estar sobre la pista

estar sobre la pista de algn — to be on sb's trail o track, be after sb

seguir la pista de algn — [gen] to be on sb's trail o track; [de cerca] to shadow sb

pista falsa — [gen] false trail; (=ardid) red herring

pista de aterrizaje — [en aeropuerto] runway; [para aviones militares, privados] landing strip

se me/le puso pesada la pista — (Chi fam) I/he found it heavy o tough going

se me/le puso pesada la pista — (Chi fam) I/he found it heavy o tough going

Ex: Other physical details, including, as appropriate, type of recording, playing speed, groove characteristics, track configuration, number of tracks, number of sound channels, recording and reproduction characteristics.

Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.

meterse en el sobre — to hit the sack *, hit the hay *

un puente sobre el río Ebro — a bridge across o over the river Ebro

varios policías se abalanzaron sobre él — several policemen jumped on o fell upon him

la responsabilidad que recae sobre sus hombros — the responsibility which rests on o upon his shoulders

500 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 500 metres o (EEUU) meters above sea level

un aumento sobre el año pasado — an increase on o over last year

un libro sobre Tirso — a book about o on Tirso

sobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea — airmail envelope

un sobre de sopa — a package of soup (AmE), a packet of soup (BrE)

letras en azul sobre (un) fondo blanco — blue letters on o upon a white background

en el techo justo sobre la mesa — on the ceiling right above o over the table

estar sobre alguien — ( vigilar) to check up on somebody

un incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado — an increase of 11% on o over last year's prices

escribió sobre el espinoso tema de... — she wrote on o about the thorny topic of...

sobre unos 70 kilos — around o about 70 kilos

sobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea — airmail envelope

un sobre de sopa — a package of soup (AmE), a packet of soup (BrE)

letras en azul sobre (un) fondo blanco — blue letters on o upon a white background

en el techo justo sobre la mesa — on the ceiling right above o over the table

estar sobre alguien — ( vigilar) to check up on somebody

un incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado — an increase of 11% on o over last year's prices

escribió sobre el espinoso tema de... — she wrote on o about the thorny topic of...

sobre unos 70 kilos — around o about 70 kilos

Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex: His report contains sufficient information about a set of events and the people involved to allow for careful, systematic investigation.

• tierra adentro — inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

•¡ media vuelta! — (Mil) about turn!, about face! (EEUU)

los soldados dieron media vuelta — the soldiers did an about-turn o(EEUU) an about-face

• la vuelta al mundo — (=viaje) a round-the-world trip

vuelta al ruedo — (Taur) circuit of the ring made by a triumphant bullfighter

dar la vuelta a — [+ llave, manivela] to turn; [+ página] to turn (over)

dar vueltas sobre un eje — to turn on o spin round an axis

• dar vueltas alrededor de un planeta — to go o revolve round a planet

estaba mareado y todo me daba vueltas — I was dizzy and everything was going o spinning round

• dar la vuelta a — [+ disco] to turn over

dale la vuelta al jersey — (=ponlo del derecho) turn the jumper the right way out; (=ponlo del revés) turn the jumper inside out

dale la vuelta al vaso — (=ponlo boca arriba) turn the glass the right way up; (=ponlo boca abajo) turn the glass upside down

• a la vuelta de la esquina — around the corner

las elecciones están ya a la vuelta de la esquina — the elections are almost upon us o just around the corner

• la vuelta al colegio — (en septiembre) the new school year

• a vuelta de correo — by return (of post)

•de vuelta — on the way back

• estar de vuelta — (lit) to be back

• dar una vuelta, dimos una vuelta por el parque — we went for a stroll in the park

nos dio una vuelta en su coche — he gave us a ride in his car, he took us for a spin in his car *

una carretera con muchas vueltas — a road with lots of bends o twists and turns in it