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1 break
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1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir3) (to make or become unusable.) romper4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse
2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad•
3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
break1 n1. descanso / pausa / recreowhat about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?2. vacaciones (cortas)3. ruptura4. fractura / roturabreak2 vb1. romper / romperse2. partir3. batir4. faltar a / no cumplir5. infringirtr[breɪk]1 (in leg etc) rotura2 (in relationship) ruptura4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino7 (on stock exchange) baja10 (in voice) gallo1 romper2 (record) batir3 (promise, word) faltar a4 (law, contract) violar, infringir5 (news) comunicar6 (code) descifrar7 (mystery, case) resolver8 (fall) amortiguar9 (journey) interrumpir10 (tame) domar11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir1 romperse2 (storm) estallar3 (stock exchange) bajar4 (meeting, session) parar5 (disperse) dispersarse6 (voice) cambiar7 (health) quebrantarse8 (spot, abcess) reventar9 (waves) romper, reventar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto break cover salir al descubiertoto break even salir sin ganar ni perderto break free evadirseto break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo caminoto break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguiento break into song ponerse a cantarto break it off terminar una relaciónto break the ice figurative use romper el hieloto break one's word no cumplir su palabrato break open abrir forzandoto break out in spots salirle a uno granosto break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filasto break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajoto break the bank hacer quebrar la bancato break a strike romper una huelgato break something to pieces hacer algo añicosto give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguiento make a break for it intentar fugarseit's make or break time es la hora de la verdadto take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descansobreak it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!without a break sin descansar, sin pararat break of day al amanecer1) smash: romper, quebrar2) violate: infringir, violar, romper3) surpass: batir, superar4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozarto break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu5) : dar, comunicarto break the news: dar las noticias6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpirbreak vi1) : romperse, quebrarsemy calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)5) decrease: bajarmy fever broke: me bajó la fiebre6) : divulgarse, revelarsethe news broke: la noticia se divulgó7)to break into : forzar, abrir8)to break out of : escaparse de9)to break through : penetrarbreak n1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)2) chance: oportunidad fa lucky break: un golpe de suerte3) rest: descanso mto take a break: tomar(se) un descansobreak (Aside, Theater)n.• aparte s.m. (Clearing)n.• claro s.m. (Communications)n.• pausa s.f.• punto s.m.n.• abertura s.f.• quebrantamiento s.m.• quiebra s.f.• rompimiento s.m.• rotura s.f.• ruptura s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.• cascar v.• deshacer v.(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-pp: -hechofut/c: -har-•)• despedazar v.• desvencijar v.• domar v.• estropear v.• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.• parar v.• partir v.• quebrantar v.• quebrar v.• romper v.• trincar v.
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1. breɪk1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar5)a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a6) ( impart)to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto
7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir8)a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar10)a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* dec) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar
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break vi1)a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)b) ( separate)a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)
2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo3)a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntarb) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiarhis voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz
his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz
c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)
7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego•Phrasal Verbs:- break in- break up
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1)a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio mb) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo mwe worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar
c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpld) (change, respite) cambio mI need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires
give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)
2)a) ( gap) interrupción fb) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f5) (separation, rift) ruptura fto make a clean break — cortar por lo sano
he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado
6) ( sudden move)7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m9) ( beginning) (liter)10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)1. N2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m•
without a break — sin descanso or descansar4) * (=chance) oportunidad f•
to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn5) (=break-out) fuga f6)• at break of day — liter al amanecer
7) (Tennis) ruptura f8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)2. VT1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticularbreak a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!
- break the icespirit 1., 3)2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir ahe broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa
4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer•
to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)8) (=leave)9)10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar11) (US)*can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?
3. VI2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar6) (=pause)•
let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer7)• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse
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to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse8)• to break even — cubrir los gastos
9) (Boxing) separarse10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse4.CPDbreak dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break
break dancing N — break m
break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción
- break in- break up* * *
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1. [breɪk]1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar5)a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a6) ( impart)to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto
7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir8)a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar10)a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* dec) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar
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break vi1)a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)b) ( separate)a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)
2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo3)a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntarb) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiarhis voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz
his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz
c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)
7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego•Phrasal Verbs:- break in- break up
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1)a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio mb) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo mwe worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar
c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpld) (change, respite) cambio mI need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires
give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)
2)a) ( gap) interrupción fb) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f5) (separation, rift) ruptura fto make a clean break — cortar por lo sano
he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado
6) ( sudden move)7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m9) ( beginning) (liter)10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m -
2 sweep
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1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) barrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) azotar, asolar, arrasar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente
2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) barrido2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto/movimiento amplio3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) deshollinador4) (a sweepstake.) apuesta de caballos•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
sweep vb1. barrerthe floor is dirty, I'm going to sweep it el suelo está sucio, voy a barrerlo2. arrastrartr[swiːp]1 (with broom) barrido5 (by police, rescuers) peinado, rastreo6 familiar (chimney cleaner) deshollinador,-ra1 (room, floor) barrer; (chimney) deshollinar2 (with hand) quitar de un manotazo3 (move over) azotar, barrer4 (remove by force) arrastrar, llevarse■ the swimmers were swept out to sea by the current la corriente arrastró a los nadadores mar adentro5 (pass over) recorrer6 figurative use (spread through) recorrer, extenderse por7 (touch lightly) rozar, pasar por1 (with broom) barrer2 (move quickly) pasar rápidamente3 (extend) recorrer, extenderse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sweep somebody off his/her feet hacerle perder la cabeza a alguiento sweep something under the carpet ocultar algoto make a clean sweep of things barrer con todo, hacer tabla rasato sweep the board llevarse todos los premios1) : barrer (el suelo, etc.), limpiar (suciedad, etc.)he swept the books aside: apartó los libros de un manotazosweep vi1) : barrer, limpiar2) : extenderse (en una curva), describir una curvathe sun swept across the sky: el sol describía una curva en el cielosweep n1) : barrido m, barrida f (con una escoba)2) : movimiento m circular3) scope: alcance mn.• barredura s.f.• deshollinador s.m.• escobada s.f.• escobazo s.m.• recorrido s.m.• redada s.f.• turbión s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swept) = abalear v.• copar v.• deshollinar v.• dragar v.• escobar v.• rastrear v.• rozar v.swiːp
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up[swiːp] (vb: pt, pp swept)1. VT1) [+ place, area]a) (=clean) [+ floor, room, street] barrer; [+ chimney] deshollinarhave you had your chimney swept lately? — ¿te han deshollinado la chimenea recientemente?
b) (=touch) rozarc) (=spread through) [disease, idea, craze] arrasar; [rumours] correr por, extenderse pord) (=lash) [storm, rain, waves] azotar, barrertorrential storms swept the country — tormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país
the beach was swept by great waves — olas gigantescas azotaron or barrieron la playa
e) (=scan) [searchlight, eyes] recorrerf) (=search) peinar2) (=move)a) (with brush)•
she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpan — estaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor•
he swept the leaves off the path — barrió las hojas del camino- sweep sth under the carpetb) (with hand, arm)•
she swept her hair back with a flick of her wrist — se echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca•
he swept the stamps into a box — recogió los sellos en una cajato sweep sb into one's arms — coger or tomar a algn en brazos
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I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand — quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la manoc) (forcefully)to be swept along by or on a wave of sth — (fig) dejarse llevar por una ola de algo
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landslides that swept cars into the sea — corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el marthe election which swept Labour into office or power — las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder
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the water swept him off his feet — la fuerza del agua lo derribó- sweep all before one3) (=win decisively) [+ election] arrasar en- sweep the board2. VI1) (=clean) barrer2) (=spread)a) [violence, disease, storm]•
the violence which swept across Punjab — la violencia que arrasó el Punjab•
the storm which swept over the country — la tormenta que arrasó el país•
plague swept through the country — la peste arrasó el paísb) [fire, smoke]•
the fire swept rapidly through the forest — el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosquethick smoke swept through their home — una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa
c) [emotion]•
a great wave of anger swept over me — me invadió una gran oleada de ira•
panic swept through the city — en la ciudad cundió el pánico3) (=move)a) [crowd, procession]•
an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare — una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principalb) (majestically) [person, car]•
to sweep past/in/out — pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamentec) (quickly) [vehicle, convoy]•
the convoy swept along the road — la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad- sweep into power4) (=stretch) [land, water]•
the bay sweeps away to the south — la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sursweep up•
the hills/woods sweep down to the sea — las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar3. N1) (with broom, brush) barrido m, barrida fthe floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep — al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida
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to give sth a sweep — darle un barrido or una barrida a algo3) (=movement) [of pendulum] movimiento m ; [of scythe] golpe m ; [of beam] trayectoria f ; (fig) [of events, progress, history] marcha f•
with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazowith one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettles — con un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas
with a sweep of her hand she indicated the desk — extendió la mano indicando el pupitre con un gesto amplio
4) (=search) (for criminals, drugs) batida f, rastreo mto make a sweep: they made a sweep for hidden arms — dieron una batida or hicieron un rastreo buscando armas ocultas
to make a sweep of sth — (with binoculars, torch) hacer una pasada por algo; (with team of people) rastrear algo
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clean sweep —a) (=change)there will be a clean sweep of all those involved in this cover-up — se hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera
b) (in competition, series of competitions)•
to make a clean sweep — arrasar ganándolo todo; (Cards) ganar todas las bazas•
it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies — fue el primer club que arrasó llevándose or ganando el total de los tres trofeos6) (=curve, line) [of coastline, river] curva f ; [of land] extensión f ; [of staircase] trazado m ; [of long skirt, curtains] vuelo m ; [of wings] envergadura f7) (=range)a) (lit) [of telescope, gun, lighthouse, radar] alcance mwith a sweep of 180° — con un alcance de 180°
b) (fig) [of views, ideas] espectro mrepresentatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinion — representantes de un amplio espectro de la izquierda
8) (=wave) [of emotion] ola f9) = sweepstake- sweep up* * *[swiːp]
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up -
3 shock
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1. ʃok noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) conmoción, golpe2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) descarga3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) choque, impacto, golpe4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) shock, choque
2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) conmocionar, conmover, afectar- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber
II ʃok noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) matashock1 n1. golpe2. susto3. descarga eléctrica / calambredon't touch that wire, you'll get a shock no toques ese cable, te dará un calambreshock2 vb1. afectar / conmover / trastornar2. escandalizar
shock /ʃok/ sustantivo masculinoa) (Med) shock;
shock m (choque, impresión) shock ' shock' also found in these entries: Spanish: amortiguador - batatazo - calambre - choque - conmoción - electrochoque - electroshock - escandalizar - escopetazo - espanto - impactar - impresión - impresionar - rebotar - rehacerse - sacudir - sacudida - turbar - balde - chingar - chocar - corriente - descarga - onda - patada - toque English: culture shock - electric shock - fall back - rude - set out - shock - shock absorber - shock tactics - shock therapy - shock treatment - shock wave - suffer - a - absorb - bloody - culture - devastating - electric - fright - get - give - scare - shake - shell - stuntr[ʃɒk]1 (jolt, blow) choque nombre masculino, impacto, golpe nombre masculino; (of explosion etc) sacudida; (electric) descarga1 (upset) conmocionar, conmover, afectar, sacudir2 (startle) asustar, sorprender, sobresaltar; (scandalize) escandalizar, horrorizar1 impresionar, impactar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLshock absorber amortiguador nombre masculinoshock therapy / shock treatment electrochoque nombre masculinoshock wave onda expansiva————————tr[ʃɒk]1 (of corn) fajina————————tr[ʃɒk]1 (of hair) matashock ['ʃɑk] vt1) upset: conmover, conmocionar2) startle: asustar, sobresaltar3) scandalize: escandalizar4) : darle una descarga eléctrica ashock n1) collision, jolt: choque m, sacudida f2) upset: conmoción f, golpe m emocional3) : shock m (en medicina)5) sheaves: gavillas fpl6)shock of hair : mata f de pelon.• choque s.m.• conmoción s.f.• conmoción desagradable s.f.• golpe s.m.• greña s.f.• hacina s.f.• impacto (Física) s.m.• sacudida s.f.• shock s.m.• sobresalto s.m.• susto s.m.v.• chocar v.• conmover v.• sobresaltar v.ʃɑːk, ʃɒk
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1) ca) ( of impact) choque m, impacto m; (of earthquake, explosion) sacudida fb) ( electric shock) descarga f (eléctrica), golpe m de corrienteI got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente
2)a) u ( Med) shock mto be in (a state of) shock — estar* en estado de shock
b) u c (distress, surprise) shock m, impresión fto get a shock — llevarse un shock or una impresión
I nearly died of shock — por poco me muero del shock or de la impresión
he's in for a shock when he finds out — se va a llevar un shock cuando se entere; (before n) (journ)
a shock announcement — un anuncio sorprendente, un bombazo (fam)
c) ( scare) susto mwhat a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!
3) c ( bushy mass)
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transitive verb (stun, appal) horrorizar*; ( scandalize) escandalizar*, horrorizar*; ( scare) asustarmy mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa
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vi impactar, impresionar
I [ʃɒk]1. Nto come as a shock — resultar sorprendente or asombroso, causar estupefacción
it comes as a shock to hear that... — resulta sorprendente or asombroso saber que..., causa estupefacción saber que...
frankly, this has all come as a bit of a shock — con toda franqueza, para mí esto ha sido un duro golpe
to get a shock — llevarse or pegarse un susto
what a shock you gave me! — ¡qué susto me diste!, ¡me has asustado!
2) (lit) (=impact) sacudida f ; (fig) (=shakeup) choque m, sacudida fthe shock of the explosion was felt five miles away — la sacudida de la explosión se sintió a una distancia de cinco millas
it was a shock to the establishment — sacudió el sistema, fue un serio golpe para el sistema
3) (Elec) descarga fshe got a shock from the refrigerator — la nevera le dio una descarga or un calambre
4) (Med) shock m, postración f nerviosa•
to be suffering from shock, be in (a state of) shock — estar en estado de shock, padecer una postración nerviosa2. VT1) (=startle) sobresaltar, asustar2) (=affect emotionally) (=upset) conmover, chocar; (=offend) escandalizar3.VI causar escándalo, chocar4.CPDshock absorber N — (Aut) amortiguador m
shock jock * N — (esp US) presentador(a) polémico/a de coloquios radiofónicos abiertos al público
shock tactics NPL — (lit) (Mil) táctica fsing de choque; (fig) provocación f
to use shock tactics — (fig) recurrir a la provocación, provocar
shock therapy, shock treatment N — (Med) (also: electric shock treatment) tratamiento m por electrochoque
shock troops NPL — guardias mpl de asalto
shock wave N — onda f de choque
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[ʃɒk]N (also: shock of hair) mata f de pelo
III [ʃɒk] (Agr)1.N tresnal m, garbera f2.* * *[ʃɑːk, ʃɒk]
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1) ca) ( of impact) choque m, impacto m; (of earthquake, explosion) sacudida fb) ( electric shock) descarga f (eléctrica), golpe m de corrienteI got a shock — me dio una descarga or un golpe de corriente, me dio corriente
2)a) u ( Med) shock mto be in (a state of) shock — estar* en estado de shock
b) u c (distress, surprise) shock m, impresión fto get a shock — llevarse un shock or una impresión
I nearly died of shock — por poco me muero del shock or de la impresión
he's in for a shock when he finds out — se va a llevar un shock cuando se entere; (before n) (journ)
a shock announcement — un anuncio sorprendente, un bombazo (fam)
c) ( scare) susto mwhat a shock you gave me! — qué susto me diste or me pegaste!
3) c ( bushy mass)
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transitive verb (stun, appal) horrorizar*; ( scandalize) escandalizar*, horrorizar*; ( scare) asustarmy mother is easily shocked — mi madre se escandaliza or se horroriza por cualquier cosa
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4 surge
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1. verb((of eg water or waves) to move forward with great force: The waves surged over the rocks.) levantarse; agitarse
2. noun(a surging movement, or a sudden rush: The stone hit his head and he felt a surge of pain; a sudden surge of anger.) oleada, (rabia) arranque; (mar) oleaje, marejadatr[sɜːʤ]1 (sea, wave) levantarse, hincharse; (people, crowd) ir en tropel, avanzar a manadas2 (increase) aumentar bruscamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto surge up inside somebody (anger etc) invadir a alguien, apoderarse de alguien1) : hincharse (dícese del mar), levantarse (dícese de las olas)2) swarm: salir en tropel (dícese de la gente, etc.)surge n1) : oleaje m (del mar), oleada f (de gente)2) flush: arranque m, arrebato m (de ira, etc.)3) increase: aumento m (súbito)n.• marejada s.f.• mareta s.f.• olaje s.m.• oleada s.f.• oleaje s.m.v.• agitarse v.• entumecer v.• hervir v.• surgir v.
I sɜːrdʒ, sɜːdʒa surge in demand/sales — un repentino aumento de la demanda/las ventas
a power surge — ( Elec) una subida de tensión or de voltaje
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a) \<\<wave\>\> levantarse; \<\<sea\>\> hincharseanger/hatred surged up inside her — la ira/el odio la invadió
b) \<\<demand/sales/popularity\>\> aumentar vertiginosamente[sɜːdʒ]1.N [of sea] oleaje m, oleada fa power surge — (Elec) una subida de tensión
2.VI [water] levantarse, hincharse[people]to surge in/out — entrar/salir en tropel
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I [sɜːrdʒ, sɜːdʒ]a surge in demand/sales — un repentino aumento de la demanda/las ventas
a power surge — ( Elec) una subida de tensión or de voltaje
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a) \<\<wave\>\> levantarse; \<\<sea\>\> hincharseanger/hatred surged up inside her — la ira/el odio la invadió
b) \<\<demand/sales/popularity\>\> aumentar vertiginosamente -
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8 emoción
emoción sustantivo femenino ( sentimiento) emotion; (expectación, excitación) excitement;◊ ¡qué emoción! how exciting!
emoción sustantivo femenino
1 (sentimiento) emotion
2 (nerviosismo, expectación) excitement: con la emoción me olvidé de llamarte, I was so excited that I forgot to call you ' emoción' also found in these entries: Spanish: conmoción - embargar - emocionar - impresión - nudo - sacudir - sensación - temblar - vibrar - entrecortado - intenso - llorar - reflejar - sentimiento - sentir - sorpresa - uy - viveza English: break - control - cover up - curb - dam up - damp - deep - deepen - depth - dormant - emotion - emotionalism - excitement - exhibit - feel - force back - great - joy - outburst - overcome - overpower - overwhelm - pass - pass off - possess - powerful - profess - sham - shame - sharpen - shock - show - sniff - stir - strength - strong - subdue - suppress - thrill - violent - wave - wrench - flurry - move -
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