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1 ángulo de caída
• dropping angle -
2 lanzamiento
m.1 throwing.2 throw (sport).lanzamiento de disco discuslanzamiento de jabalina javelinlanzamiento de martillo hammerlanzamiento de peso shot put3 launch.precio/oferta de lanzamiento introductory price/offer4 pitch, pitching.5 launching.6 ejectment, eviction, ouster, dispossession.* * *1 (acción de lanzar) throwing\lanzamiento de disco discus throwinglanzamiento de jabalina javelin throwinglanzamiento de peso shot put* * *noun m.1) throw2) launch3) pitch* * *SM1) [de objeto] [gen] throwing; [con violencia] hurling; [desde el aire] droppingla manifestación acabó con lanzamiento de objetos contra la policía — the demonstration ended with people hurling things at the police
lanzamiento en paracaídas — parachuting, parachute jumping
2) (Dep) [con la pierna] kick; [hacia portería, canasta] shotlanzamiento de bala — LAm the shot put
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick
3) [de nave espacial, misil] launch4) (Com, Econ) [de acciones, producto] launch; [de disco] release5) (Jur) repossession* * *1)a) (de objetos, pelota) throwing; (de misil, torpedo) launch; ( de bomba) droppingb) (de cohete, satélite) launch; (Dep) (de disco, jabalina) throw; ( de bala) put; ( en béisbol) pitch2) (de producto, libro) launch, launching3) (CS) (Der) tb* * *= launch, rollout [roll-out], pitching, kick, throw.Ex. A gathering of 10 CD-ROM application developers resulted in the launch of the CD-ROM Standards and Practices Action Group.Ex. The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.Ex. The database contains baseball statistics going back to 1871, including batting, pitching and fielding registers for all 13,000 major league players.Ex. If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.Ex. But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.----* lanzamiento de martillo = hammer throwing.* lanzamiento de penaltis = penalty shootout.* lanzamiento espacial = moon shot.* plataforma de lanzamiento = launch pad.* * *1)a) (de objetos, pelota) throwing; (de misil, torpedo) launch; ( de bomba) droppingb) (de cohete, satélite) launch; (Dep) (de disco, jabalina) throw; ( de bala) put; ( en béisbol) pitch2) (de producto, libro) launch, launching3) (CS) (Der) tb* * *= launch, rollout [roll-out], pitching, kick, throw.Ex: A gathering of 10 CD-ROM application developers resulted in the launch of the CD-ROM Standards and Practices Action Group.
Ex: The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.Ex: The database contains baseball statistics going back to 1871, including batting, pitching and fielding registers for all 13,000 major league players.Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.Ex: But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.* lanzamiento de martillo = hammer throwing.* lanzamiento de penaltis = penalty shootout.* lanzamiento espacial = moon shot.* plataforma de lanzamiento = launch pad.* * *A1 (de objetos, de una pelota) throwing2 (de un misil, torpedo) launch; (de una bomba) dropping3 (de una nave espacial, un satélite) launchencestó su primer lanzamiento he scored (a basket) with his first throwCompuestos:( AmL) shot putdiscus throwingjavelin throwingpenalty shoot-out( Esp) shot putfree throw o shotB (de un producto, libro) launch, launching; (de una campaña) launch, launchingel lanzamiento de su plan económico the launching of their economic planC* * *
lanzamiento sustantivo masculino
1
(de misil, torpedo) launch;
( de bomba) dropping
( de bala) put;
( en béisbol) pitch;
lanzamiento de bala or (Esp) de peso shot put;◊ lanzamiento de disco/jabalina discus/javelin throwing
2 (de producto, libro) launch, launching
3 (CS) (Der) tb
lanzamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (de un objeto) throwing, hurling
2 (de un producto, empresa, misil) launch
oferta de lanzamiento, introductory offer
3 Dep (de jabalina, disco) throw
(de peso) put
' lanzamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flechazo
- nula
- nulo
- pedrada
- plataforma
- salida
- bala
- peso
- rampa
English:
blow up
- introduction
- introductory
- launching
- launchpad
- pad
- pitch
- put off
- shot-put
- throw
- toss
- launch
- shot
* * *lanzamiento nm1. [de objeto] throwing2. [de bomba] dropping;[de flecha, misil] firing3. [de cohete, satélite] launching4. [de ataque] launching[con el pie] kick; [en béisbol] pitch;un lanzamiento de dos puntos [en baloncesto] a two-pointer;un lanzamiento de tres puntos [en baloncesto] a three-pointerAm lanzamiento de bala the shot put;lanzamiento de disco the discus;lanzamiento de jabalina the javelin;lanzamiento de lateral [en rugby] line-out;lanzamiento de martillo the hammer;lanzamiento de penalti penalty kick;su lanzamiento del penalti fue perfecto he took a perfect penalty;perdieron en los lanzamientos de penalti they lost on penalties, they lost in the penalty shoot-out;lanzamiento de peso the shot put6. [de artista, periódico] launch;[de disco, película] release lanzamiento del producto product launch* * *mpitch2 MIL, COM launch* * *lanzamiento nm1) : throw2) : pitch (in baseball)3) : launching, launch* * *2. (con los brazos) throw3. (con el pie) kick -
3 automarginación
f.dropping-out.* * *SF dropping-out* * *femenino dropping-out* * *femenino dropping-out* * *dropping-out* * *self-exclusion -
4 descenso
m.1 descent.2 drop.ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3 downhill.4 relegation.5 demotion.6 descensus.* * *1 (acción) descent, lowering2 (de temperatura) drop, fall* * *noun m.1) descent2) drop, fall* * *SM1) [de temperatura, nivel, precio, demanda] fall, dropun descenso de la producción — a fall o drop in production
un descenso en el número de escolares — a fall o drop in the number of pupils
descenso térmico — fall o drop in temperature
2) [de un lugar a otro] descentla prueba de descenso — (Dep) the downhill event
3) [en orden, jerarquía] downgrading, demotion; (Dep) relegation4) (=pendiente) slope* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.----* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *A1 (de la temperatura, del nivel) fall, drop; (de precios) fallel descenso del nivel de los embalses the drop in the level of the reservoirsha habido un brusco descenso en los precios del crudo there has been a sharp fall in the price of crude oilel descenso en el número de accidentes the fall o decrease in the number of accidents2 (desde una altura) descentiniciaremos el descenso en pocos minutos we shall begin our descent in a few minutesla carrera or prueba de descenso the downhillB ( Dep) relegation* * *
descenso sustantivo masculino
1
( de precios) fall
2 (Dep) relegation
descenso sustantivo masculino
1 descent: participamos en el descenso del río, we took part in the white water canoeing
2 (de temperatura, precios) fall, drop
3 Dep (de categoría) relegation
' descenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajada
- bajón
- abrupto
- agudo
- brusco
- caída
- notorio
- picada
English:
comedown
- descent
- dip
- downhill
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- swoop
- anticlimax
- couple
- decline
- decrease
- demotion
- dive
* * *descenso nm1. [de una altura] descent;los ciclistas iniciaron el descenso the cyclists began the descent;sufrieron un accidente en el descenso they had an accident on the way downdescenso de aguas bravas white water rafting;descenso de barrancos canyoning2. [de precio, temperatura, nivel] fall, drop;el fuerte descenso de las temperaturas the sharp drop in temperatures;la tasa de desempleo experimentó un espectacular descenso there was a spectacular drop in the unemployment rate;ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3. [prueba de esquí] downhill4. [en competición deportiva] relegation;estar en las posiciones de descenso to be in the relegation zone* * *m2 DEP relegation* * *descenso nm1) : descent2) baja, caída: drop, fall* * *descenso n1. (de temperatura, precios, etc) drop / fall2. (bajada) descent -
5 disminución
f.decrease, abatement, decline, reduction.* * *1 decrease, reduction\ir en disminución to diminish, decrease* * *noun f.decrease, drop, fall* * *SF1) (=reducción) [de población, cantidad] decrease, drop, fall; [de precios, temperaturas] drop, fall; [de velocidad] decrease, reductionuna disminución en las importaciones — a drop o fall in imports
uno de los síntomas es la disminución de la actividad política — one of the symptoms is a decrease in political activity
continuar sin disminución — to continue unchecked o unabated
2) (Med) [de dolor] reduction; [de fiebre] drop, fall3) (Cos) [de puntos] decreasing* * *a) (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; ( de población) decrease, fallb) (de entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlingc) ( al tejer) decreasing* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lessening, shortfall [short-fall], shrinkage, diminution, abatement, deceleration, falling-off, waning, downward spiral, fall, slowdown, ebbing, minimisation [minimization, -USA], depletion, subsidence, lowering, effacement.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex. It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. He observes that at the junction points of sciences there is an almost twofold deceleration of the processes of application and spreading of knowledge.Ex. A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.----* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* * *a) (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; ( de población) decrease, fallb) (de entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlingc) ( al tejer) decreasing* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lessening, shortfall [short-fall], shrinkage, diminution, abatement, deceleration, falling-off, waning, downward spiral, fall, slowdown, ebbing, minimisation [minimization, -USA], depletion, subsidence, lowering, effacement.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: He observes that at the junction points of sciences there is an almost twofold deceleration of the processes of application and spreading of knowledge.Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* * *1 (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; (de la población) decrease, fallla disminución de las tarifas the lowering of o reduction in chargesla disminución de la población estudiantil the decrease o fall in the student population2 (del entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlinguna disminución del interés del público waning o dwindling public interest3 (al tejer) decreasing* * *
disminución sustantivo femenino
decrease, fall;
( de temperatura) drop;
( de tarifa) reduction
disminución sustantivo femenino decrease, drop
' disminución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distensión
English:
decline
- decrease
- shrinkage
- fall
- slump
* * *disminución nf[de cantidad, velocidad, intensidad] decrease, decline (de in); [de precios, temperaturas] fall (de in); [de interés] decline, waning (de of);la disminución del desempleo/de la contaminación the decrease in unemployment/pollution;una disminución salarial a decrease o drop in wages;ir en disminución to be on the decrease* * *f decrease* * ** * *disminución n fall / drop -
6 cagarruta
f.dropping.* * *1 (excremento) sheep dirt, goat dirt2 figurado (hombre insignificante) little shit* * *SF1) [de animal] pellet, dropping2)es una cagarruta de su padre — Esp ** he's the spitting image of his father
* * *femenino droppings (pl), dung* * *femenino droppings (pl), dung* * *pelletcagarrutas de pájaro/ratón bird/mouse droppings* * *cagarruta nfdropping* * *f dropping, pellet -
7 retirada
f.1 retreat (military).batirse en retirada to beat a retreatcubrir la retirada to cover the retreat2 withdrawal.han ordenado la retirada del mercado del producto they have ordered the product to be withdrawn from o taken off the market3 withdrawal.ha anunciado su retirada de los terrenos de juego he has announced his retirement from the game4 departure.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retirar.* * *1 MILITAR retreat, withdrawal2 (de un carnet) withdrawal3 (retiro) retirement\batirse en retirada MILITAR to beat a retreatemprender la retirada MILITAR to retreat* * *noun f.1) retreat2) withdrawal* * *SF1) (Mil) retreat, withdrawalbatirse en retirada, emprender la retirada — to retreat, beat a retreat
2) [de dinero, embajador] withdrawal3) [de vehículo, objeto] removal4) †† (=refugio) safe place, place of refuge* * *1)a) (separación, alejamiento) withdrawalb) (Mil) retreatbatirse en retirada — (Mil) to retreat, to beat a retreat; ( ante situación desfavorable) to retreat
c) (de permiso, pasaporte) withdrawal2) ( de propuesta) withdrawal; ( de acusación) withdrawal, dropping4)a) ( jubilación) retirementb) ( de actividad) withdrawalc) ( de competición - antes de iniciarse) withdrawal; (- una vez iniciada) retirement* * *= withdrawal, removal, pullout.Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.Ex. Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.Ex. NATO is 'disappointed' at Russian pullout from arms treaty.----* en retirada = fleeing.* estar en retirada = be in retreat.* retirada de dinero = cash withdrawal.* retirada de efectivo = cash withdrawal.* * *1)a) (separación, alejamiento) withdrawalb) (Mil) retreatbatirse en retirada — (Mil) to retreat, to beat a retreat; ( ante situación desfavorable) to retreat
c) (de permiso, pasaporte) withdrawal2) ( de propuesta) withdrawal; ( de acusación) withdrawal, dropping4)a) ( jubilación) retirementb) ( de actividad) withdrawalc) ( de competición - antes de iniciarse) withdrawal; (- una vez iniciada) retirement* * *= withdrawal, removal, pullout.Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.Ex: NATO is 'disappointed' at Russian pullout from arms treaty.* en retirada = fleeing.* estar en retirada = be in retreat.* retirada de dinero = cash withdrawal.* retirada de efectivo = cash withdrawal.* * *A1 (separación, alejamiento) withdrawalesperan la retirada de las aguas they are waiting for the waters to recede o retreatla retirada de su embajador the withdrawal o recall of their ambassadorla retirada del ejército de la ciudad the withdrawal o pull-out of the army from the cityles cortamos la retirada we cut off their retreatbatirse en retirada ( Mil) to retreat, to withdraw, to beat a retreat; (ante una situación desfavorable) to retreatante esta amenaza los especuladores se baten en retirada faced with this threat the speculators are retreating o beating a retreat o taking flight2 (de un permiso, pasaporte) withdrawalCompuesto:( Agr, UE) set-asideB1 (de una propuesta) withdrawal2 (de una acusación) withdrawal, droppingC1 (de fondos) withdrawal2 (recogida) collectionD1 (jubilación) retirement2 (de una actividad) withdrawalsu retirada de la campaña his withdrawal from the campaign3 (de una competición — antes de iniciarse) withdrawal; (— una vez iniciada) retirement* * *
retirada sustantivo femenino
b) (Mil) retreat;
(— una vez iniciada) retirement
retirado,-a adjetivo
1 (en un lugar apartado) remote, secluded
una casa muy retirada, a very secluded house
2 (de una actividad) retired
retirada sustantivo femenino
1 withdrawal
2 (de una actividad) retirement, withdrawal
3 (de muebles viejos, etc) collection, disposal
4 Mil retreat
' retirada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batirse
- jubilación
- retirado
English:
recall
- retreat
- withdrawal
- pull
- walk
* * *retirada nfbatirse en retirada to beat a retreat;cubrir la retirada to cover the retreat;tocar la retirada to sound the retreat2. [de carné, pasaporte] withdrawal3. [de fondos] withdrawal4. [de acusación] withdrawal5. [de moneda, producto] withdrawal;el ayuntamiento es responsable de la retirada de las basuras the town council is responsible for refuse collection;han ordenado la retirada del mercado del producto they have ordered the product to be withdrawn from o taken off the market6. [de competición, actividad] withdrawal;el presidente ordenó la retirada del embajador the president ordered the ambassador to be recalled;piden la retirada de las tropas de la región they are asking for the troops to be withdrawn from the region;su retirada de la política sorprendió a todos her retirement from politics surprised everybody;el deportista ha anunciado su retirada de los terrenos de juego the sportsman has announced his retirement from the game* * *f1 MIL retreat, withdrawal;batirse en retirada beat a retreat2:retirada del carnet de conducir suspension of one’s driver’s license* * *retirada nf1) : retreatbatirse en retirada: to withdraw, to beat a retreat2) : withdrawal (of funds)3) : retirement4) : refuge, haven* * * -
8 canto
m.1 singing.canto fúnebre funeral chantcanto gregoriano Gregorian chantcanto guerrero war song2 edge (lado, borde).de canto edgeways3 pebble (guijarro).canto rodado pebble4 song, chant, singing.5 call, bird call, crow.6 canto, main division of a long poem.7 canthus, corner of the eye.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cantar.* * *1 (arte) singing2 (canción) song3 LITERATURA canto\al canto del gallo at daybreak, at cockcrow————————1 (extremo) edge2 (de cuchillo) blunt edge3 (esquina) corner4 (piedra) stone, pebble\■ si llegamos tarde, bronca al canto if we are late there'll be a row for suredarse con un canto en los dientes familiar to be thankful for small merciesfaltar el canto de un duro familiar to come very close to, be on the verge ofpor el canto de un duro by inches* * *noun m.1) singing2) song3) chant4) edge* * *ISM1) (Mús) (=arte) singing; (=canción) song; (Rel) chantcanto de sirena — siren call, siren song
canto gregoriano — Gregorian chant, (Gregorian) plainsong
2) [de pájaro] song; [de gallo] crow; [de grillo, chicharra] chirp3) liter song, hymnIIun canto a la libertad — a hymn o song to freedom
SM1) (=borde) [de mesa, libro] edgede canto: el libro cayó de canto — the book fell on its side
pon el libro de canto — stand the book on end o on its side
al canto * —
cada vez que se veían, pelea al canto — every time they saw each other there was inevitably an argument, every time they saw each other an argument was the order of the day
faltar el canto de un duro —
ha faltado el canto de un duro para que se caiga — he was o came this close to falling
canto de pan — heel of bread, crust (of bread)
2) (=piedra) pebblesi no llega a los 10 euros nos podemos dar con un canto en los dientes — we can think o count ourselves lucky if it comes to less than 10 euros
* * *1) (Mús) (acción, arte) singing; ( canción) chantse levantó con el canto del gallo — she got up at first light o (liter) at cockcrow
4) (borde, filo) edgefaltar el canto de un duro — (Esp)
5) (Geol) tbcanto rodado — ( roca) boulder; ( guijarro) pebble
darse con un canto en los dientes — (fam) to think o count oneself lucky
* * *1) (Mús) (acción, arte) singing; ( canción) chantse levantó con el canto del gallo — she got up at first light o (liter) at cockcrow
4) (borde, filo) edgefaltar el canto de un duro — (Esp)
5) (Geol) tbcanto rodado — ( roca) boulder; ( guijarro) pebble
darse con un canto en los dientes — (fam) to think o count oneself lucky
* * *canto11 = singing, chant.Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.
Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* canto fúnebre = dirge.canto22 = edge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
* canto delantero = fore-edge [fore edge].* canto externo = fore-edge [fore edge].* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.* * *A ( Mús)1 (acción, arte) singingclases de canto singing lessons2 (canción) chantCompuesto:canto gregoriano or llanoGregorian chant, plainsongB (de un pájaro) song; (del gallo) crowingal canto del gallo at the crack of dawn, at daybreak, at cockcrow ( liter)Compuesto:canto de or del cisneswan songD (borde, filo) edgeel canto de la mano the side of my/his/her hand: colocar el ladrillo de canto lay the brick on its sideal canto ( fam): bronca al canto you can bet your life o you can be sure there'll be trouble ( colloq)faltar el canto de un duro: faltó el canto de un duro para que se le cayera she came very close to dropping itE ( Geol) tbdarse con un canto en los dientes ( fam); to think o count oneself lucky* * *
Del verbo cantar: ( conjugate cantar)
canto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cantó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cantar
canto
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1a) (Mús) to sing
[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
canto sustantivo masculino
1 (Mús) (acción, arte) singing;
( canción) chant
2 ( de pájaro) song;
( del gallo) crowing
3 (Lit) ( canción) hymn
4 (borde, filo) edge;
5 (Geol) tb
( guijarro) pebble
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
canto 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (modo de cantar, arte) singing: su canto nos cautivó, we were captivated by his singing
2 (canción) chant, song: es un experto en cantos populares, he's a renowned folk singer
canto 2 sustantivo masculino (borde) edge: le dio un golpe con el canto de la mano, she give him a blow with the edge of her hand
♦ Locuciones: de canto, on its side
canto de un duro, close shave: faltó el canto de un duro para que se estrellase, he nearly crashed
canto 3 sustantivo masculino (guijarro) pebble, stone
canto rodado, (grande) boulder
(pequeño) pebble
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse con un canto en los dientes, to think oneself lucky
' canto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cal
- cancionero
- gregoriana
- gregoriano
- rodada
- rodado
- dote
- guerrero
- porra
- sólo
English:
boulder
- cockcrow
- crow
- dammit
- edge
- Gregorian
- singing
- song
- teach
* * *canto1 nm1. [acción, arte] singing;estudia canto she studies singingcanto gregoriano Gregorian chant;canto llano plainchant, plainsong2. [canción] songcanto fúnebre funeral chant;canto guerrero war song;Fig canto de sirena wheedling3. [de ave] songFig canto de(l) cisne swan song; Fig canto del gallo daybreak; Figal canto del gallo at daybreak4. [exaltación, alabanza] hymn;su discurso fue un canto a la violencia his speech was a paean to violence♦ nm1. [lado, borde] edge;[de cuchillo] blunt edge; [de libro] front edge;de canto edgeways, edgewise;Fampor el canto de un duro by a hair's breadth;faltó el canto de un duro para que tuviera un accidente he missed having an accident by a hair's breadth2. [guijarro] pebble;Famdarse con un canto en los dientes to count oneself lucky, to be happy with what one has gotcanto rodado pebble♦ al canto loc advfor sure;cada vez que viene, (hay) pelea al canto every time she comes, you can be sure there'll be a fight;tenemos tormenta al canto we're definitely in for a storm* * *1 m1 singing2 de pájaro song2 m1 edge;de canto on its side (pl on their sides);por el canto de un duro fig fam by the skin of one’s teeth fam2 ( roca) stone;darse con un canto en los dientes count o.s. lucky* * *canto nm1) : singing2) : chantcanto gregoriano: Gregorian chant3) : song (of a bird)4) : edge, endde canto: on end, sideways5)canto rodado : boulder* * *canto n1. (en general) singing2. (canción) song3. (borde) edge4. (piedra) stone / pebblede canto sideways / on its side -
9 pedrada
f.1 throw of a stone.2 blow or hit with a stone (blow).a pedradas by stoning3 blow with a stone, hairbow.4 direct remark, brickbat.5 hint, allusion, overtone, innuendo.* * *1 blow with a stone\matar a alguien a pedradas to stone somebody to deathpegarle una pedrada a alguien to hit somebody with a stone* * *SF1) (=acción) throw of a stone; (=golpe) hit o blow from a stone2) (=comentario molesto) snide remark, dig *3)sentar como una pedrada —
la cosa le sentó como una pedrada — he took it very ill, the affair went down very badly with him
- venir como pedrada en ojo de boticario* * *1) ( golpe)la pedrada le dio justo en la frente — the stone caught o hit him right on the forehead
2) (Méx fam) ( indirecta) hintdeja de echarme pedradas! — stop dropping hints!
* * *1) ( golpe)la pedrada le dio justo en la frente — the stone caught o hit him right on the forehead
2) (Méx fam) ( indirecta) hintdeja de echarme pedradas! — stop dropping hints!
* * *A(golpe): me dio/pegó una pedrada en la cabeza she hit me on the head with a stonela pedrada le dio justo en la frente the stone caught o hit him right on the foreheadlo mataron a pedradas he was stoned to deathlo rompió de una pedrada he smashed it with a stone/rockcaer or sentar como una pedrada ( fam); to go down very badlyle cayó como una pedrada al director it went down very badly with the directorvenirle a algn como pedrada en ojo de boticario ( fam); to be just what sb needs/needed, to be just what the doctor ordered ( colloq), to be just the ticket ( colloq)¡deja de echarme pedradas! stop dropping hints!* * *
pedrada sustantivo femenino
1 ( golpe):
2 (Méx fam) ( indirecta) hint
pedrada f (golpe) blow from a stone
(lanzamiento) throw of a stone
* * *pedrada nfrecibieron a la policía a pedradas the police were met by a hail of stones;el árbitro recibió una pedrada en la cabeza the referee was hit on the head by a stone;matar a pedradas a alguien to stone sb to death;pegar una pedrada a alguien to hit sb with a stone;Famvenir como pedrada en ojo de boticario to be just what one neededtirar pedradas a alguien to make snide remarks about sb* * *f blow with a stone;me dio una pedrada en la cabeza he hit me over the head with a stone* * *pedrada nf1) : blow (with a rock or stone)la ventana se quebró de una pedrada: the window was broken by a rock* * *pedrada n -
10 abandonar los servicios de Alguien
(v.) = drop outEx. This saves clients' time in running around and lessens the possibility of them ' dropping out'.* * *(v.) = drop outEx: This saves clients' time in running around and lessens the possibility of them ' dropping out'.
Spanish-English dictionary > abandonar los servicios de Alguien
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11 adivinar el pensamiento
(v.) = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughtsEx. Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds.Ex. Telling the difference between a subject looking at one thing or another by brain scan is interesting, but hardly constitutes ' reading their thoughts'.* * *(v.) = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughtsEx: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds.
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12 caer como chinches
* * *(v.) = drop like + fliesEx. Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.* * *(v.) = drop like + fliesEx: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.
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13 caer como moscas
to drop like flies* * ** * *(v.) = drop like + fliesEx. Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.* * *(v.) = drop like + fliesEx: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.
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14 coger una indirecta
(v.) = take + a hint, get + a hintEx. The problem with dropping hints to insensitive people is they usually don't take the hint.Ex. Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.* * *(v.) = take + a hint, get + a hintEx: The problem with dropping hints to insensitive people is they usually don't take the hint.
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15 cometer un disparate
(v.) = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex. She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.Ex. She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex. She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.* * *(v.) = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse. -
16 cometer un error garrafal
(v.) = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx. Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.* * *(v.) = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse. -
17 compatible con IBM
(adj.) = IBM compatibleEx. While the prices of IBM compatible computers are dropping rapidly, the cost of the software remains very high.* * *(adj.) = IBM compatibleEx: While the prices of IBM compatible computers are dropping rapidly, the cost of the software remains very high.
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18 darse por aludido
(entender una indirecta) to take the hint 2 (ofenderse) to take it personally————————to take the hint* * *(v.) = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hintEx. They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.Ex. The problem with dropping hints to insensitive people is they usually don't take the hint.Ex. They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.Ex. Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.* * *(v.) = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hintEx: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.
Ex: The problem with dropping hints to insensitive people is they usually don't take the hint.Ex: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone. -
19 de la fama al olvido
Ex. A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.* * *Ex: A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.
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20 de la fortuna a la pobreza
Ex. A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.* * *Ex: A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.
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