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garden tool

Толкование Перевод

1 herramienta

f.

1 tool.

2 tools.

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herramienta

► nombre femenino

1 tool

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noun f.

tool

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SF

1) [gen] tool
pl herramientas set of tools
herramienta de filo — edge tool

herramienta de mano — hand tool

herramienta mecánica — power tool

2) hum [de toro] horns pl ; (=dientes) teeth pl

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femenino tool

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= instrument, tool.

Ex. The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.

Ex. Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.

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* barra de herramientas = toolbar.

* caja de herramientas = toolbox [tool box], utility toolbox.

* herramienta bibliográfica = bibliographical tool.

* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.

* herramienta de autoedición = authoring aid, authoring tool.

* herramienta de autoedición para páginas web = Web authoring tool.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.

* herramienta de búsqueda = search aid, finding aid, search tool.

* herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.

* herramienta de diagnóstico = diagnostic tool.

* herramienta de evaluación = assessment tool.

* herramienta de evalución = evaluation tool.

* herramienta de gestión = management tool, managerial tool.

* herramienta de indización = indexing tool.

* herramienta de integración = integrator.

* herramienta de investigación = research tool.

* herramienta de jardín = garden tool.

* herramienta de la profesión = tool of the trade.

* herramienta de navegación = navigation tool.

* herramienta de programación = scripting tool.

* herramienta de recuperación de información = retrieval tool.

* herramienta de referencia = reference tool.

* herramienta de trabajo = tool.

* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.

* herramienta educativa = educational aid.

* herramienta eléctrica = power tool.

* herramienta informática = computer tool.

* herramienta manual = hand tool.

* herramienta mecánica = machine tool.

* herramienta para el jardín = garden tool.

* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* herramienta para especialistas = specialist tool.

* herramienta para la gestión de la información = information-managing tool.

* herramienta para profesionales = specialist tool, professional tool.

* herramienta pedagógica = pedagogical tool.

* herramienta profesional = specialist tool, professional tool.

* herramientas = toolbox [tool box], gear.

* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.

* herramientas de navegación = navigation facilities.

* herramientas para la selección = selection tools.

* juego de herramientas = toolkit.

* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.

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femenino tool

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= instrument, tool.

Ex: The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.

Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.

* barra de herramientas = toolbar.

* caja de herramientas = toolbox [tool box], utility toolbox.

* herramienta bibliográfica = bibliographical tool.

* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.

* herramienta de autoedición = authoring aid, authoring tool.

* herramienta de autoedición para páginas web = Web authoring tool.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.

* herramienta de búsqueda = search aid, finding aid, search tool.

* herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.

* herramienta de diagnóstico = diagnostic tool.

* herramienta de evaluación = assessment tool.

* herramienta de evalución = evaluation tool.

* herramienta de gestión = management tool, managerial tool.

* herramienta de indización = indexing tool.

* herramienta de integración = integrator.

* herramienta de investigación = research tool.

* herramienta de jardín = garden tool.

* herramienta de la profesión = tool of the trade.

* herramienta de navegación = navigation tool.

* herramienta de programación = scripting tool.

* herramienta de recuperación de información = retrieval tool.

* herramienta de referencia = reference tool.

* herramienta de trabajo = tool.

* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.

* herramienta educativa = educational aid.

* herramienta eléctrica = power tool.

* herramienta informática = computer tool.

* herramienta manual = hand tool.

* herramienta mecánica = machine tool.

* herramienta para el jardín = garden tool.

* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* herramienta para especialistas = specialist tool.

* herramienta para la gestión de la información = information-managing tool.

* herramienta para profesionales = specialist tool, professional tool.

* herramienta pedagógica = pedagogical tool.

* herramienta profesional = specialist tool, professional tool.

* herramientas = toolbox [tool box], gear.

* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.

* herramientas de navegación = navigation facilities.

* herramientas para la selección = selection tools.

* juego de herramientas = toolkit.

* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.

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herramienta

feminine

tool

entregar las herramientas ( Chi fam euf); to give up the ghost ( colloq euph)

herramienta de edición de página web ( Inf) web-authoring tool

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herramienta sustantivo femenino
tool
herramienta f Téc tool
caja de herramientas, toolbox
' herramienta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
habilidad
- llana
- llave
- pico
- puño
- utensilio
- desarmador
- hacha
- imprescindible
- lima
- manejar
- mazo
- palo
English:
brace
- drill
- file
- hammer
- implement
- level
- pick
- power tool
- punch
- rake
- spade
- spanner
- tool

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herramienta nf

tool

Comp
Informát herramienta de autor authoring tool
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herramienta

f tool

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herramienta nf

: tool

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herramienta n tool

Spanish-English dictionary > herramienta
2 jardín

m.

garden.

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jardín

► nombre masculino

1 garden

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FRASEOLOGÍA

jardín botánico botanical garden

jardín de infancia nursery school

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noun m.

garden

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SM garden, flower garden

- ser un jardín de rosas

jardín alpestre — rock garden

jardín botánico — botanical garden

jardín de infancia, jardín de infantes — LAm kindergarten, nursery school

jardín rocoso — rock garden

jardín zoológico — zoo

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masculino

1) ( con plantas) garden

- jardín botánico

- jardín de infancia or de niños

- jardín zoológico

2) los jardines masculino plural ( en béisbol) the outfield

•

- jardín central

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= garden, backyard, patio.

Ex. I asked why Mr McGregor had a fence around the garden and whether or not Peter needed to go there for food.

Ex. Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.

Ex. Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.

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* biblioteca de jardín de infancia = kindergarten library.

* diseño de jardines = landscape design.

* herramienta de jardín = garden tool.

* herramienta para el jardín = garden tool.

* jardín acuático = water garden.

* jardín amurallado = walled garden.

* jardín botánico = botanical garden, botanic garden.

* jardín de infancia = kindergarten, nursery.

* jardín delantero = front garden.

* Jardín del Edén = Garden of Eden.

* jardín de rosas = rose garden.

* jardines = landscaped gardens, grounds.

* jardín interior = internal garden.

* jardín oriental = oriental garden.

* jardín público = public garden.

* jardín trasero = back-garden.

* mantenimiento de jardines = ground maintenance.

* mobiliario de jardín = lawn furniture, garden furniture, patio furniture.

* muebles de jardín = garden furniture, patio furniture.

* planta de jardín = garden plant.

* prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.

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masculino

1) ( con plantas) garden

- jardín botánico

- jardín de infancia or de niños

- jardín zoológico

2) los jardines masculino plural ( en béisbol) the outfield

•

- jardín central

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= garden, backyard, patio.

Ex: I asked why Mr McGregor had a fence around the garden and whether or not Peter needed to go there for food.

Ex: Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.

Ex: Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.

* biblioteca de jardín de infancia = kindergarten library.

* diseño de jardines = landscape design.

* herramienta de jardín = garden tool.

* herramienta para el jardín = garden tool.

* jardín acuático = water garden.

* jardín amurallado = walled garden.

* jardín botánico = botanical garden, botanic garden.

* jardín de infancia = kindergarten, nursery.

* jardín delantero = front garden.

* Jardín del Edén = Garden of Eden.

* jardín de rosas = rose garden.

* jardines = landscaped gardens, grounds.

* jardín interior = internal garden.

* jardín oriental = oriental garden.

* jardín público = public garden.

* jardín trasero = back-garden.

* mantenimiento de jardines = ground maintenance.

* mobiliario de jardín = lawn furniture, garden furniture, patio furniture.

* muebles de jardín = garden furniture, patio furniture.

* planta de jardín = garden plant.

* prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.

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jardín

masculine

A (con plantas) garden

Compuestos:

● jardín botánico

botanical garden

● jardín de infancia

kindergarten, nursery school ( BrE)

● jardín de infantes

( RPl) kindergarten, nursery school ( BrE)

● jardín de invierno

winter garden

● jardín de niños

( Méx) kindergarten, nursery school ( BrE)

● jardines colgantes

mpl:

los jardines colgantes de Babilonia the hanging gardens of Babylon

● jardín infantil

( AmL) kindergarten, nursery school ( BrE)

● jardín tacto-olfativo

: garden for the blind with tactile and sense-of-smell features

● jardín zoológico

zoological garden, zoo

B los jardines mpl (en béisbol) the outfield

Compuesto:

jardín central

center* field

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jardín sustantivo masculino
1 ( con plantas) garden;
◊ jardín botánico botanical garden;

jardín zoológico zoological garden, zoo;
jardín de infancia or de niños nursery school, kindergarten
2
◊ los jardines sustantivo masculino plural ( en béisbol) the outfield;

jardín central center^{( conjugate center)} field
jardín sustantivo masculino
1 garden
jardín botánico, botanical garden
2 (guardería) jardín de infancia, nursery school, kindergarten
' jardín' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botánica
- botánico
- chalet
- dar
- dedicarse
- escuchimizada
- escuchimizado
- figura
- forja
- glorieta
- gravilla
- hacer
- hierba
- juguetear
- lindeza
- plantar
- retozar
- riego
- suelta
- suelto
- abandonado
- abrir
- afuera
- columpio
- descuidar
- encanto
- farol
- fuera
- jardinear
- laberinto
- monumental
- obrero
- pabellón
- parral
- prado
- puerta
- regadera
- regar
- salir
English:
be
- bed
- border
- botanical garden
- end
- folly
- garden
- gate
- grasshopper
- grouse
- hoe
- homegrown
- hose
- kindergarten
- lay out
- neat
- nursery school
- overgrown
- playgroup
- private
- round
- shame
- shears
- spruce
- sunbed
- wall
- walled
- well-kept
- yard
- back
- beer
- big
- blitz
- conservatory
- fete
- front
- gardening
- nursery
- preschool
- putter
- set
- wild

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jardín nm

1. [con plantas] Br garden, US yard

Comp
jardín botánico botanical garden;
jardín colgante hanging garden;

jardín del Edén Garden of Eden;

jardín floral flower garden;

jardín de infancia kindergarten, nursery school;
RP jardín de infantes kindergarten, nursery school; Chile, Col jardín infantil kindergarten, nursery school;
jardín de invierno winter garden;

jardín de rocalla rock garden;

jardín zoológico zoo

2. Am
los jardines [en béisbol] the outfield

Comp
jardín central centerfield;
jardín exterior outfield

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jardín

m garden;

jardines pl en béisbol outfield sg

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jardín nm, pl jardines

1) : garden

2)

jardín de niños : kindergarten

3) los jardines nmpl

: the outfield

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jardín n garden

jardín botánico botanical gardens

jardín de infancia nursery school

Spanish-English dictionary > jardín
3 herramienta de jardín

(n.) = garden tool

Ex. The design of garden tools has barely changed in the last hundreds, or even thousands of years.

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(n.) = garden tool

Ex: The design of garden tools has barely changed in the last hundreds, or even thousands of years.

Spanish-English dictionary > herramienta de jardín
4 herramienta para el jardín

(n.) = garden tool

Ex. The design of garden tools has barely changed in the last hundreds, or even thousands of years.

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(n.) = garden tool

Ex: The design of garden tools has barely changed in the last hundreds, or even thousands of years.

Spanish-English dictionary > herramienta para el jardín
5 jardinería

f.

gardening, topiary.

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jardinería

► nombre femenino

1 gardening

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FRASEOLOGÍA

jardinería paisajista landscape gardening

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noun f.

gardening

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SF gardening

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femenino gardening

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= gardening.

Ex. A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.

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* centro de jardinería = garden centre.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* libro de jardinería = gardening book.

* utensilios de jardinería = garden implements.

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femenino gardening

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= gardening.

Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.

* centro de jardinería = garden centre.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* libro de jardinería = gardening book.

* utensilios de jardinería = garden implements.

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jardinería

feminine

gardening

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jardinería sustantivo femenino
gardening
jardinería sustantivo femenino gardening
' jardinería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
útiles
English:
garden centre
- gardening
- green fingers
- green thumb
- garden
- tool

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jardinería nf

gardening

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jardinería

f gardening

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jardinería nf

: gardening

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jardinería n gardening

Spanish-English dictionary > jardinería
6 utensilio

m.

1 tool, implement (instrument).

utensilios de cocina cooking utensils

utensilios de pesca fishing tackle

2 utensil, device, gadget, implement.

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utensilio

► nombre masculino

1 (herramienta) tool, utensil

2 (aparato) device, implement

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SM (=herramienta) tool, implement; (Culin) utensil

con los utensilios de su oficio — with the tools of his trade

utensilios de cirujano — surgeon's instruments

utensilios de pintor — artist's materials

utensilios para escribir — writing materials

utensilios para pescar — fishing tackle sing

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masculino ( instrumento) utensil; ( herramienta) tool

utensilios de cocina — kitchen o cooking utensils

utensilios de laboratorio — laboratory apparatus

utensilios de pesca — fishing tackle

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= utensil, implement, gadget.

Ex. Chinese bronze utensils have been unearthed that not only provide data on China's ancient metallurgy, but also have inscriptions that are archival in nature.

Ex. Object language comprises all intentional and non-intentional display of material things, such as implements, machines, art objects, architectural structures, and last but not least, the human body and whatever clothes cover it.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.

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* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* utensilio de cocina = kitchen utensil, cooking utensil.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

* utensilio para servir = serving utensil.

* utensilios = gear.

* utensilios de cocina = kitchenware.

* utensilios de jardinería = garden implements.

* utensilios de plata = silverware.

* utensilios eléctricos = electrical appliances, appliances.

* utensilios para la cocina = cookware.

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masculino ( instrumento) utensil; ( herramienta) tool

utensilios de cocina — kitchen o cooking utensils

utensilios de laboratorio — laboratory apparatus

utensilios de pesca — fishing tackle

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= utensil, implement, gadget.

Ex: Chinese bronze utensils have been unearthed that not only provide data on China's ancient metallurgy, but also have inscriptions that are archival in nature.

Ex: Object language comprises all intentional and non-intentional display of material things, such as implements, machines, art objects, architectural structures, and last but not least, the human body and whatever clothes cover it.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.

* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* utensilio de cocina = kitchen utensil, cooking utensil.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

* utensilio para servir = serving utensil.

* utensilios = gear.

* utensilios de cocina = kitchenware.

* utensilios de jardinería = garden implements.

* utensilios de plata = silverware.

* utensilios eléctricos = electrical appliances, appliances.

* utensilios para la cocina = cookware.

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utensilio

masculine

(instrumento) utensil; (herramienta) tool

utensilios de cocina kitchen o cooking utensils

utensilios de laboratorio laboratory apparatus

utensilios de pesca fishing tackle

utensilios de jardinería gardening tools and equipment

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utensilio sustantivo masculino ( instrumento) utensil;
( herramienta) tool;
◊ utensilios de cocina kitchen o cooking utensils;

utensilios de laboratorio laboratory apparatus;
utensilios de pesca fishing tackle
utensilio m (herramienta de labranza, de pesca, de costura) tool
(de uso frecuente) utensil

' utensilio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
matamoscas
- nivel
- peso
- abanico
- forjar
- fregona
- medida
- plancha
- plato
- recipiente
- regla
- tosco
- traste
English:
crude
- right-handed
- slice
- utensil

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utensilio nm
[instrumento] tool, implement; [de cocina] utensil;
utensilios de limpieza cleaning equipment;

utensilios de pesca fishing tackle

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utensilio

m tool; de cocina utensil;

utensilios pl equipment sg ;

utensilios de pesca pl fishing tackle sg

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utensilio nm

: utensil, tool

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utensilio n

1. (de cocina) utensil

2. (herramienta) tool

3. (de agricultura) implement

Spanish-English dictionary > utensilio
7 labrar

v.

1 to plow (campo) (arar).

2 to work (piedra, metal).

3 to carve out (porvenir, fortuna).

El escultor labra la madera The sculptor carves the wood.

4 to till, to plow, to plough, to toil.

Allison labra el terreno Allison tills the field.

5 to forge, to bring about.

Todos labramos nuestro destino All of us forge our destiny.

6 to build, to edify.

El hotel labra un edificio grande The hotel builds a big building.

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labrar

► verbo transitivo

1 AGRICULTURA (campo) to work; (con arado) to plough (US plow)

2 (metal) to work; (madera) to carve; (piedra) to cut

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FRASEOLOGÍA

labrarse un futuro to make a future for oneself

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1. VT

1) (=trabajar) to work; [+ metal] to work; [+ madera] to carve; [+ tierra] to work, farm, till liter; [+ tela] to embroider

2) [+ imagen] to create; [+ fortuna] to amass

2.

See:

labrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Agr) < tierra> to work

2) < madera> to carve; < piedra> to cut; < cuero> to tool, work; < metales> to work
2.
labrarse v pron ( forjarse)

labrarse un porvenir — to carve out a future for oneself

me labré mi propia ruina — I dug my own grave

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= till, carve out, carve, hew, chisel.

Ex. Chapter 5 will focus on staffing issues and opportunities -- the roots and substance of a properly tilled organizational garden.

Ex. In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.

Ex. What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.

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* labrar el futuro = shape + the future.

* labrarse = hew.

* labrarse un porvenir = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Agr) < tierra> to work

2) < madera> to carve; < piedra> to cut; < cuero> to tool, work; < metales> to work
2.
labrarse v pron ( forjarse)

labrarse un porvenir — to carve out a future for oneself

me labré mi propia ruina — I dug my own grave

* * *

= till, carve out, carve, hew, chisel.

Ex: Chapter 5 will focus on staffing issues and opportunities -- the roots and substance of a properly tilled organizational garden.

Ex: In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.

Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.

Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.

* labrar el futuro = shape + the future.

* labrarse = hew.

* labrarse un porvenir = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

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labrar [A1 ]

vt

A ( Agr) ‹tierra› to work

B

1 ‹madera› to carve; ‹piedra› to cut, carve; ‹metales› to work

2 ‹cuero› to tool, work

■ labrarse

v pron

(forjarse): labrarse un porvenir to carve out a future for oneself

se está labrando su propia ruina he's bringing about his own destruction, he's digging his own grave

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labrar ( conjugate labrar) verbo transitivo
1 (Agr) ‹ tierra› to work
2 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹ piedra› to cut;
‹ cuero› to tool, work;
‹ metales› to work
labrarse verbo pronominal ( forjarse):
◊ labrarse un porvenir to carve out a future for oneself

labrar verbo transitivo
1 Agr to farm
2 (la madera) to carve
(un mineral) to cut
(un metal) to work

' labrar' also found in these entries:
English:
farm
- till
- work
- chisel
- hew
- uncut

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labrar

♦ vt

1. [campo] [arar] to plough;
[cultivar] to cultivate
2. [piedra, metal] to work

3. [porvenir, fortuna] to carve out

♦ See also the pronominal verb labrarse

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labrar

v/t

1 tierra, metal work

2 piedra, madera carve

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labrar vt

1) : to carve, to work (metal)

2) : to cultivate, to till

3) : to cause, to bring about

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labrar vb (tierra) to work

Spanish-English dictionary > labrar
8 cobertizo

m.

1 lean-to (tejado adosado).

2 shed (caseta).

3 garage.

4 eave, winger.

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cobertizo

► nombre masculino

1 shed, shack

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noun m.

shed

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SM

1) [para animales, útiles] shed

2) (=refugio) shelter

cobertizo de aviación — hangar

cobertizo de coche — carport

3) (=tejadillo) lean-to

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masculino shed

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= shed, garden shed, hovel.

Ex. The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.

Ex. If space is available at the back of the garage or in a garden shed, store garden furniture for the winter.

Ex. Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.

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* cobertizo anexo = outhouse.

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masculino shed

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= shed, garden shed, hovel.

Ex: The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.

Ex: If space is available at the back of the garage or in a garden shed, store garden furniture for the winter.

Ex: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.

* cobertizo anexo = outhouse.

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cobertizo

masculine

shed

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cobertizo sustantivo masculino
shed
cobertizo sustantivo masculino shed
' cobertizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tinada
- galpón
- ramada
English:
shed
- boat
- tool

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cobertizo nm

1. [tejado adosado] lean-to

2. [caseta] shed

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cobertizo

m shed

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cobertizo nm

: shed, shelter

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cobertizo n shed

Spanish-English dictionary > cobertizo
9 cortar

v.

1 to cut.

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hair

cortar y pegar (computing) cut and paste

Ella corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.

2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).

3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).

4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).

El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.

5 to cut (baraja).

6 to curdle (leche).

7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).

cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic

8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).

cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)

9 to cut (producir un corte).

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)

cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)

10 to take a short cut.

11 to split up.

corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.

Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.

13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.

Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.

14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.

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cortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cut

■ cortar una cinta to cut a ribbon

■ cortar una película to cut a film

2 (pelo) to cut, trim

3 (árbol) to cut down

4 (carne) to carve

5 (pastel) to cut up

6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off

7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle

8 (piel) to chap, crack

9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite

10 COSTURA to cut out

11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt

12 (bloquear) to block

■ cortaron la carretera the road was blocked

13 (suprimir) to cut out

14 figurado (separar) to divide, split, cut

► verbo intransitivo

1 to cut

► verbo pronominal cortarse

1 to cut

■ este metal se corta fácilmente this metal cuts easily

2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself

■ me he cortado I've cut myself

■ se cortó el dedo he cut his finger

3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair

■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

4 (piel) to become chapped

5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle

6 (comunicación) to be cut off

7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy

■ no te cortes don't be shy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡corta el rollo! knock it off!

cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebody

cortar el apetito to ruin one's appetite

cortar el bacalao familiar to be the boss

cortar en seco figurado to cut short

cortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomach

cortar la palabra to interrupt

cortar por la mitad to split down the middle

cortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures

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verb

1) to cut

2) slice

3) chop

4) trim

5) interrupt

6) block

•

- cortarse

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1. VT

1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice

corta la manzana por la mitad — cut the apple in half

¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw

cortar la cabeza a algn — to cut sb's head off

3) (=dividir) to cut

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

4) (=interrumpir)

a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to block

han cortado el gas — the gas has been cut off

las tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport

han cortado el tráfico durante unos minutos — they've closed the road to traffic for a few minutes

carretera cortada al tráfico — road closed

sus seguidores han cortado la calle — her followers have blocked off the road

nos cortaron la retirada — they cut off our retreat

cortar la hemorragia — to stop the bleeding

b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short

cortar la comunicación — to hang up

5) (=suprimir) to cut

la censura cortó una de las escenas — the censors cut one of the scenes

6) [frío] to chap, crack

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice

8) [+ baraja] to cut

9) * [+ droga] to cut *

2. VI

1) (=estar afilado) to cut

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
sano 1)
2) (Inform)

"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"

3) (Meteo)

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

4) (=acortar)

podemos cortar por el parque — we can take a shortcut through the park

es mejor que cortéis por el atajo — it would be better if you took the shortcut

5)

• cortar con (=terminar) —

cortar con el pasado — to make a break with the past

hay que cortar con este comportamiento — we must put a stop to this behaviour

es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

6)

¡corta! — * give us a break! *
rollo 1., 5)
7) (Naipes) to cut

8) (Radio)

¡corto! — over!

¡corto y cierro! — over and out!

9) LAm (Telec) to hang up

cortó — he hung up

3.

See:

cortarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

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* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

* * *

= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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cortar [A1 ]

vt

A (dividir)

1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cut

corta el cable aquí cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

2 ‹asado› to carve

3 ‹leña/madera› to chop

4 ‹baraja› to cut

5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut through

B (quitar, separar)

1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pick

córtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head

sano

2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut out

C (hacer más corto) to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

D

«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my face

E (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out

F

1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla ( Chi fam): córtala con eso OK, cut it out, now ( colloq)

córtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)

2 ‹calle› (por obras) to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street

3 ‹retirada› to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off

4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut off

G ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stem

H ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharply

I ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit out

J ‹recta/plano› to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

K

1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)

2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to

3 ‹leche› to curdle

L ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cut

está cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

M

( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

■ cortar

vi

A «cuchillo/tijeras» to cut

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

B

1

(por radio): corto y cambio over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out

2 ( Cin):

¡corten! cut!

3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me

C (terminar)

1 «novios» to break up, split up

ha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sth

decidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the past

D (en naipes) to cut

E (en costura) to cut out

F (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo they took the shortcut

G

( Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse): cortaron para la ciudad they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar ( Chi fam); I/he didn't know which way to turn ( colloq)

■ cortarse

v pron

A (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut off

se cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

B ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose he cut himself shaving

C

1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas he slashed his wrists

2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to cross

E «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdle

F

( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «animal» to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst

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cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortarme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss

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cortar

♦ vt

1. [seccionar] to cut;
[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;
cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;

hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;

siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;

cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;

cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;

corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;

corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;

le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;

le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair

2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;
[gastos] to cut back
3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;
[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;
cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;

nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;

la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;

cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;

la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;

cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;

en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;

Comp
CSur Fam
¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!

4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;
[calle, territorio] to cut across;
el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west

5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap

6. Fam [droga] to cut

7. [baraja] to cut

8. [leche] to curdle;

el calor corta la mayonesa heat makes mayonnaise spoil o Br go off

9. [película] [escena] to cut;
[censurar] to censor
10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;
[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;
cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;
[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;
Comp

cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour

11. Fam [avergonzar]
este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's around

12. RP [comunicación]
cortar la comunicación to hang up;

me cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

13. Informát to cut;

cortar y pegar cut and paste

♦ vi

1. [producir un corte] to cut;

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);

corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;

Comp

cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;

decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past

2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);
corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest

3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);
corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

4. [terminar una acción] Cine
¡corten! cut!;
Rad
¡corto y cambio! over!;

¡corto y cierro! over and out!

5. [en juego de cartas] to cut

6. [ser muy intenso]
hace un frío que corta it's bitterly cold

7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no corte, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb cortarse

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cortar

I v/t

1 cut; electricidad cut off

2 calle close

3

:

cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath away

II v/i cut;

cortar con alguien split up with s.o.

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cortar vt

1) : to cut, to slice, to trim

2) : to cut out, to omit

3) : to cut off, to interrupt

4) : to block, to close off

5) : to curdle (milk)

cortar vi

1) : to cut

2) : to break up

3) : to hang up (the telephone)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cortarse

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cortar vb

1. (en general) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

cortó un trozo de queso she cut a slice of cheese

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut

ten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp

2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off

han cortado el gas the gas has been cut off

3. (calle, carretera) to close

han cortado la calle the road has been closed

cortar el bacalao to be the boss

cortar en pedazos to cut up

Spanish-English dictionary > cortar
10 lamentablemente

adv.

1 lamentably.

2 regrettably, deplorably, sadly enough, lamentably.

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lamentablemente

► adverbio

1 regrettably

* * *

ADV regrettably, unfortunately

* * *

= regrettably, unfortunately, pitifully, sadly, regretfully, lamentably, embarrassingly.

Ex. There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.

Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex. To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.

Ex. Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.

Ex. In the library I used to work at, they recently -- and regretfully -- discarded the card catalogs.

Ex. The 1960's are often viewed as lamentably as the 1950's are memorably.

Ex. Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

----

* lamentablemente + Adjetivo = woefully + Adjetivo.

* * *

= regrettably, unfortunately, pitifully, sadly, regretfully, lamentably, embarrassingly.

Ex: There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.

Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex: To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.

Ex: Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.

Ex: In the library I used to work at, they recently -- and regretfully -- discarded the card catalogs.

Ex: The 1960's are often viewed as lamentably as the 1950's are memorably.

Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

* lamentablemente + Adjetivo = woefully + Adjetivo.

* * *

lamentablemente

adverb

sadly, regrettably

* * *

lamentablemente adv

unfortunately, sadly

* * *

lamentablemente

adv regretfully

* * *

lamentablemente adv

: unfortunately, regrettably

Spanish-English dictionary > lamentablemente
11 vergonzosamente

adv.

shamefully, bashfully; confoundedly.

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vergonzosamente

► adverbio

1 shamefully, ignominiously

* * *

ADV

1) (=con timidez) bashfully, shyly; (=con modestia) modestly

2) (=deshonrosamente) shamefully, disgracefully

* * *

= sheepishly, self-consciously, disgracefully, shamefully, abjectly, embarrassingly.

Ex. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.

Ex. 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.

Ex. The increasing efficiency of machine printing did reduce the average price of reprints and of popular works but new literature remained disgracefully expensive.

Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.

Ex. The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals ' abjectly betrayed their own principles'.

Ex. Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

* * *

= sheepishly, self-consciously, disgracefully, shamefully, abjectly, embarrassingly.

Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.

Ex: 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.

Ex: The increasing efficiency of machine printing did reduce the average price of reprints and of popular works but new literature remained disgracefully expensive.

Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.

Ex: The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals ' abjectly betrayed their own principles'.

Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

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vergonzosamente

adverb

A (tímidamente) shyly, bashfully

B (ignominiosamente) disgracefully, shamefully

* * *

vergonzosamente adv

1. [sin honra] shamefully, disgracefully

2. [con timidez] bashfully

Spanish-English dictionary > vergonzosamente
12 destacar

v.

1 to emphasize, to highlight (poner de relieve).

cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…

hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention

Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.

Ella destacó su importancia She emphasized its importance.

2 to station (tropas).

3 to stand out.

destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out among her other novels for o because of its humor

Sus logros destacan His achievements stand out.

4 to put on the front, to deploy, to detach, to put at the front line.

Ricardo destacó al alumno Richard put the student on the front.

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destacar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (despuntar) to stand out

■ destaca por su sabiduría he stands out because of his wisdom

► verbo transitivo

1 MILITAR to detach

2 (en pintura) to highlight, make stand out

3 figurado (dar énfasis) to point out, emphasize

■ quiero destacar las dificultades I want to point out the difficulties

► verbo pronominal destacarse

1 to stand out

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verb

1) to highlight, emphasize

2) stand out

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1. VT

1) (=hacer resaltar) to emphasize

sirve para destacar su belleza — it serves to show off her beauty

quiero destacar que... — I wish to emphasize that...

2) (Mil) to detach, detail

3) (Inform) to highlight

2.

VI

See:

destacarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress

2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out

3)

a) (Mil) < tropas> to post

destacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf

b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send
2.
destacar vi to stand out

destacar en algo — to excel at o in something

destaca por su inteligencia — her intelligence sets her apart from the rest

el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture

destacó como autor teatral — he was an outstanding playwright

nunca destacó como estudiante — he never excelled as a student

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= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.

Ex. The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex. Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.

Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.

Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex. Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.

Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.

Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex. Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.

Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.

Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.

Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.

Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.

Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.

Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.

Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.

Ex. Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.

Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.

Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.

Ex. The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.

Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.

Ex. The course gives information technology a very high profile.

Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..

Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.

Ex. There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.

Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.

Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.

Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.

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* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* destacar en = pull off on.

* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.

* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* hay que destacar = importantly.

* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress

2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out

3)

a) (Mil) < tropas> to post

destacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf

b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send
2.
destacar vi to stand out

destacar en algo — to excel at o in something

destaca por su inteligencia — her intelligence sets her apart from the rest

el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture

destacó como autor teatral — he was an outstanding playwright

nunca destacó como estudiante — he never excelled as a student

* * *

= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.

Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.

Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.

Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.

Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.

Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.

Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.

Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.

Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.

Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.

Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.

Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.

Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.

Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.

Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.

Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.

Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.

Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.

Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..

Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.

Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.

Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.

Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.

Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* destacar en = pull off on.

* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.

* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* hay que destacar = importantly.

* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* * *

destacar [A2 ]

vt

A (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress

destacó la gravedad de la situación he underlined o stressed o emphasized the gravity of the situation

B ( Art) to highlight, bring out

C

1 (enviar) ‹tropas› to post

fueron destacados para defender el puente they were detailed to defend the bridge

2 ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

■ destacar

vi

to stand out

el trabajo destaca por su originalidad the work is remarkable for o stands out because of its originality

el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture

destacó como autor teatral he was an outstanding playwright

a lo lejos destacaba el campanario de la iglesia the church tower stood out in the distance

nunca destacó como estudiante he never excelled o shone as a student

destaca entre los de su edad por su estatura he stands out from others of his age because of his height

■ destacarse

v pron

destacar vi

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destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
‹color/plano› to bring out
3
a) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to post

b) ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

verbo intransitivo
to stand out;
destacar en algo to excel at o in sth
destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
' destacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillar
- despuntar
- destacarse
- perfilarse
- realzar
- resaltar
- sobresalir
- subrayar
English:
angular
- detail
- highlight
- shine
- stand out
- crowd
- excel
- heighten
- stand
- tower

* * *

destacar

♦ vt

1. [poner de relieve] to emphasize, to highlight;

debo destacar lo importante que es la operación I must stress o emphasize how important the operation is;

cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…;

hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention

2. [tropas] to station;
[corresponsales] to assign, to send
♦ vi
[sobresalir] to stand out;
tiene afán por destacar she is keen to excel;

destacó como concertista de piano he was an outstanding concert pianist;

hay una alumna que destaca de los demás/entre todos there is one student who stands out from the others/from all the others;

destaca en sus estudios she is an outstanding student;

destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out from her other novels for o because of its humour;

destaca mucho por su imponente físico he really stands out because of his impressive physique;

un pueblo que no destaca por nada en particular a town that is not remarkable for anything in particular, a rather unremarkable town

♦ See also the pronominal verb destacarse

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destacar

I v/i stand out

II v/t emphasize

* * *

destacar {72} vt

1) enfatizar, subrayar: to emphasize, to highlight, to stress

2) : to station, to post

destacar vi

: to stand out

* * *

destacar vb

1. (resaltar) to point out / to emphasize

el crítico destacó la originalidad de la obra the critic emphasized the originality of the play

2. (sobresalir) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]

el jazmín destacaba entre las plantas del jardín por su olor the jazmin stood out among the plants in the garden because of its scent

Spanish-English dictionary > destacar
13 horquilla

f.

1 hairpin (for hair).

2 wooden pitchfork (tool).

3 bobby pin, hairpin, bobbypin, hair clip.

4 split ends.

5 fourchette, furcula, area beneath the vaginal opening where the labia minora meet, fourchet.

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horquilla

► nombre femenino

1 (de pelo) hairgrip, hairclip, US bobby pin

2 AGRICULTURA pitchfork

3 (de bicicleta) fork

* * *

SF

1) [para pelo] hairpin, hairclip

2) (Agr) [para heno] pitchfork; [para cavar] garden fork

3) (Mec) [en bicicleta] fork; [para carga] yoke

4) (Telec) rest, cradle

5) [de zanco] footrest

6) (Com) [de salarios] wage levels pl ; [de inflación] bracket

* * *

femenino

a) ( para pelo) hairpin

b) (Agr) pitchfork

c) ( en bicicleta) fork

* * *

= bobby pin, hair grip.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.

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* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla de moño = hairpin.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* * *

femenino

a) ( para pelo) hairpin

b) (Agr) pitchfork

c) ( en bicicleta) fork

* * *

= bobby pin, hair grip.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.

* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla de moño = hairpin.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* * *

horquilla

feminine

A

1 (para el pelo) bobby pin ( AmE), hairgrip ( BrE); (para moños) hairpin

2 ( Agr) pitchfork

3 (en una bicicleta) fork

B

( Col) (en las puntas del pelo) tb horquillas split ends (pl)

* * *

horquilla sustantivo femenino
a) ( para pelo) hairpin

b) (Agr) pitchfork

c) ( en bicicleta) fork

horquilla sustantivo femenino
1 (del pelo) hairpin, US bobby pin
2 Agr pitchfork
3 (valores posibles entre dos puntos) range
horquilla de precios, price range
' horquilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasador
English:
clip
- grip
- hair-clip
- hair-grip
- hairpin
- pitchfork
- bobby
- fork
- hair
- pick
- pitch

* * *

horquilla nf

1. [para el pelo] hairpin, Br hairgrip

2. [de bicicleta] fork

3. [herramienta] pitchfork

4. [entre valores] range;

sitúan su mayoría en una horquilla entre el 51 y el 53 por ciento they put their majority at somewhere between 51 and 53 percent

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horquilla

f para pelo hairpin

* * *

horquilla nf

1) : hairpin, bobby pin

2) : pitchfork

* * *

horquilla n hair grip

Spanish-English dictionary > horquilla

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