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1 encender
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2 encender
v.1 to light (vela, cigarro, chimenea).encender una cerilla to light o strike a matchElla enciende los troncos She lights the logs.2 to switch on (aparato).enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see3 to arouse (entusiasmo, ira).4 to turn on, to put on, to run, to switch on.Ella enciende el abanico She turns on the fan.5 to kindle, to stir up, to revive, to spark.Ella enciende la pasión She kindles the passion.* * *2 (luz, radio, tv) to turn on, switch on, put on; (gas) to turn on, light3 figurado (ocasionar) to kindle, provoke, spark off■ la construcción de la valla encendió las disputas entre las dos familias the building of the fence sparked off the rows between the two families1 (incendiarse) to catch fire, ignite3 figurado (excitarse) to flare up4 figurado (ruborizarse) to blush, go red* * *verb1) to light2) switch on3) start4) arouse* * *1. VT1) (=prender) [+ fuego, cigarrillo] to light; [+ cerilla] to strike; [+ luz, radio] to turn on, switch on, put on; [+ gas] to light, turn on; (Inform) to toggle on, switch on2) (=avivar) [+ pasiones] to inflame; [+ entusiasmo] to arouse; [+ celos, odio] to awake; [+ guerra] to spark off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, lightb) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to startc) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)2. 3.encenderse v pron1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch lightse encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed
2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red* * *= switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.Ex. Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.Ex. Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.----* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* encenderse = light up.* encender un cigarrillo = light up.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, lightb) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to startc) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)2. 3.encenderse v pron1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch lightse encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed
2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red* * *= switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.Ex: Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* encenderse = light up.* encender un cigarrillo = light up.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* * *encender [E8 ]vt1 ‹cigarrillo/hoguera/vela› to light; ‹cerilla› to strike, lightnos esperaba con la chimenea encendida she had the fire lit when we arrived2 ‹luz/radio/calefacción› to switch on, turn on, put on; ‹motor› to startno dejes el televisor encendido don't leave the television on3 ‹deseos/pasiones› to awaken, arouse, inflame ( liter)el dictador había encendido el fanatismo the dictator had stirred up fanaticism■ encendervi1 «cerilla» to light; «leña» to catch light, kindle2 «bombilla/tubo fluorescente» to come on, light up, light; «radio» to come onA «aparato» to come on; «llama/piloto» to lightesperar a que se encienda la luz roja wait until the red light comes onB2 «rostro» to go redal verlo se le encendió el rostro she went red in the face o she blushed when she saw him* * *
encender ( conjugate encender) verbo transitivo
‹ fósforo› to strike, light
‹ motor› to start;
verbo intransitivo [ fósforo] to light;
[ leña] to catch light;
[luz/radio] to come on
encenderse verbo pronominal [aparato/luz] to come on;
[fósforo/piloto] to light;
[ leña] to catch light
encender verbo transitivo
1 (con interruptor) to switch on
(con fuego) to light: enciende una cerilla, strike a match
2 (avivar) to stir up
' encender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lumbre
- encienda
- luz
- poner
English:
barbecue
- blow
- ignite
- inflame
- light
- light up
- power up
- put on
- rekindle
- set off
- strike
- switch on
- turn on
- kindle
- put
- start
- switch
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [vela, cigarro, chimenea, mecha] to light;encender una cerilla to light o strike a match;encender una hoguera to light a bonfire2. [aparato] to switch on;[motor] to start up;enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see3. [entusiasmo, ira] to arouse;[pasión] to arouse, to inflame;sus acusaciones encendieron los ánimos his accusations aroused people's anger;me enciende con esas cosas que dice he makes me mad with those things he says4. [guerra, contienda] to spark off* * *v/t2 figinflame, arouse, stir up* * *encender {56} vi: to lightencender vt1) : to light, to set fire to2) prender: to switch on3) : to start (a motor)4) : to arouse, to kindle* * *encender vb1. (conectar) to switch on / to turn on -
3 encender
• fire underwriter• fire wall• ignite• kindle• rekindle• revivalism• revive memories• set fire to• switch on -
4 encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo
familiar to have a foot in both campsSpanish-English dictionary > encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo
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5 encender la chispa
(v.) = kindle + sparkEx. But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.* * *(v.) = kindle + sparkEx: But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.
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6 encender la luz
(v.) = turn + the light onEx. A third of the libraries in the sample plan to introduce sensors that detect motion and turn lights off and on when needed.* * *(v.) = turn + the light onEx: A third of the libraries in the sample plan to introduce sensors that detect motion and turn lights off and on when needed.
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7 encender un cigarrillo
(v.) = light upEx. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.* * *(v.) = light upEx: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
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8 encender la leva a algn
Caribe *to give sb a good hiding* -
9 encender la sangre a algn
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10 encender o poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo
Spanish-English dictionary > encender o poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo
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11 encender el ánimo
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12 encender el fuego
• put on the fire• set the fire -
13 encender el motor
• run the motor -
14 encender la luz
• switch on the light• turn on the light -
15 encender la mecha
• stir up trouble -
16 encender la mecha de
• spark off -
17 encender los ánimos
• stir to passion• stir to rebellion• stir up to rebellion -
18 encender un fósforo
• strike a light -
19 encender una cerilla
• strike a light -
20 volver a encender
• rekindle
См. также в других словарях:
encender — verbo transitivo 1. Hacer (una persona o una cosa) que [una cosa] arda para que dé luz o calor: Encendieron el fuego para calentarse. Encendió un cigarro en la lumbre. 2. Conectar ( … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
encender — Se conjuga como: entender Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: encender encendiendo encendido Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. enciendo enciendes enciende… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
encender — (Del lat. incendĕre). 1. tr. Iniciar la combustión de algo. U. t. c. prnl.) 2. Pegar fuego, incendiar. 3. Conectar un circuito eléctrico. Encender la luz, la radio. 4. Causar ardor y encendimiento. La pimienta enciende la lengua. U. t. c. prnl.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
encender — encender(se) ‘Hacer que [algo] empiece a arder o a funcionar’ y, como pronominal, ‘ponerse a arder o a funcionar’. Verbo irregular: se conjuga como entender (→ apéndice 1, n.º 31) … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
encender — |ê| v. tr. Acender … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
encender — (Del lat. incendere, quemar < candere, blanquear, abrasar.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Hacer brotar luz o fuego de una cosa: ■ encendió unas velas para cenar. SE CONJUGA COMO tender SINÓNIMO prender ANTÓNIMO apagar 2 Prender f … Enciclopedia Universal
encender — v tr (Se conjuga como perder, 2a) 1 Hacer que algo arda o se queme; poner fuego a algo: encender una vela, encender un cigarro 2 Poner a funcionar un aparato o una máquina que trabaja con electricidad: encender la lámpara, encender el radio 3… … Español en México
encender — transitivo 1) incendiar, inflamar, prender. ≠ apagar. Incendiar es causar el incendio de una cosa no destinada a arder; se enciende la lumbre, una luz; el rayo incendia, no enciende, el bosque. Inflamar es encender lo que produce llama, o bien un … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
encender — {{#}}{{LM E14874}}{{〓}} {{ConjE14874}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynE15248}} {{[}}encender{{]}} ‹en·cen·der› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Hacer arder, incendiar o prender fuego, generalmente para proporcionar luz o calor: • Encendió una vela para bajar … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
encender — (v) (Básico) prender fuego a algo, hacer que empiece a arder, inflamar Ejemplos: No puedo encender el mechero. Durante el Día de Todos los Santos mucha gente enciende velas en los cementerios. Sinónimos: incendiar (v) (Básico) hacer que algo… … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
encender — pop. Incitar, excitar … Diccionario Lunfardo