foster mother, adoptive mother.* madre biológica = biological mother.* madre de alquiler = surrogate mother.* madre de nacimiento = birth mother.* madre en período de lactancia = nursing mother.* ¡Madre mía! = Good heavens!.* madre natural = birth mother.* madre naturaleza, la = Mother Nature.* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.* madre o padre natural = birth parent.* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.* madre patria = motherland.* madre primeriza = new mother.* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.* madres de alquiler = surrogacy.* madre soltera = unmarried mother, single mom, single mother.* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.* madre tierra, la = mother earth.* madre trabajadora = working mother.* placa madre = motherboard.* planta madre = rootstock.* roca madre = bedrock.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Chi fam) great (colloq)II1)a) ( pariente) motherestar hasta la madre de algo — (Méx fam) to be fed up to the back teeth of something
mentarle la madre a alguien — to insult somebody (by referring to his/her mother)
no tener madre — (Méx fam) to be shameless
ser un/una madre para algo — (Chi fam) to be brilliant at something
b) ( en exclamaciones)madre mía! or mi madre! — (my) goodness!, (good) heavens!
la madre que te parió! — (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) you jerk! (colloq), you bastard! (sl)
tu madre! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg), up yours! (BrE sl)
chinga (a) tu madre! — (Méx vulg) screw o fuck you! (vulg)
me vale madres — (Méx vulg) I don't give a damn (colloq) o (vulg) shit
c) (Relig) mother2)a) ( cauce)b) (Esp) ( sedimento) lees (pl), sediment* * *= mother, mama.Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.* amor de madre = mother love.* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* célula madre = stem cell.* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.* célula madre embrionaria = embryonic stem cell.* célula madre hematopoyética = haematopoietic stem cell.* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.* madre adoptiva = foster mother, adoptive mother.* madre biológica = biological mother.* madre de alquiler = surrogate mother.* madre de nacimiento = birth mother.* madre en período de lactancia = nursing mother.* ¡Madre mía! = Good heavens!.* madre natural = birth mother.* madre naturaleza, la = Mother Nature.* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.* madre o padre natural = birth parent.* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.* madre patria = motherland.* madre primeriza = new mother.* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.* madres de alquiler = surrogacy.* madre soltera = unmarried mother, single mom, single mother.* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.* madre tierra, la = mother earth.* madre trabajadora = working mother.* placa madre = motherboard.* planta madre = rootstock.* roca madre = bedrock.* * *A1 (pariente) mothermadre de todos los vicios mother of all vicesahí está or ésa es la madre del cordero that's the root of the problem, that's the crux of the mattermentarle or ( Chi) sacarle la madre a algn to insult sb (by referring to his/her mother)2(en exclamaciones): ¡madre mía! or ¡mi madre! (my) goodness!, good heavens!, heavens!¡madre mía! ¡qué tarde se ha hecho! goodness! look how late it is!¡la madre que te parió! or te trajo al mundo! (fam: en algunas regiones vulg); you jerk! ( colloq), you bastard! (sl)3 ( Relig) motherla madre Soledad Mother SoledadCompuestos:surrogate motherbiological mothersurrogate mothermother( Méx) spider plant( AmL): la Madre Patria Spainmother-in-lawsingle o unmarried motherMother Superiorsurrogate motherB1(cauce): el río se salió de madre the river burst its bankstodo se salió de madre everything got out of hand* * *
madre sustantivo femenino
mother;
madre de familia mother;
madre política mother-in-law;
madre soltera single o unmarried mother;
madre superiora Mother Superior;
¡madre mía! or ¡mi madre! (my) goodness!, (good) heavens!;
me vale madres (Méx vulg) I don't give a damn (colloq) o (vulg) shit;
salirse de madre [ río] to burst its banks;
[ situación] to get out of hand
madre
I sustantivo femenino
1 mother: fue madre a los veinte años, she was a mother at twenty
madre adoptiva, adoptive mother
madre soltera, unmarried mother
2 (origen) root, mother: la pereza es la madre de la pobreza, laziness is the origin of poverty
4 (de río) bed
II exclamación ¡madre mía, qué tarde es!, good heavens, it's really late!
♦ Locuciones: familiar la madre del cordero, the crux of the matter
salirse de madre: Pepe se salió de madre, Pepe went too far
el concierto se salió de madre, the concert turned wild
' madre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- abismo
- ablandar
- abrazarse
- adoptiva
- adoptivo
- algo
- ánimo
- ascendiente
- calor
- ciento
- con
- cumplir
- desmejorada
- desmejorado
- desnaturalizar
- día
- disgustar
- ejemplo
- encargar
- entenderse
- envidiar
- estar
- estancada
- estancado
- franquicia
- hablar
- la
- malmeter
- marioneta
- martirizar
- mayor
- mentar
- negación
- origen
- padre
- preguntar
- profesar
- progenitor
- progenitora
- recado
- recordar
- reverenda
- reverendo
- solera
- soltera
- soltero
- tal
- tirar
English:
adjust
- after
- aloud
- apron
- assign
- belong
- best
- boy
- consent
- disappoint
- down-home
- exact
- fetch
- frown
- hip
- hit out
- infrequent
- its
- like
- likeness
- look
- miss
- mother
- mother-to-be
- overhear
- parent
- pretence
- pretense
- pride
- prone
- single parent
- surrogate mother
- talk
- uncle
- working mother
- doting
- fucking
- her
- his
- introduce
- my
- name
- our
- parenthood
- queen
- remember
- single
- surrogate
- their
- wish
* * *madre nf1. [mujer] mother;es madre de tres niños she's a mother of three;Alicia va a ser madre Alicia's going to have a baby;Fam¡madre mía!, ¡mi madre! Jesus!, Christ!;Fam¡madre mía, cómo llueve! Jesus o Christ, it's pouring down!;Fam¡mi madre! ¿y ahora qué vamos a hacer? oh my God, what are we going to do now?madre adoptiva foster mother;madre de alquiler surrogate mother;madre biológica natural mother;la madre naturaleza Mother Nature;la madre patria the motherland;Am [España] Spain;madre política mother-in-law;madre soltera single mother;la madre tierra earth mother2. [hembra] mother;la madre cuida de los cachorros the mother looks after the pups3. [religiosa] mother;la madre Teresa Mother Teresamadre superiora mother superior4. [origen] source;la pobreza extrema es la madre de todos los males de la región extreme poverty is the source of all the region's problems5. [cauce] bed;salirse de madre [río] to burst its banks;[persona] to go too far6. CompFameran ciento y la madre everybody and his dog o the world and his wife was there;Famser la madre del cordero to be at the very root of the problem;Méx Famdar a alguien en la madre to kick sb's head in;Méx Famde a madre: estoy aburrido de a madre I'm fed up to the back teeth;su casa está sucia de a madre her house is a tip o pigsty;me cae de a madre I hate his guts;Méx Famechar madres to swear, Br to eff and blind;Méx muy Fam¡en la madre! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn!;Méx Famestar hasta la madre [lleno] to be jam-packed;Méx Famir hecho madre to bomb along;Fam Méx Famni madre: no oye ni madre she can't hear a damn thing;Méx Fam¡ni madres! no way!;Am muy Famno tener madre to be a shameless bastard;muy Fam¡la madre que te parió! you bastard!;Esp Fam¡viva la madre que te parió! [en concierto, corrida de toros] we love you!;Méx Famestar de poca madre to be great o fantastic;Méx Famser de poca madre to be great o fantastic;Méx Famtener poca madre to be a swine;Méx Famser a toda madre to be a really great o nice person;Famser una madre para alguien to be like a mother to sb;Fam RP [malo] to be useless at sth; Méx muy Fam* * *I f mother;dar en la madre a alguien Méx fam hit s.o. where it hurts;sacar a alguien de madre fam insult s.o. (by saying rude things about his/ her mother);esa es la madre del cordero that’s the trouble, that’s the problem;¡madre mía! good heavens!;II adj Méx, C.Am. famgreat fam, fantastic fam* * *madre nf1) : mother2)madre política : mother-in-law3)la Madre Patria : the mother country (said of Spain)* * *madre n mother¡madre mía! good heavens! -
68 chico
adj.small, little.intj.boy, hey.m.1 boy, child, lad, little boy.2 boyfriend.Ese es tu chico? Is he your boyfriend?3 Chico, Leonard Marx.* * *► adjetivo1 (pequeño) small, little► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (gen) kid, youngster1 (muchacho) boy2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy\como chico con zapatos nuevos familiar like a kid with a new toydejar chico,-a a alguien figurado to make somebody look small————————1 (muchacho) boy2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy* * *1. (f. - chica)adj.1) little, small2) young2. (f. - chica)nounboy / girl* * *chico, -a1. ADJ1) (=pequeño) small, little2) (=joven) youngyo era muy chico, pero me acuerdo de ella — I was very young but I remember her
de chico no me gustaban las verduras — I didn't like vegetables when I was little, as a child, I didn't like vegetables
2. SM / F1) (=joven) boy/girlme gusta un chico de Barcelona — there's a guy * o boy from Barcelona I like
2) (=niño) boy/girlchico de los recados — office boy, messenger boy
3) (=hijo) boy/girlno nos hemos divorciado aún por los chicos — we haven't got divorced yet because of the kids * o children
4) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend¿sales con algún chico? — are you going out with anyone?, have you got a boyfriend?
5) [apelativo]a) [a un adulto]mira, chico, déjalo — OK, just leave it, will you?
chica, ¡qué cambiada estás! — hey! o you know, you look so different!
¡hola, chicos! ¿qué tal? — hi, guys! how're you doing? *
hola chicas ¡ya estoy aquí! — hi, girls, here I am!
b) [a un niño]¡oye, chico! ¿quieres ganarte un poco de dinero? — hey! do you want to earn yourself a bit of money?
chicachica, ¡no corras! — don't run, dear!
3.SM LAm (Naipes) game, round; (Billar) game; (Snooker) frame* * *I- ca adjetivo (esp AmL)íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)
dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame
c) ( pequeño) smallII- ca masculino, femenino1)a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girluno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children
b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girlc) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girld) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girle) ( como apelativo)chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?
chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly
* * *I- ca adjetivo (esp AmL)íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)
dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame
c) ( pequeño) smallII- ca masculino, femenino1)a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girluno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children
b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girlc) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girld) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girle) ( como apelativo)chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?
chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly
* * *chico11 = boy, youngster, kiddy [kiddie], kid, young boy, lad, laddie.Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.Ex: 2 case histories are outlined -- the case of a woman who might be dead and that of a young boy and a potentially rabid dog.Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.* chico lector = reading-boy.* chico o chica de trece años = thirteen-year-old.* chico travieso = naughty boy.* ser un buen chico = be a sport.chico22 = small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.* niño chico = young kid.* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.* * *( esp AmL)1 (joven) ‹persona› younges muy chico para salir solo he's too young to go out on his ownuna playa a la que íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos a beach we used to go to as children o when we were young, a beach we used to go to when we were small o little ( colloq)2 (bajo) ‹persona› smalles muy chico para su edad he's very small for his agechiquita or chiquitita pero cumplidora (CS); she may be small but she's good ( o clever etc)dejar chico a algn ( fam); to put sb to shamese puso a hablar de filosofía y nos dejó chicos a todos she started talking about philosophy and put us all to shame o ( colloq) showed us all uplas dejarás chicas a todas con ese vestido with that dress you'll put everyone else in the shade ( colloq)quedarse chico: en física me quedo chico junto a él he puts me to shame when it comes to physics3 (pequeño) smalles un bar muy chico it's a very small barlos pantalones le quedan chicos the trousers are too small for himme dio un pedacito chiquitito he gave me a tiny piecemasculine, feminineAes un chico muy bueno he's a very good boy, he's very goodtengo que recoger a los chicos del colegio I have to pick the children o ( colloq) kids up from schoolchico de la calle street urchinmis chicos van a ese colegio my children go to that schoolmi chico mayor está haciendo la mili my eldest boy o son is doing his military serviceayer te vi con tu chico I saw you with your boyfriend yesterday5(como apelativo): chica, no te puedes imaginar lo que me pasó hey, you'll never guess what happened to me¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?chico, no seas tonto, todo te lo crees come on, don't be so silly, you'd believe anythingCompuesto:messenger boyB* * *
chico◊ -ca adjetivo (esp AmL)
◊ cuando éramos chicos when we were little (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
(f) girl
(f) daughter, girl
(f) girl;
( varones y hembras) some boys and girls
(f) girle) ( como apelativo):◊ ¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?
2
( en bolos) game
chico,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino (muchacho) boy, lad
(muchacha) girl
II adjetivo small, little
' chico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglo
- chaval
- chavala
- chica
- ser
- fortachón
- fortachona
- limitada
- limitado
- llenarse
- mentirosa
- mentiroso
- recogepelotas
- representar
- sentida
- sentido
- solícita
- solícito
- varón
- acabar
- deshonra
- este
- guapetón
- temperamento
English:
angrily
- boy
- date
- dope
- go out
- go-go
- gofer
- hit
- hit back
- interact
- leave out
- mate
- small
- toyboy
- boyish
- kid
- little
- nice
- wee
- who
- world
- youngster
* * *chico, -a♦ adjesp Am1. [joven] small, young;este perro es demasiado chico para separarlo de su madre this dog is too small o young to be taken away from its mother2. [de poco tamaño] small;lo bueno viene en frasco chico good things come in small packages♦ nm,f1. [joven] boy, f girl;no es mala chica she isn't a bad girl2. [hijo] son, boy;[hija] daughter, girl;mi chica mayor ya se ha casado my eldest daughter o girl is already married;los chicos han ido a pasar el fin de semana con sus abuelos the children have gone to their grandparents for the weekend3. [empleado] boy, f girl;la compra se la llevará el chico the delivery boy will bring your shopping home for youRP chico de los mandados [en oficina] office boy; [en tienda] errand boy;chico de los recados [en oficina] office boy;[en tienda] errand boy4. [novio] boyfriend;[novia] girlfriend;a ver si nos presentas a tu chico why don't you introduce us to your boyfriend o young man?5. [tratamiento]chico, ponme un café waiter, could I have a coffee, please?;¡chica, no sé qué decirte! well, what can I say?;¡chico, qué suerte has tenido! you lucky thing!;chica, haz lo que quieras look, you can do what you want;¡vamos chico, no te pongas así! come on, don't be like that!* * *I adj small, little;peinado a lo chico with short hair, with a boyish haircut* * *chico, -ca adj1) : little, small2) : youngchico, -ca n1) : child, boy m, girl f2) : young man m, young woman f* * *chico n1. (en general) boy -
69 sobre
prep.1 on, above, on top of, onto.Un libro sobre el cáncer de pulmón A book on lung cancer...2 on, about, over, referring to.3 on.Un libro sobre el cáncer de pulmón A book on lung cancer...m.envelope.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: sobrar.* * *1 (encima) on, upon, on top of2 (por encima) over, above3 (acerca de) about, on4 (alrededor de) about, around5 (superioridad en rango) over6 figurado (indica reiteración) upon, after1 (de correo) envelope2 (de sopa etc) packet\irse al sobre familiar to hit the sacksobre manera exceedinglysobre todo above all, especially* * *1. noun m.1) envelope2) packet2. prep.1) on, upon, on top of2) over3) about•* * *ISM1) [para cartas] envelopesobre de paga, sobre de pago — pay packet
2) ** (=cama) bedmeterse en el sobre — to hit the sack *, hit the hay *
3) LAm (=cartera) handbagIIPREP1) (=encima de) onun puente sobre el río Ebro — a bridge across o over the river Ebro
varios policías se abalanzaron sobre él — several policemen jumped on o fell upon him
la responsabilidad que recae sobre sus hombros — the responsibility which rests on o upon his shoulders
tengo que estar sobre él para que lo haga — I have to stand over him to make him do it, I have to keep a constant watch over him to make sure he does it
2) (=por encima de)a) [+ lugar] overb) [con cantidades] above500 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 500 metres o (EEUU) meters above sea level
3) [indicando superioridad] overtiene muchas ventajas sobre los métodos convencionales — it has many advantages over conventional methods
4) [indicando proporción] out of, intres sobre cien — three out of every hundred, three in a hundred
cuatro personas sobre diez no votarían — four out of ten people would not vote, four in every ten people would not vote
5) (Econ) onun aumento sobre el año pasado — an increase on o over last year
6) (=aproximadamente) aboutocupa sobre 20 páginas — it fills about 20 pages, it occupies roughly 20 pages
7) (=acerca de) about, onun libro sobre Tirso — a book about o on Tirso
8) (=además de) in addition to, on top of9)sobre todo — (=en primer lugar) above all; (=especialmente) especially
sobre todo, no perdamos la calma — above all, let's keep calm
* * *I1)a) (Corresp) envelopesobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea — airmail envelope
b) ( envase)un sobre de sopa — a package of soup (AmE), a packet of soup (BrE)
2) (AmL) ( cartera) clutch bagII1) ( indicando posición)a) ( con contacto)letras en azul sobre (un) fondo blanco — blue letters on o upon a white background
b) ( sin contacto) overen el techo justo sobre la mesa — on the ceiling right above o over the table
4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 4,000 meters above sea level
estar sobre alguien — ( vigilar) to check up on somebody
c) ( alrededor de) on3)a) (en relaciones de efecto, derivación, etc) onb) (Com, Fin) onun incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado — an increase of 11% on o over last year's prices
4) ( acerca de) onlegislación sobre impuestos — tax legislation, legislation on taxes
escribió sobre el espinoso tema de... — she wrote on o about the thorny topic of...
5) (Esp) (con cantidades, fechas, horas) around, about (BrE)sobre unos 70 kilos — around o about 70 kilos
6)* * *I1)a) (Corresp) envelopesobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea — airmail envelope
b) ( envase)un sobre de sopa — a package of soup (AmE), a packet of soup (BrE)
2) (AmL) ( cartera) clutch bagII1) ( indicando posición)a) ( con contacto)letras en azul sobre (un) fondo blanco — blue letters on o upon a white background
b) ( sin contacto) overen el techo justo sobre la mesa — on the ceiling right above o over the table
4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 4,000 meters above sea level
estar sobre alguien — ( vigilar) to check up on somebody
c) ( alrededor de) on3)a) (en relaciones de efecto, derivación, etc) onb) (Com, Fin) onun incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado — an increase of 11% on o over last year's prices
4) ( acerca de) onlegislación sobre impuestos — tax legislation, legislation on taxes
escribió sobre el espinoso tema de... — she wrote on o about the thorny topic of...
5) (Esp) (con cantidades, fechas, horas) around, about (BrE)sobre unos 70 kilos — around o about 70 kilos
6)* * *sobre11 = envelope.Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
* licencia en sobre hermético = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* sobre acolchado = jiffy bag.* sobre acolchado con burbujas de plástico = bubble bag.* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.* sopa de sobre = instant soup, packet soup.sobre2= about, on, on top of, onto, over, surrounding, the way in which, upon, atop.Ex: His report contains sufficient information about a set of events and the people involved to allow for careful, systematic investigation.
Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.Ex: Cards are superimposed, one on top of another, and carefully aligned.Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.Ex: The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction.Ex: This section, then, will review the basic problems surrounding the choice of form of headings for persons.Ex: Recommendations relating to analytical cataloguing practices concern themselves primarily with the way in which the part of a document or work to be accessed is described.Ex: Taube's original system relied upon 'uniterms' or one concept terms.Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.* sobre ascuas = in suspense.* sobre base de arena = sand-based.* sobre + Cantidad = around + Cantidad.* sobre disco = ondisc.* sobre el automóvil = automotive.* sobre ello = thereupon [thereon].* sobre el papel = in intent, nominally.* sobre el que se están haciendo averiguaciones = under investigation.* sobre el terreno = on the ground.* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.* a partir de esto = on that basis.* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.* sobre la comedia = comedic.* sobre la marcha = on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.* sobre la superficie = above ground.* sobre la tierra = on earth, on the face of the earth, on the ground.* sobre los glaciares = glaciological.* sobre museos = museum-based.* sobre ruedas = on wheels, roll-out, without a hitch.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* sobre todo = above all, above everything else, overwhelmingly, in particular, above all things.* Verbo + sobre todo = Verbo + the most.* y sobre todo = and worst of all.* * *A1 ( Corresp) envelopesobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea airmail envelopesobre de ventanilla window envelope2B ( arg)irse al sobre to hit the sack o the hay ( colloq)1(cuando hay contacto): lo dejé sobre la mesa I left it on the tablelos fue poniendo uno sobre otro she placed them one on top of the othervestía chaqueta a or de cuadros sobre una camisa blanca he wore a checked jacket over a white shirtletras en azul sobre un fondo blanco blue letters on o upon a white backgroundla lluvia que cayó sobre Quito the rain that fell on Quitoprestar juramento sobre los Santos Evangelios to swear on the Holy Biblela población está sobre el Paraná the town is on the Paraná riverse abalanzaron sobre él they leapt on himestamos sobre su pista we're on their trail2 (cuando no hay contacto) overvolaremos sobre Santiago we shall be flying over Santiagose inclinó sobre su lecho de enfermo she leaned o bent over his sick beden el techo justo sobre la mesa on the ceiling right above o over the table4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar 4,000 meters above sea levelestar sobre algn to check up on sbestá constantemente sobre ella para que estudie he has to keep checking up on her to make sure she studies3 (alrededor de) ongira sobre su eje it spins on its axis4 ( Mat):X/y (en ecuaciones) (read as: x sobre y) X/y (léase: x over y)18/20 (calificación) (read as: 18 sobre 20) 18/20 (léase: 18 out of 20)B(en relaciones de jerarquía): sobre estos representantes tenemos al jefe de zona above these representatives we have the area headsu victoria sobre el equipo local their victory over the local teamamar a Dios sobre todas las cosas love God above all elseC1 (en relaciones de efecto, derivación, etc) onhan tenido mucha influencia sobre él they have had a great influence on himuna opereta sobre libreto de Sierra an operetta with libretto by Sierraun nuevo impuesto sobre las importaciones a new tax on importsun incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado an increase of 11% on o over last year's pricesla hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa the mortgage on the houseprestan dinero sobre alhajas they lend money on jewelrycheque sobre Buenos Aires check payable in Buenos Airescheque girado sobre el Banco de Córdoba check drawn on the Banco de CórdobaD (acerca de) onlegislación sobre impuestos tax legislation, legislation on taxesexisten muchos libros sobre el tema there are many books on the subjectescribió sobre el espinoso tema de … she wrote on o about the thorny topic of …E1(próximo a): el ejército está sobre la ciudad the army is at the gates of the cityllegué muy sobre la hora ( AmS); I only arrived a short time beforehanddebe pesar sobre los 70 kilos he must weigh around o about 70 kilosFsobre todo above alltuvo mucho éxito, sobre todo entre la juventud it was very successful, above all o particularly o especially among young peopleaumentan las presiones políticas, sociales y, sobre todo, económicas the political, social and, above all, economic pressures are growing* * *
Del verbo sobrar: ( conjugate sobrar)
sobré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
sobre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sobrar
sobre
sobre-
sobrar ( conjugate sobrar) verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar):
¿te ha sobrado dinero? do you have any money left?b) ( estar de más):◊ ya veo que sobro aquí I can see I'm not wanted/needed here;
a mí no me sobra el dinero I don't have money to throw around (colloq);
sobra un cubierto there's an extra place
sobre sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) envelope
2 (AmL) ( cartera) clutch bag
■ preposición
1 ( indicando posición)
los puso uno sobre otro she placed them one on top of the other;
estamos sobre su pista we're on their trail
en el techo, justo sobre la mesa on the ceiling right above o over the table;
4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar 4,000 meters above sea level
2 ( en relaciones de jerarquía):
3 ( acerca de) on;◊ hay muchos libros sobre el tema there are many books on o about the subject
4 (Esp) (con cantidades, fechas, horas) around, about (BrE);◊ sobre unos 70 kilos around o about 70 kilos
5
sobrar verbo intransitivo
1 (quedar) to be left (over): si sobra tela hago un cojín, if there's any fabric left, I'll make a cushion
2 (haber en exceso) to be more than enough: nos sobra espacio para ponerlo, we have plenty of room to put it
3 (estar de más, ser innecesario) su marido sobraba en aquella reunión, her husband wasn't wanted at that meeting
sobran las disculpas, there is no need for you to apologize
sobre 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (para meter papeles, cartas) envelope
2 (para sopa) packet
(para medicina, etc) sachet
3 fam hum bed
ir al sobre, to go to bed
sobre 2 preposición
1 (encima de) on, upon, on top of: se puso un chal sobre los hombros, she put a shawl over her shoulders
toda la responsabilidad recae sobre él, the entire responsibility falls on him
2 (por encima) over, above
3 (en torno a, hacia) about: llamaron sobre las seis, they phoned at about six o'clock
4 (a propósito de) about, on: hablaremos sobre ello, we'll talk about it
un libro sobre Napoleón, a book on Napoleón
5 (además de) upon
6 (para indicar el objeto de la acción) ejerce mucha influencia sobre él, he has a lot of influence on him
♦ Locuciones: sobre todo, above all
sobre- pref super-, over-
' sobre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- abatirse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acometer
- acumularse
- advertir
- alertar
- antediluviana
- antediluviano
- ascendiente
- ascua
- aviso
- cábala
- caballería
- carta
- cerrar
- charla
- conferencia
- conversar
- copete
- curso
- dato
- derramar
- descargar
- desconocimiento
- deslizarse
- dictaminar
- discusión
- discutir
- disertar
- dispar
- disputar
- documentación
- documentarse
- elevarse
- en
- encima
- encogerse
- entrañas
- especialmente
- estabilizador
- estabilizadora
- estándar
- estimativa
- estimativo
- eurócrata
- extendida
- extendido
- fantasma
English:
about
- above
- act on
- aerial
- alive
- all
- array
- article
- assert
- background
- balance
- basis
- bear down on
- bob
- brain
- bridge
- call
- capital gains tax
- card
- cast
- chiefly
- client
- comfortably
- concise
- confer
- consult
- contention
- converse
- credit bureau
- dab
- dark
- deal with
- debate
- deduction
- definition
- deliberate
- denunciation
- develop
- diary
- differ
- discuss
- dispute
- disseminate
- dissertation
- dive
- double back
- dubious
- enclose
- enclosure
- enlarge
* * *sobre1 nm1. [para cartas] envelope2. [para alimentos, medicamentos] sachet, packet4. Am [bolsa] clutch bag♦ prep1. [encima de] on (top of);el libro está sobre la mesa the book is on (top of) the table;aún hay nieve sobre las montañas there's still snow on the mountains;fui apilando las tejas una sobre otra I piled the tiles up one on top of the other;una cruz roja sobre fondo blanco a red cross on o against a white background;varios policías saltaron sobre él several policemen fell upon him;seguimos sobre su pista we're still on her trail;Andes, RPsobre la hora: ¿tomamos algo antes de que subas al tren? – imposible, ya estoy sobre la hora shall we have a bite to eat before you catch the train? – I can't, I'm already tight for time;llegamos muy sobre la hora we arrived with very little time to spare2. [por encima de] over, above;el puente sobre la bahía the bridge across o over the bay;en estos momentos volamos sobre la isla de Pascua we are currently flying over Easter Island;la catedral destaca sobre los demás edificios the cathedral stands out over o above the other buildings;a 3.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar 3,000 metres above sea level3. [en torno a] on;la Tierra gira sobre sí misma the Earth revolves on its own axis4. [indica superioridad]su opinión está sobre las de los demás his opinion is more important than that of the others;una victoria sobre alguien a win over sbtiene muchas ventajas sobre el antiguo modelo it has a lot of advantages over the old model;su efecto sobre la quemadura es inmediato its effect on the burn is immediate;no tienen influencia sobre ellos they have no influence over them6. [acerca de] about, on;discuten sobre política they are arguing about politics;un libro sobre el amor a book about o on love;una conferencia sobre el desarme a conference on disarmament7. [aproximadamente] about;llegarán sobre las diez/sobre el jueves they'll arrive at about ten o'clock/around Thursday;tiene sobre los veinte años she's about twenty;los solicitantes deben de ser sobre dos mil there must be about two thousand applicants8. [indica acumulación] upon;nos contó mentira sobre mentira he told us lie upon lie o one lie after another9. [indica inminencia] upon;la desgracia estaba ya sobre nosotros the disaster was already upon us♦ sobre todo loc advabove all;afectó sobre todo a la industria turística it particularly affected the tourist industry;y, sobre todo, no le digas nada a ella and, above all, don't say anything to her* * *I m envelope;sopa de sobre packet soupII prp1 on;sobre la mesa on the table2 ( acerca de):sobre esto about this3 ( alrededor de):sobre las tres around three o’clock4:sobre todo above all, especially* * *sobre nm1) : envelope2) : packetun sobre de sazón: a packet of seasoningsobre prep1) : on, on top ofsobre la mesa: on the table2) : over, above3) : about¿tiene libros sobre Bolivia?: do you have books on Bolivia?4)sobre todo : especially, above all* * *sobre1 n1. (para carta) envelope2. (envoltorio) packet3. (envoltorio pequeño) sachetsobre2 prep1. (encima de) on2. (por encima de) over3. (acerca de, alrededor de) aboutsobre todo above all / especially -
70 matar
v.1 to kill (quitar la vida a).lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).3 to tone down (apagar) (color).4 to round (off).* * *1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun6 (pasar) to kill■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off8 (inutilizar - sello) to frank9 (destruir - ilusiones) to kill10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round11 (suavizar - color) to tone down12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself\llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebodymatarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothingmatarse a trabajar to work oneself to deathque me maten si... I'll be damned if...* * *verb1) to kill2) butcher, slaughter3) pass, waste* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughterque me maten si... — I'll be damned if...
- entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull3) * (=molestar)4) * (=sorprender)¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *
2.VI to killno matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.----* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *matar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughterlo mataron a golpes they beat him to deathlo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to deathlo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a carhubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyedentrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killla vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leadingentre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) ( fr hecha); they are all to blameasí me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lielas mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing2(en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of heres para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at schoolcuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!B ( fam); ‹sed› to quenchcompraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetitepara matar el tiempo to kill timeC1 ‹pelota› to kill2 ‹carta› to cover■ matarvi1 (causar muerte) to killno matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not killhay miradas que matan if looks could killestar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn2mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress■ matarseA1(morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accidental bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneselfse mató de un tiro she shot herselfB1 ( fam)(esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)2* * *
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ reses› to slaughter;
c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):
es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (fam)
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' matar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- pájaro
- rematar
- suerte
- tiempo
- apedrear
- cargar
- disparar
- eliminar
- liquidar
- martirizar
- matanza
- quebrar
- sangre
- terminar
- tirar
- ultimar
English:
bird
- butcher
- club
- dead
- deliberate
- destroy
- do in
- execute
- gun down
- kill
- knock off
- pants
- put off
- shoot
- shoot down
- slaughter
- slay
- time
- trump
- wrong
- cut
- finish
- murder
- strike
- swat
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;[animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;Fam Figcomo descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;Fam Figsi se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;Fam Figes para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;Fammatarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;[obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing; Famque me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;[sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;[ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to captureno quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it♦ vito kill;no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;RP Famque mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt* * *I v/tmatar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing2 ganado slaughterII v/i kill;no matarás thou shalt not kill;estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.* * *matar vt1) : to kill2) : to slaughter, to butcher3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)4) : to tone down (colors)5) : to pass, to waste (time)6) : to trump (in card games)matar vi: to kill* * *matar vb to kill -
71 sangre
f.blood.me he hecho sangre en el dedo I've cut my fingerte está saliendo sangre you're bleedingha corrido mucha sangre en este conflicto there has been a lot of bloodshed in this conflictun baño de sangre a bloodbathevitar un derramamiento de sangre to avoid bloodshedpres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: sangrar.* * *1 blood\a sangre fría figurado in cold blooda sangre y fuego figurado by fire and swordchupar la sangre a alguien figurado to bleed somebody dryde sangre caliente / de sangre fría warm-blooded / cold-bloodeddonar sangre to give bloodllevar algo en la sangre figurado to run in the family■ no lo puede remediar, lo lleva en la sangre he can't help it, it runs in the family■ su padre era músico, así que lo lleva en la sangre her father was a musician, so it's in her bloodno llegó la sangre al río figurado the worst didn't happenno tener sangre en las venas figurado to be a cold fish, be unemotionalsubírsele a uno la sangre a la cabeza figurado to see redsudar sangre figurado to sweat bloodtener mala sangre figurado to be evilsangre fría figurado sang froid* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Bio) bloodtiene sangre de tipo O negativo — he's blood type O negative, his blood type is O negative
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chupar la sangre a algn — (lit) to suck sb's blood; (fig) (=explotar) to bleed sb dry; Méx (=hacer pasar mal rato) to give sb a hard time, make sb's life a misery•
dar sangre — to give blood•
donar sangre — to donate blood•
echar sangre — to bleedestuvo echando sangre por la nariz — [de forma natural] he had a nosebleed; [a consecuencia de un golpe] his nose was bleeding, he was bleeding from the nose
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hacer sangre a algn — to make sb bleedme pegó y me hizo sangre — he hit me and I started bleeding o to bleed, he hit me and made me bleed
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hacerse sangre, ¿te has hecho sangre? — are you bleeding?me hice sangre en la rodilla — my knee started bleeding o to bleed
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salirle sangre a algn, me está saliendo sangre de la herida — my cut is bleedingsangre caliente, a sangre caliente — in the heat of the moment
de sangre caliente — [animal] warm-blooded antes de s ; [persona] hot-blooded antes de s
sangre fría — coolness, sang-froid frm
era el que tenía más sangre fría a la hora de tomar decisiones — he was the coolest when it came to taking decisions
de sangre fría — [animal] cold-blooded antes de s ; [persona] cool-headed antes de s
mantener la sangre fría — to keep calm, keep one's cool
banco 3), baño 2), delito 1)los inmigrantes inyectaron sangre nueva en el país — the immigrants injected new blood into the country
2)arderle la sangre a algn —
bullirle la sangre a algn —
no les importa hacer correr la sangre de sus compatriotas — they are unconcerned about shedding the blood of their fellow countrymen
la revuelta fue aplastada a sangre y fuego — the revolt was crushed ruthlessly o by fire and sword liter
me hago muy mala sangre cuando me faltan al respeto — I get really annoyed when people are disrespectful to me
hervirle la sangre a algn —
me hierve la sangre cuando nos tratan así — it really makes me mad o it makes my blood boil when they treat us like this
- tener la sangre de horchata o- ser de sangre ligera- es de sangre pesadano llegar la sangre al río —
discutimos un poco pero no llegó la sangre al río — we argued a bit but it didn't come o amount to much
3) (=linaje) blood- la sangre tira muchopuro* * *1) (Biol) bloodla sangre le salía a borbotones — (the) blood was pouring o gushing from him
te sale sangre de or por la nariz — your nose is bleeding
animales de sangre fría/caliente — cold-blooded/warm-blooded animals
chuparle la sangre a alguien — (fam) ( explotarlo) to bleed somebody white o dry; ( hacerle pasar malos ratos) (Méx) to cause somebody a lot of heartache
dar or derramar sangre por algo/alguien — to give one's life for something/somebody
hervirele a sangre a alguien: me hierve/hirvió la sangre it makes/made my blood boil; lavar algo con sangre to avenge something with blood; no llegar la sangre al río: se gritaron mucho, pero no llegó la sangre al río there was a lot of shouting, but it didn't go beyond that; no tener sangre en las venas to be a cold fish (colloq); sangre, sudor y lágrimas blood, sweat and tears; se me/le fue la sangre a los pies (Méx) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le heló la sangre (en las venas) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le sube la sangre a la cabeza it makes me/him see red; sudar sangre to sweat blood; tener (la) sangre en el ojo (CS fam) to bear a grudge; tener la sangre ligera or (Méx) ser de sangre ligera or (Chi) ser liviano de sangre to be easygoing; tener la sangre pesada or (Méx) ser de sangre pesada or (Chi) ser pesado de sangre to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work (colloq); tener sangre de horchata or (Méx) atole: Juan tiene la sangre de horchata, no se emociona por nada — Juan is such a cold fish, he never shows any emotion; malo I, puro I
2) ( linaje) bloodera de sangre noble — he was of noble blood o birth
no desprecies a los de tu misma sangre — don't despise your own kind o your own family
la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water
llevar or (Méx) traer algo en la sangre — to have something in one's blood
lo lleva en la sangre — it's in his blood
•* * *= blood.Ex. The title of her famous article was 'Library benefit concerts: blood, sweat and cash'.----* ampolla de sangre = blood blister.* análisis de sangre = blood test.* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.* azúcar en la sangre = blood-sugar.* banco de sangre = blood bank.* baño de sangre = bloodbath [blood bath].* chupar la sangre = suck + wealth.* coagulación de la sangre = blood clotting.* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.* derramamiento de sangre = bloodshed.* de sangre fría = cold-blooded.* donación de sangre = blood donation.* donante de sangre = blood donor.* donar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.* envenenamiento de la sangre = blood poisoning.* hermana de sangre = blood sister.* hermano de sangre = blood brother.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* limpieza de la sangre = racial purity.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* muestra de sange = blood sample.* naranja de sangre = blood orange.* nivel de azúcar en la sangre = level of blood sugar.* nivel de colesterol en la sangre = blood cholesterol level.* pérdida de sangre = bleed.* pura sangre = thoroughbred.* salir sangre = draw + blood.* sangre espesa = thick blood.* sangre fría = presence of mind.* sangre muy diluida = thin blood.* sangre nueva = new blood.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* sangre, sudor y lágrimas = blood, sweat and tears.* sangre y agallas = blood-and-guts.* sudar sangre = work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* transfusión de sangre = blood transfer, blood transfusion.* vejiga de sangre = blood blister.* vengador de la sangre = avenger of blood.* vesícula de sangre = blood blister.* * *1) (Biol) bloodla sangre le salía a borbotones — (the) blood was pouring o gushing from him
te sale sangre de or por la nariz — your nose is bleeding
animales de sangre fría/caliente — cold-blooded/warm-blooded animals
chuparle la sangre a alguien — (fam) ( explotarlo) to bleed somebody white o dry; ( hacerle pasar malos ratos) (Méx) to cause somebody a lot of heartache
dar or derramar sangre por algo/alguien — to give one's life for something/somebody
hervirele a sangre a alguien: me hierve/hirvió la sangre it makes/made my blood boil; lavar algo con sangre to avenge something with blood; no llegar la sangre al río: se gritaron mucho, pero no llegó la sangre al río there was a lot of shouting, but it didn't go beyond that; no tener sangre en las venas to be a cold fish (colloq); sangre, sudor y lágrimas blood, sweat and tears; se me/le fue la sangre a los pies (Méx) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le heló la sangre (en las venas) my/his blood ran cold; se me/le sube la sangre a la cabeza it makes me/him see red; sudar sangre to sweat blood; tener (la) sangre en el ojo (CS fam) to bear a grudge; tener la sangre ligera or (Méx) ser de sangre ligera or (Chi) ser liviano de sangre to be easygoing; tener la sangre pesada or (Méx) ser de sangre pesada or (Chi) ser pesado de sangre to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work (colloq); tener sangre de horchata or (Méx) atole: Juan tiene la sangre de horchata, no se emociona por nada — Juan is such a cold fish, he never shows any emotion; malo I, puro I
2) ( linaje) bloodera de sangre noble — he was of noble blood o birth
no desprecies a los de tu misma sangre — don't despise your own kind o your own family
la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water
llevar or (Méx) traer algo en la sangre — to have something in one's blood
lo lleva en la sangre — it's in his blood
•* * *= blood.Ex: The title of her famous article was 'Library benefit concerts: blood, sweat and cash'.
* ampolla de sangre = blood blister.* análisis de sangre = blood test.* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.* azúcar en la sangre = blood-sugar.* banco de sangre = blood bank.* baño de sangre = bloodbath [blood bath].* chupar la sangre = suck + wealth.* coagulación de la sangre = blood clotting.* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.* derramamiento de sangre = bloodshed.* de sangre fría = cold-blooded.* donación de sangre = blood donation.* donante de sangre = blood donor.* donar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.* envenenamiento de la sangre = blood poisoning.* hermana de sangre = blood sister.* hermano de sangre = blood brother.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* limpieza de la sangre = racial purity.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* muestra de sange = blood sample.* naranja de sangre = blood orange.* nivel de azúcar en la sangre = level of blood sugar.* nivel de colesterol en la sangre = blood cholesterol level.* pérdida de sangre = bleed.* pura sangre = thoroughbred.* salir sangre = draw + blood.* sangre espesa = thick blood.* sangre fría = presence of mind.* sangre muy diluida = thin blood.* sangre nueva = new blood.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* sangre, sudor y lágrimas = blood, sweat and tears.* sangre y agallas = blood-and-guts.* sudar sangre = work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* transfusión de sangre = blood transfer, blood transfusion.* vejiga de sangre = blood blister.* vengador de la sangre = avenger of blood.* vesícula de sangre = blood blister.* * *A ( Biol) blooddonar or dar sangre to give blooduna transfusión de sangre a blood transfusionme corté pero no me salió sangreor no me hice sangre I cut myself but it didn't bleedle pegó hasta hacerle sangre he hit her until she bledla sangre le salía a borbotones he was pouring with blood, (the) blood was pouring o gushing from himte sale sangre de or por la nariz your nose is bleedingcon los ojos inyectados en sangre with bloodshot eyesla sangre de Cristo the blood of Christno hubo derramamiento de sangre there was no bloodshedcorrió mucha sangre there was a lot of bloodshedanimales de sangre fría/caliente cold-blooded/warm-blooded animalsandar con/tener (la) sangre en el ojo (CS fam); to bear a grudgea sangre y fuego with great violencechuparle la sangre a algn ( fam) (explotarlo) to bleed sb white o dry; (hacerle pasar malos ratos) ( Méx) to cause sb a lot of heartacheirse en sangre ( fam); to lose a lot of bloodlavar algo con sangre to avenge sth with bloodme hierve/hirvió la sangre it makes/made my blood boilme/le bullía la sangre en las venas I/he was bursting with youthful vigorno llegar la sangre al río: se gritaron mucho, pero no llegó la sangre al río there was a lot of shouting, but it didn't go beyond thattener sangre en las venas to have get-up-and-go; to have initiativeno tener sangre en las venas to be unemotionalpedir sangre to call o ( liter) bay for bloodsangre, sudor y lágrimas blood, sweat and tearsle costó sangre, sudor y lágrimas, pero al final lo consiguió he sweated blood but he succeeded in the end o he succeeded in the end but only after much blood, sweat and tearsse me/le fue la sangre a los pies ( Méx); my/his blood ran coldse me/le heló la sangre (en las venas) my/his blood ran coldse me/le sube la sangre a la cabeza it gets my/his blood up o it makes me/him see redsudar sangre to sweat bloodtener la sangre ligera or ( Méx) ser de sangre ligera or ( Chi) ser liviano de sangre to be easygoingtener la sangre pesada or ( Méx) ser de sangre pesada or ( Chi) ser pesado de sangre to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)tener (la) sangre de horchata or ( Méx) atole to be cool o coolheadedCompuestos:calmness, sangfroidcon una sangre fría asombrosa with amazing sangfroida sangre fría: lo mataron a sangre fría they killed him in cold bloodha sido una venganza a sangre fría it was cold-blooded revengenew bloodB (linaje) bloodera de sangre noble he was of noble blood o birthtiene sangre de reyes she has royal bloodes de sangre mestiza he is of mixed raceno desprecies a los de tu misma sangre don't despise your own kind o your ownno son de la misma sangre they are not from the same familyla sangre tira blood is thicker than watertiene or lleva sangre torera en las venas bullfighting is in his bloodllevar or ( Méx) traer algo en la sangre to have sth in one's bloodlo lleva en la sangre it's in his bloodCompuesto:blue bloodgente de sangre azul the aristocracy* * *
Del verbo sangrar: ( conjugate sangrar)
sangré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
sangre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sangrar
sangre
sangrar ( conjugate sangrar) verbo intransitivo [persona/herida/nariz] to bleed
sangre sustantivo femenino
1 (Biol) blood;
no me salió sangre it didn't bleed;
te sale sangre de or por la nariz your nose is bleeding;
los ojos inyectados en sangre bloodshot eyes;
animales de sangre fría/caliente cold-blooded/warm-blooded animals;
sangre fría calmness and courage;
a sangre fría ‹ matar› in cold blood;
See Also→ malo 2
2 ( linaje) blood;◊ era de sangre noble he was of noble blood o birth;
es de sangre mestiza he is of mixed race;
no son de la misma sangre they are not from the same family;
sangre azul blue blood
sangrar
I verbo transitivo
1 Med (sacar sangre) to bleed
2 (un párrafo) to indent
3 fam (aprovecharse, abusar) to bleed dry
II verbo intransitivo
1 (salir sangre) to bleed
2 (daño, perjuicio moral) todavía me sangra la humillación que sufrí hace un año, the humiliation still rankles me after a year
sangre sustantivo femenino
1 blood
derramamiento de sangre, bloodshed
2 (familia) blood: son de la misma sangre, they are related o from the same family
♦ Locuciones: chupar la sangre a alguien, figurado to bleed sb dry o white
hervirle la sangre a alguien en las venas, to make sb's blood boil
no llegar la sangre al río, not to go beyond that: han reñido, pero no llegó la sangre al río, they've fallen out, but it didn't go beyond that
no tener sangre en las venas o tener la sangre de horchata, to be very unemotional
tener mala sangre, to be malicious
sangre azul, blue blood
sangre fría, sangfroid, calmness
a sangre fría, in cold blood
a sangre y fuego, at all costs, mercilessly
' sangre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azul
- banco
- baño
- bombear
- borbotón
- circular
- coagularse
- delito
- derramamiento
- donar
- donante
- espanto
- grupo
- imponer
- invencible
- limpiar
- llegar
- negativa
- negativo
- salir
- sangrar
- análisis
- aprensión
- azúcar
- bañado
- chorrear
- chupar
- correr
- dar
- depurar
- derramar
- escupir
- hilo
- inyectado
- malo
- manchado
- mestizo
- muestra
- orinar
- sacar
- suero
- transfusión
- verter
- vomitar
English:
blanch
- bleed
- bleeding
- blood
- blood bank
- blood test
- bloodbath
- bloodshed
- bloodshot
- bloody
- blue blood
- circulate
- circulation
- clot
- cold
- cold-blooded
- congeal
- coolness
- curdle
- faint
- flesh
- give
- gore
- orgy
- part
- pedigree
- pour
- presence
- pureblood
- purebred
- run
- rush
- sample
- sangfroid
- shed
- sight
- stem
- streak
- stream
- suck
- test
- thoroughbred
- trace
- transfusion
- warm-blooded
- bank
- bloodless
- blue
- cool
- draw
* * *sangre nf1. [fluido] blood;una camisa manchada de sangre a bloodstained shirt;te está saliendo sangre you're bleeding;la sangre de Cristo [en Misa] the blood of Christ;animales de sangre caliente/fría warm-blooded/cold-blooded animals;ha corrido mucha sangre en este conflicto there has been a lot of bloodshed in this conflict;echar sangre [sangrar] to bleed;hacer sangre (a alguien) to draw (sb's) blood;me he hecho sangre en el dedo I've cut my finger;a sangre y fuego: arrasaron el pueblo a sangre y fuego they brutally razed the village to the ground;Famchupar la sangre a alguien to bleed sb dry;sangre, sudor y lágrimas: me costó sangre, sudor y lágrimas terminarlo I sweated blood to get it finished;dar la sangre por algo/alguien [morir] to give one's life for sth/sb;encender la sangre a alguien to make sb's blood boil;hacerse mala sangre (por algo) to get worked up (about sth);hervir la sangre: me hierve la sangre cuando veo estas cosas it makes my blood boil when I see things like that;no llegó la sangre al río it didn't get too nasty;RPcon la sangre en el ojo full of rancour;Famquemar la sangre a alguien to make sb's blood boil;Famse le subió la sangre a la cabeza he saw red;sudar sangre to sweat blood;tener la sangre caliente to be hot-blooded;tener sangre de horchata [ser tranquilo] to be as cool as a cucumber;[ser demasiado frío] to have a heart of stone; Famtener mala sangre to be malicious;no tiene sangre en las venas he's got no life in him;la sangre tira (mucho) blood is thicker than watersangre azul blue blood;sangre fría sangfroid;a sangre fría in cold blood2. [linaje] blood;gentes de sangre noble/real people with noble/royal blood;ser de la misma sangre [familiares] to be from the same family* * *f blood;echaba sangre por la nariz his nose was bleeding;hacerse mala sangre get all worked up;tener mala sangre be mean;la sangre se le subió a la cabeza the blood rushed to his head;lo lleva en la sangre it’s in his blood;no tener sangre en las venas fig be a cold fish;no llegará la sangre al río it won’t come to that, it won’t be that bad;sudar sangre sweat blood;a sangre y fuego ruthlessly* * *sangre nf1) : blood2)a sangre fría : in cold blood3)a sangre y fuego : by violent force4)pura sangre : thoroughbred* * *sangre n blood -
72 alcanzar
v.1 to catch up with (igualarse con).¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.2 to reach (llegar a).alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing linelo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach italcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coasteste coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/hel desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success4 to hit.le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.6 to have enough.Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.9 to reach up for, to get.Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.11 to be enough.Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.12 to fit.Yo alcanzo I fit13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.* * *1 (gen) to reach2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with3 (pasar) to pass, hand over4 (entender) to understand, grasp5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve6 (golpear) to hit7 (afectar) to affect2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed* * *verb1) to reach3) achieve, attain4) suffice, be enough* * *1. VT1) [en carrera]a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door
b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reachpuede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h
las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m
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alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age•
alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieveel acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks
las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved
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alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous4) (=afectar) to affectuna ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners
5) [bala] to hit6) esp LAm (=dar) to passalcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?
¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?
7) * (=entender) to grasp, understandno alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught
2. VI1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)2)• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth
3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough•
con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?
4) LAm (=ascender)¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.----* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *alcanzar [A4 ]vtA1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catcha este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up withempecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!B1 ‹lugar› to reach, get tolos bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floora pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/trainlo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reachel termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degreesestos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great heightalgunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 metersun libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidityel aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kphel proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 metersalcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achievealcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in lifelos resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellentlos acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmamentse pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesoslos candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standardC (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?D1 «bala/misil» to hitel número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles2(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes■ alcanzarviA(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach ithasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could seealcanzar A + INF to manage to + INFno alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finishhasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solutionalgo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehendB(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go roundel sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salaryme alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the monthno me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present incon que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough* * *
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive
* * *♦ vt1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up2. [llegar a] to reach;[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3. [lograr] to obtain;alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity4. [entregar] to pass;alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf5. [golpear, dar] to hit;el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning6. [afectar] to affect;la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought♦ vi1. [ser suficiente]alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyonealcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean3. [llegar]está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember* * *I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand atII v/i1 en altura reach2 en cantidad be enough;el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it3:alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see* * *alcanzar {21} vt1) : to reach2) : to catch up with3) lograr: to achieve, to attainalcanzar vi1) dar: to suffice, to be enough2)alcanzar a : to manage to* * *alcanzar vb1. (en general) to reach2. (conseguir) to achieve4. (bastar) to be enough -
73 mientras
adv.in the meantime, in the meanwhile.conj.while (time).leía mientras comía she was reading while eating* * *► adverbio1 in the meantime, meanwhile■ voy por unas toallas, mientras (tanto), vete calentando el agua I'm going to get some towels, in the meantime you can start heating the water1 (temporal) while, whilst■ mientras estés de vacaciones no pienses en el trabajo while you're on holiday, don't think about work2 (adversativa) whereas■ yo al menos he estudiado, mientras que tú no at least I have studied, whereas you haven't3 (hasta que) until■ no sabremos quién lo hizo mientras no tengamos las pruebas necesarias we won't know who did it until we have the necessary evidence4 (condicional) as long as■ te lo explico mientras no se lo digas a nadie más I'll tell you as long as you don't tell anyone else* * *conj.1) while, as2) as long as•- mientras tanto* * *1. CONJ1) (=durante) whilemientras duró la guerra — while o when the war was on
2) [expresando condición] as long as3) (=en tanto que) while, whereastú trabajas mientras que yo estoy en el paro — you're working while o whereas I'm unemployed
4) esp LAm (=cuanto)mientras más lo repetía, menos lo creía — the more he repeated it the less I believed him
2.llegaré en seguida, mientras (tanto), prepáralo todo — I'll be right there, meanwhile o in the meantime, you get it all ready
* * *I1) ( al mismo tiempo) tbmientras tanto — in the meantime, meanwhile
2) (esp AmL) ( cuanto)mientras más se le da, más pide — the more you give him, the more he wants
IImientras menos coma, mejor — the less I eat the better
1) ( indicando simultaneidad) while2)a) (con idea de futuro, condición, etc)mientras + subj — as long as
mientras pueda/viva — as long as I can/live
b)mientras (que) — ( siempre que) (+ subj) as long as
mientras (que) él no se entere... — as long as he doesn't find out...
3)mientras que — ( con valor adversativo) whereas, while
* * *----* mientras está funcionando = in mid-operation.* mientras estamos en ello = while we're at it.* mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* mientras juega = at play.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mientras que = as long as, so long as, whereas, while, whilst.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* mientras que + Subjuntivo = provided (that).* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.* mientras tanto = in (the) meantime, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim.* * *I1) ( al mismo tiempo) tbmientras tanto — in the meantime, meanwhile
2) (esp AmL) ( cuanto)mientras más se le da, más pide — the more you give him, the more he wants
IImientras menos coma, mejor — the less I eat the better
1) ( indicando simultaneidad) while2)a) (con idea de futuro, condición, etc)mientras + subj — as long as
mientras pueda/viva — as long as I can/live
b)mientras (que) — ( siempre que) (+ subj) as long as
mientras (que) él no se entere... — as long as he doesn't find out...
3)mientras que — ( con valor adversativo) whereas, while
* * ** mientras está funcionando = in mid-operation.* mientras estamos en ello = while we're at it.* mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* mientras juega = at play.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mientras que = as long as, so long as, whereas, while, whilst.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* mientras que + Subjuntivo = provided (that).* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.* mientras tanto = in (the) meantime, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim.* * *A (al mismo tiempo) tbmientras tanto in the meantime, meanwhileyo caliento la comida, tú mientras (tanto) puedes poner la mesa I'll heat the food up and while I'm doing that you can set the table o and you can be setting the table meanwhileB( esp AmL) (cuanto): mientras más se le da, más pide the more you give him, the more he wantsmientras menos tenga que tratar con ella, mejor the less I have to deal with her the betterA (indicando simultaneidad) whileentraron mientras dormíamos they got in while we were asleepB1 (con idea de futuro, condición, etc) (+ subj) as long asmientras pueda/viva as long as I can/livemientras persistan en esa actitud no van a conseguir nada de él as long as they persist with that attitude o unless they change their attitude they won't get anywhere with him2mientras (que) él no se entere … as long as he doesn't find out …Cmientras que (con valor adversativo) whereas, whileél ha ganado varios premios, mientras que su hermano es totalmente desconocido he has won several awards while o whereas his brother is totally unknown* * *
mientras adverbio
1 ( al mismo tiempo) tb
2 (esp AmL) ( cuanto):◊ mientras más se le da, más pide the more you give him, the more he wants;
mientras menos coma, mejor the less I eat the better
■ conjunción
1 ( indicando simultaneidad) while;
2 (con idea de futuro, condición, etc) as long as;◊ mientras viva/él no se entere as long as I live/he doesn't find out
3
mientras
I conj
1 (a la vez, durante) while: no comas mientras estudias, don't eat while you are studying
2 (+ subjuntivo) as long as: mientras no mejores, as long as you don't improve 3 mientras que (por el contrario) whereas
II adv (entre tanto) meanwhile, in the meantime: la niña escapa mientras la bruja se disfraza, the little girl runs away, and meanwhile the witch disguises herself
' mientras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- asesinar
- cerrarse
- continuamente
- distraerse
- error
- especificación
- gustar
- histórica
- histórico
- mucha
- mucho
- poder
- prestar
- programa
- reconcomerse
- salario
- seguridad
- soler
- sombra
- tela
- telefonear
- tener
- toda
- todo
- viaje
- contrario
- disponer
- momento
English:
along
- also
- around-the clock
- as
- begin
- blubber
- cluster
- cover
- dislocate
- even
- exhibit
- fast
- feel
- flick through
- go
- going
- grind
- gulp
- have
- hit on
- hit upon
- house-sit
- in-service
- insult
- listen
- long
- meantime
- meanwhile
- must
- nick
- publicity
- raise
- sensibly
- slip out
- stand over
- stop
- study
- whereas
- while
- house
- on
- over
- progress
- sick pay
- stay
* * *♦ conj1. [al tiempo que] while;leía mientras comía she was reading while eatingmientras pueda as long as I can4. [cuanto]mientras más/menos the more/less;mientras menos hables, mejor the less you speak the better5.mientras que [con tal de que] as long as;mientras que no hagas ruido, puedes quedarte as long as you don't make any noise, you can stay6.♦ advmientras (tanto) meanwhile, in the meantime* * *I conj while;mientras que whereasII adv:mientras tanto in the meantime, meanwhile* * *mientras adv1) ormientras tanto : meanwhile, in the meantime2)mientras más : the moremientras más como, más quiero: the more I eat, the more I wantmientras conj1) : while, asroncaba mientras dormía: he snored while he was sleeping2) : as long asluchará mientras pueda: he will fight as long as he is able3)mientras que : while, whereasél es alto mientras que ella es muy baja: he is tall, whereas she is very short* * *mientras1 adv meanwhilemientras2 conj (al mismo tiempo) while -
74 entenderse
1 (comprenderse) to be understood■ esta frase no se entiende you can't understand this sentence, this sentence is impossible to understand2 familiar (conocerse) to know what one is doing3 familiar (llevarse bien) to get along■ dicen que se entiende con la vecina de al lado they say he's having an affair with the woman next door* * *IVPR1) [uso reflexivo] to understand o.s.si no te entiendes ni tú, ¿quién te va a entender? — if you don't even understand yourself, then how is anyone else going to understand you?
déjame, que yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I mean
entendérselas —
entendérselas con algn —
2) [uso recíproco]nos entendimos por señas — we communicated using sign language, we used sign language to communicate
a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién de los dos tiene el dinero? — now let's get this straight, which of the two has got the money?
digamos, para entendernos, que... — let's say, to avoid any misunderstanding, that...
•
entenderse con algn — (=llevarse bien) to get on o along with sb; (=tener una relación amorosa) to have an affair with sbeso no se entiende conmigo — that doesn't concern me, that has nothing to do with me
3) [uso impersonal]se entiende que... — it is understood that...
se entiende que no quiera salir con ellos — it's understandable that she doesn't want to go out with them
¿qué se entiende por estas palabras? — what is meant by these words?
¿cómo se entiende que no nos llamaras antes? — why didn't you call us first?
4) (=tratar)IISM (=opinión) opinionsaber* * *(v.) = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it offEx. A Z39.50 clientand server will only interoperate if they agree which parts of the standard to implement, and how.Ex. As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.* * *(v.) = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it offEx: A Z39.50 clientand server will only interoperate if they agree which parts of the standard to implement, and how.
Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.* * *
■entenderse verbo reflexivo
1 (comprenderse) to be understood, be meant: se entiende que no quiera volver a verla, it's easy to understand that he doesn't want to see her again
2 fam (compenetrarse, llevarse bien) me entiendo bien con tu madre, I get on well with your mother
' entenderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condenada
- condenado
- conectar
- entender
English:
understand
* * *vpr1. [comprenderse] [uno mismo] to know what one means;[dos personas] to understand each other;yo ya me entiendo I know what I'm doing;el ilion, para entendernos, un hueso de la pelvis the ilium, in other words o that is, one of the bones of the pelvis;se entienden en inglés they communicate with each other in English;los sordomudos se entienden por señas deaf-mutes communicate (with each other) using sign language2. [llevarse bien] to get on;me entiendo muy bien con mis compañeros de trabajo I get on very well with my workmates3. [sentimentalmente] to have an affair ( con with);se entendía con una vecina he was having an affair with a neighbour4. [ponerse de acuerdo] to reach an agreement;te vas a tener que entenderse con los organizadores you're going to have to come to o reach an agreement with the organizers♦ nma mi entenderse…, según mi entenderse… the way I see it…;a o [m5]según mi modesto entenderse, la culpa es del gobierno in my humble opinion, it's the government's fault;a tu entenderse ¿cuáles son las razones de la derrota? in your view, what are the reasons for this defeat?* * *v/r1 communicate;a ver si nos entendemos let’s get this straight;para entendernos, para que me entiendas not to put too fine a point on it2:yo me entiendo I know what I’m doing3:entenderse con alguien get along with s.o., get on with s.o.* * *vr1) : to be understood2) : to get along well, to understand each other3)entenderse con : to deal withentender nma mi entender : in my opinion* * *entenderse vb to get on -
75 basura
f.1 rubbish (British), garbage, trash (United States).sacar la basura (en la calle) to put the rubbish out (British), to take out the garbage o trash (United States)el parque estaba lleno de basura the park was full of litterbasura orgánica organic wastebasura radiactiva radioactive waste2 rubbish bin, dustbin (British), garbage or trash can (United States).tirar algo a la basura to throw something away3 rubbish (British), garbage, trash (United States).4 garbage, litter, rubbish, trash.5 shinplaster.* * *1 (cosa) rubbish, US garbage2 (persona despreciable) swine\bajar la basura / sacar la basura to put the rubbish outtirar a la basura to throw away* * *noun f.1) garbage2) trash can* * *SF1) (=desechos) [en casa] rubbish, garbage (EEUU); [por el suelo] litterprohibido arrojar basuras (y escombros) — no dumping, no tipping
2) (=contenedor) [en casa] dustbin, trash can (EEUU); [en la calle] litter bin, trash can (EEUU)tirar algo a la basura — to put o throw sth in the bin
3) (=persona o cosa despreciable) trash, rubbishes una basura — * he's a shocker *, he's a rotter *
* * *1)a) ( recipiente) garbage o trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)echar or tirar algo a la basura — to throw something in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin
b) ( desechos) garbage (AmE), trash (AmE), rubbish (BrE); ( en sitios públicos) littersacar la basura — to take out the garbage o trash o rubbish
la recogida de la basura — the garbage o rubbish o (frml) refuse collection
2) (fam) ( porquería) trash (AmE colloq), rubbish (BrE colloq)* * *= rubbish, junk, litter, garbage, dross, trash, schlock, shit, hogwash, cruft, refuse.Ex. Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.Ex. All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex. Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex. They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.Ex. For one thing, the librarian cannot really understand why his clients read ' trash' or books of ephemeral value.Ex. Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.Ex. This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.Ex. It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.----* alcantarillado y basura = sanitation.* arrojar a la basura = trash.* basura industrial = industrial waste.* basura urbana = municipal waste.* bolsa de basura = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* camión de la basura = garbage truck, rubbish truck, rubbish lorry, dustcart [dust cart].* comida basura = junk food.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* contenedor de basura = rubbish skip.* contenedor de la basura = dumpster.* correo basura = junk mail, spam, junk e-mail.* cubo de la basura = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can.* eliminación de basura = waste disposal.* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* pordiosero de la basura = scavenger.* recogida de basura = waste collection, garbage collection, refuse removal, refuse collection.* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.* vertedero de basura = landfill site, landfill.* vertedero de basuras = garbage dump.* * *1)a) ( recipiente) garbage o trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)echar or tirar algo a la basura — to throw something in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin
b) ( desechos) garbage (AmE), trash (AmE), rubbish (BrE); ( en sitios públicos) littersacar la basura — to take out the garbage o trash o rubbish
la recogida de la basura — the garbage o rubbish o (frml) refuse collection
2) (fam) ( porquería) trash (AmE colloq), rubbish (BrE colloq)* * *= rubbish, junk, litter, garbage, dross, trash, schlock, shit, hogwash, cruft, refuse.Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
Ex: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex: They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.Ex: For one thing, the librarian cannot really understand why his clients read ' trash' or books of ephemeral value.Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.* alcantarillado y basura = sanitation.* arrojar a la basura = trash.* basura industrial = industrial waste.* basura urbana = municipal waste.* bolsa de basura = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* camión de la basura = garbage truck, rubbish truck, rubbish lorry, dustcart [dust cart].* comida basura = junk food.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* contenedor de basura = rubbish skip.* contenedor de la basura = dumpster.* correo basura = junk mail, spam, junk e-mail.* cubo de la basura = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can.* eliminación de basura = waste disposal.* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* pordiosero de la basura = scavenger.* recogida de basura = waste collection, garbage collection, refuse removal, refuse collection.* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.* vertedero de basura = landfill site, landfill.* vertedero de basuras = garbage dump.* * *Aechar or tirar algo a la basura to throw sth away, to throw sth in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin¿que no sirve? ¡pues a la basura! well, if it's no use, throw it out o dump it ( AmE) o ( BrE) bin it ( colloq)sacar la basura to take out the garbage o trash o rubbishdejaron el estadio lleno de basura they left litter all around the stadiumla recogida de la basura the garbage o rubbish o ( frml) refuse collectionhoy no pasa la basura ( fam); the garbage man doesn't come today ( AmE colloq), the dustmen don't come today ( BrE colloq)[ S ] prohibido arrojar basura(s) no dumping, no tipping ( BrE)B1 ( fam)(porquería): ese programa es una basura that program is trash ( AmE colloq), that programme is rubbish ( BrE colloq)¿cómo puedes leer esa basura? how can you read trash o ( BrE) rubbish like that?la comida era una basura the food was lousy ( colloq)* * *
basura sustantivo femenino
echar or tirar algo a la basura to throw sth in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin
( en sitios públicos) litter;
basura sustantivo femenino rubbish, US trash, garbage: bajar/sacar la basura, to put the rubbish out
tira las sobras a la basura, throw the leftovers away
camión de la basura, dustcart
' basura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bolsa
- caca
- camión
- cubo
- desechos
- desperdicio
- fondón
- fondona
- incinerar
- plagada
- plagado
- rebuscar
- recoger
- recogida
- suciedad
- verter
- botadero
- botar
- bote
- caneca
- comida
- ducto
- echar
- escarbar
- hurgar
- incineración
- pala
- pepenar
- quemar
- sacar
- tacho
- triturador
- vertedero
English:
assign
- bin
- bin liner
- collection
- disposal
- dump
- dumping
- dustbin
- garbage
- garbage can
- garbage truck
- junk
- junk food
- litter
- put out
- refuse
- refuse bin
- refuse lorry
- responsible
- rubbish
- rubbish bin
- scavenge
- scavenger
- stamp down
- throw away
- throw out
- tip out
- tip over
- trash
- trash can
- binliner
- blow
- can
- dross
- dust
- liner
- pedal bin
- scrap
- skip
- swing
- throw
* * *♦ adj invcomida basura junk food;contrato basura short-term contract [with poor conditions]♦ nf1. [desechos] Br rubbish, US garbage, trash;[en la calle] litter;no te olvides de sacar la basura don't forget Br to put the rubbish out o US to take out the garbage;el parque estaba lleno de basura the park was full of litterbasura espacial space junk;basura orgánica organic waste;basura radiactiva radioactive waste2. [recipiente] Br rubbish bin, dustbin, US garbage o trash can;tirar algo a la basura to throw sth away3. [bazofia] Br rubbish, US garbage, trash;4. [persona] scum, filth* * *f tb figtrash, Brrubbish;cubo de la basura garbage o trash can, Br rubbish bin* * *basura nfdesechos: garbage, waste, refuse* * *basura n rubbish -
76 mujer
adj.1 womanly.2 woman.f.1 woman.mujer de su casa good housewifemujer fatal femme fatalemujer de la limpieza cleaning ladymujer de negocios businesswomanmujer objeto woman treated as a sex objectmujer policía policewomanmujer pública prostitute2 wife, woman.* * *1 woman2 (esposa) wife\ser muy mujer de su casa to be very houseproudya es mujer she's become a womanser muy mujer to be very womanlymujer fatal femme fatalemujer de la calle streetwalkermujer de la limpieza cleaning ladymujer de la vida streetwalkermujer de mundo woman of the worldmujer de negocios businesswomanmujer de vida alegre floozy, hussymujer objeto sex objectmujer pública prostitute* * *noun f.1) woman2) wife* * *SF1) womanser muy mujer, ser toda una mujer — to be a real woman
ropa de mujer — women's clothes o clothing
mujer bandera — † striking woman
mujer de la limpieza — cleaning lady, cleaning woman, cleaner
mujer de la vida euf —
mujer pública — euf prostitute
2) (=esposa) wife3) [uso apelativo][en oración directa no se traduce]¡déjalo, mujer, no te preocupes! — forget about it, don't worry!
¡mujer, no digas esas cosas! — please! don't say such things!
* * *a) womanhacerse mujer — (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
b) ( esposa) wifec) ( como apelativo)¿se habrá ofendido? - no, mujer! — do you think I've offended him - no, of course not
* * *= wife [wives, -pl.], woman [women, -pl.], lady, female.Nota: Nombre.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term ' Women's liberation' with this function.Ex. Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.Ex. Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.----* acaparado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.* disfunción sexual de la mujer = female sexual dysfunction.* dominado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* emancipación de la mujer = female emancipation.* empoderamiento de la mujer = women('s) empowerment.* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.* estudios de la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* estudios sobre la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* liberación de la mujer = women's liberation.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* montura de mujer = side-saddle.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* mujer bella = belle.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* mujer de color = coloured woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* mujer de la limpieza = cleaning lady, cleaning woman.* mujer maltratada = battered woman.* mujer embarazada = pregnant woman.* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.* mujer en período de lactancia = nursing woman.* mujer fácil = loose woman.* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.* mujer fresca = hussy.* mujer ingenua = ingenue.* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* mujer libertina = wanton woman.* mujer militar = servicewoman.* mujer negra = black woman, coloured woman.* mujer objeto = sex object.* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].* mujer promiscua = wanton woman.* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.* mujer soldado = servicewoman.* mujer soltera = bachelorette.* ordenación de la mujer, la = ordination of women, the.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.* silla de mujer = side-saddle.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* trata de mujeres = trafficking in women.* * *a) womanhacerse mujer — (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
b) ( esposa) wifec) ( como apelativo)¿se habrá ofendido? - no, mujer! — do you think I've offended him - no, of course not
* * *= wife [wives, -pl.], woman [women, -pl.], lady, female.Nota: Nombre.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term ' Women's liberation' with this function.Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.* acaparado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.* disfunción sexual de la mujer = female sexual dysfunction.* dominado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* emancipación de la mujer = female emancipation.* empoderamiento de la mujer = women('s) empowerment.* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.* estudios de la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* estudios sobre la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* liberación de la mujer = women's liberation.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* montura de mujer = side-saddle.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* mujer bella = belle.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* mujer de color = coloured woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* mujer de la limpieza = cleaning lady, cleaning woman.* mujer maltratada = battered woman.* mujer embarazada = pregnant woman.* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.* mujer en período de lactancia = nursing woman.* mujer fácil = loose woman.* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.* mujer fresca = hussy.* mujer ingenua = ingenue.* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* mujer libertina = wanton woman.* mujer militar = servicewoman.* mujer negra = black woman, coloured woman.* mujer objeto = sex object.* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].* mujer promiscua = wanton woman.* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.* mujer soldado = servicewoman.* mujer soltera = bachelorette.* ordenación de la mujer, la = ordination of women, the.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.* silla de mujer = side-saddle.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* trata de mujeres = trafficking in women.* * *1 womanuna clase de gimnasia para mujeres a women's gymnastics classlas mujeres de la casa the women of the housetiene mucho carácter, es toda una mujer she has a great personality, she's quite a woman!tu hija ya es toda una mujercita your daughter's a young woman alreadyes una mujer hecha y derecha she's a grown womana esta mujer se le ocurre cada cosa she o this woman has the most amazing ideas ( colloq)ser una mujer de su casa to be a good housewife2 (esposa) wife3( esp Esp) (como apelativo): ¿se habrá ofendido? — ¡no, mujer! do you think I've offended him — no, of course notno te preocupes, mujer, ya verás como todo se arregla don't worry, you'll see everything will be OK ( colloq)Compuestos:stateswoman(CS) streetwalkercleaning lady o woman, cleaner● mujer de mala vida or de mal vivirprostitutebusinesswoman( Hist) war bride( euf); loose womanfemme fatale● mujer golpeada or maltratadabattered wifesex objectpolicewomanwoman taxidriver* * *
mujer sustantivo femeninoa) woman;
mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady, cleaner;
mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir prostitute;
mujer de negocios businesswoman;
hacerse mujer (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
mujer sustantivo femenino
1 woman
varias mujeres, several women
argot mujer fácil, easy lay
euf mujer de la calle/de mala vida/pública, prostitute
2 (esposa) wife
' mujer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abusar
- acomodador
- acomodadora
- adúltera
- adúltero
- agente
- albacea
- amante
- artesana
- artesano
- asesina
- asesino
- autor
- autora
- bañador
- bienhechor
- bienhechora
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- bombo
- bruja
- cabrón
- cabrona
- cacatúa
- cada
- calle
- calostro
- calva
- cámara
- camarera
- camarero
- camella
- camello
- campesina
- campesino
- capataz
- cartera
- cartero
- casera
- casero
- cerda
- cobrador
- cobradora
- comedianta
- comediante
- cómica
- cómico
English:
A
- accompany
- alone
- amid
- amulet
- apologetic
- aside
- batter
- be
- beat
- beauty
- besides
- bitch
- blouse
- bosom
- both
- breast
- brief
- broody
- brunette
- businesswoman
- bust
- bust up
- butch
- buxom
- cardigan
- composure
- conspicuous
- cow
- curtsey
- curtsy
- deceive
- distinguished
- distraught
- disturbed
- drag
- dyke
- either
- evening dress
- ex
- executrix
- expectant mother
- fanny
- female
- feminine
- femme fatale
- flounder
- former
- frail
- frock
* * *♦ nf1. [hembra adulta] woman;ropa de mujer women's clothes;los derechos de la mujer women's rights;la mujer española Spanish women;ya eres toda una mujer you're a grown-up woman now;una mujer hecha y derecha a fully-grown woman;de mujer a mujer woman to womanRP mujer de la calle streetwalker;mujer de su casa good housewife;mujer fatal femme fatale;mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady;mujer de mala vida streetwalker;una mujer de mundo a woman of the world;mujer de negocios businesswoman;mujer objeto woman treated as a sex object;mujer piloto woman pilot;mujer policía policewoman;mujer pública prostitute;mujer sacerdote woman priest;mujer de vida alegre loose woman2. [cónyuge] wife♦ interjEsp¿te acuerdas de Marisol?, ¡sí, mujer, nuestra compañera de clase! do you remember Marisol? you know, she was at school with us!;¿me acercas a casa? – sí, mujer can you give me a Br lift o US ride home? – sure;pero mujer, no te pongas así oh, don't be like that!* * *f1 woman2 ( esposa) wife* * *mujer nf1) : woman2) esposa: wife* * *mujer n -
77 replicar
v.1 to answer.2 to answer back.Los chicos replican The boys answer back.3 to reply to, to answer back, to talk back to.María le replica a Ricardo Mary replies to Richard.4 to hit back, to answer back.El oponente replicó The opponent hit back.5 to oppose the claim, to defend the suit, to present one's allegation.El abogado replica The lawyer opposes the claim.* * *1 (contestar) to answer, reply2 (poner objeciones) to argue, answer back3 DERECHO to answer1 (contestar) to reply, retort2 (poner objeciones) to argue, answer back3 DERECHO to answer* * *verbto retort, reply* * *VI1) (=contestar) to answer, retort2) (=objetar) to argue, answer back¡no repliques! — don't answer back!
* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml) to retort, reply2.replicar vi1) ( argumentar) to argue2) (Der) to reply* * *= parry, rejoin, chime in, chime in with.Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".Ex. A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.Ex. Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml) to retort, reply2.replicar vi1) ( argumentar) to argue2) (Der) to reply* * *= parry, rejoin, chime in, chime in with.Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.
Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.* * *replicar [A2 ]vt( frml); to retort, reply- claro que no -replicó of course not, he retorted■ replicarviA (argumentar) to arguehazlo tal como te lo he dicho y no me repliques do it the way I've told you and don't answer back o don't argueB ( Der) to reply* * *
replicar ( conjugate replicar) verbo transitivo (frml) to retort, reply
verbo intransitivo
1 ( argumentar) to argue
2 (Der) to reply
replicar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (a una afirmación) to reply, retort: nos replicó de un modo muy ingenioso, she answered us with a witty remark
2 (a una orden) to answer back: no le repliques a tu padre, don't talk back to your father
II verbo transitivo Jur to answer, reply
' replicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contestar
- diente
- toser
- responder
English:
answer back
- retort
- talk back
- counter
* * *♦ vt1. [responder] to answer2. [objetar] to answer back, to retort♦ vi[objetar] to answer back;hazlo ya, y sin replicar do it now, and no arguments!* * *v/t reply* * *replicar {72} vi1) : to reply, to retort2) : to argue, to answer back -
78 sacudir
v.1 to shake.El temblor sacude la tierra The quake shakes up the ground.2 to beat (golpear) (alfombra).3 to shake, to shock.4 to do the dusting.María sacude en las tardes Mary does the dusting in the afternoons.5 to dust.María sacude el mueble Mary dusts the furniture.* * *1 (gen) to shake2 (alfombra etc) to shake out; (polvo, arena) to shake off3 (golpear) to beat4 (cabeza) to shake5 (dar una paliza) to beat up6 (moscas, mosquitos, etc) to flick away, flick off7 figurado (emocionar, alterar) to shake1 (quitarse) to shake off2 (moscas, mosquitos, etc) to flick away, flick off* * *verb1) to shake2) jerk•* * *1. VT1) (=agitar) [+ árbol, edificio, cabeza] to shake; [+ ala] to flap; [+ alfombra] to beat; [+ colchón] to shake, shake the dust out of2) (=quitar) [+ tierra] to shake off; [+ cuerda] to jerk, tug3) (=conmover) to shake4) * (=pegar)5)sacudir dinero a algn — * to screw money out of sb *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < niño> to clobber (colloq)sacudir la cabeza — ( para negar) to shake one's head; ( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)
c) ( hacer temblar) to shaked) (CS, Méx) ( limpiar) to dust, do the dusting2) (conmover, afectar) to shake2.una revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad — a revolution which shook society to its foundations
sacudir vi (CS, Méx) to dust3.sacudirse v pron (refl)a) ( apartar de sí) < problema> to shrug off; <sueño/modorra> to shake offb) ( quitarse) <arena/polvo> to shake offsacúdete los pelos del perro — (CS) brush the dog hairs off you
* * *= shake up, jar, jolt, flail, thrash, wallop, rock, swish.Ex. This will shake up library managers no end.Ex. She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.Ex. When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country.Ex. The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex. The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.Ex. Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.----* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sacudir las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sacudirse las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < niño> to clobber (colloq)sacudir la cabeza — ( para negar) to shake one's head; ( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)
c) ( hacer temblar) to shaked) (CS, Méx) ( limpiar) to dust, do the dusting2) (conmover, afectar) to shake2.una revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad — a revolution which shook society to its foundations
sacudir vi (CS, Méx) to dust3.sacudirse v pron (refl)a) ( apartar de sí) < problema> to shrug off; <sueño/modorra> to shake offb) ( quitarse) <arena/polvo> to shake offsacúdete los pelos del perro — (CS) brush the dog hairs off you
* * *= shake up, jar, jolt, flail, thrash, wallop, rock, swish.Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.Ex: When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country.Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex: The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.Ex: Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sacudir las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sacudirse las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* * *sacudir [I1 ]vtAsacudió la arena de la toalla he shook the sand out of the towel3sacudió la cabeza en señal de afirmación he nodded (his head) in agreement4 (hacer temblar) to shakeel terremoto sacudió toda la ciudad the earthquake shook the entire cityun escalofrío la sacudió de pies a cabeza a shiver went right through her5 (CS, Méx) (limpiar) to dusttengo que sacudir el polvo I have to dust o do the dustingB (conmover, afectar) to shakesu trágica muerte sacudió a la población his tragic death sent shock waves through o shook the populationuna revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad a revolution which shook society to its foundations o which rocked the foundations of society■ sacudirvi(CS, Méx) to dust( refl)1 (apartar de sí) ‹problema› to shrug off; ‹sueño/modorra› to shake offno sé cómo sacudirme a este tipo I don't know how to get rid of this guy ( colloq), I don't know how to shake this guy off o get this guy off my back ( colloq)la vaca se sacudía las moscas con el rabo the cow was flicking the flies off with its tail2 (quitarse) ‹arena/polvo› to shake offsacúdete los pelos del perro (CS); brush the dog hairs off you* * *
sacudir ( conjugate sacudir) verbo transitivo
1
( golpear) ‹alfombra/colchón› to beat;
( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)
2 (conmover, afectar) to shake
verbo intransitivo (CS, Méx) to dust
sacudirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( quitarse) ‹arena/polvo› to shake off
sacudir verbo transitivo
1 (de un lado a otro) to shake
2 (para limpiar) to shake off
(una alfombra) to beat
3 (algo molesto) to brush off
4 fam (pegar a alguien) to wallop, beat sb up
5 (con una emoción intensa) to shock, shake
6 fig (impresionar) la muerte del poeta sacudió a todo el país, the death of the poet affected all the country
' sacudir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trapo
English:
agitate
- beat
- flail
- fluff
- jerk
- jolt
- shake
- shake down
- swish
- toss
- buffet
- dust
- flutter
- jar
- jiggle
- rock
* * *♦ vt1. [agitar] to shake;el terremoto sacudió la ciudad the earthquake shook the city2. [quitar] [agitando] to shake off;[frotando] to brush off;sacudir el polvo a una mesa to dust a table3. [golpear] [alfombra] to beat;[mantel, chaqueta] to shake out; Fam [persona] to whack;sacude bien las migas del mantel shake all the crumbs off the tablecloth;le sacudió una bofetada she slapped him4. [conmover] to shake, to shock;su asesinato sacudió a la población people were shaken by his assassination♦ viRP to shake oneself, to give oneself a shake;hay que sacudir bien, si no queda todo el polvo you have to give yourself a good shake, or you stay covered in dust* * *I v/t1 tb figshake2 famniño beat, wallop fam* * *sacudir vt1) : to shake, to beat2) : to jerk, to jolt3) : to dust off4) conmover: to shake up, to shock* * *sacudir vb -
79 dio
* * ** * ** * ** * *
Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)
dio es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
dar
dio
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
2
‹información/idea› to give
3
4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;
dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que diole la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to himb) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;
1
‹ dividendos› to pay;
b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;
venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);
¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dio algo/a algn por algo:
ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dio para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
dio de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
( como castigo) to smack sb;
el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
2 (accionar, mover) diole a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) diole a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …
5 [sol/luz]:
la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;
dárselas de listo to act smartb) (golpearse, pegarse):
se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dio un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) diose por algo:
ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dio see◊ dar
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliento
- ánimo
- berrido
- bofetada
- buenamente
- calambre
- campanada
- canto
- casualidad
- codazo
- contestación
- corte
- coz
- dar
- darse
- entender
- eso
- evasiva
- fondo
- frenazo
- garete
- golpe
- grito
- histeria
- instrucción
- jaque
- lugar
- manta
- martillazo
- notoriamente
- origen
- palabra
- paliza
- palo
- panzada
- pedestre
- plausible
- portazo
- positiva
- positivo
- pronta
- pronto
- prosaico
- rápida
- rápido
- rebotar
- recuerdo
- resultado
- sí
- soponcio
English:
alone
- ambit
- attest
- beat
- bonk
- book
- brighten up
- brisk
- catch
- comeback
- convincing
- crack
- dig around
- dip
- each
- explicit
- flash
- forehead
- frank
- fudge
- goodness
- greet
- gyrate
- her
- him
- hit
- honk
- hug
- impression
- ingenuous
- insight
- it
- kiss
- knock
- nudge
- on
- part exchange
- pat
- polish off
- puss
- pussy
- put up to
- reverse
- rough up
- send
- somersault
- sordid
- strike
- thump
- two-time
* * ** * *vb → dar* * * -
80 paseo
m.1 walk (acción) (a pie).2 avenue (place).paseo marítimo promenade3 trip, excursion, tour.4 promenade, mall.5 drive, ride, spin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasear.* * *1 (a pie) walk, stroll; (a caballo) ride2 (en coche) drive; (en bicicleta, moto) ride3 (calle) avenue, promenade\dar el paseo a alguien to bump somebody offdar un paseo to go for a walkmandar a paseo a alguien familiar to send somebody packing¡vete a paseo! familiar go away!, get lost!paseo marítimo promenade, esplanade, seafront* * *noun m.1) walk, stroll2) ride* * *SM1) [gen] walk, stroll; (=excursión) outingdar un paseo — [andando] to go for a walk o stroll, take a walk o stroll; [en coche] to go for a ride
llevar o sacar a un niño de paseo — to take a child out for a walk
paseo de vigilancia — round, tour of inspection
paseo en coche — drive, ride
2) (=avenida) parade, avenuepaseo marítimo — promenade, esplanade
3) (=distancia) short walk4)paseo cívico — Méx procession, fiesta procession
5) Esp * ( Hist) (journey leading to the) summary execution of a political opponentdar el paseo a algn — ( Hist) to execute sb summarily; [moderno] to bump sb off **
* * *1)a) ( caminata) walk¿salimos a dar un paseo? — shall we go for a walk o (colloq) stroll?
mandar a alguien a paseo — (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
vete a paseo! — get lost! (colloq), go to hell! (sl)
b) ( en bicicleta) ride; ( en coche) drivec) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outingno vivo aquí, estoy de paseo — I don't live here, I'm just visiting
2) ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue•* * *1)a) ( caminata) walk¿salimos a dar un paseo? — shall we go for a walk o (colloq) stroll?
mandar a alguien a paseo — (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
vete a paseo! — get lost! (colloq), go to hell! (sl)
b) ( en bicicleta) ride; ( en coche) drivec) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outingno vivo aquí, estoy de paseo — I don't live here, I'm just visiting
2) ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue•* * *paseo11 = stroll, walk, ride, wander.Ex: The article is entitled 'A short stroll through Brazilian book publishing'.
Ex: A walk through the exhibit hall made it clear: the Web is everywhere.Ex: For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, take + a walk.* dar un paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.* de paseo en coche = out for a spin.* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.* irse a paseo = naff off.* paseo en barca = boating.* paseo en barco = boat tour, boating, boat ride, boat cruise.* paseo en bicicleta = easy ride.* paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride.* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.* paseo turístico = walking tour.* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.paseo22 = promenade.Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.
* paseo marítimo = seafront, promenade.* * *A1 (caminata) walk¿salimos a dar un paseo? shall we go for a walk o ( colloq) stroll?darle el paseo a algn to shoot sb, bump sb off ( colloq)¡vete a paseo! get lost! ( colloq), go to hell! (sl)2 (en bicicleta) ride3 (en coche) drivenos llevó a dar un paseo en su coche nuevo she took us for a drive in her new car4 ( AmL) (excursión) trip, outingno vivo aquí, estoy de paseo I don't live here, I'm just visiting5 (figura de baile) promenadeB (en nombres de calles) walk, avenueCompuesto:esplanade, seafront, promenade ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo pasear: ( conjugate pasear)
paseo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
paseó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pasear
paseo
pasear ( conjugate pasear) verbo intransitivo
◊ salir a paseo to go out for a walk o stroll
( en coche) to go for a drive
verbo transitivo ‹ perro› to walk
paseo sustantivo masculino
1
◊ dar un paseo to go for a walk o (colloq) stroll;
mandar a algn a paseo (fam) to tell sb to get lost (colloq)
( en coche) drive;
◊ no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo I don't live here, I'm just visiting
2 ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue;
pasear
I verbo intransitivo to go for a walk o to take a walk
II vtr (a una persona) to take for a walk
(a un animal) to walk, take for a walk
paseo sustantivo masculino
1 (caminando) walk: daremos un paseo por la playa, we'll go for a walk along the beach
(en caballo, vehículo) ride
2 (calle ancha) avenue
' paseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alameda
- apetecer
- dar
- frente
- jorobar
- orilla
- P.º
- parque
- pero
- ronda
- sombrilla
- traje
- a
- caballo
- despejar
- excursión
- gustar
- malecón
- prado
- rambla
- simpático
- transversal
- vuelta
English:
boardwalk
- bracing
- brisk
- care for
- cycling
- drive
- exercise
- go
- hit on
- hit upon
- leisurely
- nightly
- pier
- promenade
- promenade deck
- ramble
- ride
- round
- run
- sail
- saunter
- seafront
- spacewalk
- spin
- stroll
- take
- trek
- walk
- wood
- avenue
- board
- boating
- buggy
- front
- mall
- punt
- push
- sea
- stroller
- wander
* * *paseo nm1. [acción] [a pie] walk;[en coche] drive, ride; [a caballo] ride; [en barca] row;un paseo en coche a drive;un paseo a caballo a (horse) ride;dar un paseo [a pie] to go for a walk;[a caballo] to go for a ride; [en coche] to go for a drive o ride;ir de paseo [andar] to walkpaseo espacial space walk2. [distancia corta] short walk;sólo es un paseo hasta el teatro it's only a short walk to the theatre3. [calle] avenuepaseo marítimo promenade4. Am [excursión] trip, outing;hacer un paseo to go on a trip o outing7. CompFamdar el paseo a alguien to bump sb off;Fam Fam¡vete a paseo! get lost!;Fammandó los estudios a paseo he said to hell with his studies* * *m walk;dar un paseo go for a walk;mandar a alguien a paseo fig fam tell s.o. to get lost fam* * *paseo nm1) : walk, stroll2) : ride3) excursión: outing, trip* * *paseo n1. (a pie) walk2. (en coche, moto) drive / ride3. (en bicicleta, a caballo) ride
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