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    prep.
    1 to.
    voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid
    me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad
    llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party
    2 at (moment).
    a las siete at seven o'clock
    a los once años at the age of eleven
    al caer la noche at nightfall
    al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted
    Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.
    3 per, every (frecuency).
    40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week
    tres veces al día three times a day
    4 to.
    dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo
    dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come
    5 to.
    entró a pagar he came in to pay
    aprender a nadar to learn to swim
    6 by, about to, for.
    * * *
    A, a
    nombre femenino (pl as o aes)
    1 (la letra) A, a
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    A
    1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H
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    A
    1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M
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    A
    1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A
    * * *
    prep.
    1) to
    2) into
    3) in
    4) at
    5) on
    6) with
    * * *
    SF = a (=letra) A, a
    * * *
    a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a
    * * *
    = for, per, to.
    Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.
    Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.
    Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
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    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.
    * a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * 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 grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a medio comprender = half-understood.
    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * a medio fuego = medium heat.
    * a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.
    * a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
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    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.
    * a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * 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 grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a medio comprender = half-understood.
    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * a medio fuego = medium heat.
    * a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.
    * a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
    * a últ

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    a
    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.
    No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.
    En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)
    voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party
    voy a casa I'm going home
    dobla a la derecha turn right
    se cayó al río she fell into the river
    estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table
    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right
    a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner
    queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo
    3
    (indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away
    está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here
    1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at
    abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?
    a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock
    a mediados de abril in mid-April
    hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today
    al día siguiente the next o following day
    empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months
    llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night
    2 al + INF:
    se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus
    al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him
    al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station
    3
    (indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived
    trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five
    a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half
    estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)
    C
    (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week
    sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person
    iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three
    D
    (indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback
    pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken
    un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle
    a crédito on credit
    ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations
    una tela a rayas a piece of striped material
    1
    (introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?
    la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer
    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
    busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary
    ]
    2
    (introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter
    dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English
    suave al tacto soft to the touch
    agradable al oído pleasing to the ear
    3
    (indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy
    F
    enséñale a nadar teach him to swim
    fue a preguntar he went to ask
    a que + SUBJ:
    los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part
    voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup
    2 ( fam)
    (para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?
    ¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?
    3
    a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)
    ¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?
    ¡a por ello! go for it!
    los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting
    es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind
    total a pagar total payable
    horario a convenir hours to be arranged
    H
    1
    (en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!
    ¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)
    vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!
    a decir verdad to tell you the truth
    a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say
    3 ( fam)
    (en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him
    4
    (indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party
    al + INF:
    al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages
    5
    (expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!
    tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)
    ¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)
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    a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

    a preposición Nota:
    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    1

    voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

    voy a casa I'm going home;
    se cayó al río she fell into the river


    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right


    2
    a) (señalando hora, momento) at;


    a la hora de comer at lunch time;
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
    a mediados de abril in mid-April;
    al día siguiente the next o following day

    hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

    c) al + inf:


    al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news



    ( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;

    3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):

    sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
    a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
    4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
    a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

    a crédito on credit;
    funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
    a mano by hand;
    a rayas striped;
    vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
    5

    ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud


    dáselo a ella give it to her;
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
    le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door

    se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

    A, a f (letra) A
    'A' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    a. C.
    - a.m.
    - abajeña
    - abajeño
    - abanderada
    - abanderado
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abanico
    - abarquillada
    - abarquillado
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abasto
    - abatida
    - abatido
    - abatirse
    - abdicar
    - aberración
    - abertura
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abigarrada
    - abigarrado
    - abigarrar
    - ablandar
    - ablusada
    - ablusado
    - abnegada
    - abnegado
    - abobada
    - abobado
    - abocada
    - abocado
    - abogacía
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abombada
    - abombado
    - abonar
    - abonada
    - abonado
    - abonarse
    - abono
    - abordar
    - abordaje
    - aborregar
    - abortar
    - abortiva
    English:
    A
    - A-level
    - a.m.
    - abandon
    - abandoned
    - abide by
    - ability
    - abject
    - abnormal
    - aboard
    - aborigine
    - abortion
    - abortive
    - about
    - above
    - above-board
    - above-mentioned
    - abrasive
    - abreast
    - abridged
    - abrupt
    - absent
    - absent-minded
    - absolute
    - absolutely
    - absorbed
    - abstemious
    - abstract
    - absurd
    - abundant
    - abuse
    - abusive
    - abysmal
    - academic
    - academy
    - accede
    - accent
    - acceptable
    - access
    - accident-prone
    - accidental
    - accidentally
    - acclimatized
    - accommodate
    - accommodation
    - accomplish
    - accomplished
    - account
    - account for
    - accountable
    * * *
    A
    1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway
    2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B
    A, a [a] nf
    [letra] A, a;
    si por a o por be… if for any reason…
    * * *
    a
    prp
    al este de to the east of;
    a casa home;
    ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;
    ¡a trabajar! get to work!;
    vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;
    voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)
    a la mesa at the table;
    al lado de next to;
    a la derecha on the right;
    al sol in the sun;
    a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;
    está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away
    :
    ¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;
    a las tres at three o’clock;
    de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;
    estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;
    a los treinta años at the age of thirty;
    a la llegada del tren when the train arrives
    :
    a la española the Spanish way;
    a mano by hand;
    a pie on foot;
    a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour
    :
    ¿a cómo o
    cuánto está? how much is it?;
    están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo
    :
    dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother
    :
    vi a mi padre I saw my father
    :
    empezar a begin to;
    jugar a las cartas play cards;
    decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;
    voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;
    a decir verdad to tell the truth
    :
    ¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;
    a ver OK, right;
    a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now
    abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)
    * * *
    a nf
    : first letter of the Spanish alphabet
    a prep
    1) : to
    nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico
    ¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?
    como a usted le guste: as you wish
    3) : in the manner of
    papas a la francesa: french fries
    4) : on, by means of
    a pie: on foot
    5) : per, each
    tres pastillas al día: three pills per day
    enséñales a leer: teach them to read
    problemas a resolver: problems to be solved
    * * *
    a prep
    3. (distancia) away
    está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away
    4. (tiempo) at
    5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at
    tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each
    fui a pie I walked / I went on foot
    hecho a mano handmade / made by hand
    ¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?
    9. (para) for
    10. (de) from

    Spanish-English dictionary > a

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    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > тратта выданная под зерно

  • 3 esetь

    esetь Grammatical information: f. i Proto-Slavic meaning: `rack for drying grain'
    Page in Trubačev: -
    Russian:
    osét' `granary, rack for drying grain' [f i]
    Belorussian:
    (v)ósec' (W.), aséc' (W.) `granary, drying shed' [f i];
    osëtka (dial.) `granary', asëtka (dial.) `spot in granary for drying sheafs' [f ā]
    Ukrainian:
    ósit' (dial.) `granary' [f i]
    Polish:
    jesieć (dial.) `grain sieve' [f i];
    osieć (E. dial.) `granary' [f i];
    jesiótka (dial.) `grain sieve' [f ā];
    osiótka (W dial.) `granary' [f ā]
    Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: eś-et-i-
    Lithuanian:
    akė́čios `harrow' [Nompf ā] 1;
    ekė́čios (dial.) `harrow' [Nompf ā] 1 \{1\}
    Latvian:
    ecê(k)šas `harrow' [Nompf ā]
    Old Prussian:
    aketes `harrow'
    Indo-European reconstruction: h₂oḱ-et-i-
    IE meaning: harrow
    Page in Pokorny: 18
    Comments: This is another case where we find Balto-Slavic evidence for *e- corresponding to *a- or *o- in other branches of Indo-European (Rozwadowski's change). Toporov regards the k of the Baltic forms as evidence for a western technological borrowing (I: 67). Since the Baltic and Germanic forms mean exactly the same, while the Slavic forms are semantically more remote, this is a serious option.
    Other cognates:
    Gk. ὀξίνα (Hes.) `an agricultural implement with iron teeth, drawn by oxen' [f];
    Lat. occa `harrow' [f];
    OHG egida `harrow' [f];
    OE eg(e)ʮe `harrow' [f];
    OW ocet `harrow' [f];
    Fi. äës `harrow'
    Notes:
    \{1\} The Standard Lithuanian form with a- may stem from the territory where the development e- > a- occurred. In any case, the attestations of the form with e- (see the LKŽ, s.v.) indicate that there are Lithuanian forms completely matching Latv. ecêšas.

    Slovenščina-angleščina big slovar > esetь

  • 4 Wechsel

    Wechsel m 1. BANK draft, dft; 2. FIN promise to pay, bill, bill of exchange, B/E, note, (infrml) paper; 3. KOMM migration einen Wechsel akzeptieren RECHT accept a bill einen Wechsel honorieren FIN (AE) honor a bill, (BE) honour a bill einen Wechsel mit Akzept versehen RECHT accept a bill einen Wechsel zur Annahme vorlegen BANK present a bill for acceptance einen Wechsel zur Diskontierung vorlegen BANK present a bill for discount
    * * *
    m 1. < Bank> draft (dft) ; 2. < Finanz> promise to pay, bill, bill of exchange (B/E), note, paper infrml ■ einen Wechsel akzeptieren < Recht> accept a bill ■ einen Wechsel honorieren < Finanz> honor a bill (AE), honour a bill (BE) ■ einen Wechsel mit Akzept versehen < Recht> accept a bill ■ einen Wechsel zur Annahme vorlegen < Bank> present a bill for acceptance ■ einen Wechsel zur Diskontierung vorlegen < Bank> present a bill for discount
    * * *
    Wechsel
    (Abwechslung) [inter]change, alternation, turn, (Austausch) exchange, barter, (Bilanz) bills in hand, bill holdings, bills receivable (US), (Tratte) bill [of exchange], draft, paper, (Umschwung) reversal;
    bei Ablauf des Wechsels when the bill matures;
    abgelaufener Wechsel bill overdue;
    akzeptierter Wechsel accepted bill (draft);
    nicht akzeptierter Wechsel unaccepted (dishono(u)red) bill, bill dishono(u)red by non-acceptance;
    angekaufter Wechsel discounted bill;
    angenommener Wechsel accepted (hono(u)red) bill;
    ankaufsfähige Wechsel (Landeszentralbank) bills eligible for discount (rediscount, US);
    noch nicht vollständig ausgefüllter Wechsel inchoate bill (Br.);
    ausgestellter Wechsel issued (drawn) bill;
    ausländischer Wechsel bill in foreign currency, foreign bill (note);
    ausstehende Wechsel (Bilanz) bills outstanding;
    avalierter Wechsel backed (guaranteed) bill of exchange;
    bankfähiger Wechsel bank[able] (eligible, US) bill;
    nicht bankfähiger Wechsel non-negotiable paper, non-eligible bill (US);
    befristeter Wechsel sight draft;
    begebener Wechsel negotiated (drafted) bill (note);
    durch Effekten besicherter Wechsel security bill, collateral note (US);
    bezahlter Wechsel discharged bill;
    bundesbankfähiger Wechsel bill eligible for rediscount (US);
    diskontfähiger Wechsel bankable (discountable) bill (note), eligible bill of exchange, eligible paper (US);
    nicht diskontfähiger Wechsel unbankable paper;
    diskontierter Wechsel discounted bill;
    nicht diskontierter Wechsel undiscounted bill;
    domizilierter Wechsel domiciliated (domiciled, addressed, indirect) bill, domiciled bill of exchange;
    eigener Wechsel promissory note, note of hand (Br.);
    begebbarer eigener Wechsel negotiable note;
    trassiert eigener Wechsel house draft (bill);
    eingelöster Wechsel hono(u)red bill;
    nicht eingelöster Wechsel unpaid (dishono(u)red) bill, unpaid note;
    vor Verfallzeit eingelöster Wechsel anticipated bill of exchange, retired bill (US);
    einwandfreier Wechsel approved (clean) bill;
    den Anforderungen der Notenbank entsprechender Wechsel eligible paper (bill) (US);
    erstklassiger Wechsel first-rate bill, first-class (white) paper, fine (Br.) (prime, US) bill;
    fälliger Wechsel bill (note) due, bill to mature,expired (matured, payable) bill, (Bilanz) note (bill) payable (US);
    in Kürze fällige Wechsel bills about to mature;
    noch nicht fälliger Wechsel unexpired bill;
    falscher Wechsel forged bill, counterfeited bill of exchange;
    fauler Wechsel worthless (queer, query) bill;
    feiner Wechsel fine (Br.) (prime, US) bill, first-class (good) paper;
    fiktiver (fingierter) Wechsel bogus (pro forma, accommodation) bill, fictitious bill (Br.), windmill;
    fliegender Wechsel flying change;
    im Außenhandel gebrauchter Wechsel outland bill (Br.);
    gefälschter Wechsel forged bill, counterfeited bill of exchange;
    durch Werterhöhung gefälschter Wechsel raised bill (US);
    verloren gegangener Wechsel lost bill of exchange;
    zur Annahme geschickter Wechsel bill out for acceptance;
    durch Effekten gesicherter Wechsel security bill;
    nach dato zahlbar gestellter Wechsel draft after date;
    gezogener Wechsel drawn bill, draft;
    auf das Ausland gezogener Wechsel foreign bill;
    gegen Getreideverschiffungen gezogener Wechsel grain bill;
    auf die eigene Niederlassung gezogener Wechsel pig on pork (Br.);
    girierter Wechsel indorsed (made, Br.) bill;
    noch nicht girierter Wechsel original bill;
    handelsfähiger Wechsel negotiable bill;
    honorierter Wechsel hono(u)red bill;
    indossierter Wechsel indorsed (made, Br.) bill;
    inländischer Wechsel domestic bill of exchange;
    kurzfristiger Wechsel short-dated (-sighted) bill, short[-dated] exchange, short[-sighted] (short-dated) paper, short-term note;
    landeszentralbankfähiger Wechsel rediscountable (eligible, US) bill;
    langer Wechsel long-dated bill;
    langfristiger Wechsel long[-dated] bill, long draft, finance bill;
    laufende Wechsel bills to mature;
    auf den Inhaber lautender Wechsel bill made out to bearer;
    auf Order lautender Wechsel bill made out to order;
    auf englische Pfund lautender Wechsel sterling bill;
    auf eine fremde Währung lautender Wechsel foreign currency bill;
    lombardierter Wechsel bill pledged as security for an advance, pawned bill;
    Not leidender Wechsel overdue (dishono(u)red) bill, bill held over, bill in suspense (distress);
    offener Wechsel blank bill;
    prolongierter Wechsel renewed note;
    protestierter Wechsel bill noted for protest, dishono(u)red (protested) bill;
    quittierter Wechsel receipted bill of exchange;
    reiner (schlichter) Wechsel clean bill of exchange;
    sicherungsübereigneter Wechsel pawned bill of exchange;
    trassierter Wechsel draft, drawn bill [of exchange];
    trockener Wechsel promissory note, note of hand;
    domizilierter trockener Wechsel domicilated promissory note;
    überfälliger Wechsel bill overdue, past due bill (note);
    durch Indossament übertragbarer Wechsel negotiable bill;
    umlaufender Wechsel circulating bill, bill in circulation;
    unakzeptierter Wechsel dishono(u)red bill;
    unbegebbarer Wechsel nonnegotiable bill (US);
    unbezahlter (uneingelöster) Wechsel dishono(u)red (unpaid) bill, bill in suspense;
    ungedeckter Wechsel uncovered bill (note), bill not provided for, kite (Br.);
    unsicherer Wechsel dubious paper;
    unterschriebener Wechsel signed bill;
    unverstempelter Wechsel unstamped bill;
    verfallener Wechsel past due bill, bill payable, payable (matured) bill;
    verpfändeter Wechsel pawned bill of exchange;
    verstempelter Wechsel stamped bill;
    vorausdatierter Wechsel postdated bill;
    vorgekommener Wechsel bill presented for payment;
    zum Akzept vorzulegender Wechsel acceptance bill;
    zur Zahlung vorzulegender Wechsel payment bill;
    weiterbegebener (weitergegebener) Wechsel negotiated (rediscounted) bill;
    fällig werdender Wechsel bill to mature;
    im Ausland zahlbarer Wechsel foreign bill;
    an den Inhaber zahlbarer Wechsel bill payable to bearer;
    in London zahlbare Wechsel enfaced papers (Br.);
    an Order zahlbarer Wechsel bill payable to order;
    zu zahlende Wechsel bills payable;
    zentralbankfähiger Wechsel rediscountable (eligible, US) bill;
    nicht zentralbankfähiger Wechsel noneligible paper (US);
    zurückgenommener Wechsel returned bill;
    Wechsel gegen Abtretung der Warenforderung bill on goods, value bill;
    turnusmäßiger Wechsel im Amt rotation in office;
    Wechsel des Arbeitsplatzes change of employment;
    Wechsel in mehrfacher Ausfertigung bills in a set;
    Wechsel der halben Belegschaft innerhalb eines Jahres turnover of fifty per cent of the employees in a year;
    Wechsel in der Betriebsführung change in the management, management turnover;
    Wechsel zum Diskont bill for discount;
    Wechsel gegen Dokumente bill of exchange against documents;
    Wechsel mit Dokumenten documentary draft;
    Wechsel in Duplikat set of exchange;
    Wechsel des Gerichtsstandes change of venue;
    Wechsel dritter Güter third-class paper;
    Wechsel ohne Indossament single-name paper (US);
    Wechsel zum Inkasso bill to be encashed (for encashment), bill for collection;
    Wechsel der Jahreszeiten rotation of the seasons;
    Wechsel mit bestimmter Laufzeit time bill (draft);
    Wechsel mit anhängenden Papieren bill with documents attached;
    Wechsel auf Plätze des europäischen Kontinents continental bills (Br.);
    Wechsel und Schecks bills and checks (US) (cheques, Br.);
    Wechsel auf Sicht bill payable at sight (on demand), demand draft;
    Wechsel auf kurze Sicht short (short-sighted) bill, short paper;
    Wechsel mit nur einer Unterschrift single-name paper (US);
    Wechsel mit zwei Unterschriften double-name paper (US);
    eigener Wechsel mit Unterwerfungsklausel cognovit note (US);
    Wechsel im Vorstand change in the management (directorate), management change;
    Wechsel in ausländischer Währung bill in foreign currency, currency bill (Br.);
    Wechsel über empfangene Ware bona-fide bill;
    Wechsel mit unrichtigem Wortlaut wrongly drafted (worded) bill;
    Wechsel abgeben to dispose of a bill;
    Wechsel akzeptieren to accept (hono(u)r) a bill;
    Wechsel nicht akzeptieren to dishono(u)r a bill by non-acceptance;
    Wechsel nicht annehmen to refuse the acceptance of a bill;
    Deckung für einen Wechsel anschaffen to provide cover for a bill;
    Wechsel aufkaufen to buy up (do, Br.) bills;
    Wechsel zu hohem Diskont aufkaufen to shave (US sl.);
    Wechsel ausfertigen to make out (issue) a bill;
    Wechsel doppelt ausfertigen to draw a bill of exchange in duplicate;
    Verfalltag eines Wechsels ausrechnen to compute a bill;
    Wechsel ausstellen to make out a bill of exchange (note), to give a bill of exchange;
    laufenden Wechsel ausstellen to make out a bill payable thirty days (d/d);
    Wechsel in zwei Ausfertigungen ausstellen to draw bills in sets of two;
    Wechsel an Order ausstellen to make a bill payable to order;
    Wechsel avalieren to guarantee a bill;
    Wechsel avisieren to advise a bill;
    Wechsel begeben to issue (give, negotiate) a bill;
    ungedeckten Wechsel begeben to fly a kite (Br.);
    Wechsel begleichen to discharge (hono(u)r, meet) a bill;
    Inkasso eines Wechsels besorgen to attend to the collection of (undertake to collect) a bill;
    Wechsel bezahlen to take up (hono(u)r, meet pay) a bill;
    mit einem Wechsel bezahlen to pay by means of a bill;
    Wechsel vor Fälligkeit bezahlen to take up a bill under rebate[ment] (Br.);
    für einen Wechsel bürgen to act as surety for a bill;
    Wechsel decken to furnish a bill with security, to provide cover for a bill, to answer a bill of exchange, to hono(u)r a bill;
    Wechsel diskontieren to discount a bill, to take up a bill under rebate (Br.);
    Wechsel domizilieren to domiciliate a bill;
    Wechsel durchstreichen to cancel a bill;
    Wechsel einkassieren to collect (cash) a bill;
    Zahlung eines Wechsels einklagen to sue on a bill;
    Wechsel einlösen to hono(u)r (answer) a bill [of exchange], to meet (cash, draw in, pay, take up, discharge, clear, remit) a bill, to hono(u)r a draft, to make good on a note;
    Wechsel bei Fälligkeit einlösen to collect (take up) a bill (draft) when due, to protect a bill at maturity, to pay a bill of exchange at maturity;
    Wechsel vor Fälligkeit einlösen to anticipate (retire) a bill;
    Wechsel nicht einlösen to leave a bill unpaid (unprotected), to dishono(u)r a bill by non-acceptance;
    Wechsel unter Protesterhebung einlösen to pay a bill under protest;
    Wechsel bei Verfall einlösen to hono(u)r (protect) a bill at maturity;
    Wechsel zum Diskont (zur Zahlung) einreichen to offer (tender) a bill for discount;
    Wechsel einziehen to collect (cash) a bill;
    Wechsel fälschen to forge a bill (promissory note);
    Wechsel garantieren to guarantee (guaranty) a bill;
    Wechsel aus der Hand geben to deliver a bill;
    Wechsel um Inkasso geben to have a bill collected;
    Wechsel mangels Zahlung zu Protest geben to have a bill protested for want of payment;
    mit der Bezahlung eines Wechsels in Verzug geraten to default in paying a note;
    Wechsel girieren to endorse (indorse, circulate) a bill [of exchange];
    Rückseite eines Wechsels girieren to inscribe across the face of a bill;
    Wechsel Eingang vorbehalten gutschreiben to enter a bill short;
    Wechsel im Umlauf haben to keep bills afloat;
    Wechsel zum Diskont hereinnehmen to accept bills for discount;
    Wechsel zum Einzug hereinnehmen to accept bills for collection (discount);
    Wechsel honorieren to take up (hono(u)r, redeem, cash, meet) a bill, to pay due hono(u)r to a draft, to answer a bill of exchange;
    Wechsel nicht honorieren to dishono(u)r a bill, to return a bill unpaid;
    Wechsel indossieren to endorse (indorse) a bill;
    Wechsel kassieren to collect (cash) a bill, to take up a bill;
    Wechsel diskontieren lassen to give a bill on discount, to get a bill discounted;
    Wechsel von einer Bank diskontieren lassen to lodge a note in a bank for discount;
    Wechsel Not leiden lassen to keep a bill in suspense;
    Wechsel zu Protest gehen lassen to cause a bill to be noted;
    Wechsel zurückgehen lassen to return a bill protested;
    Wechsel unbezahlt zurückgehen lassen to return a bill unpaid;
    Wechsel lombardieren to pledge a bill as security for a loan, to pawn a bill;
    Wechsel zahlbar machen to domiciliate a bill, to make a bill payable;
    Wechsel prolongieren to hold over a bill, to extend (renew) a bill of exchange, to grant a renewal (accord a respite for payment) of a draft, to enlarge the payment of a bill;
    Wechsel protestieren to protest a bill, to note [down] a bill (draft);
    Wechsel mangels Annahme protestieren to protest a bill for non-acceptance;
    Wechsel rediskontieren to rediscount a bill;
    Wechsel retournieren to return a bill to drawer;
    Wechsel in Umlauf setzen to give currency to (issue) a bill;
    Wechsel sperren to stop a bill;
    Wechsel an Order stellen to make a bill payable to order;
    Wechsel zahlbar stellen to domiciliate a bill;
    Betrag durch Wechsel übermachen to return an amount by bill of exchange;
    Wechsel zum Inkasso übernehmen to undertake the collection (cashing) of a bill;
    Wechsel überprüfen to inspect a bill;
    Wechsel zum Inkasso übersenden to remit a bill for collection;
    Wechsel übertragen to remit a bill;
    Wechsel unterschreiben to sign a bill;
    Wechsel verlängern to prolong (renew, hold over) a bill;
    Wechsel mit Bürgschaft versehen to furnish a bill with security (surety), to guarantee (guaranty) a bill;
    Wechsel mit Giro versehen to indorse a bill;
    Wechsel mit Sicht versehen to sight a bill;
    Wechsel mit einem Zusatz versehen to enface a bill with a memorandum;
    Wechsel verstempeln to furnish a bill with a stamp;
    Annahme eines Wechsels verweigern to dishono(u)r a bill, to dishono(u)r a draft by non-acceptance;
    Wechsel vorausdatieren to antedate a bill;
    Wechsel zur Annahme vorlegen to present a bill (draft) for acceptance;
    Wechsel zur Einlösung vorlegen to present a bill for payment, to collect on a note;
    Wechsel erneut vorlegen to represent a bill;
    Wechsel zur Zahlung vorlegen to collect on a note, to present a bill for payment;
    Inkasso eines Wechsels vornehmen to undertake the collection of a bill;
    Wechsel zur Zahlung vorzeigen to present a bill for payment;
    Wechsel weitergeben to negotiate a bill;
    Wechsel ziehen to draw (value, make out, issue, pass) a bill;
    Wechsel auf lange (kurze) Zeit ziehen to draw at long (short) date;
    Wechsel unbezahlt zurückgeben to return a bill unpaid;
    Wechsel mit Akzept zurückschicken to return a bill accepted;
    Wechsel mit Protest zurückschicken to return a bill of exchange protested;
    Wechsel zurückübertragen to endorse back a bill of exchange;
    Wechselabrechnung discount liquidation;
    Wechselabschrift copy (transcript) of a bill [of exchange];
    Wechselabteilung bill (discount) department;
    Wechselagent bill broker;
    Wechselagio discount, premium on exchange;
    Wechselakzept acceptance of a bill, (Warenakzept) trade acceptance;
    Wechselakzeptant acceptor of a bill;
    Wechselallonge rider;
    nachträgliche Wechseländerung material alteration of a bill (Br.);
    Wechselanhang rider;
    Wechselannahme acceptance of a bill;
    verweigerte Wechselannahme default of acceptor, dishono(u)red acceptance;
    Wechselarbitrage arbitration of exchange, arbitrage in bills [of exchange], bill jobbing (Br.), jobbing in bills (Br.);
    Wechselarbitrage über mehrere Plätze cross exchange (Br.);
    Wechselarbitrageur jobber in bills;
    Wechselarchiv bill file;
    Wechselausfertigung drafting of a bill;
    zweite Wechselausfertigung second [of exchange] bill;
    Wechselausgabe issue of a bill of exchange;
    Wechselaussteller drawer (giver) of a bill, maker, notemaker (US);
    Wechselausstellung issue of a bill of exchange;
    Wechselbank acceptance house;
    Wechselbegebung negotiating (negotiation, delivery of) a bill of exchange;
    Wechselbesitzer billholder, holder of a note, noteholder;
    Wechselbestände bills, (Bilanz) bills in hand, billholdings, bill case (Br.), paper holdings (discounts), bills receivable (US);
    Wechsel- und Scheckbestände bills and checks, (Bilanz) drafts and cheques in hand (Br.);
    unmittelbare Wechselbeteiligte immediate parties to a bill;
    Wechselbetrag value;
    Wechselbeziehung zwischen den Steuersystemen interactions between the tax systems;
    Wechselbezogener drawer of a bill, payor;
    Wechselblankett blank (skeleton) bill;
    Wechselbuch bill ledger, draft book (Br.), note register (US), discount ledger, bills-receivable book (US), (Verfallbuch) bills-payable book (US);
    Wechselbuch für Inkassowechsel bill for collection book;
    Wechselbürge giver of guarantee, guarantor for a bill of exchange, bill surety, backer.

    Business german-english dictionary > Wechsel

  • 5 contra

    adv.
    athwart.
    prep.
    1 against.
    en contra against
    estar en contra de algo, estar contra algo to be opposed to something
    eso va contra el reglamento that's against regulations
    2 versus.
    f.
    opposing view, con.
    * * *
    1 against
    2 for
    3 (enfrente) facing, opposite
    1 familiar drawback, snag
    1 gosh!, good grief!
    \
    en contra against
    en contra de lo que... contrary to...
    llevar la contra a alguien to contradict somebody, disagree with somebody
    opinar en contra to disagree
    * * *
    prep.
    * * *
    SF

    la Contra Nic ( Hist) the Contras pl

    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (indicando posición, dirección) against

    lo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window

    una vacuna contra la gripea flu o an anti-flu vaccine

    un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal

    en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to

    2)
    a) (Fin)
    b) (Com) ( a cambio de)
    II
    1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snag
    2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote
    3) (Pol, Hist)
    a) ( grupo)
    b) contra masculino y femenino ( individuo) Contra rebel
    III
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (indicando posición, dirección) against

    lo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window

    una vacuna contra la gripea flu o an anti-flu vaccine

    un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal

    en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to

    2)
    a) (Fin)
    b) (Com) ( a cambio de)
    II
    1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snag
    2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote
    3) (Pol, Hist)
    a) ( grupo)
    b) contra masculino y femenino ( individuo) Contra rebel
    III
    * * *
    contra1
    = against, versus (vs - abreviatura), anti.

    Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

    Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.
    Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
    * acción contra el fuego = fire response.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].
    * argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.
    * carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.
    * carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.
    * contra el cáncer = anticancer.
    * contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.
    * contra el reumatismo = anti-rheumatism.
    * contra el viento = upwind.
    * contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.
    * contra la ansiedad = anti-anxiety.
    * contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.
    * contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.
    * contra la voluntad de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.
    * contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.
    * contra (todo) pronóstico = against (all/the) odds.
    * contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.
    * contra una pared = against a/the wall.
    * contra viento y marea = at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.
    * en contra = counterpoint, against.
    * en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].
    * en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.
    * en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].
    * en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].
    * en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.
    * estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.
    * estar en contra de = be against.
    * hablar en contra de = speak against.
    * hacer objeciones contra = urge against.
    * ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.
    * ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, be contrary to, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, run up against, turn against, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * ir en contra del reloj = race against + the clock.
    * ir en contra del tiempo = race against + the clock.
    * ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.
    * luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.
    * luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.
    * militar contra = militate against.
    * no predisponer a Alguien en contra = stay on + the right side of, keep on + the right side of.
    * no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + no quarrel about + Nombre.
    * ponerse en contra de = turn against.
    * por contra = in contrast.
    * predispuesto en contra de = disposed against.
    * probabilidades en contra de = odds against.
    * pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo = take + sides.
    * pros y contras = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs, pros and cons.
    * pros (y/o) contras = merits (and/or) demerits, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.
    * pruebas en contra = evidence to the contrary.
    * seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.
    * tener pros y contras = be a mixed blessing.
    * utilizar en contra = set against.
    * viento en contra = headwind.
    * volverse en contra de = turn against.

    * * *
    A
    1 (indicando posición, dirección) against
    lo estrellaron contra la puerta they threw him against the door
    nos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a tree
    nadar contra la corriente to swim against the current
    puso el escritorio contra la ventana he put the desk under o by o in front of o next to the window
    dos contra uno two against one
    la lucha contra la tiranía/la ignorancia the struggle against tyranny/ignorance
    una vacuna contra la gripe a flu o an anti-flu vaccine
    una política contra la discriminación racial a policy to combat racial discrimination
    contra lo que opinan todos contrary to what everyone thinks
    3 ( en locs):
    en contra against
    yo estoy en contra I'm against it
    40 votos a favor y 23 en contra 40 votes for and 23 against
    un gol en contra ( RPl); an own goal
    en contra de: está en contra de mis principios it's against my principles
    en contra nuestra or de nosotros against us
    se pronunciaron en contra de estas medidas they announced that they were opposed to these measures
    B
    1 ( Fin):
    un cheque girado contra el Banco de Pando a check drawn on the Banco de Pando
    2 ( Com)
    (a cambio de): contra presentación/entrega de este vale on presentation/surrender of this voucher
    envíos contra reembolso parcels sent cash on delivery
    llevarle la contra a algn: a ella no le gusta que le lleven la contra she doesn't like to be contradicted
    siempre tiene que llevarme la contra she always has to disagree
    lo hace sólo por llevar la contra he does it just to be difficult
    B ( Col) (antídoto) antidote
    C ( Hist, Pol)
    1
    (grupo): la contra the Contras (pl)
    2
    pro1 (↑ pro (1))
    * * *

     

    contra preposición
    against;

    nos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a tree;
    dos contra uno two against one;
    yo estoy en contra I'm against it;
    40 votos en contra 40 votes against;
    en contra de ( opuesto a) against;

    ( contrariamente a) contrary to
    ■ sustantivo femenino
    a) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snag;

    llevarle la contra a algn to contradict sb

    b) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote

    c) (Pol, Hist) ( grupo):


    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( individuo) Contra rebel
    ■ sustantivo masculino See Also
    pro

    contra
    I preposición
    1 (oposición) against
    estar en contra de algo, to be against sthg
    nadie dijo nada en contra, no one disagreed
    2 (apoyado en) against
    3 (cuando indica colisión física) into
    II f Pol (grupo contrarrevolucionario) contra
    ♦ Locuciones: los pros y los contras, the pros and cons

    ' contra' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abominar
    - animosidad
    - apelar
    - atentar
    - atentado
    - azuzar
    - blasfemar
    - bloque
    - cabeza
    - cargar
    - chocar
    - combatir
    - conjurarse
    - corriente
    - cuerda
    - darse
    - declararse
    - defender
    - derecha
    - despotricar
    - efectiva
    - efectivo
    - eficaz
    - embestir
    - empotrar
    - enfrente
    - envío
    - estampar
    - estamparse
    - estrellar
    - estrellarse
    - exaltada
    - exaltado
    - impacto
    - imponer
    - indisponer
    - injuria
    - inoculación
    - interponer
    - juventud
    - legal
    - manifestarse
    - mutar
    - mutarse
    - oponerse
    - oposición
    - pared
    - predisponer
    - preservar
    - prevenir
    English:
    accusation
    - against
    - agitate
    - aid
    - antihistamine
    - antipollution
    - argue
    - argument
    - attack
    - attempt
    - avoid
    - back
    - barge into
    - belief
    - bias
    - biased
    - blast
    - blitz
    - bump
    - bump into
    - campaign
    - cannon
    - career
    - cash
    - charge
    - charity
    - claim
    - clamp down
    - clash
    - clock
    - clutch
    - combat
    - come out
    - con
    - contra
    - contrary
    - counter
    - crack
    - crack down
    - crackdown
    - crash
    - crime
    - decide
    - demonstrate
    - discriminate
    - fight
    - find
    - for
    - foul
    - from
    * * *
    nf
    la Contra the Contras
    nmf
    Contra (rebel)
    * * *
    I prp against;
    en contra de against;
    en contra against
    II f fig
    :
    hacer la contra a alguien contradict s.o.
    * * *
    contra nf
    1) fam : difficulty, snag
    2)
    llevar la contra a : to oppose, to contradict
    contra nm
    : con
    los pros y los contras: the pros and cons
    contra prep
    : against
    * * *
    contra1 n drawback
    contra2 prep
    1. (en general) against
    2. (con chocar, etc) into
    3. (con tirar, etc) at
    4. (con caerse, etc) on
    6. (en deportes) versus

    Spanish-English dictionary > contra

  • 6 tabla

    f.
    1 plank.
    tabla de planchar ironing board
    2 pleat (pliegue).
    3 table.
    tabla de materias table of contents
    tabla de multiplicación multiplication table
    tabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of elements)
    4 board.
    tabla de surf surfboard
    5 panel (art).
    6 backboard.
    * * *
    1 (de madera) board, plank
    2 (de piedra) slab; (de metal) sheet
    3 (estante) shelf
    4 ARTE panel
    5 COSTURA pleat
    6 (tablón de anuncios) notice board, US bulletin-board
    7 (índice) index
    8 (lista) list; (catálogo) catalogue (US catalog)
    10 (faja de tierra) strip, plot; (bancal) patch; (arriate) bed
    11 MATEMÁTICAS table
    1 TEATRO stage sing, boards
    2 (ajedrez) stalemate sing, draw sing
    \
    a raja tabla strictly, to the letter
    hacer tabla rasa de algo to make a clean sweep of something
    hacer tablas (gen) to be deadlocked, reach stalemate 2 (ajedrez etc) to end in a draw
    pisar las tablas to tread the boards, go on the stage
    quedar en tablas→ link=hacer hacer tablas
    tener tablas / tener muchas tablas (gen) to be an old hand 2 (en teatro - hombre) to be an experienced actor 3 (- mujer) be an experienced actress
    tabla de cocina chopping board
    tabla de lavar washboard
    la Tabla Redonda the Round Table
    las Tablas de la Ley RELIGIÓN the Tables of the Law
    tabla de materias contents plural, table of contents
    tabla de multiplicar multiplication table
    tabla de plancha / tabla de planchar ironing board
    tabla de salvación figurado last hope, last resort
    tabla de surf surfboard
    tabla de windsurf sailboard
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) board, plank
    * * *
    1. SF
    1) (=pieza) [de madera] plank, board; [de piedra] slab; (Arte) panel; (=estante) shelf; Caribe (=mostrador) shop counter

    hacer tabla rasa de algo — to completely disregard sth, ride roughshod over sth

    tabla a vela — surfboard, windsurfing board

    tabla de cocina, tabla de cortar — chopping board

    tabla de salvación — (fig) last resort, only hope

    tabla deslizadora, tabla de surf — surfboard

    2) pl tablas
    a) (Taur) barrier sing
    b) (Teat) stage sing

    salir a las tablas — to go on the stage, become an actor/actress

    - tener muchas tablas
    3) pl tablas (Ajedrez) draw sing ; (fig) stalemate sing

    hacer tablas, quedar en tablas — (lit) to draw; (fig) to reach stalemate, be deadlocked

    el partido quedó en tablas — the game was a draw, the game was drawn

    4) [de falda] box pleat, broad pleat
    5) (=lista) (Mat) table; [en libro] (=índice) table; (Dep) (tb: tabla clasificatoria) table, (league) table; (Inform) array

    tabla de consulta — (Inform) lookup table

    tabla de ejercicios, tabla de gimnasia — exercise routine, set of exercises

    6) (Agr) plot, patch
    7) And
    2.
    SM ** queer **, fairy **, fag (EEUU) **
    * * *
    1) ( de madera) plank

    salvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)

    2) tablas femenino plural
    a) (Teatr) stage

    tener tablasactor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence

    b) (Taur) barrier
    3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float
    4)
    a) (gráfico, listado) table
    b) (Mat) tb
    5) ( de falda) pleat
    6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)
    7) tb

    tabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine

    8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)

    acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw

    estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)

    * * *
    1) ( de madera) plank

    salvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)

    2) tablas femenino plural
    a) (Teatr) stage

    tener tablasactor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence

    b) (Taur) barrier
    3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float
    4)
    a) (gráfico, listado) table
    b) (Mat) tb
    5) ( de falda) pleat
    6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)
    7) tb

    tabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine

    8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)

    acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw

    estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)

    * * *
    tabla1
    1 = plank, board.

    Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.

    Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.
    * cerrar con tablas = board up.
    * cubrir con tablas = board up.
    * hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.
    * miedo a las tablas = stage fright.
    * proteger con tablas = board up.
    * quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.
    * tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.
    * tabla de chocolate = six-pack, six-pack abs.
    * tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.
    * tabla de la plancha = ironing board.
    * tabla de lavar = washboard.
    * tabla del entarimado = floorboard.
    * tabla de planchar = ironing board.
    * tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.
    * tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.

    tabla2
    2 = table.
    Nota: Documento que contiene datos ordenados generalmente en filas y columnas que pueden ir acompañados de texto.

    Ex: The document containing ordered data typically in rows and columns and possibly with an accompanying text is known as tables.

    * basado en tablas = table-driven.
    * confeccionar una tabla = draft + table.
    * elaborar una tabla = draft + table.
    * presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.
    * tabla de calcular = ready reckoner, reckoner.
    * tabla de cálculo = reckoner, ready reckoner.
    * tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.
    * tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.
    * tabla de contenido = table of contents [ToC].
    * tabla genealógica = genealogical table.
    * tabla hash = hash table.
    * tabla periódica = periodic table.

    tabla3
    = schedules, the.
    Nota: Lista de conceptos que forman un sistema en el que las relaciones se muestran de forma linear escalonada mediante el uso de tipografía especial o de un sistema de notaciones.

    Ex: The list of terms, representing concepts systematically arranged and showing their relationships, constitutes the schedules of a classification scheme.

    * tabla auxiliar = auxiliary schedule.
    * tablas auxiliares = tables, auxiliary tables.
    * tablas principales = main tables, main schedules.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de madera) board
    he puesto una tabla debajo del colchón I've put a board under the mattress
    las tablas que forman el casco del barco the planks that make up the ship's hull
    las tablas del suelo the floorboards
    como tabla ( Chi fam): están como tabla con él they are solidly behind him
    iremos todos como tabla a apoyarlos we'll be there in force to cheer them on
    pasear la tabla to walk the plank
    salvarse en or por una tablita ( Méx fam); to have a narrow escape ( colloq)
    2 (de conglomerado) piece, sheet; (de metal) sheet
    Compuestos:
    tabla armónica or de armonía
    belly, soundboard
    washboard
    chopping board
    ironing board
    salvation
    fue mi tabla de salvación it was my salvation, it saved my life ( colloq)
    se aferra a sus recuerdos como a una tabla de salvación he clings to his memories like a drowning man to a piece of wood
    tabula rasa
    hacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate clean
    fpl tables of the law (pl)
    1 ( Teatr) stage
    volvió a las tablas después de varios años de ausencia she returned to the stage o ( dated) to the boards after an absence of several years
    la primera vez que pisó las tablas the first time he appeared on stage
    tener muchas tablas ( Méx fam); to be an old hand o an expert
    tener tablas ( fam); to have presence, have a good stage presence
    2 ( Taur) barrier
    C
    tabla a vela sailboard, windsurfer
    3 (para nieve) snowboard
    D
    1 (gráfico, listado) table
    las tablas (de clasificación) de la liga the division o conference o league tables
    las tablas de los verbos the verb tables
    2 ( Mat) tb
    tabla de multiplicar multiplication table
    la tabla del 6 the 6 times table
    Compuestos:
    reckoner
    ( Inf) color* palette
    log table
    periodic table
    tide table
    table of contents
    wavetable
    translation table
    periodic table
    una falda de tablas a pleated skirt
    F (de terreno) plot, lot ( AmE)
    G
    (en ajedrez): quedaron or hicieron tablas they drew
    la partida quedó or acabó en tablas the game ended in a draw, the game was drawn
    estar tablas ( Méx fam); to be even o quits ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    tabla sustantivo femenino
    1 ( de madera) plank;

    tabla de picar/planchar chopping/ironing board;
    tener tablas [actor/cantante] (fam) to be an old hand o an expert
    2 ( de surfing) surfboard;
    ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer;
    ( para natación) float
    3 (gráfico, listado) table;
    (Mat) tb

    4 ( de falda) pleat;

    5
    tablas sustantivo femenino plural ( en ajedrez): acabar or quedar en tablas to end in a draw;

    estar tablas (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
    tabla sustantivo femenino
    1 board
    (más gruesa) plank
    tabla de planchar, ironing board
    2 (para nadar) float
    (de surf) surfboard
    (de windsurf) sailboard
    3 (de una falda) pleat
    4 (lista, índice) table
    tabla periódica, periodic table
    5 Mat table
    la tabla del 4, the 4 times table
    6 (en ajedrez) tablas, draw sing, stalemate sing: hicieron tablas, they drew
    7 Teat (escenario) tablas, stage sing: es la primera vez que pisa las tablas, it's the first time he's been on the stage
    8 figurado tabla de salvación, last resort, salvation
    ♦ Locuciones: tener tablas, (un artista) to have presence o to be an old hand
    fam (persona) to have a lot of experience
    Rel tablas de la ley, the Ten Commandments
    (tajantemente) a raja tabla, without exception
    (prescindir, obviar algo) hacer tabla rasa, to erase the past o to deliberately forget about sthg
    ' tabla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    esquí
    - madero
    - multiplicar
    - periódica
    - periódico
    - tablero
    - clasificación
    - clasificar
    - crujir
    - patín
    - planilla
    - suelto
    - tentar
    - windsurf
    English:
    board
    - breadboard
    - chart
    - cheeseboard
    - chopping board
    - floorboard
    - ironing board
    - multiplication table
    - pancake
    - plank
    - sailboard
    - slab
    - surfboard
    - table
    - windsurfer
    - box
    - bread
    - cheese
    - floor
    - ironing
    - pleat
    - sprinkle
    - surf
    - wind
    * * *
    nf
    1. [de madera] plank, board;
    [de mármol, piedra] slab;
    un puente de tablas a plank bridge;
    la ventana estaba tapada con tablas the window was boarded up;
    lo escondió bajo una tabla del suelo he hid it under a floorboard;
    tú fuiste mi tabla de salvación you were my salvation;
    nuestro partido no será la tabla de salvación del gobierno our party will not bale the government out;
    hacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate clean;
    hacer tabla rasa de algo: intentó hacer tabla rasa de su pasado she tried to wipe out o obliterate her past;
    el presidente hizo tabla rasa de las instituciones democráticas the president did away with o swept away the institutions of democracy
    tabla de cocina chopping board;
    tabla de lavar washboard;
    Rel las tablas de la ley the tablets of the law;
    tabla de patés selection of pâtés;
    tabla de planchar ironing board;
    tabla de quesos cheeseboard
    2. [en deportes] board
    tabla de saltos [trampolín] diving board;
    tabla de snowboard snowboard;
    tabla de surf surfboard;
    tabla de windsurf windsurfing board, sailboard
    3. [del inodoro] seat
    4. Arte panel
    5. [lista, gráfico] table;
    Informát table;
    el equipo sigue primero en la tabla de clasificación the team is still at the top of the league Br table o US standings
    tabla de conversión conversion table;
    tabla de materias table of contents;
    tabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of the elements)
    6. Mat table;
    la tabla del 3 the 3 times table
    tabla de multiplicar multiplication table
    7. [de gimnasia] exercise routine
    8. [pliegue] pleat;
    una falda de tablas a pleated skirt
    9. Ven Fam [billete] = 100 bolivar note
    tablas nfpl
    1. [en ajedrez]
    hizo tablas con el campeón del mundo he drew with the world champion;
    quedamos en tablas [en ajedrez, juego] the game ended in stalemate;
    [en enfrentamiento] we reached a stalemate
    2. [escenario, teatro]
    las tablas the stage;
    su regreso a las tablas his return to the stage;
    pisar las tablas to tread the boards;
    salir o [m5] subir a las tablas to go on stage;
    tener (muchas) tablas to be an experienced actor;
    Fig to be an old hand
    3. Taurom = fence surrounding a bullring
    * * *
    f
    1 de madera board, plank
    2 PINT panel; ( cuadro) table
    3 en ajedrez
    :
    quedar en tablas end in a tie
    4
    :
    tener tablas TEA be a natural actor
    * * *
    tabla nf
    1) : table, list
    tabla de multiplicar: multiplication table
    2) : board, plank, slab
    tabla de planchar: ironing board
    3) : plot, strip (of land)
    4) tablas nfpl
    : stage, boards pl
    * * *
    3. (lista) table

    Spanish-English dictionary > tabla

  • 7 Coolidge, William David

    SUBJECT AREA: Electricity, Metallurgy
    [br]
    b. 23 October 1873 Hudson, Massachusetts, USA
    d. 3 February 1975 New York, USA
    [br]
    American physicist and metallurgist who invented a method of producing ductile tungsten wire for electric lamps.
    [br]
    Coolidge obtained his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1896, and his PhD (physics) from the University of Leipzig in 1899. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at MIT in 1904, and in 1905 he joined the staff of the General Electric Company's research laboratory at Schenectady. In 1905 Schenectady was trying to make tungsten-filament lamps to counter the competition of the tantalum-filament lamps then being produced by their German rival Siemens. The first tungsten lamps made by Just and Hanaman in Vienna in 1904 had been too fragile for general use. Coolidge and his life-long collaborator, Colin G. Fink, succeeded in 1910 by hot-working directly dense sintered tungsten compacts into wire. This success was the result of a flash of insight by Coolidge, who first perceived that fully recrystallized tungsten wire was always brittle and that only partially work-hardened wire retained a measure of ductility. This grasped, a process was developed which induced ductility into the wire by hot-working at temperatures below those required for full recrystallization, so that an elongated fibrous grain structure was progressively developed. Sintered tungsten ingots were swaged to bar at temperatures around 1,500°C and at the end of the process ductile tungsten filament wire was drawn through diamond dies around 550°C. This process allowed General Electric to dominate the world lamp market. Tungsten lamps consumed only one-third the energy of carbon lamps, and for the first time the cost of electric lighting was reduced to that of gas. Between 1911 and 1914, manufacturing licences for the General Electric patents had been granted for most of the developed work. The validity of the General Electric monopoly was bitterly contested, though in all the litigation that followed, Coolidge's fibering principle was upheld. Commercial arrangements between General Electric and European producers such as Siemens led to the name "Osram" being commonly applied to any lamp with a drawn tungsten filament. In 1910 Coolidge patented the use of thoria as a particular additive that greatly improved the high-temperature strength of tungsten filaments. From this development sprang the technique of "dispersion strengthening", still being widely used in the development of high-temperature alloys in the 1990s. In 1913 Coolidge introduced the first controllable hot-cathode X-ray tube, which had a tungsten target and operated in vacuo rather than in a gaseous atmosphere. With this equipment, medical radiography could for the first time be safely practised on a routine basis. During the First World War, Coolidge developed portable X-ray units for use in field hospitals, and between the First and Second World Wars he introduced between 1 and 2 million X-ray machines for cancer treatment and for industrial radiography. He became Director of the Schenectady laboratory in 1932, and from 1940 until 1944 he was Vice-President and Director of Research. After retirement he was retained as an X-ray consultant, and in this capacity he attended the Bikini atom bomb trials in 1946. Throughout the Second World War he was a member of the National Defence Research Committee.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1965, "The development of ductile tungsten", Sorby Centennial Symposium on the History of Metallurgy, AIME Metallurgy Society Conference, Vol. 27, ed. Cyril Stanley Smith, Gordon and Breach, pp. 443–9.
    Further Reading
    D.J.Jones and A.Prince, 1985, "Tungsten and high density alloys", Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society 19(1):72–84.
    ASD

    Biographical history of technology > Coolidge, William David

  • 8 вексель, выданная под зерно

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > вексель, выданная под зерно

  • 9 Ч-105

    У ЧЁРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ (НА РОГАХ) жить, быть«, находиться и т. п. coll У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll К ЧЁРТУ (К ЧЕРТИМ) НА КУЛИЧКИ (НА РОГ А) уехать, забраться и т. п. coll К ДЬЙВОЛУ НА РОГ A coll PrepP these forms only adv or subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name) fixed WO
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place
    at (to) the ends of the earth
    in (to) the middle of nowhere at (to) the back of beyond in (to) some godforsaken place (hole) in (to) the sticks
    у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z (к чёрту на кулички в место Z) - in (to, for) the distant sticks of place Z.
    "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички» (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
    И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
    (author's usage) Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный (райкома Ганичев)! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). (The District Committee representative) Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
    Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
    (Ефим) немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

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  • 10 к дьяволу на рога

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

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  • 11 к черту на кулички

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

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  • 12 к черту на рога

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к черту на рога

  • 13 к чертям на кулички

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

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  • 14 к чертям на рога

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к чертям на рога

  • 15 у дьявола на рогах

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > у дьявола на рогах

  • 16 у черта на куличках

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > у черта на куличках

  • 17 у черта на рогах

    У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:
    - at <to> the ends of the earth;
    - in <to> the middle of nowhere;
    - at <to> the back of beyond;
    - in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;
    - in <to> the sticks;
    || у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.
         ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).
         ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).
         ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).
         ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).
         ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > у черта на рогах

  • 18 nu

    nu, e [ny]
    1. adjective
       a. ( = sans vêtement) naked ; [crâne] bald
       b. [mur, chambre, plaine] [fil électrique] bare
       c. ► mettre à nu [+ fil électrique] to strip ; [+ erreurs, vices] to lay bare
    2. masculine noun
    * * *

    1.
    nue ny adjectif
    1) ( dévêtu) [corps] naked; [partie du corps] bare

    être tout nuto be completely ou stark naked

    2) [mur, pièce, arbre, fil électrique] bare; [style] unadorned

    2.
    nom masculin invariable ( lettre) nu

    3.
    nom masculin Art

    4.
    à nu locution adverbiale

    être à nu[fil électrique] to be bare ou exposed; [personne, vice] to be exposed

    mettre à nuto strip [fil électrique]; to expose [personne, vice]

    * * *
    ny nu, -e
    1. adj
    1) (personne) naked

    Ils se sont baignés nus. — They swam naked.

    2) (membres) bare

    Elle avait les bras nus. — Her arms were bare.

    3) (chambre, fil, plaine) bare

    Les murs étaient nus. — The walls were bare.

    2. nm
    1) ART nude
    2) (= état)
    * * *
    nu, nue
    A adj
    1 ( dévêtu) [corps] naked; [partie du corps] bare; être nu to be naked, to be in the nude; être complètement or tout nu to be completely naked, to be stark naked; être à demi or à moitié nu to be half-naked; avoir la tête nue to be bare-headed; avoir les jambes nues to have bare legs; avoir les bras nus to have bare arms; avoir les pieds nus to be barefoot; être torse nu to be stripped to the waist; avoir les épaules nues to have bare shoulders;
    2 ( sans ornement) [mur, pièce] bare; ( sans végétation) [arbre, côte] bare; ( non enveloppé) [fil électrique] bare; ( dépouillé) [style] unadorned; l'épée nue with (a) drawn sword; faire nu to look ou seem bare; voilà la vérité toute nue that is the plain truth.
    B nm inv ( lettre) nu.
    C nm Art nude; le nu the nudes; un nu a nude.
    D à nu loc adv être à nu [fil électrique] to be bare ou exposed; [personne, vice, activité] to be exposed; mettre à nu to strip [fil électrique]; to expose [personne, vice, activité]; mettre son cœur à nu to open one's heart.
    E nues nfpl les nues liter the heavens littér; ( nuages) the clouds.
    tomber des nues to be flabbergasted; porter qn aux nues to praise sb to the skies.
    ( féminin nue) [ny] adjectif
    1. [sans habits - personne] naked, nude
    être nu to be naked ou in the nude
    se mettre (tout) nu to take off all one's clothes, to strip naked
    2. [découvert - partie du corps]
    avoir les bras nus/fesses nues to be barearmed/bare-bottomed
    la tête nue bareheaded ou without a hat on
    à l'œil nu: ça ne se voit pas/ça se voit à l'œil nu you can't/you can see it with the naked eye
    3. [dégarni - sabre] naked ; [ - paysage] bare, empty ; [ - mur] bare
    4. BOTANIQUE [grain, graine] naked
    ————————
    nom masculin
    ————————
    à nu locution adjectivale
    a. [accidentellement] the wire is bare
    ————————
    à nu locution adverbiale

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > nu

  • 19 vand-dreginn

    part. drawn over with a strickle, of a bushel or measure of grain, N. G. L. ii. 166.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > vand-dreginn

  • 20 комбайн

    * * *
    комба́йн м.
    combine (harvester)
    безмото́рный комба́йн — pto-driven combine (harvester)
    бетони́рующий комба́йн стр. — concrete placing plant, concrete placing combine
    Г-обра́зный комба́йн — side-cutting combine (harvester)
    го́рный комба́йн — cutter-loader, (continuous) miner
    го́рный комба́йн двусторо́ннего де́йствия — double-ended [bidirectional] cutter-loader
    го́рный, прохо́дческий комба́йн — heading machine, road header, tunnelling machine, tunnel borer
    го́рный, узкозахва́тный комба́йн — narrow-cut cutter-loader
    железнодоро́жный путево́й комба́йн — track-laying machine
    зерноубо́рочный комба́йн — grain combine (harvester)
    картофелеубо́рочный комба́йн — potato combine (harvester)
    коноплеубо́рочный комба́йн — hemp harvester
    косого́рный комба́йн — hillside combine (harvester)
    кукурузоубо́рочный комба́йн — брит. maize combine (harvester); амер. corn combine
    ку́хонный комба́йн — kitchen machine
    навесно́й комба́йн — tractor-mounted combine (harvester)
    навесно́й комба́йн с трёхто́чечным крепле́нием — three-point mounted combine (harvester)
    комба́йн на гу́сеничном ходу́ — track(-mounted) [crawler] combine
    комба́йн на полугу́сеничном ходу́ — half-track combine (harvester)
    полунавесно́й комба́йн — semi-mounted combine (harvester)
    полунавесно́й комба́йн с веду́щими колё́сами — semi-self-propelled combine (harvester)
    прицепно́й комба́йн — pull-type [tractor-drawn] combine (harvester)
    прямото́чный комба́йн — straight-through [in-line] combine (harvester)
    равни́нный комба́йн — level-land combine (harvester)
    самохо́дный комба́йн — self-propelled combine (harvester)
    комба́йн с боково́й жа́ткой — offset-header combine (harvester)
    комба́йн с бу́нкером — tanker-type combine (harvester)
    свеклоубо́рочный комба́йн — beet harvester
    силосоубо́рочный комба́йн — harvester-shredder, field forage chopper, silage combine
    комба́йн с подбо́рщиком — pick-up combine (harvester)
    у́гольный комба́йн — coal cutter-loader, coal miner, coal shearer (см. тж. горный комбайн)
    хлопкоубо́рочный комба́йн — cotton combine (harvester)
    широкозахва́тный комба́йн — wide-cut combine (harvester)

    Русско-английский политехнический словарь > комбайн

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