explosion die

explosión de la población — (fig) Bevölkerungsexplosion f

motor eléctrico — electric motor o engine

motor de búsqueda — (Internet) search engine

funciona con or a motor — it is motor-driven

funciona con or a motor — it is motor-driven

Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.

me fue muy violento verlo llorar — seeing him cry made me feel very awkward o uncomfortable

me encuentro violento estando con ellos — I feel awkward o I don't feel at ease when I'm with them

le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

estaba muy violento — I felt very awkward o embarrassed

le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

estaba muy violento — I felt very awkward o embarrassed

Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.

la niebla pudo haber sido la causa del accidente — the accident could have been caused by fog, the fog could have been the cause of o reason for the accident

algunos protestaron sin causa justificada — some protested for no good reason o without true cause

• relación causa-efecto — cause and effect relationship

no quiero que sufras por mi causa — I don't want you to suffer for my sake o on my account

• hacer causa común con algn — to make common cause with sb

la causa de todas mis desgracias — the cause of o the reason for all my misfortunes

se enfadó sin causa alguna — she got annoyed for no good reason o for no reason at all

a or por causa de — because of

la causa de todas mis desgracias — the cause of o the reason for all my misfortunes

se enfadó sin causa alguna — she got annoyed for no good reason o for no reason at all

a or por causa de — because of

Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.

motor diesel — Dieselmotor m

motor de combustión interna — Verbrennungsmotor m

motor de inyección — Einspritzmotor m

aguanté el dolor como pude — I bore o put up with o endured the pain as best as I could

tenemos que estar aguantando continuas ofensas — we have to put up with o endure continual insults

no aguantaré tus impertinencias ni un minuto más — I won't stand for o take o put up with your cheek a minute longer

esta planta aguanta bien el calor — this plant withstands o can take heat well, this plant stands up well to heat

• no aguantar, no aguanto a los cotillas — I can't bear o stand gossips

no aguanto ver sufrir a un animal — I can't bear o stand to see an animal suffering

no aguantaba la rutina de los entrenamientos — he couldn't cope with o take the training programme

• no hay quien te aguante — you're impossible o insufferable

se rompió el cable que aguantaba la antena — the cable holding up o supporting the aerial broke

• aguantar las ganas de hacer algo — to resist the urge to do sth

ya no aguanto más — I can't bear it o stand it o take it any longer, I can't bear o stand o take any more

cuando empezaba a correr no aguantaba más de diez minutos — when she started running she couldn't keep going o last for more than ten minutes

aguantaré en Madrid hasta que pueda — I'll hang on o hold on in Madrid as long as I can

es de guapo que no se puede aguantar — * he's drop dead gorgeous *, he's to die for *

¡aguanta! — hang on * o hold on a minute!

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

• 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)