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81 ve

m.

letter v.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ver.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: ir.

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ve

► imperativo

1→ link=ir ir

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ve

► presente indicativo

1→ link=ver ver

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I
ver ir, ver ver
II
SF
(LAm)
ve chica, ve corta — name of the letter V

ve doble — name of the letter W

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I
femenino (AmL) tb

ve corta or chica or pequeña — name of the letter v
II
see ir, ver

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= Vuestra Excelencia

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VE

= Vuestra Excelencia

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Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)

ve es:

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo ver: ( conjugate ver)

ve es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
VE
ir
ve
ver
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ ve en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ve por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ve y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ve de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ve por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ve a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ve v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a ve de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ve de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ve a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) ve con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te veá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) vele a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

ve v aux ve a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes ve haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ vese de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ve sustantivo femenino (AmL) tb ve corta or chica or pequeña name of the letter
◊ v

ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):
◊ ser de buen ve to be good-looking o attractive

2 ( opinión):
◊ a mi/su ve in my/his view

ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( percibir con la vista) to see;

◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
b) ( mirar) ‹programa/partido› to watch;

◊ ve (la) televisión to watch television;

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) ve a algn: no la puede ve he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;
◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;

se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse ve (RPl) to show off
3
a) (constatar, comprobar) to see;

◊ ve a ve quién es go and see who it is;

¡ya veás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se veá! we'll see
b) ( ser testigo de) to see;

◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4
◊ a ver: (vamos) a ve ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;

está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ve? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a ve qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a ve si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5
a) ( estudiar):

◊ esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better have a look at this;

tengo que ve cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya veé qué hago I'll decide what to do later
b) [ médico] ( examinar) to see;

◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?

6
a) (juzgar, considerar):

◊ yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right;

a mi modo or manera de ve the way I see it
b) ( encontrar) to see;

◊ no le veo salida a esto I can't see any way out of this;

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;
◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin vete! I haven't seen you for ages!

8
◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ve? and what does that have to do with it?;

no tengo nada que ve con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que ve que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
◊ así no veo I can't see like this;

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):
◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ve is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;

pues veás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
◊ ya veé I'll see;

estar/seguir en veemos (AmL fam): todavía está en veemos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en veemos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
◊ me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot;

me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
◊ se ve bien con esa falda she looks good in that skirt;

no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
a) ( encontrarse) to meet;

◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;

¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
b) (visitarse, encontrarse) to see each other;

◊ nos vemos a menudo we see each other often;

vese con algn to see sb
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
've' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- abrir
- abrirse
- actualizar
- adelantar
- adiós
- advertida
- advertido
- ahí
- ahora
- amontonarse
- angina
- anterioridad
- aprovechar
- aquí
- bailar
- bajar
- barriga
- beneficiada
- beneficiado
- berenjenal
- boca
- buena
- bueno
- buscar
- cabo
- caerse
- calar
- cantera
- cara
- casa
- cascada
- cascado
- casco
- chula
- chulo
- cometer
- comida
- comido
- conectar
- confeccionar
- confundirse
- cosa
- curso
- dejarse
- desarrollar
- descartar
- despelucada
- despelucado
- desvergüenza
English:
activate
- aggravate
- aggravating
- aggravation
- anywhere
- avail
- available
- captivate
- captivating
- clockwise
- conservation
- conservationist
- cop
- cultivate
- cultivated
- cultivation
- curvaceous
- depravation
- deprivation
- derivation
- duvet
- elevate
- elevation
- elevator
- evade
- evasion
- evasive
- excavate
- excavation
- face
- innovate
- innovation
- motivate
- motivation
- observation
- ovarian
- ovation
- pervade
- pervasive
- preservation
- prevail
- prevailing
- purvey
- purveyor
- renovate
- reservation
- retroactive
- self-preservation
- starvation
- stick out

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ve¹ ver ir

ve² nf
[letra] v; Am
ve corta v [to distinguish from "b"]

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ve

I vb → ir, ver

II f L.Am.

ve (corta) (letter) v

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ve, etc. ir, ver

Spanish-English dictionary > ve
82 voy

intj.

coming, I'm coming.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ir.

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voy

► presente indicativo

1→ link=ir ir

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ver ir

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see ir

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see ir

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voy

ir

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Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)

voy es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
ir
voy
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ voy en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
voy por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el voy y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
voy de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
voy por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) voy a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb voy v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a voy de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) voy de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) voy a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) voy con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te voyá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) voyle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

voy v aux voy a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes voy haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ voyse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
voy see
◊ ir

ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up

' voy' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- antitetánica
- antitetánico
- baño
- ciudad
- clara
- claro
- compadre
- coña
- concejo
- confeccionar
- cuartelillo
- dictar
- directoria I
- directorio
- distribuir
- escanear
- escriturar
- esperar
- esprintar
- estar
- estirar
- fricción
- ir
- griposa
- griposo
- ingeniar
- inversión
- invertir
- irse
- lisamente
- lista
- listo
- mierda
- noticia
- O
- para
- prestarse
- resistir
- subir
- tigre
- a
- ahora
- allá
- atrasado
- azote
- como
- consejo
- contagiar
- cualquiera
English:
attuned to
- bake
- bed
- bop
- chuck away
- chuck out
- church
- condense
- directly
- estimate
- exercise
- fly
- freeway
- go
- hire
- hoe
- hose
- intensify
- interview
- just
- leaf
- let in
- lie down
- lock up
- microwave
- miss
- monitor
- often
- ordinarily
- presentable
- presently
- quit
- retire
- rush
- secret
- soon
- spank
- spring-cleaning
- to
- up
- varnish
- wear
- when
- all right
- away
- behind
- certainly
- chase
- come
- down

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voy ver ir

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voy

vb → ir

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voy ir

Spanish-English dictionary > voy
83 yendo

yendo

► gerundio

1→ link=ir ir

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ver ir

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see ir

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see ir

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yendo

ir

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Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)

yendo es:

el gerundio

Multiple Entries:
ir
yendo
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ yendo en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
yendo por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el yendo y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
yendo de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
yendo por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) yendo a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb yendo v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a yendo de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) yendo de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) yendo a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) yendo con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te yendoá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) yendole a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

yendo v aux yendo a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes yendo haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ yendose de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
yendo see
◊ ir

ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up

' yendo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir

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yendo

vb → ir

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yendo ir

Spanish-English dictionary > yendo
84 desmembrarse

VPR

1) [país] to break up

2) [partido] to fall apart

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■desmembrarse verbo reflexivo to break up: el partido se desmembró después del congreso, the party members adjourned after the congress

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vpr

to break up, to fall apart;

el Estado se está desmembrando the State is breaking up o falling apart

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desmembrarse

v/r break up, fall apart

Spanish-English dictionary > desmembrarse
85 planazo

m.

headlong and strepitous fall, headlong fall, flat fall, hard and noise blow of somebody falling to the floor.

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SM

1) LAm
*
se dio un planazo — he fell flat on his face

2) Caribe (=trago) shot of liquor

Spanish-English dictionary > planazo
86 desfallecer

v.

1 to be exhausted.

desfallecer de to feel faint from

2 to faint.

3 to pine, to fall away, to grow weak.

4 to weaken, to debilitate.

5 to pass out, to faint, to pine away, to waver.

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desfallecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (disminuir las fuerzas) to weaken

► verbo intransitivo

1 (debilitar) to weaken, lose strength

2 (decaer) to lose heart

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VI

1) (=perder las fuerzas) to get weak

desfallecer de ánimo — to lose heart

2) (=desmayarse) to faint

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verbo intransitivo

a) ( flaquear) persona to become weak; fuerzas to fade, fail

sintió desfallecer su ánimo — she felt her spirits falling o flagging

lucharon sin desfallecer — they fought tirelessly

b) ( desmayarse) to faint, pass out

desfallecía de agotamiento/hambre — he was faint with exhaustion/hunger

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= faint.

Ex. The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.

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* no desfallecer = keep up.

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verbo intransitivo

a) ( flaquear) persona to become weak; fuerzas to fade, fail

sintió desfallecer su ánimo — she felt her spirits falling o flagging

lucharon sin desfallecer — they fought tirelessly

b) ( desmayarse) to faint, pass out

desfallecía de agotamiento/hambre — he was faint with exhaustion/hunger

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= faint.

Ex: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.

* no desfallecer = keep up.

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desfallecer [E3 ]

vi

1 (flaquear) «persona» to become weak; «fuerzas» to fade, fail

sintió desfallecer su ánimo she felt her spirits flagging

lucharon sin desfallecer they fought tirelessly

2 (desmayarse) to faint, pass out

estaba que desfallecía de agotamiento/hambre he was almost fainting o passing out with exhaustion/hunger, he was faint with exhaustion/hunger

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desfallecer ( conjugate desfallecer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( flaquear) [ persona] to become weak;

[ fuerzas] to fade, fail;
[ ánimos] to flag;
◊ lucharon sin desfallecer they fought tirelessly

b) ( desmayarse) to faint, pass out

desfallecer verbo intransitivo
1 (de hambre, cansancio) to feel faint
(perder el conocimiento) to faint
2 (perder el ánimo, abatirse) to lose heart
' desfallecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
English:
droop
- flag

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desfallecer vi

1. [debilitarse] to begin to flag;

no desfallezcas, queda poco para llegar don't give up, we're almost there;

desfallecíamos de hambre we were faint o fainting with hunger;

sin desfallecer without flagging

2. [desmayarse] to faint;

me sentía desfallecer I felt that I was going to faint

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desfallecer

v/i faint;

sus fuerzas desfallecieron fig he lost heart

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desfallecer {53} vi

1) : to weaken

2) : to faint

Spanish-English dictionary > desfallecer
87 edificio

m.

building.

edificio inteligente intelligent building

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edificio

► nombre masculino

1 building

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noun m.

building

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SM

1) (Arquit) building, edifice frm

edificio de apartamentos — block of flats, apartment building o house (EEUU)

edificio de oficinas — office block

edificio inteligente — smart building, intelligent building

2) [moral] edification

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masculino building

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= building, edifice.

Ex. Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.

Ex. This paper highlights problems with a virtual approach, emphasising the need for libraries to both an edifice and an interface.

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* ala de edificio = wing.

* almacenar en un edificio anexo = outhouse.

* biblioteca como edificio = library building.

* caparazón del edificio = building shell.

* construcción de edificios = building construction.

* construir un edificio = construct + building.

* con varios edificios = multi-site [multisite].

* desprendimientos de edificios = falling debris.

* diseño de edificios = building design.

* edificio alto = high-rise building.

* edificio anexo = outbuilding.

* edificio central = main site.

* edificio civil = civic building.

* edificio comercial = commercial building.

* edificio construido según un plan cúbico = deep building.

* edificio de apartamentos = apartment building, apartment complex.

* edificio de oficinas = office building, office block.

* edificio de pisos = condominium building.

* edificio de valor histórico = heritage-listed building.

* edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.

* edificio histórico = historic building, historical building.

* edificio lineal = linear building.

* edificio municipal = municipal building.

* edificio protegido = listed building, heritage building, heritage-listed building.

* edificio público = municipal building, public building.

* edificios = bricks and mortar.

* enseñar un edificio a Alguien = show + Nombre + round.

* en todo el edificio = site-wide.

* estructura del edificio = building shell.

* evacuar un edificio = clear + building.

* horizonte dibujado por los edificios = skyline.

* horizonte dibujado por un edificio = roofline.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* temperatura ambiental del edificio = room temperature.

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masculino building

* * *

= building, edifice.

Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.

Ex: This paper highlights problems with a virtual approach, emphasising the need for libraries to both an edifice and an interface.

* ala de edificio = wing.

* almacenar en un edificio anexo = outhouse.

* biblioteca como edificio = library building.

* caparazón del edificio = building shell.

* construcción de edificios = building construction.

* construir un edificio = construct + building.

* con varios edificios = multi-site [multisite].

* desprendimientos de edificios = falling debris.

* diseño de edificios = building design.

* edificio alto = high-rise building.

* edificio anexo = outbuilding.

* edificio central = main site.

* edificio civil = civic building.

* edificio comercial = commercial building.

* edificio construido según un plan cúbico = deep building.

* edificio de apartamentos = apartment building, apartment complex.

* edificio de oficinas = office building, office block.

* edificio de pisos = condominium building.

* edificio de valor histórico = heritage-listed building.

* edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.

* edificio histórico = historic building, historical building.

* edificio lineal = linear building.

* edificio municipal = municipal building.

* edificio protegido = listed building, heritage building, heritage-listed building.

* edificio público = municipal building, public building.

* edificios = bricks and mortar.

* enseñar un edificio a Alguien = show + Nombre + round.

* en todo el edificio = site-wide.

* estructura del edificio = building shell.

* evacuar un edificio = clear + building.

* horizonte dibujado por los edificios = skyline.

* horizonte dibujado por un edificio = roofline.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* temperatura ambiental del edificio = room temperature.

* * *

edificio

masculine

building

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edificio sustantivo masculino
building
edificio sustantivo masculino building
' edificio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- alta
- alto
- ampliar
- archivo
- ayuntamiento
- baja
- bajo
- bloque
- cacicada
- casa
- cimentar
- conserje
- construcción
- correo
- cuerpo
- dentro
- derribar
- derrumbamiento
- desalojar
- deterioro
- echar
- efectuarse
- estructura
- extensión
- frontal
- habilitar
- inclinación
- pabellón
- piso
- plana
- plano
- planta
- portera
- portería
- portero
- proyectar
- puerta
- reconstruir
- reforma
- reformar
- rehabilitar
- rehabilitación
- remate
- renovar
- renovación
- repartir
- replantear
- restaurar
- ruinosa
English:
accommodate
- acoustic
- adjacent
- alteration
- annexe
- as
- backroom
- block
- blow up
- bright
- build on
- building
- bulldoze
- burn
- burning
- cast
- centre
- clear
- clearance
- collapse
- come down
- commit
- complete
- decay
- demolish
- derelict
- dilapidated
- doorman
- drainage
- dynamite
- emphasize
- erection
- exit
- exposure
- face
- fall down
- fire
- fitting
- fixture
- floor
- frame
- go up
- grand
- guard
- gym
- high
- high-rise
- honeycomb
- intentionally
- knock down

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edificio nm

building;

un edificio de oficinas an office building

Comp
edificio inteligente intelligent o smart building
* * *

edificio

m building

* * *

edificio nm

: building, edifice

* * *

edificio n building

Spanish-English dictionary > edificio
88 pelo

m.

1 hair (cabello).

la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair

2 fur.

3 down.

4 nap.

5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.

6 head of hair, tresses.

7 thrix.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pelar.

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pelo

► nombre masculino

1 hair

■ tiene un pelo muy bonito she has beautiful hair

■ siempre he llevado el pelo corto I've always had short hair

2 (de animal) coat, fur

3 familiar bit

■ faltó un pelo para que lo pegara I came to within an inch of hitting him

■ perdí el tren por un pelo I missed the train by seconds

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a pelo (sin montura) bareback 2 (sin ayuda) without help 3 (sin nada) without anything

caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for it

con pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detail

de medio pelo second-rate

estar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)

no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince words

no tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's fool

no verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebody

poner los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on end

por los pelos by the skin of one's teeth

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real man

soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down

tirarse de los pelos (estar furioso) to be furious 2 (arrepentirse) to kick oneself

tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody

tomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's leg

venir al pelo familiar to be just the thing

pelo de camello camelhair

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noun m.

1) hair

2) fur

3) pile

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SM

1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand

un pelo rubio — a blond hair

2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pile

tiene el pelo rubio — she has blond hair

tiene el pelo rizado — he has curly hair

tienes mucho pelo — you have thick hair

tiene poco pelo — his hair is thin

se me está cayendo el pelo — I am losing my hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

dos caballos del mismo pelo — two horses of the same colour

pelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)

3) [de reloj] hairspring

4) [de diamante] flaw

5) (=grieta) hairline crack

6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade

7)

a pelo * —

cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback

cantar a pelo — to sing unaccompanied

hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex

está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on

ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked

pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey

- agarrarse a un pelo

al pelo * —

te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove

este regalo me viene al pelo — this present is just what I needed o wanted

viene al pelo el comentario — that comment is spot on

un tema que viene muy al pelo en esta discusión — a subject which is highly relevant to this debate

caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —

¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!

- cortar un pelo en el aire

- dar a algn para el pelo

con estos pelos * —

¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!

- ser de dos pelos

- echar el pelo

lucirle el pelo a algn * —

así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off

- de medio pelo

- de pelo en pecho

un hombre de pelo en pecho — a real man

- hacer a pelo y pluma

- por los pelos

pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam

parece traído por los pelos — it seems far-fetched

- con pelos y señales

- soltarse el pelo

- tener el pelo de la dehesa

- no tener pelos en la lengua

- no tocar un pelo de la ropa a algn

- tomar el pelo a algn

- no ver el pelo a algn

no se les ve el pelo desde hace mucho — there's been no sign of them for ages
punta 1., 2)
8)

un pelo * (=un poco) —

no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring

no me fío un pelo de ellos — I don't trust them an inch

me temo que te pasas un pelo — I am afraid you are going a bit too far

no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch

no tiene un pelo de tonto — he's no fool

no perdí el avión por un pelo — I only just caught the plane

nos escapamos por un pelo — we had a close shave

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masculino

1) ( de personas) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo — he has really thick hair

llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose

al pelo — (fam)

la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her

el dinero extra me viene al pelo — the extra money is just what I need

andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)

caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched

2) (fam) ( poco)

se han pasado un pelo — they've gone a bit too far

no me fío (ni) un pelo de él — I don't trust him an inch

te queda un pelito corta — it's a tiny bit short for you

3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) fur

un perro de pelo largo — a long-haired dog

montar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback

- pelo de camello

4) ( de alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo — a shag-pile carpet

* * *

= hair, bristle.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.

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* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* cable de pelos = stranded wire.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.

* erizar los pelos = bristle.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.

* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.

* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.

* goma del pelo = hair bobble.

* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.

* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* implante de pelo = hair implant.

* lavado de pelo = shampooing.

* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.

* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* manta de pelo = hair coat.

* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.

* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].

* pelo lacio = straight hair.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.

* pinza del pelo = hair claw.

* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.

* rizador del pelo = curler.

* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.

* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.

* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.

* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

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masculino

1) ( de personas) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo — he has really thick hair

llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose

al pelo — (fam)

la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her

el dinero extra me viene al pelo — the extra money is just what I need

andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)

caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched

2) (fam) ( poco)

se han pasado un pelo — they've gone a bit too far

no me fío (ni) un pelo de él — I don't trust him an inch

te queda un pelito corta — it's a tiny bit short for you

3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) fur

un perro de pelo largo — a long-haired dog

montar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback

- pelo de camello

4) ( de alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo — a shag-pile carpet

* * *

= hair, bristle.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.

* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* cable de pelos = stranded wire.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.

* erizar los pelos = bristle.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.

* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.

* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.

* goma del pelo = hair bobble.

* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.

* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* implante de pelo = hair implant.

* lavado de pelo = shampooing.

* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.

* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* manta de pelo = hair coat.

* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.

* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].

* pelo lacio = straight hair.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.

* pinza del pelo = hair claw.

* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.

* rizador del pelo = curler.

* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.

* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.

* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.

* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

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pelo

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair

tengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cut

tiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo he has really thick hair

siempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o loose

me encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soup

al pelo ( fam); great ( colloq)

la falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirt

el dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I need

¿cómo se portó el coche? — al pelo ( Col); how did the car go? — just great o spot on ( colloq)

andar or estar con los pelos de punta (CS fam); to be in a real state ( colloq)

caérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair

como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)

con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!

con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detail

lo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of him

de medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-rate

le regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ring

echar el pelo ( Chi fam); to live it up ( colloq), to have a good time ( colloq)

no tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his words

no tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)

no verle el pelo a algn ( fam); not to see hide nor hair of sb ( colloq)

hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for ages

ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more

ponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o mad

una película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling movie

por los pelos ( fam); only just

se libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrested

aprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)

por un pelo ( AmL); just

me salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)

perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few seconds

por un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in time

se me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on end

se me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end

tirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetched

tirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)

tirarse los pelos (de rabia) ( Chi fam); to be furious

tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sb

tomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your leg

me están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the date

traído por or de los pelos farfetched

el argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetched

B ( fam)

(poco): se han pasado un pelo they've gone a bit too far o ( BrE colloq) a bit over the top

no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inch

no quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inch

te queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for you

C ( Zool) (filamento) hair; (pelaje — de un perro, gato) hair, fur; (— de un conejo, oso) fur

el gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the house

la perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairs

un perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dog

montar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride bareback

ser pelos de la cola ( Chi fam); to be nothing

Compuestos:

● pelo de camello

camelhair

● pelo de conejo

angora, angora wool

● pelo de elefante

elephant hair

D (de una alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpet

este suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere

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Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)

pelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

peló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹fruta/zanahoria› to peel;

‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
b) ‹ ave› to pluck

2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
◊ se te está pelando la nariz your nose is peeling

pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;
◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;

llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);

( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
◊ pelo de camello camelhair

3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer

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pelo nm

1. [cabello] hair;

hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;

la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;

se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;

tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;

llevar o [m5] tener el pelo de punta to have spiky hair;

cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;
[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;
teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;

llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;

Comp

se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;

Comp
Méx Fam
de pelos [muy bien] great;

Comp
Chile Fam
echar el pelo to chill;

Comp
Fam
estar hasta los pelos to be fed up;

Comp

así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;

Comp

de medio pelo second-rate;

Comp
Fam
te voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;

Comp

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;

Comp

por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;

Comp
CSur Fam
andar o [m5] estar con los pelos de punta to be strung-out;

Comp

poner a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;

se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;

Comp

con pelos y señales with all the details;

Comp

no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;

Comp

no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;

Comp

soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;

Comp

tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;

Comp

tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;

no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;

Comp

tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;

Comp

traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;

Comp

venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;

venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;

Comp

no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;

Comp
Fam
¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!

2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;
[de perro, caballo] coat;
Comp

a pelo: montar (a caballo) a o RP [m5] en pelo to ride bareback;
Fam
presentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;
Esp muy Fam
follar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]

Comp
pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair
3. [de melocotón] down

4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;
[de alfombra] pile;
este jersey suelta mucho pelo o [m5] muchos pelos this jumper leaves a lot of hairs everywhere

5. Fam [pizca, poquito]
échame un pelo más de ginebra could I have a smidgin o tad more gin?;

pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;

no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all

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pelo

m

1 de persona, de perro hair;

tiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;

por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;

por un pelo just, barely;

los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;

tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;

traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;

soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam

2 de animal fur;

a pelo fam ( sin preparación) unprepared;

montar a pelo ride bareback;

tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;

con pelos y señales in minute detail;

hombre de pelo en pecho real man;

(ni) un pelo not at all;

no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;

no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;

no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam

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pelo nm

1) : hair

2) : fur

3) : pile, nap

4)

a pelo : bareback

5)

con pelos y señales : in great detail

6)

no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt

7)

tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg

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pelo n

1. (en general) hair

tenía el pelo largo he had long hair

se ha cortado el pelo she's had her hair cut

2. (de animal) fur

los gatos tienen el pelo muy suave cats have got very soft fur

con pelos y señales in great detail

no tener un pelo de tonto to be nobody's fool

ponerte los pelos de punta to make your hair stand on end

por los pelos by the skin of your teeth

tomar el pelo to pull somebody's leg

Spanish-English dictionary > pelo
89 derrumbamiento

m.

1 collapse (de puente, edificio) (por accidente).

2 demolition, knocking-down, overthrow.

3 crashing, collapse, downfall.

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derrumbamiento

► nombre masculino

1 falling down, collapse

2 (techo) caving in

3 (de tierras) landslide

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SM

1) [de edificio] (=desplome) collapse; (=demolición) demolition

derrumbamiento de piedras — rockfall

derrumbamiento de tierra — landslide

2) [del techo] collapse, cave-in

3) (=descenso brusco) [de pacto, sistema] collapse; [de precios] sharp fall

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masculino

a) ( de edificio) collapse

b) (de dictadura, imperio) collapse

* * *

= collapse.

Ex. This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.

* * *

masculino

a) ( de edificio) collapse

b) (de dictadura, imperio) collapse

* * *

= collapse.

Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.

* * *

derrumbamiento

masculine

1 (de un edificio) collapse

derrumbamiento de tierras landslide, landslip

2 (de una dictadura, un imperio) collapse

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derrumbamiento sustantivo masculino
collapse
derrumbamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (demolición) demolition
2 (de un edificio) collapse; (de un techo) caving in
3 fig (de un gobierno) collapse
' derrumbamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alertar
English:
collapse
- land

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derrumbamiento nm

1. [de puente, edificio] [por accidente] collapse;
[intencionado] demolition; [de pared, muro, techo] collapse
Comp
derrumbamiento de tierra landslide
2. [de imperio] fall;
[de empresa] collapse; [de persona] devastation
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derrumbamiento

m accidental collapse; intencionado demolition

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derrumbamiento nm

: collapse

Spanish-English dictionary > derrumbamiento
90 enamorarse (de)

(v.) = fall in + love (with), become + enamoured of, be enamoured of/with, lose + Posesivo + heart (to), fall for

Ex. The emperor had so fallen in love with his new game, he offered the inventor a reward of anything he wanted in the kingdom.

Ex. Those who become enamored of reference librarianship and its challenges usually succumb to its lure before discovering all of its parts.

Ex. This article investigates the perception that humanists are less than enamoured with technology when compared with their peers in other disciplines.

Ex. This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.

Ex. The article ' Falling for fiction' looks at new novels by a diverse range of 13 authors.

Spanish-English dictionary > enamorarse (de)
91 poder

m.

1 power (mando, competencia).

estar en/hacerse con el poder to be in/to seize power

poder adquisitivo purchasing power

poder calorífico calorific value

poder de convicción persuasive powers

tener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-puller

el poder ejecutivo/legislativo/judicial the executive/legislature/judiciary (personas)

poderes fácticos the church, military and press

poderes públicos public authorities

El poder corrompe a los indecisos Power corrupts the undecided.

2 power, authorization.

dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize somebody to do something

por poderes by proxy

poder notarial power of attorney

3 faculty.

4 proxy, letter of delegation, power of attorney, letter of attorney.

Ella se casó usando un poder She married using a proxy.

v.

1 can, to be able to.

no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you

2 can, may (tener permiso).

no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night

¿puedo fumar aquí? may I smoke here?

¿se puede? may I come in?

3 can (ser capaz moralmente).

no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that

4 may, can (tener posibilidad, ser posible).

puede estallar la guerra war could o may break out

podías haber ido en tren you could have gone by train

¡podría habernos invitado! she could o might have invited us! (expresa enfado)

puede que llueva it may o might rain

¿vendrás mañana? — puede will you come tomorrow? — I may do

puede ser perhaps, maybe

5 to be stronger than.

tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up

6 to can, to may, to be able to, to be apt to.

Ella puede correr She is able to run.

7 to might, to stand to.

Ella podría surgir She might rise above.

8 to be capable.

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PODER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden.

Past Indicative

pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron.

Future Indicative

podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán.

Conditional

podría, podrías, podría, podríamos, podríais, podrían.

Present Subjunctive

pueda, puedas, pueda, podamos, podáis, puedan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pudiera, pudieras, pudiera, pudiéramos, pudierais, pudieran;

pudiese, pudieses, pudiese, pudiésemos, pudieseis, pudiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pudiere, pudieres, pudiere, pudiéremos, pudiereis, pudieren.

Imperative

puede (tú), pueda (él/Vd.), podamos (nos.), poded (vos.), puedan (ellos/Vds.).

* * *
1. verb
1) can

2) to be able

3) may
2. noun m.
1) power

2) control

3) possession

4) strength, force

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1. VERBO AUXILIAR

1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad de)

yo puedo ayudarte — I can help you

puedo hacerlo solo — I can do it on my own o by myself

¿se puede llamar por teléfono desde aquí? — can you phone from here?

no puede venir — he can't o cannot come

llevo varios días sin poder salir — I haven't been able to go out for several days

no ha podido venir — he couldn't come, he was unable to come

creo que mañana no voy a poder ir — I don't think I'll be able to come tomorrow

este agua no se puede beber — this water isn't fit to drink

2) (=tener permiso para)

puedes irte — you can o may go

¿puedo usar tu teléfono? — can o may I use your phone?

¿puedo abrir la ventana? — can o may I open the window?

aquí no se puede fumar — you aren't allowed to smoke here, you can't smoke here

3) [en peticiones]

¿puedes/puede darme un vaso de agua? — can I/may I have a glass of water please?

¿me puede usted decir cuándo sale el autobús? — can o could you tell me when the bus leaves?

4) [indicando eventualidad]

puede o podría estar en cualquier sitio — it could o might be anywhere

¡cuidado, te puedes hacer daño! — careful, you could o might hurt yourself!

podías haberte roto una pierna — you could o might have broken your leg

puede haber salido — he may have gone out

por lo que pueda pasar — just in case

5) [indicando obligación moral]

¡no pueden tratarnos así! — they can't treat us like this!

bien podrían cuidarla un poco mejor — they really ought to take better care of her

es lo menos que podemos hacer por ellos — it's the least we can do for them

no podíamos dejarlo solo — we couldn't leave him alone

6) [en cálculos, aproximaciones]

¿qué edad puede tener? — I wonder what age he is?, how old do you reckon he is?

puede costar unos cien euros — it could cost as much as a hundred euros

7) [en sugerencias]

podríamos ir al cine — we could go to the cinema

siempre puedes volverlo a intentar — you can always try again later

8) [en reproches]

¡podías habérmelo dicho! — you could o might have told me!

habría podido ser más amable — she could o might have been a bit nicer

¡al menos podrías disculparte! — you could at least say sorry!

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad)

no puedo — I can't

lo haré si puedo — I'll do it if I can

¡no puedo más! — (=estoy agotado) I can't go on!; (=estoy desesperado) I can't cope any more!; (=he comido mucho) I can't eat another thing!

2) (=tener permiso)

¿se puede? — may I come in?

¿puedo? — may I?

3) (=tener dominio, influencia)

los que pueden — those who can, those who are able

el dinero puede mucho — money can do almost anything, money talks

la curiosidad pudo más que el temor — his curiosity got the better of his fear

él puede mucho en el partido — he has a lot of influence in the party

poder a algn: yo le puedo — I'm a match for him; [entre niños] I could have him *
poder con
¿puedes con la maleta? — can you manage the suitcase?

no puedo con él — (=no puedo controlarle) I can't handle him; (=pesa mucho) he's too heavy for me

no puedo con la hipocresía — I can't stand hypocrisy

4) [en locuciones]

• a más no poder, es tonto a más no poder — he's as stupid as they come

su actuación fue correcta a más no poder — he behaved entirely properly

comió a más no poder — he ate until he couldn't eat any more

• no poder por menos que, no pude por menos que decirle lo que pensaba de él — I just had to tell him what I thought of him

5) CAm, Méx * (=molestar) [con irritación] to annoy; [con disgusto] to upset

su actitud me pudo — his attitude annoyed me o got on my nerves

me pudo esa broma — that joke upset me

3.

VERBO IMPERSONAL
puede (ser) (=es posible) maybe, it may be so, perhaps
¡no puede ser! — that can't be!, that's impossible!
puede (ser) que ({+ subjun}9})
puede (ser) que esté en la biblioteca — he could o may be in the library, perhaps he's in the library

puede (ser) que tenga uno ya — he may o might have one already

puede (ser) que no venga — he may o might not come

puede (ser) que tenga razón — she may o could be right

puede (ser) que sí — maybe (so)

4. SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO

1) (=capacidad, facultad) power

tiene un enorme poder de concentración — she has tremendous powers of concentration

afirma tener poderes mágicos — he claims to have magic powers

poder adquisitivo — purchasing power

poder de convocatoria, tienen un gran poder de convocatoria — they really pull in the crowds, they're real crowd-pullers *

poder de negociación — bargaining power

2) (=autoridad, influencia) power

ejercen un poder enorme sobre la juventud — they have a lot of power o influence over young people

en este país los militares tienen mucho poder — the military are very powerful in this country

no tienen poder para oponerse a estas medidas — they are not powerful enough to oppose these measures

un partido jugado de poder a poder — an evenly-matched game

3) (Pol)

el poder — power

¡el pueblo al poder! — power to the people!

¡Herrera al poder! — Herrera for leader!

• bajo el poder de algn, estar en el poder, ocupar el poder — to be in power

subir al poder — to come to power

• el poder central — central government

• el cuarto poder — the fourth estate

• el poder establecido — the establishment

• los poderes fácticos — the powers that be

• los poderes públicos — the authorities

poder absoluto — absolute power

poder civil — civil power

poder ejecutivo — executive power

poder judicial — judiciary

poder legislativo — legislative power

4) (=fuerza, eficacia)

un detergente de gran poder limpiador — a powerful detergent

este medicamento no tiene poder contra la tuberculosis — this drug is ineffective o isn't effective against tuberculosis

5) (=potestad)
pl poderes powers
les dieron amplios poderes para dirigir la empresa — they were given wide-ranging powers to run the company

tiene plenos poderes para intervenir en el asunto — he has full authority to intervene in the matter

6) (Jur)

• por poderes o LAm poder — by proxy

casarse por poderes — to get married by proxy

poder notarial — power of attorney

7) (=posesión) possession

tengo en mi poder información confidencial — I am in possession of confidential information

• estar u obrar en poder de algn — to be in sb's hands o possession

esa información está u obra en poder de la juez — that information is in the hands of the judge, that information is in the judge's possession

• pasar a poder de algn — to pass to sb, pass into sb's possession

8) (Fís, Mec) power

el poder del motor — the power of the engine

poder calorífico — calorific value

9) LAm (=persona) drug pusher

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I
verbo auxiliar

Sentido I

1) ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de)

en cuanto puedas — as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't pay that much

no podía dejar de reír — I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir — he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?

no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?

no se puede valer por sí mismo — he can't manage by himself

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar — it was impossible to work with that noise going on

2) ( expresando idea de permiso)

¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?

puedes hacer lo que quieras — you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal — he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in

aquí no se puede fumar — smoking is not allowed here

3) ( expresando derecho moral)

no podemos hacerle eso — we can't do that to her

bien puedes tomarte un descanso ahora — you can afford to take a rest now

4)

a) (en quejas, reproches)

¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?

podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!

b) ( en sugerencias)

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

podrías or podías pedírselo tú — you could ask him for it

c) ( solicitando un favor)

¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?

Sentido II

5) ( con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something

6) (en locs)

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit

7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)

a) ( ganar)

él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him

b) (Méx) ( doler)

tu indiferencia le puede mucho — she's very hurt by your indifference

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio — we were terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)

puede aparecer en cualquier momento — he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa — anything's possible with him

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso — don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido ayer — he may have come yesterday

te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!

no podía haber estado más amable — she couldn't have been kinder

podría volver a ocurrir — it could happen again

no pudo haber sido Pilar — it couldn't have been Pilar

9) (en 3^a pers)

no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already

si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible

no pudo ser — it wasn't possible

puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto — he may not have seen us

- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
II
masculino

1)

a) (control, influencia) power

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village

estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power

caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody

b) (Pol)

el poder — power

estar en el poder — to be in power

tomar el poder — to take o seize power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years

2) ( posesión)

la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...

obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

3)

a) (derecho, atribución)

tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados — the junta has unlimited powers

la entrega de poderes — the handing over of power

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy

4)

a) (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción — her power of persuasion

b) (de motor, aparato) power

•

- poder absoluto

- poder adquisitivo

- poder ejecutivo

- poderes fácticos

- poderes públicos

- poder judicial

- poder legislativo

* * *
I
verbo auxiliar

Sentido I

1) ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de)

en cuanto puedas — as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't pay that much

no podía dejar de reír — I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir — he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?

no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?

no se puede valer por sí mismo — he can't manage by himself

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar — it was impossible to work with that noise going on

2) ( expresando idea de permiso)

¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?

puedes hacer lo que quieras — you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal — he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in

aquí no se puede fumar — smoking is not allowed here

3) ( expresando derecho moral)

no podemos hacerle eso — we can't do that to her

bien puedes tomarte un descanso ahora — you can afford to take a rest now

4)

a) (en quejas, reproches)

¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?

podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!

b) ( en sugerencias)

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

podrías or podías pedírselo tú — you could ask him for it

c) ( solicitando un favor)

¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?

Sentido II

5) ( con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something

6) (en locs)

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit

7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)

a) ( ganar)

él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him

b) (Méx) ( doler)

tu indiferencia le puede mucho — she's very hurt by your indifference

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio — we were terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)

puede aparecer en cualquier momento — he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa — anything's possible with him

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso — don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido ayer — he may have come yesterday

te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!

no podía haber estado más amable — she couldn't have been kinder

podría volver a ocurrir — it could happen again

no pudo haber sido Pilar — it couldn't have been Pilar

9) (en 3^a pers)

no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already

si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible

no pudo ser — it wasn't possible

puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto — he may not have seen us

- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
II
masculino

1)

a) (control, influencia) power

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village

estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power

caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody

b) (Pol)

el poder — power

estar en el poder — to be in power

tomar el poder — to take o seize power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years

2) ( posesión)

la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...

obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

3)

a) (derecho, atribución)

tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados — the junta has unlimited powers

la entrega de poderes — the handing over of power

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy

4)

a) (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción — her power of persuasion

b) (de motor, aparato) power

•

- poder absoluto

- poder adquisitivo

- poder ejecutivo

- poderes fácticos

- poderes públicos

- poder judicial

- poder legislativo

* * *

poder¹

¹ = force, strength, power, leverage, authority, clout, might, muscle power, power of attorney, sway.

Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.

Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex: A power of attorney is a legal instrument that is used to delegate legal authority to another.

Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

* abusar del poder = lord over, lord it over.

* abuso de poder = abuse of power.

* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* asumir poder = assume + power.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* círculo de poder = circle of power.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* conceder poderes = give + powers.

* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con poder = powerful.

* con sed de poder = power-hungry.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* división de poderes = division of powers.

* ejercer poder = wield + power, exercise + power.

* en el poder = in office.

* equilibrio de poder = balance of power.

* estructura de poder = power structure.

* frecuentar los pasillos del poder = stalk + the corridors of power.

* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.

* gobierno en el poder = ruling government.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* hambriento de poder = power-hungry.

* igualdad de poder = parity of power.

* inversión de poderes = power reversal.

* jerarquía de poder = scalar chain.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* lucha de poderes = power struggle.

* lucha por el poder = power struggle.

* luchar de poderes = battle of wills.

* partido en el poder, el = ruling party, the.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasillos del poder, los = corridors of power, the.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* pérdida de poder = disempowerment.

* poder adquisitivo = spending power, purchasing power, buying power.

* poder colectivo = collective power.

* poder curativo = healing power.

* poder de atracción = drawing power.

* poder de curación = healing power.

* poder de discriminación = discretion.

* poder de enganche = holding power.

* poder del estado = state power.

* poder de negociación = bargaining power.

* poder de representación = power of representation.

* poder de retención = holding power.

* poder divino = divine power.

* poder económico = economic leverage.

* poder ejecutivo = chief executive, executive arm, executive power.

* poder ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.

* poder estatal = state power.

* poder imperial = imperial power.

* poder judicial = judicial arm, judicial system.

* poder judicial, el = judiciary, the.

* poder legal = statutory power.

* poder legislativo = legislative power, legislative arm.

* poder mágico = magical power, magic power.

* poder notarial = power of attorney.

* poder político = political power.

* poder presidencial = presidential power.

* poder público = public power, public authority.

* poder remunerativo = earning power, earning capacity.

* poder sobrenatural = supernatural power.

* política del poder = power politics.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* posición de poder = position power.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* relación de poder = power relationship.

* relaciones de poder = power relations.

* sediento de poder = power-hungry.

* subida al poder = seizure of power.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* tener el poder = be the boss, call + the shots, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener el poder de = have + the power to.

* tener las riendas del poder = hold + the reins of power.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

poder²

² = be able to, be capable of, can, have + the opportunity, may, qualify for, manage to.

Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.

Ex: Main classes are thus only capable of precise definition in the contexts of particular classification schemes.

Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex: Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.

Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish, moreish.

* hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + best, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can.

* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado) = do + the best possible (with).

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.

* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.

* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly, cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.

* no poder permitirse = ill afford.

* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.

* No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre, be there for + Pronombre.

* poder + Infinitivo = succeed in + Gerundio.

* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.

* poderse contestar = be answerable.

* poderse integrar en = be integrable in.

* poderse localizar = be locatable.

* poder utilizarse = be usable.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* puede que = maybe.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* ¿Puede repetir? = I beg your pardon?, I beg your pardon?.

* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que puede causar detención = arrestable.

* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.

* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.

* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* que se puede escuchar = playable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* que se puede identificar con un término = nameable.

* que se puede imprimir = printable.

* que se puede quitar = detachable.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* que se puede visualizar = viewable.

* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.

* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.

* se puede = is to be.

* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.

* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.

* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from.

* * *

poder¹ [ E21 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

Sentido I

A tener la capacidad de

B expresando idea de permiso

C expresando un derecho moral

D

1 en quejas, reproches

2 en sugerencias

3 solicitando un favor

Sentido II

A

1 poder con algo/alguien

2 el dinero lo puede todo

B en locuciones

C

1 vencer, ganar

2 doler

Sentido III

A con idea de eventualidad

B en tercera persona

v aux

Sentido I

A

(tener la capacidad o posibilidad de): ven en cuanto puedas come as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much

¿cómo que no puedes? what do you mean, you can't do it ( o you can't come etc)?

no podía dejar de reír I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta definitiva? when will you be able to o when can you give me a firm answer?

no pude convencerla I couldn't persuade her

no pudo asistir a la reunión he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? did you manage to do it o were you able to do it on your own?

hicimos todo lo que pudimos por ayudarlos we did everything in our power o everything we could to help them

no se puede valer por sí mismo he can't manage by himself

no habría podido hacerlo sin tu ayuda I wouldn't have been able to do it o I couldn't have done it without your help

no debe (de) haber podido encontrarlo she obviously couldn't find it o can't have found it

¡este niño no se puede estar quieto ni un minuto! this child just won't o can't keep still for a minute!

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar it was impossible to work o you couldn't work with that noise going on

¿sabes que se han prometido? — ¡no te (lo) puedo creer! do you know they're engaged? — you're joking! o I don't believe it!

B

(expresando idea de permiso): ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?

ya pueden volver la hoja you may turn the page over now

¿me puedo ir? — ¡no señor! can o may I go? — no, you cannot o may not!

¿sales a jugar? — no puedo, estoy castigada are you coming out to play? — I can't, I'm being kept in

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? could I leave a little earlier today?

por mí, puedes hacer lo que quieras as far as I'm concerned, you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿quién te lo dijo, si se puede saber? who told you, may I ask?

¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come in

aquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed here, you can't smoke here

C

(expresando un derecho moral): no podemos hacerle eso we can't do that to her

después de lo que has trabajado, bien puedes tomarte un descanso you're entitled to o you deserve a rest after all the work you've done

es lo menos que puedes hacer it's the least you can do

D

1

(en quejas, reproches): ¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? how could you do such a thing?

¿cómo puedes ser tan ingrato? how can you be so ungrateful?

podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!

2

(en sugerencias): podrías or podías pedírselo tú, a ti siempre te hace caso why don't you ask him? he always listens to you

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea

3

(solicitando un favor): ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?

¿no puedes irte a jugar a otra parte? can't you go and play somewhere else?

Sentido II (con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

A

1 poder CON algo/algn:

¿tú puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?

no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase

yo no puedo solo con la casa, los niños y la tienda I can't do the housework, look after the children and run the store all on my own, I can't cope with the house, the children and the store all on my own

no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get o come to grips with German and he gave up

¡con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!

podérsela ( Chi fam); to cope, manage

no se la puede con el trabajo he can't cope with the job o manage the job

2

el dinero lo puede todo money talks, you can do anything if you have money

B ( en locuciones):

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst

gana dinero a más no poder she's making pots of money ( colloq), she's making money hand over fist

es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come

corrimos a más no poder we ran for all we were worth o as fast as we could

no poder más: estoy que no puedo más (de cansancio) I'm exhausted

a mí no me des postre que ya no puedo más don't serve me any dessert, I can't eat anything else

ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child

no podía más, y ese estúpido que no salía del cuarto de baño I was desperate o I was bursting to go and that idiot wouldn't come out of the bathroom ( colloq)

ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad

no poder (por) menos que: uno no puede menos que sentirse halagado one can't help feeling flattered

no puedo menos que expresar mi profunda decepción I feel I must say how deeply disappointed I am

no pudo menos que reconocer que teníamos razón she had no alternative but to admit that we were right

C

1 ( fam)

(vencer, ganar): él es más alto pero tú le puedes he's taller than you but you can beat him

tu papá no le puede al mío your dad's not as strong as mine

a gracioso no hay quien le pueda as a comic, there's no-one to beat him o he's unbeatable

2

( Méx fam) (doler): tu desprecio le puede mucho she's very hurt by your disdainful attitude, your disdainful attitude hurts her deeply

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio we were greatly saddened o terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

A

(con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): puede aparecer en cualquier momento he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa anything's possible with him

no sé dónde lo puedo haber puesto I don't know where I can have put it

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido mientras no estábamos he may have come while we were out

hace horas que están reunidos ¿de qué pueden estar hablando? they've been in that meeting for hours, what can they be talking about?

te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!

un error así puede costar millones a mistake like that could cost millions

no podía haber estado más amable she couldn't have been kinder

llaman a la puerta — ¿quién podrá ser a estas horas? there's someone at the door — who can o could it be at this time?

podría volver a ocurrir it could happen again

Pilar no pudo haber sido it couldn't have been Pilar

B ( en tercera persona):

¿nos habrá mentido? — no sé, puede ser do you think he lied to us? — I don't know, he may have done o it's possible

no puede ser que no lo sepa he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado he can't have finished already

si puede ser or ( Esp) a poder ser preferiría la cuarta fila if possible, I'd prefer row four

me habría gustado verlo pero no pudo ser I would have liked to see him but it wasn't possible o it wasn't to be

puede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto he may not have seen us

¿vas a votar para ella? — puede que sí or puede are you going to vote for her? — maybe o I may

¿lo vas a aceptar? — puede que sí, puede que no are you going to accept it? — maybe, maybe not

poder²

masculine

A

1 (control, influencia) power

el poder de la prensa the power of the press

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo he has a great deal of power o influence o he is a very powerful man in the village

la Familia Real no tiene ningún poder the Royal Family has no power

Constantinopla cayó en poder de los turcos Constantinople fell to the Turks

estamos/nos tiene en su poder we are/she has us in her power

2 ( Pol):

el poder power

estar en el poder to be in power

tomar el poder to take o seize power

asumir el poder to assume power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años ( frml); he has held power for 20 years

lleva cuatro años en el poder he has been in power for four years

toda la vida buscó el poder y la gloria all her life she sought power and fame

el poder en la sombra the power behind the throne

el poder corrompe power corrupts

B

(posesión): la carta está en poder de las autoridades the letter is in the hands of the authorities

hay que evitar que llegue a su poder we have to stop it falling into his hands

obra en su poder la copia del acta ( frml); you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

la solicitud ya pasó a poder de la oficina central the application has already been passed to our head office

C

1

(derecho, atribución): tiene amplios/plenos poderes para investigar el asunto he has wide-ranging powers/full authority to investigate the matter

la entrega or transmisión de poderes the handing over o transmission of power

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados the junta has unlimited powers

los poderes que le han sido conferidos the powers which have been vested in him

la separación de poderes entre la Iglesia y el Estado the division o separation of power between the Church and the State

división

2 ( Der) (documento) letter of authorization; (hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder( AmL) or ( Esp) por poderes to get married by proxy

D

1 (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción or de persuasión her power of persuasion

el poder del amor/de la sugestión the power of love/of suggestion

tiene poderes extrasensoriales he has extrasensory powers

2 (de un motor, aparato) power

Compuestos:

● poder absoluto

masculine absolute power

● poder adquisitivo

masculine (de una divisa, un sueldo) purchasing power, buying power; (de una persona, un grupo) purchasing power, spending power

● poder divino

masculine divine power

● poder ejecutivo

masculine:

el poder ejecutivo the executive

● poderes fácticos

mpl institutions which hold effective control

● poderes notariales

mpl power of attorney

● poderes públicos

mpl:

los poderes públicos the authorities

● poder judicial

masculine:

el poder judicial the judiciary

● poder legislativo

masculine:

el poder legislativo the legislature

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poder 1 ( conjugate poder) v aux
1 ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de):
◊ puedo ir ahora o mañana I can go now or tomorrow;

no puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much;
no podía dormir I couldn't sleep;
no va a poder venir he won't be able to come;
no pudo asistir he was unable to o he couldn't attend;
¿pudiste hacerlo sola? were you able to do it on your own?
2
a) ( expresando idea de permiso):

◊ ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?;

¿podría irme más temprano hoy? could I leave earlier today?;
puedes hacer lo que quieras you can do whatever you like;
no puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt;
¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come in;
aquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed here
b) ( solicitando un favor):

◊ ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?;

¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?
3 ( expresando derecho moral):
◊ no podemos hacerle eso we can't do that to her

4 (en quejas, reproches): podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!
( con idea de esfuerzo)
1 poder con algo/algn:
◊ ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?;

no puedo con este niño I can't cope with this child;
estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted;

( lleno) I can't eat anything else;
◊ ya no puedo más I can't go on like this

2 (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!;
◊ no podía haber estado más amable she couldn't have been kinder;

podría volver a ocurrir it could happen again;
no pudo ser it wasn't possible;
puede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be right;
puede que sí, puede que no maybe, maybe not
3 (Méx) ( doler):
◊ nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio we were terribly upset by Julio's death

poder 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (control, influencia) power;

◊ tiene mucho poder he has a great deal of power;

estamos en su poder we are in her power
b) (Pol)

◊ el poder power;

estar en el poder to be in power;
tomar el poder to take o seize power
2 ( posesión):
◊ la carta está en poder de … the letter is in the hands of …

3
a) (derecho, atribución) power;

◊ tener amplios poderes para hacer algo to have wide-ranging powers to do sth

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization;

( hecho ante notario) power of attorney;
casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes to get married by proxy
4
a) (capacidad, facultad) power;

◊ su poder de convicción her power of persuasion;

poder adquisitivo purchasing power
b) (de motor, aparato) power

poder 1 sustantivo masculino power
Jur por poderes, by proxy
Econ poder adquisitivo, purchasing power
poder 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener capacidad) to be able to, can: no puedo evitarlo, I can't help it
podías habernos avisado, you could/ might have warned us
2 (tener derecho o autorización) may, might, can
¿puedo repetir?, may I have a second helping?
no puede tomar carne de cerdo, he can't eat pork
las mujeres ya pueden votar, women can already vote
3 (uso impers) may, might: puede que la vea luego, I might see her later
puede que sí, puede que no, maybe, maybe not
II verbo intransitivo
1 to cope [con, with]: no puedo con todo, I can't cope
2 (vencer, tener más fuerza) to be stronger than
En el presente, can y to be able to son sinónimos. Sin embargo, en el pasado could significa que podías hacer algo, mientras que was o were able to significa que, además de poder hacerlo, lo hiciste: I could tell him the truth. Podía decirle la verdad (no sabemos si lo hice). I was able to tell him the truth. Fui capaz de decirle la verdad (lo hice). En el futuro solo podemos emplear to be able to: I will be able to do it tomorrow. Podré hacerlo mañana.
Para expresar posibilidad puedes usar may, could o might. La diferencia consiste en el grado de probabilidad que sugieren. Recuerda que may se refiere a hechos más probables que might o could: Puede que llueva mañana. It may rain tomorrow (crees que es posible). It might/ could rain tomorrow (crees que la posibilidad es más remota).
' poder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- abusar
- abuso
- adquisitiva
- adquisitivo
- ámbito
- caber
- CGPJ
- concentrar
- continuismo
- desgaste
- desperdicio
- destronar
- desvelarse
- dominio
- entregar
- erótica
- excedente
- garra
- grabar
- grandeza
- idea
- informal
- judicial
- legislativa
- legislativo
- manifestarse
- mano
- obrar
- parcela
- remediar
- respirar
- sátrapa
- sed
- seducción
- someterse
- sugestión
- usurpar
- ver
- acumular
- anhelar
- ansia
- ansiar
- atribuir
- autoridad
- ávido
- ceder
- clavar
- confiar
English:
able
- abuse
- afford
- anything
- assume
- assumption
- can
- conform
- cope
- encroach
- fold
- form
- foursome
- get
- glad
- greed
- greediness
- greedy
- handle
- hungry
- lust
- make
- manage
- may
- might
- office
- out
- power
- power of attorney
- proxy
- purchasing power
- seize
- seizure
- spending power
- stick
- stranglehold
- take aside
- takeover
- unable
- use
- utmost
- whichever
- zenith
- could
- executive
- height
- helplessly
- judiciary
- lie
- peace

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poder¹ nm

1. [mando, autoridad] power;

la gente con más poder en la organización the most powerful people in the organization;

estar en el poder to be in power;

hacerse con o [m5] tomar el poder to seize power;

perder el poder to lose power;

el poder corrompe power corrupts;

la separación de poderes the separation of powers;

Comp

de poder a poder: un enfrentamiento de poder a poder a heavyweight contest;

el partido se disputó de poder a poder it was a close contest between two excellent sides

Comp
poder absoluto absolute power;
el poder ejecutivo [el gobierno] the executive;

los poderes fácticos the centres of power in society;

el poder judicial [los jueces] the judiciary;

el poder legislativo [las cortes] the legislature;

poderes públicos (public) authorities

2. [posesión, control]
estar en poder de alguien to be in sb's hands;

obra en su poder un documento comprometedor she has in her possession a compromising document;

tienen en su poder a varios rehenes they have taken a number of hostages;

el pueblo cayó en poder del enemigo the town fell to the enemy;

la casa pasó a poder del banco ownership of the house was transferred to the bank

3. [capacidad] power;

un producto con gran poder de limpieza a very powerful cleaning product;

tener poderes (paranormales) to be psychic, to have psychic powers

Comp
poder adquisitivo [de salario] purchasing o buying power; [de persona] disposable income;
poder calorífico calorific value;

poder de convicción persuasive powers;

poder de convocatoria: [m5] tener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-puller;
Mil poder de disuasión deterrent force; Mil poder disuasorio deterrent force
4. [autorización] power, authorization;
[documento] power of attorney;
dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize sb to do sth;

tener plenos poderes para hacer algo to be fully authorized to do sth;

por poderes by proxy;

casarse por Esp [m5] poderes o Am [m5] poder to marry by proxy

Comp
poder notarial power of attorney [witnessed by a notary]
poder²

♦ vi

1. [tener facultad, capacidad] can, to be able to;

no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you;

ahora mismo no podemos atenderle, llame más tarde we can't o we are unable to take your call right now, please call later;

¿puede correrse un poco, por favor? could you move up a bit, please?;

al final pudo salir de allí in the end she managed to get out of there;

¡así no se puede hacer nada! we'll never get anywhere like this!;

de poder ir, sería a partir de las siete if I manage to o can make it, it will be after seven;

en cuanto pueda as soon as possible;

si puedo, te llamaré I'll call you if I get the chance

2. [tener permiso] can, may;

no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night;

¿podríamos ir contigo? could we go with you?;

¿podría hablar un momento con usted? could I have a word with you?;

¿se pueden hacer fotos? can we o are we allowed to take photos?;

¿puedo fumar aquí? may o can I smoke here?;

no se puede fumar you're not allowed to smoke;

¿se puede? may I come in?;

¿se puede saber dónde te habías metido? might I know o would you mind telling me where you were?

3. [ser capaz moralmente] can;

no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that;

¿cómo puedes decir una cosa así? how can you say such a thing?

4. [tener posibilidad, ser posible] may, can;

puede volver de un momento a otro she could come back any moment;

puedo haberlo perdido I may have lost it;

podías haber cogido el tren you could have caught the train;

puede estallar la guerra war could o may break out;

¿dónde puede o [m5] podrá estar? where can it have got to?;

¡habría podido invitarnos!, ¡podría habernos invitado! [expresa enfado] she could o might have invited us!;

ya podemos despedirnos de un aumento de sueldo we can forget our pay Br rise o US raise now

5. [tener fuerza]
poder con [enfermedad, rival] to be able to overcome;
[tarea, problema] to be able to cope with;
¿puedes con todas las bolsas? can you manage all those bags?;

no puedo con este baúl, ¿me ayudas a levantarlo? I can't lift this trunk on my own, can you give me a hand?;

no poder con algo/alguien [no soportar] not to be able to stand sth/sb;

no puedo con la hipocresía I can't stand hypocrisy;

¡contigo no hay quien pueda! you're impossible!

6. Méx [doler] to hurt

7. [en frases]
a o [m5] hasta más no poder as much as can be;

es avaro a más no poder he's as miserly as can be;

llovía a más no poder it was absolutely pouring down;

la pierna me dolía a más no poder you can't imagine how much my leg was hurting;

no poder más [estar cansado] to be too tired to carry on;
[estar harto de comer] to be full (up); [estar enfadado, harto] to have had enough;
no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh, I couldn't help but laugh;
Fam
¡ya podrás, con una máquina como esa! anyone could do it with a machine like that!;

Comp

no puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop

♦ v impersonal
[ser posible] may;
puede que llueva it may o might rain;

puede que se haya equivocado she may be wrong;

¿vendrás mañana? – puede will you come tomorrow? – I may do;

puede que sí o puede que no maybe, maybe not;

puede ser perhaps, maybe;

si puede ser, a poder ser if (at all) possible;

lo siento, pero no va a poder ser I'm sorry, but it's not going to be possible;

puede ser que no lo sepa she may not know;

¡no puede ser que sea ya tan tarde! surely it can't be that late already!

♦ vt

1. [ser más fuerte que] to be stronger than;

tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up;

mi coche le puede al tuyo my car is faster than yours any day

2. Méx [doler]
me puede mucho que me desprecies it hurts me a lot that you look down on me;

le pudo su derrota, todavía no se repone losing really got to her, she still hasn't got over it

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poder

I v/aux

1 capacidad can, be able to;

no pude hablar con ella I wasn’t able to talk to her

2 permiso can, be allowed to;

¿puedo ir contigo? can o may I come with you?

3 posibilidad may, might;

¡podías habérselo dicho! you could have o you might have told him

II v/i

:

poder con ( sobreponerse a) manage, cope with;

me puede he can beat me;

es franco a más no poder fam he’s as frank as they come fam ;

comimos a más no poder fam we ate to bursting point fam ;

no puedo más I can’t take any more, I’ve had enough;

a poder ser if possible;

puede ser perhaps, maybe;

¡no puede ser! it can’t be!, that can’t be right!;

puede que perhaps, maybe;

puede ser que no lo sepa maybe o perhaps he doesn’t know;

¿se puede? can I come in?, do you mind if I come in?;

no pude menos de insultarle insulting him was the least I could do

III m tb POL power;

en poder de alguien in s.o.’s hands;

plenos poderes pl full authority sg ;

por poderes, L.Am.

por poder JUR by proxy;

los poder es públicos the authorities

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poder {58} v aux

1) : to be able to, can

no puede hablar: he can't speak

2) (expressing possibility) : might, may

puede llover: it may rain at any moment

¿cómo puede ser?: how can that be?

3) (expressing permission) : can, may

¿puedo ir a la fiesta?: can I go to the party?

¿se puede?: may I come in?

poder vi

1) : to beat, to defeat

cree que le puede a cualquiera: he thinks he can beat anyone

2) : to be possible

¿crees que vendrán? - puede (que sí): do you think they'll come? - maybe

3)

poder con : to cope with, to manage

¡no puedo con estos niños!: I can't handle these children!

4)

no poder más : to have had enough

no puede más: she can't take anymore

5)

no poder menos que : to not be able to help

no pudo menos que asombrarse: she couldn't help but be amazed

poder nm

1) : control, power

poder adquisitivo: purchasing power

2) : authority

el poder legislativo: the legislature

3) : possession

está en mi poder: it's in my hands

4) : strength, force

poder militar: military might

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poder¹ n (en general) power

tiene mucho poder he has a lot of power

subir al poder to come to power

poder² vb

1. (capacidad, posibilidad) can / could / to be able to

no puedo dormir I can't sleep

¿puedo echarte una mano? can I give you a hand?

no podía vivir sin ella he couldn't live without her

¿qué podemos comprarle? what can we buy her?

¿cuándo podrás venir? when will you be able to come?

Recuerda que can es presente, could es pasado o condicional y be able to es para los demás tiempos

2. (permiso) can / may

¿puedo hablar con el jefe? can I speak to the boss?

¿se puede pasar? can I come in?

aquí no se puede fumar you can't smoke here

3. (probabilidad) may / could / might

puede que llueva it might rain

puede que venga, puede que no he might come, he might not

no puede ser that's impossible

podría ocurrir aquí it could happen here

poder con to manage / to cope with

no puedo con la maleta I can't manage the suitcase

no puedo con él I can't cope with him

no poder más (cansado) to be exhausted (lleno) to be full up

Spanish-English dictionary > poder
92 caedizo

adj.

1 ready to fall, being of short duration, or little consistence.

Hacer caediza una cosa to let a thing fall on purpose

Peras caedizas pears dropping from the tree

2 deciduous. (Botany)

3 caducous, deciduous.

* * *

1.

ADJ (=inestable) unsteady; (=débil) weak; (Bot) deciduous

2.

SM And (=edificio) shed; (=techo) sloping roof

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caedizo, -a

♦ adj

1. [que cae] in danger of falling

2. Bot deciduous

♦ nm
CAm, Col, Méx [saliente] overhang

Spanish-English dictionary > caedizo
93 cacho

adj.

bent, chub.

m.

1 piece, bit (informal) (pedazo).

2 horn. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Venezuelan Spanish)

3 small piece.

4 European chub, Leuciscus cephalus.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cachar.

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cacho

► nombre masculino

1 familiar bit, piece

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡cacho de bestia/animal! you beast!

ser un cacho de pan to be an angel, be a dear

* * *

noun m.

piece

* * *
I
SM

1) * (=miga) crumb; (=trozo) bit, small piece

¡cacho de gloria! — my precious!

¡cacho de ladrón! — you thief!

es un cacho de pan — * he's really kind, he's got a heart of gold

a cachos — bit by bit

caerse a cachos — to fall apart, be falling to pieces

2) LAm (=cuerno) horn; Cono Sur [para beber] cup (made of horn)

3) And, Cono Sur (=dados) dice, set of dice; (=cubilete) dice cup

jugar al cacho — to play dice

4) Cono Sur [de plátanos] bunch

5) Cono Sur (=géneros) unsaleable o unsold goods pl ; (=objeto) useless thing

6) LAm (=chiste) funny story, joke; (=broma) prank, practical joke; Caribe (=mofa) mockery, derision

7) Caribe ** (=marijuana) joint **, spliff **

8) Caribe *** (=pene) prick ***

9) Cono Sur (=problema) problem; (=apuro) jam *, tricky situation

10)

- ¡cachos para arriba!

- echar cacho a algn

- empinar el cacho

- estar fuera de cacho

- pegar los cachos a algn

- raspar el cacho a algn
II
SM (=pez) [de río] chub; [de mar] (red) surmullet

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) ( pedazo) bit

un cachito de queso — a little bit of cheese

b) (Esp fam) (como adj inv)

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS) ( cuerno) horn

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

ya lo tengo de un cacho — I've nearly finished it

b) (Andes) ( juego) poker dice; ( cubilete) shaker

c) (Chi) ( para beber) drinking horn

3) (Ec) ( escarabajo) beetle

4) (Col, Ven arg) ( cigarrillo de marihuana) joint (colloq)

5) (Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta) nuisance

6) (RPl) ( de bananas) hand

* * *

= chunk, gobbet.

Ex. So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.

Ex. This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.

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* cacho de pan = softy [softie].

* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (fam) ( pedazo) bit

un cachito de queso — a little bit of cheese

b) (Esp fam) (como adj inv)

qué cacho chuleta! — that's some o one hell of a chop! (colloq)

cacho bruto! — you great oaf! (colloq)

2)

a) (AmS) ( cuerno) horn

poner (Per) or (Ven) montar cachos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody, cheat on somebody (colloq)

tener algo de un cacho — (Col fam)

ya lo tengo de un cacho — I've nearly finished it

b) (Andes) ( juego) poker dice; ( cubilete) shaker

c) (Chi) ( para beber) drinking horn

3) (Ec) ( escarabajo) beetle

4) (Col, Ven arg) ( cigarrillo de marihuana) joint (colloq)

5) (Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta) nuisance

6) (RPl) ( de bananas) hand

* * *

= chunk, gobbet.

Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.

Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.

* cacho de pan = softy [softie].

* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.

* * *

cacho

masculine

A

1 ( fam) (pedazo) bit

¿me das un cachito de queso? can I have a little bit of cheese?

me perdí un cacho del programa I missed some of o a bit of the program

se te van a caer los dientes a cachos your teeth will all start dropping out

ser un cacho de pan ( Esp fam); to be a big softie ( colloq)

2

( Esp fam) ( como adj inv): ¡qué cacho chuleta te estás comiendo! that's some o one hell of a chop you're eating! ( colloq)

¡lo vas a romper, cacho bruto! you'll break it, you great oaf! ( colloq)

B

1 ( AmS) (cuerno) horn

¡fuera cacho! ( Ven fam): se acabó la discusión, y ¡fuera cacho! the discussion's over, and I don't want to hear another word! o and that's final!

pararse en los cachos ( Chi fam); to get annoyed

poner ( Per) or ( Ven) montar cachos a algn ( fam); to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq)

recibir en los cachos a algn ( Chi fam): llegó tarde y la mujer lo recibió en los cachos he arrived late and his wife gave him a real earful ( colloq)

tener algo de un cacho ( Col fam): ya lo tengo de un cacho it's nearly done, I've nearly finished it, I'm almost there o ( AmE) through ( colloq)

2 ( Andes) (juego) poker dice; (cubilete) shaker

saber a cacho ( Col): jugaron hasta que les supo a cacho they played until they were sick of it

3 ( Chi) (para beber) drinking horn

C ( RPl) (de bananas) hand

D (Ec) (escarabajo) beetle

E (Col, Ven arg) (cigarrillo de marihuana) joint ( colloq), spliff (sl)

F

( Chi fam) (cosa inútil, molesta): esta mesita es un cacho, no hay dónde ponerla this table's a real nuisance, there's nowhere to put it

me quedé con el cacho I got stuck with the damned thing ( colloq)

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Del verbo cachar: ( conjugate cachar)

cacho es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cachó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cachar
cacho
cachar ( conjugate cachar) verbo transitivo
a) (AmL fam) ‹ pelota› to catch;

‹ persona›:
◊ la caché del brazo I caught o grabbed her by the arm

b) (AmL fam) (sorprender, pillar) to catch

c) (RPl fam) ( gastar una broma) to kid (colloq)

d) (Andes fam) ( enterarse) to get (colloq)

cacho sustantivo masculino
1 (fam) ( pedazo) bit
2
a) (AmS) ( cuerno) horn

b) (Andes) ( juego) poker dice;

( cubilete) shaker
cacho 1
I sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (pedazo) bit, piece
2 LAm (rato) while
II adjetivo inv ¡qué cacho casa tiene!, what a big house he's got!
♦ Locuciones: ser un cacho de pan, to be very kind
cacho 2 sustantivo masculino LAm (cuerno) horn
' cacho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cachito
English:
chunk
- bunch
- horn
- shaker

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cacho¹ nm

1. Fam [pedazo] piece, bit;

el plato se rompió en tres cachos the plate broke into three bits;

sólo vi el cacho final del partido I only saw the end of the game;

Comp

ser un cacho de pan to have a heart of gold

2. Esp Fam [como intensificador]
¡cacho tonto! you idiot!;
Vulg
¡cacho cabrón! you bastard!;

me di un cacho tortazo increíble I gave myself one hell of a thump

cacho² nm

1. Andes, Ven [asta] horn;

Comp
CAm, Ven Fam
montarle cachos a alguien to be unfaithful to sb;
[a un hombre] to cuckold sb
2. Col, Ven Fam [de drogas] joint

3. Andes [cubilete] dice cup

4. Andes, Guat, Ven [cuento] story;

no me vengan a contar cachos, que sé lo que pasó don't start telling me stories, I know what happened

5. Andes, Guat, Ven [burla] joke;

le hicieron un cacho a Raúl y lo hicieron enojar mucho they played a joke on Raúl and he got really angry

6. RP cacho de banana [racimo] hand o large bunch of bananas

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cacho

m

1 fam

bit

2 Rpl ( cuerno) horn

3 Ven, Col fam (marijuana) joint fam

4

:

jugar al cacho Bol, Pe play dice

5

:

ponerle cachos a alguien cheat on s.o.

6 Rpl

de bananas bunch

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cacho nm, fam : piece, bit

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cacho n piece

Spanish-English dictionary > cacho
94 comenzar

v.

to start, to begin.

comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…

comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do something

comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing something

“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”

el partido comenzó tarde the game started late

La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.

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comenzar

Conjugation model [ EMPEZAR], like link=empezar empezar

► verbo transitivo

1 to begin, start

► verbo intransitivo

1 to begin, start

■ comenzó a reír he began to laugh, he began laughing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

comenzar con to begin with

comenzar + gerund to start by + gerund

■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...

comenzar por + inf to begin by +-ing

■ comenzó por decir que... he began by saying that...

comenzar por el principio to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning

————————

comenzar

to start by + gerund

■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...

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verb

to begin, start

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1.

VT to begin, start, commence frm

comenzamos el rodaje ayer — we began o started o commenced frm filming yesterday

comenzó la charla con un agradecimiento — she began o started the talk with a word of thanks

comenzó su carrera literaria hace dos décadas — she began her literary career two decades ago

la empresa comienza la construcción hoy — the company starts the construction work today

hemos comenzado mal el año — we started the year badly

comenzamos el recorrido en la iglesia — we start our trip at the church

2.

VI [proyecto, campaña, historia, proceso] to begin, start

¿puedo comenzar? — may I start o begin?, can I start o begin?

el partido comienza a las ocho — the match starts o begins at eight

comenzó diciendo que estaba de acuerdo conmigo — she began by saying that she agreed with me

comenzó a los diez años haciendo recados — he began o started at the age of ten as a messenger boy

al comenzar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

• comenzar a hacer algo — to start o begin doing sth, start o begin to do sth

la nieve comenzó a caer de nuevo — the snow started falling again, the snow began to fall again

comencé a trabajar a los dieciocho años — I started o began working at eighteen

podéis comenzar a comer — you can start eating

los invitados ya han comenzado a llegar — the guests have started arriving o to arrive

aquel día comenzó a tener problemas con el oído — that day she began having trouble with her hearing

• comenzar con algo, la película comienza con una pelea — the film starts o begins with a fight

• para comenzar — to start with

para comenzar, una sopa de verduras — to start with, vegetable soup

• comenzar por, no sé por dónde comenzar — I don't know where to start o begin

la reforma ha comenzado por la educación — reform has started o begun with education

comenzó por agradecernos nuestra presencia — she started o began by thanking us for coming

para sentirte mejor, comienza por comer bien — in order to feel better, start by eating well

su nombre comienza por m — his name begins with m

todos sois culpables, comenzando por ti — you're all guilty, starting with you

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1.
verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
2.
comenzar vi to begin

al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

* * *

= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

Nota: Generalmente un oficio o profesión.

Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.

Ex. The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex. One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.

Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex. The article 'ALA campaign takes flight
the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.

Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex. CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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* al comenzar = at startup.

* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.

* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar desde = set out from.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.

* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
2.
comenzar vi to begin

al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

* * *

= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

Nota: Generalmente un oficio o profesión.

Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.

Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex: One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight \@ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.

Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex: CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

* al comenzar = at startup.

* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.

* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar desde = set out from.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.

* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

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comenzar [A6 ]

vt

to begin, commence ( frml)

■ comenzar

vi

to begin

al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day

comenzaré contigo I will begin o start with you

comenzar + GER to begin BY -ING

comenzó diciendo que … she began o ( frml) commenced by saying that …

comenzar A + INF:

comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire, they opened fire

comenzar POR algo to begin WITH sth

comencemos por la catedral let us begin with the cathedral

comenzar POR + INF to begin BY -ING

comenzaron por amenazarme they began by threatening me

* * *

comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
to begin, commence (frml)
verbo intransitivo
to begin;
◊ al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day;

comenzar haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire;
comenzar por algo to begin with sth
comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
(a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
(una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start

' comenzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- desencadenarse
- despuntar
- entrar
- iniciarse
- comience
English:
afresh
- begin
- come on
- commence
- dawn
- emigrate
- foot
- go-ahead
- open
- set in
- start
- start off

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comenzar

♦ vt

to start, to begin;

comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…

♦ vi

to start, to begin;

comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;

comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;

“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”;

el partido comenzó tarde the game started late

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comenzar

v/t begin

* * *

comenzar {29} v

empezar: to begin, to start

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comenzar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el curso comienza en octubre the course starts in October

Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar
95 decaimiento

m.

1 gloominess (desaliento).

2 depression, discouragement, decay, dejection.

3 decrease, diminution.

4 abaissement, languidness, acratia, abatement.

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decaimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (debilidad) weakness, weakening

2 (tristeza) sadness

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SM

1) (=decadencia) decline, decay

2) (=empeoramiento) [de salud] weakening; [de ánimo] discouragement

3) (Com) falling-off

* * *

masculino ( abatimiento) despondency

tengo un gran decaimiento — I feel very despondent o low

* * *

= decline, slackening.

Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex. Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.

* * *

masculino ( abatimiento) despondency

tengo un gran decaimiento — I feel very despondent o low

* * *

= decline, slackening.

Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex: Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.

* * *

decaimiento

masculine

1

(abatimiento): tengo un decaimiento I feel run-down o low

2 (disminución) decline

un decaimiento del interés del público por estos artículos a decline o fall in public interest for these goods

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decaimiento nm

1. [desaliento] gloominess

2. [falta de fuerzas] weakness

3. [decadencia] decline;

un decaimiento de la actividad en el sector turístico a decline in business in the tourist sector

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decaimiento

m decline; de salud deterioration;

sufre un decaimiento she feels run down

Spanish-English dictionary > decaimiento
96 pomada

f.

1 ointment.

2 shoe polish.

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pomada

► nombre femenino

1 cream

* * *

SF

1) (=crema) cream, ointment

- estar en la pomada

- hacer algo pomada

2) (=gente)

la pomada — ** the cream, the top people

* * *

femenino (Farm) ointment, cream

hacer pomada a alguien — (Méx, RPl fam) to give somebody a thrashing o hammering (colloq)

hacer pomada algo — (RPl fam) to ruin something

- pomada de zapatos

* * *

= ointment.

Ex. The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.

* * *

femenino (Farm) ointment, cream

hacer pomada a alguien — (Méx, RPl fam) to give somebody a thrashing o hammering (colloq)

hacer pomada algo — (RPl fam) to ruin something

- pomada de zapatos

* * *

= ointment.

Ex: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.

* * *

pomada

feminine

( Farm) ointment, cream

estar en la pomada ( RPl fam); to be in the know ( colloq)

hacer pomada a algn (Méx, RPl fam); to give sb a thrashing o hammering ( colloq)

hacer pomada algo ( RPl fam); to ruin sth

me lo devolvió hecho pomada when he gave it back it was falling apart o it was ruined

Compuesto:

pomada de zapatos

( RPl) shoe polish

* * *

pomada sustantivo femenino (Farm) ointment, cream;
◊ pomada de zapatos (RPl) shoe polish

pomada f Med ointment

' pomada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
localmente
- para
- aplicar
English:
application
- apply
- ointment
- reapply
- polish

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pomada nf

ointment;

Comp
Méx, RP Fam
hacer algo pomada: si seguís toqueteando esa planta la vas a hacer pomada that plant's going to fall to bits if you keep touching it;

esos argumentos te los hacen pomada en cinco minutos they'll pull those arguments to pieces in next to no time;

hizo pomada el auto he wrote the car off;
Méx, RP Fam
hacerse pomada: se hizo pomada con el accidente he hurt himself really badly in the accident

Comp
RP pomada para zapatos shoe polish
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pomada

f cream

* * *

pomada nf

: ointment, cream

* * *

pomada n cream / ointment

Spanish-English dictionary > pomada
97 tonto

adj.

1 silly, dull, empty-headed, foolish.

2 silly, footling, foolish.

3 useless, dumb.

4 stupefied.

m.

fool, blockhead, dunce, idiot.

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tonto

► adjetivo

1 silly, stupid, US dumb

■ ¡qué idea más tonta! what a stupid idea!

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 fool, idiot

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a tontas y a locas without rhyme or reason

hacer el tonto / hacer la tonta to act the fool

hacerse el tonto / hacerse la tonta to play dumb

ponerse tonto,-a familiar to get stroppy

tonto,-a de remate / tonto,-a de capirote familiar prize idiot

un,-a tonto,-a del bote familiar a right berk, a real twerp

* * *
1. (f. - tonta)
noun

fool
2. (f. - tonta)
adj.

foolish, stupid

* * *
tonto, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona]

a) (=bobo) [dicho con afecto] silly; [dicho con enfado] stupid

venga, vente con nosotros, ¡no seas tonto! — come on, come with us, don't be silly!

¡qué tonto soy! — how silly o stupid of me!

fui tan tonto que me dejé engañar por ellos — I was silly enough to be taken in by them

¿tú te has creído que yo soy tonto?, ¿me tomas por tonto? — do you think I'm stupid?

- es tonto del bote o de capirote o de remate

b) [poco inteligente] stupid

¡y parecía tonto! — and we thought he was stupid!

a lo tonto —

¿para qué esforzarse a lo tonto? — why go to all that trouble for nothing?

y a lo tonto, a lo tonto, se le pasó la mitad del día — and before he knew it, half the day had slipped by

- es más tonto que Abundio

- hacer tonto a algn

a tontas y a locas —

piénsalo bien, no quiero que actúes/hables a tontas y a locas — think carefully, don't just do/say the first thing that comes into your head

esos jóvenes sin seso que solo hablan a tontas y a locas — these silly youngsters who chatter away without even thinking what they're saying

c) (=insolente) silly

¡si te pones tonto no te vuelvo a traer al cine! — if you start being silly I won't take you to the cinema again!

d) (=torpe)

me quedé como tonto después del golpe — I felt dazed after the knock

hoy se me olvida todo, estoy como tonto — I keep forgetting things today, I'm out of it *

dejar a algn tonto — Esp to leave sb speechless

e) (=presumido) stuck-up *

pasaba muy tonto por delante de ella — he walked past her showing off

está muy tonto desde que es médico — he's such a show-off since he became a doctor *

f) (Med) imbecile
pelo 8)
2) [risa, frase, accidente] silly

¡qué fallo más tonto! — it was a really silly mistake!

fue una respuesta tonta — that was a stupid answer

me entró la risa tonta — I started giggling

me pilló en una hora tonta y le presté el dinero — I wasn't thinking at that moment and I lent him the money
caja 1)
2. SM / F

1) idiot

soy un tonto, ¡nunca debí haberla escuchado! — I'm such an idiot, I should never have listened to her!

allí estaba, riéndome como una tonta — there I was, laughing like an idiot

el tonto del pueblo — the village idiot

- hacer el tonto

has hecho el tonto no siguiendo sus consejos — you were a fool not to take her advice

- hacerse el tonto

tonto útil — willing stooge

2) (Med) imbecile

3. SM

1) (Circo, Teat) clown, funny man

2) And, CAm (=palanca) jemmy

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

no seas tonta! — don't be silly!

fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

a tontas y a locas — without thinking

gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas — she spends money like there's no tomorrow (colloq)

dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

ser tonto del bote — to be a complete idiot

2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
II
- ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

- tonto de capirote

- tonto útil

* * *

= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.

Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.

Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.

Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.

Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.

Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.

Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.

Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.

Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.

Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.

Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.

Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.

Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

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* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.

* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.

* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* guaperas tonto = himbo.

* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.

* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.

* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* risa tonta = giggle.

* risita tonta = giggle.

* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.

* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.

* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.

* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.

* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.

* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.

* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].

* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto genio = idiot savant.

* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

no seas tonta! — don't be silly!

fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

a tontas y a locas — without thinking

gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas — she spends money like there's no tomorrow (colloq)

dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

ser tonto del bote — to be a complete idiot

2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
II
- ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

- tonto de capirote

- tonto útil

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= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.

Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.

Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.

Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.

Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.

Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.

Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.

Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.

Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.

Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.

Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.

Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.

Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.

* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.

* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* guaperas tonto = himbo.

* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.

* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.

* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* risa tonta = giggle.

* risita tonta = giggle.

* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.

* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.

* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.

* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.

* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.

* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.

* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].

* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto genio = idiot savant.

* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

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tonto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹persona› (falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb ( colloq) (ingenuo) silly

¡pero qué tonto eres! ¿de verdad te lo has creído? you idiot! did you really believe it?

mírala … y parecía tonta look at her, and we thought she was stupid!

no seas tonta, aprovecha ahora que puedes don't be silly! make the most of it while you can

y él fue tan tonto como para decirle que sí and he was stupid o dumb o foolish enough to say yes

2 [ ESTAR] (travieso) difficult, silly; (disgustado) upset

no me hagas caso, hoy estoy tonta don't take any notice of me, I'm in a funny mood today

se pone muy tonto siempre que hay visita he gets really silly o difficult when there are visitors

a lo tonto: a lo tonto, a lo tonto lleva ya ganados varios millones he's won several million just like that o without even trying

lo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be right

hablas a lo tonto you're talking through your hat

a tontas y a locas without thinking

gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas she spends money like there's no tomorrow ( colloq)

dejar tonto a algn ( Esp fam); to leave sb speechless

hacer tonto a algn ( Chi fam); to make a fool of sb, fool sb

ser más tonto que Abundio or que hecho de encargo or que una mata de habas ( Esp fam); to be as dumb as they come ( colloq), to be daft as a brush ( BrE colloq)

ser tonto del bote or del culo ( Esp fam); to be a complete idiot

B ‹excusa/error/historia› silly

fue una caída de lo más tonta pero ya ves, me rompí el tobillo it was such a silly o ridiculous fall but, as you see, I broke my ankle

tonto² -ta

masculine, feminine

(falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy ( colloq); (ingenuo) idiot, fool

eres un tonto por haberte dejado engañar así you're an idiot o a fool to let yourself be taken in like that

hacer el tonto (hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool, to fool o clown around; (actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el tonto to act dumb

no te hagas la tonta, que sabes muy bien de lo que estoy hablando you know very well what I'm talking about so don't pretend you don't o so don't act dumb

le gusta/gustaba más que a un tonto una tiza or un lápiz or un palo ( Esp fam); he is/was crazy o nuts about it ( colloq)

ser como tonto para algo ( Chi fam); to be crazy o nuts about sth ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● tonto de capirote

prize idiot, utter fool

● tonto del pueblo

village idiot

● tonto leso

( Chi fam) silly fool

● tonto útil

idealistic puppet o stooge

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tonto
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) [SER] ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq);

( ingenuo) silly
b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly;

( disgustado) upset
2 ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq);
( ingenuo) idiot, fool;
◊ hacer el tonto ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool;

( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself;
◊ hacerse el tonto to act dumb

tonto,-a
I adjetivo silly, familiar dumb: ¿cómo pude ser tan tonto?, how could I be so stupid?
fue lo bastante tonto como para decirle la verdad, he was foolish enough to tell him the truth
una observación tonta, a trivial remark
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool, idiot, familiar dummy
hacer el tonto, to play the fool
hacerse el tonto, to play dumb
tonto de remate, prize idiot

' tonto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boluda
- boludo
- burrada
- capirote
- definitivamente
- fatua
- fatuo
- hacer
- hombre
- manteca
- pelo
- perdida
- perdido
- remate
- simple
- tarugo
- todavía
- tonta
- tratar
- asno
- baboso
- gana
- ganso
- huevón
- idiota
- imbécil
- lelo
- lerdo
- mongólico
- necio
- pavo
- pendejo
- salame
- soquete
- tontear
- tontería
- zanahoria
English:
act
- asinine
- clot
- clown around
- dim
- do
- dozy
- dumb
- fool
- goof
- help
- idiotic
- lark about
- lark around
- mess about
- mess around
- muck about
- muck around
- need
- play
- prize
- silly
- soft-headed
- such
- thing
- daft
- foolish
- kind
- know
- stupid
- that

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tonto, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] [estúpido] stupid;
[menos fuerte] silly;
pero ¿seré tonto? otra vez me he vuelto a confundir I must be stupid or something, I've gone and got it wrong again;

nos toman por tontos they think we're idiots;

¿estás tonto? ¿para qué me pegas? don't be stupid! what are you hitting me for?;

no seas tonto, no hay por qué preocuparse don't be silly, there's no need to worry;

Comp

ser tonto de capirote o [m5] remate to be Br daft as a brush o US crazy as a loon;

Comp

ser más tonto que Abundio to be as thick as two short planks

2. [retrasado mental] dim, backward

3.
ponerse tonto [pesado, insistente] to be difficult;
[arrogante] to get awkward, Br to get stroppy
4. [sin sentido] [risa] mindless;
[esfuerzo] pointless;
fue una caída tonta it was so silly, falling over like that;

Comp

a lo tonto: lo perdí a lo tonto I stupidly lost it;

me tropecé a lo tonto I tripped over like an idiot;

me he ido haciendo con una extensa colección de sellos a lo tonto I've built up a sizeable stamp collection without hardly realizing it

♦ nm,f

idiot;

los listos y los tontos de la clase the bright ones and the dim ones in the class;

el tonto del pueblo the village idiot;

Comp

hacer el tonto [juguetear] to mess around;
[no actuar con inteligencia] to be stupid o foolish;
estoy haciendo el tonto intentando convencerle I'm wasting my time trying to convince him;

Comp

hacerse el tonto to act innocent;

Comp

a tontas y a locas without thinking

Comp
tonto útil useful idiot
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tonto

I adj silly, foolish

II m, tonta f fool, idiot;

tonto del bote o

haba fam complete idiot;

tonto del pueblo village idiot;

hacer el tonto play the fool;

hacerse el tonto act dumb fam ;

a tontas y a locas in a slapdash way

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tonto, -ta adj

1) : dumb, stupid

2) : silly

3)

a tontas y a locas : without thinking, haphazardly

tonto, -ta n

: fool, idiot

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tonto¹ adj silly [comp. sillier; superl. silliest] / stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]

¡qué fallo más tonto! what a stupid mistake!

tonto² n fool / idiot

hacer el tonto to play the fool

Spanish-English dictionary > tonto
98 anochecer

m.

dusk, nightfall.

al anochecer at dusk

v.

1 to get dark.

anochecía it was getting dark

2 to grow dark, to become dark, to darken, to get dark.

3 to grow dark on.

Me anocheció It grew dark on me.

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anochecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) to get dark

■ cuando anocheció when it got dark

2 to be at nightfall, reach at nightfall

■ anochecimos en Burgos we were in Burgos at dusk

► nombre masculino

1 nightfall, dusk, evening

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al anochecer at nightfall, at dusk

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verb

to get dark

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1. VI

1) (=venir la noche) to get dark

2)

anochecimos en Toledo — we got to Toledo as night was falling

2.

SM nightfall, dusk

al anochecer — at nightfall, at dusk

antes del anochecer — before nightfall, before it gets dark

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I 1.
verbo impersonal to get dark

ya había anochecido — it was already dark
2.
anochecer vi persona

anochecimos camino a Puebla — when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla
3.
anochecerse v pron (Chi, Méx)

nos anochecimos estudiando — we stayed up studying till really late
II
masculino nightfall

al anochecer — at nightfall

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I 1.
verbo impersonal to get dark

ya había anochecido — it was already dark
2.
anochecer vi persona

anochecimos camino a Puebla — when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla
3.
anochecerse v pron (Chi, Méx)

nos anochecimos estudiando — we stayed up studying till really late
II
masculino nightfall

al anochecer — at nightfall

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anochecer¹

¹ = dusk, nightfall, sundown.

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.

Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.

* al anochecer = at twilight, at nightfall.

anochecer²

² = light + fail, night + fall.

Ex: When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.

Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.

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anochecer¹ [E3 ]

v impers

to get dark

antes de que anochezca before it gets dark, before night falls

ya había anochecido cuando volvió it was already dark when he returned

vi

«persona»: anochecimos camino a Puebla when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla

■ anochecerse

v pron

(Chi, Méx): nos anochecimos estudiando we stayed up studying till really late

anochecer²

masculine

nightfall

al anochecer at nightfall

antes del anochecer before nightfall, before it gets/got dark

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anochecer 1 ( conjugate anochecer) v impers
to get dark
anochecerse verbo pronominal (Chi, Méx) to stay up till really late
anochecer 2 sustantivo masculino
nightfall;
◊ al anochecer at nightfall

anochecer
I verbo impersonal to get dark
II verbo intransitivo to be somewhere at nightfall: viajamos todo el día y anochecimos en Barquisimeto, we travelled all day and were in Barquisimeto at nightfall
III sustantivo masculino nightfall, dusk
al anochecer, at nightfall

' anochecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crepúsculo
- marcha
- tarde
English:
dark
- evening
- nightfall
- dusk
- night

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anochecer

♦ nm

dusk, nightfall;

al anochecer at dusk o nightfall

♦ v impersonal

to get dark;

anochecía it was getting dark;

llegamos cuando ya había anochecido it was already dark when we arrived

♦ vi

anochecimos en la frontera we were at the border by nightfall

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anochecer

I v/i get dark;

anocheció night fell, it got dark

II m dusk;

al anochecer at dusk, at nightfall

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anochecer {53} v impers

: to get dark

anochecer nm

: dusk, nightfall

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anochecer¹ n dusk

al anochecer at dusk

anochecer² vb to get dark

en verano anochece más tarde que en invierno it gets dark later in summer than in winter

Spanish-English dictionary > anochecer
99 madrazo

m.

1 hard blow. (Mexican Spanish)

2 thump, hard and noise blow of somebody falling to the floor, flat fall, hard blow.

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masculino (Méx fam) blow

darle un madrazo a alguien — to give somebody a beating

películas de madrazo — violent movies

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masculino (Méx fam) blow

darle un madrazo a alguien — to give somebody a beating

películas de madrazo — violent movies

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madrazo

masculine

( Méx fam)

me di un madrazo I gave myself a nasty bump o bang ( colloq)

le dieron un madrazo de aquellos they gave him a hell of a beating ( colloq)

¿y ese madrazote que trae tu coche? how did you get that dent in the car?

películas de madrazo violent movies

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madrazo sustantivo masculino (Méx fam) blow;
◊ darle un madrazo a algn to give sb a beating;

películas de madrazo violent movies

' madrazo' also found in these entries:
English:
bash

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madrazo nm
Méx hard blow;
se dio un madrazo he banged himself;

un madrazo a los derechos humanos a severe blow to human rights

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madrazo nm, Mex fam : punch, blow

se agarraron a madrazos: they beat each other up

Spanish-English dictionary > madrazo
100 viejo

adj.

1 old, elderly, senile, long in the tooth.

2 old, aged, antique.

m.

1 old man, elder, old timer, aged man.

2 father.

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viejo

► adjetivo

1 (gen) old

■ una mujer vieja an old woman

■ un coche viejo an old car

■ es más viejo que tú he's older than you

2 (desgastado) old, worn-out

3 (antiguo) old, ancient

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (hombre) old man; (mujer) old woman

► nombre masculino plural los viejos

1 elderly people

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caerse de viejo,-a figurado to be falling apart with age

estar viejo,-a to look old

hacer la cuenta a la vieja to count on one's fingers

hacerse viejo,-a to grow old

más viejo,-a que Matusalén / más viejo,-a que ir a pie familiar as old as the hills

mi viejo,-a familiar (hombre) my old man, the old man 2 (mujer) my old woman, my old lady, the old lady

mis viejos familiar my folks, my parents

morir de viejo to die of old age

ser gato viejo / ser perro viejo familiar to be a sly old fox

viejo verde familiar dirty old man

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1. (f. - vieja)
adj.

1) old

2) worn
2. (f. - vieja)
noun

old man / woman

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viejo, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=de mucha edad) old

hacerse o ponerse viejo — to grow old, get old

de viejo me gustaría vivir junto al mar — when I'm old, I'd like to live by the sea

- viejo como el mundo

- más viejo que el cagar

2) (=envejecido) old

está muy viejo para la edad que tiene — he looks very old for his age

3) (=usado) old

tiraré todos los zapatos viejos — I'll throw all my old shoes away

ropa vieja — old clothes [pl] ; (=de segunda mano) secondhand clothes [pl]

librería de viejo — secondhand bookshop

zapatero de viejo — cobbler

- se cae de viejo

4) (=antiguo) old

un viejo amigo — an old friend

viejas costumbres — old customs

mi padre es de la vieja escuela — my father is of the old school

5)

Plinio el Viejo — Pliny the Elder

2. SM/ F

1) (=persona mayor) old man/old woman

los viejos — the elderly, old people

el Viejo de Pascua — (LAm) Father Christmas
verde 1., 6)
2) (LAm)
*
mi viejo — (=padre, esposo) my old man *

mi vieja — (=madre, esposa) my old woman *

mis viejos — ( esp LAm) (=padres) my parents, my folks *

3) (LAm)
* (en oración directa) (=querido) darling
4) (LAm)
* (=chica)
las viejas — the chicks *, the birds *

5) *
(como excl) (=tío, colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) *
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I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> old

hacerse viejo — to get old

ese peinado te hace vieja — that hairstyle makes you look old

ser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills

2)

a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) old

ya está viejo — he's got(ten) old

qué vieja estoy! — I look so old!

b) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old

3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old

los viejos tiempos — the old days

•

- Viejo Continente

- Viejo Mundo

- Viejo Testamento
II
- ja masculino, femenino

1) (m) old man; (f) old woman

los viejos — old people, the elderly

llegar a viejo — to reach old age

un viejo gruñón — a grumpy old man

un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man

de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age

- Viejo Pascuero

- viejo verde or viejo rabo verde

2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)

mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)

tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad

3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)

4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)

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I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> old

hacerse viejo — to get old

ese peinado te hace vieja — that hairstyle makes you look old

ser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills

2)

a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) old

ya está viejo — he's got(ten) old

qué vieja estoy! — I look so old!

b) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old

3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old

los viejos tiempos — the old days

•

- Viejo Continente

- Viejo Mundo

- Viejo Testamento
II
- ja masculino, femenino

1) (m) old man; (f) old woman

los viejos — old people, the elderly

llegar a viejo — to reach old age

un viejo gruñón — a grumpy old man

un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man

de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age

- Viejo Pascuero

- viejo verde or viejo rabo verde

2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)

mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)

tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad

3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)

4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)

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viejo¹

= old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, olde, hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], senile, timeworn, long-time [longtime].

Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.

Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.

Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.

Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.

Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.

Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.

* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].

* coche viejo = lemon, jalopy.

* de la vieja guardia = old-style.

* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.

* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills.

* morir de viejo = die of + old age.

* Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.

* Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.

* ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.

* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.

* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.

* viejo amor = old flame.

* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.

* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.

* vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles.

viejo²

= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.

Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.

Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.

Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.

Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.

Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* el viejo = the elder.

* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.

* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.

* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.

* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.

* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.

* viejo pelmazo = old fart.

* viejo pesado = old fart.

* viejo verde = dirty old man.

* viejo veterano = war horse.

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viejo¹ -ja

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹persona/animal› (de edad) old

no es tan viejo como parece he's not as old as he looks

te estás haciendo viejo you're getting old

ese peinado te hace vieja that hairstyle makes you look old

2 [ SER] ‹coche/ropa/casa› old

toda la ropa que tengo es vieja all my clothes are old

ser más viejo que Matusalén or (CS) que andar a pie to be as old as the hills

ese remedio es más viejo que Matusalén or que andar a pie that cure is as old as the hills o ( colloq) has been around for donkey's years

3

de viejo: una librería de viejo a secondhand bookshop

zapatero de viejo cobbler

B

1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona/animal› (envejecido) old

ya está viejo he's got(ten) old

¡qué vieja estoy! ¡mírame las arrugas! I look so old! just look at these wrinkles!

2 [ ESTAR] ‹zapatos/pantalones› (desgastado) old

es un abrigo bonito pero ya está viejo it's a nice coat but it's seen better days o it's getting old

C ( delante del n) (antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old

estábamos recordando los viejos tiempos we were remembering old times o the old days

una vieja leyenda an old legend

Compuestos:

● vieja guardia

feminine old guard

● Viejo Continente

masculine:

el Viejo Continente Europe

● Viejo Mundo

masculine:

el Viejo Mundo the Old World

● Viejo Testamento

masculine Old Testament

D (anterior, precedente) old

la cocina vieja era mejor que ésta the old stove was better than this one

viejo² -ja

masculine, feminine

A ( masculine) old man; ( feminine) old woman

los viejos old people, the elderly

no llegará a viejo he'll never reach old age

de viejo hizo las paces con ella as an old man o when he was old he made his peace with her

un viejo gruñón a grumpy old man

una viejecita or viejita muy amable a dear o sweet little old lady

un viejecito or viejito encantador a delightful old man

Compuestos:

● Viejo Pascuero

masculine ( Chi) Papá Noel (↑ papá)

● viejo verde

masculine ( fam); dirty old man

B ( fam)

(refiriéndose a los padres): mayor que mi viejo/mi vieja older than my old man/my old lady ( colloq)

pídele dinero a tus viejos ask your folks o your Mom and Dad for some money ( colloq)

C ( AmL fam) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling ( colloq), love ( colloq)

(hablándole a un amigo): ¿te tomas otra copa, viejo? do you want another drink, pal o ( AmE) buddy o ( BrE) mate? ( colloq)

D ( Méx fam) (esposo) ( masculine) old man ( colloq); ( feminine) old woman o girl ( colloq)

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viejo
◊ -ja adjetivo

1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old;
‹coche/ropa/casa› old;
◊ hacerse viejo to get old

2
a) [estar] ‹persona/animal› ( envejecido) old;

◊ ya está viejo he's got(ten) old;

¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old!
b) [estar] ‹zapatos/pantalones› ( desgastado) old

3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old;
◊ los viejos tiempos the old days;

Vviejo Testamento Old Testament
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (m) old man;
(f) old woman;
◊ los viejos old people, the elderly;

llegar a viejo to reach old age;
se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married;
se murió de viejo he died of old age;
Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel;
viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man
2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):
◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);

tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad
3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq);
( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq);
(f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
(hombre) old man
fam (padre) dad
(mujer) old woman
fam (madre) mum, US mom
fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks
' viejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- cacharro
- casarse
- casco
- continente
- engarzar
- ir
- resabio
- retrasarse
- tartana
- usada
- usado
- verde
- vieja
- zorra
- zorro
- antiguo
- barrigón
- cafetera
- carcacha
- cascajo
- chocho
- de
- envejecer
- llegar
- maña
- para
- vez
English:
ageing
- archaic
- banger
- battered
- dig out
- dinosaur
- dirty
- ditch
- dog
- fall for
- frumpy
- get on
- grouch
- hulk
- irascible
- locate
- long-standing
- old
- old-looking
- rickety
- rust
- salvage
- shabby
- standby
- sugar daddy
- swap for
- trade in
- used
- date
- decrepit
- dirty old man
- father
- junk
- Santa Claus
- second-hand
- stale
- way

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viejo, -a

♦ adj

1. [en edad] old;

está muy viejo para su edad he looks very old for his age;

ya soy o [m5] estoy viejo para estas cosas I'm a bit old for that sort of thing;

esa ropa te hace más viejo those clothes make you look older;

hacerse viejo to get o grow old;

de viejo fue cuando empezó a viajar it was only as an old man that he started to travel;

morirse de viejo to die from old age;

Comp
RP Fam
ser más viejo que andar a pie to be as old as the hills, to have come out of the ark

2. [usado] [ropa, aparato] old;

estas botas están ya viejas these boots are worn out o past it now;

una radio vieja an old radio;

una librería de viejo a second-hand bookshop

3. [antiguo] old;

viejas canciones old songs;

un viejo conocido an old acquaintance;

es un chiste muy viejo it's a really old joke

4. RP [de toda la vida]
baila muy bien, es tanguero viejo he dances very well, he's always loved tango;

a ése no le creas, que es mentiroso viejo don't you believe him, he's a born liar

♦ nm,f

1. [anciano] old man, f old lady;

los viejos the elderly;

los viejos del pueblo the old people in the village;

llegar a viejo to live to be an old man

Comp
RP Fam el viejo de la bolsa the bogeyman; Chile el Viejo Pascuero o de Pascua Santa Claus, Father Christmas;
viejo verde dirty old man

2. Fam [padre] old man;
[madre] old girl;
mis viejos my folks

3. Am Fam [apelativo] [amigo] pal, Br mate, US buddy;
[amiga] girl, US girlfriend;
¿qué hay de nuevo, viejo? what's new, Br mate o US buddy?

4. Méx, RP Fam [apelativo] [esposo, esposa] Br love, US honey

5. RP Fam [apelativo] [cariñoso o paternalista] Br love, US honey;

¿querés un caramelo, mi viejo? Br do you want a sweet, love?, US do you want a piece of candy, honey?

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viejo

I adj old

II m old man;

mis viejos L.Am. fam my folks fam

* * *

viejo, -ja adj

1) anciano: old, elderly

2) antiguo: former, longstanding

viejas tradiciones: old traditions

viejos amigos: old friends

3) gastado: old, worn, worn-out

viejo, -ja n

anciano: old man m, old woman f

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viejo¹ adj old

mi padre empieza a hacerse viejo my father is getting old

viejo² n old man [pl. men]

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