está quemado

llegó muy quemado de la playa — he got back really burned o burnt from the beach

esto sabe a quemado — this tastes burned o burnt

ya está quemado como futbolista — he's had it as a footballer *

la vecina me tiene quemado — I've had it up to here with the woman next door *, I'm sick and tired of the woman next door *

estar quemado con algo — to be sick and tired of sth *

es tan quemado el pobre — he's such an unlucky guy *

Ex: The majority of the people in charge of prison libraries are mediocre in their work, institutionalised, burned-out, or all of the above.

to burn itself out — \<\<fire\>\> apagarse*

he's burnt himself out — está acabado or (fam) quemado

he's burnt himself out — (fig) está quemado

to burn itself out — \<\<fire\>\> apagarse*

he's burnt himself out — está acabado or (fam) quemado

dead body — cadáver m, cuerpo m sin vida

he was dead on arrival at the hospital — cuando llegó al hospital ya había muerto, ingresó cadáver (Esp)

drop dead! — vete al demonio or al diablo!

as dead as a dodo o doornail — requetemuerto (fam)

dead and gone: when I'm dead and gone cuando yo me muera; not to be seen o caught dead (colloq): I wouldn't be seen o caught dead in that dress — yo no me pondría ese vestido ni muerta or ni loca; body 1) c)

to go dead — \<\<limb\>\> dormirse*

in dead silence — en un silencio absoluto or total

she was dead on time — (esp BrE) llegó puntualísima

dead tired — muerto (de cansancio) (fam), cansadísimo

to be dead certain o sure — estar* totalmente seguro

it was dead easy — estuvo regalado or tirado (fam)

in the o (BrE also) at dead of night — a altas horas de la noche or de la madrugada

dead man — muerto m

• dead or alive — vivo o muerto

• to be dead on arrival — (in hospital) ingresar cadáver

• dead and buried — (lit, fig) muerto y bien muerto

• to drop (down) dead — caer muerto

drop dead! * — ¡vete al cuerno! *

• to fall down dead — caer muerto

• the line has gone dead — (Telec) la línea está cortada or muerta

• my fingers have gone dead — (gen) se me han dormido los dedos; (with cold) se me han entumecido los dedos

• he is dead to all pity — es incapaz de sentir compasión

• a dead cert * — una cosa segura

• to fall into a dead faint — desmayarse totalmente

• a dead loss * — (=person) un inútil; (=thing) una birria

• a dead ringer for * — el doble de, la viva imagen de

• to come to a dead stop — pararse en seco

dead slow — (Aut) reducir la marcha; (Naut) muy despacio

• to be dead against sth — estar totalmente opuesto a algo

• dead ahead — todo seguido, todo derecho

• dead between the eyes — justo entre los ojos

• dead level — completamente plano

• to be dead set on doing sth — estar decidido a hacer algo

• dead straight — todo seguido, todo derecho

• dead on target — justo en el blanco

• dead on time — a la hora exacta

• to be dead beat — estar hecho polvo *

• dead broke — sin un duro

• dead certain — completamente seguro

• dead drunk — borracho perdido

• dead easy — facilón, chupado **

• dead tired — muerto (de cansancio)

to come back or rise from the dead — resucitar

dead end N — (lit, fig) callejón m sin salida

to come to a dead end — (fig) llegar a un punto muerto

dead hand N — (fig) [of state, bureaucracy] peso m muerto

dead heat N — (Sport) empate m

dead letter N — letra f muerta

dead march N — marcha f fúnebre

dead matter N — materia f inanimada

dead reckoning N — estima f

Dead Sea N — mar m Muerto

the dead season N — (Tourism) la temporada baja

dead weight N — peso m muerto; [of vehicle] tara f ; (fig) lastre m, carga f inútil

dead body — cadáver m, cuerpo m sin vida

he was dead on arrival at the hospital — cuando llegó al hospital ya había muerto, ingresó cadáver (Esp)

drop dead! — vete al demonio or al diablo!

as dead as a dodo o doornail — requetemuerto (fam)

dead and gone: when I'm dead and gone cuando yo me muera; not to be seen o caught dead (colloq): I wouldn't be seen o caught dead in that dress — yo no me pondría ese vestido ni muerta or ni loca; body 1) c)

to go dead — \<\<limb\>\> dormirse*

in dead silence — en un silencio absoluto or total

she was dead on time — (esp BrE) llegó puntualísima

dead tired — muerto (de cansancio) (fam), cansadísimo

to be dead certain o sure — estar* totalmente seguro

it was dead easy — estuvo regalado or tirado (fam)

in the o (BrE also) at dead of night — a altas horas de la noche or de la madrugada

to take to something like a duck to water: he took to skiing like a duck to water — empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida; water I 1)

wild duck — pato m salvaje

to make a duck, be out for a duck — (Brit) ser eliminado a cero

yes, duck(s) — (Brit) sí, cariño

duck soup * N (US) (fig) —

to take to something like a duck to water: he took to skiing like a duck to water — empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida; water I 1)

el incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland

he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron

los guerrilleros quemaron varias aldeas — the guerrillas set fire to o burned several villages

quemó su dinero en la lotería — he blew his money on the lottery *

lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid

un escándalo sexual puede quemar a cualquier político — a sex scandal can destroy o can be the ruin of any politician

este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun

caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

• hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sth

quiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...

el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...

• a saber — namely

• ¡ anda a saber! — LAm God knows!

• demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...

¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *

• cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...

• ¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!

• lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know

• para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information

• que yo sepa — as far as I know

• un no sé qué — a certain something

• ¡ quién sabe! — who knows!

• ¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!

• tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)

• ¡ vete a saber! — God knows!

• ya lo sabía yo — I thought as much

• ¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *

cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it

• saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself

• saber de algo — to know of sth

• saber a — to taste of

me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.

Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.