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1 delicado

adj.

1 delicate, frail, breakable, fragile.

2 touch-and-go, delicate, sensible.

3 finicky, overparticular about trivial details, fiddly, pernickety.

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delicado

► adjetivo

1 (fino) delicate; (exquisito) exquisite; (refinado) refined

■ un color delicado a delicate colour

2 (difícil) delicate, difficult

■ una situación delicada a delicate situation

3 (enfermizo) frail, delicate

4 (frágil) fragile

5 (exigente) fussy, fastidious, hard to please

6 (cortés) refined, polite

7 (muy sensible) hypersensitive, extremely sensitive

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FRASEOLOGÍA

manjar delicado delicacy

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(f. - delicada)

adj.

1) delicate

2) fine

3) ill

4) sensitive

5) tactful

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ADJ

1) (=suave) [tejido, piel] delicate; [tela] fine; [color] soft

2) (=frágil) [máquina] sensitive; [salud] delicate

está delicado del estómago — he has a delicate stomach

3) (=fino) [rasgos] delicate, fine; [gusto] delicate, subtle

4) (=difícil) [situación] delicate, tricky; [punto] sore; [tema] delicate

5) [persona] (=difícil de contentar) hard to please, fussy; (=sensible) hypersensitive; (=discreto) tactful; (=atento) considerate

es muy delicado con la comida — he's very choosy about his food *

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- da adjetivo

1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined

2)

a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitive

prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

la delicada piel del bebé — the baby's delicate skin

b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicate

está delicado del estómago — his stomach's a little delicate

tiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart

3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky

4)

a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussy

b) ( susceptible) touchy

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= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].

Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.

Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.

Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.

Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.

Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.

Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.

Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.

Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.

Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.

Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.

Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.

Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.

Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.

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* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

* pregunta delicada = awkward question.

* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.

* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

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- da adjetivo

1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined

2)

a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitive

prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

la delicada piel del bebé — the baby's delicate skin

b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicate

está delicado del estómago — his stomach's a little delicate

tiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart

3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky

4)

a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussy

b) ( susceptible) touchy

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= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].

Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.

Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.

Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.

Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.

Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.

Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.

Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.

Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.

Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.

Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.

Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.

Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.

Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.

* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

* pregunta delicada = awkward question.

* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.

* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

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delicado -da

adjective

A (fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined

¡qué delicada eres! ¿qué más da si está un poco quemado? you're so fussy! what does it matter if it's a little burned?

B (que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile; ‹tela› delicate

prendas delicadas delicates, delicate garments

una crema para pieles delicadas a cream for sensitive skin

la delicada piel del bebé the baby's delicate skin

¡qué delicado eres! no lo dijo por molestarte don't be so touchy! he didn't mean to upset you

C (refiriéndose a la salud) delicate

está delicado del estómago his stomach's a little delicate

tiene el corazón delicado he has a weak o delicate o bad heart

después de la operación quedó muy delicado he was very frail o weak after his operation

D ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹situación› delicate, tricky

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delicado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate;
‹ sabor› delicate, subtle;
‹lenguaje/modales› refined
2
a) ( que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile;

‹ tela› delicate;
‹ piel› sensitive
b) ‹salud/estómago› delicate;

‹ corazón› weak
3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive;
‹ situación› delicate, tricky
4
a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussy

b) ( susceptible) touchy

delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter
' delicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delicada
- dulce
- exquisita
- exquisito
- primor
- asunto
- embromado
- fregado
- jorobado
- maniático
- melindroso
- remilgón
- tema
English:
dainty
- delicate
- fine
- fragile
- frail
- picky
- sensitive
- slight
- sore
- subject
- subtle
- ticklish
- touch on
- touchy
- tricky
- awkward
- delicacy
- shaky
- subtlety

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delicado, -a adj

1. [aroma, gesto, manos] delicate;

un perfume muy delicado a very delicate perfume

2. [material, objeto] delicate;

piel delicada sensitive o delicate skin;

loción hidratante para pieles delicadas moisturizing lotion for sensitive skin;

detergente para ropa delicada o [m5] prendas delicadas detergent for delicates

3. [asunto, situación] delicate, tricky;

una situación delicada a delicate o tricky situation

4. [persona] [débil, enfermizo] weak, delicate;

su estado (de salud) es delicado his condition is delicate;

estar delicado de salud to have delicate health;

estar delicado del corazón to have a weak heart

5. [persona] [sensible] sensitive

6. [educado] [persona] polite;
[lenguaje, modales] refined
7. [persona] [tiquismiquis] fussy, choosy, picky;

es demasiado delicado para ir de camping he likes his creature comforts too much to go camping;

¡no seas delicado, hay que comérselo todo! don't be so picky, you've got to eat all of it!

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delicado

adj delicate

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delicado, -da adj

1) : delicate, fine

2) : sensitive, frail

3) : difficult, tricky

4) : fussy, hard to please

5) : tactful, considerate

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delicado adj delicate

la seda es un tejido muy delicado silk is a very delicate fabric

una situación delicada a delicate situation

Spanish-English dictionary > delicado
2 salud

salud sustantivo femenino 1 (Med) health;
◊ estar bien de salud to be in good health;
gozar de buena salud to enjoy good health 2
◊ ¡salud! ( al brindar) cheers!;
( cuando alguien estornuda) (AmL) bless you!
salud sustantivo femenino
1 (de un ser vivo) health
2 (de una institución, etc) welfare, health
3 exclamación ¡salud!, (al brindar) cheers! (al estornudar) bless you!, (al saludar) ¡salud!, here's to you
4 (prevenir) curarse alguien en salud: este invierno me he curado en salud y me he vacunado contra la gripe, this winter I've taken the precautionary measure of vaccinating myself against flu
5 (funcionamiento de algo) la salud de la economía nacional no es buena, the national economy is in a poor state ' salud' also found in these entries: Spanish: bajón - beber - bien - débil - decaer - deterioro - dicotomía - disfrutar - enclenque - escabullirse - frágil - importar - Insalud - interesarse - lozana - lozano - mejorar - menoscabar - perfecta - perfecto - perjudicar - pletórica - pletórico - preguntar - quebradiza - quebradizo - quebrantar - recobrar - recuperar - restituir - sana - sanar - sanidad - sano - acabar - base - bueno - carcomer - consumir - dañar - debilitar - decadente - deficiente - delicado - desmejorado - deteriorar - empeoramiento - empeorar - endeble - expensas English: affect - bad - better - bless - blooming - care - cheer - conducive - considerably - damage - decline - exercise - fail - fit - fitness - glow - good - ground - guru - health - health service - ill health - injure - injury - look out for - mental - National Health Service - pick up - poorly - radiate - recover - sap - shape - sound - state - well - wreck - your - fiddle - ill - nursing - public - toll - unhealthy

English-spanish dictionary > salud
3 salud

intj.

1 cheers, your health, all hail, bottoms up.

2 God bless you, bless you.

f.

1 health.

estar bien/mal de salud to be well/unwell

beber o brindar a la salud de alguien to drink to somebody's health

curarse en salud to cover one's back

rebosar de salud to glow with health

tiene una salud de hierro she has an iron constitution

salud mental mental health

salud pública public health

2 state of health.

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salud

► nombre femenino

1 health

► interjección

1 familiar cheers!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

beber a la salud de alguien to drink to somebody's health

gozar de buena salud to be in good health

rebosar salud to be glowing with health

tener poca salud not to be very healthy

salud de hierro figurado iron constitution

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noun f.

health

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SF

1) (Med) health

estar bien/mal de salud — to be in good/bad health

mejorar de salud — to get better

tener buena salud, gozar de buena salud — to enjoy good health

devolver la salud a algn — to give sb back his health, restore sb to health

¿cómo vamos de salud? — how are we today?

salud ambiental — environmental health

salud mental — mental health, mental well-being

salud ocupacional — occupational health

salud pública — public health

2) (=bienestar) welfare, wellbeing

la salud moral de la nación — the country's moral welfare

- curarse en salud

3) [en brindis]

¡a su salud!, ¡salud (y pesetas)! — cheers!, good health!

beber a la salud de algn — to drink to the health of sb

4) [al estornudar]

¡salud! — bless you!

5) (Rel) salvation

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femenino

1) (Med) health

estar bien de salud — to be in good health

gozar de buena salud — to enjoy good health

curarse en salud — to be on the safe side, play safe

- salud pública

2)

salud! — ( al brindar) cheers!; ( cuando alguien estornuda) (AmL) bless you!

a su salud! — good health!

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= health, well-being [wellbeing/well being], wellness, state of health, human health.

Ex. Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.

Ex. Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.

Ex. More requests for wellness than illness information were made.

Ex. Although it is important to assess the library's vital signs and state of health, it is equally important to keep staff up to date on the effectiveness and efficiency of the library's service.

Ex. Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..

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* ¡Salud! = Cheers!.

* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.

* atención primaria de salud = primary health care.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* ¡A vuestra salud! = Here's to you!.

* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.

* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.

* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud = health librarian.

* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud = health sciences librarian.

* brindar por la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.

* buena salud = good health.

* centro de salud = health centre.

* ciencias de la salud = health sciences.

* curarse en salud = be on the safe side.

* débil de salud = poor health.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* educación para la salud = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.

* estado de salud = state of health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* fomento de la salud = health promotion.

* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD) = National Institutes of Health (NIH).

* mala salud = poor health.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* peligro para la salud = health hazard.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* profesional de la salud = health professional.

* profesionales de la salud = healing professions.

* promoción de la salud = health promotion.

* recobrar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.

* recuperar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.

* relacionado con la salud = health-related.

* riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.

* salud bucal = oral health.

* salud corporal = bodily health.

* salud de hierro = cast-iron constitution.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* salud de los huesos = bone health.

* salud en el trabajo = occupational health.

* salud enfermiza = ill health.

* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.

* salud física = physical health.

* salud infantil = child health.

* salud laboral = occupational health.

* salud maternal = maternal health.

* salud materno-infantil = mother and child health.

* salud mental = mental health.

* salud neonatal = newborn health.

* salud ósea = bone health.

* salud pública = public health, consumer health.

* salud reproductiva = reproductive health.

* servicio de salud pública = health service.

* tecnología de la información para ciencias de la salud = health informatics.

* trastorno de la salud = medical disorder.

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femenino

1) (Med) health

estar bien de salud — to be in good health

gozar de buena salud — to enjoy good health

curarse en salud — to be on the safe side, play safe

- salud pública

2)

salud! — ( al brindar) cheers!; ( cuando alguien estornuda) (AmL) bless you!

a su salud! — good health!

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= health, well-being [wellbeing/well being], wellness, state of health, human health.

Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.

Ex: Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.

Ex: More requests for wellness than illness information were made.

Ex: Although it is important to assess the library's vital signs and state of health, it is equally important to keep staff up to date on the effectiveness and efficiency of the library's service.

Ex: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..

* ¡Salud! = Cheers!.

* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.

* atención primaria de salud = primary health care.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* ¡A vuestra salud! = Here's to you!.

* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.

* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.

* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud = health librarian.

* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud = health sciences librarian.

* brindar por la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.

* buena salud = good health.

* centro de salud = health centre.

* ciencias de la salud = health sciences.

* curarse en salud = be on the safe side.

* débil de salud = poor health.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* educación para la salud = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.

* estado de salud = state of health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* fomento de la salud = health promotion.

* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD) = National Institutes of Health (NIH).

* mala salud = poor health.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* peligro para la salud = health hazard.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* profesional de la salud = health professional.

* profesionales de la salud = healing professions.

* promoción de la salud = health promotion.

* recobrar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.

* recuperar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.

* relacionado con la salud = health-related.

* riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.

* salud bucal = oral health.

* salud corporal = bodily health.

* salud de hierro = cast-iron constitution.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* salud de los huesos = bone health.

* salud en el trabajo = occupational health.

* salud enfermiza = ill health.

* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.

* salud física = physical health.

* salud infantil = child health.

* salud laboral = occupational health.

* salud maternal = maternal health.

* salud materno-infantil = mother and child health.

* salud mental = mental health.

* salud neonatal = newborn health.

* salud ósea = bone health.

* salud pública = public health, consumer health.

* salud reproductiva = reproductive health.

* servicio de salud pública = health service.

* tecnología de la información para ciencias de la salud = health informatics.

* trastorno de la salud = medical disorder.

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salud

feminine

A ( Med) health

no se encuentra bien de salud she isn't well, she's not in very good health

goza de buena salud he enjoys good health

te lo juro por la salud de mis hijos I swear it on my mother's grave

salud espiritual spiritual wellbeing

curarse en salud to be on the safe side, play safe

vender salud ( RPl); to be a picture of health, to be bursting with health ( colloq)

Compuesto:

salud pública

public health

B

¡salud! (al brindar) cheers!, here's to you!; (cuando alguien estornuda) ( AmL) bless you!

¡a su salud! your (very good) health!

¡a la salud de los novios! the bride and groom!

salud, dinero y amor or ( Esp) salud, amor y pesetas here's to health, wealth and love!

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salud sustantivo femenino
1 (Med) health;
◊ estar bien de salud to be in good health;

gozar de buena salud to enjoy good health
2
◊ ¡salud! ( al brindar) cheers!;

( cuando alguien estornuda) (AmL) bless you!
salud sustantivo femenino
1 (de un ser vivo) health
2 (de una institución, etc) welfare, health
3 exclamación ¡salud!, (al brindar) cheers!
(al estornudar) bless you!, (al saludar) ¡salud!, here's to you
4 (prevenir) curarse alguien en salud: este invierno me he curado en salud y me he vacunado contra la gripe, this winter I've taken the precautionary measure of vaccinating myself against flu
5 (funcionamiento de algo) la salud de la economía nacional no es buena, the national economy is in a poor state
' salud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajón
- beber
- bien
- débil
- decaer
- deterioro
- dicotomía
- disfrutar
- enclenque
- escabullirse
- frágil
- importar
- Insalud
- interesarse
- lozana
- lozano
- mejorar
- menoscabar
- perfecta
- perfecto
- perjudicar
- pletórica
- pletórico
- preguntar
- quebradiza
- quebradizo
- quebrantar
- recobrar
- recuperar
- restituir
- sana
- sanar
- sanidad
- sano
- acabar
- base
- bueno
- carcomer
- consumir
- dañar
- debilitar
- decadente
- deficiente
- delicado
- desmejorado
- deteriorar
- empeoramiento
- empeorar
- endeble
- expensas
English:
affect
- bad
- better
- bless
- blooming
- care
- cheer
- conducive
- considerably
- damage
- decline
- exercise
- fail
- fit
- fitness
- glow
- good
- ground
- guru
- health
- health service
- ill health
- injure
- injury
- look out for
- mental
- National Health Service
- pick up
- poorly
- radiate
- recover
- sap
- shape
- sound
- state
- well
- wreck
- your
- fiddle
- ill
- nursing
- public
- toll
- unhealthy

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salud

♦ nf

1. [de ser vivo] health;

su estado de salud no le permite viajar his state of health does not allow him to travel;

el sistema de salud de un país a country's health system;

estar bien/mal de salud to be well/unwell;

beber o [m5] brindar a la salud de alguien to drink to sb's health;

tiene una salud de hierro she has an iron constitution

Comp
salud mental mental health;
salud pública public health

2. [de nación, democracia] health;

el sistema goza de un buen estado de salud the system is in excellent health

♦ interj
[para brindar] cheers!; Am [después de estornudar] bless you!;
¡salud, camaradas! greetings, comrades!

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salud

f health;

¡(a tu) salud! cheers!;

salud de hierro iron constitution

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salud nf

1) : health

buena salud: good health

2)

¡salud! : bless you! (when someone sneezes)

3)

¡salud! : cheers!, to your health!

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salud¹ interj cheers!

salud² n health

un problema de salud a health problem

está bien de salud he's in good health

Spanish-English dictionary > salud
4 poor

puə
1. adjective
1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre

2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) malo; escaso

3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) pobre

•

- poorness
- poorly
2. adjective
(ill: He is very poorly.) pachucho, malo, indispuesto

poor adj pobre

the poor countries need our help los países pobres necesitan nuestra ayuda

poor

tr[pʊə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (person, family, country) pobre

2 (inadequate) pobre, escaso,-a; (bad quality) malo,-a; (inferior) inferior

■ you've got a poor memory tienes mala memoria

■ he's in poor health está mal de salud

■ that joke was in poor taste ese chiste era de mal gusto

■ she's a poor judge of character no sabe juzgar a las personas

■ they took a poor view of my decision vieron mi decisión con malos ojos

3 (unfortunate) pobre

■ poor Edward el pobre Edward

■ you poor thing! ¡pobrecito!

plural noun the poor

1 los pobres nombre masculino plural

poor ['pʊr, 'por] adj

1) : pobre

poor people: los pobres

2) scanty: pobre, escaso

poor attendance: baja asistencia

3) unfortunate: pobre

poor thing!: ¡pobrecito!

4) bad: malo

to be in poor health: estar mal de salud

poor

adj.

• aporreado, -a adj.

• arrancado, -a adj.

• arrastrado, -a adj.

• descamisado, -a adj.

• malo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• necesitado, -a adj.

• pobre adj.

• pobrete adj.

I pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)
adjective -er, -est

1) ( not wealthy) pobre

spiritually poor — pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne — el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdo

she's a poor golfer — es una jugadora de golf bastante floja or mala

theory is a poor substitute for experience — la teoría no puede reemplazar a la experiencia

to be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud

3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre

poor old Charles got soaked — el pobre Charles se empapó

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

II

plural noun

the poor — los pobres

[pʊǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar poorer) (superl poorest)
1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobre

a poor woman — una mujer pobre

a poor man — un pobre

poor people — gente f pobre, personas fpl pobres

• pewter was the poor man's silver — el peltre era la plata de los pobres

• they thought that cinema was a or the poor relation of theatre — pensaban que el cine era el pariente pobre del teatro

• to be the poorer (for sth), the nation is the poorer for her death — la nación ha sufrido una gran pérdida con su muerte

it left me £5 the poorer — me dejó con 5 libras de menos

- be as poor as a church mouse

2) (=inferior, bad) [goods, service] malo, de mala calidad

the wine was poor — el vino era malo or de mala calidad

Britain's poor economic performance — el bajo rendimiento económico obtenido por Gran Bretaña

she has a very poor attendance record — su expediente es muy malo en lo que a asistencia se refiere

they had made a poor job of it — habían hecho una chapuza *

• to be a poor imitation of sth — ser una burda or pobre imitación de algo

• his decision shows poor judgment — su decisión denota poco juicio

• to have a poor opinion of sb — tener un concepto poco favorable de algn

• to come a poor second (to sth/sb), he came a poor second in the final race — quedó el segundo en la carrera final, a bastante distancia del primero

his family comes a poor second to his career — su familia queda relegada a segundo lugar tras su carrera

3) (=deficient) [memory] malo; [soil] pobre, estéril; [harvest] pobre, escaso

I had a poor education — la educación que recibí no fue muy buena

many people eat a poor diet — mucha gente tiene una dieta pobre

poor — (Scol) (as mark) deficiente

• soils that are poor in zinc — suelos que son pobres en zinc or que tienen bajo contenido en zinc

4) (=untalented)

he was a poor actor — era un actor flojo

I'm a poor traveller — lo de viajar no lo llevo muy bien

she was a very poor swimmer — no era buena nadadora

• to be poor at maths — no ser muy bueno en matemáticas

we are poor at marketing ourselves — no somos muy buenos a la hora de darnos publicidad

5) (=unfortunate) pobre

the poor child was hungry — el pobre niño tenía hambre

poor little thing! — ¡pobrecito!, ¡pobre criaturita!

poor (old) you!, you poor (old) thing! — ¡pobrecito!

poor Mary's lost all her money — la pobre María ha perdido todo su dinero

he's very ill, poor chap — está grave el pobre

a poor little rich girl — una pobre niña rica
devil 1., 2)
2.

NPL

• the poor — los pobres

the rural/urban poor — los pobres de las zonas rurales/urbanas

3.

CPD

poor box N — cepillo m de las limosnas

poor law N — (Hist) ley f de asistencia pública

poor white N — (US) persona pobre de raza blanca
relief 1., 4) POOR
Position of "pobre"
You should generally put p obre {after} the noun when you mean poor in the sense of "not rich" and {before} the noun in the sense of "unfortunate":
It's a poor area Es una región pobre
The poor boy was trembling El pobre chico estaba temblando For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( not wealthy) pobre

spiritually poor — pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne — el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdo

she's a poor golfer — es una jugadora de golf bastante floja or mala

theory is a poor substitute for experience — la teoría no puede reemplazar a la experiencia

to be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud

3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre

poor old Charles got soaked — el pobre Charles se empapó

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

II

plural noun

the poor — los pobres

English-spanish dictionary > poor
5 ill

il
1. comparative - worse; adjective
1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) enfermo, delicado

2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.)

3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.)

2. adverb
(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) a duras penas, difícilmente

3. noun
1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal, algo/nada malo

2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal, problema, desgracia

•

- ill-
- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill

ill adj enfermo

she didn't go to school because she was ill no fue al colegio porque estaba enferma

to be taken ill caer enfermo

ill

tr[ɪl]

adjective

1 (sick) enfermo,-a

■ she's been very ill ha estado muy enferma

■ he was taken ill last night se puso enfermo anoche

■ I feel ill me encuentro mal

■ she looked quite ill hacía muy mala cara

2 (harmful, unpropitious) malo,-a

■ he suffers from ill health está mal de salud

■ we suffered no ill effects no experimentamos efectos desfavorables

■ ill repute mala fama

■ ill luck mala suerte

noun

1 formal use (harm, evil) mal nombre masculino

adverb

1 (badly) mal

■ the proposal was ill received la propuesta fue mal recibida

2 (unfavourably) mal

■ I won't speak ill of her no hablaré mal de ella

3 (with difficulty, hardly) mal, a duras penas

■ I can ill afford it difícilmente me lo puedo permitir, a duras penas puedo permitírmelo

plural noun ills

1 (problems, misfortunes) desgracias nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be ill at ease estar incómodo,-a

to bear somebody no ill will no guardarle a alguien ningún rencor

to fall ill caer enfermo,-a

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good no hay mal que por bien no venga

bird of ill omen pájaro agorero, pájaro de mal agüero

ill feeling resentimiento

ill humour mal humor nombre masculino

ill temper mal humor nombre masculino

ill will rencor nombre masculino

ill ['ɪl] adv, worse ['wərs] ; worst ['wərst] : mal

to speak ill of: hablar mal de

he can ill afford to fail: mal puede permitirse el lujo de fracasar

ill adj, worse ; worst

1) sick: enfermo

2) bad: malo

ill luck: mala suerte

ill n

1) evil: mal m

2) misfortune: mal m, desgracia f

3) ailment: enfermedad f

ill

adj.

• doliente adj.

• enfermo, -a adj.

• mal adj.

• malo, -a adj.

adv.

• mal adv.

n.

• enfermedad s.f.

• mal s.m.

= Illinois

[ɪl]
1. ADJ
(compar worse) (superl worst)
1) (Med) enfermo

• to be ill — estar enfermo

to be seriously ill — estar gravemente enfermo

he's ill with cancer — tiene cáncer, está enfermo de cáncer

• to fall ill — caer or ponerse enfermo, enfermarse (LAm)

• to feel ill — encontrarse mal, sentirse mal

• to look ill — tener mal aspecto or mala cara

• to make sb ill — [food, wine] sentarle mal a algn; [lifestyle, diet] afectar a la salud de algn

the soup made me ill — la sopa me sentó mal

all the worry was making me ill — la preocupación estaba afectando a mi salud

to make o.s. ill — ponerse enfermo, ponerse malo *

• to be taken ill — caer or ponerse enfermo, enfermarse (LAm)
mentally
2) (=bad) [fortune, luck] malo

• ill at ease — a disgusto

• ill effects — efectos mpl adversos

with no ill effects — sin mayores daños

• ill feeling — (=hostility) hostilidad f ; (=spite) rencor m

there are no ill feelings — no quedan rencores

I have no ill feelings toward them — no les guardo rencor

• ill health — mala salud f

to be in ill health — no estar bien (de salud), estar enfermo

he retired because of ill health — se retiró por problemas de salud

• ill humour — mal humor m

• ill repute — liter or hum mala reputación f

a house/lady of ill repute — una casa/mujer de mala reputación

• ill temper — mal genio m

• ill will — (=hostility) hostilidad f ; (=spite) rencor m

I bear you no ill will for that — no le guardo rencor por eso
wind I, 1., 1)
2.

ADV mal

to speak/think ill of sb — hablar/pensar mal de algn

• we can ill afford to lose him — mal podemos dejar que se vaya

we can ill afford to buy it — no podemos permitirnos el lujo de comprarlo

• it ill becomes you to criticize — no te sienta bien criticar

3. N
(fig)
1) ills frm (=problems) males mpl

the ills of the economy — los males de la economía

the inevitable ills of old age — los inevitables males or achaques de la vejez

2) † (=evil)

no ill had befallen the child — el niño no había sufrido ningún mal

• to bode or augur ill — no augurar nada bueno

4.

CPD

ill luck N — mala suerte f

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= Illinois

English-spanish dictionary > ill
6 estado

m.

1 state.

estado de excepción o emergencia state of emergency

estado de salud (state of) health

estado de sitio state of siege

el estado de las carreteras road conditions

su estado es grave his condition is serious (enfermo)

estar en buen/mal estado to be in good/bad condition; (vehículo, terreno) to be fresh/off (alimento, bebida)

en estado de alerta on (the) alert

estar en estado (de esperanza o buena esperanza) to be expecting

quedarse en estado to become pregnant

estado anímico o de ánimo state of mind

estado de bienestar welfare state

estado civil marital status

en estado de coma in a coma

estado de cuentas statement of accounts

2 state (gobierno).

el estado the State

estado Mayor (military) general staff

3 state.

estado policial police state

estado satélite satellite (state)

Estados Unidos de América United States of America

4 status, standing.

5 condition, shape.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: estar.

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estado

► nombre masculino

1 (situación) state, condition

■ su estado es delicado his condition is delicate

■ ahora les informamos del estado de las carreteras and now for some traffic news

2 (en orden social) status

3 HISTORIA estate

4 PLÍTICA state

■ varios jefes de estado asistieron al congreso various heads of state attended the congress

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en buen estado to be in good condition

estar en estado to be pregnant

estar en estado de funcionamiento to be in working order

estar en mal estado to be in bad condition

estado civil marital status

estado de ánimo state of mind

estado de bienestar welfare state

estado de cuentas statement of accounts

estado de excepción state of emergency

estado de guerra state of war

estado de salud state of health

estado mayor MILITAR staff

estado noble noble estate

estado sólido solid state

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noun m.

1) state

2) status

3) condition

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SM

1) (=situación)

a) [de objeto, proceso] state

¿en qué estado se encuentran las relaciones entre los dos países? — what is the state of relations between the two countries?

• estar en buen estado — [instalación, alimentos] to be in good condition

el ordenador está en perfecto estado — the computer is working perfectly o is in perfect working order

• estar en mal estado — [instalación] to be in (a) poor condition, be in a bad state; [alimentos] to be off

el techo se encontraba en muy mal estado — the roof was in very poor condition o in a very bad state

tras comer carne en mal estado — after eating meat that was off o that had gone off

b) [de persona] condition

el estado general del paciente — the overall condition of the patient

estado civil — marital status

estado de alarma, estado de alerta — state of alert

estado de ánimo — [emocional] mood; [mental] state of mind

estado de atención — state of alert

estado de coma — coma, state of coma

estado de cosas — state of affairs

en este estado de cosas, lo mejor es convocar nuevas elecciones — given the state of affairs, the best thing to do is call another election

¿cuál es el estado de cosas ahora? — what's the state of play now?

estado de emergencia, estado de excepción — state of emergency

estado de gracia — [de creyente] state of grace; [de político, gobierno] honeymoon period; [de deportista] run of good form

estado de guerra — state of war

estado de la red — (Inform) volume of users

estado de salud — condition, state of health

estado de sitio — state of siege

2) (Fís) state

estado gaseoso — gaseous state

estado líquido — solid state

estado sólido — solid state

3)

• en estado (=embarazada) —

una mujer en estado — an expectant mother

estar en estado — to be expecting

quedarse en estado — to become pregnant

• estar en estado de buena esperanza — to be expecting

• en avanzado estado de gestación — heavily pregnant, in an advanced state of pregnancy

• estar en estado interesante — hum to be expecting, be in the family way *

4) (=nación) state

los intereses del estado — national o state interests

el Estado español — Spain

asuntos de estado — affairs of state, state affairs

• hombre de estado — statesman

estado asistencial, estado benefactor — welfare state

estado colchón — buffer state

estado de derecho — democracy

estado del bienestar, estado de previsión — welfare state

estado policial — police state

estado tapón — buffer state
golpe 10)
5) (=región) [en EE.UU., México, Brasil] state

6) ( Hist) (=clase) estate

• el estado eclesiástico — the clergy

• estado llano, tercer estado — third estate, commoners pl

7) (Mil)

el Estado Mayor (General) — the (General) Staff

8) (Com, Econ) (=informe) report

estado de contabilidad — Méx balance sheet

estado de cuenta — bank statement, statement of account frm

estado de cuentas — [de una empresa] statement of account

estado de pérdidas y ganancias — profit and loss statement

estado de reconciliación — reconciliation statement

estado financiero — financial statement

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masculino

1)

a) (situación, condición) state

la casa está en buen estado — the house is in good condition

en avanzado estado de descomposición — (frml) in an advanced state of decomposition

en estado de embriaguez — (frml) under the influence of alcohol

tomar estado público — (RPl frml) to become public (knowledge)

b) (Med) condition

en avanzado estado de gestación — (frml) in an advanced state of pregnancy (frml)

no debería fumar en su estado — she shouldn't smoke in her condition

estar en estado — (euf) to be expecting (colloq)

estar en estado de buena esperanza — (euf or hum) to be expecting a happy event (euph)

quedarse en estado — (euf) to get pregnant

- estado civil

- estado de ánimo

- estado de cuenta

- estado de emergencia or excepción/de guerra/de sitio

- estado de gracia

- estado sólido

2) (nación, gobierno) state

la seguridad del Estado — national o state security

un asunto de estado — a state matter

el Estado — the State

•

- estado benefactor or de bienestar

- estado ciudad

- estado de derecho

- Estado Mayor

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masculino

1)

a) (situación, condición) state

la casa está en buen estado — the house is in good condition

en avanzado estado de descomposición — (frml) in an advanced state of decomposition

en estado de embriaguez — (frml) under the influence of alcohol

tomar estado público — (RPl frml) to become public (knowledge)

b) (Med) condition

en avanzado estado de gestación — (frml) in an advanced state of pregnancy (frml)

no debería fumar en su estado — she shouldn't smoke in her condition

estar en estado — (euf) to be expecting (colloq)

estar en estado de buena esperanza — (euf or hum) to be expecting a happy event (euph)

quedarse en estado — (euf) to get pregnant

- estado civil

- estado de ánimo

- estado de cuenta

- estado de emergencia or excepción/de guerra/de sitio

- estado de gracia

- estado sólido

2) (nación, gobierno) state

la seguridad del Estado — national o state security

un asunto de estado — a state matter

el Estado — the State

•

- estado benefactor or de bienestar

- estado ciudad

- estado de derecho

- Estado Mayor

* * *

estado¹

¹ = state, commonwealth.

Ex: WLN (Western Library Network) is composed of libraries in the states of Washington and Alaska in the United states, and is expanding to cover other states and libraries in Canada.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.

* abogado del estado, abogado de la corona = Queen's Counsel (QC).

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* capital del estado = nation-state capital, state capital.

* Capitolio del Estado = State Capitol.

* condición de estado = statehood.

* controlado por el estado = state-controlled.

* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la C = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

* de varios estados = multi-state [multistate].

* empleado del estado = state employee.

* en el norte del estado = upstate.

* en todo el estado = statewide [state-wide].

* estado árabe = Arab state.

* estado de derecho = rule of law.

* estado de hecho = rule of men.

* estado del bienestar = welfare state.

* estado isleño = island nation.

* estado laico = secular state.

* estado miembro = member government, member state.

* estado nacional = nation state, national state.

* estado niñera = nanny state.

* estado paternalista = nanny state.

* estados bálticos, los = Baltic States, the.

* estado soberano = sovereign state.

* Estados Unidos continental = continental United States, the.

* Estados Unidos de América, los (EE.UU., los) = USA, the (United States of America, the).

* Estados Unidos, los = US, US, the [U.S.], United States, the.

* financiado por el estado = state-supported, state-funded.

* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.

* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la = Spanish-American War, the.

* hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].

* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* localizado en los Estados Unidos = US-based.

* nación sin estado = stateless nation.

* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.

* papá estado = nanny state.

* poder del estado = state power.

* propiedad del estado = state property.

* región central de los Estados Unidos, la = American midwest, the.

* regulado por el estado = state-regulated.

* secretario de Estado = Secretary of State.

* Secretario de Estado, el = State Secretary, the.

* secreto de estado = state secret.

* supervisado por el estado = state-regulated.

* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* visita de estado = state visit.

* zona de los tres estados = tristate area.

estado²

² = stage, state, status, condition.

Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.

Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

Ex: He was laid upon the bed and upon examination his head was found in a terrible condition, swelled and bruised from the effect of sandbag blows.

* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* datos en estado bruto = raw facts.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* 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 = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated.

* en estado de alerta = on standby, on alert.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.

* en estado de descomposición = decaying.

* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.

* en estado de reserva = on standby.

* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.

* en estado embrionario = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage.

* en excelente estado = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en perfecto estado = intact, in mint condition, in immaculate condition.

* en su estado embrionario = in its embryonic stage.

* en su estado natural = in the wild.

* en tado de deterioro = dilapidated.

* en un estado embrionario = in an embryonic stage.

* estado actual = current state, present state.

* estado anímico = state, mood.

* estado civil = marital status.

* estado de abandono = state of neglect.

* estado de alerta = state of alert.

* estado de amenaza terrorista = terror alert.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* estado de cambio = state of flux.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* estado de emergencia = state of emergency.

* estado de excepción = state of emergency, state of exception.

* estado de inactividad = state of dormancy.

* estado de la circulación = traffic conditions.

* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.

* estado del arte = state of the art.

* estado de las artes = state of the arts.

* estado de las carreteras = traffic report, road conditions.

* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.

* estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.

* estado del tiempo = weather conditions.

* estado de salud = state of health.

* estado de trance = state of trance.

* estado de una situación = state of being.

* estado de vigilia = wakefulness.

* estado físico = physical condition, physical shape, physical state.

* estado híbrido = hybridity.

* estado incompleto = incompleteness.

* estado latente = latency, state of dormancy.

* estado líquido = molten state.

* estado molecular = molecular state.

* estado natural = natural state.

* estado sólido = solid state.

* estado vegetativo = vegetative state.

* estado vegetativo persistente = persistent vegetative state.

* estar en estado = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.

* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.

* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.

* información en su estado primario = raw information.

* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.

* informe sobre el estado de la nación = state of the nation report.

* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.

* perfecto estado = intactness.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* que conserva su estado natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant, be up the spout.

* sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

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estado

masculine

A

1 (situación, condición) state

el debate sobre el estado de la nación the debate on the state of the nation

la casa está en buen estado the house is in good condition

las carreteras están en muy mal estado the roads are in very poor condition o in a very bad state

la carne estaba en mal estado the meat was bad o ( BrE) off

en avanzado estado de descomposición ( frml); in an advanced state of decomposition

en estado de embriaguez ( frml); under the influence of alcohol

tomar estado público ( RPl frml); to become public (knowledge)

2 ( Med) condition

su estado general es satisfactorio ( frml); his general condition is satisfactory

en avanzado estado de gestación ( frml); in an advanced state of pregnancy ( frml), seven ( o eight etc) months pregnant

no debería fumar en su estado she shouldn't smoke in her condition

estar en estado ( euf); to be expecting ( colloq)

estar en estado de buena esperanza ( hum); to be expecting a happy event ( euph)

estar en estado interesante ( hum); to be expecting ( colloq)

quedarse en estado ( euf); to get pregnant

Compuestos:

● estado civil

marital status

● estado de alerta

state of alert

● estado de ánimo

state of mind

● estado de coma

coma

estaba en estado de coma she was in a coma

● estado de cuenta

bank statement, statement of account

● estado de emergencia or excepción

state of emergency

● estado de gracia

state of grace

● estado de guerra

state of war

● estado del tiempo

weather conditions

● estado de máxima alerta

state of maximum alert

● estado de máxima seguridad

state of maximum security

● estado de sitio

state of siege

● estado financiero

financial statement

● estado sólido

solid state

B

1 (nación) state

la seguridad del Estado national o state security

2 (gobierno) state

un asunto de estado a state matter

el Estado the State

3 ( Hist) (estamento) estate

el primer/segundo/tercer estado the first/second/third estate

Compuestos:

● estado benefactor

welfare state

● estado ciudad

city-state

● estado de bienestar

welfare state

● estado de derecho

constitutional democracy with guaranteed rule of law

● estado llano

el estado llano the commonalty, the commons (pl)

● Estado Mayor

( Mil) general staff

● estado policía

police state

● estado soberano

sovereign state

● estado tapón

buffer state

● estado villano

( Pol); rogue state

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Del verbo estar: ( conjugate estar)

estado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
estado
estar
estado sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) state;

◊ estado de ánimo state of mind;

estado de cuenta bank statement;
estado de emergencia or excepción state of emergency;
la casa está en buen estado the house is in good condition
b) (Med) condition;

◊ estar en estado (euf) to be expecting (colloq);

quedarse en estado (euf) to get pregnant
c)

◊ estado civil marital status

2 (nación, gobierno) state;
◊ la seguridad del Eestado national o state security;

estado de bienestar welfare state
estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1
a) ( seguido de adjetivos)

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!
b) ( con

◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

3 ( seguido de participios)
◊ estado sentado to be sitting;

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
◊ estoy a régimen I'm on a diet;

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;
◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo estadoé unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo estadoás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3
a) (tener como función, cometido):

◊ para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for;

estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
b) ( radicar) to lie;

◊ en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies

4 (estar listo, terminado):
◊ la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet;

lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
◊ te está pequeña it's too small for you;

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
estado v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
◊ está lloviendo it's raining;

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
◊ ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken;

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;
◊ ¿no te puedes estado quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;

estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
estado sustantivo masculino
1 Pol state
estado de bienestar, welfare state
2 (circunstancia, situación) state, condition: este abrigo está en un estado lamentable, this coat is in a terrible state
no puedes conducir en ese estado, you can't drive in that condition
estado de ánimo/ excepción/guerra/sitio, state of mind/emergency/ war/siege
estado civil, marital status
Mil Estado Mayor, staff
♦ Locuciones: estar en estado (de buena esperanza), to be expecting
abogado del Estado, legal representative of the State
razón de Estado, reason of State
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.

' estado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- aconfesional
- amiguete
- animada
- animado
- anímica
- anímico
- ánimo
- aparato
- atonía
- bajón
- barra
- bienestar
- BOE
- boletín
- bonanza
- bono
- bregar
- con
- condición
- coño
- dejar
- deplorable
- desocupación
- deterioro
- día
- dormitar
- estribar
- fiscal
- fragmentaria
- fragmentario
- ir
- golpe
- gravedad
- hombre
- jefa
- jefatura
- jefe
- lamentable
- licitar
- mentar
- mira
- notar
- penosa
- penoso
- permanecer
- permanencia
- primitiva
- primitivo
English:
abject
- absent
- act up
- agitation
- almost
- Attorney General
- bad
- bad-tempered
- be
- blissful
- budget
- canvass
- chancellor
- check up on
- club
- combine
- comfortable
- condition
- conscious
- consciousness
- coup
- crown
- decaying
- deliberate
- delusion
- denunciation
- disease
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- disrepair
- doldrums
- ever
- evident
- fall
- fitness
- fixture
- frame of mind
- gilt-edged
- he's
- head
- herself
- himself
- incompleteness
- intermittent
- intoxicated
- limbo
- maintain
- marital status
- marriage
- mind

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estado nm

1. [situación, condición] state;

su estado es grave his condition is serious;

me lo encontré en un estado penoso I found him in a pitiful state;

el estado de su cuenta arroja un saldo positivo your account is in credit;

estar en buen/mal estado [vehículo, terreno, edificio] to be in good/bad condition;
[alimento, bebida] to be fresh/Br off o US spoiled;
la moqueta se halla en muy mal estado the carpet is in very bad condition;

en estado de alerta on (the) alert;

en estado de guerra at war;

Comp

estar en estado (de buena esperanza) to be expecting, to be in the family way;

quedarse en estado to become pregnant;

Comp

estar en estado de merecer to be marriageable

Comp
estado de ánimo state of mind, mood;
estado de bienestar welfare state;

estado civil marital status;

estado de coma: [m5] en estado de coma in a coma;

estado de cuentas statement of accounts;

estado de emergencia state of emergency;

estado de equilibrio state of equilibrium;

estado estacionario [de enfermo] stable condition;

estado de excepción state of emergency;

estado de gracia [de santo] state of grace;

estar en estado de gracia [deportista] to be on excellent form;

estado de reposo: [m5] en estado de reposo at rest;

estado de salud (state of) health;

estado de sitio state of siege;

estado vegetativo vegetative state;

estado vegetativo permanente persistent vegetative state

2. Fís state;

un cuerpo en estado sólido/líquido/gaseoso a body in a solid/liquid/gaseous state

Comp
estado cristalino crystalline state
3. [gobierno] state;

temas de estado affairs of state;

un hombre de estado a statesman;

el Estado [el gobierno, la administración] the State;

asuntos que atañen a la seguridad del Estado matters relating to state security;

el Estado de las Autonomías = the organization of the Spanish state into autonomous regions with varying degrees of devolved power

4. [país, división territorial] state;

un estado independiente an independent state;

un estado de derecho a state which is subject to the rule of law

Comp
estado policial police state;
Estados Unidos (de América) United States (of America);

Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican States

5. Mil Estado Mayor general staff

6. Hist [estamento] estate

Comp
Hist los Estados Generales the Estates General;
el estado llano the third estate, the common people

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estado

m

1 state

2 MED condition;

en buen/mal estado in good/bad condition

3

:

el Estado the State

* * *

estado nm

1) : state

2) : status

estado civil: marital status

3) condición: condition

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estado n

1. (en general) state

una empresa controlada por el estado a state controlled company

tu estado de salud your state of health

2. (condición) condition

está en mal estado it's in bad condition

estar en estado to be expecting

estado civil marital status

los Estados Unidos the United States

Spanish-English dictionary > estado
7 embromado

- da adjetivo

1) [estar] (AmS fam)

a) (enfermo, delicado)

está embromada con esa gripe — she's feeling pretty rough with that flu (colloq)

anda muy embromado — he's in a bad way

está embromado del corazón — he has heart trouble

tiene un pie embromado — she has a bad foot

b) ( perjudicado)

el que siempre resulta embromado soy yo — I always seem to be the one who comes off worst (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS fam) < situación> tricky; < problema> thorny

b) (Chi fam) ( fastidioso) < persona> tiresome, irritating

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- da adjetivo

1) [estar] (AmS fam)

a) (enfermo, delicado)

está embromada con esa gripe — she's feeling pretty rough with that flu (colloq)

anda muy embromado — he's in a bad way

está embromado del corazón — he has heart trouble

tiene un pie embromado — she has a bad foot

b) ( perjudicado)

el que siempre resulta embromado soy yo — I always seem to be the one who comes off worst (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS fam) < situación> tricky; < problema> thorny

b) (Chi fam) ( fastidioso) < persona> tiresome, irritating

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embromado -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

( AmS fam) (enfermo, fastidiado): está embromada con esa gripe she's feeling pretty rough o she's pretty bad with that flu ( colloq)

anda muy embromado he's in a bad way

está embromado del corazón he has heart trouble

quedó muy embromado después que lo dejó su mujer he was in a very bad way o in a terrible state after his wife left him ( colloq)

la mala situación económica nos tiene a todos embromados we're all suffering because of the economic situation

estaba embromado y no podía seguir he was in a bad way o done for o done in and couldn't carry on ( colloq)

tiene un pie embromado she has a bad foot, she's done her foot in ( BrE colloq)

total, el que siempre resulta embromado soy yo in short, I'm always the one who comes off worst ( colloq)

B

1 ( AmS fam) ‹situación› tricky; ‹problema› thorny

2 ( Chi fam) (fastidioso) ‹persona› tiresome, irritating

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Del verbo embromar: ( conjugate embromar)

embromado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
embromado
embromar
embromado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar] (AmS fam) (enfermo, delicado) in a bad way;
◊ tiene un pie embromado she has a bad foot

2 (AmS fam) ‹ situación› tricky;
‹ problema› thorny
embromar ( conjugate embromar) verbo transitivo (AmS fam)
a) ( molestar) to pester

b) ( estropear) ‹ aparato› to ruin (colloq);

‹ plan› to ruin, spoil
c) ( perjudicar):

◊ la guerra nos embromó a todos we all suffered because of the war;

¡me embromaste! now you've really landed me in it! (colloq)
embromarse verbo pronominal (AmS fam)
a) ( jorobarse):

◊ que se embrome por estúpido it serves him right for being so stupid;

si no te gusta, te embromas if you don't like it, tough!
b) ( hacerse daño) to hurt oneself;

‹rodilla/hígado› to screw up (AmE colloq), to do … in (BrE colloq)
c) ( enfermarse) to get ill (colloq)

d) [aparato/frenos] to go wrong

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embromado, -a adj
Andes, Carib, RP Fam
1. [complicado] tricky;

cuidado con esta máquina, es bastante embromada careful with that machine, it's quite tricky to get the hang of

2. [mal]
¿cómo andas de salud? – sigo bastante embromado how are you? – I'm still feeling pretty rough;

hace años que tiene la espalda embromada she's had a bad back for years, she's been having problems with her back for years;

la situación económica de todo el mundo está muy embromada financially, everyone is in a very bad way;

quedó muy embromado después de la muerte de su padre he was in a really bad way after his father died

Spanish-English dictionary > embromado
8 continuar

v.

1 to continue, to go on, to carry on with.

los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went or continued on their way

continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do something

continúa lloviendo it's still raining

todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company

continuará to be continued (historia, programa)

El suplicio continuó The torture continued.

María continuó el trabajo de Ricardo Mary continued John's work.

Me continúa el dolor My pain persists=continues.

2 to keep on, to continue to.

Yo continúo estudiando I keep on studying.

3 to continue to be.

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continuar

Conjugation model [ ACTUAR], like link=actuar actuar

► verbo transitivo

1 (proseguir) to continue, carry on

■ continuó su camino she continued on her way

■ continuaron su viaje they continued their journey

► verbo intransitivo

1 (permanecer, durar) to continue, go on

■ el espectáculo continúa the show continues

■ continúa lloviendo it's still raining

■ Pablo continúa en Praga Pablo is still in Prague

► verbo pronominal continuarse

1 (extenderse) to extend, run

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

'Continuará' (capítulos, episodios, etc) "To be continued"

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verb

to continue, go on

* * *

1.

VT to continue

el tren continuó su marcha — the train continued its journey

continuó sus estudios en Barcelona — she continued her studies in Barcelona

continuaremos la clase mañana — we will go on with o continue the lesson tomorrow

continuó su vida como antes — he went on with o continued with his life as before

2. VI

1) [historia, espectáculo, guerra] to continue, go on

la búsqueda continuó durante toda la noche — the search continued o went on all night

continúe, por favor — please continue, please go on

la serie continúa la semana que viene — the series continues next week

"continuará" — "to be continued"

pase lo que pase, la vida continúa — come what may, life goes on

2) [en una situación]

la puerta continúa cerrada — the door is still shut, the door remains shut frm

continúa muy grave — she is still in a critical condition, she remains in a critical condition frm

continúa en el mismo puesto de trabajo — she is still in the same post, she remains in the same post frm

continuaba en Noruega — he was still in Norway

• continuar con algo — to continue with sth, go on with sth

continuó con su trabajo — he continued with o went on with his work

Pablo continúa con Irene — Pablo is still (together) with Irene

continuar con salud — to be still in good health, remain in good health frm

• continuar haciendo algo, continuó leyendo — she continued to read o reading, she went on reading

la policía continuará investigando el caso — the police are to continue o go on investigating the case

a pesar de todo, continúa diciendo lo que piensa — in spite of everything, she continues to speak her mind o she still speaks her mind

continúa lloviendo — it's still raining

continuaba trabajando para ellos — he still worked for them

en cualquier caso continúo siendo optimista — in any case, I remain optimistic o I am still optimistic

3) [camino, carretera] to continue, go on, carry on

el camino continúa hasta la costa — the road continues o goes on o carries on (all the way) to the coast

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1.
verbo transitivo to continue

continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
2.
continuar vi

a) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continue

si las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this

continuará — to be continued

la película continúa en cartelera — the movie is still showing

continuar con algo — to continue with something

continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...

b) carretera to continue
3.
continuarse v pron (frml) to continue

el camino se continúa en un sendero — the road continues as a path

su obra se continuó en sus discípulos — his work was continued by his disciples

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= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.

Ex. Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.

Ex. Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.

Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.

Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.

Ex. If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.

Ex. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. I think we'd better push on to the next topic.

Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex. In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.

Ex. In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex. Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.

Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.

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* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.

* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.

* continuar al lado de = stand by.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.

* continuar avanzando = press on.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.

* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.

* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* continuar en = overflow on.

* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.

* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.

* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.

* continuar implacablemente = march on.

* continuar inexorablemente = march on.

* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.

* continuar leyendo = read on.

* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.

* continuar siendo = remain.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.

* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* continuar viviendo = live on.

* continuar vivo = live on.

* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.

* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to continue

continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
2.
continuar vi

a) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continue

si las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this

continuará — to be continued

la película continúa en cartelera — the movie is still showing

continuar con algo — to continue with something

continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...

b) carretera to continue
3.
continuarse v pron (frml) to continue

el camino se continúa en un sendero — the road continues as a path

su obra se continuó en sus discípulos — his work was continued by his disciples

* * *

= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.

Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.

Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.

Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.

Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.

Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.

Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.

Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.

Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.

Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.

* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.

* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.

* continuar al lado de = stand by.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.

* continuar avanzando = press on.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.

* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.

* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* continuar en = overflow on.

* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.

* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.

* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.

* continuar implacablemente = march on.

* continuar inexorablemente = march on.

* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.

* continuar leyendo = read on.

* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.

* continuar siendo = remain.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.

* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* continuar viviendo = live on.

* continuar vivo = live on.

* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.

* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* * *

continuar [ A18 ]

vt

to continue

va a continuar sus estudios en el extranjero she's going to continue her studies abroad

continuó su vida como si nada hubiera pasado he went on with o continued with his life as if nothing had happened

sus discípulos continuaron su obra her disciples carried on o continued her work

continuemos la marcha let's go on o carry on

—y eso sería un desastre —continuó and that would be catastrophic, he went on o continued

■ continuar

vi

1 «guerra/espectáculo/vida» to continue

si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this

[ S ] continuará to be continued

la película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showing

continúe la defensa (counsel for) the defense may continue

continuar CON algo to continue WITH sth

no pudieron continuar con el trabajo they couldn't continue (with) o go on with the work

continuar + GER:

su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition

continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement

si continúas comportándote así if you continue to behave o go on behaving like this

continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …, she continued by saying that …

2 «carretera» to continue

la carretera continúa hasta la parte alta de la montaña the road continues (on) to the top of the mountain, the road goes on up to the top of the mountain

■ continuarse

v pron

( frml); to continue

el camino se continúa en un angosto sendero the road continues as a narrow path

su obra se continuó en la labor de sus discípulos his work was continued in the labor of his disciples

* * *

continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;
◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;

( on signs) continuará to be continued;
◊ la película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showing;

continuar con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue

' continuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incapaz
- perdurar
- seguir
English:
carry on
- continue
- go ahead
- go on
- keep
- keep on
- keep up
- remain
- resume
- carry
- go
- hold
- move
- proceed
- pursue
- take
- wear

* * *

continuar

♦ vt

to continue, to carry on with;

los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went o continued on their way;

continuarán el partido suspendido mañana the abandoned match will be continued tomorrow

♦ vi

to continue, to go on;

continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do sth;

continúa lloviendo it's still raining;

¿continúas viviendo en Brasil? are you still living in Brazil?, do you still live in Brazil?;

continuamos trabajando en el mismo proyecto we are still working on the same project;

continúan con el proyecto they are carrying on with o continuing with the project;

todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company;

continúen en sus puestos hasta nueva orden stay at your posts until you receive fresh orders;

continuará [historia, programa] to be continued;

la finca continúa hasta el río the farm extends as far as the river;

el camino continúa por la costa the road continues o carries on along the coast

♦ See also the pronominal verb continuarse

* * *

continuar

I v/t continue

II v/i continue;

continuará to be continued;

continuar haciendo algo continue o carry on doing sth;

continuó nevando it kept on snowing

* * *

continuar {3} v

: to continue

* * *

continuar vb

1. to continue / to carry on [pt. & pp. carried]

continuaremos el debate después de comer we'll continue the discussion after lunch / we'll carry on with the discussion after lunch

continuó escribiendo hasta su muerte she carried on writing until she died

2. (estar todavía) to be still

el buen tiempo continúa the weather is still fine

mira a ver si continúa allí look and see is he's still there

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