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  • 101 mucho

    adj.
    a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.
    adv.
    1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.
    2 very often, too often.
    m.
    a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.
    * * *
    1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much
    no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money
    ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?
    2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many
    no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses
    ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?
    hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold
    tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty
    3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many
    1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many
    1 (de cantidad) a lot, much
    mucho mejor/peor much better/worse
    ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much
    ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good
    mucho antes/después much earlier/later
    \
    como mucho at the most
    con mucho by far
    muy mucho familiar very much so
    ni con mucho nowhere near as
    ni mucho menos far from
    por mucho que however much
    * * *
    1. (f. - mucha)
    adj.
    many, much, a lot of, plenty of
    2. adv.
    much, a lot
    - con mucho
    - mucho tiempo
    3. (f. - mucha)
    pron.
    many, much, a lot
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, much

    tengo mucho dineroI have a lot of o lots of money

    había mucha gentethere were a lot of o lots of people there

    ¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?

    2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, many

    muchas personas creen que noa lot of o lots of people don't think so

    ¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?

    3) * [con singular colectivo]

    había mucho borrachothere were a lot of o lots of drunks there

    hay mucho tonto sueltothere are a lot of o lots of idiots around

    mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back

    4) (=demasiado)

    es mucha mujer para ti* that woman is too much for you

    esta es mucha casa para nosotros* this house is too big for us

    2. PRON
    1) [en singular]
    a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, much

    ¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?

    -¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"

    b) [referido a tiempo] long

    ¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?

    ¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?

    -¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"

    hace mucho que no salgo a bailarit's a long time o ages since I went out dancing

    2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, many

    son muchos los que no quierenthere are a lot o lots who don't want to

    muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...

    muchos de los ausentesmany of o a lot of those absent

    -¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"

    ¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?

    -¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"

    3. ADV
    1) (=en gran cantidad) a lot

    me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot

    sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot

    - son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"

    lo siento muchoI'm very o really sorry

    ¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *

    mucho anteslong before

    mucho másmuch o a lot more

    mucho menosmuch o a lot less

    muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *

    si no es mucho pedirif that's not asking too much

    pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying

    mucho peormuch o a lot worse

    2) [en respuestas]

    -¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"

    -¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"

    3) [otras locuciones]

    como mucho — at (the) most

    con mucho — by far, far and away

    fue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best

    no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas

    cuando mucho — frm at (the) most

    tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb

    ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he was

    mi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it

    por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you study

    por mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him

    * * *
    I
    a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

    me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

    ¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

    ¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

    ¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)

    II
    - cha adjetivo
    1)
    a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

    ¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

    b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

    ¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

    2) (sing)
    a) (fam) ( con valor plural)
    III
    - cha pronombre
    1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

    mucho de lo que ha dichomuch o a lot of what he has said

    muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

    2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

    ¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

    ¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

    con mucho — by far, easily

    no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

    * * *
    = heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.
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    Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.
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    Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.
    Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.
    Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
    Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
    Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
    Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.
    Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.
    Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.
    Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.
    Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.
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    Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.
    Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
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    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.
    * andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
    * arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.
    * avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.
    * bajar mucho = go + way down.
    * beber mucho = drink + heavily.
    * bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.
    * cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * con mucha antelación = far in advance.
    * con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.
    * con mucha diferencia = by far.
    * con mucha energía = high energy.
    * con mucha frecuencia = very often.
    * con mucha información = populated.
    * con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.
    * con mucha palabrería = glibly.
    * con mucha población = heavily populated.
    * con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.
    * con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.
    * con muchas actividades = event-filled.
    * con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.
    * con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.
    * con muchas imágenes = image intensive.
    * con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.
    * con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].
    * con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.
    * con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.
    * con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.
    * con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].
    * con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.
    * con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.
    * con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.
    * con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].
    * con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.
    * con muchos detalles = elaborately.
    * con muchos eventos = event-filled.
    * con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.
    * con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.
    * con mucho trabajo = painfully.
    * conseguir mucho = do + much.
    * contener mucho = be high in.
    * costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.
    * dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.
    * darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.
    * decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.
    * de hace muchos años = long-standing.
    * de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.
    * dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.
    * demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.
    * de muchas formas = in more ways than one.
    * de muchas maneras = in every way.
    * de mucho arraigo = long-established.
    * de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.
    * de mucho cuidado = badass.
    * de mucho provecho = high-payoff.
    * de muchos usos = all-purpose.
    * desde hace muchos años = for years.
    * desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.
    * desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.
    * destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * día de mucho calor = scorcher.
    * donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.
    * durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.
    * durante muchas horas = for many long hours.
    * durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).
    * durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * durar mucho = last + long.
    * durar mucho rato = take + a long time.
    * durar mucho tiempo = last + long.
    * echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.
    * echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * en muchos aspectos = in most respects.
    * en muchos casos = in many instances.
    * en muchos grupos = in many quarters.
    * en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.
    * en muchos sectores = in many quarters.
    * en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.
    * en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.
    * escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.
    * existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.
    * existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....
    * faltar mucho = be a long way off.
    * faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.
    * guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.
    * guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.
    * gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.
    * gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].
    * gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.
    * haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
    * haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.
    * haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.
    * hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.
    * hace muchos años = many years ago.
    * hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.
    * hacer mucho = do + much.
    * hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.
    * hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.
    * hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.
    * hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.
    * ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
    * la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.
    * llenar mucho = be filling.
    * lo mucho que = how extensively.
    * mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.
    * muchas ganancias = high return.
    * Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.
    * muchas horas = long hours.
    * muchas otras cosas = much else.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * mucha suerte = best of luck.
    * muchas veces = multiple times.
    * mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.
    * mucho antes = early on.
    * mucho antes de = well before.
    * mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.
    * mucho dinero = big bucks.
    * mucho esfuerzo = hard work.
    * mucho interés = keen interest.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más allá de = far beyond.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.
    * mucho mejor = far better.
    * mucho mejor que = far superior to.
    * mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.
    * mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
    * mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.
    * mucho peor = far worse.
    * mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.
    * mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.
    * muchos = many, good many, many a(n).
    * muchos beneficios = high return.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.
    * mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.
    * mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.
    * mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.
    * mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.
    * mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * ni con mucho = not by a long shot.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.
    * no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no hace mucho = in the recent past.
    * no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.
    * Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.
    * Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.
    * no mucho después = not long after.
    * no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.
    * no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.
    * no perderse mucho = be no great loss.
    * pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.
    * pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.
    * poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.
    * poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.
    * por muchas razones = in many ways.
    * por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.
    * por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.
    * prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.
    * que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.
    * que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.
    * que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).
    * quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.
    * quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.
    * quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.
    * que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.
    * que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.
    * que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.
    * que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.
    * que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.
    * que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.
    * quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser mucho = be a mouthful.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser mucho más que = be far more than.
    * sin mucha antelación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.
    * sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.
    * sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.
    * sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.
    * tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.
    * tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.
    * tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.
    * tener mucho carácter = be full of character.
    * tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.
    * tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.
    * tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.
    * tener mucho interés por = be keen to.
    * tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.
    * tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.
    * trabajando mucho = hard at work.
    * trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.
    * trabajar mucho = work + hard.
    * usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.
    * venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.
    * Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.
    * y cuanto mucho menos = much less.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho menos = much less, least of all.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.
    * * *
    I
    a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

    me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

    ¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

    ¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

    ¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)

    II
    - cha adjetivo
    1)
    a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

    ¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

    b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

    ¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

    2) (sing)
    a) (fam) ( con valor plural)
    III
    - cha pronombre
    1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

    mucho de lo que ha dichomuch o a lot of what he has said

    muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

    2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

    ¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

    ¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

    con mucho — by far, easily

    no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

    * * *
    = heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

    Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

    Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.
    Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
    Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
    Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.
    Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.
    Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
    Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
    Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
    Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.
    Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.
    Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.
    Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.
    Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.
    Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.
    Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.
    Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.
    Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.
    Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.
    Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.
    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.
    * andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
    * arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.
    * avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.
    * bajar mucho = go + way down.
    * beber mucho = drink + heavily.
    * bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.
    * cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * con mucha antelación = far in advance.
    * con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.
    * con mucha diferencia = by far.
    * con mucha energía = high energy.
    * con mucha frecuencia = very often.
    * con mucha información = populated.
    * con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.
    * con mucha palabrería = glibly.
    * con mucha población = heavily populated.
    * con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.
    * con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.
    * con muchas actividades = event-filled.
    * con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.
    * con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.
    * con muchas imágenes = image intensive.
    * con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.
    * con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].
    * con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.
    * con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.
    * con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.
    * con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].
    * con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.
    * con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.
    * con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.
    * con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].
    * con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.
    * con muchos detalles = elaborately.
    * con muchos eventos = event-filled.
    * con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.
    * con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.
    * con mucho trabajo = painfully.
    * conseguir mucho = do + much.
    * contener mucho = be high in.
    * costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.
    * dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.
    * darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.
    * decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.
    * de hace muchos años = long-standing.
    * de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.
    * dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.
    * demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.
    * de muchas formas = in more ways than one.
    * de muchas maneras = in every way.
    * de mucho arraigo = long-established.
    * de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.
    * de mucho cuidado = badass.
    * de mucho provecho = high-payoff.
    * de muchos usos = all-purpose.
    * desde hace muchos años = for years.
    * desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.
    * desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.
    * destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * día de mucho calor = scorcher.
    * donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.
    * durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.
    * durante muchas horas = for many long hours.
    * durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).
    * durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * durar mucho = last + long.
    * durar mucho rato = take + a long time.
    * durar mucho tiempo = last + long.
    * echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.
    * echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * en muchos aspectos = in most respects.
    * en muchos casos = in many instances.
    * en muchos grupos = in many quarters.
    * en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.
    * en muchos sectores = in many quarters.
    * en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.
    * en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.
    * escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.
    * existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.
    * existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....
    * faltar mucho = be a long way off.
    * faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.
    * guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.
    * guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.
    * gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.
    * gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].
    * gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.
    * haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
    * haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.
    * haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.
    * hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.
    * hace muchos años = many years ago.
    * hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.
    * hacer mucho = do + much.
    * hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.
    * hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.
    * hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.
    * hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.
    * ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
    * la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.
    * llenar mucho = be filling.
    * lo mucho que = how extensively.
    * mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.
    * muchas ganancias = high return.
    * Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.
    * muchas horas = long hours.
    * muchas otras cosas = much else.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * mucha suerte = best of luck.
    * muchas veces = multiple times.
    * mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.
    * mucho antes = early on.
    * mucho antes de = well before.
    * mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.
    * mucho dinero = big bucks.
    * mucho esfuerzo = hard work.
    * mucho interés = keen interest.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más allá de = far beyond.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.
    * mucho mejor = far better.
    * mucho mejor que = far superior to.
    * mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.
    * mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
    * mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.
    * mucho peor = far worse.
    * mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.
    * mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.
    * muchos = many, good many, many a(n).
    * muchos beneficios = high return.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.
    * mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.
    * mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.
    * mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.
    * mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.
    * mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * ni con mucho = not by a long shot.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.
    * no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no hace mucho = in the recent past.
    * no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.
    * Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.
    * Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.
    * no mucho después = not long after.
    * no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.
    * no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.
    * no perderse mucho = be no great loss.
    * pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.
    * pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.
    * poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.
    * poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.
    * por muchas razones = in many ways.
    * por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.
    * por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.
    * prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.
    * que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.
    * que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.
    * que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).
    * quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.
    * quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.
    * quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.
    * que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.
    * que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.
    * que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.
    * que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.
    * que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.
    * que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.
    * quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser mucho = be a mouthful.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser mucho más que = be far more than.
    * sin mucha antelación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.
    * sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.
    * sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.
    * sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.
    * tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.
    * tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.
    * tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.
    * tener mucho carácter = be full of character.
    * tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.
    * tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.
    * tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.
    * tener mucho interés por = be keen to.
    * tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.
    * tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.
    * trabajando mucho = hard at work.
    * trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.
    * trabajar mucho = work + hard.
    * usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.
    * venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.
    * Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.
    * y cuanto mucho menos = much less.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho menos = much less, least of all.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.

    * * *
    1
    salen mucho they go out a lot
    no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot
    ¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?
    me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lot
    ahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better now
    esto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologists
    trabaja mucho he works very hard
    ¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?
    me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very much
    por mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to you
    por mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear you
    después de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreement
    mucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either
    2
    (en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very
    ¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
    para locs ver mucho3 pron C. (↑ mucho (3))
    A
    1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of
    tiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin C
    no le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for him
    había mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people there
    sucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago
    ¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?
    una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life
    2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of
    ¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?
    sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attending
    muchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungry
    seis hijos son muchos six children's a lot
    somos muchos there are a lot of us
    B ( sing)
    1 ( fam)
    (con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish it
    hoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around
    2 ( fam)
    (con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like that
    A
    (refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untrue
    tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do
    si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask
    muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …
    muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosen
    B
    hace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages
    ¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?
    ¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?
    mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met you
    C ( en locs):
    como mucho at (the) most
    costará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) most
    con mucho by far, easily
    fue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by far
    cuando mucho at (the) most
    ni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you advice
    no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it
    * * *

     

    mucho 1 adverbio
    a)salir/ayudar a lot;

    trabajar hard;
    no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;

    me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
    mucho mejor a lot better;
    por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
    después de mucho discutir after much discussion

    ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;

    ¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
    mucho 2
    ◊ - cha adjetivo

    a) ( sing) a lot of;

    (en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;

    no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
    ¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
    tiene mucha hambre he's very hungry
    b) (pl) many, a lot of;

    había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;

    hace muchos años many years ago
    ■ pronombre
    1 ( referido a cantidad)
    a) ( sing) a lot;

    ( en oraciones negativas) much;

    tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
    eso no es mucho that's not much;
    no queda mucha there isn't much left
    b) (pl) many;

    muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;

    muchos de nosotros many of us
    2
    mucho



    ¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
    mucho antes long before;
    ¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?
    b) ( en locs)


    con mucho by far, easily;
    ni mucho menos far from it;
    por mucho que … however much …
    mucho,-a
    I adj indef
    1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
    mucha comida, a lot of food
    muchos animales, lots of animals
    (en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
    no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
    2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
    hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
    3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
    II pron
    1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
    muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
    de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
    III adverbio
    1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
    2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
    hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
    (a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
    ♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
    con mucho, by far
    ¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
    por mucho (que), however much
    Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
    ' mucho' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abandonarse
    - abrigar
    - abultar
    - achicharrar
    - achicharrarse
    - acoger
    - adelantar
    - adentro
    - adorar
    - afear
    - afecta
    - afectar
    - afecto
    - agradecer
    - alejarse
    - antes
    - aparato
    - aprecio
    - aprovechar
    - ascendiente
    - avejentarse
    - avenida
    - avenido
    - bailar
    - bastante
    - boato
    - bombo
    - brío
    - cacarear
    - caché
    - cachet
    - calor
    - carácter
    - cariño
    - carrete
    - cascar
    - cervical
    - chapar
    - chiflar
    - cocerse
    - coco
    - comer
    - contraponer
    - costar
    - cuando
    - de
    - deber
    - decaer
    - decir
    - defraudar
    English:
    ability
    - ado
    - afraid
    - age
    - ago
    - agony
    - all-out
    - alone
    - anywhere
    - around
    - as
    - attract
    - attuned to
    - backlog
    - badly
    - bake
    - balance
    - be
    - best
    - booze
    - bulky
    - busywork
    - capital
    - cautious
    - chalk
    - challenging
    - charisma
    - come along
    - come into
    - commotion
    - concern
    - deal
    - dear
    - demand
    - devoted
    - difficult
    - do
    - dog days
    - doing
    - easily
    - emotional
    - enthusiastic
    - esteem
    - exhilarate
    - experience
    - extravagant
    - fancy
    - far
    - fat
    - few
    * * *
    mucho, -a
    adj
    1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;
    comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;
    había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;
    producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;
    tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;
    no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;
    no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;
    ¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;
    no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;
    tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;
    hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;
    hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;
    ¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;
    ¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!
    2. (singular) [demasiado]
    hay mucho niño aquí there are rather a lot of kids here;
    mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;
    ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;
    Fam
    es mucho hombre he's a real man;
    es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;
    es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;
    Fam
    mucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible
    pron
    (singular) a lot;
    * * *
    I adj
    1 singular a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb
    much;
    mucho tiempo a lot of time;
    no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;
    tengo mucho frío I am very cold;
    es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for me
    2 plural a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb
    many;
    muchos amigos a lot of friends;
    no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friends
    II pron
    1 singular a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb
    much;
    no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lot
    2 plural a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb
    many;
    no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;
    muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …
    III adv
    1 a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb
    much;
    ¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;
    nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;
    hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;
    ¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?
    2
    :
    como mucho at the most;
    dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;
    no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;
    ni mucho menos far from it;
    por mucho que however much
    * * *
    mucho adv
    1) : much, a lot
    mucho más: much more
    le gusta mucho: he likes it a lot
    2) : long, a long time
    tardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here
    3)
    por mucho que : no matter how much
    mucho, - cha adj
    1) : a lot of, many, much
    mucha gente: a lot of people
    hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages
    2)
    muchas veces : often
    mucho, - cha pron
    1) : a lot, many, much
    hay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to do
    muchas no vinieron: many didn't come
    2)
    como mucho : at most
    3)
    con mucho : by far
    4)
    ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it
    * * *
    mucho1 adj
    1. (en general) a lot of / lots of
    ¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?
    mucho2 adv
    1. (en general) a lot
    lo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry
    3. (mucho tiempo) a long time
    no está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finished
    mucho3 pron
    3. (con plurales) many / a lot

    Spanish-English dictionary > mucho

  • 102 रथिन्


    rathín
    mfn. possessing orᅠ going in a chariot orᅠ carriage, fighting in a war-chariot (superl. - thí-tama) RV. etc. etc.;

    consisting of chariot MBh. ;
    carried in chariot (as goods) RV. ;
    accustomed to chariot (as horses) ib. ;
    m. an owner of a carriage orᅠ chariot, charioteer, warrior who fights from a chariot RV. etc. etc.;
    a Kshatriya MBh. ;
    a driver HPariṡ. ;
    ( inī) f. a number of carriages orᅠ chariot gaṇa khalâ̱di on Pāṇ. 4-2, 51 Vārtt.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > रथिन्

  • 103 генератор

    ( колебаний) driver, emitter, energizer, oscillator, generator, producer
    * * *
    генера́тор м.
    включа́ть генера́тор на нагру́зку — cause a generator to pick up (the) load
    генера́тор возбужда́ется — the generator builds up
    в слу́чае вы́хода генера́тора из стро́я … — upon loss of a generator …
    генера́тор выде́рживает нагру́зку (напр. номинальную) [m2]в тече́ние … — the generator carries its (e. g., rated) load for …
    генера́тор искри́т под щё́тками — the generator sparks under the brushes
    генера́торы нагружа́ются равноме́рно ( при параллельной работе) — the generators divide the load well
    генера́тор нагру́жен норма́льно ( при параллельной работе) — the generator takes its share of load
    генера́тор начина́ет возбужда́ться — the generator picks up
    генера́тор недогру́жен ( при параллельной работе) — the generator takes less than its share of the load
    генера́тор перегру́жен ( при параллельной работе) — the generator takes more than its share of the load
    генера́тор перехо́дит в режи́м электродви́гателя — the generator goes motoring
    генера́тор рабо́тает на холосто́м ходу́ — the generator operates at no load
    генера́тор рабо́тает паралле́льно с … — the generator operates in parallel with …
    разгоня́ть генера́тор — allow a generator to come up to speed, bring up a generator to speed
    генера́торы синхронизи́рованы ( при параллельной работе) — the generators are in synchronism
    синхронизи́ровать генера́торы по загора́нию ламп — synchronize the generators by the light-lamp method, synchronize light
    синхронизи́ровать генера́торы по погаса́нию ламп — synchronize the generators by the dark-lamp method, synchronize dark
    ста́вить генера́тор под нагру́зку — throw a generator on (the) load
    возбужда́ть генера́тор — drive an oscillator
    запуска́ть генера́тор — activate [enable, turn on] an oscillator
    настра́ивать генера́тор измене́нием ё́мкости — tune an oscillator capacitively [by varying the tuned-circuit capacitance]
    настра́ивать генера́тор измене́нием индукти́вности — tune an oscillator inductively [by varying the tuned-circuit inductance]
    генера́тор начина́ет генери́ровать — the oscillator is kicked into oscillations
    отключа́ть генера́тор — disable [turn off] an oscillator
    переводи́ть генера́тор в двухта́ктный режи́м — convert an oscillator to push-pull operation
    генера́тор постро́ен на ла́мпе …— the oscillator uses [is based on, is built around] a … valve
    генера́тор постро́ен по схе́ме (напр. ёмкостной трёхточки) — the oscillator is (set up as) a … (e. g., Colpitts circuit)
    генера́тор раска́чивается — the oscillator is building [builds] up (oscillation)
    синхронизи́ровать генера́тор какой-л. частото́й — lock an oscillator to a frequency
    срыва́ть колеба́ния в генера́торе — quench [turn off] an oscillator
    авари́йный генера́тор — emergency generator
    асинхро́нный генера́тор — induction generator
    ацетиле́новый генера́тор — acetylene generator
    ацетиле́новый генера́тор систе́мы «вода́ на карби́д» — water-to-carbide acetylene generator
    ацетиле́новый генера́тор систе́мы вытесне́ния — recession(-type) acetylene generator
    ацетиле́новый генера́тор систе́мы «карби́д в во́ду» — carbide-to-water acetylene generator
    ацетиле́новый генера́тор систе́мы погруже́ния — dipping(-type) acetylene generator
    ацетиле́новый генера́тор сухо́го ти́па — dry-residue acetylene generator
    аэрозо́льный генера́тор — aerosol generator, fogger
    бала́нсный генера́тор — balanced oscillator
    генера́тор бегу́щей волны́ — traveling-wave-tube [TWT] oscillator
    бесколле́кторный генера́тор — brushless generator
    бесщё́точный генера́тор — brushless generator
    генера́тор бие́ний — beat-frequency oscillator
    брызгозащищё́нный [брызгонепроница́емый] генера́тор — splash-proof generator
    генера́тор Ван-де-Гра́афа — Van de Graaf [(electrostatic) belt] generator
    вертика́льный генера́тор — vertical-shaft generator
    генера́тор видеочастоты́ — video-frequency signal generator
    генера́тор возбужда́ющих и́мпульсов — drive-pulse generator, driver
    вольтодоба́вочный генера́тор — booster (generator)
    вспомога́тельный генера́тор — auxiliary generator
    генера́тор вызывно́го то́ка — ringing generator
    генера́тор высо́кой частоты́
    1. (исходный или задающий источник в. ч. колебаний) radio-frequency oscillator
    2. (блок, включающий задающий в. ч. генератор, усилители, множители частоты и т. п.) radio-frequency generator
    га́нновский генера́тор — Gunn(-effect) oscillator
    генера́тор гармо́ник ( не путать с генера́торами гармони́ческих или синусоида́льных колеба́ний) — harmonic generator (not to be confused with a harmonic or sinusoidal oscillator)
    гетерополя́рный генера́тор — cross-field [heteropolar] generator
    гла́вный генера́тор мор.propulsion generator
    генера́тор гла́вных синхронизи́рующих и́мпульсов — master clock
    гомополя́рный генера́тор — homopolar generator
    горизонта́льный генера́тор — horizontal-shaft generator
    двухко́нтурный генера́тор — tuned-input, tuned-output oscillator
    двухполя́рный генера́тор — bipolar generator
    двухта́ктный генера́тор — push-pull oscillator
    джозефсо́новский генера́тор — Josephson source
    диапазо́нный генера́тор — variable-frequency oscillator, VFO
    динатро́нный генера́тор — dynatron oscillator
    дугово́й генера́тор — arc converter
    ё́мкостно-резисти́вный генера́тор — RC-oscillator
    задаю́ший генера́тор — master oscillator
    генера́тор заде́ржанных и́мпульсов — delayed pulse oscillator
    генера́тор заде́ржки — delay generator
    генера́тор за́днего полустро́ба — late-gate generator
    закры́тый генера́тор — (totally) enclosed generator
    запира́ющий генера́тор — blanking-pulse generator
    заря́дный генера́тор — charging generator
    звуково́й генера́тор — audio-signal [tone] generator
    генера́тор звуково́й частоты́ — audio-signal [tone] generator, audio(-frequency) oscillator
    генера́тор звуково́й частоты́, вызывно́й — voice-frequency ringing generator, low-frequency signalling set
    зу́ммерный генера́тор — buzzer oscillator
    измери́тельный генера́тор — ( без модуляции выходного сигнала) test oscillator; ( с модуляцией выходного сигнала) signal generator
    генера́тор и́мпульсного напряже́ния — high-voltage impulse generator
    генера́тор и́мпульсного то́ка — surge current generator
    и́мпульсный генера́тор (источник колебаний, генерирующий под воздействием собственных или внешних импульсов) — pulse oscillator
    и́мпульсный, хрони́рованный генера́тор — timed pulse oscillator
    генера́тор и́мпульсов (любой источник управляемых последовательностей импульсов, в том числе механический, электромеханический, электронный и т. п.) — pulse generator, pulser
    генера́тор и́мпульсов за́данной фо́рмы — pulse waveform generator
    генера́тор и́мпульсов, маломо́щный — low-level pulser
    генера́тор и́мпульсов, ма́тричный — matrix-type pulse generator
    генера́тор и́мпульсов, мо́щный — power pulser
    генера́тор и́мпульсов, электро́нный — electronic pulse generator
    генера́тор инду́кторного вы́зова — subharmonic generator, ringing converter
    инду́кторный генера́тор — inductor generator
    интегра́льный генера́тор — integrated(-circuit) oscillator
    интерполяцио́нный генера́тор — interpolation oscillator
    искрово́й генера́тор ( напр. для индукционного нагрева) — spark-gap converter (e. g., for induction heating)
    генера́тор ка́дровой развё́ртки — vertical-scanning [frame-scan, frame-sweep, vertical sweep] generator [circuit]
    калибро́вочный генера́тор — calibration oscillator
    камерто́нный генера́тор — tuning-fork oscillator
    генера́тор кача́ющейся частоты́ [ГКЧ] — sweep-frequency [swept-frequency] generator; ( без конкретизации типа) swept-signal source
    генера́тор кача́ющейся частоты́ осуществля́ет кача́ние ( в пределах нужного диапазона) — the swept-frequency source sweeps (across the frequency range of interest)
    квадрату́рный генера́тор — quadrature oscillator
    ква́нтовый генера́тор — quantum-mechanical oscillator
    ква́нтовый генера́тор ИК-диапазо́на — infrared [IR] laser, iraser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор [ОКГ] — laser (см. тж. лазер)
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор бегу́щей волны́ — travelling wave laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий жи́дкостный генера́тор — liquid laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий и́мпульсный генера́тор — pulse(d) laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий инжекцио́нный генера́тор — injection laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий ио́нный генера́тор — ion(ic) (gas) laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий комбинацио́нный генера́тор — Raman laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий молекуля́рный генера́тор — molecular laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий монои́мпульсный генера́тор — giant-pulse laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор на пигме́нтах — dye laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор на руби́не — ruby laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор на стекле́ с неоди́мом — Nd glass laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий полупроводнико́вый генера́тор — semiconduction laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий регенерати́вный генера́тор — cavity laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор с модуля́цией добро́тности — Q-switched laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор с непреры́вным режи́мом генера́ции — CW laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий генера́тор с электро́нной нака́чкой — electron-beam-pumped laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий твердоте́льный генера́тор — solid-state laser
    ква́нтовый, опти́ческий хими́ческий генера́тор — chemical laser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ(-диапазо́на) — maser (см. тж. мазер)
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, акусти́ческий — acoustic maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, га́зовый — gas maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, и́мпульсный — pulse(d) maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ не аммиа́ке — ammonia gas maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ на осно́ве циклотро́нного резона́нса — cyclotron resonance [electron cyclotron] maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ на порошке́ — powder maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ на пучке́ моле́кул — molecular-beam maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ на руби́не — ruby maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, полупроводнико́вый — semiconductor maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, регенерати́вный — cavity maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, регенерати́вный отража́тельный — reflection-type cavity maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, регенерати́вный
    проходно́й генера́тор — transmission-type cavity maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, полупроводнико́вый — semiconductor maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ с интерферо́метром Фабри́—Перо́ — Fabry-Perot maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ с опти́ческой нака́чкой — optically pumped maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, твердоте́льный — solid-state maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор СВЧ, фоно́нный — phonon maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор с нака́чкой ла́зером — laser pumped maser
    ква́нтовый генера́тор субмиллиметро́вого диапазо́на — submillimeter (wave) maser, smaser
    ква́рцевый генера́тор — crystal oscillator
    клистро́нный генера́тор
    1. (источник сигнала, подсоединён прямо к волноводу) klystron generator
    2. (источник высокочастотных колебаний, напр. гетеродин) klystron oscillator
    когере́нтный генера́тор — coherent oscillator, Coho
    генера́тор (колеба́ний) с вне́шним возбужде́нием — radio-frequency [r.f.] power amplifier
    кольцево́й генера́тор — ring oscillator
    генера́тор компенса́ции парази́тных сигна́лов передаю́щей тру́бки тлв.shading generator
    генера́тор компенса́ции тё́много пятна́ тлв.shading(-correction) generator
    генера́тор коро́тких и́мпульсов — narrow-pulse generator
    ла́мповый генера́тор — брит. valve oscillator; амер. vacuum-tube oscillator
    генера́тор лине́йно-возраста́ющего напряже́ния ( [m2]то́ка) — saw-tooth (voltage, current) generator
    генера́тор лине́йно-па́дающего напряже́ния ( [m2]то́ка) — phantastron
    магнетро́нный генера́тор — magnetron oscillator
    магнитогидродинами́ческий генера́тор — magnetohydrodynamic [MHD] generator, magneto-fluid-dynamic [MFD] generator
    магнитогидродинами́ческий генера́тор на неравнове́сной пла́зме — non-equilibrium magnetohydrodynamic generator
    магнитострикцио́нный генера́тор — magnetostriction oscillator
    магнитоэлектри́ческий генера́тор — permanent-magnet generator
    генера́тор масшта́бных ме́ток да́льности — calibration mark(er) generator
    генера́тор ме́ток вре́мени — time-mark generator
    генера́тор ме́ток да́льности — range-mark(er) generator
    многото́ковый генера́тор — multiple-current generator
    генера́тор, модели́рующий диагра́мму напра́вленности — beam-pattern generator
    молекуля́рный генера́тор — molecular-beam maser
    надтона́льный генера́тор (в синтезаторах частоты, возбудителях дискретного спектра и т. п.) — interpolation oscillator
    генера́тор нака́чки — pump oscillator; ( параметрического усилителя) pump
    генера́тор на кре́мниевом дио́де, транзи́сторах, R и C и т. п. — silicon-diode, transistor, RC-, etc. oscillator
    генера́тор на то́пливных элеме́нтах — fuel-cell generator
    генера́тор незатуха́ющих колеба́ний — continuous-wave [CW] oscillator
    генера́тор нейтро́нов — neutron generator
    генера́тор несу́щей частоты́ — ( в ВЧ телефонии) carrier oscillator; ( в системах на боковых частотах) carrier generator
    неявнопо́люсный генера́тор — implicit-pole generator
    генера́тор ни́зкой частоты́ — audio(-frequency) oscillator; audio signal generator
    генера́тор одино́чных и́мпульсов — single-pulse generator
    опо́рный генера́тор ( в синтезаторах частоты и возбудителях дискретного спектра) — frequency standard (assembly)
    опо́рный генера́тор явля́ется исто́чником высокостаби́льной опо́рной частоты́, на осно́ве кото́рой получа́ются все остальны́е часто́ты, испо́льзуемые в радиоста́нции — the frequency standard produces an accurate, stable reference frequency upon which all frequencies used in the radio set are based
    генера́тор па́ра — steam generator
    параметри́ческий генера́тор — parametric oscillator
    генера́тор па́чек и́мпульсов — pulse-burst [series] generator
    педа́льный генера́тор — foot-operated [pedal] generator
    генера́тор пе́ны горн.froth generator
    генера́тор пере́днего полустро́ба — early-gate generator
    генера́тор переме́нного то́ка — alternating current [a.c.] generator, alternator
    генера́тор переме́нного то́ка, многочасто́тный — multifrequency alternator
    генера́тор пилообра́зного напряже́ния ( [m2]то́ка) — saw-tooth voltage (current) generator
    генера́тор пла́вного диапазо́на — variable frequency oscillator, VFO
    пла́зменный генера́тор — plasma oscillator
    генера́тор пла́змы, дугово́й — arc plasma generator
    генера́тор повы́шенной частоты́ — rotary frequency changer, rotary changer converter
    генера́тор погружно́го исполне́ния — submerged [submersible] generator
    погружно́й генера́тор — submerged [submersible] generator
    генера́тор постоя́нного то́ка — direct-current [d.c.] generator
    генера́тор по схе́ме ё́мкостной трёхто́чки — Colpitts oscillator
    генера́тор по схе́ме индукти́вной трёхто́чки — Hartley oscillator
    генера́тор по схе́ме моста́ Ви́на — Wien-bridge oscillator
    генера́тор по схе́ме Ше́мбеля — electron-coupled oscillator, ECO
    генера́тор преры́вистого де́йствия — chopping oscillator
    генера́тор прямоуго́льных и́мпульсов — square-wave generator
    генера́тор псевдослуча́йной после́довательности — PR sequence generator
    генера́тор пусковы́х и́мпульсов — trigger(-pulse) generator
    генера́тор равновероя́тных цифр — equiprobable number generator
    генера́тор развё́ртки — брит. time-base (generator), time-base circuit; амер. sweep generator
    генера́тор развё́ртки да́льности — range-sweep generator
    реакти́вный генера́тор — reluctance generator
    резе́рвный генера́тор — stand-by generator
    релаксацио́нный генера́тор — relaxation oscillator
    генера́тор релаксацио́нных колеба́ний — relaxation oscillator
    реле́йный генера́тор — relay pulse generator
    самовозбужда́ющийся генера́тор — self-excited generator
    самохрони́рующийся генера́тор — self-pulsed oscillator
    генера́тор сантиметро́вого диапазо́на — SHF oscillator
    генера́тор с вну́тренней самовентиля́цией — built-in-fan-cooled generator
    генера́тор с водоро́дным охлажде́нием — hydrogen-cooled generator
    генера́тор СВЧ ( не путать с генера́тором сантиметро́вого диапазо́на) — microwave oscillator (not to be confused with SHF oscillator)
    сельси́нный генера́тор — synchro generator
    генера́тор се́тки часто́т — (frequency) spectrum generator
    генера́тор се́тки часто́т с ша́гом 10 кГц — a 10 kHz spectrum generator
    генера́тор сигна́лов — signal generator
    генера́тор сигна́лов, часто́тно-модули́рованный — FM signal generator
    генера́тор си́мволов — symbol generator
    генера́тор синусоида́льных колеба́ний ( не путать с генера́тором гармо́ник) — harmonic [sinusoidal] oscillator (not to be confused with harmonic generator)
    генера́тор синхрои́мпульсов тлв. — synchronizing(-signal) [sync] generator
    синхро́нный генера́тор
    1. эл. synchronous generator
    2. радио, тлв. locked oscillator
    генера́тор с и́скровым возбужде́нием — spark-excited oscillator
    генера́тор с ква́рцевой стабилиза́цией — crystal-controlled oscillator
    генера́тор с колеба́тельным ко́нтуром в цепи́ ано́да — брит. tuned-anode oscillator; амер. tuned-plate oscillator
    генера́тор с колеба́тельным ко́нтуром в цепи́ ано́да и се́тки — брит. tuned-anode, tuned-grid [TATG] oscillator; амер. tuned-grid, tuned-plate [TGTP] oscillator
    генера́тор с колеба́тельным ко́нтуром в цепи́ се́тки — tuned-grid oscillator
    генера́тор случа́йных сигна́лов ( в информационных системах) — random-signal generator
    генера́тор случа́йных собы́тий — random event generator, randomizer
    генера́тор случа́йных чи́сел мат. — random number generator, randomizer
    генера́тор с нару́жной самовентиля́цией — built-in blower-cooled generator
    генера́тор с незави́симым возбужде́нием
    1. эл. separately excited generator
    2. радио r.f. power amplifier
    генера́тор с незави́симым охлажде́нием — separate fan-cooled generator
    генера́тор с непо́лным включе́нием колеба́тельного ко́нтура — tapped-down oscillator
    генера́тор с нея́вно вы́раженными полюса́ми — non-salient pole generator
    генера́тор со́бственных нужд (станции, подстанции и т. п.) — house generator
    генера́тор со скоростно́й модуля́цией — velocity-modulated oscillator
    генера́тор со сме́шанным возбужде́нием — compound generator
    генера́тор с отрица́тельной крутизно́й — negative-transconductance oscillator
    генера́тор с отрица́тельным сопротивле́нием — negative-resistance oscillator
    генера́тор с паралле́льным возбужде́нием — shunt(-wound) generator
    генера́тор с попере́чным по́лем — cross-field [heteropolar] generator
    генера́тор с после́довательным возбужде́нием — series(-wound) generator
    генера́тор с посторо́нним возбужде́нием — r.f. power amplifier
    генера́тор с постоя́нными магни́тами — permanent magnet generator
    генера́тор с продо́льным по́лем — homopolar generator
    генера́тор с протяжё́нным взаимоде́йствием — extended interaction oscillator
    генера́тор срыва́ющей частоты́ — quench(ing) oscillator
    генера́тор с самовозбужде́нием ( автогенератор) — self-excited [feedback] oscillator
    генера́тор, стабилизи́рованный ква́рцем — crystal-controlled oscillator
    генера́тор, стабилизи́рованный ли́нией — line-controlled oscillator
    генера́тор станда́ртных сигна́лов — standard-signal generator
    генера́тор с тормозя́щим по́лем — retarding-field [positive-grid] oscillator
    стоя́ночный генера́тор мор.harbour generator
    генера́тор строб-и́мпульсов — gate generator
    генера́тор стро́чной развё́ртки — horizontal-scanning [line-scan, line-sweep, horizontal-sweep] generator [circuit]
    стру́йный генера́тор — fluid oscillator
    генера́тор ступе́нчатой фу́нкции — step-function generator
    генера́тор субгармо́ник — subharmonic generator
    генера́тор с фа́зовым сдви́гом — phase-shift oscillator
    генера́тор с часто́тной модуля́цией — frequency-modulated oscillator
    генера́тор с электро́нной перестро́йкой частоты́ — voltage-tuned oscillator
    генера́тор с я́вно вы́раженными по́люсами — salient-pole generator
    генера́тор та́ктовых и́мпульсов — clock pulse-generator
    тахометри́ческий генера́тор — tacho(meter-)generator
    твердоте́льный генера́тор — solid-state oscillator
    теплово́й генера́тор — heat generator
    термоаэрозо́льный генера́тор — thermal aerosol generator
    термоэлектри́ческий генера́тор — thermoelectric generator
    термоэлектри́ческий, изото́пный генера́тор — isotopic thermoelectric generator
    термоэлектро́нный генера́тор — thermionic generator, thermionic converter
    тиратро́нный генера́тор — thyratron oscillator
    генера́тор тона́льного вы́зова — ( без конкретизации частоты) v.f. [voice-frequency] ringer; ( c точным указанием частоты) 2100-Hz ringer; 500-Hz ringer
    транзитро́нный генера́тор — transitron oscillator
    трёхто́чечный генера́тор ( обобщённое название) — impedance voltage divider oscillator
    трёхто́чечный генера́тор с ё́мкостной обра́тной свя́зью — Colpitts oscillator
    трёхто́чечный генера́тор с индукти́вной обра́тной свя́зью — Hartley oscillator
    трёхфа́зный генера́тор — three-phase generator
    генера́тор уда́рного возбужде́ния — shock-excited oscillator
    генера́тор уда́рных волн ав.shock-wave generator
    генера́тор у́зких строб-и́мпульсов — narrow gate [strobe-pulse] generator
    у́ксусный генера́тор — vinegar generator
    ультразвуково́й генера́тор — ultrasonic generator
    ультразвуково́й генера́тор для сня́тия на́кипи — ultrasonic descaler
    униполя́рный генера́тор — homopolar [unipolar] generator
    генера́тор, управля́емый напряже́нием — voltage-controlled oscillator, VCO
    фотоэлектри́ческий генера́тор — photoelectric generator
    генера́тор Хо́лла — Hall generator
    генера́тор хрони́рующий генера́тор — timing oscillator
    генера́тор чи́сел — number generator
    генера́тор ЧМ ( для измерений методом качающейся частоты) — sweep generator, swept-signal source
    генера́тор широ́ких строб-и́мпульсов — wide gate [strob-pulse] generator
    генера́тор шу́ма — noise generator
    эквивале́нтный генера́тор напряже́ния — constant-voltage generator (Thevenin equivalent)
    эквивале́нтный генера́тор то́ка — constant-current generator (Norton equivalent)
    электростати́ческий генера́тор — electrostatic generator
    электростати́ческий, ле́нточный генера́тор — belt-type electrostatic generator
    электростати́ческий, ро́торный генера́тор — rotary electrostatic generator
    электрофо́рный генера́тор — influence machine
    этало́нный генера́тор — reference [standard] oscillator
    явнопо́люсный генера́тор — explicit-pole generator
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  • 104 Д-269

    ПО ДОРОГЕ ПО ПУТИ PrepP these forms only)
    1.
    adv
    while one or s.o. is going some place, during a trip
    along the way
    on the way en route as one is walking (riding, driving) (in limited contexts) on the voyage (somewhere).
    По дороге он мне рассказывал о роскоши правительственных охот, куда он допускался в качестве опытного егеря... (Искандер 4). Along the way he told me about the splendor of government hunts, to which he was admitted as an expert huntsman (4a).
    ...Вдруг звонок в дверь. Иду открывать, мысленно по дороге чертыхаясь: кого еще там нелёгкая на ночь глядя принесла? (Войнович 1)....All of a sudden the doorbell rang. I went to the door, cursing on the way: Who the hell could it be at this time of night? (1a).
    По пути (домой Николай) отправлял ей (своей невесте) письма с лоцманами (Солженицын 1). On the voyage home he (Nikolai) sent her (his fiancee) letters by pilot boats (1a).
    2. \Д-269 зайти, заехать, заглянуть куда, к кому
    adv
    (to stop by somewhere, stop in to see s.o. etc) while going somewhere else
    on the (one's) way (to...)
    while on one's way while (when) passing by.
    ...Прежде, чем к князю, по дороге надо было заехать к Ивиным (Толстой 2)....On the way to the Prince's I had to call in at the Ivins (2b).
    3. ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: concr) or sent adv
    (located) at some point along s.o. 's (planned, intended) route or in the general direction s.o. is going: (right) on s.o. 4s way (route)
    (right) on the way
    Neg не по пути out of s.o. % (the) way.
    Ты не занесёшь мой костюм в химчистку, если тебе по дороге? Could you take my suit to the cleaners if it's on your way?
    «У меня очень покойная коляска... я могу вас подвезти, а Евгений Васильич может взять ваш тарантас...» - «Да помилуйте, вам совсем не по дороге, и до меня далеко». -«Это ничего, ничего...» (Тургенев 2). "I have a very comfortable carriage....I can take you, and Yevgeny Vasilich can have your taran-tass.. " "But of course not, it is quite out of your way, and it is a long distance to my home." "Its nothing, nothing..." (20-
    4. - кому (с кем) (compl of copula, impers) ( s.o. is going) in the same direction as someone else: X-y и Y-y (X-y с Y-ом) было по дороге - X was going the same way as Y
    X and Y were going the same way X was going Y's way X was going (X's route took him) in the same direction as Y
    Neg X-y с Y-ом было не по пути - X and Y were going in different directions
    our (your, their) paths parted (diverged).
    "...Меня поманил шофер захудалой машины, сказал так добродушно - ну вот, нам по пути, садись, подвезу...» (Иоффе 1). "...The driver of a car, a rather shabby car, beckoned to me and said, there now, we are going the same way - get in and I'll give you a lift" (1a).
    Обратно, из школы, Толе было по пути с заключёнными... (Аксенов 6). On the way back from school, Tolya's route took him in the same direction as the prisoners.. (6a).
    5. \Д-269 кому с кем (compl of copula, impers
    in the affirm, the var. по пути is more common more often neg) having common interests, outlooks, sharing the same convictions etc: X-y с Y-ом по пути - X goes along with Y X and Y think alike X's aims (views etc) are the same as Y4s
    Neg X-y с Y-ом (больше) не по пути - X and Y have come to a parting of the ways.
    Большой делец, он (Эфрос) откровенно соблазнял Мандельштама устройством материальных дел, если он согласится на создание литературной группы, - «вы нам нужны»... Мандельштам отказался наотрез. Каждому в отдельности он сказал, почему ему с ним не по пути... (Мандельштам 2). A great operator, he (Efros) frankly tried to tempt M(andelstam) with the prospect of being able to do well for himself if he would agree to the creation of a literary group ("We need you")... M(andelstam) refused outright. He told those present-each in turn - why he could not go along with them... (2a).
    «Вы, я вижу, бескорыстно любите деньги. Скажите, какая сумма вам нравится?» — «Пять тысяч», - быстро ответил Балаганов. «В месяц?» - «В год». - «Тогда мне с вами не по пути. Мне нужно пятьсот тысяч». (Ильф и Петров 2). "You, I see, love money. Tell me, how much would you like?" "Five thousand," Balaganov promptly replied. "A month9" "A year." "Then we don't think alike. I need five hundred thousand" (2a).
    Смертельно жаль Потебню и его товарищей, - говорил я Бакунину, - и тем больше, что вряд по дороге ли им с поляками...» (Герцен 3). "I am mortally sorry for Potebnya and his comrades," I said to Bakunin, "and the more so that I doubt whether their aims are the same as those of the Poles" (3a).
    Нам не по пути с Юркой. Странно, правда? А ведь так бывает (Михайловская 1). Yuri and I came to a parting of the ways. Strange, isn't it? But it happens (1a).

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  • 105 Т-106

    И ТО
    1. Also: ДА (НО) И ТО
    coord Conj, connective) used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme)
    and then only
    and even then and (even) that.
    ...Вино подавалось у нас только за обедом, и то по рюмочке... (Пушкин 2)....With us, wine was only served at dinner, and then only one glass each... (3b).
    Сам он не выпил во все это время ни одной капли вина и всего только спросил себе в вокзале чаю, да и то больше для порядка (Достоевский 3). Не himself had not drunk a drop of wine the whole time, but had only ordered some tea in the vauxhall, and even that more for propriety's sake (3c).
    Первая неудача заключалась в том, что сын мельника достал, и то с большим трудом, только одну лошадь, которую одолжил ему сосед (Искандер 3). The first failure was that the miller's son obtained-and that with great difficulty-only one horse, which a neighbor lent him (3a).
    2.
    coord Conj, contrastive) used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange etc considering the information presented in the preceding statement: (and) still...
    (in limited contexts) and even (he (she etc))... Другого графолога звали Веров... Он мне сказал, что если ему дадут даже листок, напечатанный на пишущей машинке, то он и то определит характер печатавшего. Сказал также, что по почерку он может определить не то что характер, а сколько у человека комнат в квартире (Олеша 3). Another graphologist was called Verov....He told me that if he were given only a typewritten sheet, he would still be able to determine the writer's personality. He said that he could not only determine personality by handwriting, but even how many rooms the person had in his apartment (3a).
    Катя очень хорошо водит машину, и то она решила, что в такую пургу лучше остаться дома. Katya's a very good driver, and even she decided it was better to stay home in such a snowstorm.
    3. (intensif Particle) used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context
    even.
    (Говорящий - мул) Там, в городе, одни люди хватают других людей и отправляют в холодный край, название которого я забыл. А иногда просто убивают. А за что - никто не знает... Я одного не пойму, почему все эти люди, прежде чем их схватят, никуда не бегут... Я и то в свое время сбежал от злого хозяина и пришел к своему старику. И ничего -обошлось (Искандер 3). (The speaker is a mule) Down there, in the city, some people are seizing other people and sending them off to a cold country, I forget the name of it. And sometimes they just kill them. No one knows what for....One thing I'll never understand is why all those people don't run away somewhere before they get caught....Even I, in my time, once ran away from a bad master to come to my old man. And nothing happened - it turned out all right (3a).
    Пирог оказался очень вкусным — я и то не смогла устоять. The pie ended up being really good—even I couldn't resist.
    4. substand (Particle) used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement
    oh, yes
    yes (yup, aye etc) (...), that's ('tis) true indeed.
    «Ноги с пару зашлись». — «Вот прошлогодняя копна, может, погреешься?» - «И то. Покуда до дому дотянешь, помереть можно» (Шолохов 2). "My legs are numb with cold." "There's an old haystack. Couldn't you get warm in there?" "Oh, yes. Or I'll be dead before we get home" (2a).
    (Анисья:) Да ты заходи, самовар поставим, чайком душеньку отведешь. (Матрёна (садится):) И то уморилась, миленькие (Толстой 1). (A.:) But come in and we'll get the samovar ready. You'll feel better after a cup of tea. (M. (sitting down):) Aye, I'm tired out, that's true (lc).
    He бойся, дядя Митя, я не стану этого делать, не стану я переваливать свой груз на твои слабенькие, дохленькие плечи, не стану подвергать я тебя опасности унижения от собственного бессилия... я поберегу тебя... Почти так говорил себе Лева... И то, надо отдать ему должное, ни разу в жизни он еще не был так тонок, точен, чуток - так умен (Битов 2). Don't worry, Uncle Mitya, I won't do it, I will not dump my burden on your weak little sickly shoulders, not will I subject you to the danger of being humiliated by your own helplessness...I'll look after you....Lyova was talking to himself almost this way....Indeed, to give him his due, he had never in his life been so subtle, exact, sensitive-so intelligent (2a).

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  • 106 по дороге

    ПО ДОРОГЕ; ПО ПУТИ
    [PrepP; these forms only]
    =====
    1. [adv]
    while one or s.o. is going some place, during a trip:
    - as one is walking (riding, driving);
    - [in limited contexts] on the voyage (somewhere).
         ♦ По дороге он мне рассказывал о роскоши правительственных охот, куда он допускался в качестве опытного егеря... (Искандер 4). Along the way he told me about the splendor of government hunts, to which he was admitted as an expert huntsman (4a).
         ♦...Вдруг звонок в дверь. Иду открывать, мысленно по дороге чертыхаясь: кого еще там нелёгкая на ночь глядя принесла? (Войнович 1)....All of a sudden the doorbell rang. I went to the door, cursing on the way: Who the hell could it be at this time of night? (1a).
         По пути [домой Николай] отправлял ей [своей невесте] письма с лоцманами (Солженицын 1). On the voyage home he [Nikolai] sent her [his fiancee] letters by pilot boats (1a).
    2. по дороге зайти, заехать, заглянуть куда, к кому [adv]
    (to stop by somewhere, stop in to see s.o. etc) while going somewhere else:
    - on the (one's) way (to...);
    - while (when) passing by.
         ♦...Прежде, чем к князю, по дороге надо было заехать к Ивиным (Толстой 2)....On the way to the Prince's I had to call in at the Ivins (2b).
    3. [subj-compl with copula (subj: concr) or sent adv]
    (located) at some point along s.o.'s (planned, intended) route or in the general direction s.o. is going:
    - (right) on s.o.'s way (route);
    || Neg не по пути out of s.o.'s (the) way.
         ♦ Ты не занесёшь мой костюм в химчистку, если тебе по дороге? Could you take my suit to the cleaners if it's on your way?
         ♦ "У меня очень покойная коляска... я могу вас подвезти, а Евгений Васильич может взять ваш тарантас..." - "Да помилуйте, вам совсем не по дороге, и до меня далеко". - "Это ничего, ничего..." (Тургенев 2). "I have a very comfortable carriage....I can take you, and Yevgeny Vasilich can have your tarantass... " "But of course not, it is quite out of your way, and it is a long distance to my home." "It's nothing, nothing..." (2f)
    4. по дороге комукем) [compl of copula, impers]
    (s.o. is going) in the same direction as someone else:
    - X-y и V-y (X-y с Y-ом) было по дороге X was going the same way as Y;
    || Neg X-у с Y-ом было не по пути X and Y were going in different directions;
    - our (your, their) paths parted (diverged).
         ♦ "...Меня поманил шофер захудалой машины, сказал так добродушно - ну вот, нам по пути, садись, подвезу..." (Иоффе 1). "...The driver of a car, a rather shabby car, beckoned to me and said, there now, we are going the same way - get in and I'll give you a lift" (1a).
         ♦ Обратно, из школы, Толе было по пути с заключёнными... (Аксенов 6). On the way back from school, Tolya's route took him in the same direction as the prisoners.. (6a).
    5. по дороге кому с кем [compl of copula, impers; in the affirm, the var. по пути is more common; more often neg]
    having common interests, outlooks, sharing the same convictions etc:
    - X-у с Y-ом по пути X goes along with Y;
    - X's aims (views etc) are the same as Y's;
    || Neg X-у с Y-ом (больше) не по пути X and Y have come to a parting of the ways.
         ♦ Большой делец, он [Эфрос] откровенно соблазнял Мандельштама устройством материальных дел, если он согласится на создание литературной группы, - "вы нам нужны"... Мандельштам отказался наотрез. Каждому в отдельности он сказал, почему ему с ним не по пути... (Мандельштам 2). A great operator, he [Efros] frankly tried to tempt M[andelstam] with the prospect of being able to do well for himself if he would agree to the creation of a literary group ("We need you")... M[andelstam] refused outright. He told those present-each in turn - why he could not go along with them... (2a).
         ♦ "Вы, я вижу, бескорыстно любите деньги. Скажите, какая сумма вам нравится?" - "Пять тысяч", - быстро ответил Балаганов. "В месяц?" - "В год". - "Тогда мне с вами не по пути. Мне нужно пятьсот тысяч". (Ильф и Петров 2). "You, I see, love money. Tell me, how much would you like?" "Five thousand," Balaganov promptly replied. "A month?" "A year." "Then we don't think alike. I need five hundred thousand" (2a).
         ♦ "Смертельно жаль Потебню и его товарищей, - говорил я Бакунину, - и тем больше, что вряд по дороге ли им с поляками..." (Герцен 3). "I am mortally sorry for Potebnya and his comrades," I said to Bakunin, "and the more so that I doubt whether their aims are the same as those of the Poles" (3a).
         ♦ Нам не по пути с Юркой. Странно, правда? А ведь так бывает (Михайловская 1). Yuri and I came to a parting of the ways. Strange, isn't it? But it happens (1a).

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  • 107 по пути

    ПО ДОРОГЕ; ПО ПУТИ
    [PrepP; these forms only]
    =====
    1. [adv]
    while one or s.o. is going some place, during a trip:
    - as one is walking (riding, driving);
    - [in limited contexts] on the voyage (somewhere).
         ♦ По дороге он мне рассказывал о роскоши правительственных охот, куда он допускался в качестве опытного егеря... (Искандер 4). Along the way he told me about the splendor of government hunts, to which he was admitted as an expert huntsman (4a).
         ♦...Вдруг звонок в дверь. Иду открывать, мысленно по дороге чертыхаясь: кого еще там нелёгкая на ночь глядя принесла? (Войнович 1)....All of a sudden the doorbell rang. I went to the door, cursing on the way: Who the hell could it be at this time of night? (1a).
         ♦ По пути [домой Николай] отправлял ей [своей невесте] письма с лоцманами (Солженицын 1). On the voyage home he [Nikolai] sent her [his fiancee] letters by pilot boats (1a).
    2. по пути зайти, заехать, заглянуть куда, к кому [adv]
    (to stop by somewhere, stop in to see s.o. etc) while going somewhere else:
    - on the (one's) way (to...);
    - while (when) passing by.
         ♦...Прежде, чем к князю, по дороге надо было заехать к Ивиным (Толстой 2)....On the way to the Prince's I had to call in at the Ivins (2b).
    3. [subj-compl with copula (subj: concr) or sent adv]
    (located) at some point along s.o.'s (planned, intended) route or in the general direction s.o. is going:
    - (right) on s.o.'s way (route);
    || Neg не по пути out of s.o.'s (the) way.
         ♦ Ты не занесёшь мой костюм в химчистку, если тебе по дороге? Could you take my suit to the cleaners if it's on your way?
         ♦ "У меня очень покойная коляска... я могу вас подвезти, а Евгений Васильич может взять ваш тарантас..." - "Да помилуйте, вам совсем не по дороге, и до меня далеко". - "Это ничего, ничего..." (Тургенев 2). "I have a very comfortable carriage....I can take you, and Yevgeny Vasilich can have your tarantass... " "But of course not, it is quite out of your way, and it is a long distance to my home." "It's nothing, nothing..." (2f)
    4. по пути комукем) [compl of copula, impers]
    (s.o. is going) in the same direction as someone else:
    - X-y и V-y (X-y с Y-ом) было по дороге X was going the same way as Y;
    || Neg X-у с Y-ом было не по пути X and Y were going in different directions;
    - our (your, their) paths parted (diverged).
         ♦ "...Меня поманил шофер захудалой машины, сказал так добродушно - ну вот, нам по пути, садись, подвезу..." (Иоффе 1). "...The driver of a car, a rather shabby car, beckoned to me and said, there now, we are going the same way - get in and I'll give you a lift" (1a).
         ♦ Обратно, из школы, Толе было по пути с заключёнными... (Аксенов 6). On the way back from school, Tolya's route took him in the same direction as the prisoners.. (6a).
    5. по пути кому с кем [compl of copula, impers; in the affirm, the var. по пути is more common; more often neg]
    having common interests, outlooks, sharing the same convictions etc:
    - X-у с Y-ом по пути X goes along with Y;
    - X's aims (views etc) are the same as Y's;
    || Neg X-у с Y-ом (больше) не по пути X and Y have come to a parting of the ways.
         ♦ Большой делец, он [Эфрос] откровенно соблазнял Мандельштама устройством материальных дел, если он согласится на создание литературной группы, - "вы нам нужны"... Мандельштам отказался наотрез. Каждому в отдельности он сказал, почему ему с ним не по пути... (Мандельштам 2). A great operator, he [Efros] frankly tried to tempt M[andelstam] with the prospect of being able to do well for himself if he would agree to the creation of a literary group ("We need you")... M[andelstam] refused outright. He told those present-each in turn - why he could not go along with them... (2a).
         ♦ "Вы, я вижу, бескорыстно любите деньги. Скажите, какая сумма вам нравится?" - "Пять тысяч", - быстро ответил Балаганов. "В месяц?" - "В год". - "Тогда мне с вами не по пути. Мне нужно пятьсот тысяч". (Ильф и Петров 2). "You, I see, love money. Tell me, how much would you like?" "Five thousand," Balaganov promptly replied. "A month?" "A year." "Then we don't think alike. I need five hundred thousand" (2a).
         ♦ "Смертельно жаль Потебню и его товарищей, - говорил я Бакунину, - и тем больше, что вряд по дороге ли им с поляками..." (Герцен 3). "I am mortally sorry for Potebnya and his comrades," I said to Bakunin, "and the more so that I doubt whether their aims are the same as those of the Poles" (3a).
         ♦ Нам не по пути с Юркой. Странно, правда? А ведь так бывает (Михайловская 1). Yuri and I came to a parting of the ways. Strange, isn't it? But it happens (1a).

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  • 108 да и то

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    1. Also: ДА <HO> И ТО [coord Conj, connective]
    used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme):
    - and (even) that.
         ♦...Вино подавалось у нас только за обедом, и то по рюмочке... (Пушкин 2)....With us, wine was only served at dinner, and then only one glass each... (3b).
         ♦ Сам он не выпил во все это время ни одной капли вина и всего только спросил себе в вокзале чаю, да и то больше для порядка (Достоевский 3). He himself had not drunk a drop of wine the whole time, but had only ordered some tea in the vauxhall, and even that more for propriety's sake (3c).
         ♦ Первая неудача заключалась в том, что сын мельника достал, и то с большим трудом, только одну лошадь, которую одолжил ему сосед (Искандер 3). The first failure was that the miller's son obtained-and that with great difficulty-only one horse, which a neighbor lent him (3a).
    2. [coord Conj, contrastive]
    used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange etc considering the information presented in the preceding statement:
    - (and) still...;
    - [in limited contexts] and even (he <she etc>)...
         ♦ Другого графолога звали Веров... Он мне сказал, что если ему дадут даже листок, напечатанный на пишущей машинке, то он и то определит характер печатавшего. Сказал также, что по почерку он может определить не то что характер, а сколько у человека комнат в квартире (Олеша 3). Another graphologist was called Verov....He told me that if he were given only a typewritten sheet, he would still be able to determine the writer's personality. He said that he could not only determine personality by handwriting, but even how many rooms the person had in his apartment (3a).
         ♦ Катя очень хорошо водит машину, и то она решила, что в такую пургу лучше остаться дома. Katya's a very good driver, and even she decided it was better to stay home in such a snowstorm.
    3. [intensif Particle]
    used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context:
    - even.
         ♦ [Говорящий - мул] Там, в городе, одни люди хватают других людей и отправляют в холодный край, название которого я забыл. А иногда просто убивают. А за что - никто не знает... Я одного не пойму, почему все эти люди, прежде чем их схватят, никуда не бегут... Я и то в свое время сбежал от злого хозяина и пришел к своему старику. И ничего - обошлось (Искандер 3). [The speaker is a mule] Down there, in the city, some people are seizing other people and sending them off to a cold country, I forget the name of it. And sometimes they just kill them. No one knows what for....One thing I'll never understand is why all those people don't run away somewhere before they get caught....Even I, in my time, once ran away from a bad master to come to my old man. And nothing happened - it turned out all right (3a).
         ♦ Пирог оказался очень вкусным - я и то не смогла устоять. The pie ended up being really good - even I couldn't resist.
    4. substand [Particle]
    used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement:
    - oh, yes;
    - yes <yup, aye etc> (...), that's < 'tis> true;
    - indeed.
         ♦ "Ноги с пару зашлись". - "Вот прошлогодняя копна, может, погреешься?" - "И то. Покуда до дому дотянешь, помереть можно" (Шолохов 2). "My legs are numb with cold." "There's an old haystack. Couldn't you get warm in there?" "Oh, yes. Or I'll be dead before we get home" (2a).
         ♦ [Анисья:] Да ты заходи, самовар поставим, чайком душеньку отведешь. [Матрена (садится):] И то уморилась, миленькие (Толстой 1). [A.:] But come in and we'll get the samovar ready. You'll feel better after a cup of tea. [M. (sitting down):] Aye, I'm tired out, that's true (lc).
         ♦ Не бойся, дядя Митя, я не стану этого делать, не стану я переваливать свой груз на твои слабенькие, дохленькие плечи, не стану подвергать я тебя опасности унижения от собственного бессилия... я поберегу тебя... Почти так говорил себе Лева... И то, надо отдать ему должное, ни разу в жизни он еще не был так тонок, точен, чуток - так умен (Битов 2). Don't worry, Uncle Mitya, I won't do it, I will not dump my burden on your weak little sickly shoulders, not will I subject you to the danger of being humiliated by your own helplessness...I'll look after you....Lyova was talking to himself almost this way....Indeed, to give him his due, he had never in his life been so subtle, exact, sensitive-so intelligent (2a).

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  • 109 и то

    • И ТО
    =====
    1. Also: ДА <HO> И ТО [coord Conj, connective]
    used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme):
    - and (even) that.
         ♦...Вино подавалось у нас только за обедом, и то по рюмочке... (Пушкин 2)....With us, wine was only served at dinner, and then only one glass each... (3b).
         ♦ Сам он не выпил во все это время ни одной капли вина и всего только спросил себе в вокзале чаю, да и то больше для порядка (Достоевский 3). He himself had not drunk a drop of wine the whole time, but had only ordered some tea in the vauxhall, and even that more for propriety's sake (3c).
         ♦ Первая неудача заключалась в том, что сын мельника достал, и то с большим трудом, только одну лошадь, которую одолжил ему сосед (Искандер 3). The first failure was that the miller's son obtained-and that with great difficulty-only one horse, which a neighbor lent him (3a).
    2. [coord Conj, contrastive]
    used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange etc considering the information presented in the preceding statement:
    - (and) still...;
    - [in limited contexts] and even (he <she etc>)...
         ♦ Другого графолога звали Веров... Он мне сказал, что если ему дадут даже листок, напечатанный на пишущей машинке, то он и то определит характер печатавшего. Сказал также, что по почерку он может определить не то что характер, а сколько у человека комнат в квартире (Олеша 3). Another graphologist was called Verov....He told me that if he were given only a typewritten sheet, he would still be able to determine the writer's personality. He said that he could not only determine personality by handwriting, but even how many rooms the person had in his apartment (3a).
         ♦ Катя очень хорошо водит машину, и то она решила, что в такую пургу лучше остаться дома. Katya's a very good driver, and even she decided it was better to stay home in such a snowstorm.
    3. [intensif Particle]
    used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context:
    - even.
         ♦ [Говорящий - мул] Там, в городе, одни люди хватают других людей и отправляют в холодный край, название которого я забыл. А иногда просто убивают. А за что - никто не знает... Я одного не пойму, почему все эти люди, прежде чем их схватят, никуда не бегут... Я и то в свое время сбежал от злого хозяина и пришел к своему старику. И ничего - обошлось (Искандер 3). [The speaker is a mule] Down there, in the city, some people are seizing other people and sending them off to a cold country, I forget the name of it. And sometimes they just kill them. No one knows what for....One thing I'll never understand is why all those people don't run away somewhere before they get caught....Even I, in my time, once ran away from a bad master to come to my old man. And nothing happened - it turned out all right (3a).
         ♦ Пирог оказался очень вкусным - я и то не смогла устоять. The pie ended up being really good - even I couldn't resist.
    4. substand [Particle]
    used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement:
    - oh, yes;
    - yes <yup, aye etc> (...), that's < 'tis> true;
    - indeed.
         ♦ "Ноги с пару зашлись". - "Вот прошлогодняя копна, может, погреешься?" - "И то. Покуда до дому дотянешь, помереть можно" (Шолохов 2). "My legs are numb with cold." "There's an old haystack. Couldn't you get warm in there?" "Oh, yes. Or I'll be dead before we get home" (2a).
         ♦ [Анисья:] Да ты заходи, самовар поставим, чайком душеньку отведешь. [Матрена (садится):] И то уморилась, миленькие (Толстой 1). [A.:] But come in and we'll get the samovar ready. You'll feel better after a cup of tea. [M. (sitting down):] Aye, I'm tired out, that's true (lc).
         ♦ Не бойся, дядя Митя, я не стану этого делать, не стану я переваливать свой груз на твои слабенькие, дохленькие плечи, не стану подвергать я тебя опасности унижения от собственного бессилия... я поберегу тебя... Почти так говорил себе Лева... И то, надо отдать ему должное, ни разу в жизни он еще не был так тонок, точен, чуток - так умен (Битов 2). Don't worry, Uncle Mitya, I won't do it, I will not dump my burden on your weak little sickly shoulders, not will I subject you to the danger of being humiliated by your own helplessness...I'll look after you....Lyova was talking to himself almost this way....Indeed, to give him his due, he had never in his life been so subtle, exact, sensitive-so intelligent (2a).

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  • 110 но и то

    =====
    1. Also: ДА <HO> И ТО [coord Conj, connective]
    used to emphasize that the second of the statements it joins further restricts, narrows, or makes extreme the first statement (which is itself unusually restricted, narrow, or extreme):
    - and (even) that.
         ♦...Вино подавалось у нас только за обедом, и то по рюмочке... (Пушкин 2)....With us, wine was only served at dinner, and then only one glass each... (3b).
         ♦ Сам он не выпил во все это время ни одной капли вина и всего только спросил себе в вокзале чаю, да и то больше для порядка (Достоевский 3). He himself had not drunk a drop of wine the whole time, but had only ordered some tea in the vauxhall, and even that more for propriety's sake (3c).
         ♦ Первая неудача заключалась в том, что сын мельника достал, и то с большим трудом, только одну лошадь, которую одолжил ему сосед (Искандер 3). The first failure was that the miller's son obtained-and that with great difficulty-only one horse, which a neighbor lent him (3a).
    2. [coord Conj, contrastive]
    used to show that the statement it introduces is unexpected, illogical, strange etc considering the information presented in the preceding statement:
    - (and) still...;
    - [in limited contexts] and even (he <she etc>)...
         ♦ Другого графолога звали Веров... Он мне сказал, что если ему дадут даже листок, напечатанный на пишущей машинке, то он и то определит характер печатавшего. Сказал также, что по почерку он может определить не то что характер, а сколько у человека комнат в квартире (Олеша 3). Another graphologist was called Verov....He told me that if he were given only a typewritten sheet, he would still be able to determine the writer's personality. He said that he could not only determine personality by handwriting, but even how many rooms the person had in his apartment (3a).
         ♦ Катя очень хорошо водит машину, и то она решила, что в такую пургу лучше остаться дома. Katya's a very good driver, and even she decided it was better to stay home in such a snowstorm.
    3. [intensif Particle]
    used to emphasize that the immediately preceding element justifies, exemplifies, or supports particularly well what is stated in the preceding context:
    - even.
         ♦ [Говорящий - мул] Там, в городе, одни люди хватают других людей и отправляют в холодный край, название которого я забыл. А иногда просто убивают. А за что - никто не знает... Я одного не пойму, почему все эти люди, прежде чем их схватят, никуда не бегут... Я и то в свое время сбежал от злого хозяина и пришел к своему старику. И ничего - обошлось (Искандер 3). [The speaker is a mule] Down there, in the city, some people are seizing other people and sending them off to a cold country, I forget the name of it. And sometimes they just kill them. No one knows what for....One thing I'll never understand is why all those people don't run away somewhere before they get caught....Even I, in my time, once ran away from a bad master to come to my old man. And nothing happened - it turned out all right (3a).
         ♦ Пирог оказался очень вкусным - я и то не смогла устоять. The pie ended up being really good - even I couldn't resist.
    4. substand [Particle]
    used as, or as part of, an affirmative answer to or a confirmation of some preceding statement:
    - oh, yes;
    - yes <yup, aye etc> (...), that's < 'tis> true;
    - indeed.
         ♦ "Ноги с пару зашлись". - "Вот прошлогодняя копна, может, погреешься?" - "И то. Покуда до дому дотянешь, помереть можно" (Шолохов 2). "My legs are numb with cold." "There's an old haystack. Couldn't you get warm in there?" "Oh, yes. Or I'll be dead before we get home" (2a).
         ♦ [Анисья:] Да ты заходи, самовар поставим, чайком душеньку отведешь. [Матрена (садится):] И то уморилась, миленькие (Толстой 1). [A.:] But come in and we'll get the samovar ready. You'll feel better after a cup of tea. [M. (sitting down):] Aye, I'm tired out, that's true (lc).
         ♦ Не бойся, дядя Митя, я не стану этого делать, не стану я переваливать свой груз на твои слабенькие, дохленькие плечи, не стану подвергать я тебя опасности унижения от собственного бессилия... я поберегу тебя... Почти так говорил себе Лева... И то, надо отдать ему должное, ни разу в жизни он еще не был так тонок, точен, чуток - так умен (Битов 2). Don't worry, Uncle Mitya, I won't do it, I will not dump my burden on your weak little sickly shoulders, not will I subject you to the danger of being humiliated by your own helplessness...I'll look after you....Lyova was talking to himself almost this way....Indeed, to give him his due, he had never in his life been so subtle, exact, sensitive-so intelligent (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > но и то

  • 111 fahrtüchtig

    Adj. Fahrzeug: roadworthy; Person: fit to drive
    * * *
    roadworthy
    * * *
    fahr|tüch|tig
    adj
    fit to drive; Wagen etc roadworthy
    * * *
    fahr·tüch·tig
    \fahrtüchtiger Wagen roadworthy car
    \fahrtüchtiger Mensch person who is fit [or able] to drive
    * * *
    Adjektiv < driver> fit to drive; < vehicle> roadworthy
    * * *
    fahrtüchtig adj Fahrzeug: roadworthy; Person: fit to drive
    * * *
    Adjektiv < driver> fit to drive; < vehicle> roadworthy

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  • 112 hupen

    v/i hoot, honk, sound (umg. toot, beep) one’s horn
    * * *
    to sound the horn; to hoot; to toot; to honk
    * * *
    hu|pen ['huːpn]
    vi
    to sound or hoot or honk ((.*?) inf) the horn, to hoot

    "hupen" — "sound your horn"

    * * *
    1) (to make such a noise: Don't honk that horn any more - you'll disturb the neighbours.) honk
    2) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) hoot
    3) (a quick blast of a trumpet, motor-horn etc.) toot
    4) (to blow or sound a horn etc: He tooted (on) the horn.) toot
    * * *
    hu·pen
    [ˈhu:pn̩]
    vi to sound the [or one's] horn, to beep [or hoot] [or honk] the [or one's] horn
    * * *
    intransitives Verb sound the or one's horn

    dreimal hupen — hoot three times; give three toots on the horn

    * * *
    hupen v/i hoot, honk, sound (umg toot, beep) one’s horn
    * * *
    intransitives Verb sound the or one's horn

    dreimal hupen — hoot three times; give three toots on the horn

    * * *
    v.
    to honk v.
    to hoot v.

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  • 113 Linksabbieger

    m, Linksabbiegerin f vehicle turning left; Pl. auch traffic Sg. turning left
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    Lịnks|ab|bie|ger I [-|apbiːgɐ]
    m -s, -
    (= Spur) left-hand turn-off lane II [-|apbiːgɐ]
    1. m -s, -, Links|ab|bie|ge|rin
    [-ərɪn]
    2. f -, -nen
    motorist/cyclist/car etc turning left
    * * *
    Links·ab·bie·ger(in)
    <-s, ->
    m(f) TRANSP driver [or motorist] turning [off] left
    * * *
    der (Verkehrsw.) motorist/cyclist/car etc. turning left
    * * *
    Linksabbieger m, Linksabbiegerin f vehicle turning left; pl auch traffic sg turning left
    * * *
    der (Verkehrsw.) motorist/cyclist/car etc. turning left

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Linksabbieger

  • 114 schleudern

    I v/t (hat geschleudert)
    1. fling, hurl; (wie) mit einer Schleuder: sling; er wurde aus dem Fahrzeug geschleudert he was thrown ( oder flung) out of the car
    2. TECH., mit einer Schleudermaschine: centrifuge
    3. (Honig etc.) strain, extract
    II vt/i (hat) (Wäsche) spin-dry; Maschine: spin; hat die Maschine schon geschleudert? has the machine passed the spin cycle?; „nicht schleudern!“ Waschanleitung: do not spin
    III v/i (ist) MOT. skid; der Wagen ist auf oder gegen ein geparktes Fahrzeug geschleudert the car skidded into a parked vehicle
    * * *
    to hurl; to fling; to sling; to toss; to skid; to throw; to spin-dry
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    schleu|dern ['ʃlɔydɐn]
    1. vti
    1) (= werfen) to hurl, to sling, to fling

    jdm etw ins Gesicht or an den Kopf schléúdern (lit) — to hurl or fling sth in sb's face; (fig) to throw sth in sb's face

    jdn zu Boden schléúdern — to hurl or fling sb to the ground

    2) (TECH) to centrifuge, to spin; Honig to extract; Wäsche to spin-dry
    2. vi aux sein or haben (AUT)
    to skid

    ins Schleudern kommen or geraten — to go into a skid; (fig inf) to run into trouble

    * * *
    1) (to throw.) launch
    2) (to throw violently: The driver was catapulted through the windscreen when his car hit the wall.) catapult
    3) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) dash
    4) (to throw with great force: He flung a brick through the window.) fling
    5) hurl
    6) (to throw outwards, forwards or upwards: The missile was projected into space.) project
    7) (to throw violently: The boy slung a stone at the dog.) sling
    * * *
    schleu·dern
    [ˈʃlɔydɐn]
    I. vt Hilfsverb: haben
    etw [irgendwohin] \schleudern to hurl [or fling] sth [somewhere]; s.a. Gesicht
    etw \schleudern to spin sth
    Salat \schleudern to dry [the] lettuce
    II. vi Hilfsverb: sein
    [irgendwohin] \schleudern to skid [somewhere]
    ins S\schleudern geraten [o kommen] to go into a skid; (fig) to find one is losing control of a situation
    * * *
    1.
    1) (werfen) hurl; fling
    2) (rotieren lassen) centrifuge; spin < washing>
    2.
    intransitives Verb mit sein (rutschen) skid; (fig. ugs.) run into trouble
    * * *
    A. v/t (hat geschleudert)
    1. fling, hurl; (wie) mit einer Schleuder: sling;
    er wurde aus dem Fahrzeug geschleudert he was thrown ( oder flung) out of the car
    2. TECH, mit einer Schleudermaschine: centrifuge
    3. (Honig etc) strain, extract
    B. v/t & v/i (hat) (Wäsche) spin-dry; Maschine: spin;
    hat die Maschine schon geschleudert? has the machine passed the spin cycle?;
    „nicht schleudern!“ Waschanleitung: do not spin
    C. v/i (ist) AUTO skid;
    gegen ein geparktes Fahrzeug geschleudert the car skidded into a parked vehicle
    * * *
    1.
    1) (werfen) hurl; fling
    2) (rotieren lassen) centrifuge; spin < washing>
    2.
    intransitives Verb mit sein (rutschen) skid; (fig. ugs.) run into trouble
    * * *
    (Wäsche) v.
    to whiz v. v.
    to catapult v.
    to dash v.
    to fling v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: flung)
    to hurl v.
    to skid v.
    to sling v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: slung)
    to smote v.
    to toss v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schleudern

  • 115 bueno

    adj.
    1 good, fine, okay.
    2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.
    3 good, suitable, wholesome.
    4 favorable, good.
    intj.
    1 okay.
    2 now then.
    3 hello.
    * * *
    1 (gen) good
    2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite
    3 (tiempo) good, nice
    4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right
    5 (de salud) well
    ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?
    6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable
    interjección ¡bueno!
    1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!
    \
    de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like that
    estar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-looking
    estar de buen ver to be good-looking
    por la buenas willingly
    ¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!
    buen humor good humour (US humor)
    buenas noches good evening
    buenas tardes good afternoon
    buenos días good morning
    la buena mesa good food
    la buena vida the good life Table 1 NOTA See also buen/Table 1
    * * *
    (f. - buena)
    adj.
    1) good
    2) kind, nice
    3) large, considerable
    4) healthy, well
    * * *
    bueno, -a
    1. ADJ
    ( antes de sm sing buen)
    1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fair

    la mano buenahum the right hand

    ¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!

    ¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!

    lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...

    lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venirthe best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come

    2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, good

    es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort

    3) (=apropiado) good
    4) [de salud]
    5) * (=atractivo)
    6) (=considerable) good, large

    un buen número de... — a good o large number of...

    un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...

    7) iró

    ¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!

    ¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!

    ¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!

    ¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!

    ¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!

    estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...

    luego verás lo que es bueno* then you'll see

    le pusieron bueno* (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *

    8) [en saludos]

    ¡buenas! — hello!

    buenas tardes[a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening

    ¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?

    9)

    por las buenas —

    si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it

    2.
    ADV

    ¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!

    bueno, pues... — well...

    bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...

    bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?

    ¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!

    pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this

    3. SM / F
    1)

    el bueno[de la película] the goody *, the good guy *

    2)
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    [ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]
    1)
    a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good
    b) ( valioso) good

    buenos consejosgood o useful advice

    c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

    bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

    2)
    a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

    ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

    b) <padre/marido/amigo> good
    c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

    es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

    3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

    en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

    estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

    4) [ser] ( conveniente) good
    5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

    lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

    6)
    a) ( agradable) nice

    ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

    estar bueno — to be good, be nice

    c)

    qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

    7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

    ¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

    8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)
    9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

    bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

    10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

    buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

    buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

    buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

    buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

    11)
    a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good
    b) [ser] < niño> good
    12) (iró & fam)

    estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

    de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

    14)

    un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

    un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

    II
    - na masculino, femenino
    a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)
    b) (bonachón, buenazo)

    el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar

    III
    1)
    a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

    ¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

    b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

    bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

    bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

    2)

    bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

    pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

    y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

    b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

    bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

    3)
    a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

    bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

    no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

    * * *
    = fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].
    Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
    Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.
    Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.
    Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
    Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.
    Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.
    Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.
    Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
    Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
    Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
    Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
    ----
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.
    * acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * algo bueno = a good thing.
    * amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.
    * amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.
    * apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.
    * buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].
    * buena calidad = goodness.
    * buena causa = good cause.
    * buena comida, la = good food.
    * buena compañía = good company.
    * buena compra = good buy.
    * buena condición física = physical fitness.
    * buena decisión = good judgement.
    * buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.
    * Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.
    * buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.
    * buena fe = goodwill [good will].
    * buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buena fortuna = good fortune.
    * buena idea = cool idea.
    * buena influencia = good influence.
    * buen ajuste = good fit.
    * buen amigo = good friend.
    * buena oferta = good deal.
    * buena racha = winning streak.
    * buena relación = rapport.
    * buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.
    * buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.
    * buena salud = good health.
    * buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.
    * buenas noticas, las = good word, the.
    * buenas noticias = glad tidings.
    * buenas prácticas = best practices.
    * buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.
    * ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.
    * buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.
    * buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.
    * buena tierra = good soil.
    * buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].
    * buena vida = good life.
    * buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].
    * buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.
    * buen carácter = good humour.
    * buen comedor = hearty eater.
    * buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.
    * buen gusto, el = good taste.
    * buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.
    * buen juicio = good judgement.
    * bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.
    * bueno, el = good guy, the.
    * Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.
    * buenos días = good morning.
    * buenos, los = goodies, the.
    * buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.
    * buenos tiempos = good times.
    * buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.
    * buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.
    * buen rollo = good vibes.
    * buen samaritano = good samaritan.
    * buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.
    * buen tiempo = fair weather.
    * buen tirador = good shot.
    * buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.
    * buen trabajador = hard worker.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.
    * comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.
    * con buena fama = respected.
    * con buena reputación = respected, reputable.
    * con buenas conexiones = well-connected.
    * con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.
    * con buen gusto = tastefully.
    * con buen humor = good-humouredly.
    * con buenos contactos = well-connected.
    * con buenos modales = politely.
    * conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.
    * con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.
    * contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.
    * contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * con una buena financiación = well-funded.
    * con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.
    * con un buen nivel = fluent.
    * cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.
    * crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.
    * dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.
    * dar el visto bueno = approve.
    * dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.
    * darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
    * dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.
    * de buena calidad = good-quality.
    * de buena disposición = good-natured.
    * de buena fama = of good repute.
    * de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.
    * de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.
    * de buena reputación = of good repute.
    * de buenas = on good terms.
    * de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.
    * de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
    * de buena voluntad = in good faith.
    * de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.
    * de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.
    * de buen gusto = tasteful.
    * de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.
    * de buenos modales = well-mannered.
    * de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
    * de buen ver = good looking.
    * dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
    * dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.
    * desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.
    * difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.
    * disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.
    * echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.
    * el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
    * empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.
    * en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.
    * en buena forma = in good nick.
    * en buena parte = for the most part.
    * en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.
    * en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.
    * en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.
    * en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.
    * en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.
    * entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * estar de buen humor = be high.
    * estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.
    * estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.
    * estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.
    * estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.
    * ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.
    * hacer buenas migas = hit it off.
    * hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.
    * hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.
    * ir por buen camino = be on the right track.
    * ir por el buen camino = be right on track.
    * la buena noticia = the good news.
    * llever a buen término = bring to + a close.
    * lo bueno de = the beauty of.
    * lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.
    * mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.
    * mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.
    * mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.
    * no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.
    * no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.
    * no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.
    * no tan bueno = not-so-good.
    * no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.
    * no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.
    * obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.
    * obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.
    * otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.
    * parecer bueno = look + good.
    * Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.
    * pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.
    * poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.
    * por buen camino = a step in the right direction.
    * por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.
    * presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.
    * provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.
    * que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.
    * quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.
    * racha de buena suerte = winning streak.
    * realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.
    * recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.
    * saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.
    * seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.
    * seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.
    * ser algo bueno = be a good thing.
    * ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.
    * ser bueno en = be good at.
    * ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.
    * ser muy buena señal = bode + well.
    * ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.
    * ser una buena época = be a good time.
    * ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.
    * ser un buen chico = be a sport.
    * ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.
    * ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.
    * si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.
    * tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.
    * tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.
    * tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.
    * tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.
    * tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.
    * tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.
    * tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.
    * tener un buen aspecto = look + good.
    * tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.
    * tener un buen día = have + a good day.
    * tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.
    * terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.
    * tierra buena = good soil.
    * tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].
    * tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.
    * una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.
    * una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.
    * una buena cosa = a good thing.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.
    * una buena pesca = a good catch.
    * un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.
    * un buen número de = a good number of.
    * un buen partido = a good catch.
    * usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.
    * venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.
    * visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    [ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]
    1)
    a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good
    b) ( valioso) good

    buenos consejosgood o useful advice

    c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

    bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

    2)
    a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

    ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

    b) <padre/marido/amigo> good
    c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

    es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

    3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

    en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

    estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

    4) [ser] ( conveniente) good
    5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

    lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

    6)
    a) ( agradable) nice

    ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

    estar bueno — to be good, be nice

    c)

    qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

    7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

    ¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

    8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)
    9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

    bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

    10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

    buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

    buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

    buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

    buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

    11)
    a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good
    b) [ser] < niño> good
    12) (iró & fam)

    estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

    de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

    14)

    un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

    un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

    II
    - na masculino, femenino
    a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)
    b) (bonachón, buenazo)

    el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar

    III
    1)
    a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

    ¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

    b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

    bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

    bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

    2)

    bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

    pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

    y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

    b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

    bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

    3)
    a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

    bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

    no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

    * * *
    el bueno
    (n.) = good guy, the

    Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.

    = fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

    Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

    Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.
    Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.
    Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
    Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.
    Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.
    Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.
    Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
    Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
    Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
    Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.
    * acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * algo bueno = a good thing.
    * amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.
    * amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.
    * apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.
    * buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].
    * buena calidad = goodness.
    * buena causa = good cause.
    * buena comida, la = good food.
    * buena compañía = good company.
    * buena compra = good buy.
    * buena condición física = physical fitness.
    * buena decisión = good judgement.
    * buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.
    * Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.
    * buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.
    * buena fe = goodwill [good will].
    * buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buena fortuna = good fortune.
    * buena idea = cool idea.
    * buena influencia = good influence.
    * buen ajuste = good fit.
    * buen amigo = good friend.
    * buena oferta = good deal.
    * buena racha = winning streak.
    * buena relación = rapport.
    * buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.
    * buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.
    * buena salud = good health.
    * buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.
    * buenas noticas, las = good word, the.
    * buenas noticias = glad tidings.
    * buenas prácticas = best practices.
    * buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.
    * ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.
    * buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.
    * buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.
    * buena tierra = good soil.
    * buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].
    * buena vida = good life.
    * buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].
    * buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.
    * buen carácter = good humour.
    * buen comedor = hearty eater.
    * buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.
    * buen gusto, el = good taste.
    * buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.
    * buen juicio = good judgement.
    * bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.
    * bueno, el = good guy, the.
    * Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.
    * buenos días = good morning.
    * buenos, los = goodies, the.
    * buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.
    * buenos tiempos = good times.
    * buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.
    * buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.
    * buen rollo = good vibes.
    * buen samaritano = good samaritan.
    * buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.
    * buen tiempo = fair weather.
    * buen tirador = good shot.
    * buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.
    * buen trabajador = hard worker.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.
    * comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.
    * con buena fama = respected.
    * con buena reputación = respected, reputable.
    * con buenas conexiones = well-connected.
    * con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.
    * con buen gusto = tastefully.
    * con buen humor = good-humouredly.
    * con buenos contactos = well-connected.
    * con buenos modales = politely.
    * conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.
    * con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.
    * contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.
    * contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * con una buena financiación = well-funded.
    * con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.
    * con un buen nivel = fluent.
    * cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.
    * crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.
    * dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.
    * dar el visto bueno = approve.
    * dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.
    * darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
    * dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.
    * de buena calidad = good-quality.
    * de buena disposición = good-natured.
    * de buena fama = of good repute.
    * de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.
    * de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.
    * de buena reputación = of good repute.
    * de buenas = on good terms.
    * de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.
    * de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
    * de buena voluntad = in good faith.
    * de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.
    * de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.
    * de buen gusto = tasteful.
    * de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.
    * de buenos modales = well-mannered.
    * de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
    * de buen ver = good looking.
    * dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
    * dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.
    * desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.
    * difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.
    * disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.
    * echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.
    * el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
    * empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.
    * en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.
    * en buena forma = in good nick.
    * en buena parte = for the most part.
    * en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.
    * en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.
    * en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.
    * en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.
    * en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.
    * entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * estar de buen humor = be high.
    * estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.
    * estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.
    * estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.
    * estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.
    * ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.
    * hacer buenas migas = hit it off.
    * hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.
    * hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.
    * ir por buen camino = be on the right track.
    * ir por el buen camino = be right on track.
    * la buena noticia = the good news.
    * llever a buen término = bring to + a close.
    * lo bueno de = the beauty of.
    * lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.
    * mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.
    * mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.
    * mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.
    * no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.
    * no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.
    * no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.
    * no tan bueno = not-so-good.
    * no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.
    * no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.
    * obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.
    * obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.
    * otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.
    * parecer bueno = look + good.
    * Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.
    * pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.
    * poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.
    * por buen camino = a step in the right direction.
    * por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.
    * presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.
    * provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.
    * que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.
    * quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.
    * racha de buena suerte = winning streak.
    * realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.
    * recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.
    * saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.
    * seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.
    * seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.
    * ser algo bueno = be a good thing.
    * ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.
    * ser bueno en = be good at.
    * ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.
    * ser muy buena señal = bode + well.
    * ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.
    * ser una buena época = be a good time.
    * ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.
    * ser un buen chico = be a sport.
    * ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.
    * ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.
    * si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.
    * tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.
    * tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.
    * tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.
    * tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.
    * tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.
    * tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.
    * tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.
    * tener un buen aspecto = look + good.
    * tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.
    * tener un buen día = have + a good day.
    * tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.
    * terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.
    * tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.
    * tierra buena = good soil.
    * tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].
    * tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.
    * una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.
    * una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.
    * una buena cosa = a good thing.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.
    * una buena pesca = a good catch.
    * un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.
    * un buen número de = a good number of.
    * un buen partido = a good catch.
    * usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.
    * venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.
    * visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

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    bueno1 -na
    [ The form buen is used before masculine singular nouns. buen]
    A
    1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› good
    tiene buena memoria she has a good memory
    siempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clothes
    hizo un buen trabajo she did a good job
    ¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?
    lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit
    2 (valioso) good
    ¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!
    me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice
    3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good
    ¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?
    la bola fue buena the ball was in
    bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thing
    B
    1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› good
    como secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretary
    es muy buena en francés she's very good at French
    2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good
    3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sth
    es bueno para el hígado it's good for the liver
    C (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› good
    traigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)
    la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewed
    están en buena posición económica they're comfortably off
    en las buenas (CS); in the good times
    estar de buenas (de buen humor) ( fam) to be in a good mood; (afortunado) ( Col fam) to be lucky
    estar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luck
    hoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky day
    por las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …
    intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicely
    D [ SER] (conveniente) good
    no es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phone
    sería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to him
    no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so much
    E (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)
    lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue either
    F
    ¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really good
    hace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nice
    hace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day
    2 (agradable al paladaren general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be nice
    el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice
    ¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is delicious
    la paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time
    3
    ¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!
    ¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing it
    G [ ESTAR]
    (en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone off
    estos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them
    ¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?
    H [ ESTAR] ( fam)
    (sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)
    está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)
    I
    (saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very well
    háblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good ear
    aún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely better
    bueno y sano ( Chi) (sin novedad) safe and sound; (sobrio) sober
    J (en fórmulas, saludos) good
    ¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning
    ¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening
    ¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good night
    dale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma
    ¡buenas! ¿qué tal? ( fam); hi! o hullo! how are things? ( colloq)
    ¡buen viaje! have a good journey!
    ¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetit
    de buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning
    no lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like that
    A [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› good
    fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to me
    un buen hombre a good man
    dígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …
    B [ SER] ‹niño› good
    sé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noise
    A ( iró fam):
    ¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you
    ¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)
    ¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into
    darle una buena a algn ( fam); to give sb a good hiding ( colloq)
    de los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)
    (uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible fright
    lo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashing
    se metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine mess
    todavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to go
    una buena cantidad a lot, a fair amount
    C
    un buen día one day
    un buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …
    un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …
    Compuestos:
    feminine physical fitness
    está en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shape
    la buenoa mesa good cooking
    es un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cooking
    la Buenoa Nueva the Good News
    ¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)
    la buenoa vida the good life
    masculine good name
    el Buen Pastor the good Shepherd
    bueno2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody ( colloq)
    los buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)
    2
    (bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar
    A
    1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right
    ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right
    2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well
    3
    (expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time
    5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all right
    bueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm down
    B
    1
    (expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!
    ¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!
    pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?
    ¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?
    2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!
    ¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!
    ¡bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba ( iró); oh, great! that's all we needed ( iro)
    C
    bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?
    2
    (calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to be
    era amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orange
    D
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    bueno 1
    ◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns

    1 [ser]
    a)hotel/producto/trabajo good;


    la buena mesa good cooking
    b)remedio/método good;

    es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches

    c)médico/alumno good;

    un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;

    es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
    es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
    d) (amable, bondadoso) good, kind;

    fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me

    e) (conveniente, correcto) good;


    no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
    es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
    su inglés es bueno her English is good
    2


    b) comida› ( en general)



    ( en particular)

    el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
    esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
    c) ( favorable) ‹oferta/crítica good;


    3 [estar]
    a) ( en buen estado) ‹leche/pescado fresh;

    esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sour



    4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación good;

    5
    a) (en fórmulas, saludos) good;

    ¡buenos días! good morning;

    ¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;

    ( más tarde) good evening;
    ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;


    ( al despedirse) good night;
    ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

    ¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal


    un buen día one day
    c)

    ¡qué bueno! (AmL) great

    d)


    por las buenas willingly
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq);


    b) (bonachón, buenazo):

    el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

    bueno 2 interjección
    1
    a) ( expresandoduda) well;

    (— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;
    ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right


    bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time


    bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;

    ¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
    2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)
    ¡bueno! hello

    bueno,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 good
    un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
    2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
    3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
    4 Meteor (apacible) good
    hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
    5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
    6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
    sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
    7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
    8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
    9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
    ¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
    III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
    (sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
    ♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
    ¡buenas!, hello!
    dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
    estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
    ¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
    librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
    de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
    por las buenas, willingly
    ' bueno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    admitir
    - buen
    - buena
    - campeonato
    - canela
    - en
    - enrollada
    - enrollado
    - estar
    - estival
    - excedente
    - fantástica
    - fantástico
    - formidable
    - infravalorar
    - infravalorarse
    - inmejorable
    - magistral
    - más
    - mejor
    - pan
    - redundar
    - saber
    - saludable
    - vista
    - visto
    - antología
    - cara
    - conmigo
    - decir
    - igualmente
    - ir
    - malo
    - rollo
    - ser
    - súper
    - y
    English:
    anyhow
    - approval
    - as
    - assent
    - beauty
    - bright
    - brilliant
    - censor
    - clear
    - conducive
    - connotation
    - crush
    - decent
    - devil
    - endorse
    - endorsement
    - fair
    - fine
    - good
    - hot
    - hunk
    - indifferent
    - nearly
    - nice
    - OK
    - okay
    - quite
    - reasonable
    - right
    - satisfying
    - seal
    - short
    - so
    - something
    - such
    - sweet
    - thick
    - tick
    - to
    - upside
    - well
    - wind
    - worthy
    - allow
    - all right
    - anyway
    - be
    - better
    - bill
    - charitable
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    bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).
    adj
    1. [en general] good;
    tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;
    hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;
    la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;
    una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;
    los buenos tiempos the good times;
    ¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;
    el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;
    golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;
    tener buena acogida to be well received;
    tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
    [cosa] to look good;
    ir por buen camino to be on the right track;
    tener buen concepto de to think highly of;
    creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;
    lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thing
    el buen salvaje the noble savage;
    el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan
    2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;
    ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;
    ¡sé bueno! be good!
    3. [curado, sano] well, all right;
    ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;
    todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;
    ponerse bueno to get well
    4. [apacible] nice, fine;
    buen tiempo good o fine weather;
    hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;
    Esp
    ¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?
    5. [aprovechable] all right;
    [comida] fresh;
    esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o off
    6. [uso enfático]
    ese buen hombre that good man;
    una buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;
    tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;
    un buen susto a real fright;
    un buen lío a real o fine mess;
    un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;
    le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;
    le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch
    7. Fam [atractivo]
    estar bueno to be gorgeous o Br a bit of all right o Br tasty;
    ¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!
    8. Irónico [muy malo] fine;
    ¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;
    ¡bueno está! that's enough!;
    ¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;
    ¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;
    ¡buena la has armado o [m5] hecho! you've really gone and done it now!;
    librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;
    de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;
    ¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;
    estaría bueno that would really cap it all;
    si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;
    estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;
    te has metido en una buena this is a fine mess you've got o US gotten yourself into!;
    poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly
    9. [en saludos]
    ¡buenas! hello!;
    ¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;
    ¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;
    ¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;
    [después de las cinco] good evening!;
    ¡buenas noches! good night!;
    no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me
    10. [en frases]
    ¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;
    ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;
    de buen ver good-looking, attractive;
    de buena gana willingly;
    ¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;
    lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;
    lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;
    dar algo por bueno to approve sth;
    Am Fam
    estar en la buena to be on a roll;
    lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;
    prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;
    Irónico
    como no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it
    nm,f
    1. Cine
    el bueno the goody;
    los buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win
    2. [bonachón]
    el bueno de tu hermano your good old brother
    adv
    1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;
    ¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;
    le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;
    ¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;
    bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;
    ¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?
    2. [pues] well;
    bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…
    3. Am [bien]
    ¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;
    ¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!
    interj
    1. [expresa sorpresa]
    ¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;
    ¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!
    2. [expresa irritación]
    ¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!
    3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello
    buenas nfpl
    estar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;
    de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;
    [a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;
    así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;
    por las buenas willingly;
    intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;
    lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;
    ¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?
    * * *
    I adj
    1 good;
    buena voluntad goodwill;
    lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;
    estar de buenas be in a good mood;
    ponerse bueno get well;
    dar algo por bueno approve sth;
    ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;
    ¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;
    ¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;
    lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit
    2 ( bondadoso) kind;
    3 ( sabroso) nice
    4
    :
    por las buenas willingly;
    por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;
    de buenas a primeras without warning;
    a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old how
    II int
    :
    ¡bueno! well!;
    ¿bueno? Méx hello;
    ¡buenas! hello!;
    bueno día good morning;
    buenas noches good evening;
    buenas tardes good evening
    * * *
    1) : good
    una buena idea: a good idea
    2) bondadoso: nice, kind
    3) apropiado: proper, appropriate
    4) sano: well, healthy
    5) : considerable, goodly
    una buena cantidad: a lot
    6)
    buenos días : hello, good day
    7)
    buenas tardes : good afternoon
    8)
    buenas noches : good evening, good night
    bueno interj
    1) : OK!, all right!
    2) Mex : hello! (on the telephone)
    * * *
    bueno1 adj
    1. (en general) good [comp. better; superl. best]
    2. (agradable) nice
    ¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!
    3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking
    4. (sano) better
    cuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get better
    5. (uso intensivo) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest] / huge
    bueno2 adv (de acuerdo) OK / all right

    Spanish-English dictionary > bueno

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    v.
    1 to count.
    se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one hand
    Pedro cuenta los goles Peter counts the goals.
    El aseo cuenta como algo importante Hygiene counts as something important.
    2 to count.
    cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs too
    somos 57 sin contar a los niños there are 57 of us, not counting the children
    3 to count.
    sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten
    4 to count.
    aquí no cuento para nada I count for nothing here
    lo que cuenta es… what matters is…
    5 to tell.
    cuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?
    Ricardo le cuenta historias al grupo Richard tells the group stories.
    Le conté I told him [her].
    6 to consider, to repute, to judge.
    María cuenta su actitud Mary considers his attitude.
    * * *
    (o changes to ue in stressed syllables)
    Present Indicative
    cuento, cuentas, cuenta, contamos, contáis, cuentan.
    Present Subjunctive
    cuente, cuentes, cuente, contemos, contéis, cuenten.
    Imperative
    cuenta (tú), cuente (él/Vd.), contemos (nos.), contad (vos.), cuenten (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    verb
    2) tell
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=calcular) [+ objetos, números, puntos] to count; [+ dinero] to count, count up
    2) (=relatar) to tell

    ¿qué les voy a contar que ustedes no sepan? — what can I tell you that you don't already know?

    el paro está peor y la corrupción, ¿qué le voy a contar? — unemployment has got worse and as for corruption, what can I say?

    si pierdo el trabajo, ya me contarás de qué vamos a vivir — you tell me what we'll live on if I lose my job

    ¿y a mí qué me cuentas? — so what?

    ¡a mi me lo vas a contar! — you're telling me! *, tell me about it! *

    se cuenta que... — it is said that...

    - ¡una obra que ni te cuento!
    3) (=tener la edad de)
    4) (=incluir) to count

    seis en total, sin contarme a mí — six altogether, not counting me

    1.500 sin contar las propinas — 1,500, excluding tips, 1,500, not counting tips

    5) (=tener en cuenta) to remember, bear in mind

    cuenta que es más fuerte que túremember o don't forget he's stronger than you are

    2. VI
    1) (Mat) to count

    hay dos sillas, una mesa y para ya de contar — there are two chairs, a table, and that's it

    2) (=relatar) to tell

    ojalá tengas suerte con la entrevista de trabajo, ya me contarás — I hope the job interview goes well, I look forward to hearing all about it

    - cuenta y no acaba de hablar
    3) (=importar, valer) to count

    contar por dos, los domingos una hora cuenta por dos — on Sundays one hour counts as two

    4)

    contar con

    a) (=confiar en) to count on

    cuenta conmigoyou can rely o count on me

    b) (=tener presente)

    cuenta con que es más fuerte que túbear in mind o remember he's stronger than you are

    sin contar con que... — leaving aside the fact that...

    c) (=incluir) to count in

    lo siento, pero para eso no cuentes conmigo — I'm sorry but you can count me out of that

    no contéis con nosotros para el viernes, estaremos ocupados — don't expect us on Friday, we'll be busy

    d) (=tener) to have
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count
    2)
    a) ( incluir) to count
    b) ( tener)

    contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old

    3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tell

    a mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!

    ¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?

    ¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)

    cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...

    2.
    contar vi
    1) (Mat) to count

    hay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it

    2) (importar, valer) to count

    ¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?

    ella no cuenta para nadawhat she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything

    <persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely on

    cuento contigo para la fiestaI'm counting o relying on you being at the party

    yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out

    eso contando con que... — assuming that...

    sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...

    4) ( prever) to expect
    5) (frml) ( tener) to have
    3.
    contarse v pron
    a) (frml) ( estar incluido)

    contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best

    b)

    ¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)

    * * *
    = count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.
    Ex. The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.
    Ex. People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.
    Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
    Ex. The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.
    Ex. I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.
    Ex. At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.
    Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.
    ----
    * contando = counting.
    * contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.
    * contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.
    * contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.
    * contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.
    * contar con apoyo para = have + support for.
    * contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
    * contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.
    * contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.
    * contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.
    * contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * contar de = tell of.
    * contar dinero = count + money.
    * contar en confianza = confide.
    * contar experiencias = tell + tales.
    * contar historias = tell + tales.
    * contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.
    * contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
    * contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.
    * contar para nada = count + for nothing.
    * contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.
    * contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
    * contar una anécdota = tell + story.
    * contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.
    * contar un cuento = tell + story.
    * cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.
    * dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.
    * entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.
    * no contar = be out of the picture.
    * no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
    * no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.
    * poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.
    * que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.
    * según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.
    * sin contar = not including, excluding.
    * sin contar con = in the absence of.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * volver a contar = recount, retell.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count
    2)
    a) ( incluir) to count
    b) ( tener)

    contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old

    3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tell

    a mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!

    ¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?

    ¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)

    cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...

    2.
    contar vi
    1) (Mat) to count

    hay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it

    2) (importar, valer) to count

    ¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?

    ella no cuenta para nadawhat she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything

    <persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely on

    cuento contigo para la fiestaI'm counting o relying on you being at the party

    yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out

    eso contando con que... — assuming that...

    sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...

    4) ( prever) to expect
    5) (frml) ( tener) to have
    3.
    contarse v pron
    a) (frml) ( estar incluido)

    contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best

    b)

    ¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)

    * * *
    = count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.

    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

    Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.
    Ex: The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.
    Ex: People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.
    Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
    Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.
    Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.
    Ex: At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.
    Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.
    * contando = counting.
    * contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.
    * contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.
    * contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.
    * contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.
    * contar con apoyo para = have + support for.
    * contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
    * contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.
    * contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.
    * contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.
    * contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * contar de = tell of.
    * contar dinero = count + money.
    * contar en confianza = confide.
    * contar experiencias = tell + tales.
    * contar historias = tell + tales.
    * contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.
    * contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
    * contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.
    * contar para nada = count + for nothing.
    * contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.
    * contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
    * contar una anécdota = tell + story.
    * contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.
    * contar un cuento = tell + story.
    * cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.
    * dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.
    * entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.
    * no contar = be out of the picture.
    * no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
    * no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.
    * poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.
    * que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.
    * según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.
    * sin contar = not including, excluding.
    * sin contar con = in the absence of.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * volver a contar = recount, retell.

    * * *
    contar [ A10 ]
    vt
    A ‹dinero/votos› to count
    15 días a contar desde la fecha de notificación 15 days starting from the date of notification
    está contando los días que faltan para que llegues he's counting the days until you arrive
    B
    1 (incluir) to count
    a mí no me cuentes entre sus partidarios don't include me among his supporters
    lo cuento entre mis mejores amigos I consider him (to be) one of my best friends
    sin contar al profesor somos 22 there are 22 of us, not counting the teacher
    y eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without taking overtime into account o without including overtime
    2
    (llevar): contaba ya veinte años ( frml o liter); she was then twenty years old
    la asociación cuenta ya medio siglo de vida ( frml); the association has now been in existence for half a century ( frml)
    Sentido II ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell
    no se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyone
    cuéntame qué es de tu vida tell me what you've been doing o ( colloq) what you've been up to
    ¡y a mí me lo vas a contar! ( fam); you're telling me! o don't I know! o tell me about it! ( colloq)
    abuelito, cuéntame un cuento grandpa, tell me a story
    ¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! ( fam); go tell it to the marines! ( AmE colloq), come off it! ( BrE colloq)
    ¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? ( fam); how're things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)
    ■ contar
    vi
    A
    1 ( Mat) to count
    cuenta de diez en diez count in tens
    cuenta hasta 20 count (up) to 20
    cuatro tiendas, dos bares … y para de contar four stores, two bars and that's it
    2 (importar, valer) to count
    para él lo único que cuenta es el dinero for him the only thing that counts is money o the only thing that matters to him is money
    ¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?
    este ejercicio cuenta por dos porque es muy largo this exercise counts as two because it's very long
    a efectos impositivos, estos ingresos no cuentan this does not count as taxable income
    lo que cuenta es el gesto it's the thought that counts
    1 ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on
    ¿puedo contar con tu colaboración? can I count on your help?
    cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party
    no cuentes conmigo para mañana, tengo una cita con el médico don't expect me there tomorrow, I've got a doctor's appointment
    yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo I'm against it, so you can count me out
    2 (prever) to expect
    no contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad, I hadn't bargained for o allowed for such bad weather
    no habíamos contado con este contratiempo we hadn't expected o anticipated o ( colloq) we hadn't reckoned on this setback
    3 ( frml) (tener) to have
    el hotel cuenta con piscina, gimnasio y sauna the hotel has o is equipped with o offers o boasts a swimming pool, gym and sauna
    no contamos con los elementos de juicio necesarios we do not have o possess the necessary knowledge
    los sindicatos contarán con representación en este organismo the unions will be represented in this organization
    1 ( frml) (estar incluido) contarse ENTRE algo:
    se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access ( frml), she is one of the few people who have access
    sus partidarios, entre quienes me cuento their supporters, and I count myself as one of them o ( frml) their supporters, and I number myself among them
    su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists
    su novela se cuenta entre las mejores del año his novel is among o is numbered among the year's best
    2
    ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? ( colloq), how's things? ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
    1dinero/votos/días to count;

    y eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
    lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
    2cuento/chiste/secreto to tell;

    es muy largo de contar it's a long story;
    ¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( en general) to count;

    ¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
    ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
    2

    a)persona/ayuda/discreción to count on, rely on;

    cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;

    sin contar con que … without taking into account that …


    c) (frml) ( tener) to have;


    contarse verbo pronominal
    a) (frml) ( estar incluido):


    su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the best
    b)

    ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)

    contar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
    2 (numerar) to count
    II verbo intransitivo to count
    ♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
    (constar de) to have
    ' contar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acostumbrar
    - cacarear
    - confiar
    - cotillear
    - cuento
    - dada
    - dado
    - desahogarse
    - guión
    - lisamente
    - película
    - referir
    - sin
    - bola
    - chisme
    - chiste
    - contabilizar
    - esperar
    - largo
    - narración
    - platicar
    English:
    allow for
    - bank on
    - bargain for
    - bargain on
    - count
    - count on
    - count out
    - crack
    - depend
    - expect
    - fib
    - figure on
    - foresee
    - joke
    - miscount
    - narrate
    - number
    - plan on
    - put
    - reckon
    - reckon on
    - recount
    - rely
    - repeat
    - report
    - retell
    - secret
    - spin
    - story
    - tell
    - untold
    - bank
    - boast
    - command
    - figure
    - gossip
    - plan
    - re-count
    - tale
    - to
    * * *
    vt
    1. [enumerar] to count;
    contaron doscientos manifestantes en la marcha del domingo the number of demonstrators at Sunday's march was estimated at two hundred;
    se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one hand
    2. [incluir] to count;
    cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs too;
    somos cincuenta y siete sin contar a los niños there are fifty-seven of us, not counting the children;
    la economía, sin contar el desempleo, parece recuperarse the economy, with the exception of the unemployment situation, seems to be recovering
    3. [narrar] to tell;
    no me cuentes el final don't tell me what happens;
    ya me contarás qué tal te va por la capital let me know how you get on in the capital;
    me han contado maravillas sobre ese restaurante I've heard great things about that restaurant;
    Fam
    ¿qué cuentas? how are you doing?;
    ¿qué me cuentas? ¡no me lo puedo creer! never! I can't believe it!;
    Fam
    cuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?;
    Irónico
    ¿me lo cuentas a mí? you're telling me!;
    Fam
    ¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! pull the other one!, come off it!;
    Fam
    no me cuentes tu vida I don't want to hear your life story
    4. [tener una cantidad de]
    la población contaba mil habitantes the village had a thousand inhabitants;
    cuenta ya diez años she's ten years old now;
    el equipo cuenta ya dos victorias the team has already achieved two wins, the team already has two wins under its belt
    5. [considerar]
    a él lo cuento como uno más del grupo I consider o see him as just another member of the group;
    te contaba como una persona seria I thought you were a serious person;
    cuenta que la próxima semana estoy de vacaciones remember that I'm on holiday next week
    vi
    1. [hacer cálculos] to count;
    sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten;
    contar con los dedos to count on one's fingers;
    un perro, dos gatos y para de contar a dog, two cats and that's it
    2. [importar] to count;
    lo que cuenta es que te pongas bien the important thing is for you to get better, what matters is for you to get better;
    en esta casa no cuento para nada I count for nothing in this household;
    para él lo único que cuenta es ganar dinero the only thing that matters to him is making money;
    los dos peores resultados no cuentan para el resultado final the worst two scores aren't taken into account when calculating the final total;
    es tan fuerte que cuenta por dos he has the strength of two men
    3.
    contar con [confiar en] to count on, to rely on;
    es un buen amigo, siempre se puede contar con él he's a good friend, you can count on o rely on him;
    ¡no cuentes con ellos! don't count on o rely on them!;
    no cuentes conmigo, no voy a venir don't expect me, I won't be coming;
    cuenta con ello, estaré allí para ayudarte I'll be there to help you, you can count on it, rest assured, I'll be there to help you
    4.
    contar con [tener, poseer] to have;
    cuenta con dos horas para hacerlo she has two hours to do it;
    las minorías contarán con representación en el nuevo parlamento minority parties will be represented in the new parliament
    5.
    contar con [tener en cuenta] to take into account;
    con esto no contaba I hadn't reckoned with that;
    no contaban con que se acabara la cerveza tan rápidamente they hadn't expected the beer to run out so quickly
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 count
    2 ( narrar) tell;
    ¡a quién se lo vas a contar!, ¡me lo vas a contar a mí! you’re telling me!;
    ¿qué (me) cuentas? what’s new?
    II v/i
    1 count
    2
    :
    contar con count on
    * * *
    contar {19} vt
    1) : to count
    2) : to tell
    3) : to include
    contar vi
    1) : to count (up)
    2) : to matter, to be of concern
    eso no cuenta: that doesn't matter
    3)
    contar con : to rely on, to count on
    * * *
    contar vb
    1. (en general) to count
    2. (explicar) to tell [pt. & pp. told]
    3. (edad) to be

    Spanish-English dictionary > contar

  • 117 frenar

    v.
    1 to brake (automobiles).
    El auto frena de repente The car brakes suddenly.
    Ricardo frenó el auto Richard braked the car.
    2 to check.
    los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back
    3 to rein in, to rein up, to rein back.
    El jinete frenó al caballo The rider reined in the horse.
    María frenó su lengua Mary checked her tongue.
    4 to halt, to set back, to slow down to a halt.
    El movimiento frenó The movement slowed down to a halt.
    5 to scotch, to spoke.
    El mecánico frena la rueda The mechanic scotches the wheel.
    * * *
    1 to brake
    2 figurado to restrain, check
    1 to brake
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (Aut, Mec) to brake
    2) (=contener) [+ inflación, crecimiento, avance, deterioro] to check, slow down; [+ pasiones, entusiasmo] to curb; [+ enemigo, ataque] to check, hold back
    2.
    VI (Aut) to brake

    frena, que viene una curva — brake, there's a bend coming up

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (Transp) to brake
    2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back
    2.
    frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)
    3.
    frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself
    * * *
    = put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.
    Ex. At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
    Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
    Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.
    Ex. A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.
    Ex. The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.
    Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
    Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
    Ex. Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.
    Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.
    ----
    * frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (Transp) to brake
    2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back
    2.
    frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)
    3.
    frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself
    * * *
    = put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.

    Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.

    Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
    Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.
    Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.
    Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.
    Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
    Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
    Ex: Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.
    Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.
    * frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.

    * * *
    frenar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ( Transp) to brake
    B
    1 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down, check; ‹alza/inflación› to curb, check, slow … down; ‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back, slow … up/down
    frena la maduración de la fruta it stops the fruit ripening so quickly, it slows down the ripening process of the fruit
    a veces uno tiene que frenar la lengua there are times when one has to hold one's tongue
    para frenar la ola de refugiados to stem the flow of refugees
    2 ‹ilusiones/esperanzas› to put a damper on
    ■ frenar
    vi
    to brake, apply the brake(s) ( frml)
    ( refl) to restrain oneself
    * * *

    frenar ( conjugate frenar) verbo transitivo
    1 (Transp) to brake
    2proceso/deterioroto slow … down;
    alza/inflación to curb, check;
    progreso/desarrolloto hold … back
    verbo intransitivo
    to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)
    frenar verbo transitivo
    1 (un vehículo, máquina) to brake
    2 (contener) (crisis, inflación, etc) to slow down
    (una tendencia, un impulso) to restrain
    ' frenar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    retardar
    - seco
    English:
    arrest
    - brake
    - check
    - put on
    - slam on
    - apply
    - curb
    * * *
    vt
    1. [en vehículo] to brake
    2. [contener] to check;
    [disminuir] to curb, to slow down;
    medidas para frenar el desempleo measures to curb unemployment;
    nadie pudo frenar a la estrella brasileña no one could stop the Brazilian star;
    los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back
    vi
    [en vehículo] to brake
    * * *
    I v/i AUTO brake;
    frenar en seco brake sharply
    II v/t fig
    slow down; impulsos check
    * * *
    frenar vt
    1) : to brake
    2) detener: to curb, to check
    frenar vi
    : to apply the brakes
    * * *
    frenar vb to brake

    Spanish-English dictionary > frenar

  • 118 torpe

    adj.
    1 clumsy (sin destreza, sin tacto).
    sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsy
    es muy torpe conduciendo he's a terrible driver
    2 slow, dim-witted (sin inteligencia).
    3 importunate.
    f. & m.
    clumsy person, blunderer, butterfingers, blunderhead.
    * * *
    1 (poco hábil) clumsy
    2 (de movimiento) slow, awkward
    3 (poco inteligente) dim, thick
    * * *
    adj.
    1) awkward, clumsy
    2) dull
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=poco ágil) [persona] clumsy; [movimiento] ungainly

    ¡qué torpe eres, ya me has vuelto a pisar! — you're so clumsy, you've trodden on my foot again!

    2) (=necio) dim, slow

    soy muy torpe para la informáticaI'm very dim o slow when it comes to computers

    es bastante torpe y nunca entiende las leccioneshe's a bit dim o slow, he never understands the lessons

    3) (=sin tacto) clumsy

    ¡qué torpe soy! me temo que la he ofendido — how clumsy o stupid of me! I'm afraid I've offended her

    * * *
    a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkward

    un animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal

    b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)
    c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy
    * * *
    = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.
    Ex. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
    Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
    Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    Ex. They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.
    Ex. Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.
    Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    ----
    * de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.
    * ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.
    * torpes, los = dull-witted, the.
    * * *
    a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkward

    un animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal

    b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)
    c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy
    * * *
    = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.

    Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.

    Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
    Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.
    Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.
    Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    * de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.
    * ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.
    * torpes, los = dull-witted, the.

    * * *
    1 (en las acciones) clumsy; (al andar) awkward
    la anciana andaba de manera torpe the old lady moved awkwardly
    un animal lerdo y torpe a slow, ungainly animal
    2 (de entendimiento) slow ( colloq), dim ( colloq)
    es torpe para las matemáticas he's very slow o dim at math(s)
    ¡qué torpe soy! I'm so stupid o slow o dim!
    3 (sin tacto) ‹persona/comentario› clumsy
    se disculpó de manera torpe she excused herself clumsily
    * * *

     

    torpe adjetivo

    b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)

    c) ( sin tacto) ‹persona/comentario clumsy;


    torpe adjetivo
    1 (poco habilidoso) clumsy
    2 (comentario, gesto) clumsy
    3 (en el andar, etc) slow, awkward
    4 (de entendimiento) soy un poco torpe para la física, I'm not very good at physics
    pey (como insulto) dim, dense, thick
    ' torpe' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calamidad
    - manta
    - ganso
    - inhábil
    - lerdo
    - sonado
    English:
    awkward
    - bumbling
    - clumsy
    - dense
    - gauche
    - heavy-handed
    - inept
    - laboured
    - oops!
    - slow
    - whoops
    - bungling
    - cumbersome
    - dull
    - heavy
    - klutz
    - labored
    - lumber
    * * *
    torpe adj
    1. [sin destreza] [persona] clumsy;
    [dedos, andares] clumsy, awkward;
    sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsy;
    escrito en torpes trazos infantiles written with clumsy childish handwriting;
    torpe con las manos [que rompe las cosas] esp Br ham-fisted, US ham-handed;
    [que deja caer las cosas] butter-fingered;
    con los años estoy torpe ya I'm getting clumsy as I get older;
    es muy torpe en dibujo he's not very good at drawing;
    es muy torpe Esp [m5] conduciendo o Am [m5] manejando he's a terrible driver
    2. [sin tacto] [gestos, palabras, comportamiento] clumsy
    3. [sin inteligencia] slow, dim-witted
    * * *
    adj clumsy; ( tonto) dense, dim
    * * *
    torpe adj
    1) desmañado: clumsy, awkward
    2) : stupid, dull
    torpemente adv
    * * *
    torpe adj
    1. (manazas) clumsy [comp. clumsier; superl. clumsiest]
    2. (lento) slow

    Spanish-English dictionary > torpe

  • 119 título

    m.
    1 title, caption, headline, heading.
    2 diploma, title, degree, qualification.
    3 investment certificate, security.
    4 titer.
    * * *
    1 (de obra) title
    3 (dignidad) title
    4 (persona noble) noble (person)
    5 EDUCACIÓN (licenciatura) degree; (diploma) certificate, diploma
    6 (documento) title
    8 (banca) bond, security
    1 (titulación) qualifications; (méritos) qualities
    \
    título de nobleza nobility title
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) degree, qualification
    3) diploma, certificate
    4) bond
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de libro, película] title; [en periódico] headline; (Jur) heading
    2) [de campeón] title
    3) (Educ) (=diploma) certificate; (=licenciatura) degree; (=calificación) qualification; Caribe (Aut) driving licence, driver's license (EEUU)
    pl títulos qualifications
    4) (=dignidad) title; (=persona) titled person

    casarse con un título — to marry into the nobility, marry a titled person

    5) (=cualidad) quality

    tiene varios títulos honrosos — he has several noble qualities, he has a number of worthy attributes

    6) [en presupuesto] item
    7)

    a título de(=a modo de) by way of; (=en calidad de) in the capacity of

    a título de ejemplo,... — by way of example,..., for example,...

    a título particular o personal — in a personal capacity, in an unofficial capacity

    8) [de bienes] title
    9) (Econ) (=bono) bond
    10) (=derecho) right
    * * *
    1) (de libro, película) title, name; ( de capítulo) heading, title; ( de una ley) title

    un poema que lleva por título... — a poem called o (frml) entitled...

    2) (Educ) degree; ( diploma) certificate
    3) (que refleja honor, mérito, etc) title
    4) tb
    5) ( en locs)

    a título: esto lo digo a título personal I'm speaking personally here; les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea; a título de ( a manera de) by way of; ( en calidad de): asiste a título de observador he's here as an observer; lo recibió a título de préstamo he received it as a loan; ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? — (fam) what are you telling me that for now?

    6) (Der) title, (Econ, Fin) security, bond
    * * *
    = address, degree, title, title, certification, diploma.
    Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. The title of a work is a word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in an item, naming the item or the work contained in it.
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
    Ex. The guidelines can be used as a tool for the recognition of LIS diplomas and degrees beyond a country's border.
    ----
    * acceso a la información por el título = title approach.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.
    * asiento de título = title unit entry.
    * asiento secundario de título = added title entry.
    * asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.
    * asiento secundario por título = title added entry.
    * 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.
    * bloque funcional de títulos relacionados = related title block.
    * boletín de títulos = titles bulletin.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * búsqueda de títulos = title search.
    * búsqueda por autor = author/title search.
    * búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.
    * cambiar el título = retitle.
    * cambio de título = title change.
    * catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos = title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos abreviados = short title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos sin abreviar = long-title catalogue.
    * ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.
    * clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.
    * conceder un título = bestow + title.
    * con el título = entitled.
    * dar título = title.
    * encabezamiento de título = title entry.
    * encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.
    * entrada por el título = title main entry.
    * entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * ganar un título = win + title.
    * índice de títulos = title index.
    * índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.
    * índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).
    * índice permutado de títulos = permuted title index.
    * índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.
    * indización permutada de títulos = permuted title indexing.
    * indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.
    * indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.
    * inferior al título = sub-degree [subdegree].
    * lucha por el título = title race.
    * mención de título = title statement.
    * obtener un título = gain + a degree in.
    * ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.
    * otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.
    * otorgar un título = confer + degree, bestow + title.
    * palabra del título = title word, title term.
    * pantalla de títulos = title display.
    * porcentaje de títulos servidos = title fill rate.
    * poseer un título = hold + degree.
    * presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.
    * referencia de autor y título = author-title reference, name-title reference.
    * relacionado con la obtención de títulos = credential-granting.
    * sin título = untitled.
    * subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.
    * título abreviado = catch-title, abbreviated title.
    * título académico = professional degree, academic degree.
    * título alternativo = alternative title.
    * título buscado por el usuario = sought title.
    * título clave = key title.
    * título colectivo = collective title.
    * título comercial = trade title.
    * título común = common title.
    * título de cabecera = caption title.
    * título de cubierta = binder's title.
    * título de doctor = doctor's degree, doctoral degree.
    * título de la cubierta = cover title.
    * título de la funda = sleeve title.
    * título de la publicación periódica = serial title.
    * título de la revista = journal title.
    * título de la serie = series title.
    * título de la signatura = docket title.
    * título del capítulo = chapter heading.
    * título del lomo = spine title.
    * título del lomo descendente = descending spine title.
    * título de lord = peerage.
    * título de peluquero = hairdressing certificate.
    * título de publicación periódica = periodical title.
    * título de reconocimiento = honorary scroll.
    * título facticio = supplied title.
    * título honorífico = title of honour, honorific, honorific title.
    * título honoris causa = honorary degree, honoris causa.
    * título informativo = informative title.
    * título nobiliario = title of nobility.
    * título original = original title.
    * título paralelo = parallel title.
    * título por línea = title-a-line.
    * título profesional = professional degree, professional qualification.
    * título propiamente dicho = title proper.
    * título provisional = working title.
    * título repetido = running title.
    * título superior = advanced degree.
    * título uniforme = uniform title.
    * título universitario = university degree.
    * * *
    1) (de libro, película) title, name; ( de capítulo) heading, title; ( de una ley) title

    un poema que lleva por título... — a poem called o (frml) entitled...

    2) (Educ) degree; ( diploma) certificate
    3) (que refleja honor, mérito, etc) title
    4) tb
    5) ( en locs)

    a título: esto lo digo a título personal I'm speaking personally here; les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea; a título de ( a manera de) by way of; ( en calidad de): asiste a título de observador he's here as an observer; lo recibió a título de préstamo he received it as a loan; ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? — (fam) what are you telling me that for now?

    6) (Der) title, (Econ, Fin) security, bond
    * * *
    = address, degree, title, title, certification, diploma.

    Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: The title of a work is a word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in an item, naming the item or the work contained in it.
    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
    Ex: The guidelines can be used as a tool for the recognition of LIS diplomas and degrees beyond a country's border.
    * acceso a la información por el título = title approach.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.
    * asiento de título = title unit entry.
    * asiento secundario de título = added title entry.
    * asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.
    * asiento secundario por título = title added entry.
    * 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.
    * bloque funcional de títulos relacionados = related title block.
    * boletín de títulos = titles bulletin.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * búsqueda de títulos = title search.
    * búsqueda por autor = author/title search.
    * búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.
    * cambiar el título = retitle.
    * cambio de título = title change.
    * catálogo de autores y títulos = author/title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos = title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos abreviados = short title catalogue.
    * catálogo de títulos sin abreviar = long-title catalogue.
    * ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.
    * clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.
    * conceder un título = bestow + title.
    * con el título = entitled.
    * dar título = title.
    * encabezamiento de título = title entry.
    * encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.
    * entrada por el título = title main entry.
    * entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * ganar un título = win + title.
    * índice de títulos = title index.
    * índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.
    * índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).
    * índice permutado de títulos = permuted title index.
    * índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.
    * indización permutada de títulos = permuted title indexing.
    * indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.
    * indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.
    * inferior al título = sub-degree [subdegree].
    * lucha por el título = title race.
    * mención de título = title statement.
    * obtener un título = gain + a degree in.
    * ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.
    * otorgar el título de "sir" = elevate to + knighthood.
    * otorgar un título = confer + degree, bestow + title.
    * palabra del título = title word, title term.
    * pantalla de títulos = title display.
    * porcentaje de títulos servidos = title fill rate.
    * poseer un título = hold + degree.
    * presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.
    * referencia de autor y título = author-title reference, name-title reference.
    * relacionado con la obtención de títulos = credential-granting.
    * sin título = untitled.
    * subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.
    * título abreviado = catch-title, abbreviated title.
    * título académico = professional degree, academic degree.
    * título alternativo = alternative title.
    * título buscado por el usuario = sought title.
    * título clave = key title.
    * título colectivo = collective title.
    * título comercial = trade title.
    * título común = common title.
    * título de cabecera = caption title.
    * título de cubierta = binder's title.
    * título de doctor = doctor's degree, doctoral degree.
    * título de la cubierta = cover title.
    * título de la funda = sleeve title.
    * título de la publicación periódica = serial title.
    * título de la revista = journal title.
    * título de la serie = series title.
    * título de la signatura = docket title.
    * título del capítulo = chapter heading.
    * título del lomo = spine title.
    * título del lomo descendente = descending spine title.
    * título de lord = peerage.
    * título de peluquero = hairdressing certificate.
    * título de publicación periódica = periodical title.
    * título de reconocimiento = honorary scroll.
    * título facticio = supplied title.
    * título honorífico = title of honour, honorific, honorific title.
    * título honoris causa = honorary degree, honoris causa.
    * título informativo = informative title.
    * título nobiliario = title of nobility.
    * título original = original title.
    * título paralelo = parallel title.
    * título por línea = title-a-line.
    * título profesional = professional degree, professional qualification.
    * título propiamente dicho = title proper.
    * título provisional = working title.
    * título repetido = running title.
    * título superior = advanced degree.
    * título uniforme = uniform title.
    * título universitario = university degree.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un libro, una película) title, name; (de un capítulo) heading, title
    2 (de una ley) title
    Compuesto:
    credits (pl)
    B ( Educ) degree; (diploma) certificate
    Compuestos:
    academic qualification
    university degree, college degree ( AmE)
    C (que refleja una dignidad, un mérito, etc) title
    se ganó el título de Miss Mundo she won the Miss World title
    D
    E
    (en locs): a título: esto lo digo a título personal, no en mi calidad de empleado de la empresa this is my personal view o I'm speaking personally here and not as an employee of the company
    a título informativo, éstas son las fechas de las reuniones for your information, these are the dates of the meetings
    a título anecdótico comentó que … by way of an anecdote he said that …
    les daré algunas cifras a título orientativo I'll give you a few figures to put you in the picture o to give you an idea
    a título de by way of
    a título de introducción by way of introduction
    en las tierras vivían a título de arrendatarias 352 familias 352 families lived on the land as tenants
    ¿a título de qué me dices eso ahora? ( fam); what are you telling me that for now?
    F (de un bien) title
    G ( Econ, Fin) security, bond
    Compuestos:
    bearer bond
    credit instrument
    title deed, document of title
    * * *

     

    Del verbo titular: ( conjugate titular)

    titulo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    tituló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    titular    
    título
    titular 1 adjetivo ‹médico/profesor permanent
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (de pasaporte, cuenta, cargo) holder
    ■ sustantivo masculino

    b) (Rad, TV) main story;


    titular 2 ( conjugate titular) verbo transitivo obra›:
    su novela titulada `Julia' his novel called o (frml) entitled `Julia'

    titularse verbo pronominal
    1 [obra/película] to be called, be entitled (frml)
    2 (Educ) to graduate, get one's degree;
    títulose EN/DE algo to graduate in/as sth
    título sustantivo masculino
    1 ( en general) title;
    un poema que lleva por título … a poem called o (frml) entitled …;

    el título de campeón juvenil the junior title;
    título nobiliario title;
    a título de: a título de introducción by way of introduction;
    asiste a título de observador he's attending as an observer
    2 (Educ) degree;
    ( diploma) certificate;

    título universitario university degree, college degree (AmE)
    título sustantivo masculino
    1 (de una obra, una ley) title
    2 Educ (cualificación) qualification
    (universitario) degree
    (documento impreso) degree certificate 3 título nobiliario, title
    4 Cine títulos de crédito, credits
    ♦ Locuciones: a título de, by way of
    a título de curiosidad, as a matter of interest
    ' título' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    concepto
    - conquistar
    - detentar
    - ducado
    - excelencia
    - existente
    - infante
    - nobiliaria
    - nobiliario
    - ostentar
    - poner
    - subtítulo
    - aspirante
    - barón
    - calificar
    - capacitar
    - ceder
    - conseguir
    - convalidar
    - despojar
    - dignidad
    - diplomarse
    - disputar
    - el
    - goce
    - grado
    - habilitar
    - heredar
    - llamar
    - pasar
    - poseedor
    - poseer
    - renunciar
    - revalidar
    - rótulo
    - tratamiento
    - usurpar
    English:
    approval
    - defending champion
    - degree
    - esquire
    - heading
    - honourable
    - knighthood
    - lady
    - liability
    - qualification
    - qualify
    - rubric
    - saint
    - second
    - share certificate
    - sir
    - title
    - title track
    - unqualified
    - caption
    - cost
    - dame
    - date
    - debar
    - defending
    - elevate
    - fellowship
    - graduate
    - knight
    - QC
    - right
    - succeed
    - untrained
    * * *
    nm
    1. [de obra, película] title
    Cine títulos de crédito credits;
    título de página running head, page title
    2. [licenciatura] degree;
    [diploma] diploma;
    tiene muchos títulos she has a lot of qualifications
    título académico academic degree;
    títulos profesionales professional qualifications;
    título universitario university degree
    3. [de concurso, competición] title;
    el título de la liga/de campeón the league/championship title
    4. [de derecho, obligación] [documento] deed;
    5. Fin security
    título de acción Br share o US stock certificate;
    título de deuda pública government bond;
    títulos del Estado government stock;
    títulos de renta fija fixed-income securities;
    títulos no cotizados unlisted securities
    7. [derecho] title, right
    a título (de) loc prep
    a título de amigo as a friend;
    a título de ejemplo podemos destacar… by way of example we can point to…;
    participar a título individual to take part on an individual basis;
    lo digo a título individual I'm speaking purely for myself;
    a título orientativo by way of guidance, for your guidance
    * * *
    m
    1 nobiliario, de libro title
    2 universitario degree;
    tener muchos títulos be highly qualified
    3 JUR title
    4 COM bond
    5
    :
    a título de introducción as an introduction, by way of introduction;
    a título de representante as a representative
    * * *
    1) : title
    2) : degree, qualification
    3) : security, bond
    4)
    a título de : by way of, in the capacity of
    * * *
    1. (nombre) title / name
    ¿cuál es el título de la película? what's the name of the film?
    2. (premio) title
    3. (estudios) degree
    4. (documento) certificate

    Spanish-English dictionary > título

  • 120 acompañante

    adj.
    1 accompanying, attending, attendant.
    2 associated, concomitant, secondary.
    f. & m.
    1 companion, chaperone, chaperon, escort.
    2 accompanist, accompanyist, person who plays the musical accompaniment.
    * * *
    1 accompanying
    1 companion, escort
    2 MÚSICA accompanist
    * * *
    noun mf.
    * * *
    SMF (=que acompaña) companion, escort; (Mús) accompanist
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    b) (Mús) accompanist
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    b) (Mús) accompanist
    * * *
    acompañante1
    1 = chaperon, accompanying person.

    Ex: Apart from the tale that babies are found under gooseberry bushes, to 'play gooseberry' was to act as a chaperon, or be an unwanted third presence when lovers wanted to be alone.

    Ex: Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.
    * de acompañante = in tow.
    * servicio de acompañante = escort service.
    * viajar de acompañante = ride + shotgun.

    acompañante2

    Ex: When they walk down the street, you can hear them jingling and stomping their feet to the sounds of the accompanying drummer.

    * instrumento acompañante = accompanying executant.

    * * *
    1
    (compañero): los acompañantes por favor esperen aquí would all those accompanying the children ( o patients etc) please wait here?
    se ha convertido en asiduo acompañante de la actriz he has become a constant companion of the actress
    no necesito acompañante I don't need anyone to go with me
    2 ( Mús) accompanist
    * * *

    acompañante mf companion
    ' acompañante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    toda
    - todo
    - carabina
    English:
    escort
    - pose
    - accompanist
    - chaperon
    * * *
    companion;
    los acompañantes no pueden entrar al quirófano anyone accompanying a patient may not be present in the operating Br theatre o US room;
    acudió a la gala del brazo de su último acompañante she arrived at the gala arm in arm with her latest companion;
    aunque el conductor resultó herido sus acompañantes salieron ilesos although the driver was injured the other people in the vehicle were unharmed
    * * *
    m/f
    1 companion
    2 MÚS accompanist
    * * *
    1) compañero: companion
    2) : accompanist

    Spanish-English dictionary > acompañante

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