espero que no nieve

he comido — I have o I've eaten

había ido al cine — he had gone o he'd gone to the cinema

¡hubieran visto la casa! — esp LAm * you should have seen the house!

• haber de —

los has de ver — LAm you'll see them

ha de llegar hoy — esp LAm he should get here today

has de estar equivocado — esp LAm you must be mistaken

habían muchas personas — LAm there were many people there

• ¿ cuánto hay de aquí a Cuzco? — how far is it from here to Cuzco?

• los hay excelentes — some are excellent

• no hay, no hay nada mejor que... — there's nothing better than...

• ¿ qué hay? — (=¿qué pasa?) what's up?; (=¿qué tal?) how's it going?, how are things?

¡qué hubo! — Chile, Méx, Ven * how's it going?, how are things?

un amigo como hay pocos o donde los haya — a friend in a million

¡hay helado! — [dicho a voces] ice cream!; [en cartel] ice cream sold

"no hay entradas o localidades" — "sold out"

hay que trabajar más — [como mandato] you must work harder

• no hay más que, no hay más que leer las normas — all you have to do is read the rules

tres años ha — frm three years ago

años ha que no les veo — frm, hum I haven't seen them for years

bien haya... — (Rel) blessed be...

¿se habrán perdido? — do you think they've o they might have got lost?

ha de ser firmado por ambas partes — it has to o must be signed by both parties

¿cuántos kilómetros hay hasta Sevilla? — how many kilometers are there o is it to Seville?

gracias - no hay de qué — thank you - don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome

hola ¿qué hay/hay de nuevo? — (fam) hello, how are things/what's new?

es un poco largo - ¿qué hay? — (CS fam) it's rather long - so what?

¿qué hubo? — (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?

habérselas con alguien: tendrá que habérselas conmigo he'll have me to deal with; habido y por haber: todos los trucos habidos y por haber — every trick in the book (colloq)

haber que + inf: hay que estudiar you/we/they must study; hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; hay que decir algo something has to be said; había que verlo! you should have seen him!; no hay más que apretarlo all you have to do is press it; no hay que darle muy fuerte — ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to hit it too hard; ( no se debe) you mustn't hit it too hard

los hijos habidos en el/fuera del matrimonio — children born in/out of wedlock (frml)

tener algo en su haber — (period) to have something to one's credit

los haberes que se le adeudan — moneys o monies owed to you (frml)

¿se habrán perdido? — do you think they've o they might have got lost?

ha de ser firmado por ambas partes — it has to o must be signed by both parties

¿cuántos kilómetros hay hasta Sevilla? — how many kilometers are there o is it to Seville?

gracias - no hay de qué — thank you - don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome

hola ¿qué hay/hay de nuevo? — (fam) hello, how are things/what's new?

es un poco largo - ¿qué hay? — (CS fam) it's rather long - so what?

¿qué hubo? — (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?

habérselas con alguien: tendrá que habérselas conmigo he'll have me to deal with; habido y por haber: todos los trucos habidos y por haber — every trick in the book (colloq)

haber que + inf: hay que estudiar you/we/they must study; hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; hay que decir algo something has to be said; había que verlo! you should have seen him!; no hay más que apretarlo all you have to do is press it; no hay que darle muy fuerte — ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to hit it too hard; ( no se debe) you mustn't hit it too hard

los hijos habidos en el/fuera del matrimonio — children born in/out of wedlock (frml)

tener algo en su haber — (period) to have something to one's credit

los haberes que se le adeudan — moneys o monies owed to you (frml)

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les retiraron las subvenciones — they had their subsidies taken away o withdrawn

la mayoría del electorado le ha retirado la confianza — he has lost the confidence o trust of the majority of the electorate

estos aviones serán retirados de o del servicio — these planes are to be withdrawn from service

el producto fue retirado del mercado — the product was withdrawn from the market o taken off the market

se retiró de la carrera — ( antes de iniciarse) he pulled out of o withdrew from the race; ( una vez iniciada) he pulled out of o retired from the race

se retiró de la carrera — ( antes de iniciarse) he pulled out of o withdrew from the race; ( una vez iniciada) he pulled out of o retired from the race

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punto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead

• dos puntos — colon

punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end

puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot

punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre

este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine

punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)

ganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points

¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *

prendas de punto — knitwear sing

• hacer punto — to knit

punto de costado — (=dolor) stitch

al llegar a este punto — at this point o stage

punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot

punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint

punto débil — weak point o spot

punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point

punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view

punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate

punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish

punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point

punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)

• a punto — ready

• al punto — at once, immediately

estar al punto — LAm * to be high **

• bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away

• a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelized

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks

• en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot

• en su punto — [carne] done to a turn; [fruta] just ripe

• hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extent

• subir de punto — (=aumentar) to grow, increase; (=empeorar) to get worse

darle el punto a algn ** —

¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

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