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101 retrasado
adj.1 late, behind schedule, behind-time, overdue.2 retarded, backward, cretinous, feeble-minded.3 underdeveloped, under-developed, backward, backwards.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retrasar.* * *1→ link=retrasar retrasar► adjetivo1 (en conocimientos, trabajo) behind2 (pagos) late3 (reloj) slow4 (tren, avión, etc) delayed5 (país) backward, underdeveloped6 (mental) retarded, backward► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 mentally retarded person* * *(f. - retrasada)adj.1) retarded2) backward3) behind* * *retrasado, -a1. ADJ1) [en una actividad]estar o ir retrasado — to be behind
va muy retrasado en química — he is very behind in chemistry, he has a lot to make up in chemistry
estar retrasado en los pagos — to be behind in o with one's payments, be in arrears
2) [en el tiempo] [persona] latellegó retrasado a la reunión — he was late for the meeting, he got to the meeting late
3) [en el desarrollo] [país, pueblo, sociedad] backwardnuestro sistema universitario va retrasado respecto a otros países — our university system is very backward compared with o is behind that of other countries
4) (=no actual) [ideas, estilo] outdated, outmoded5) [reloj] slow6) [mentalmente] mentally retarded2.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicappedb) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad)va or está muy retrasado con respecto a los demás — he lags a long way behind the others
c) <país/sociedad> backwardd) < reloj> slowII- da masculino, femenino: tbretrasado mental — mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)
* * *= backward, backwards, retarded, cretinous, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, nonce.Ex. There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.Ex. Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.Ex. A social skills training program was conducted with three mildly retarded black mothers identified as child maltreaters.Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.----* retrasado mental = mentally retarded person, mentally backward.* retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicappedb) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad)va or está muy retrasado con respecto a los demás — he lags a long way behind the others
c) <país/sociedad> backwardd) < reloj> slowII- da masculino, femenino: tbretrasado mental — mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)
* * *= backward, backwards, retarded, cretinous, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, nonce.Ex: There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.
Ex: Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.Ex: A social skills training program was conducted with three mildly retarded black mothers identified as child maltreaters.Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.* retrasado mental = mentally retarded person, mentally backward.* retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.* * *un niño retrasado a child with learning difficulties; (más grave) a mentally retarded o handicapped child2 [ ESTAR](en una tarea, actividad): tengo mucho trabajo retrasado I have a big backlog of work, I have a lot of work to catch up onvoy muy retrasado con el trabajo I'm really behind with my workva or está muy retrasado con respecto a sus compañeros he is lagging a long way behind his classmatesestán retrasados en los pagos they are behind in their payments, they are in arrears with their payments3 ‹país/sociedad› backward4 ‹reloj› slowmasculine, femininetb* * *
Del verbo retrasar: ( conjugate retrasar)
retrasado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
retrasado
retrasar
retrasado◊ -da adjetivoa) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicappedb) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad):
están retrasados en los pagos they are behind in their payments;
tengo trabajo retrasado I have work to catch up on
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: tb
retrasar ( conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo
retrasarse verbo pronominal
retrasado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (en el desarrollo físico) underdeveloped, immature
2 (en el desarrollo mental) retarded, backward
II sustantivo masculino y femenino retrasado (mental), mentally handicapped o retarded person
retrasar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
' retrasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floración
- retrasada
- retrasarse
English:
backward
- delay
- delayed
- late
- retarded
- behind
- subnormal
- unavoidably
* * *retrasado, -a♦ adj1. [país, industria] backward2. [reloj] slow;llevo el reloj retrasado my watch is slow;ese reloj va retrasado that clock is slow3. [tren] late, delayed;vamos muy retrasados en el proyecto we're very behind (schedule) with the project4. [persona] retarded, backward;un paciente retrasado (mental) a mentally retarded patient♦ nm,f* * *I part → retrasarII adjestá retrasado en clase he’s lagging behind in class;retrasado mental mentally handicapped* * *retrasado, -da adj1) : retarded, mentally slow2) : behind, in arrears3) : backward (of a country)4) : slow (of a watch)* * *retrasado adj1. (tren, etc) late2. (trabajo, etc) behind3. (reloj) slow4. (persona) retarded5. (país) backward -
102 acabado
adj.1 finished, accomplished, concluded, all through.2 washed-up, all through.3 finished, well-done, perfect.4 depleted.m.1 finishing, finish.2 polished surface.3 finishing work.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acabar.* * *1 finish————————1→ link=acabar acabar► adjetivo1 (terminado) finished; (perfecto) perfect, complete■ acabado,-a de hacer freshly made2 figurado (malparado) worn-out, spent1 finish* * *1. (f. - acabada)adj.finished, done, complete, over2. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=completo) finished2) (=viejo) old, worn outestar acabado — [de salud] to be a wreck
está acabado como futbolista — he's finished as a footballer, his footballing days are over
está muy acabado — Méx he's looking very old
2.SM (Téc) finish* * *I- da adjetivoa) [estar] < trabajo> finishedb) [estar] < persona> finishedIImasculino finish* * *I- da adjetivoa) [estar] < trabajo> finishedb) [estar] < persona> finishedIImasculino finish* * *acabado11 = finish, finishing, surfacing.Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the ' finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.Ex: The finishing or final surfacing of ordinary printing papers took place in the calender of the paper-making machine, when they were said to be machine-finished.* acabado a máquina = machine-finished.* acabado de lujo = luxury appointment.* acabado mate = matte finish.* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.acabado22 = finished, spent.Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.* acabado en meseta = flat-topped.* acabado en punta = pointed.* * *1 [ ESTAR] ‹trabajo› finishedesto tiene que estar acabado para mañana this has to finished by tomorrowson todos productos muy bien acabados they are all well-finished products2 [ ESTAR] ‹persona› finishedpolíticamente está acabado politically, he's finishedfinishfotos con acabado mate/satinado photos with a matt/satin finish* * *
Del verbo acabar: ( conjugate acabar)
acabado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
acabado
acabar
acabado 1◊ -da adjetivo [estar]
acabado 2 sustantivo masculino
finish
acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
1
[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
(+ compl)
ese chico va a acabado mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabadoán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabado de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiterc) ( rematar) acabado en algo to end in sth
2
‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sthb) (fam) acabado con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
3
acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …c) ( llegar a):
no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
se le acabadoon las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabado,-a
1 adjetivo
1 (completo, terminado) finished
2 fig (viejo, destrozado) worn-out, spent: como actriz está acabada, she is finished as actress
II sustantivo masculino finish: este escritorio tiene un acabado perfecto, this writing desk has a perfect finish to it
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- colorín
- todavía
- victoria
- vivir
- mentalizar
- puntiagudo
- terminación
English:
day
- do in
- finish
- finished
- over
- satin
- sketch
- through
- up
- use up
- gloss
- gone
- matt
- pointed
* * *acabado, -a♦ adj1. [terminado] finished2. [completo] perfect, consummate3. [fracasado] finished, ruined;como ciclista está acabado he's finished as a cyclist, his career as a cyclist is over♦ nm1. [de producto] finishacabado mate matt finish;acabado satinado satin finish2. [de piso] décor* * *I adj persona finished;producto acabado finished productII m TÉC finish* * *acabado, -da adj1) : finished, done, completed2) : old, worn-outacabado nm: finishun acabado brillante: a glossy finish* * *acabado adj (terminado) finished -
103 acabarse
pron.v.to finish, to stop, to come to an end; to die, to run out.¡Se acabó it's all over* * *1 to end, finish, come to an end (no quedar) to run out* * *1) to finish, come to an end2) run out* * *VPR1) (=terminarse) [acto, reunión] to finish, come to an end; [reservas] to run outtodo se acabó para él — * he's had it *
¡se acabó! — that's it!
¡un minuto más y se acabó! — one more minute and that will be it!
¡te quedas aquí y se acabó! — you're staying here and that's that!
-... y san se acabó2) [con complemento indirecto]se me acabó la paciencia — my patience is exhausted o at an end, I've run out of patience
3) [con valor enfático]* * *(v.) = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all goneEx. In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex. He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out.Ex. Hard times lie ahead, the halcyon days are gone -- perhaps forever.Ex. The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.Ex. The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex. As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *(v.) = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all goneEx: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.
Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex: He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out.Ex: Hard times lie ahead, the halcyon days are gone -- perhaps forever.Ex: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *
■acabarse verbo reflexivo to finish, come to an end: se nos acabó el aceite, we ran out of olive oil
exclamación familiar ¡se acabó!, that's that!
' acabarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
terminarse
- acabar
English:
draw
- end
- give out
- go
- run
* * *vpr1. [agotarse] to be used up, to be gone;se ha acabado la comida there's no more food left;se ha acabado la leche the milk has run out, we've run out of milk;no corras tanto, se te acabarán las fuerzas don't run so fast, you'll run out of energy2. [terminar] [guerra, película] to finish, to be over3. [consumir] [comida] to eat up;¡acábatelo todo y no dejes ni una miga! make sure you eat it all up!5. Comp¡se acabó! [¡basta ya!] that's enough!;[se terminó] that's it, then!;¡te quedarás en casa y (san) se acabó! you'll stay at home and that's that o that's the end of it!;se acabó lo que se daba that is/was the end of that;Méx Famno acabársela: no me la acabo con la cantidad de trabajo que hay I can't deal with the amount of work we've got* * *se nos ha acabado el azúcar we’ve run out of sugar;¡se acabó! that’s it!, that’s that!* * *vrterminarse: to come to an end, to run outse me acabó el dinero: I ran out of money* * *¡se acabó! that's it! -
104 bloquear
v.1 to block (comunications, roads).los manifestantes bloqueaban la salida de la fábrica the demonstrators were blocking the exit to the factoryLos huelguistas bloquearon la calle The strikers blocked the road.Las hojas bloquearon los tubos The leaves blocked the pipes.2 to blockade.Los huelguistas bloquearon el edificio The strikers blanked off the building3 to freeze (finance).4 to block (acuerdo).5 to jam (mecanismo).la centralita del ministerio está bloqueada the ministry's switchboard is jammed6 to block (sport).7 to lock (computing) (archivo).8 to lock (automobiles).9 to close off.* * *1 (gen) to block2 MILITAR to blockade3 (precios, cuentas) to freeze4 (mecanismo) to jam; (coche etc) to immobilize1 (persona) to have a mental block* * *verb1) to block2) blockade3) jam* * *1. VT1) (=obstaculizar) [+ entrada, salida] to block (off); [+ camino, proyecto, proceso] to blockun tractor bloqueaba la carretera — the road was blocked by a tractor, a tractor was blocking the road
bloquearon la puerta con un sillón — they blocked o barricaded the door with an armchair
los manifestantes bloquearon la calle en protesta — the demonstrators blocked the street as a protest
2) (=atascar) [+ mecanismo] to jam (up), block; [+ cerradura, línea telefónica] to jam; [+ volante] to locklos oyentes bloquearon la centralita de la emisora — listeners jammed the radio station's switchboard
3) (=aislar) to cut off4) (Mil) to blockade5) (Com, Econ) to freeze6) (Dep) [+ jugador] to tackle; [+ balón] to stop, trap2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <camino/acceso> to block; <entrada/salida> to block, obstructb) (Mil) to blockadec) <proceso/iniciativa> to blockd) (Dep) to block3) <cuenta/fondos> to freeze, block2.bloquearse v pron2) negociaciones to reach deadlock* * *= block, lock, clog up, stymie, come under + siege, shut down, jam, barricade, tie up, block in.Ex. If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.Ex. It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.Ex. When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.Ex. Your estate will be tied up in probate if you do not name a beneficiary in your will.Ex. A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.----* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <camino/acceso> to block; <entrada/salida> to block, obstructb) (Mil) to blockadec) <proceso/iniciativa> to blockd) (Dep) to block3) <cuenta/fondos> to freeze, block2.bloquearse v pron2) negociaciones to reach deadlock* * *= block, lock, clog up, stymie, come under + siege, shut down, jam, barricade, tie up, block in.Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.
Ex: It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.Ex: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.Ex: Your estate will be tied up in probate if you do not name a beneficiary in your will.Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* * *bloquear [A1 ]vtA1 ‹camino/acceso› to block; ‹entrada/salida› to block, obstructestamos bloqueados por un camión there's a truck blocking our way2 ( Mil) ‹ciudad/puerto› to blockade3 ‹proceso/iniciativa› to blocksu negativa bloqueó las negociaciones her refusal blocked negotiations o brought negotiations to a standstill4 ( Dep) to blockB1 ‹mecanismo› to jam2 ( Auto) ‹dirección› to lockC ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, blockA «mecanismo» to jam; «frenos» to jam, lock on; «ruedas» to lockB «negociaciones» to reach deadlock, come to a standstillC ( fam)«persona»: me bloqueé en la entrevista my mind went blank in the interviewahora mismo tengo la mente bloqueada I can't think straight right now* * *
bloquear ( conjugate bloquear) verbo transitivo
1
b) (Mil) to blockade
2 ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, block
bloquearse verbo pronominal
1 [ mecanismo] to jam;
[ frenos] to jam, lock on;
[ ruedas] to lock
2 [ negociaciones] to reach deadlock
bloquear verbo transitivo
1 (impedir el movimiento, el acceso) to block: ese coche bloquea el paso, that car is blocking the access
2 (impedir una gestión, paralizar) to block
3 (una cuenta) to freeze
4 (colapsar un servicio, un aparato) to jam, seize up
' bloquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrar
- interceptar
- intervenir
- obstruir
English:
bar
- block
- obstruct
- way
- blockade
* * *♦ vt1. [comunicaciones, carreteras] [por nieve, inundación] to block;los manifestantes bloqueaban la salida de la fábrica the demonstrators were blocking the exit to the factory2. [mecanismo] to jam;la centralita del ministerio está bloqueada the ministry's switchboard is jammed3. [acuerdo] to block;bloqueó todo avance en este asunto durante la reunión she blocked o prevented any progress on this issue during the meeting5. [con ejército, barcos] to blockade6. Aut to lock[en baloncesto] to block out, to screen* * *v/t1 block3 ( atascar) jam4 MIL blockade5 COM freeze* * *bloquear vt1) obstruir: to block, to obstruct2) : to blockade* * *bloquear vb to block -
105 deshacerse
2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards* * ** * *VPR1) (=separarse) [nudo] to come undone, come untied; [costura] to come undone, split; [moño, trenza] to come undone2) (=romperse) to smash, shatterel jarrón se deshizo en sus manos — the vase just fell to pieces o came apart in his hands
cuando lo levanté, se me deshizo todo — when I lifted it up it all fell to bits
3) (=derretirse) [caramelo, hielo] to melt4) (=desmembrarse) [organización, manifestación] to break up; [ejército] to be routed5) (=desaparecer) to vanish6) [persona] (=afligirse) to go to pieces; (=impacientarse) to be at one's wits' end7)• deshacerse de — [queriendo] to get rid of; [sin querer] to part with; (Dep) to dispose of; (Com) to dump
8) (=esforzarse)•
deshacerse en, deshacerse en cumplidos con algn — to be very complimentary towards sb, shower sb with complimentsdeshacerse en elogios con algn — to be full of praise for sb, shower sb with praise
deshacerse en lágrimas — to burst o dissolve into tears
•
se deshace por su familia — he bends over backwards for his familydeshacerse por hacer algo — to strive to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth
deshacerse por complacer a algn — to strive to please sb, do one's utmost to please sb
9) (Med) (=debilitarse) to get weak, grow feeble; (=consumirse) to waste away* * *= throw away.Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.----* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.* * *= throw away.Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.* * *
■deshacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (una lazada, un nudo) to come undone
2 (en un líquido) to dissolve
3 (derretirse) to melt
4 (por la tristeza) to go to pieces
deshacerse en lágrimas, to cry one's eyes out
(prodigarse) se deshizo en elogios, she praised it to the skies 5 deshacerse de alguien/algo, to get rid of sb/sthg
' deshacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponerse
- desprenderse
- disolverse
- librarse
- prescindir
- tirar
- deshacer
English:
apart
- cast off
- destruction
- discard
- dispose of
- ditch
- do away with
- hand
- heart
- jettison
- part with
- rid
- shed
- undone
- come
- disposal
- fall
- see
- shake
* * *vpr1. [desarmarse] to fall apart;[costura] to come undone o unstitched; [trenza, moño] to come undone; [peinado] to get messed up;el jarrón se deshizo en pedazos the vase smashed to pieces2. [disolverse] [helado, mantequilla, nieve] to melt;[pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve; [niebla] to lift;el azúcar se deshace al contacto con el agua sugar dissolves when it comes into contact with water;los caramelos se van deshaciendo en la boca the sweets gradually melt in your mouth;la organización se deshizo tras la guerra the organization broke up after the war;la concentración se deshizo antes de que llegara la policía the crowd dispersed before the police arrived3.deshacerse de [desprenderse de, librarse de] to get rid of;se resiste a deshacerse de sus joyas she's reluctant to part with her jewels;se deshicieron de un sofá viejo they got rid of an old sofa;salió por una puerta trasera para deshacerse del detective he left by a back door to lose the detective;nos costó mucho deshacernos de él it wasn't easy to get rid of him4.deshacerse en [prodigarse en] [m5] se deshizo en elogios con o [m5] hacia su anfitrión she lavished praise on her host;se deshizo en lágrimas al enterarse he cried his heart out when he found out;siempre se deshace en atenciones con nosotros she is always extremely attentive towards us5.[estar enamorado] to be madly in love with sb;deshacerse por alguien [desvivirse] to bend over backwards for sb;se deshace por la empresa, y nadie se lo reconoce he does everything he can for the company, and no one appreciates it;deshacerse por hacer/conseguir algo to go out of one's way to do/get sth* * *v/r2 de hielo melt; figgo to pieces3:deshacerse de get rid of4:deshacerse en elogios be full of praise;deshacerse en insultos let fly a series of insults5:deshacerse por alguien fam bend over backward for s.o.* * *vr1) : to fall apart, to come undone2)deshacerse de : to get rid of* * *deshacerse vb1. (nudo) to come undone2. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt3. (sólidos) to dissolvedeshacerse de to get rid of / to dispose of -
106 colegial
adj.collegiate, school, collegial.m.schoolboy, schoolchild, collegian, student.* * *► adjetivo1 collegial, collegiate2 (escolar) school► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *colegial, -a1. ADJ1) (Escol) school antes de s2) (Rel) collegiate3) Méx (=inexperto) raw, green *, inexperienced2.SM / F schoolboy/schoolgirl* * *- giala masculino, femenino ( de colegio) (m) schoolboy; (f) schoolgirl* * *= school child [school children, -pl.], schoolboy [school-boy].Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.* * *- giala masculino, femenino ( de colegio) (m) schoolboy; (f) schoolgirl* * *= school child [school children, -pl.], schoolboy [school-boy].Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.* * *‹asociación/reunión/resolución› of or relating to a professional association, body or society; college ( before n)masculine, feminineun grupo de colegiales a group of schoolchildren2 (de un colegio mayor) resident* * *
colegial
(f) schoolgirl;
colegial
I adjetivo (escolar) school
II sustantivo masculino y femenino student
colegiales, schoolchildren
' colegial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartera
English:
look
- satchel
- school
* * *colegial1 adj1. [de colegio] school;las instalaciones colegiales the school premisesuna organización colegial a professional associationcolegial2, -ala nm,fschoolboy, f schoolgirl;cartera/uniforme de colegial school bag/uniform* * *I adj school atrII m student, Br tbschoolboy* * *1) : school, collegiate: schoolboy m, schoolgirl f* * *colegial n schoolboy -
107 móvil
adj.movable, mobile, moveable, motile.m.1 motive, drive, inducement, motivation.2 mobile phone, cellular phone, mobile, cell phone.3 mobile, suspended decorative sculpture.* * *► adjetivo1 movable, mobile1 FÍSICA moving body2 (motivo) motive3 (decoración, juguete) mobile* * *adj.* * *1. SM1) (=motivo) motive2) (=teléfono) mobile (phone) (Brit), cellphone (EEUU)3) (Arte) mobile2.ADJ [teléfono, unidad] mobile* * *Iadjetivo mobileII1)a) (frml) ( impulso) motiveb) ( adorno) mobile2)* * *Iadjetivo mobileII1)a) (frml) ( impulso) motiveb) ( adorno) mobile2)* * *móvil11 = cellular phone, cell phone.Ex: By the end of 1992 there were more than 10 million cellular phone users in the US.
Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.* mercado de telefonía móvil = mobile telephone market.* móvil con cámara = cameraphone.* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.* servicio de telefonía móvil = mobile telephone service, mobile phone service.* tecnología móvil = cellular technology.móvil22 = mobile.Nota: Juguete que se suspende generalmente del techo y que consta de varias partes ligeras que se mueven y a veces hacen ruido con la corriente de aire o al abrir una puerta.Ex: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).
* escala móvil = sliding scale.* pasillo móvil = travelator, moving walkway, moving sidewalk, moving pavement, walkalator.* rampa móvil = moving ramp.móvil33 = mobile, movable, moveable, moving, roving.Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
Ex: A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.Ex: Furniture which traditionally has been conceived as 'fixed' or 'built in' is demountable and moveable.Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.* antena de telefonía móvil = cellular antenna.* biblioteca móvil = bookmobile, mobile library.* biblioteca móvil en trailer = trailer library.* blanco móvil = moving target.* casa móvil = mobile home.* encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.* inmóvil = immobile.* reunión de bibliotecas móviles = mobilemeet.* tipo móvil = moveable type.* tipos móviles = movable type.* unidad móvil = mobile unit.* zona para casas móviles = mobile home park, trailer park.* * *mobileel móvil del crimen the motive for the crimesu acción obedeció a móviles interesados his motives were purely selfish, he acted out of selfishnessB1 ( Fís) moving object2 (adorno) mobile* * *
móvil adjetivo
mobile
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (frml) ( impulso) motive
2 ( adorno) mobile
3 (Esp) ( teléfono) cell phone (AmE), mobile (BrE)
móvil
I adjetivo mobile
II sustantivo masculino
1 (razón) motive
2 fam Tel mobile phone, US cellular phone
' móvil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alguna
- alguno
- bicho
- telefonía
- teléfono
- llamar
English:
aim at
- ambulatory
- cellular phone
- get at
- mobile
- motive
- movable
- moving
- pool
- sliding scale
- call
- cell
- fleet
- sliding
* * *♦ adjun blanco móvil a moving target;teléfono móvil cellphone, Br mobile phone;unidad móvil mobile unit♦ nm1. [motivo] motive;se desconoce el móvil del secuestro the motive for the kidnapping is unknown2. [teléfono] mobile3. [juguete] mobile* * *I adj mobileII m TELEC cell phone, Brmobile (phone)* * *móvil adj: mobilemóvil nm1) motivo: motive2) : mobile* * *móvil1 adj (portátil) mobilemóvil2 n1. (causa) motive2. (decoración) mobile -
108 sobrar
v.1 to be left over, to be spare.nos sobró comida we had some food left overSobró comida Food was left over.2 to be more than enough.parece que van a sobrar bocadillos it looks like there are going to be too many sandwichesSobra comida There is more than enough food.3 to be superfluous.lo que dices sobra that goes without saying4 to have more than enough, to have plenty of.Me sobra comida I have plenty of food.5 to be not wanted, to be expendable, to be a fifth wheel, to be a third wheel.6 to be uncalled for, to be not the proper thing to say.7 to be the odd man out.* * *1 (haber más de lo necesario) to be more than enough, be too much2 (estar de más) to be superfluous, be unnecessary3 (estorbar) to be in the way4 (quedar) to have left over, be left over* * *1.VT to exceed, surpass2.VI (=quedar de más) to remain, be left, be left over; (=ser más que suficiente) to be more than enough; (=ser superfluo) to be sparesobra uno — there's one too many, there's one left
veo que aquí sobro — I see that I'm not needed o I'm superfluous here
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar)¿te ha sobrado dinero? — do you have any money left?
b) ( estar de más)ya veo que sobro — I can see I'm not wanted/needed here
salir sobrando — (Méx) to be superfluous o unnecessary
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar)¿te ha sobrado dinero? — do you have any money left?
b) ( estar de más)ya veo que sobro — I can see I'm not wanted/needed here
salir sobrando — (Méx) to be superfluous o unnecessary
* * *sobrar [A1 ]vi1(quedar, restar): sobró mucha comida there was a lot of food left over¿te ha sobrado dinero? do you have any money left?2(estar de más): ya veo que sobro, así que me iré I can see I'm not wanted/needed here so I'll gono te creas que a mí me sobra el dinero don't think that I have money to throw around o to burn ( colloq)no me sobra el tiempo I don't have too much time o all that much time, I'm a bit short of timesobra un cubierto I/you/they have laid one place too many, there's an extra placesalir sobrando ( Méx): lo escrito más arriba sale sobrando the above text ( o explanation etc) is superfluous o unnecessaryaquí hay dos empleados que salen sobrando there are two employees here whom we do not need o who are surplus to requirements■ sobrarvt( RPl) to look down onno me sobres don't patronize me* * *
sobrar ( conjugate sobrar) verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar):
¿te ha sobrado dinero? do you have any money left?b) ( estar de más):◊ ya veo que sobro aquí I can see I'm not wanted/needed here;
a mí no me sobra el dinero I don't have money to throw around (colloq);
sobra un cubierto there's an extra place
sobrar verbo intransitivo
1 (quedar) to be left (over): si sobra tela hago un cojín, if there's any fabric left, I'll make a cushion
2 (haber en exceso) to be more than enough: nos sobra espacio para ponerlo, we have plenty of room to put it
3 (estar de más, ser innecesario) su marido sobraba en aquella reunión, her husband wasn't wanted at that meeting
sobran las disculpas, there is no need for you to apologize
' sobrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quedar
English:
leave
- spare
* * *♦ vi1. [quedar, restar] to be left over, to be spare;nos sobró comida we had some food left over;no me sobró ni un centavo I didn't have a penny left;nos van a sobrar un par de días we'll have a couple of days left2. [haber de más]parece que van a sobrar bocadillos it looks like there are going to be too many o more than enough sandwiches;sobra una silla there's one chair too many3. [estar de más] to be superfluous;lo que dices sobra that goes without saying;aquí sobra alguien someone here is not welcome♦ vtAndes, RP Famsobrar a alguien to look down on sb, to patronize sb* * *v/t:sobra comida there’s food left over;me sobró pintura I had some paint left over;sobraba uno there was one left* * *sobrar vi: to be in excess, to be superfluousmás vale que sobre a que falte: it's better to have too much than not enough* * *sobrar vb1. (quedar) to be left over2. (haber más de lo necesario) to be more than enough3. (molestar) not to be neededvete a casa, que aquí sobras go home, you're not needed here -
109 tarde
adv.late.(demasiado) tarde too lateya es tarde para eso it's too late for that nowllegar tarde to be latese está haciendo tarde it's getting latecorre, no se te vaya a hacer tarde hurry or you'll be latecomo muy tarde el miércoles by Wednesday at the latesttarde o temprano sooner or latermás vale tarde que nunca better late than neverf.afternoon (hasta las cinco).de tarde en tarde from time to timemuy de tarde en tarde very occasionallypres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tardar.* * *1 (hasta las cinco aprox.) afternoon■ son las 3 de la tarde it's 3 o'clock in the afternoon, it's 3 p.m.2 (después de las cinco aprox.) evening► adverbio1 (hora avanzada) late2 (demasiado tarde) too late\a la caída de la tarde at duska última hora de la tarde early in the eveningbuenas tardes (antes de las cinco aprox.) good afternoon 2 (después de las cinco aprox.) good eveningde tarde en tarde very rarely, not very oftenmás tarde o más temprano / tarde o temprano sooner or latermás vale tarde que nunca better late than nevertarde o temprano sooner or later* * *1. noun f.1) afternoon2) evening2. adv.* * *1.ADV [gen] late; (=demasiado tarde) too latellegar tarde — to be late, arrive late
•
de tarde en tarde — from time to time•
más tarde — later2.SF (=primeras horas) afternoon; (=últimas horas) evening¡buenas tardes! — good afternoon!/good evening!
tenlo listo a la tarde — have it ready by the afternoon/evening
•
en la tarde de hoy — this afternoon/eveningen la tarde del lunes — on Monday afternoon/evening
•
por la tarde — in the afternoon/eveningel domingo por la tarde — on Sunday afternoon/evening
* * *Iadverbio lateIItarde o temprano — sooner or later
buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon!; ( hacia el anochecer) good evening!
en la or (esp Esp) por la or (RPl) a la tarde — in the afternoon/evening
* * *Iadverbio lateIItarde o temprano — sooner or later
buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon!; ( hacia el anochecer) good evening!
en la or (esp Esp) por la or (RPl) a la tarde — in the afternoon/evening
* * *tarde11 = evening.Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* ayer por la tarde = yesterday afternoon.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* caída de la tarde = sundown.* de la tarde = p.m. (latín - post meridiam).* Día + por la tarde = Día + evening, late + Día.* Día + por la tarde noche = Día + night.* mañana, tarde y noche = around the clock.* por la tarde = in the evening.* tarde noche = late evening.tarde22 = late, belatedly.Ex: If the document is returned late, any fine is calculated according to the library's fine policy = Si el documento se devuelve tarde, la sanción se calcula de acuerdo con la politica sancionadora de la biblioteca.
Ex: Many government have begun to recognize, rather belatedly, that a nation's economic performance will be affected by new developments in information technology.* acostarse tarde = have + a late night.* algunos años más tarde = some years on.* aparecer tarde = be a late arrival on the scene, be late on the scene.* como muy tarde = at the latest.* demasiado tarde = too late.* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.* más tarde = later on.* más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.* más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.* muy de tarde en tarde = once in a blue moon.* no levantarse hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* tarde o temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.* trabajar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.* unos días más tarde = a few days later.* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.* * *latese levantó tardísimo he got up very latevamos a llegar tarde we're going to be lateya es tarde para eso it's too late o it's a little late for that nowse está haciendo tarde it's getting latese te va a hacer tarde you're going to be latese nos hizo tarde y tuvimos que tomar un taxi it got late and we had to take a taxihoy vino más tarde que de costumbre today he was o came later than usualla Semana Santa cae tarde este año Easter is late this yeartuvo los hijos muy tarde she had her children very late in lifetarde o temprano sooner or latertarde piache or piaste ( fam); too late!, it's too late nowmás vale tarde que nunca better late than never(temprano) afternoon; (hacia el anochecer) eveningtodas las tardes después de almorzar every afternoon after luncha las seis de la tarde at six in the evening¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon!; (hacia el anochecer) good evening!la tarde anterior la había visto he had seen her the previous eveningllegó en el avión de la tarde she came on the afternoon/evening flightpor la tarde or ( esp AmL) en la tarde in the afternoon/eveninga la tarde or de tarde ( RPl); in the afternoon/eveningde tarde en tarde occasionallylos veo muy de tarde en tarde I see them (only) very occasionallyvienen por aquí de tarde en tarde they come around from time to time o occasionally* * *
Del verbo tardar: ( conjugate tardar)
tardé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
tarde es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tardar
tarde
tardar ( conjugate tardar) verbo transitivo ( emplear cierto tiempo):
tarda una hora en hacerse it takes about an hour to cook;
tardó un mes en contestar it took him a month to reply;
no tardo ni un minuto I won't be a minute;
¿cuánto se tarda en coche? how long does it take by car?
verbo intransitivo ( retrasarse) to be late;
( emplear demasiado tiempo) to take a long time;◊ empieza a las seis, no tardes it starts at six, don't be late;
parece que tarda he seems to be taking a long time;
¡no tardo! I won't be long!;
aún tardeá en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets here;
no tardeon en detenerlo it didn't take them long to arrest him
tardarse verbo pronominal (Méx, Ven) See Also→ tardar vt, vi
tarde adverbio
late;
llegar tarde to be late;
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late;
tarde o temprano sooner or later
■ sustantivo femenino ( temprano) afternoon;
( hacia el anochecer) evening;
¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon!;
( hacia el anochecer) good evening!;
en la or (esp Esp) por la or (RPl) a la tarde in the afternoon/evening
tardar verbo intransitivo
1 (un tiempo determinado) to take time: ¿cuánto se tarda de aquí a Madrid?, how long does it take from here to Madrid?
no tardó mucho, it didn't take long
tardé dos horas en acabarlo, it took me two hours to finish it
2 (demasiado tiempo) to take a long time: tardaron en abrir la puerta, they took a long time to open the door
he tardado por culpa del tráfico, I'm late because of the traffic
no tardes, don't be long
♦ Locuciones: a más tardar, at the latest
tarde
I sustantivo femenino
1 (después de mediodía) afternoon
2 (cerca del anochecer) evening 3 por la tarde, in the afternoon, in the evening
II adverbio late: no llegues tarde, don't be late
se hizo tarde, it got late
te veo más tarde, see you later
♦ Locuciones: de tarde en tarde, not very often, from time to time
(más) tarde o (más) temprano o más pronto o más tarde, sooner or later
más vale tarde que nunca, better late than never
(para saludar) buenas tardes, good afternoon
La diferencia entre evening y afternoon no está bien definida. Afternoon se refiere al periodo que abarca desde la hora de comer (las doce) hasta la hora de salir del trabajo o del colegio (sobre las cinco o las seis). A partir de entonces empieza evening, que dura hasta la hora de acostarse.
' tarde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercarse
- adelante
- amiga
- amigo
- ancha
- ancho
- anoche
- aparecer
- apoltronarse
- apostar
- atrasarse
- aunque
- ayer
- calurosa
- caluroso
- cita
- comerse
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- costumbre
- desdecirse
- desesperarse
- después
- desventura
- dormida
- dormido
- dormitar
- ser
- esponsales
- excusa
- fresca
- ignorar
- instalarse
- luego
- madre
- magnífica
- magnífico
- media
- medio
- mejor
- movida
- movido
- noche
- nublarse
- plan
- pura
- puro
- rajar
- reservar
English:
afternoon
- afterwards
- always
- appealing
- approximately
- bear
- become
- better
- bit
- bungle
- burn
- burner
- call back
- clock in
- clock on
- dinner
- doghouse
- evening
- exercise
- expect
- get into
- highlight
- in
- infrequent
- invariably
- kick-off
- late
- latecomer
- later
- latest
- latter
- lie-in
- likely
- little
- moon over sb
- muggy
- often
- on
- other
- p.m.
- procrastinate
- procrastinator
- send on
- sharp
- sleep in
- slow
- so
- soon
- to
- too
* * *♦ nf[hasta las cinco] afternoon; [después de las cinco] evening;a las tres de la tarde at three in the afternoon;a las siete de la tarde at seven in the evening;a primera/última hora de la tarde early/late in the afternoon;los periódicos de la tarde the evening papers;buenas tardes [hasta las cinco] good afternoon;[después de las cinco] good evening; Esppor la tarde, Am [m5]en la tarde, Arg [m5]a la tarde, Urug [m5] de tarde [hasta las cinco] in the afternoon;[después de las cinco] in the evening;llegamos a Chicago mañana Esp [m5] por la o Am [m5] en la o Arg [m5] a la o Urug [m5] de tarde we arrive in Chicago tomorrow afternoon;de tarde en tarde from time to time;sólo de tarde en tarde aparecen futbolistas como éste footballers like this don't come along every day;muy de tarde en tarde very occasionally;salimos a cenar muy de tarde en tarde we eat out only very occasionally♦ adv1. [a hora avanzada] late;nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we stayed up late talking;no te levantes tan tarde don't get up so late2. [con retraso, a destiempo] late;el tren salió más tarde de lo habitual the train left later than usual;nos casamos muy tarde we got married quite late (in life);(demasiado) tarde too late;ya es (demasiado) tarde para eso it's too late for that now;llegar tarde to be late;llegamos diez minutos tarde we arrived ten minutes late;llegué tarde a la reunión I was late getting to the meeting;como muy tarde el miércoles by Wednesday at the latest;se está haciendo tarde it's getting late;corre, no se te vaya a hacer tarde hurry or you'll be late;se me hizo un poco tarde y perdí el avión I was a bit late and I missed the plane;tarde o temprano sooner or later;tarde, mal y nunca: la ayuda humanitaria llegaba tarde, mal y nunca the humanitarian aid was too little, too late;más vale tarde que nunca better late than never;nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena better late than never* * *I adv late;tarde o temprano sooner or later;más vale tarde que nunca better late than never;llegar tarde be late;se me hace tarde it’s getting late¡buenas tardes! good afternoon/evening;por la tarde in the afternoon/evening;de tarde en tarde from time to time;esta tarde this afternoon/evening* * *tarde adv1) : late2)tarde o temprano : sooner or latertarde nf1) : afternoon, evening2)¡buenas tardes! : good afternoon!, good evening!3)en la tarde orpor la tarde : in the afternoon, in the evening* * *tarde1 adv latetarde2 n (hasta las seis) afternoon / evening afternoon empieza a las doce del mediodía y sigue aproximadamente hasta las cinco o las seis, dependiendo de la época del año. La última parte de la tarde, camino ya de la noche, se llama evening, de manera que si decimos buenas tardes, se puede traducir como good afternoon o good evening, según -
110 notarse
1 (percibirse) to be noticeable, be evident, show■ ¿se nota que no me he peinado? can you tell I haven't combed my hair?2 (sentirse) to feel* * *VPR1) [uso impersonal]a) (=ser obvio) to be noticeableen la reunión se notó mucho la ausencia de la antigua directora — the absence of the former director was very noticeable at the meeting
notársele algo a algn: -estás disgustada, ¿verdad? -sí, ¿se me nota mucho? — "you're upset, aren't you?" - "yes, is it (that) obvious?"
no se le nota que es extranjero — you can't tell he's a foreigner, you wouldn't know he's a foreigner
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notarse que, se notaba que no se sentía muy seguro de sí mismo — you could tell he didn't feel very confident, he obviously didn't feel very confident¡se nota que acabas de cobrar! — you can tell you've just been paid!, you've obviously just been paid!
no se notaba que acabaran de limpiar la escalera — you wouldn't know they had just cleaned the stairs
b) (=sentirse) to be feltel impacto de la subida de los precios se notará en febrero — the impact of the price increases will be felt in February
la inflación se ha notado en el bolsillo de los españoles — the Spanish have felt the effect of inflation on their pocket
fue un terremoto tan pequeño que no se notó — it was such a small earthquake that it went unnoticed o that no-one felt it
c) (=verse) [mancha, defecto] to shownotársele algo a algn: -tienes una carrera en la media -¿se me nota mucho? — "you've got a ladder in your tights" - "does it show much?"
2) [uso reflexivo] to feel* * *
■notarse verbo reflexivo
1 to be noticeable o evident, to show: no se nota que estemos en verano, it doesn't look like summer
2 (sentirse) to feel: me noto rara, I feel strange
' notarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusarse
- notar
English:
show
- show up
- tell
* * *vpr[advertirse] to be apparent; [sentirse] to feel;me noto agotado I feel exhausted;ya no se nota la herida you can't see where the wound was any more;se nota que le gusta you can tell she likes it;se nota a la legua que no se ha preparado el discurso it's blindingly obvious that he hasn't prepared his speech;se le nota en la cara que no ha dormido nada you can tell from her face that she didn't get any sleep;no has descansado, ¿verdad? – ¿se me nota? you didn't sleep well, did you? – can you tell? o is it that obvious?;Fam¡pues no se nota! you could have fooled me!;¡cómo se nota que no es tu casa! do you always behave like this in other people's houses?* * *vr1) : to be evident, to show2) : to feel, to seem* * *notarse vbse nota que... you can tell...
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