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1 abundar
v.1 to abound (ser abundante).aquí abundan los camaleones there are lots of chameleons hereEl agua abunda Water abounds.2 to be plenty of, to be a lot of.Abundan los problemas There are plenty of problems.3 to have plenty of, to have a lot of, to have probably a lot of.Me abundan los problemas I have plenty of problems.4 to abound for, to be plentiful for, to abound to.Nos abunda la comida Food abounds for us.* * *1 (haber en cantidad) to abound, be plentiful2 abundar en (tener en cantidad) to be rich in, abound in3 figurado (adherirse) to share, support■ yo abundo en la opinión del ministro I agree with the minister, I share the minister's opinion* * *verbto abound, be plentiful* * *VI1) (=existir en abundancia) to be plentifuleste tipo de cáncer abunda entre personas sedentarias — this type of cancer is very common in o among sedentary people
2) frm (=tener en abundancia)abundar en algo: la zona abunda en gas natural — the area is rich in natural gas, natural gas is plentiful in the area
los periódicos abundan en anglicismos — the newspapers abound in o with anglicisms
3) (=profundizar)abundar en algo — frm to elaborate on sth
4) (=estar de acuerdo)yo abundo en esa opinión — I absolutely o wholeheartedly agree
* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) ( existir en gran número o cantidad) especie/mineral to be abundantb) ( tener mucho)abundar en algo — to abound o be rich in something
el país abunda en recursos naturales — the country abounds o is rich in natural resources
2) ( extenderse al hablar)3) (en una opinión, creencia) (frml)abundo en la opinión de mi colega de que... — I share my colleague's opinion that...
* * *= abound, buzz with.Ex. For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.----* abundar en = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with).* abundar sobre = elaborate on.* polémica + abundar = controversy + rage.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) ( existir en gran número o cantidad) especie/mineral to be abundantb) ( tener mucho)abundar en algo — to abound o be rich in something
el país abunda en recursos naturales — the country abounds o is rich in natural resources
2) ( extenderse al hablar)3) (en una opinión, creencia) (frml)abundo en la opinión de mi colega de que... — I share my colleague's opinion that...
* * *= abound, buzz with.Ex: For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.
Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.* abundar en = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with).* abundar sobre = elaborate on.* polémica + abundar = controversy + rage.* * *abundar [A1 ]viA1 (existir en gran número o cantidad) to abound, be abundantesta planta abunda en los climas tropicales this plant grows in abundance o abounds in tropical climatesaquí lo que abunda son los problemas there's certainly no shortage of problems herelo que abunda no daña: ya sé que lo he dicho antes, pero lo que abunda no daña I know I've said this before, but there's no harm in repeating it2 (tener mucho) abundar EN algo to be rich IN sthel país abunda en recursos naturales the country is rich in o abounds in natural resourcesla traducción abunda en errores the translation is full of mistakesB (extenderse al hablar) abundar EN algo to go into great detail ABOUT sthabundó en el tema he talked about the subject at great lengthabundó en detalles sobre su viaje she discussed her trip in great detailC (en una opinión) abundar EN algo:los dos partidos abundan en la opinión de que la reforma es insuficiente both parties share the view o agree that the reform does not go far enoughabundo en la opinión de mi colega de que … I share my colleague's opinion that …* * *
abundar ( conjugate abundar) verbo intransitivo
abundar verbo intransitivo
1 (haber o tener en cantidad) to abound, be plentiful: estos montes abundan en caza mayor, there's a plentiful supply of big-game in these mountains
2 (insistir) to go on: no es necesario que abundes más en ello, don't go on about it
' abundar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulular
English:
abound
* * *abundar vi1. [ser abundante] to abound;aquí abundan los camaleones there are lots of chameleons here;este año abundan las naranjas the oranges have done very well this year2.abundar en [tener en abundancia] to be rich in;la región abunda en recursos naturales the region is rich in natural resources3.abundar en [insistir] to insist on;en su discurso abundó en la necesidad de recortar gastos in her speech she insisted on the need to cut costs4.abundar en [estar de acuerdo con] to agree completely with;abundo en vuestra opinión I entirely agree with you* * *v/i be plentiful oabundant;abundar en abound in* * *abundar vi1) : to abound, to be plentiful2)abundar en : to be in agreement with
См. также в других словарях:
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