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  • 61 en líneas generales

    in general
    * * *
    = broadly speaking, generally, loosely, on the whole, in outline, in basic outline, roughly speaking, as a rough guide
    Ex. Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.
    Ex. Specific entry is generally recommended.
    Ex. The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.
    Ex. I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
    Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex. In basic outline school libraries the world over share similar philosophy and objectives.
    Ex. Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.
    Ex. As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.
    * * *
    = broadly speaking, generally, loosely, on the whole, in outline, in basic outline, roughly speaking, as a rough guide

    Ex: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.

    Ex: Specific entry is generally recommended.
    Ex: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.
    Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
    Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex: In basic outline school libraries the world over share similar philosophy and objectives.
    Ex: Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.
    Ex: As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en líneas generales

  • 62 equiparar

    v.
    to compare.
    * * *
    1 to compare (a/con, with), liken (a/con, to)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (=igualar) to put on the same level, consider equal; (=comparar) to compare ( con with)
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo

    equiparar algo/a alguien a or con algo/alguien — to put something/somebody on a level with something/somebody

    b) ( comparar)
    * * *
    = equate (with/to), mainstream, liken, rival, place + Nombre + on the same footing as, equalise [equalize, -USA], equalise [equalize, -USA].
    Ex. These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.
    Ex. This article describes the philosophy of some of the practical techniques used to achieve the goal of mainstreaming CD-ROMs into the library collection.
    Ex. It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.
    Ex. Few pleasures for the true reader rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books.
    Ex. The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.
    Ex. This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.
    Ex. This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.
    ----
    * equiparar a = bring + Nombre + to a par with.
    * equiparar Algo a = bring + Nombre + up to.
    * equiparar con = bring + Nombre + in line with, stand up against.
    * equipararse a = map to.
    * equipararse con = be on (an) equal footing with.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo

    equiparar algo/a alguien a or con algo/alguien — to put something/somebody on a level with something/somebody

    b) ( comparar)
    * * *
    = equate (with/to), mainstream, liken, rival, place + Nombre + on the same footing as, equalise [equalize, -USA], equalise [equalize, -USA].

    Ex: These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.

    Ex: This article describes the philosophy of some of the practical techniques used to achieve the goal of mainstreaming CD-ROMs into the library collection.
    Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.
    Ex: Few pleasures for the true reader rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books.
    Ex: The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.
    Ex: This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.
    Ex: This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.
    * equiparar a = bring + Nombre + to a par with.
    * equiparar Algo a = bring + Nombre + up to.
    * equiparar con = bring + Nombre + in line with, stand up against.
    * equipararse a = map to.
    * equipararse con = be on (an) equal footing with.

    * * *
    equiparar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (poner al mismo nivel) equiparar algo/a algn A or CON algo/algn to put sth/sb on a level WITH sth/sb
    la nueva ley los equipara a or con los profesores de los colegios estatales the new law puts them on a level with state-school teachers
    2
    (comparar): esta situación no se puede equiparar con la existente en Nicaragua this situation cannot be compared to o compared with o likened to that which exists in Nicaragua
    * * *

    equiparar ( conjugate equiparar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( poner al mismo nivel) equiparar algo/a algn a or con algo/algn to put sth/sb on a level with sth/sb

    b) ( comparar) equiparar algo con algo to compare sth to o with sth

    equiparar vtr (asemejar, igualar) to compare: no puedes equipararlos, you can't compare them
    ' equiparar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    equate
    - equalize
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [igualar] to make equal, to put on a par (a o con to o with);
    la nueva ley nos equipara a o [m5] con los funcionarios the new law puts us on a par with o makes us equal with government employees
    2. [comparar] to compare (a o con to o with)
    * * *
    v/t put on a level (a, con with);
    liken sth to sth
    * * *
    1) igualar: to put on a same level, to make equal
    2) comparar: to compare

    Spanish-English dictionary > equiparar

  • 63 incomparable

    adj.
    incomparable.
    * * *
    1 incomparable
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo incomparable
    * * *
    = unparalleled, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], incomparable, unsurpassed, incommemsurable, incommensurate, inimitable, without equal, matchless.
    Ex. But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.
    Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex. A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied.
    Ex. He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex. As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
    Ex. The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
    Ex. Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.
    Ex. The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex. My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    ----
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * experiencia incomparable = experience of a lifetime.
    * * *
    adjetivo incomparable
    * * *
    = unparalleled, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], incomparable, unsurpassed, incommemsurable, incommensurate, inimitable, without equal, matchless.

    Ex: But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.

    Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex: A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied.
    Ex: He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
    Ex: The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
    Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.
    Ex: The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * experiencia incomparable = experience of a lifetime.

    * * *
    incomparable
    * * *

    incomparable adjetivo incomparable, peerless, unequalable
    ' incomparable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inigualable
    - par
    English:
    incomparable
    - one
    - unparalleled
    - unrivaled
    * * *
    incomparable
    * * *
    adj incomparable
    * * *
    : incomparable

    Spanish-English dictionary > incomparable

  • 64 lleno de

    = fraught with, replete with, full of, bursting with, strewn with, plagued with, teeming with, studded with, brimful (of/with), riddled with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity, flush with, laden with
    Ex. That such uninformed intelligence has been translated into hard decisions is fraught with the gravest of consequences for the future of SLIS as bases for IT development.
    Ex. Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
    Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
    Ex. It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.
    Ex. The field of reference work is strewn with failures, measured in the enquirer's terms, but where the reference librarian did provide a technically perfect answer to the actual question asked.
    Ex. Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.
    Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
    Ex. He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions.
    Ex. This sprawling, exuberant novel, brimful with characters, aspires to accommodate a city full of lifestyles.
    Ex. This hope might prove futile since the draft is riddled with contradictions.
    Ex. This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
    Ex. If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
    Ex. There is growing evidence in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond that al Qaeda and its allies are newly flush with cash, able to buy new weapons.
    Ex. Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.
    * * *
    = fraught with, replete with, full of, bursting with, strewn with, plagued with, teeming with, studded with, brimful (of/with), riddled with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity, flush with, laden with

    Ex: That such uninformed intelligence has been translated into hard decisions is fraught with the gravest of consequences for the future of SLIS as bases for IT development.

    Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
    Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
    Ex: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.
    Ex: The field of reference work is strewn with failures, measured in the enquirer's terms, but where the reference librarian did provide a technically perfect answer to the actual question asked.
    Ex: Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.
    Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
    Ex: He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions.
    Ex: This sprawling, exuberant novel, brimful with characters, aspires to accommodate a city full of lifestyles.
    Ex: This hope might prove futile since the draft is riddled with contradictions.
    Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
    Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
    Ex: There is growing evidence in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond that al Qaeda and its allies are newly flush with cash, able to buy new weapons.
    Ex: Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lleno de

  • 65 principalmente

    adv.
    principally, mainly, chiefly.
    * * *
    1 principally, mainly, chiefly
    * * *
    ADV principally, chiefly, mainly
    * * *
    = basically, chiefly, principally, mainly, primarily, above all else, on the whole.
    Ex. The scheme is basically enumerative with simple and composite or compound subjects listed within each class.
    Ex. The Colon Classification, devised by S R Ranganathan, and first published in 1933 is chiefly of interest for its development of facet analysis.
    Ex. From this point on in the course we shall be principally concerned with the making of entries for subjects in the alphabetical subject index to the classified file.
    Ex. The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.
    Ex. The scheme is primarily used by LC itself, and by other large research collections such as large academic libraries.
    Ex. Bowers' definition, above all else, stresses the variety of purposes served by this study.
    Ex. I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
    ----
    * ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.
    * * *
    = basically, chiefly, principally, mainly, primarily, above all else, on the whole.

    Ex: The scheme is basically enumerative with simple and composite or compound subjects listed within each class.

    Ex: The Colon Classification, devised by S R Ranganathan, and first published in 1933 is chiefly of interest for its development of facet analysis.
    Ex: From this point on in the course we shall be principally concerned with the making of entries for subjects in the alphabetical subject index to the classified file.
    Ex: The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.
    Ex: The scheme is primarily used by LC itself, and by other large research collections such as large academic libraries.
    Ex: Bowers' definition, above all else, stresses the variety of purposes served by this study.
    Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
    * ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

    * * *
    principally, mainly, chiefly
    * * *
    principally, mainly
    * * *
    principalmente adv chiefly / mainly / mostly / principally

    Spanish-English dictionary > principalmente

  • 66 roto

    adj.
    broken, cracked, broken-down, bust-up.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: romper.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rotar.
    * * *
    1 (agujero) hole, tear
    ————————
    1→ link=romper romper
    1 (gen) broken
    2 (tela, papel) torn
    3 (gastado) worn out
    4 (andrajoso) tattered, in tatters, ragged
    5 (cansado) tired
    1 (agujero) hole, tear
    \
    * * *
    (f. - rota)
    adj.
    2) ripped, torn
    * * *
    roto, -a
    1.
    PP de romper
    2. ADJ
    1) (=partido, destrozado) [juguete, mueble, cristal, puerta] broken

    tengo la pierna rota — I've broken my leg, I've got a broken leg

    2) (=rasgado) [tela, papel] torn
    3) (=estropeado) [lavadora, televisor] broken; [coche, motor] broken down
    4) [zapato] worn, worn-out
    5) (=destrozado) [persona] broken; [vida] shattered

    estar roto de cansancio — to be exhausted, be worn-out

    6) †† (=libertino) debauched, dissipated
    7) Chile * (=de clase baja) common, low-class; (=maleducado) rude
    3. SM / F
    1) (=persona chilena)
    a) Perú, Bol * Chilean, Chilean person
    *
    a) (=pobre) pleb *
    b) (=persona) guy * /woman
    c) (=maleducado)

    esta rota no sabe comportarse a la mesa — she's so rude o such a pig **, she doesn't know how to behave at the dinner table

    4.
    SM (=agujero) [en pantalón, vestido] hole
    - valer o servir lo mismo para un roto que para un descosido
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) < camisa> torn, ripped; < zapato> worn-out
    b) <vaso/plato> broken
    c) < papel> torn
    d) <pierna/brazo> broken
    2) (RPl) <televisor/heladera> broken; < coche> broken down
    3) (Chi fam & pey)
    a) <barrio/gente> lower-class (pej), plebby (colloq & pej)
    b) ( mal educado) rude
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    1) (Chi)
    a) (fam) ( individuo) (m) man, guy (colloq); (f) woman, girl (colloq)
    b) (fam & pey) ( de clase baja) pleb (colloq & pej)
    c) (fam & pey) ( mal educado)

    es una rota, nunca saluda — she's so rude, she doesn't even say hello

    2) (Per fam) ( chileno) Chilean
    3) roto masculino (Esp) ( agujero) hole
    * * *
    = torn, broken, tatty [tattier -comp., tattiest -sup.], tear, in tatters.
    Ex. Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.
    Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
    Ex. Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
    Ex. The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.
    Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
    ----
    * blanco roto = off-white.
    * con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.
    * familia rota = broken home.
    * hueso roto = broken bone.
    * letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.
    * pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.
    * palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.
    * promesa rota = broken promise.
    * recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) < camisa> torn, ripped; < zapato> worn-out
    b) <vaso/plato> broken
    c) < papel> torn
    d) <pierna/brazo> broken
    2) (RPl) <televisor/heladera> broken; < coche> broken down
    3) (Chi fam & pey)
    a) <barrio/gente> lower-class (pej), plebby (colloq & pej)
    b) ( mal educado) rude
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    1) (Chi)
    a) (fam) ( individuo) (m) man, guy (colloq); (f) woman, girl (colloq)
    b) (fam & pey) ( de clase baja) pleb (colloq & pej)
    c) (fam & pey) ( mal educado)

    es una rota, nunca saluda — she's so rude, she doesn't even say hello

    2) (Per fam) ( chileno) Chilean
    3) roto masculino (Esp) ( agujero) hole
    * * *
    = torn, broken, tatty [tattier -comp., tattiest -sup.], tear, in tatters.

    Ex: Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.

    Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
    Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
    Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.
    Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
    * blanco roto = off-white.
    * con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.
    * familia rota = broken home.
    * hueso roto = broken bone.
    * letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.
    * pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.
    * palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.
    * promesa rota = broken promise.
    * recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.

    * * *
    roto1 -ta
    A
    1 ‹camisa› torn, ripped; ‹zapato› worn-out
    2 ‹vaso/plato› broken
    3 ‹papel› torn
    le presté el libro y me lo devolvió roto I lent him the book and it was falling apart when he gave it back, I lent him the book and he gave it back all battered
    4 ‹pierna/brazo› broken
    5 (del dolor) ‹familia/compañero› devasted, heart-broken
    B ( RPl) ‹televisor/heladera› broken; ‹coche› broken down
    1 ‹barrio/gente› lower-class ( pej), plebby ( colloq pej)
    roto2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    A ( Chi)
    1 ( fam) (individuo) ( masculine) man, guy ( colloq); ( feminine) woman, girl ( colloq)
    al Caribe el rotito, la suerte que tiene the lucky devil's off to the Caribbean ( colloq)
    3 ( fam pey)
    (mal educado): es una rota, nunca saluda she's so rude, she doesn't even say hello
    Compuesto:
    masculine ( Chi fam) average Chilean man
    B ( Per fam) (chileno) Chilean
    C
    tienes un roto en la camisa you've got a hole o tear o rip in your shirt
    * * *

     

    Del verbo romper: ( conjugate romper)

    roto es:

    el participio

    Del verbo rotar: ( conjugate rotar)

    roto es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    rotó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    romper    
    rotar    
    roto
    romper ( conjugate romper) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹loza/mueble› to break;

    ‹ ventana› to break, smash;
    ‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap
    b) ‹hoja/póster› ( rasgar) to tear;

    ( en varios pedazos) to tear up
    c) ‹ camisa› to tear, split

    2
    a) ‹silencio/monotonía› to break;

    ‹ tranquilidad› to disturb
    b) ‹promesa/pacto› to break;

    ‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off
    verbo intransitivo
    1

    b) (liter) [ alba] to break;


    c) ( empezar):

    ◊ rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

    2 [ novios] to break up, split up;
    roto CON algn ‹ con novio› to split o break up with sb;
    roto CON algo ‹ con el pasado› to break with sth;
    ‹ con tradición› to break away from sth
    romperse verbo pronominal
    a) [vaso/plato] to break, smash, get broken o smashed;

    [ papel] to tear, rip, get torn o ripped;
    [televisor/ascensor] (RPl) to break down
    b) [pantalones/zapatos] to wear out

    c) ( refl) ‹brazo/pierna› to break

    rotar ( conjugate rotar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
    to rotate
    rotarse verbo pronominal ( en trabajo) to work on a rota system;

    roto 1 -ta adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹ camisa› torn, ripped;

    ‹ zapato› worn-out
    b) ‹vaso/plato/brazo› broken

    c) ‹ papel› torn;


    d) (RPl) ‹televisor/heladera› broken;

    ‹ coche› broken down
    2 (Chi fam & pey)
    a) ‹barrio/gente› lower-class (pej), plebby (colloq & pej)


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    1 (Chi)
    a) (fam & pey) ( de clase baja) pleb (colloq & pej)

    b) (fam & pey) ( mal educado):

    ◊ es una rota, nunca saluda she's so rude, she doesn't even say hello

    2 (Per fam) ( chileno) Chilean
    roto 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp) ( agujero) hole
    romper
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to break
    (un cristal, una pieza de loza) to smash, shatter
    (una tela, un papel) to tear (up): rompió el contrato en pedazos, he tore the contract into pieces
    2 (relaciones, una negociación) to break off
    3 (una norma) to fail to fulfil, break
    (una promesa, un trato) to break
    4 (el ritmo, sueño, silencio) to break
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (empezar el día, etc) to break: al cabo de un rato rompió a hablar, after a while she started talking
    rompió a llorar, he burst into tears
    2 (poner un fin) to break [con, with]: he roto con el pasado, I've broken with the past
    (relaciones de pareja) rompieron hace una semana, they broke up a week ago ➣ Ver nota en break
    rotar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (alrededor de un eje) to rotate
    2 (en un trabajo o función) to take it in turns
    II vtr Agr to rotate
    roto,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 broken
    (una camisa, un papel) torn
    2 (una persona) worn-out: estaba roto del esfuerzo, he was all worn out from the exertion
    II sustantivo masculino tear, hole: tengo un roto en el abrigo, I have a tear in my coat
    ' roto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consiguientemente
    - estropearse
    - jodida
    - jodido
    - polvo
    - romper
    - romperse
    - rota
    - saco
    - tripa
    - quebrado
    English:
    admit
    - break
    - broken
    - bust
    - crack
    - deaf
    - flagstone
    - fragment
    - his
    - sweep up
    * * *
    roto, -a
    ♦ participio
    ver romper
    ♦ adj
    1. [partido, rasgado] broken;
    [tela, papel] torn; [zapato] worn out
    2. [estropeado] broken
    3. [deshecho] [vida] destroyed;
    [corazón] broken
    4. Fam [exhausto] Br shattered, US tuckered-out;
    la carrera me dejó roto I was Br shattered o US tuckered-out after the race
    5. Chile Fam Pey [ordinario] common
    6. Chile Fam Pey [pobre] penniless
    ♦ nm,f
    Chile Fam
    1. [tipo] guy;
    [mujer] woman
    2. Pey [trabajador] worker
    3. Pey [persona ordinaria] pleb, Br oik
    ♦ nm
    Esp [en tela] tear, rip;
    tengo un roto en el calcetín there's a hole in my sock;
    Fam
    vale o [m5] sirve lo mismo para un roto que para un descosido [persona] he can turn his hand to all sorts of different things
    * * *
    I part → romper
    II adj pierna etc broken; ( hecho añicos) smashed; tela, papel torn
    III m, rota f Chi
    one of the urban poor
    IV m en prenda de vestir tear, rip;
    * * *
    roto, -ta adj
    1) : broken
    2) : ripped, torn
    * * *
    roto1 adj
    1. (en general) broken
    2. (papel, tela) torn
    3. (persona, ropa, zapatos) worn out
    roto2 n tear

    Spanish-English dictionary > roto

  • 67 ocio

    m.
    leisure.
    en sus ratos de ocio se dedica a leer he spends his spare time reading
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ociar.
    * * *
    1 (tiempo libre) leisure
    2 (desocupación) idleness
    \
    ratos de ocio spare time sing, leisure time sing
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=tiempo libre) leisure

    ratos de ocio — leisure time, spare time, free time

    2) (=inactividad) idleness
    3) pl ocios (=actividades) leisure pursuits
    * * *
    a) ( tiempo libre) spare time, leisure time
    b) (inactividad, holgazanería) inactivity, idleness
    * * *
    = leisure, recreation, entertainment.
    Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex. We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.
    Ex. In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
    ----
    * centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.
    * dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
    * de ocio = recreational.
    * industria del ocio, la = entertainment industry, the.
    * información de ocio = infotainment.
    * lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.
    * material de ocio = entertainment material.
    * negocio del ocio, el = entertainment industry, the.
    * para el ocio = recreational.
    * sociedad del ocio = leisure society, leisured society.
    * zona de ocio = leisure facilities.
    * * *
    a) ( tiempo libre) spare time, leisure time
    b) (inactividad, holgazanería) inactivity, idleness
    * * *
    = leisure, recreation, entertainment.

    Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.

    Ex: We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.
    Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
    * centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.
    * dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
    * de ocio = recreational.
    * industria del ocio, la = entertainment industry, the.
    * información de ocio = infotainment.
    * lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.
    * material de ocio = entertainment material.
    * negocio del ocio, el = entertainment industry, the.
    * para el ocio = recreational.
    * sociedad del ocio = leisure society, leisured society.
    * zona de ocio = leisure facilities.

    * * *
    1 (tiempo libre) spare time, leisure time, free time
    ¿qué haces en tus ratos de ocio? what do you do in your spare o leisure o free time?
    la cultura del ocio the leisure culture
    2 (inactividad, holgazanería) inactivity, idleness
    el ocio es madre de todos los vicios the devil makes work for idle hands
    * * *

     

    ocio sustantivo masculino

    b) (inactividad, holgazanería) inactivity, idleness

    ocio sustantivo masculino leisure time
    ' ocio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    columpio
    - hipódromo
    - jogging
    - noria
    - tienda
    - turismo
    English:
    leisure
    - RV
    - idle
    - listing
    * * *
    ocio nm
    [tiempo libre] leisure; [inactividad] idleness;
    en sus ratos de ocio se dedica a leer he spends his spare time reading
    * * *
    m leisure time, free time; desp
    idleness;
    industria del ocio leisure industry
    * * *
    ocio nm
    1) : free time, leisure
    2) : idleness
    * * *
    ocio n leisure
    ¿qué haces en tus ratos de ocio? what do you do in your free time?

    Spanish-English dictionary > ocio

  • 68 urdir

    v.
    1 to plot, to forge (plan).
    2 to warp (hilos).
    3 to contrive, to cook up, to plot, to brew.
    4 to cast on.
    * * *
    1 (textil) to warp
    2 figurado (tramar) to plot, scheme
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ tela] to warp
    2) (=tramar) to plot
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( en telar) to warp; < puntos> to cast on
    b) < plan> to devise, hatch
    * * *
    = weave, weave, engineer, texture, spin, concoct.
    Ex. You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.
    Ex. This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.
    Ex. So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.
    Ex. The play was an entrancing production that was textured with ideas, witty, and cunningly crafted.
    Ex. Then the fairies told them how happily the spiders lived among the green leaves spinning garments for their neigbbors.
    Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    ----
    * urdir una conspiración = hatch + plot.
    * urdir una historia = weave + story.
    * urdir un complot = hatch + plot.
    * urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.
    * urdir un plan = devise + a plan.
    * urdir un relato = weave + a tale.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( en telar) to warp; < puntos> to cast on
    b) < plan> to devise, hatch
    * * *
    = weave, weave, engineer, texture, spin, concoct.

    Ex: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.

    Ex: This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.
    Ex: So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.
    Ex: The play was an entrancing production that was textured with ideas, witty, and cunningly crafted.
    Ex: Then the fairies told them how happily the spiders lived among the green leaves spinning garments for their neigbbors.
    Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    * urdir una conspiración = hatch + plot.
    * urdir una historia = weave + story.
    * urdir un complot = hatch + plot.
    * urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.
    * urdir un plan = devise + a plan.
    * urdir un relato = weave + a tale.

    * * *
    urdir [I1 ]
    vt
    (en un telar) to warp; ‹puntos› to cast on
    urdían una conspiración para derrocarlo they were plotting o they were hatching a plot to overthrow him
    habían urdido un plan they had devised o hatched a plan
    * * *

    urdir ( conjugate urdir) verbo transitivo

    ‹ puntos› to cast on
    b) ‹ plan› to devise, hatch

    urdir vtr (preparar en secreto) to devise, scheme for
    ' urdir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discurrir
    - fraguar
    - planear
    - tejer
    English:
    engineer
    - hatch
    * * *
    urdir vt
    1. [plan] to plot, to forge
    2. [hilos] to warp
    * * *
    v/t
    1 complot hatch
    2 hilos warp

    Spanish-English dictionary > urdir

  • 69 andrajoso

    adj.
    tattered, in rags and tatters, down-at-heel, in rags.
    * * *
    1 ragged, in tatters
    * * *
    (f. - andrajosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ ragged, in tatters
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo ragged
    * * *
    = ragged, tattered, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], scruff, in tatters.
    Ex. Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.
    Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
    Ex. Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.
    Ex. Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.
    Ex. Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
    Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo ragged
    * * *
    = ragged, tattered, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], scruff, in tatters.

    Ex: Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.

    Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
    Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.
    Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.
    Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
    Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.

    * * *
    ‹mendigo› ragged; ‹ropa› ragged, in tatters
    * * *

    andrajoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    ragged
    andrajoso,-a adjetivo ragged, tattered

    ' andrajoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    andrajosa
    - zarrapastrosa
    - zarrapastroso
    English:
    ragged
    - rag
    * * *
    andrajoso, -a
    ♦ adj
    [ropa, persona] ragged
    ♦ nm,f
    person dressed in rags
    * * *
    adj ragged
    * * *
    andrajoso, -sa adj
    : ragged, tattered

    Spanish-English dictionary > andrajoso

  • 70 de igual modo que

    = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of)
    Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
    Ex. A scene itself can be just as well be looked over line by line by the photocell in this way as can a photograph of the scene.
    Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.
    Ex. The way forward for public libraries might be for them to be run more on the lines of bookshops.
    * * *
    = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of)

    Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

    Ex: A scene itself can be just as well be looked over line by line by the photocell in this way as can a photograph of the scene.
    Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.
    Ex: The way forward for public libraries might be for them to be run more on the lines of bookshops.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de igual modo que

  • 71 dejar a un lado

    to leave aside, forget
    * * *
    (v.) = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside
    Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
    Ex. Over the course of the next 20 years libraries will be undergoing significant retooling so that they can move beyond their traditional roles.
    Ex. If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.
    Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
    * * *
    (v.) = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside

    Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

    Ex: Over the course of the next 20 years libraries will be undergoing significant retooling so that they can move beyond their traditional roles.
    Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.
    Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dejar a un lado

  • 72 del mismo modo que

    = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with
    Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex. The edition statement is given if stated in the document, in the form that is given in the document.
    Ex. For instance, the SLA List recommends the choice of specific headings in the same way as Sears'.
    Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
    Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
    Ex. Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books.
    Ex. In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.
    Ex. Invented around 1850 by two Americans, the platen jobber worked after the fashion of a bivalve shell = Inventada alrededor de 1850 por dos norteamericanos, la máquina de presión plana funcionaba del mismo modo que un bivalvo.
    Ex. Similar to economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis provides a quantitative presentation of the returns to a community's library investment.
    Ex. In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service.
    * * *
    = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with

    Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

    Ex: The edition statement is given if stated in the document, in the form that is given in the document.
    Ex: For instance, the SLA List recommends the choice of specific headings in the same way as Sears'.
    Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
    Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
    Ex: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books.
    Ex: In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.
    Ex: Invented around 1850 by two Americans, the platen jobber worked after the fashion of a bivalve shell = Inventada alrededor de 1850 por dos norteamericanos, la máquina de presión plana funcionaba del mismo modo que un bivalvo.
    Ex: Similar to economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis provides a quantitative presentation of the returns to a community's library investment.
    Ex: In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service.

    Spanish-English dictionary > del mismo modo que

  • 73 derivar placer de

    (v.) = obtain + pleasure from
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    * * *
    (v.) = obtain + pleasure from

    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

    Spanish-English dictionary > derivar placer de

  • 74 lectura

    f.
    1 reading.
    lectura ligera light reading
    2 viva (voce) (British), defense (United States) (education) (of thesis).
    3 reading (matter).
    4 reading, interpretation.
    5 scanning (computing).
    lectura óptica optical scanning
    6 readout, reading, read out, result.
    7 reading matter, reading material.
    8 readback.
    * * *
    1 reading
    2 (material de lectura) reading matter
    3 (interpretación) interpretation, reading
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acción) reading

    segunda lectura — Esp (Pol) second reading

    lectura dramatizada — dramatization, dramatized reading

    2) (=obra) reading matter
    3) (=interpretación) reading

    hay varias lecturas posibles de los resultados electorales — the election results can be read in various ways, there are various possible readings of the election results

    * * *
    a) ( acción) reading
    b) ( texto) reading matter
    c) ( interpretación) interpretation, reading
    * * *
    = perusal, reading, scan, read, reading.
    Ex. Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.
    Ex. Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
    Ex. If no data appears on the screen after scanning, the scan immediately be repeated.
    Ex. I would deliberately avoid raising expectations that this is going to be an exciting action-packed read.
    Ex. My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
    ----
    * acceso de sólo lectura = read-only access.
    * adicto a la lectura = bookaholic.
    * animación a la lectura = reading animation, reading promotion.
    * aparato de lectura = reading machine.
    * área de lectura = reading floor.
    * asesoramiento sobre la lectura = reading guidance.
    * basado en la lectura = book-centred.
    * cabeza de lectura = scanning head.
    * campamento de lectura = readers' camp.
    * club de lectura = reading club.
    * comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.
    * cultivar los hábitos de lectura = cultivate + reading habits.
    * de lectura de datos = data-capture.
    * de lectura fácil = easy reading.
    * departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = popular department.
    * derecho a la lectura = right to read.
    * de sólo lectura = read-only.
    * dispositivo de lectura = reading device.
    * dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.
    * equipo de lectura de microfilm = microfilm reading equipment.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * facilidad de lectura = ease of reading.
    * falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.
    * fomento de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fomento del hábito de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa = browser collection.
    * fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.
    * hábito de la lectura = reading habit.
    * herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.
    * intereses de lectura = reading interests.
    * lectura de cuentos = story reading.
    * lectura de mapas = map-reading.
    * lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].
    * lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.
    * lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.
    * lectura digital = scanning.
    * lectura en clase = class reading.
    * lectura en familia = family reading.
    * lectura en frío = cold reading.
    * lectura en silencio = silent reading.
    * lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.
    * lectura literaria = literary reading.
    * lectura más minuciosa = closer reading.
    * lectura minuciosa = close reading.
    * lectura nocturna = bedtime reading.
    * lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.
    * lectura obligatoria = required reading.
    * lectura óptica = optical scanning.
    * lectura por encima = browsing.
    * lectura rápida = skimming.
    * lectura rápida buscando algo = scanning.
    * lectura recomendada = further reading.
    * lectura recomendada de clase = classroom reading.
    * lectura recreativa = recreational reading.
    * lecturas recomendadas = recommended background reading, recommended reading.
    * lectura superficial = browsing, skimming.
    * libertad de acceso a la lectura = freedom to read.
    * lista de lecturas = reading list.
    * lista de lecturas para el verano = summer reading list.
    * lista de lecturas recomendadas = reading list, select list, recommended reading list.
    * lista de lecturas sugeridas = suggested reading list.
    * manual de lecturas recomendadas = reader, course reader.
    * material de lectura = reading material, reading matter.
    * material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.
    * nivel de lectura = reading ability.
    * nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].
    * obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * obsesionado con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.
    * período previo a la lectura = prereading.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * placer de la lectura, el = joy of reading, the.
    * predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * programa de lectura = reading programme.
    * promoción de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
    * puesto de lectura = reader place, reader seat [reader's seat], study place.
    * puestos de lectura = seating capacity, seating space, reading space.
    * rechazo a la lectura = aliteracy.
    * reserva de puestos de lectura = seat reservation.
    * rincón de la lectura = classroom reading corner.
    * rincón de lectura = book corner.
    * sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.
    * sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.
    * salón de lectura = browsing room.
    * sed de lectura = book hunger.
    * sesión de lectura = reading session.
    * tertulia de lectura = book club evening.
    * trabajo de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * * *
    a) ( acción) reading
    b) ( texto) reading matter
    c) ( interpretación) interpretation, reading
    * * *
    = perusal, reading, scan, read, reading.

    Ex: Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.

    Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
    Ex: If no data appears on the screen after scanning, the scan immediately be repeated.
    Ex: I would deliberately avoid raising expectations that this is going to be an exciting action-packed read.
    Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
    * acceso de sólo lectura = read-only access.
    * adicto a la lectura = bookaholic.
    * animación a la lectura = reading animation, reading promotion.
    * aparato de lectura = reading machine.
    * área de lectura = reading floor.
    * asesoramiento sobre la lectura = reading guidance.
    * basado en la lectura = book-centred.
    * cabeza de lectura = scanning head.
    * campamento de lectura = readers' camp.
    * club de lectura = reading club.
    * comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.
    * cultivar los hábitos de lectura = cultivate + reading habits.
    * de lectura de datos = data-capture.
    * de lectura fácil = easy reading.
    * departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = popular department.
    * derecho a la lectura = right to read.
    * de sólo lectura = read-only.
    * dispositivo de lectura = reading device.
    * dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.
    * equipo de lectura de microfilm = microfilm reading equipment.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * facilidad de lectura = ease of reading.
    * falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.
    * fomento de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fomento del hábito de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa = browser collection.
    * fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.
    * hábito de la lectura = reading habit.
    * herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.
    * intereses de lectura = reading interests.
    * lectura de cuentos = story reading.
    * lectura de mapas = map-reading.
    * lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].
    * lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.
    * lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.
    * lectura digital = scanning.
    * lectura en clase = class reading.
    * lectura en familia = family reading.
    * lectura en frío = cold reading.
    * lectura en silencio = silent reading.
    * lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.
    * lectura literaria = literary reading.
    * lectura más minuciosa = closer reading.
    * lectura minuciosa = close reading.
    * lectura nocturna = bedtime reading.
    * lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.
    * lectura obligatoria = required reading.
    * lectura óptica = optical scanning.
    * lectura por encima = browsing.
    * lectura rápida = skimming.
    * lectura rápida buscando algo = scanning.
    * lectura recomendada = further reading.
    * lectura recomendada de clase = classroom reading.
    * lectura recreativa = recreational reading.
    * lecturas recomendadas = recommended background reading, recommended reading.
    * lectura superficial = browsing, skimming.
    * libertad de acceso a la lectura = freedom to read.
    * lista de lecturas = reading list.
    * lista de lecturas para el verano = summer reading list.
    * lista de lecturas recomendadas = reading list, select list, recommended reading list.
    * lista de lecturas sugeridas = suggested reading list.
    * manual de lecturas recomendadas = reader, course reader.
    * material de lectura = reading material, reading matter.
    * material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.
    * nivel de lectura = reading ability.
    * nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].
    * obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * obsesionado con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.
    * período previo a la lectura = prereading.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * placer de la lectura, el = joy of reading, the.
    * predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * programa de lectura = reading programme.
    * promoción de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
    * puesto de lectura = reader place, reader seat [reader's seat], study place.
    * puestos de lectura = seating capacity, seating space, reading space.
    * rechazo a la lectura = aliteracy.
    * reserva de puestos de lectura = seat reservation.
    * rincón de la lectura = classroom reading corner.
    * rincón de lectura = book corner.
    * sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.
    * sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.
    * salón de lectura = browsing room.
    * sed de lectura = book hunger.
    * sesión de lectura = reading session.
    * tertulia de lectura = book club evening.
    * trabajo de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

    * * *
    1 (acción) reading
    el secretario dio lectura al acta de la sesión anterior the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting
    la lectura del contador de electricidad the electricity meter reading
    2 (texto) reading matter
    lecturas apropiadas para niños reading material o reading matter suitable for children
    4 (interpretación) interpretation, reading
    Compuesto:
    lectura rápida or veloz
    skim reading, speed reading
    * * *

     

    lectura sustantivo femenino




    lectura sustantivo femenino
    1 (acción) reading: hubo un error en la lectura del contador, there was a mistake in the meter reading
    2 (objeto de lectura) le gusta este tipo de lectura, she likes these kind of books
    3 (interpretación) interpretation: has hecho una lectura muy retorcida de su libro, you've come up with a strange interpretation of his book
    los especialistas ofrecen una lectura poco optimista de los acontecimientos, the experts painted a dismal view of events
    ' lectura' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    deuda
    - deudo
    - duda
    - tocha
    - tocho
    - afición
    - ligero
    English:
    matter
    - reader
    - reading
    - reading room
    - required
    - ROM
    - set book
    - sight-read
    - prescribe
    * * *
    1. [de libro, texto] reading;
    dar lectura a algo to read sth out loud
    2. Educ [de tesis] Br viva (voce), US defense
    3. [escrito] reading (matter);
    siempre voy de vacaciones con mucha lectura I always take plenty to read on Br holiday o US vacation
    4. [interpretación] reading, interpretation;
    mi lectura de la ley es completamente diferente my reading o interpretation of the law is completely different;
    hizo una lectura de la novela en clave política she gave a political reading o interpretation of the novel
    5. [de contador] reading
    6. Informát read-out;
    [de datos] scanning
    * * *
    f reading;
    dar lectura a algo read sth (out);
    tener varias lecturas fig have several interpretations
    * * *
    1) : reading
    2) : reading matter
    * * *
    lectura n reading

    Spanish-English dictionary > lectura

  • 75 ostentoso

    adj.
    1 vain, presumptuous, show-off.
    2 ostentatious, flash, flashy, show-off.
    3 ostentatious, pretentious.
    * * *
    1 ostentatious
    * * *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo ostentatious
    * * *
    = gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.
    Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.
    Ex. Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.
    Ex. In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.
    Ex. Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.
    Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
    Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
    Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo ostentatious
    * * *
    = gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.

    Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.

    Ex: The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.
    Ex: Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.
    Ex: In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.
    Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.
    Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
    Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
    Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

    * * *
    ostentatious
    * * *

    ostentoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    ostentatious
    ostentoso,-a adjetivo ostentatious

    ' ostentoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    llamativa
    - llamativo
    - ostentosa
    - exhibicionista
    - pomposo
    English:
    grandiose
    - ostentatious
    * * *
    ostentoso, -a adj
    ostentatious
    * * *
    adj ostentatious
    * * *
    ostentoso, -sa adj
    : ostentatious, showy

    Spanish-English dictionary > ostentoso

  • 76 placer prohibido

    (n.) = outlaw delight, forbidden pleasure
    Ex. Because books are so often used as a means of instruction, children too often come to suppose that this is is how all books must be read, except, of course, for those outlaw delights like comics.
    Ex. Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.
    * * *
    (n.) = outlaw delight, forbidden pleasure

    Ex: Because books are so often used as a means of instruction, children too often come to suppose that this is is how all books must be read, except, of course, for those outlaw delights like comics.

    Ex: Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

    Spanish-English dictionary > placer prohibido

  • 77 portal

    adj.
    pylic.
    m.
    1 entrance hall (entrada).
    viven en aquel portal they live at that number
    2 crib, Nativity scene.
    * * *
    \
    el portal de Belén the stable at Bethlehem
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de edificio] (=vestíbulo) hallway; (=puerta) front door
    2) [de casa] hall, vestibule frm
    3) (Rel)

    portal de Belén — (=representación navideña) Nativity scene

    el portal de Belén — (Biblia) the stable at Bethlehem

    4) (Dep) goal
    5) [de muralla] gate
    6) (Internet) portal
    7) pl portales (=soportales) arcade sing
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( de casa - entrada) doorway; (- vestíbulo) hall
    b) (de iglesia, palacio) portal
    c) ( en muralla) gate

    el portal de Belén — (Bib) the stable at Bethlehem

    2) portales masculino plural ( soportales) arcade
    * * *
    = doorway, portal, Web site [website], site, search engine, subject gateway, gateway, portal site, gateway site, metasite.
    Ex. Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.
    Ex. Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.
    Ex. Generally speaking, people who post information at Web sites intend to make it freely available.
    Ex. However, as phone systems improve, you can expect this to change too; more and more, you'll see smaller sites (even individuals home systems) connecting to the Internet.
    Ex. The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.
    Ex. Subject gateways are Internet-based services designed to help users locate 'high quality' information that is available on the Internet and consists typically of a database describing Internet resources and offering hyperlinks to them.
    Ex. One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.
    Ex. The author presents a view of portal sites as a radically different model from those currently embraced by traditional information companies.
    Ex. The search engines are attempting to become portal or gateway sites, keeping visitors for longer.
    Ex. The article 'Virtual holiday excursions' covers metasites, holiday sites, virtual travel, pleasure reading, odd ball sites, personal psychology, personal ads, and fortune telling.
    ----
    * módulo de aceso de un portal = portlet.
    * portal de Internet = Web portal, Internet portal, web-based research guide.
    * portales = portal.
    * portal temático = subject guide, subject portal.
    * portal vertical = vortal (vertical portal).
    * portal web = Web portal, Web guide.
    * ventana de un portal = portlet.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( de casa - entrada) doorway; (- vestíbulo) hall
    b) (de iglesia, palacio) portal
    c) ( en muralla) gate

    el portal de Belén — (Bib) the stable at Bethlehem

    2) portales masculino plural ( soportales) arcade
    * * *
    = doorway, portal, Web site [website], site, search engine, subject gateway, gateway, portal site, gateway site, metasite.

    Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

    Ex: Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.
    Ex: Generally speaking, people who post information at Web sites intend to make it freely available.
    Ex: However, as phone systems improve, you can expect this to change too; more and more, you'll see smaller sites (even individuals home systems) connecting to the Internet.
    Ex: The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.
    Ex: Subject gateways are Internet-based services designed to help users locate 'high quality' information that is available on the Internet and consists typically of a database describing Internet resources and offering hyperlinks to them.
    Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.
    Ex: The author presents a view of portal sites as a radically different model from those currently embraced by traditional information companies.
    Ex: The search engines are attempting to become portal or gateway sites, keeping visitors for longer.
    Ex: The article 'Virtual holiday excursions' covers metasites, holiday sites, virtual travel, pleasure reading, odd ball sites, personal psychology, personal ads, and fortune telling.
    * módulo de aceso de un portal = portlet.
    * portal de Internet = Web portal, Internet portal, web-based research guide.
    * portales = portal.
    * portal temático = subject guide, subject portal.
    * portal vertical = vortal (vertical portal).
    * portal web = Web portal, Web guide.
    * ventana de un portal = portlet.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de una casa — entrada) doorway; (— vestíbulo) hall
    2 (de una iglesia, un palacio) portal
    el portal de Belén ( Bib) the stable at Bethlehem
    C ( Inf) portal
    * * *

     

    portal sustantivo masculino

    (— vestíbulo) hall
    b) (de iglesia, palacio) portal


    portal sustantivo masculino
    1 (puerta de la calle) main door
    (de una finca) gateway
    2 (recinto de entrada) entrance hall
    ' portal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pórtico
    - risa
    - telefonillo
    - farol
    * * *
    portal nm
    1. [entrada] entrance hall;
    [puerta] main door;
    viven en aquel portal they live at that number
    2. [belén] crib, Nativity scene;
    el portal de Belén the stable at Bethlehem
    3. Informát [página Web] portal
    * * *
    m
    1 de casa, pisos foyer
    2 ( entrada) doorway
    3 INFOR portal
    * * *
    portal nm
    1) : portal, doorway
    2) vestíbulo: vestibule, hall
    * * *
    portal n entrance hall

    Spanish-English dictionary > portal

  • 78 sin igual

    adj.
    unequaled, in a class by itself, matchless, beyond compare.
    * * *
    (hallazgo) unparalleled 2 (persona) unrivalled 3 (belleza) unique
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless
    Ex. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
    Ex. Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex. He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex. The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex. My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless

    Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.

    Ex: Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex: He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex: The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin igual

  • 79 sin par

    adj.
    unparalleled, incomparable, beyond compare, in a class apart.
    * * *
    matchless
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless
    Ex. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
    Ex. Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex. He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex. A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex. The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex. My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless

    Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.

    Ex: Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex: He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex: A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex: The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin par

  • 80 baile

    m.
    1 dance (pieza, arte).
    baile regional regional folk dancing
    baile de salón ballroom and Latin dance o dancing
    ¿me concede este baile? may I have the pleasure of this dance?
    2 ball (fiesta).
    3 dance party, ball, dance.
    4 dancing, art of dancing.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bailar.
    * * *
    1 dance
    3 (sala) dance hall
    \
    baile de disfraces masked ball, fancy dress ball, US costume ball
    baile de salón ballroom dancing
    baile de San Vito St Vitus' dance
    * * *
    noun m.
    3) ball
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=acción) dancing
    academia 1), pareja 3), pista 3)
    2) (=pieza) dance

    ¿me concede este baile? — frm may I have this dance? frm

    3) (=arte) dance

    la sardana, el baile típico de Cataluña — the sardana, the traditional dance of Catalonia

    baile folklórico, baile popular — folk dancing

    4) (=fiesta) dance; [formal] ball

    baile de candil — LAm village dance

    baile de contribución — CAm, Caribe public dance

    baile de fantasía, baile de máscaras — LAm masked ball

    baile de medio pelo — LAm village dance

    5) (Med)
    6) (Ftbl)

    hacer el baile — * to dribble the ball aimlessly, playing for time

    7) (=confusión)

    hubo un baile de cifras antes del anuncio de la victoria — the figures went first one way and then the other before the final victory was announced

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( acción) dancing
    b) (arte, composición, fiesta) dance
    2) (CS, Ven fam) ( asunto)

    ya que estamos en el baile... — while we're about it...

    * * *
    = dance, ball.
    Ex. The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.
    Ex. There will be a Grand Ball with scenes from ALA's history flashing on video screens.
    ----
    * baile de discoteca = discotheque dance.
    * baile de disfraces = masquerade, masquerade ball.
    * baile de máscaras = masquerade, masquerade ball.
    * baile de salón = ballroom dance.
    * baile en línea = line dance.
    * compañía de baile = dance company.
    * concurso de baile = dance competition.
    * crítico de baile = dance critic.
    * pista de baile = dance floor.
    * salón de baile = dance-hall, ballroom.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( acción) dancing
    b) (arte, composición, fiesta) dance
    2) (CS, Ven fam) ( asunto)

    ya que estamos en el baile... — while we're about it...

    * * *
    = dance, ball.

    Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.

    Ex: There will be a Grand Ball with scenes from ALA's history flashing on video screens.
    * baile de discoteca = discotheque dance.
    * baile de disfraces = masquerade, masquerade ball.
    * baile de máscaras = masquerade, masquerade ball.
    * baile de salón = ballroom dance.
    * baile en línea = line dance.
    * compañía de baile = dance company.
    * concurso de baile = dance competition.
    * crítico de baile = dance critic.
    * pista de baile = dance floor.
    * salón de baile = dance-hall, ballroom.

    * * *
    A
    1 (acción) dancing
    los novios abrieron el baile the bride and groom started the dancing
    2 (arte) dance
    el baile moderno/español modern/Spanish dance
    un baile típico de Aragón a typical Aragonese dance
    4 (fiesta) dance
    hubo un baile de gala there was a gala dance o ball
    5 ( ant) (sala) dance hall
    Compuestos:
    pole dancing
    fancy-dress o costume ball
    masked ball
    (actividad) ballroom dancing (acto) ballroom dance
    el baile de San Vito St Vitus's dance, chorea ( tech)
    parece que tienes el baile de San Vito ( fam); you look as if you have St Vitus's dance o you can't stop fidgeting
    B
    (de cifras, letras): hubo un baile de cifras the figures were changed around o inverted
    C ( fam)
    (asunto): ¡en qué baile nos hemos metido! we've got ourselves into a right mess! ( colloq)
    yo no me meto en este baile I'm not getting involved in this business o in all this
    ya que estamos en el baile … while we're about it …
    * * *

     

    Del verbo bailar: ( conjugate bailar)

    bailé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    baile es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    bailar    
    baile
    bailar ( conjugate bailar) verbo intransitivo
    1 (Mús) to dance;

    la sacó a baile he asked her to dance
    2 [trompo/peonza] to spin
    3 (fam) ( quedar grande) (+ me/te/le etc):

    verbo transitivo
    to dance;

    baile sustantivo masculino


    b) (arte, composición, fiesta) dance;

    ◊ baile de disfraces/máscaras fancy-dress/masked ball

    bailar
    I verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
    1 to dance: no le gusta bailar, she doesn't like to dance
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (moverse, no encajar bien) to move, to wobble: esta mesa baila mucho, this table wobbles a lot
    ♦ Locuciones: baila al son que le tocan, she always goes with the flow o she always adapts to the circumstances
    fig fam otro que tal baila, he's just as bad
    familiar ¡que nos quiten lo bailado!, nobody can take away the good times we've had!
    bailarle el agua a alguien, to flatter o to suck up to someone: siempre le está bailando el agua al jefe, he's always sucking up to his boss
    baile sustantivo masculino
    1 (actividad) dance
    2 (verbena) dance
    (fiesta de sociedad) ball
    baile de disfraces, fancy dress ball
    3 figurado baile de números, a number mix-up
    ' baile' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agarrada
    - agarrado
    - cancán
    - compañía
    - concurso
    - danza
    - discoteca
    - disposición
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - pareja
    - parejo
    - paso
    - pista
    - salón
    - tarantela
    - twist
    - abrir
    - dar
    - ensayar
    - etiqueta
    - flamenco
    - formar
    - jarana
    - marinera
    - merengue
    - popular
    - verbena
    - zapateado
    English:
    ballroom
    - ballroom dancing
    - bear
    - bop
    - country dancing
    - dance
    - dance band
    - dance floor
    - dance hall
    - dance music
    - dancing
    - dancing shoes
    - escort
    - folk dance
    - gown
    - hoedown
    - prom
    - rumba
    - school
    - shall
    - sit out
    - study
    - tango
    - ball
    - dinner
    - floor
    - mixer
    * * *
    baile nm
    1. [arte] dance, dancing
    baile clásico ballet;
    baile flamenco flamenco dancing;
    baile popular folk dancing;
    baile regional regional folk dancing;
    bailes de salón ballroom and Latin dance o dancing;
    baile de San Vito [enfermedad] St Vitus' dance;
    Fam
    tener el baile de San Vito [no estar quieto] to have ants in one's pants
    2. [pieza] dance;
    ¿me concede este baile? may I have the pleasure of this dance?
    3. [fiesta] ball
    baile de disfraces fancy-dress ball; Am baile de fantasía fancy-dress ball;
    baile de gala gala ball;
    baile de máscaras masked ball
    4. [movimiento rítmico]
    el baile de las olas the swaying of the waves
    5. [cambios]
    pese al baile de nombres, emerge un claro favorito despite all the different names being bandied about, a clear favourite is emerging;
    hubo un frenético baile de entrenadores managers came and went in quick succession;
    el constante baile de fronteras en el Báltico the constant redrawing of borders in the Baltic
    * * *
    m
    1 dance
    2 fiesta formal ball
    * * *
    baile nm
    1) : dance
    2) : dance party, ball
    3)
    llevarse al baile a Mex fam : to take for a ride, to take advantage of
    * * *
    1. (fiesta, estilo) dance
    2. (actividad) dancing

    Spanish-English dictionary > baile

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