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1 fudge
= fudge.Ex. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.* * *= fudge.Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.
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2 dulce de azúcar
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3 dulce de turrón
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4 caramelo blando
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5 chapuza
f.1 botch (job) (trabajo mal hecho).2 odd job (trabajo ocasional).3 botched job, muddle, hash, mess-up.4 trick, trap, ruse, scheme.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chapuzar.* * *1 (trabajo sin importancia) odd job2 (trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work\hacer una chapuza to botch up* * *SF1) (=trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work2) (=trabajo ocasional) odd job3) Méx trick, swindle* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex. The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.----* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *me hizo una chapuza y ahora funciona peor he botched the repair and now it's worse than before ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo chapuzar: ( conjugate chapuzar)
chapuza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
chapuza sustantivo femenino (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)
chapuza sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo mal hecho) shoddy piece of work
2 (trabajo ocasional) odd job
' chapuza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
- pegote
- churro
English:
botch
- fudge
- odd job
- shoddy work
* * *♦ nf1. [trabajo mal hecho] botch, botched job;esta reparación es una auténtica chapuza this repair is a real botched job;tu examen es una chapuza you've made a real botch o mess of your exam2. [trabajo ocasional] odd job;vive de las chapuzas he makes his living by doing odd jobs♦ chapuzas nmf inv[persona] sloppy o shoddy worker;no seas un chapuza y pon más cuidado al pintar don't be so sloppy and be more careful when you're painting* * *fhacer chapuzas do odd jobs* * *chapuza nf1) : botched jobhacer chapuzas: to cheat* * *chapuza n1. (trabajo mal hecho) botched job2. (trabajillo) odd job -
6 chapucería
f.1 odd job, patchwork.2 bungle work, botched job, balls-up, botch.3 shoddiness, botchery.* * *1 (tosquedad) shoddiness2 (chapuza) botched job, shoddy piece of work* * *SF1) (=cualidad) shoddiness2) (=chapuza) botched job, shoddy piece of work* * ** * *= fudge.Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.* * ** * *= fudge.Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.
* * ** * *chapucería nfbotch, botched job;esta reparación es una auténtica chapucería this repair is a real botched job;tu examen es una chapucería you've made a real botch o mess of your exam* * *f botched job -
7 amañar
v.1 to rig, to manipulate.2 to trick, to rig.* * *1 (falsear) to fiddle, fix; (documentos) to tamper with, doctor; (cuentas) to cook; (elecciones) to rig2 (componer) to fix, arrange1 (darse maña) to be skilful (US skillful)\amañárselas familiar to manage■ se las amaña muy bien para hacer el mínimo de trabajo he always manages to do as little work as possible* * *verb* * *1. VT1) pey (=manipular) [+ resultado] to alter, tamper with; [+ elección] to rig; [+ foto] to fake; [+ partido, jurado] to fix; [+ cuentas] to cook *; [+ excusa] to cook up2) (=hacer bien) to do skilfully, do skillfully (EEUU), do cleverly2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex. Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.----* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *amañar [A1 ]vt( fam)1 ‹elecciones› to rig; ‹partido/pelea› to fix2 ‹carnet/documento› to tamper with, doctoramañó el informe oficial he doctored o altered the official report3 ‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct■ amañarseAtb amañárselas (ingeniarse): se (las) amañó para llegar a fin de mes she somehow managed to get by until the end of the monthB ( Col) (acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *
amañar ( conjugate amañar) verbo transitivo (fam) ‹ elecciones› to rig;
‹partido/pelea› to fix;
‹carnet/documento› to tamper with;
‹ informe› to alter, doctor (pej);
‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct
amañarse verbo pronominal
1 tb
2 (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
amañar verbo transitivo
1 to fix, fiddle
2 (unas elecciones, un premio) to rig
' amañar' also found in these entries:
English:
book
- cook
- doctor
- fiddle
- fix
- juggle
- fudge
- rig
* * *♦ vt1. [elecciones, resultado] to rig;[partido] to fix2. [documento] to doctor* * *v/t famrig fam ; partido fix fam* * *amañar vt: to rig, to fix, to tamper with -
8 caramelo
m.1 (boiled) sweet (British), candy (United States).un caramelo de limón a lemon dropun caramelo de menta a mintcaramelo para la tos cough sweet2 caramel.calentarlo a punto de caramelo heat it until it is about to caramelize3 candy, caramel, sweet, sweetie.4 butterscotch.* * *1 (dulce) sweet, US candy2 (azúcar quemado) caramel, caramel syrup\a punto de caramelo syrupy 2 figurado just right* * *noun m.1) candy2) caramel* * *SM1) (=golosina) sweet, piece of candy (EEUU)2) (Culin) caramelun jersey color caramelo — a caramel-coloured o (EEUU) caramel-colored jersey
a punto de caramelo — [azúcar] caramelized
-¿se ha convencido? -no, pero está a punto de caramelo — "is he persuaded?" - "no, but he's not far off it"
un par de horas en la cárcel te ponen a punto de caramelo — a couple of hours in jail soon softens you up
3) (=incentivo) sweeteneragitan el caramelo de los subsidios para ganar votos — they're waving the carrot of subsidies to attract votes
* * *a) ( golosina) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)b) ( azúcar fundida) caramelc)(de) color caramelo — caramel-colored*, caramel
* * *= candy, caramel.Ex. The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.Ex. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.----* caramelo de menta = humbug.* caramelo masticable = taffy [taffee], toffee.* caramelo masticable de arce = maple taffee.* tienda de caramelos = confectioner.* * *a) ( golosina) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)b) ( azúcar fundida) caramelc)(de) color caramelo — caramel-colored*, caramel
* * *= candy, caramel.Ex: The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.
Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.* caramelo de menta = humbug.* caramelo masticable = taffy [taffee], toffee.* caramelo masticable de arce = maple taffee.* tienda de caramelos = confectioner.* * *un caramelo de menta a mint2 (azúcar fundida) caramel3(de) color caramelo caramel-colored*, caramel* * *
caramelo sustantivo masculino
caramelo sustantivo masculino
1 (dulce, golosina) sweet, US candy
2 (azúcar quemado) caramel
♦ Locuciones: Culin a punto de caramelo, syrupy
figurado to be ready
' caramelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chupada
- chupado
- dulce
- menta
- última
- último
- chupar
- envoltorio
- pastilla
- pelar
English:
bonbon
- bull's-eye
- butterscotch
- candy
- caramel
- fondant
- humbug
- peppermint
- suck
- sweet
- toffee
- toffee apple
- fudge
- pepper
- taffy
* * *caramelo nm1. [golosina] Br (boiled) sweet, US candy;un caramelo de limón a lemon drop;un caramelo de menta a mintcaramelo para la tos cough drop o Br sweet2. [azúcar fundido] caramel;calentarlo a punto de caramelo heat it until it is about to caramelize;estar a punto de caramelo: creo que lo voy a convencer, está a punto de caramelo I'll think I'll manage to convince him, he's on the point of agreeing;su nuevo álbum está a punto de caramelo his new album is about to hit the shopscaramelo hilado spun sugar3. [algo apetitoso] plum* * *m1 dulce candy, Brsweet* * *caramelo nm1) : caramel2) dulce: candy* * *caramelo n (golosina) sweet -
9 arruinar
v.to ruin (also figurative).La lluvia arruinó los cultivos The rain ruined the crops.Sus vicios arruinaron a Ricardo His vices brought ruin upon Richard.Sus celos arruinaron su fiesta His jealousy ruined her party.* * *1 to bankrupt, ruin2 (estropear) to damage1 to be bankrupt, be ruined* * *verb1) to ruin2) wreck, destroy•* * *1. VT1) (=empobrecer) to ruin2) (=destruir) to wreck, destroy3) LAm (=desvirgar) to deflower2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( empobrecer) to ruin2) ( estropear) <vida/salud/reputación> to ruin, wreck; <proyecto/cosecha> to ruin; <velada/sorpresa> to spoil, ruin2.arruinarse v pron1) ( empobrecerse)se arruinó — he lost everything o he was ruined
por invitarme a una copa no te vas a arruinar — (hum) buying me one drink isn't going to break you (hum)
2) proyecto/cosecha to be ruined* * *= ruin, scupper, bankrupt, cast + a blight on, put + Nombre + out of business, go out + the window, bring + ruin to, mangle, wreck, fudge, run down, blight, beggar.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex. As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex. The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. But other military officers conceded a war would serve little purpose other than to beggar the two already impoverished nations.----* arruinarlo = crap it up.* arruinar los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* arruinarse = go + bankrupt, go + broke, go to + rack and ruin, go + bust, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( empobrecer) to ruin2) ( estropear) <vida/salud/reputación> to ruin, wreck; <proyecto/cosecha> to ruin; <velada/sorpresa> to spoil, ruin2.arruinarse v pron1) ( empobrecerse)se arruinó — he lost everything o he was ruined
por invitarme a una copa no te vas a arruinar — (hum) buying me one drink isn't going to break you (hum)
2) proyecto/cosecha to be ruined* * *= ruin, scupper, bankrupt, cast + a blight on, put + Nombre + out of business, go out + the window, bring + ruin to, mangle, wreck, fudge, run down, blight, beggar.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: But other military officers conceded a war would serve little purpose other than to beggar the two already impoverished nations.* arruinarlo = crap it up.* arruinar los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* arruinarse = go + bankrupt, go + broke, go to + rack and ruin, go + bust, go to + ruin.* * *arruinar [A1 ]vtA (empobrecer) to ruin, bankruptB (estropear) ‹vida/salud› to ruin, wreck; ‹proyecto/cosecha› to ruin; ‹velada/sorpresa› to spoil, ruin; ‹reputación› to ruin, wreck, destroyme arruinaron el vestido en la tintorería they ruined my dress at the dry cleaner'sA(empobrecerse): se arruinó con el crac he lost everything o he was ruined when the market crashedpor invitarme a una copa no te vas a arruinar ( hum); buying me one drink isn't going to break you ( hum)B «proyecto/cosecha» to be ruinedse me arruinaron los zapatos con la lluvia the rain ruined my shoes, my shoes got ruined in the rain* * *
arruinar ( conjugate arruinar) verbo transitivo
to ruin
arruinarse verbo pronominal
to be ruined
arruinar verbo transitivo to ruin
' arruinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
definitivamente
- jorobar
English:
bankrupt
- break
- do for
- ruin
- blight
- destroy
* * *♦ vt1. [financieramente] to ruin2. [estropear] to ruin;el pedrisco arruinó la cosecha the hail ruined the crop;el alcohol le arruinó la salud alcohol ruined his health;el mal tiempo arruinó la ceremonia the bad weather ruined o spoiled the ceremony* * *v/t ruin* * *arruinar vt: to ruin, to wreck* * *arruinar vb (estropear) to ruin -
10 caramelo masticable
m.chew.* * *(n.) = taffy [taffee], toffeeEx. The answer is no, and the only salt found in the taffy recipes is the same salt used in any candy.Ex. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.* * *(n.) = taffy [taffee], toffeeEx: The answer is no, and the only salt found in the taffy recipes is the same salt used in any candy.
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11 estropear
v.1 to break (aparato).2 to ruin (ropa, vista).el exceso de sol estropea la piel too much sun is bad for the skinElsa estropeó a su hijo Elsa ruined her son.3 to ruin, to spoil (plan, cosecha).siempre tienes que estropearlo todo you always have to ruin everythingEse chico estropeó mis planes That boy spoiled my plans.4 to age.5 to damage, to ruin, to bang up, to batter.Elsa estropeó mi auto Elsa damaged my car.* * *1 (máquina) to damage, break, ruin2 (cosecha) to spoil, ruin3 (plan etc) to spoil, ruin4 (salud) to be bad for5 (envejecer) to age6 (manos, pelo) to ruin1 (máquina) to break down2 (cosecha) to be spoiled, get damaged3 (plan etc) to fail, fall through, go wrong4 (comida) to go bad* * *verb1) to spoil, ruin2) damage•* * *1. VT1) (=averiar) [+ juguete, lavadora, ascensor] to break; [+ vehículo] to damage2) (=dañar) [+ tela, ropa, zapatos] to ruinesa crema le ha estropeado el cutis — that cream has damaged o ruined her skin
3) (=malograr) [+ plan, cosecha, actuación] to ruin, spoilla lluvia nos estropeó la excursión — the rain ruined o spoiled our day out
el final estropeaba la película — the ending ruined o spoiled the film
la luz estropea el vino — light spoils wine, light makes wine go off
4) (=afear) [+ objeto, habitación] to ruin the look of, spoil the look of; [+ vista, panorama] to ruin, spoilestropeó el escritorio pintándolo de blanco — he ruined o spoiled the look of the desk by painting it white
ese sofá estropea el salón — that sofa ruins the look of the living room, that sofa spoils (the look of) the living room
el centro comercial nos ha estropeado la vista — the shopping centre has ruined o spoiled our view
5) (=envejecer)[+ persona]2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <aparato/mecanismo> to damage, break; < coche> to damageb) ( malograr) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin2) (deteriorar, dañar) < piel> to damage, ruin; < juguete> to break; < ropa> to ruin2.estropearse v pron1)a) ( averiarse) to break downb) plan to go wrong2)a) ( deteriorarse) frutato go bad; leche/pescado to go off* * *= break down, mar, ruin, spoil, mutilate, disfigure, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], corrupt, despoil, deface, bungle, fudge, wash out, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.Ex. Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.Ex. Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.----* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.* estropear el efecto = spoil + effect.* estropear el placer = spoil + pleasure.* estropearlo = crap it up.* estropear los planes = upset + the applecart.* estropear los planes, chaflar los planes, desbaratar los planes, desbaratar = upset + the applecart.* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* estropear + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* estropearse = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spout.* estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.* estropear un chiste = kill + a joke, kill + a joke.* que estropea el paisaje = eyesore.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <aparato/mecanismo> to damage, break; < coche> to damageb) ( malograr) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin2) (deteriorar, dañar) < piel> to damage, ruin; < juguete> to break; < ropa> to ruin2.estropearse v pron1)a) ( averiarse) to break downb) plan to go wrong2)a) ( deteriorarse) frutato go bad; leche/pescado to go off* * *= break down, mar, ruin, spoil, mutilate, disfigure, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], corrupt, despoil, deface, bungle, fudge, wash out, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.* estropear el efecto = spoil + effect.* estropear el placer = spoil + pleasure.* estropearlo = crap it up.* estropear los planes = upset + the applecart.* estropear los planes, chaflar los planes, desbaratar los planes, desbaratar = upset + the applecart.* estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.* estropear + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* estropearse = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spout.* estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.* estropear un chiste = kill + a joke, kill + a joke.* que estropea el paisaje = eyesore.* * *estropear [A1 ]vtA1 ‹aparato/mecanismo› to damage, break; ‹coche› to damage2 (malograr) ‹plan› to spoil, ruin, wreck ( colloq)este niño se ha empeñado en estropearnos las vacaciones this child is determined to spoil o ruin o wreck our holidays (for us)B(deteriorar, dañar): no laves esa camisa con lejía que la estropeas don't use bleach on that shirt, you'll ruin itel calor ha estropeado la fruta the heat has made the fruit go badel exceso de sol puede estropear la piel too much sun can damage o harm your skinsi lo estropeas, no te compro más juguetes if you break it, I won't buy you any more toysestropeó la comida echándole mucha sal he spoiled the food by putting too much salt in itA1 (averiarse) to break downel coche se ha vuelto a estropear the car's broken down againla lavadora está estropeada the washing machine is broken2 «plan» to go wrongB1(deteriorarse): los zapatos se me han estropeado con la lluvia the rain has ruined my shoes, my shoes have been ruined by the rainmete la fruta en la nevera, que se va a estropear put the fruit in the fridge or it'll go badúltimamente se ha estropeado mucho lately she's really lost her looks* * *
estropear ( conjugate estropear) verbo transitivo
1
‹ coche› to damage
2 (deteriorar, dañar) ‹ piel› to damage, ruin;
‹ juguete› to break;
‹ ropa› to ruin;
estropearse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( deteriorarse) [ fruta] to go bad;
[leche/pescado] to go off;
[zapatos/chaqueta] to get ruined
estropear verbo transitivo
1 (causar daños) to damage: hemos estropeado la impresora porque usamos el papel equivocado, we have ruined the printer because we used the wrong kind of paper
2 (frustrar, malograr) to spoil, ruin: ¡lo has estropeado todo con tus meteduras de pata!, you've ruined everything with your big mouth!
3 (una máquina) to break
' estropear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguar
- cargarse
- dar
- dañar
- deshacer
- destripar
- joder
- jorobar
- perder
- salar
- embromar
- estropeado
- fastidiar
English:
botch
- break
- bungle
- damage
- damper
- mar
- mess up
- muck up
- ruin
- screw up
- spoil
- unspoilt
- wreck
- disfigure
- kill
- mess
* * *♦ vt1. [averiar] to break2. [dañar] to damage;no juegues al fútbol con esos zapatos, que los estropearás don't play football in those shoes, you'll ruin them;la lejía estropea la ropa bleach damages clothes;el exceso de sol estropea la piel too much sun is bad for the skin3. [echar a perder] to ruin, to spoil;la lluvia estropeó nuestros planes the rain ruined o spoiled our plans;siempre tienes que estropearlo todo you always have to ruin everything4. [envejecer] to age* * *v/t1 aparato break2 plan ruin, spoil* * *estropear vt1) arruinar: to ruin, to spoil2) : to break, to damage* * *estropear vb2. (aparato) to damage -
12 grasa de la leche
(n.) = milk fat, butterfatEx. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.Ex. Both fatty acids were provided as a natural component in butterfat.* * *(n.) = milk fat, butterfatEx: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.
Ex: Both fatty acids were provided as a natural component in butterfat. -
13 lisiar
v.to maim, to cripple.* * *1 to cripple* * *VT [gen] to injure (permanently), hurt (seriously); (=tullir) to cripple, maim* * *1.verbo transitivo to damage... permanently2.lisiarse v pron (refl)* * *= maim, fudge, cripple, lame.Ex. There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.----* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.* * *1.verbo transitivo to damage... permanently2.lisiarse v pron (refl)* * *= maim, fudge, cripple, lame.Ex: There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.* * *lisiar [A1 ]vtto cripple, lame* * *
lisiar verbo transitivo to cripple
' lisiar' also found in these entries:
English:
cripple
- lame
- maim
* * *♦ vtto maim, to cripple* * *v/t cripple* * *lisiar vt: to cripple, to disable -
14 nata de la leche
(n.) = milk fat, butterfatEx. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.Ex. Both fatty acids were provided as a natural component in butterfat.* * *(n.) = milk fat, butterfatEx: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.
Ex: Both fatty acids were provided as a natural component in butterfat. -
15 perturbar
v.1 to disrupt.2 to disturb, to unsettle.El ruido perturba la paz Noise disturbs the peace.3 to perturb.Sus ojos perturban a María His eyes perturb=unsettle Mary.* * *1 (alterar) to disturb, perturb2 (inquietar) to perturb\perturbar el orden to disturb the peace* * *verb* * *VT1) (=alterar) [+ orden] to disturb; [+ plan] to upset; [+ calma] to disturb, ruffle2) (Med) to disturb, mentally disturb* * *verbo transitivob) (Psic) to disturb* * *= disturb, unsettle, jar, perturb, disrupt, fudge, faze.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.Ex. She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.Ex. She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.----* perturbar la paz = disturb + the peace, disrupt + peace.* perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad = disturb + the peace and tranquillity.* * *verbo transitivob) (Psic) to disturb* * *= disturb, unsettle, jar, perturb, disrupt, fudge, faze.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.Ex: She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.* perturbar la paz = disturb + the peace, disrupt + peace.* perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad = disturb + the peace and tranquillity.* * *perturbar [A1 ]vt1 ‹calma› to disturb; ‹orden› to disruptno perturbó la marcha de las negociaciones it did not disrupt the progress of the negotiationsuna región poco perturbada por el progreso a region little disturbed o barely touched by progress2 ( Psic) to disturb* * *
perturbar ( conjugate perturbar) verbo transitivo
to disturb
perturbar verbo transitivo
1 (el orden) to disturb, disrupt
2 (inquietar) to upset
3 (enloquecer) to drive mad
' perturbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
turbar
- alterar
English:
agitate
- disturb
- perturb
- unsettle
- disrupt
- faze
* * *perturbar vt1. [trastornar] to disrupt2. [alterar] to disturb, to unsettle3. [enloquecer] to perturb* * *v/t2 reunión disrupt* * *perturbar vt1) : to disturb, to trouble2) : to disrupt* * *perturbar vb to disturb -
16 retocar
v.1 to alter.retocar la pintura to touch up the paintwork2 to touch up, to do over, to finish up, to brush up.Retocamos los detalles del cuadro We touched up the picture's details.3 to rejig, to make adjustments to.El técnico retocó la maquinaria The technician rejigged the machinery.* * *1 (dibujo, fotografía) to touch up, retouch2 (perfeccionar) to put the finishing touches to* * *1. VT1) [+ dibujo, foto] to touch up2) [+ grabación] to play back2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <fotografía/maquillaje> to touch up, retouch* * *= tinker with, upgrade, retrofit, twiddle, fuss with, tweak, sex up, muck around/about, fiddle with, fudge, tinker + around the edges.Ex. Johnson's corrected proofs for the first edition of the 'Prefaces to the poets' show him skimming the text, tinkering with the accidentals but not revising them systematically.Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex. This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.Ex. Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world.Ex. This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.Ex. Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.Ex. I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex. EU leaders are trying to raise the dead by taking the rejected constitution and tinkering around the edges.* * *verbo transitivo <fotografía/maquillaje> to touch up, retouch* * *= tinker with, upgrade, retrofit, twiddle, fuss with, tweak, sex up, muck around/about, fiddle with, fudge, tinker + around the edges.Ex: Johnson's corrected proofs for the first edition of the 'Prefaces to the poets' show him skimming the text, tinkering with the accidentals but not revising them systematically.
Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex: This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.Ex: Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world.Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex: EU leaders are trying to raise the dead by taking the rejected constitution and tinkering around the edges.* * *retocar [A2 ]vt‹fotografía› to touch up, retouch; ‹maquillaje› to touch up, retouchsigue retocando el texto she is still putting the final touches to the text* * *
retocar ( conjugate retocar) verbo transitivo ‹fotografía/maquillaje› to touch up, retouch
retocar verbo transitivo to touch up: está retocando el proyecto, he's putting the final touches to the project
' retocar' also found in these entries:
English:
customize
- retouch
- touch up
- touch
* * *♦ vt[prenda de vestir] to alter; [proyecto, escrito] to make a few final adjustments to; [fotografía, imagen] to retouch;retocar la pintura to touch up the paintwork* * *v/t1 FOT retouch, touch up2 ( acabar) put the finishing touches to* * *retocar {72} vt: to touch up -
17 soslayar
v.1 to avoid.2 to dodge, to shirk consideration of, to avoid, to get around.* * *1 (ladear) to slant, put on a slant* * *VT1) (=poner ladeado) to put sideways, place obliquely frm2) (=librarse de) [+ dificultad] to get round; [+ pregunta] to avoid, dodge, sidestep; [+ encuentro] to avoid* * *verbo transitivo <dificultad/obstáculo> to avoid, get around; < pregunta> to dodge, avoid* * *= fudge, overlook, miss, leave out, forego [forgo].Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision.* * *verbo transitivo <dificultad/obstáculo> to avoid, get around; < pregunta> to dodge, avoid* * *= fudge, overlook, miss, leave out, forego [forgo].Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex: I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision.* * *soslayar [A1 ]vt‹dificultad/obstáculo› to avoid, get around; ‹pregunta› to dodge, avoid* * *
soslayar verbo transitivo
1 to place obliquely, put sideways
2 (un asunto, una cuestión) to elude, evade
cuando fue interrogado, soslayó las preguntas comprometedoras, she avoided answering any compromising questions during the interrogation
' soslayar' also found in these entries:
English:
dodge
* * *soslayar vt[dificultad] to avoid, to get around; [pregunta] to avoid, to sidestep* * *v/t avoid, dodge* * *soslayar vtesquivar: to dodge, to evade -
18 sólido lácteo
m.total solid.* * *(n.) = milk solidEx. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.* * *(n.) = milk solidEx: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.
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19 toffee
= toffee, taffy [taffee].Nota: También escrito toffee.Ex. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.Ex. The answer is no, and the only salt found in the taffy recipes is the same salt used in any candy.----* toffee de arce = maple taffee.* * *= toffee, taffy [taffee].Nota: También escrito toffee.Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.
Ex: The answer is no, and the only salt found in the taffy recipes is the same salt used in any candy.* toffee de arce = maple taffee. -
20 turbar
v.1 to disturb.2 to upset.3 to trouble, to disconcert.* * *1 (alterar) to unsettle, disturb2 (enturbiar) to stir up3 (preocupar) to upset, worry4 (desconcertar) to baffle, put off1 (preocuparse) to be upset, become upset2 (desconcertarse) to be confused, be baffled* * *1. VT1) [+ silencio, reposo, orden] to disturbnada turbó la buena marcha de las negociaciones — nothing hindered o disturbed the smooth progress of the negotiations
2) [+ agua] to disturb, stir up3) (=alterar)la noticia turbó su ánimo — the news troubled his mind, the news perturbed him
4) (=avergonzar) to embarrass2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (liter o period) <orden/silencio> to disturb2) (liter o period)a) (aturdir, confundir)b) ( preocupar) to worry, alarm2.turbarse v pron (liter o period)a) (aturdirse, confundirse)la besó en la mejilla y se turbó — he kissed her on the cheek and she was covered with confusion (liter)
b) ( preocuparse)* * *= fudge, disquiet, roil, faze.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. You must each have been deeply disquieted by the miserable scenes which have been acted in your native Ireland.Ex. Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday.Ex. Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.----* turbar el orden público = disturb + the peace, breach + the peace.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (liter o period) <orden/silencio> to disturb2) (liter o period)a) (aturdir, confundir)b) ( preocupar) to worry, alarm2.turbarse v pron (liter o period)a) (aturdirse, confundirse)la besó en la mejilla y se turbó — he kissed her on the cheek and she was covered with confusion (liter)
b) ( preocuparse)* * *= fudge, disquiet, roil, faze.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: You must each have been deeply disquieted by the miserable scenes which have been acted in your native Ireland.Ex: Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday.Ex: Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.* turbar el orden público = disturb + the peace, breach + the peace.* * *turbar [A1 ]vtlos acusaron de turbar el orden público they were charged with disturbing the peaceestos incidentes no turbaron el desarrollo pacífico de la manifestación these incidents did not disrupt the peaceful progress of the demonstration1(aturdir, confundir): sus insistentes miradas la turbaron the way he kept looking at her embarrassed and confused hersus palabras la turbaron enormemente his words threw her into confusion, she was covered with confusion at his words ( liter)2 (preocupar) to worry, alarm, make … nervous, disquiet■ turbarse1(aturdirse, confundirse): la besó en la mejilla y se turbó he kissed her on the cheek and she was thrown into confusion o ( liter) covered with confusionse turbó ante tantos elogios such praise confused and embarrassed him2(preocuparse): se turbó cuando oyó las noticias he was worried o disturbed o alarmed when he heard the news* * *
turbar ( conjugate turbar) verbo transitivo
1 (liter o period) ‹orden/silencio› to disturb
2 (liter o period) (aturdir, confundir):
su presencia lo turbó her presence made him uncomfortable
turbarse verbo pronominal (liter o period) (aturdirse, confundirse):◊ la besó en la mejilla y se turbó he kissed her on the cheek and she was covered with confusion (liter);
se turbó ante tantos elogios such praise confused and embarrassed him
turbar verbo transitivo
1 (confundir, desconcertar) to baffle, shock
(causar torpeza, timidez) to embarrass
2 (perturbar) to unsettle
turbar la calma, to disturb peace
turbar la razón, to drive mad
' turbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundir
- azorar
English:
unnerve
* * *♦ vt1. [calma, silencio] to disturb2. [emocionar] to upset;[avergonzar] to fluster, to embarrass;la noticia lo turbó visiblemente he was visibly upset by the news;bajó los ojos, turbada por la insistencia de aquel hombre she lowered her eyes, flustered o embarrassed by the man's insistence* * *v/t1 ( emocionar) upset2 paz, tranquilidad disturb3 ( avergonzar) embarrass* * *turbar vt1) : to disturb, to disrupt2) : to worry, to upset3) : to confuse
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