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1 excluding
preposition (not counting; without including: The club's expenses, excluding the cost of stationery, amounted to $251.) excepto, con excepción deexcluding prep excepto / menostr[ɪk'sklʊːdɪŋ]1 (excepting) excepto, con excepción deɪk'skluːdɪŋpreposition sin incluir, excluyendo[ɪks'kluːdɪŋ]PREP excepto, menoseverything excluding the piano — todo excepto or menos el piano
* * *[ɪk'skluːdɪŋ]preposition sin incluir, excluyendo -
2 excluding
adj.excluyente.prep.excepto, con la exclusión de.ger.gerundio del verbo EXCLUDE. -
3 exclusive of
(excluding: That is the price of the meal exclusive of service charge.) excluyendo, sin incluirexcluyendo, sin incluir -
4 excepting
preposition (leaving out or excluding: Those cars are all reliable, excepting the old red one.) excepto, salvoprep.• a excepción de prep.• excepto prep.ɪk'septɪŋa) ( except) excepto, salvo, a excepción deb) ( excluding)we must invite everyone, not excepting Sam — tenemos que invitarlos a todos, incluso a Sam
[ɪk'septɪŋ]PREP excepto, salvoalways excepting the possibility that... — excluyendo la posibilidad de que...
not excepting... — incluso..., inclusive...
* * *[ɪk'septɪŋ]a) ( except) excepto, salvo, a excepción deb) ( excluding)we must invite everyone, not excepting Sam — tenemos que invitarlos a todos, incluso a Sam
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5 excl
preposition (= excluding o exclusive of)$80, excl postage — 80 dólares, franqueo no incluido
ABBR1) = excluding2) = exclusive* * *preposition (= excluding o exclusive of)$80, excl postage — 80 dólares, franqueo no incluido
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6 exclude
ik'sklu:d1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) excluir2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) eliminar3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) excluir•- excluding
exclude vb excluirtr[ɪk'sklʊːd]1 (leave out, not include) excluir, no incluir2 (debar, prevent from entering) no admitir3 (reject) excluir, descartar1) bar: excluir, descartar, no admitir2) expel: expeler, expulsarv.• excluir v.(§pres: excluyo...excluimos...)• sacar v.ɪk'skluːda) ( leave out) excluir*to exclude something/somebody FROM something — excluir* algo/a alguien de algo
b) ( debar)c) \<\<sunlight/air\>\> no dejar entrar[ɪks'kluːd]VT1) (=keep out) excluir2) (=discount) [+ mistakes] exceptuar; [+ possibility of error] evitar3) (Scol) [+ pupil] expulsar* * *[ɪk'skluːd]a) ( leave out) excluir*to exclude something/somebody FROM something — excluir* algo/a alguien de algo
b) ( debar)c) \<\<sunlight/air\>\> no dejar entrar -
7 exclusive
ik'sklu:siv1) (tending to exclude.) exclusivo2) ((of a group etc) not easily or readily mixing with others or allowing others in: a very exclusive club.) selecto, exclusivo3) (given to only one individual or group etc: The story is exclusive to this newspaper.) en exclusiva4) (fashionable and expensive: exclusive shops/restaurants.) selecto•- exclusiveness
- exclusive of
exclusive adj exclusivo
exclusive adjetivo invariable ( detrás del n):◊ del tres al quince, ambos exclusive from the third to the fifteenth not inclusive' exclusive' also found in these entries: Spanish: exclusiva - exclusivo - selecta - selecto - chiva - elitista - exclusividad English: exclusive - in - peculiar - preserve - select - soletr[ɪk'sklʊːsɪv]1 (not shared, sole) exclusivo,-a2 (select) selecto,-a, exclusivo,-a3 (press) en exclusiva1 (press) exclusiva\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLexclusive of excluyendo, sin incluirto be exclusive to ser exclusivo,-a deexclusive [ɪks'klu:sɪv, ɛks-] adj1) sole: exclusivo, único2) select: exclusivo, selecto: exclusiva fadj.• distinguido, -a adj.• exclusiva adj.• exclusive adj.• exclusivista adj.• exclusivo, -a adj.• privativo, -a adj.• selecto, -a adj.• único, -a adj.
I ɪk'skluːsɪv1) <rights/ownership/privileges> exclusivo; <story/interview> en exclusiva2) <club/gathering> selecto, exclusivo3) ( sole) único4) ( excluding)exclusive OF something — sin incluir algo, excluyendo algo
II
[ɪks'kluːsɪv]1. ADJ1) (=for nobody else) [information, use, interview, pictures] exclusivo•
an exclusive report/ story — (Press) un reportaje en exclusiva•
to have (the) exclusive rights to sth — tener la exclusiva or los derechos exclusivos para algo•
many of their designs are exclusive to our store — muchos de sus diseños son exclusivos nuestros2) (=select) [area, club, resort, restaurant] selecto, exclusivowe attended an exclusive gathering of theatre people — asistimos a una selecta reunión de gente del teatro
3) (=undivided) [interest, attention] exclusivo4) (=not inclusive)•
exclusive of sth — sin incluir algo, excluyendo algoexclusive of postage and packing — gastos mpl de envío y empaquetado exclusivos, sin incluir gastos de envío y empaquetado
mutuallyexclusive of taxes — impuestos mpl excluidos, excluyendo los impuestos
2.N (Press) (=story) exclusiva f, reportaje m en exclusiva* * *
I [ɪk'skluːsɪv]1) <rights/ownership/privileges> exclusivo; <story/interview> en exclusiva2) <club/gathering> selecto, exclusivo3) ( sole) único4) ( excluding)exclusive OF something — sin incluir algo, excluyendo algo
II
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8 apart
(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) a una distancia de- come apart
- take apart
- tell apart
apart adv1. separado2. a distancia / lejosapart from excepto / menos / aparteapart from John, everyone was there menos John, todos estaban allítr[ə'pɑːt]1 (not together) separado,-a; (distant) alejado,-a2 (in pieces) en piezas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLapart from aparte deto fall apart deshacerseto live apart vivir separadosto take apart desarmar, desmontarto tell apart distinguirapart [ə'pɑrt] adv1) separately: aparte, separadamente2) aside: aparte, a un lado3)to fall apart : deshacerse, hacerse pedazos4)to take apart : desmontar, desmantelarn.• aparte s.m.adj.• separado, -a adj.adv.• a un lado adv.• aparte adv.• en pedazos adv.ə'pɑːrt, ə'pɑːt1)a) ( separated)her intelligence set her apart — se destacaba por su inteligencia; see also tell apart
b) ( into pieces): see come, fall, pull, take apart2) ( distant)in places as far apart as Tokyo and Paris — en lugares tan alejados el uno del otro como Tokio y París
the first and second interviews are weeks apart — hay varias semanas entre la primera y la segunda entrevista
3) ( excluded) (after n)these faults apart... — aparte de or fuera de estos defectos...
joking apart... — bromas aparte...
4)apart from — (as prep)
a) ( except for) excepto, menos, aparte deapart from him we're all satisfied — aparte de él or exceptuándolo a él, todos estamos satisfechos
b) ( discounting) aparte dequite apart from the time it would take, I can't afford it — aparte or independientemente del tiempo que me tomaría, no puedo permitírmelo
c) ( separated from)[ǝ'pɑːt]When apart is an element in a phrasal verb, eg fall apart, tear apart, look up the verb. ADV1) (=separated)posts set equally apart — postes espaciados con regularidad or colocados a intervalos iguales
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to hold o.s. apart — mantenerse aparte•
he lives apart from his wife — vive separado de su mujer•
the house stands somewhat apart — la casa está algo aisladaset apart•
I can't tell them apart — no puedo distinguir el uno del otro2) (=in pieces)fall apart, take apart, tear apartto come or fall apart — romperse, deshacerse
3) (=aside)joking apart... — en serio...
these problems apart... — aparte de estos problemas..., estos problemas aparte...
4)apart from —
a) (=excluding) aparte deapart from the fact that... — aparte del hecho de que...
but quite apart from that... — pero aparte de eso...
b) (=except for)he ate everything apart from the meat — comió todo menos or excepto la carne
* * *[ə'pɑːrt, ə'pɑːt]1)a) ( separated)her intelligence set her apart — se destacaba por su inteligencia; see also tell apart
b) ( into pieces): see come, fall, pull, take apart2) ( distant)in places as far apart as Tokyo and Paris — en lugares tan alejados el uno del otro como Tokio y París
the first and second interviews are weeks apart — hay varias semanas entre la primera y la segunda entrevista
3) ( excluded) (after n)these faults apart... — aparte de or fuera de estos defectos...
joking apart... — bromas aparte...
4)apart from — (as prep)
a) ( except for) excepto, menos, aparte deapart from him we're all satisfied — aparte de él or exceptuándolo a él, todos estamos satisfechos
b) ( discounting) aparte dequite apart from the time it would take, I can't afford it — aparte or independientemente del tiempo que me tomaría, no puedo permitírmelo
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9 continent
I 'kontinənt noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) continente2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) Europa (continental)•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf
II 'kontinənt adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) continentecontinent n continentetr['kɒntɪnənt]1 continente nombre masculino1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL Europa (continental)continent ['kɑntənənt] adj: continente: continente m♦ continental [.kɑntən'nɛtəl] adjadj.• continente adj.n.• continente s.m.'kɑːntṇənt, 'kɒntɪnənt1) ( land mass) continente m2) the Continent Europa f (continental)
I
['kɒntɪnǝnt]ADJ continente
II
['kɒntɪnǝnt]N1) (Geog) continente m2) (Brit)the Continent — el continente europeo, Europa f (continental)
* * *['kɑːntṇənt, 'kɒntɪnənt]1) ( land mass) continente m2) the Continent Europa f (continental) -
10 crew
I
1. kru: noun1) (the group of people who work or operate a ship, aeroplane, bus etc.) tripulación2) (used jokingly, a group of people: What an odd crew!) pandilla, equipo
2. verb(usually with for) to act as a crew member (for someone). tripular- crewcut
II see crowcrew n tripulacióntr[krʊː]1 (of ship etc) tripulación nombre femenino2 (working team) equipo3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (rowing team) equipo de remo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcamera crew equipo de filmaciónfilm crew equipo de rodajecrew member miembro de la tripulación, tripulante nombre masulino o femeninocrew neck (on sweater) cuello redondo————————tr[krʊː]1→ link=crow crow{crew ['kru:] n1) : tripulación f (de una nave)2) team: equipo m (de trabajadores o atletas)n.• banda s.f.• cuadrilla s.f.• equipaje s.m.• equipo s.m.• partida s.f.• tripulación s.f.kruːa) (Aviat, Naut) tripulación fcabin/flight/ground crew — personal m de cabina/vuelo/tierra; (before n)
crew member — miembro mf de la tripulación, tripulante mf
b) ( team) equipo mc) (gang, band) banda f, pandilla f
I [kruː]1. N1) (Aer, Naut) tripulación f ; (Navy) dotación f ; (excluding officers) marineros mpl rasos2) (Cine, Rowing) (gen) (=team) equipo m3) (=gang) pandilla f, banda f2.VI3.VT tripular4.CPD
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[kruː]PT of crow* * *[kruː]a) (Aviat, Naut) tripulación fcabin/flight/ground crew — personal m de cabina/vuelo/tierra; (before n)
crew member — miembro mf de la tripulación, tripulante mf
b) ( team) equipo mc) (gang, band) banda f, pandilla f -
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12 finger
'fiŋɡə
1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) dedo
2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) manosear- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger on
finger n dedotr['fɪŋgəSMALLr/SMALL]1 dedo1 (touch) tocar2 pejorative manosear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all fingers and thumbs ser torpeto burn one's fingers / get one's fingers burnt pillarse los dedosto get one's finger out espabilarseto have a finger in every pie estar metido,-a en todoto have green fingers tener buena mano para las plantasto have light fingers tener las manos largasto have one's finger on the pulse estar al corriente de lo que sucedeto have one's fingers in the till robar (de la empresa), meter mano en la cajato lay a finger on somebody/something tocar a alguien/algoto lift a finger / raise a finger mover un dedoto point the finger at somebody señalar a alguien con el dedoto put one's finger on something dar en el clavo, poner el dedo en la llagato work one's fingers to the bone dejarse los codos trabajandofinger bowl lavadedos nombre masculinofinger ['fɪŋgər] vt1) handle: tocar, toquetear2) accuse: acusar, delatarfinger n: dedo mn.• dedo s.m.v.• manosear v.• pulsar v.• teclear v.• tocar con los dedos v.
I 'fɪŋgər, 'fɪŋgə(r)noun (of hand, glove) dedo mfirst o index finger — (dedo) índice m
middle finger — (dedo) corazón m or medio m
third o ring finger — (dedo) anular m
fourth o little finger — (dedo) meñique m
you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times... — se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano las veces...
not to lift o raise a finger — no mover* un dedo
to be all fingers and thumbs — (esp BrE) ser* torpe
to burn one's fingers o get one's fingers burned — pillarse los dedos
to cross one's fingers: well, here goes, fingers crossed bueno, ahí va a ver si hay suerte!; I'll keep my fingers crossed for you ojalá (que) tengas suerte; to have a finger in every pie estar* metido en todo; to have sticky fingers tener* la mano larga; to lay a finger on somebody: if you so much as lay a finger on her... si le llegas a poner la mano encima...; not to lift a finger to do something no levantar un dedo para hacer algo; to point the finger at somebody culpar a alguien; to pull o get one's finger out (BrE sl) (d)espabilarse (fam); to put one's finger on something: there's something about him, I can't quite put my finger on it tiene algo, no sabría decir concretamente qué es; to slip through somebody's fingers escapársele a alguien de las manos; to snap one's fingers chasquear or (Méx) tronar* los dedos; to work one's fingers to the bone — deslomarse trabajando
II
transitive verb ( handle) toquetear, tentalear (Méx)['fɪŋɡǝ(r)]1. N1) (Anat) dedo m•
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times you've taken me out — con los dedos de la mano se pueden contar las veces que me has sacado•
to cross one's fingers, keep one's fingers crossed, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you — cruzo los dedos (por ti), ojalá tengas suertefingers crossed! — (for someone) ¡(que tengas) suerte!, ¡buena suerte!; (for o.s.) ¡deséame suerte!
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they never laid a finger on her — no le pusieron la mano encima•
he didn't lift a finger to help us — no movió un dedo para ayudarnos•
to snap one's fingers — chasquear los dedosshe only has to snap her fingers and he comes running — no tiene más que chasquear los dedos y él viene corriendo
- burn one's fingers- get or pull one's finger out- have a finger in every pie- point the finger at sbevidence points the finger of suspicion at his wife — las pruebas señalan a su mujer como sospechosa
to put one's finger on sth —
there's something wrong, but I can't put my finger on it — hay algo que está mal, pero no sé exactamente qué
- slip through one's fingers- be all fingers and thumbs- put two fingers up at sb- work one's fingers to the bonepulse, twist 2., 1)2) [of glove] dedo m3) (=shape) franja f4) (=measure) [of drink] dedo m2. VT1) (=touch) toquetear2) (Brit) * (=betray, inform on) delatar3) (Mus) [+ piano] teclear; [+ guitar] rasguear; [+ music score] marcar la digitación de3.CPDfinger bowl N — lavafrutas m inv
finger buffet N — buffet m de canapés
finger food N — (for babies) comida que los bebés pueden agarrar y comer con las manos ; (US) canapés mpl
finger paint N — pintura f para pintar con los dedos
finger painting N — pintura f de dedos
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I ['fɪŋgər, 'fɪŋgə(r)]noun (of hand, glove) dedo mfirst o index finger — (dedo) índice m
middle finger — (dedo) corazón m or medio m
third o ring finger — (dedo) anular m
fourth o little finger — (dedo) meñique m
you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times... — se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano las veces...
not to lift o raise a finger — no mover* un dedo
to be all fingers and thumbs — (esp BrE) ser* torpe
to burn one's fingers o get one's fingers burned — pillarse los dedos
to cross one's fingers: well, here goes, fingers crossed bueno, ahí va a ver si hay suerte!; I'll keep my fingers crossed for you ojalá (que) tengas suerte; to have a finger in every pie estar* metido en todo; to have sticky fingers tener* la mano larga; to lay a finger on somebody: if you so much as lay a finger on her... si le llegas a poner la mano encima...; not to lift a finger to do something no levantar un dedo para hacer algo; to point the finger at somebody culpar a alguien; to pull o get one's finger out (BrE sl) (d)espabilarse (fam); to put one's finger on something: there's something about him, I can't quite put my finger on it tiene algo, no sabría decir concretamente qué es; to slip through somebody's fingers escapársele a alguien de las manos; to snap one's fingers chasquear or (Méx) tronar* los dedos; to work one's fingers to the bone — deslomarse trabajando
II
transitive verb ( handle) toquetear, tentalear (Méx) -
13 salvo
Del verbo salvar: ( conjugate salvar) \ \
salvo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
salvó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: salvar salvo salvó
salvar ( conjugate salvar) verbo transitivo 1 ( en general) to save; salvo algo/a algn DE algo to save sth/sb from sth 2 salvarse verbo pronominal to survive;◊ ¡sálvese quien pueda! every man for himself!;salvose DE algo ‹de accidente/incendio› to survive sth; se salvoon de una muerte segura they escaped certain death
salvo: a salvo ( loc adv) poner algo a salvo to put sth in a safe place; los niños están a salvo the children are safe o unharmed; ponerse a salvo to reach safety; a salvo de safe from ■ preposición ( excepto) except, apart from; salvo que unless
salvar verbo transitivo
1 (librar de un peligro) to save [de, from]
2 (conservar) no salvaron nada de la tormenta, they didn't save anything from the storm
3 Rel to save
4 (pasar un obstáculo) to cross
5 (superar una dificultad, un apuro) to overcome
6 (hacer una excepción) salvando a José, todos fueron castigados, except for José, everyone was punished
7 (recorrer una distancia) salvó 400 km en tres horas, she covered 400 km in three hours
salvo,-a
I adj (ileso) safe, unharmed
II salvo prep (menos, excepto) not including, except: abre los sábados, salvo en agosto, it's open on Saturdays, except in August
III sustantivo femenino ➣ salva
Locuciones: a salvo, out of danger
salvo que, unless, except that ' salvo' also found in these entries: Spanish: intrepidez - salva - salvar - salvarse - sana - sano - sino - raro - seguro English: accountable - afford - bar - barring - besides - but - except - excluding - ingenuity - safe - sound - action - close - harm - lucky - piece - savetr['sælvəʊ]1 (of guns, applause) salvan.• excepción s.f.• salva s.f.• salva de artillería s.f.• salvedad s.f.'sælvəʊ
I
['sælvǝʊ]N (pl salvos or salvoes) (Mil) salva f
II
['sælvǝʊ]N (pl salvos) (Jur) salvedad f, reserva f* * *['sælvəʊ] -
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'to:səuplural - torsos; noun(the body, excluding the head and limbs: He had a strong torso.) torso
torso sustantivo masculino (Anat) torso, trunk; (Art) bust
torso sustantivo masculino
1 Anat trunk, torso
2 (en escultura) bust ' torso' also found in these entries: Spanish: musculosa - musculoso - tronco - desnudo English: sit - torso - trunktr['tɔːsəʊ]1 torson.• torso s.m.'tɔːrsəʊ, 'tɔːsəʊ['tɔːsǝʊ]N (pl torsos or (rare) torsi)1) (Anat) torso m2) (=sculpture) torso m* * *['tɔːrsəʊ, 'tɔːsəʊ] -
15 excepto
excepto preposición except, apart from;
excepto adverbio except (for): estamos todos de acuerdo excepto Juan, we're all in agreement except for Juan ' excepto' also found in these entries: Spanish: cien - salva - salvo - señor - sino - aparte - fuera - menos - San English: besides - except - excluding - apart - bar - but - save -
16 incluir
incluir ( conjugate incluir) verbo transitivo 1 ( comprender)◊ $500 todo incluido $500 all inclusive o all in2 (poner, agregar)
incluir verbo transitivo
1 to include: inclúyelo en la lista, include him on the list
2 (contener) to contain, comprise
3 (adjuntar) to enclose ' incluir' also found in these entries: Spanish: comprender - descontar - encuadrar - incorporar - presupuestar English: count - count in - cover - embrace - exclude - include - incorporate - list - bed - excluding - including - inclusive - index - omit - slip - take -
17 preposición
preposición sustantivo femenino preposition
preposición f Ling preposition ' preposición' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - ante - baja - bajo - cabe - como - con - contra - cuando - de - desde - durante - en - entre - gritar - hacia - hasta - incluso - mediante - menos - operarse - para - por - pro - según - sin - sobre - tras - a - cinco - cuenta - donde - estar - excepto - más - salir - salvo - tú - usted - vía - vos English: aboard - about - above - according - across - after - against - alongside - amid - among - amongst - around - aside - astride - at - atop - bar - barring - because - before - behind - below - beside - besides - between - beyond - but - by - circa - concerning - considering - despite - down - during - escape - except - excluding - excuse - failing - for - from - front - in - including - inside - instead - into - it - itself - keep
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