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1 pasamanos SM INV

1) (Arquit) [gen] handrail, rail; [de escalera] banister

2) Cono Sur (Ferro etc) strap ( for standing passenger)

3) (Cos) braid

4) Cono Sur (=propina) tip

Spanish-English dictionary > pasamanos SM INV
2 rosa

adj.&f.

rose-colored, rose-coloured.

adj.&f.

1 pink (color).

verlo todo de color (de) rosa (figurative) to see everything through rose-tinted spectacles

2 rose-colored, rose-coloured.

f.

rose (flower).

estar (fresco) como una rosa to be as fresh as a daisy

rosa de los vientos compass rose

m.

pink (color).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rosar.

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rosa

► nombre femenino

1 (flor) rose

2 (rosetón) rose window

► nombre masculino

1 (color) pink

► adjetivo (pl rosa)

1 (color) pink

2 figurado (novela) romantic

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FRASEOLOGÍA

fresco,-a como una rosa figurado as fresh as a daisy

la vida no es un lecho de rosas figurado life is not a bed of roses

no hay rosa sin espinas figurado there's no rose without a thorn, nothing comes easy

verlo todo de color rosa figurado to see everything through rose-coloured spectacles

agua de rosas rose water

rosa de pitiminí daisy rose

rosa de té tea rose

rosa náutica /rosa de los vientos compass rose

rosa silvestre rambling rose

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1. noun f.
1) rose

2) pink
2. adj.
pink

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SF Rose

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I
femenino

a) ( flor) rose

b) ( rosal) rosebush

(fresco) como una rosa — as fresh as a daisy

no hay rosa sin espinas — there's no rose without a thorn

c) (Chi) ( nudo) bow

- rosa náutica or de los vientos
II
adjetivo (gen inv) pink

un vestido (de color) rosa — a pink dress

verlo todo de color de rosa — to see things through rose-colored glasses o (BrE) rose-tinted spectacles

rayas rosa claro/fuerte — pale/bright pink stripes
III
masculino pink

un rosa pálido — a pale pink

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I
femenino

a) ( flor) rose

b) ( rosal) rosebush

(fresco) como una rosa — as fresh as a daisy

no hay rosa sin espinas — there's no rose without a thorn

c) (Chi) ( nudo) bow

- rosa náutica or de los vientos
II
adjetivo (gen inv) pink

un vestido (de color) rosa — a pink dress

verlo todo de color de rosa — to see things through rose-colored glasses o (BrE) rose-tinted spectacles

rayas rosa claro/fuerte — pale/bright pink stripes
III
masculino pink

un rosa pálido — a pale pink

* * *

rosa¹

¹ = rose.

Ex: If we cite the concepts present in a summarization of the document about 'Fungus diseases of roses' in this order we get, 'Botany/Roses/Fungus diseases'.

* jardín de rosas = rose garden.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.

* palo de rosa = rosewood.

* rosa anaranjado = pink-orange.

* rosa de Alejandría = damask rose.

* rosa de Damasco = damask rose.

* rosa de Jericó = damask rose.

* rosa del desierto = desert rose.

* un lecho de rosas = a bed of roses.

rosa²

² = pink.

Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.

* novela rosa = romantic fiction.

* rosa anaranjado = orange-pink.

* rosa pálido = pale pink.

* * *

rosa¹

feminine

1 (flor) rose

2 (rosal) rosebush

(fresco) como una rosa as fresh as a daisy

no son/fueron todo rosas it isn't/wasn't all (a bed of) roses

no hay rosa sin espinas there's no rose without a thorn

tirarse con rosas ( Arg fam); to insult each other, have a slanging match ( colloq)

3 ( Chi) (nudo) bow

Compuestos:

● rosa náutica or de los vientos

compass card, rose

● rosa (de) té

tea rose

rosa²

adjective

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ( gen inv) pink

camisas rosa or rosas pink shirts

un vestido (de color) rosa a pink dress

verlo todo de color de rosa to see things through rose-colored glasses o ( BrE) rose-tinted spectacles

2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) pink

rayas rosa claro/fuerte pale/bright pink stripes

rosa³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

pink

un rosa pálido a pale pink

Compuestos:

● rosa fosforito or shocking

1 masculine shocking pink

2 adj inv shocking-pink

● rosa viejo

1 masculine dusty pink

2 adj inv dusty-pink

* * *

rosa sustantivo femenino
a) ( flor) rose

b) ( rosal) rosebush

c) (Chi) ( nudo) bow

■ adjetivo ( gen inv) pink;
◊ un vestido (de color) rosa a pink dress;

verlo todo de color rosa to see things through rose-colored glasses o (BrE) rose-tinted spectacles
■ sustantivo masculino
pink
rosa
I adj inv pink
II sustantivo femenino
1 Bot (flor) rose
2 (en la piel) birthmark
3 Náut rosa de los vientos, compass card o rose
III sustantivo masculino pink
♦ Locuciones: estar como una rosa, to be as fresh as a daisy
verlo todo de color de rosa, to see everything through rose-coloured glasses

' rosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
- color
- gusto
- interfecta
- interfecto
- natural
- novela
- pálida
- pálido
- florecer
- pincho
English:
grapefruit
- nightgown
- one
- pink
- rose
- rosebud
- rosewood
- shocking pink

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rosa

♦ adj

1. [de color] pink;

Comp

verlo todo de color (de) rosa to see everything through Br rose-tinted o US rose-colored spectacles

2. [del corazón]
la prensa rosa gossip magazines;

una novela rosa a romance, a romantic novel

♦ nm
[color] pink;
el rosa es mi color favorito pink is my favourite colour

♦ nf

rose;

Comp

estar (fresco) como una rosa to be as fresh as a daisy

Comp
rosa del desierto desert rose;
rosa de Jericó damask rose;

rosa silvestre wild rose;

rosa de los vientos compass rose

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rosa

I adj pink

II f BOT rose;

fresco como una rosa fresh as a daisy;

no hay rosa sin espinas there is no rose without a thorn

III m pink;

rosa pálido pale pink;

ver algo de color de rosa see sth through rose-colored glasses;

no es de color de rosa fig it isn’t a bed of roses

* * *

rosa adj

: rose-colored, pink

rosa nm

: rose, pink (color)

rosa nf

: rose (flower)

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rosa¹ adj pink

rosa² n rose

Spanish-English dictionary > rosa
3 lila

adj.

lilac (color).

f.

1 lilac (flower).

2 Lila.

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lila

► adjetivo

1 (color) lilac

► nombre femenino

1 (flor) lilac

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lila

► adjetivo

1 familiar (tonto) dim

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar nitwit

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SF Lille

* * *
I
femenino (Bot) lilac
II
adjetivo (gen inv) < color> lilac
III
masculino ( color) lilac

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= patsy, lilac bush, lilac.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

Ex. Now no sign declares that once a prosperous farm stood here, save for the lilac bushes around the foundation and stone walls in old cattle lanes.

Ex. The fragrance of a lilac is so powerfully stirring that, within a century of their introduction in the United States, the blooms were synonymous with home.

* * *
I
femenino (Bot) lilac
II
adjetivo (gen inv) < color> lilac
III
masculino ( color) lilac

* * *

= patsy, lilac bush, lilac.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

Ex: Now no sign declares that once a prosperous farm stood here, save for the lilac bushes around the foundation and stone walls in old cattle lanes.

Ex: The fragrance of a lilac is so powerfully stirring that, within a century of their introduction in the United States, the blooms were synonymous with home.

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lila¹

feminine

( Bot) lilac

lila²

adjective

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( gen inv) ‹vestido› lilac, lilac-colored*

unos calcetines color lila lilac o lilac-colored socks

B ( Esp fam ant) (tonto) silly

lila³

masculine and feminine

A ( Esp fam) (tonto) fool

B

lila masculine

1 (color) lilac

2 ( Esp arg) (homosexual) pansy ( sl pej), fag ( AmE sl pej), poof ( BrE colloq pej)

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lila sustantivo femenino (Bot) lilac
■ adjetivo ( gen inv) ‹ color› lilac
■ sustantivo masculino ( color) lilac
lila 1 adj inv & sustantivo femenino lilac
lila 2 fam pey
I adj (pardillo) dumb, stupid
II mf (simple) simpleton, twit
' lila' also found in these entries:
English:
lilac

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lila

♦ adj inv
[color] lilac
♦ nf
[flor] lilac
♦ nm
[color] lilac
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lila

I adj inv lilac

II f BOT lilac

III m color lilac

IV m/f fam

dimwit fam

* * *

lila adj

: lilac, light purple

lila nf

: lilac

* * *

lila adj n lilac

Spanish-English dictionary > lila
4 naranja

adj.

orange.

f.

1 orange (fruto).

¡naranjas de la china! (informal) no way!

media naranja (informal figurative) other o better half

2 orange color, orange, orange colour.

m.

orange (color).

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naranja

► nombre femenino

1 (fruto) orange

► adjetivo

1 (color) orange

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encontrar su media naranja to find the man/woman of one's dreams

mi media naranja my better half

¡naranjas de la China! familiar no way!

naranja sanguina blood orange

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1. noun f.
orange (fruit)
2. noun m. adj.
orange (color)

* * *

1. SF

1) (=fruta) orange

naranja amarga, naranja cajel — Seville orange

naranja navel — navel orange

naranja sanguina — blood orange

naranja zajarí — Seville orange

2) *

- ¡naranjas!

encontrar su media naranja — to meet one's match

esperar la media naranja — to wait for Mr Right/one's ideal woman

mi media naranja — my better half

3) Caribe bitter orange

2.

ADJ INV [color] orange

3.

SM (=color) orange

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I
femenino ( fruta) orange

naranjas de la China! — (fam) ( expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); ( expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)

- naranja amarga
II
adjetivo (gen inv) orange

calcetines naranja — orange socks

naranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange
III
masculino ( color) orange

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I
femenino ( fruta) orange

naranjas de la China! — (fam) ( expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); ( expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)

- naranja amarga
II
adjetivo (gen inv) orange

calcetines naranja — orange socks

naranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange
III
masculino ( color) orange

* * *

naranja¹

¹ = orange.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.

* mermelada de naranja = orange marmalade.

* naranja amarga = sour orange.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* naranja de jugo = juice orange.

* naranja de sangre = blood orange.

* naranja sanguina = blood orange.

* piel de naranja = cellulite, orange skin, orange peel.

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* zumo de naranja = orange juice.

naranja²

² = orange.

Ex: Their head is relatively small, with antenna orange in colour.

* Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.

* amarillo naranja = orange-yellow.

* naranja chillón = bright orange.

* naranja fuerte = bright orange.

* naranja intenso = bright orange.

* * *

naranja¹

feminine

(fruta) orange

llevar naranjas al Paraguay ( Arg); to carry o take coals to Newcastle

¡naranjas de la China! ( fam) (expresando incredulidad) garbage! ( AmE colloq), rubbish! ( BrE colloq), come off it! ( colloq); (expresando rechazo) no way! ( colloq), not on your life! ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● naranja amarga

Seville orange

● naranja de ombligo

(CS) navel orange

● naranja navel

navel orange

● naranja ombligona

( Col) navel orange

● naranja sanguina

blood orange

naranja²

adjective

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ( gen inv) orange

calcetines naranja orange socks

2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) orange

naranja chillón/intenso lurid/bright orange

naranja³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(color) orange

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naranja sustantivo femenino ( fruta) orange;
◊ naranja amarga Seville orange

■ sustantivo masculino ( color) orange
■ adjetivo ( gen inv) orange
naranja
I f Bot orange
II adjetivo & m (color) orange
III exclamación ¡naranjas (de la China)!, no way!
♦ Locuciones: mi/tu/su media naranja, my/ your/his better half

' naranja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
su
- agrio
- cáscara
- chupar
- corteza
- exprimir
- gajo
- medio
- pepa
English:
concentrate
- half
- marmalade
- orange
- rind
- segment
- squeeze
- tiger lily
- zest

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naranja

♦ adj inv

orange

♦ nm
[color] orange;
el naranja es mi color favorito orange is my favourite colour

♦ nf
[fruto] orange;
Comp
Fam
¡naranjas de la china! no way!;

Comp
RP, Ven Fam
no pasa naranja: salí sin los documentos – no pasa naranja I left without my documents – no hassle;

este es un pueblo muy aburrido, acá no pasa naranja this is a really boring town, there's zilch going on here

Comp
naranja agria Seville orange;
naranja navelina navel orange;

naranja sanguina blood orange

* * *

naranja

I f orange;

media naranja fam ( pareja) other half

II adj orange

* * *

naranja adj & nm

: orange (color)

naranja nf

: orange (fruit)

* * *

naranja adj n orange

zumo de naranja orange juice

una camiseta de color naranja an orange T shirt

Spanish-English dictionary > naranja
5 café

adj.

brown.

m.

1 coffee.

2 coffee shop, coffeehouse, café, coffee-bar.

3 cup of coffee.

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café

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) coffee

■ ¿te apetece un café? do you fancy a coffee?, do you fancy a cup of coffee?

2 (cafetería) café, coffee bar, coffee shop

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FRASEOLOGÍA

café americano large black coffee

café con leche white coffee

café molido ground coffee

café solo black coffee

café soluble instant coffee

café torrefacto high-roast coffee

grano de café coffee bean

* * *

noun m.

1) coffee

2) coffee shop

* * *

SM

1) (Bot) (=bebida) coffee

café café — real coffee, coffee that really is coffee

café americano — large black coffee

café cerrero — And strong black coffee

café completo — Cono Sur continental breakfast

café con leche — white coffee, coffee with milk, coffee with cream (EEUU); (=homosexual) ** queer **, fag (EEUU) **

café cortado — coffee with a dash of milk

café descafeinado — decaffeinated coffee

café en grano — coffee beans pl

café exprés — expresso coffee

café helado — iced coffee

café instantáneo — instant coffee

café irlandés — Irish coffee

café molido — ground coffee

café negro — (small) black coffee

café pintado And —

café quemado — Caribe coffee with a drop of milk

café solo — black coffee

café soluble — instant coffee

café tinto — LAm black coffee

café torrefacto — roasted coffee

café tostado — roasted coffee

2) (=cafetería) café, coffee shop

café cantante — café with entertainment

3) Cono Sur * (=reprimenda) ticking-off *

4)

mal café * —

estar de mal café — to be in a bad mood; CAm to be out of sorts

tener mal café — (=genio) to have a nasty temper; (=intenciones) to have evil intentions

5)

color café — brown

café avellana — [como adj] nut-brown

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I
adjetivo (gen inv)

a) ( marrón claro) < color> coffee (before n); <vestido/zapato> coffee-colored*

b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown

ojos café(s) — brown eyes
II
masculino

1) (cultivo, bebida) coffee

me sirvió un café — he gave me some o a cup of coffee, he gave me a coffee (BrE)

- café americano

- café cerrero

- café con leche

- café cortado

- café descafeinado

- café en grano

- café expreso or solo

- café instantáneo o soluble

- café molido

- café natural/torrefacto

- café negro or puro or tinto

2) ( cafetería) café

- café bar

- café concert or concierto

- café teatro

3)

a)

(de) color café — coffee-colored*

b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown

4) (RPl fam) ( regañina) telling-off

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I
adjetivo (gen inv)

a) ( marrón claro) < color> coffee (before n); <vestido/zapato> coffee-colored*

b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown

ojos café(s) — brown eyes
II
masculino

1) (cultivo, bebida) coffee

me sirvió un café — he gave me some o a cup of coffee, he gave me a coffee (BrE)

- café americano

- café cerrero

- café con leche

- café cortado

- café descafeinado

- café en grano

- café expreso or solo

- café instantáneo o soluble

- café molido

- café natural/torrefacto

- café negro or puro or tinto

2) ( cafetería) café

- café bar

- café concert or concierto

- café teatro

3)

a)

(de) color café — coffee-colored*

b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown

4) (RPl fam) ( regañina) telling-off

* * *

café¹

¹ = coffee.

Ex: You have specified beverages but no the particular beverage in question, coffee.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* café descafeinado = decaffeinated coffee.

* café exprés = espresso.

* café expreso = espresso.

* café instantáneo = instant coffee.

* café molido = ground coffee.

* cafetera llena de café = pot of coffee.

* café torrefacto = roasted coffee.

* café tostado = roasted coffee.

* grano de café = coffee bean.

* jarro para el café = coffee mug.

* juego de café = coffee set.

* marrón café = coffee-brown.

* molinillo de café = coffee grinder.

* otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].

* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.

* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.

* taza de café = cup of coffee.

* taza para el café = coffee cup.

* tueste de café = coffee roasting.

café²

² = cafe, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar.

Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.

* cibercafé = Internet café, cybercafe [cyber-cafe].

* consumo de café = coffee consumption.

* * *

café¹

adjective

( gen inv) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (marrón claro) ‹color› coffee ( before n); ‹vestido/zapato› coffee-colored*

2 (AmC, Chi, Méx) (marrón) brown

ojos café or cafés brown eyes

café²

masculine

café con leche (↑ café a1)

A (cultivo, bebida) coffee

me sirvió un café he gave me some o a cup of coffee, he gave me a coffee ( BrE)

granos de café coffee beans

Compuestos:

● café americano

large black coffee

● café cerrero

( Col) large strong black coffee

● café con leche

regular coffee ( AmE), white coffee ( BrE)

● café cortado

coffee with a dash of milk

● café descafeinado

decaffeinated coffee

● café en grano

coffee beans (pl)

● café exprés or expreso

espresso

● café instantáneo

instant coffee

● café irlandés

Irish coffee

● café mezcla

medium roast coffee

● café molido

ground coffee

● café natural

light roast coffee

● café negro

( AmL) espresso

● café puro

( Chi) black coffee

● café solo

black coffee

● café soluble

instant coffee

● café tinto

(Col, Ven) black coffee

● café torrado

( RPl) roasted coffee

● café torrefacto

high roast coffee

● café turco

Turkish coffee

● café vienés

Viennese coffee

B (cafetería) café

Compuestos:

● café bar

café

● café cantante

café ( with live music)

● café concert or concierto

café ( with live music)

● café teatro

≈ dinner theater ( in US), ≈ pub theatre ( in UK)

C [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1

(de) color café coffee-colored*

2 (AmC, Chi, Méx) (marrón) brown

D ( RPI fam) (regañina) telling-off, ticking-off ( BrE colloq)

* * *

café adjetivo ( gen inv) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown;
◊ ojos café(s) brown eyes

■ sustantivo masculino
1 (cultivo, bebida) coffee;
◊ me sirvió un café he gave me a cup of coffee, he gave me a coffee (BrE);

café cerrero (Col) large strong black coffee;
café con leche ( bebida) regular coffee (AmE), white coffee (BrE);
café cortado coffee with a dash of milk;
café expreso espresso;
café instantáneo o soluble instant coffee;
café natural/torrefacto light roast/high roast coffee;
café negro (AmL) or (Chi) puro or (Col) tinto or (Esp) solo black coffee
2 ( cafetería) café;
◊ café bar café

3 (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown
café sustantivo masculino
1 (bebida, planta) coffee
café con leche/solo, white/black coffee
café descafeinado, decaffeinated coffee, decaf
café en grano, coffee beans
café molido, ground coffee
café torrefacto, high roast coffee
2 (establecimiento) café
café cantante, cabaret
café concierto, café with live music
♦ Locuciones: mal café, (mal humor) foul temper: hoy estoy de muy mal café, I'm in an awful mood today
tiene muy mal café, he's downright nasty
' café' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- apostar
- buena
- bueno
- cafetera
- cafetería
- capuchino
- cargada
- cargado
- colmada
- colmado
- confitería
- convecina
- convecino
- cuchara
- cucharilla
- encima
- escrupulosa
- escrupuloso
- extracto
- ir
- fuerte
- grano
- instantánea
- instantáneo
- liofilizar
- mojar
- molinillo
- murmullo
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- paquete
- pergeñar
- servicio
- soluble
- taza
- terraza
- tinto
- torrefacta
- torrefacto
- tostar
- tostada
- tostado
- tostadura
- turca
- turco
- acabar
- aguado
- aroma
- asentar
English:
admit
- all-night
- bean
- black
- brew
- coffee
- coffee bean
- coffee break
- coffee cup
- coffee grinder
- coffee house
- coffee table
- cold
- espresso
- fancy
- filter coffee
- fix
- freeze-dried
- friendly
- get
- grind
- grinder
- ground
- how
- instant
- Irish coffee
- lace
- like
- make
- milky
- mill
- monotony
- mug
- or
- politely
- roast
- sip
- slot machine
- some
- spoon
- stir
- strong
- to
- weak
- what
- white
- will
- would
- all
- any

* * *

café

♦ nm

1. [bebida] coffee;

¿quieres un café? would you like a (cup of) coffee?

Comp
café americano large black coffee;
café cortado = coffee with a dash of milk;

café exprés expresso;

café expreso expresso;

café de filtro filter coffee;

café instantáneo instant coffee;

café irlandés Irish coffee;

café con leche coffee with milk or cream, Br white coffee;

café molido ground coffee;
Am café negro black coffee; Méx café de olla = coffee boiled with cinnamon and raw sugar; Andes café perfumado coffee with alcohol; Esp café solo expresso;
café soluble instant coffee;
Andes, Ven café tinto black coffee; RP café torrado high-roast coffee;
café torrefacto high-roast coffee;

café turco Turkish coffee;

café vienés = coffee topped with whipped cream

2. [cultivo] coffee;

una plantación de café a coffee plantation

3. [establecimiento] café, coffee shop

Comp
café bar = café where alcohol is also sold;
4. Fam [humor, genio]
tener mal café to be bad-tempered;

estar de mal café to be in a bad mood

5. RP Fam [rezongo] telling-off

♦ adj inv
[color] coffee-coloured; Am [marrón] brown
* * *

café

m

1 coffee

2 ( bar) café

* * *

café adj

: brown

ojos cafés: brown eyes

café nm

1) : coffee

2) : café

* * *

café n

1. (bebida) coffee

me encanta el café I love coffee

2. (cafetería) cafe

quedemos en el café de la esquina let's meet in the cafe on the corner

café con leche white coffee / milky coffee

café solo small black coffee

Spanish-English dictionary > café
6 violeta

adj.

violet (color).

f.

violet (flower).

* * *

violeta

► adjetivo

1 (color) violet

► nombre masculino

1 (color) violet

► nombre femenino

1 BOTÁNICA violet

* * *
1. noun f.
violet (flower)
2. noun m. adj.
violet

* * *

1.

SF violet

conservador a la violeta — dyed-in-the-wool conservative

violeta africana — African violet

violeta de genciana — gentian violet

2.

ADJ INV violet

3.

SM violet

* * *
I
femenino violet
II
adjetivo invariable <color/tela> violet

flores violeta — violet flowers

* * *
I
femenino violet
II
adjetivo invariable <color/tela> violet

flores violeta — violet flowers

* * *

violeta¹

¹ = violet.

Nota: Planta.

Ex: Instructions are included for how to plant eggplants, violets, carnivorous plants, and acorns.

* violeta africana = African violet.

violeta²

² = violet.

Nota: Color.

Ex: This paper examines Michelangelo's use of color on the Sistine chapel, links it to his religious beliefs, and stresses the meaning of the triad of red, violet, and green.

* violeta claro = periwinkle.

* * *

violeta¹

feminine

violet

Compuesto:

violeta africana

African violet

violeta²

adjective

( gen inv) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

unas telas violeta or violetas violet fabrics

violeta³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

violet

* * *

violeta sustantivo femenino
violet
■ m/adj
violet
violeta adjetivo & mf violet
' violeta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
combinar
English:
violet
- purple

* * *

violeta

♦ nf
[flor] violet
♦ adj inv

violet

♦ nm
[color] violet
* * *

violeta

I f BOT violet

II m/adj violet

* * *

violeta adj & nm

: violet (color)

violeta nf

: violet (flower)

* * *

violeta n violet

Spanish-English dictionary > violeta
7 sepia

adj.

sepia (color).

f.

1 cuttlefish (molusco).

2 sepia.

* * *

sepia

► nombre femenino

1 (pez) cuttlefish

► adjetivo

1 (color) sepia

► nombre masculino

1 (color) sepia

* * *

1.

ADJ SM INV (=color) sepia

2. SF

1) (=pez) cuttlefish

2) (Arte) sepia

* * *
I
femenino

a) (Coc, Zool) cuttlefish, sepia (tech)

b) ( en pintura) sepia
II
masculino ( color) sepia

* * *

= sepia, cuttlefish.

Ex. Ammonia-developed copy paper is capable of producing images in black, blue, sepia or reddish-brown.

Ex. Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.

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= SEPIA (Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access).

Ex. In 1999 the SEPIA (Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access) project was set up aimed at the long-term preservation of all kind of photographic materials, and defining the role of new technology in collection management.

* * *
I
femenino

a) (Coc, Zool) cuttlefish, sepia (tech)

b) ( en pintura) sepia
II
masculino ( color) sepia

* * *

= sepia, cuttlefish.

Ex: Ammonia-developed copy paper is capable of producing images in black, blue, sepia or reddish-brown.

Ex: Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.

= SEPIA (Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access).

Ex: In 1999 the SEPIA (Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access) project was set up aimed at the long-term preservation of all kind of photographic materials, and defining the role of new technology in collection management.

* * *

sepia¹

feminine

1 ( Coc, Zool) cuttlefish, sepia ( tech)

2 (en pintura) sepia

sepia²

adjective

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( gen inv):

tonos sepia or sepias sepia tones

sepia³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(color) sepia

* * *

sepia sustantivo femenino
a) (Coc, Zool) cuttlefish, sepia (tech)

b) ( en pintura) sepia

■ sustantivo masculino ( color) sepia
sepia
I f Zool cuttlefish
II adjetivo & m (color) sepia

* * *

sepia

♦ adj
[color] sepia
♦ nm
[color] sepia
♦ nf
[molusco] cuttlefish
* * *

sepia

f

1 ZO cuttlefish

2 ( color) sepia

* * *

sepia adj & nm

: sepia

sepia nf

: cuttlefish

* * *

sepia n (animal) cuttlefish [pl. cuttlefish]

Spanish-English dictionary > sepia
8 cuatro

adj.

1 a few (poco).

hace cuatro días a few days ago

cuatro gatos (informal figurative) hardly a soul

éramos cuatro gatos there were only a handful of us

cuatro lámparas (informal) four-eyes (persona) (Mexican Spanish)

cuatro ojos (informal) four-eyes (persona)

2 four.

3 fourth.

f. & m.

four.

m.

four, number four.

* * *

cuatro

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) four; (ordinal) fourth

► nombre masculino

1 (número) four

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer cuatro gotas familiar to rain very lightly, spit

decirle cuatro cosas a alguien to tell somebody off

más de cuatro familiar several, a fair few

cuatro gatos familiar just a few people, hardly anyone Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1

* * *

noun m. adj.

four

* * *

1. ADJ INV PRON

1) [gen] four; [ordinal, en la fecha] fourth

cada cuatro días — every four days

las cuatro — four o'clock

le escribí el día cuatro — I wrote to him on the fourth

2) (=pocos)

solo había cuatro muebles — there were only a few sticks of furniture

te escribo solo cuatro líneas para decirte que... — I'm just dropping you a line to tell you that...

cayeron cuatro gotas — a few drops fell

más de cuatro lo creen — quite a few people believe it

- solo había cuatro gatos

2. SM

1) [gen] four; (=fecha) fourth

el cuatro de octubre — (on) the fourth of October, (on) October the fourth
seis
2) Méx (=trampa) trick, fraud; (=error) blunder

3) Ven (Mús) four-stringed guitar

4) (Aut)

cuatro latas — * Renault 4L

cuatro por cuatro — four-wheel drive vehicle

3.

cuatro ojos — * smf inv four-eyes *

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre four

¿llueve? - no, sólo son cuatro gotas — is it raining? no, it's just a drop or two

le escribí cuatro líneas — I wrote him a couple of lines; para más ejemplos ver tb cinco

- cuatro ojos
II
masculino

1) ( número) (number) four; para ejemplos ver cinco

2) (Ven) ( guitarra) four-stringed guitar

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre four

¿llueve? - no, sólo son cuatro gotas — is it raining? no, it's just a drop or two

le escribí cuatro líneas — I wrote him a couple of lines; para más ejemplos ver tb cinco

- cuatro ojos
II
masculino

1) ( número) (number) four; para ejemplos ver cinco

2) (Ven) ( guitarra) four-stringed guitar

* * *

cuatro¹

adj inv/pron

four

¿llueve? — no, no son más que cuatro gotas is it raining? no, it's just a drop or two o just a few drops

escribe, aunque sólo sean cuatro líneas para decirme cómo estás write and let me know how you are, even if it's only a couple of lines

para ejemplos ver tb cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1))

más de cuatro a fair number, a good number, a fair few ( BrE)

más de cuatro cayeron en la trampa a fair number of people o a good few people fell into the trap

Compuestos:

● cuatro latas

masculine ( fam); Renault 4L®

● cuatro ojos

masculine and feminine ( fam); four-eyes ( colloq)

cuatro²

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (número) four, number four para ejemplos ver cinco² m A. (↑ cinco (2))

B ( Ven) (guitarra) four-stringed guitar

* * *

cuatro adj inv/pron
four;
◊ ¿llueve? — no, solo son cuatro gotas is it raining? no, it's just a drop or two;

le escribí cuatro líneas I wrote him a couple of lines;
para más ejemplos ver tb cinco
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( número) (number) four;

para ejemplos ver
◊ cinco

b) (Ven) ( guitarra) four-stringed guitar

cuatro
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino inv four
II adj indef familiar a few: cayeron cuatro gotas, it rained a little bit
' cuatro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- año
- cosa
- costado
- dividir
- gato
- gota
- guión
- madrugada
- novelón
- por
- redonda
- reservar
- seguida
- seguido
- tiempo
- caber
- cartelera
- cilindro
- compás
- diario
- duplo
- entre
- ganar
- gata
- hierro
- ojo
- ser
- tipo
- tracción
- triste
- voz
English:
and
- bar
- between
- draw
- four
- four-by-four
- four-door
- four-wheel drive
- foursome
- less
- make
- over
- quarter
- space
- span
- spectator
- swig
- time
- under
- win
- winner
- abreast
- all
- be
- double
- dozen
- finish
- -footed
- grade
- in
- load
- o'clock
- on
- page
- power
- put
- road
- row
- star
- switch
- take
- trot
- us
- young

* * *

cuatro

♦ núm

four;

Comp
Méx Fam
meter las cuatro [meter la pata] to (really) put one's foot in it;

Comp
Méx Fam
ponerle o [m5] tenderle a alguien un cuatro to set a trap for sb;
ver también tres
♦ adj
[poco] a few;
hace cuatro días a few days ago;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

Comp
Fam
decir cuatro cosas a alguien to give sb a piece of one's mind;

Comp
Fam
cuatro gatos hardly a soul;

éramos cuatro gatos there were only a handful of us;

Comp

más de cuatro: más de cuatro querrían tu trabajo quite a few people would like your job, there's no shortage of people who'd like your job;

Comp

proclamar algo a los cuatro vientos to shout sth from the rooftops

♦ nm

1. [en remo] cuatro con timonel coxed four;

cuatro sin timonel coxless four

2. Carib [guitarra] = four-stringed guitar

3. [vehículos] cuatro por cuatro four-wheel drive (vehicle);
Fam cuatro latas Renault 4
♦ nmf Fam cuatro ojos, Méx cuatro lámparas [persona] four-eyes

* * *

cuatro

adj four;

cuatro gotas fam a few drops

* * *

cuatro adj & nm

: four

* * *

cuatro num

1. (en general) four

2. (fechas) fourth

a cuatro patas on all fours

cuatro por cuatro four wheel drive

Spanish-English dictionary > cuatro
9 rojo

adj.

1 red, ruddy.

2 leftist, red, communist, leftish.

m.

1 red, red colour, red color.

2 rubrum.

* * *

rojo

► adjetivo

1 (color) red

2 (caliente) red-hot

3 PLÍTICA (gen) red, Communist; (en la guerra civil) Republican

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 PLÍTICA (gen) red, Communist; (en la guerra civil) Republican

► nombre masculino rojo

1 red

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar al rojo vivo (muy caliente) to be red-hot 2 figurado to be very heated

estar en números rojos figurado to be in the red

ponerse rojo (gen) to turn red 2 (ruborizarse) to blush

rojo de ira red with anger

Mar Rojo Red Sea

rojo de labios lipstick

————————

rojo

► nombre masculino

1 red

* * *
1. noun m.
red
2. (f. - roja)
adj.

red

* * *
rojo, -a
1. ADJ

1) [color] red

rojo burdeos — maroon, dark red

rojo cereza — cherry red

rojo sangre — blood-red

rojo teja — brick-red

- poner rojo a algn

- ponerse rojo

- ponerse rojo de ira

2) [pelo] red

3) (Pol) red; Esp [durante la Guerra Civil y con Franco] Republican

2. SM

1) (=color) red, red colour o (EEUU) color

calentar al rojo vivo — to make red-hot

la atmósfera está al rojo vivo — the atmosphere is electric

la emoción está al rojo vivo — excitement is at fever pitch

un semáforo en rojo — a red light

2) (=maquillaje)

rojo de labios — lipstick

3.

SM / F (Pol) (=de izquierdas) red; (=republicano) Republican

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido> red

ponerse rojo — persona to blush, turn red; semáforo to turn red, go red (BrE)

ponerse rojo de ira — to turn o (BrE) go red with anger

un vestido rojo chillón — a bright red dress

b) < piel> ( por el sol) sunburnt, red

2) (pey o hum) (Pol)

a) ( de izquierda) red (pej or hum), commie (pej or hum)

b) ( en la Guerra Civil española) Republican
II
masculino red

el rojo te queda muy bien — you look good in red

al rojo vivo — < metal> incandescent, red-hot

la situación está al rojo vivo — the situation is at boiling point

- rojo cereza
III
- ja masculino, femenino (pey o hum)

a) ( izquierdista) red (pej or hum), commie (pej or hum)

b) ( en la Guerra Civil española) Republican

* * *

= red.

Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

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* alerta roja = red alert.

* alfombra roja = red carpet.

* carne roja = red meat.

* cedro rojo = cigar-box cedar.

* Cruz Roja, la = Red Cross, the.

* de color rojo = red-coloured, red-coloured.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning, red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en alerta roja = on red alert.

* farolillo rojo = back marker.

* glóbulo rojo = red blood cell, red cell.

* infrarrojo = infrared [infra-red].

* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.

* piel roja = redskin.

* pimiento rojo = red pepper.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* rojos = Reds.

* rojo verdoso = greenish red.

* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].

* tarjeta roja = red card.

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido> red

ponerse rojo — persona to blush, turn red; semáforo to turn red, go red (BrE)

ponerse rojo de ira — to turn o (BrE) go red with anger

un vestido rojo chillón — a bright red dress

b) < piel> ( por el sol) sunburnt, red

2) (pey o hum) (Pol)

a) ( de izquierda) red (pej or hum), commie (pej or hum)

b) ( en la Guerra Civil española) Republican
II
masculino red

el rojo te queda muy bien — you look good in red

al rojo vivo — < metal> incandescent, red-hot

la situación está al rojo vivo — the situation is at boiling point

- rojo cereza
III
- ja masculino, femenino (pey o hum)

a) ( izquierdista) red (pej or hum), commie (pej or hum)

b) ( en la Guerra Civil española) Republican

* * *

= red.

Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

* alerta roja = red alert.

* alfombra roja = red carpet.

* carne roja = red meat.

* cedro rojo = cigar-box cedar.

* Cruz Roja, la = Red Cross, the.

* de color rojo = red-coloured, red-coloured.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning, red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en alerta roja = on red alert.

* farolillo rojo = back marker.

* glóbulo rojo = red blood cell, red cell.

* infrarrojo = infrared [infra-red].

* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.

* piel roja = redskin.

* pimiento rojo = red pepper.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* rojos = Reds.

* rojo verdoso = greenish red.

* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].

* tarjeta roja = red card.

* * *

rojo¹ -ja

adjective

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

A

1 ‹color/vestido› red

ponerse rojo de ira to turn o ( BrE) go red with anger

el semáforo se puso (en) rojo the traffic light turned o ( BrE) went red

ponerse rojo to blush, turn red, go red ( BrE)

se puso más rojo que un tomate he turned (as) red as a beet ( AmE colloq), he went as red as a beetroot ( BrE colloq)

2 ‹espalda/piernas› (por el sol) sunburnt, red

3 (modificado por otro adj: inv) red

camisas rojo fuerte bright red shirts

B ( pey o hum) ( Pol)

1 (de la izquierda) red ( pejor hum), commie ( pejor hum)

2 (en la Guerra Civil española) Republican

rojo²

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

red

el rojo te queda muy bien you look good in red, red looks good on you

al rojo blanco white-hot

al rojo vivo ‹metal› incandescent, red-hot

la situación está al rojo vivo the situation is very tense o is highly volatile o is at boiling point

Compuestos:

● rojo bermellón

1 masculine vermillion

2 adj inv vermillion

● rojo cereza

1 masculine cherry, cherry red

2 adj inv cherry ( before n), cherry-red

rojo³ -ja

masculine, feminine

( pey o hum)

1 (izquierdista) red ( pejor hum), commie ( pejor hum)

2 (en la Guerra Civil española) Republican

* * *

rojo 1
◊ -ja adjetivo <s3 num="1" st="s">

a) ‹color/vestido› red;

◊ ponerse rojo [ persona] to blush, turn red;

[ semáforo] to turn red, go red (BrE);
◊ ponerse rojo de ira to turn o (BrE) go red with anger

b) ‹ piel› ( por el sol) sunburnt, red

2 (pey o hum) (Pol)
a) ( de izquierda) red (pej or hum), commie (pej or hum)

b) ( en la Guerra Civil española) Republican

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (pey o hum)
a) ( izquierdista) red (pej or hum), commie (pej or hum)

b) ( en la Guerra Civil española) Republican

</s3>
rojo 2 sustantivo masculino
red;
◊ al rojo vivo ‹ metal› red-hot

rojo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de color) red
Fin estar en números rojos, to be in the red
2 (en ideología) red
II m (color) red
III m,f (en ideología) red
♦ Locuciones: ponerse rojo, to go o turn red: se puso rojo (como un tomate) al oír que hablaban de él, he turned as red as a beet when he heard them talking about him
me puse rojo de ira, I turned red with anger
al rojo vivo, (una cosa) red-hot: el caldo está al rojo vivo, the consommé is burning-hot
(una situación) very tense, at boiling point

' rojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bofetada
- capricho
- carmín
- dentro
- fogón
- fondo
- ir
- ninguna
- ninguno
- roja
- semáforo
- subida
- subido
- teñirse
- vergüenza
- vestir
- viva
- vivo
- afuera
- combinar
- fuera
- glóbulo
- intercalar
- pimiento
- pintar
- quemado
- quemar
- teléfono
- teñir
English:
blood
- convertible
- ginger
- hot line
- hot up
- in
- ours
- paint
- pepper
- poppy
- probably
- push
- red
- red light
- Red Sea
- red-hot
- redden
- run
- sea
- cranberry
- glow
- gold
- hot
- jump
- preferably
- scarlet
- white
- wine

* * *

rojo, -a

♦ adj

1. [de color] red;

ponerse rojo [ruborizarse] to blush;
[semáforo] to turn red
2. [izquierdista] red;

tiene ideas bastante rojas she has rather left-wing ideas

3. Hist [en Guerra Civil española] Republican

4. Andes [vino] red

♦ nm,f

1. [izquierdista] red

2. Hist [en Guerra Civil española] Republican

♦ nm

1. [color] red;

el rojo es mi color favorito red is my favourite colour;
Méx Fam
¡(di) rojo! [en foto] say cheese!

Comp
rojo blanco white heat
♦ al rojo loc adj
[metal] red-hot;
al rojo blanco white-hot;

la situación está al rojo vivo the situation is at boiling point

* * *

rojo

I adj red;

estar al rojo vivo fig be red hot;

ponerse rojo blush, go red

II m color red

III m, roja f POL red, commie fam

* * *

rojo, -ja adj

1) : red

2)

ponerse rojo : to blush

rojo nm

: red

* * *

rojo adj red [comp. redder; superl. reddest]

ponerse rojo to go red

Spanish-English dictionary > rojo
10 escuela

f.

school.

hacer escuela to have a following

ser de la vieja escuela to be of the old school

escuela de arte school of art, art school

escuela de arte dramático drama school

escuela de bellas artes art school

escuela de comercio business school

escuela de hostelería catering school

escuela de manejo driving school (Am)

escuela Oficial de Idiomas = Spanish State language-teaching institute

escuela primaria primary school (British), elementary school (United States)

escuela privada private school

escuela pública state school

escuela secundaria secondary school (British), high school (United States)

escuela taurina bullfighting school

escuela universitaria = section of a university which awards diplomas in a vocational discipline (e.g. engineering, business) after three years of study

escuela de verano summer school

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escolar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escolar.

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escuela

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) school

2 (experiencia) experience, instruction

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser de la vieja escuela to be of the old school

tener buena escuela to be well trained

escuela de artes y oficios Technical College

escuela de Bellas Artes Art School

escuela de conducir driving school

escuela de idiomas language school

escuela nocturna night school

escuela privada private school, GB public school

escuela pública state school

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noun f.

school

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SF

1) (=colegio) school

dejé la escuela a los catorce años — I left school at fourteen

recuerdo los tiempos de la escuela — I remember my schooldays

ir a la escuela — [alumno, maestro] to go to school

fue a la escuela a hablar con el director — he went to the school to speak to the headmaster

escuela de párvulos — nursery school, kindergarten

escuela de primera enseñanza, escuela elemental — primary school

escuela infantil — nursery school

escuela primaria — primary school

escuela privada — private school, independent school

escuela pública — state school, public school (EEUU)

escuela secundaria — secondary school, high school (EEUU)

2) (=centro de enseñanza) [gen] school; Chile (=facultad) faculty, school

escuela de artes y oficios — school of arts and crafts

escuela de baile — school of dancing, dance school

escuela de ballet — ballet school

Escuela de Bellas Artes — art school, art college

escuela de chóferes — LAm driving school

escuela de cine — film school

escuela de comercio — business school, school of business studies

escuela de conducir Col —

escuela de conductores — LAm driving school

escuela de enfermería — nursing college

escuela de equitación — riding school

escuela de manejo — Méx driving school

escuela de verano — summer school

escuela laboral — technical school, trade school

escuela militar — military academy

escuela naval — naval academy

escuela nocturna — night school

escuela normal — teacher training college

escuela taller — vocational training centre

escuela universitaria — university college offering diploma rather than degree courses
buque 1), granja
3) * (=clases) school

mañana no hay o no tenemos escuela — there's no school tomorrow

- soplarse la escuela

4) (=formación) experience

es buen actor pero le falta escuela — he's a good actor but he lacks experience

- la escuela de la vida

5) (=movimiento) school

la escuela flamenca — the Flemish school

la escuela romántica — the Romantic school

la escuela veneciana — the Venetian school

un catedrático de la vieja escuela — a professor of the old school

un escritor que ha creado escuela — a writer with a great following
see COLEGIO ESCUELA OFICIAL DE IDIOMAS The Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas are state-run language schools which offer tuition in a wide range of foreign languages. Examinations are also open to external candidates and the Certificado de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, the final qualification, is recognized all over Spain.
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femenino

1)

a) ( institución) school

la escuela de la vida — the school o university of life

b) ( edificio) school

c) ( facultad) faculty, school

Escuela de Medicina — Medical Faculty o School

d) (como adj inv)

granja escuela — college farm

hotel escuela — hotel school, training hotel

- Escuela de Bellas Artes

- escuela de conductores or choferes

- escuela de párvulos

- escuela primaria or de primera enseñanza

- escuela de verano/nocturna

- escuela diferencial

- escuela militar/naval

- escuela normal

- Escuela Oficial de Idiomas

- escuela pública

- escuela técnica or vocacional

2) ( formación) coaching, training

le falta escuela — he needs more coaching

3) (de pensamiento, doctrinas) school

ha creado escuela — his theories (o ideas etc) have many followers

es de la vieja escuela — she's one of the old school

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= day school, school, college, seedbed.

Ex. This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.

Ex. Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.

Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.

Ex. The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

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* archivo de escuela = school records.

* dentro de la escuela = in-school.

* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* director de escuela = school principal.

* en la escuela = at school.

* escuela convencional = mainstream school.

* escuela de biblioteconomía = library school.

* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida = accredited library school.

* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación = LIS school.

* escuela de buceo = diving school, scuba diving school.

* escuela de capacitación = training school.

* escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.

* escuela de equitación = riding school.

* escuela de formación = training school.

* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.

* escuela de gestión = business school.

* escuela de negocios = business school.

* escuela de niños menores = infant school.

* escuela de pago = public school.

* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.

* escuela de pequeños = infant school.

* escuela de primaria = primary school.

* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.

* escuela de submarinismo = diving school, scuba diving school.

* escuela dominical = Sunday school.

* escuela primaria = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary school.

* escuela privada = public school.

* escuela rural = rural school.

* escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.

* escuela taller = technical school.

* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD) = school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).

* expediente académico de la escuela = high school record.

* granja escuela = animal farm.

* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.

* maestro de escuela = school teacher.

* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* relacionado con la escuela = school-related.

* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.

* violencia en la escuela = school violence.

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femenino

1)

a) ( institución) school

la escuela de la vida — the school o university of life

b) ( edificio) school

c) ( facultad) faculty, school

Escuela de Medicina — Medical Faculty o School

d) (como adj inv)

granja escuela — college farm

hotel escuela — hotel school, training hotel

- Escuela de Bellas Artes

- escuela de conductores or choferes

- escuela de párvulos

- escuela primaria or de primera enseñanza

- escuela de verano/nocturna

- escuela diferencial

- escuela militar/naval

- escuela normal

- Escuela Oficial de Idiomas

- escuela pública

- escuela técnica or vocacional

2) ( formación) coaching, training

le falta escuela — he needs more coaching

3) (de pensamiento, doctrinas) school

ha creado escuela — his theories (o ideas etc) have many followers

es de la vieja escuela — she's one of the old school

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= day school, school, college, seedbed.

Ex: This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.

Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.

Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.

Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

* archivo de escuela = school records.

* dentro de la escuela = in-school.

* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* director de escuela = school principal.

* en la escuela = at school.

* escuela convencional = mainstream school.

* escuela de biblioteconomía = library school.

* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida = accredited library school.

* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación = LIS school.

* escuela de buceo = diving school, scuba diving school.

* escuela de capacitación = training school.

* escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.

* escuela de equitación = riding school.

* escuela de formación = training school.

* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.

* escuela de gestión = business school.

* escuela de negocios = business school.

* escuela de niños menores = infant school.

* escuela de pago = public school.

* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.

* escuela de pequeños = infant school.

* escuela de primaria = primary school.

* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.

* escuela de submarinismo = diving school, scuba diving school.

* escuela dominical = Sunday school.

* escuela primaria = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary school.

* escuela privada = public school.

* escuela rural = rural school.

* escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.

* escuela taller = technical school.

* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD) = school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).

* expediente académico de la escuela = high school record.

* granja escuela = animal farm.

* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.

* maestro de escuela = school teacher.

* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* relacionado con la escuela = school-related.

* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.

* violencia en la escuela = school violence.

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escuela

feminine

A

1 (institución) school

todavía no va a la escuela she hasn't started school yet

la escuela de la vida the school o university of life

2 (edificio) school

3 ( Chi) (facultad) faculty, school

la Escuela de Medicina the Medical Faculty o School

4 ( como adj inv):

granja escuela college farm

hotel escuela hotel school, training hotel

alto¹ (↑ alto (1)), buque

Compuestos:

● escuela de arquitectura

school of architecture

● escuela de ballet

ballet school

● Escuela de Bellas Artes

art school, art college

● escuela de conductores or choferes

( AmL) driving school

● escuela de equitación

riding school

● escuela de manejo

( AmL) driving school

● escuela de párvulos

infant school

● escuela de primera enseñanza

primary school

● escuela de verano

summer school

● escuela diferencial

( RPl) school for children with special needs, special school

● escuela militar

military academy

● escuela naval

naval academy

● escuela nocturna

night school

● escuela normal

teachers' college ( AmE), teacher training college ( BrE)

● Escuela Oficial de Idiomas

state-run language school

● escuela primaria

primary school

● escuela pública

public school ( AmE), state school ( BrE)

● escuela técnica

technical college

● escuela vocacional

technical college

B (formación) coaching, training

juega bien pero le falta escuela he's a good player but he needs more coaching

C (de pensamiento, doctrinas) school

ha creado escuela his theories ( o ideas etc) have many followers

es de la vieja escuela she's one of the old school

la escuela flamenca the Flemish school

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escuela sustantivo femenino
school;
escuela de conductores or choferes (AmL) driving school;
◊ escuela primaria primary school;

escuela militar/naval military/naval academy;
escuela pública public (AmE) o (BrE) state school;
Eescuela de Medicina Medical Faculty o School
escuela sustantivo femenino school
escuela naval, naval academy
buque escuela, training ship

' escuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- antes
- buque
- colegio
- conserje
- dirigir
- egresar
- elemental
- pizarra
- recreo
- aula
- auto-escuela
- clase
- dirección
- director
- el
- funcionamiento
- fundación
- fundar
- hacer
- inscribir
- matón
- merienda
- monitor
- normal
- patio
- picadero
- pinta
- plantel
- politécnico
- profesor
- trabajo
English:
busing
- college
- disruptive
- drop out
- finishing school
- grade school
- janitor
- junior school
- master
- primary
- public school
- saint
- school
- schoolmaster
- schoolmistress
- schoolteacher
- staff college
- state school
- teacher
- art
- convenient
- elementary
- foot
- get
- go
- grade
- infant
- intermediate
- junior
- military
- past
- public
- settle
- state
- technical

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escuela nf

1. [establecimiento] school;

ir a la escuela to go to school;

no pudo ir a la escuela she was unable to go to school;

aprendió en la escuela de la vida she's a graduate of the university o school of life

Comp
escuela de arte school of art, art school;
escuela de arte dramático drama school;

escuela de artes y oficios = college for the study of arts and crafts;

escuela de bellas artes art school;
Am escuela de choferes driving school;
escuela de comercio business school;
CSur escuela diferencial school for children with special needs, special school; Cuba escuela elemental Br primary school, US elementary school;
escuela de equitación riding school;

escuela hípica (horse)riding school;

escuela de hostelería catering school;

escuela de magisterio Br teacher training college, US teacher's college;
Am escuela de manejo driving school;
escuela normal teacher training college;

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas = Spanish State language-teaching institute;

escuela de párvulos kindergarten;

escuela primaria Br primary school, US elementary school;

escuela privada private school, Br public school;

escuela pública Br state school, US public school;

escuela de secretariado secretarial college;

escuela secundaria Br secondary school, US high school;

escuela taurina bullfighting school;

escuela de turismo school of tourism;

escuela universitaria = section of a university which awards diplomas in a vocational discipline (e.g. engineering, business) after three years of study;

escuela de verano summer school

2. [enseñanza, conocimientos] training;

tiene talento, pero le falta escuela he's talented, but he still has a lot to learn

3. [de artista, doctrina] school;

la escuela cervantina the school of Cervantes;

hacer escuela to have a following;

su forma de jugar al fútbol hizo escuela his style of football gained quite a following;

ser de la vieja escuela to be of the old school

Comp
escuela de pensamiento school of thought
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escuela

f school;

hacer o

crear escuela fig create a trend;

de la vieja escuela fig of the old school

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escuela nf

: school

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escuela n school

todavía no tiene edad para ir a la escuela he's not old enogh to go to school yet

escuela primaria primary school

Spanish-English dictionary > escuela
11 tope

adj.

1 top, maximum.

fecha tope deadline

2 fab(informal) (great). (peninsular Spanish)

adv.

mega, really (informal) (muy).

m.

1 block (pieza).

2 buffer (fail).

3 limit.

4 speed bump(for speed). (Mexican Spanish)

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: topar.

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tope

► nombre masculino

1 (límite) limit, end

2 TÉCNICA stop, check

3 (de ferrocarril) buffer, bumping post, bumper

4 MARÍTIMO masthead

► adjetivo

1 figurado top, maximum

■ ¡tope! smashing!

2 argot (fantástico) fab, super

► adverbio

1 argot really, absolutely

■ la fiesta fue tope divertida the party was absolutely brilliant

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a tope argot (al límite) flat out 2 (lleno) jam-packed, chock-a-block 3 (estupendo) terrific 4 (música) full blast

■ íbamos a tope we were going flat out

■ la sala estaba a tope the hall was jam-packed

■ lo pasamos a tope we had a terrific time

estar hasta los topes figurado to be full up

llegar al tope figurado to reach one's limit

precio tope top price

tope de puerta doorstop

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noun m.

1) limit, end

2) stop

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I
1.

ADJ INV (=máximo) maximum, top

la edad tope para el puesto — the maximum age for the job

fecha tope — closing date, deadline

precio tope — top price

sueldo tope — maximum salary

2. SM

1) (=límite) limit

estar a tope o hasta el tope o hasta los topes * —

el teatro estaba (lleno) a tope — the theatre was packed out *

el contenedor está hasta los topes — the container is overloaded

voy a estar a tope de trabajo — I'm going to be up to my eyes o neck in work *

- ir a tope

- trabajar a tope

- vivir a tope

tope salarial — wage ceiling

2) (Náut) [del mastelero] masthead; (=vigía) lookout

3) And, Cono Sur (=cumbre) peak, summit

3.

ADV Esp
** (=muy)
es tope enrollada — she's mega-cool *

es tope guay — it's well cool *
II
SM

1) (=golpe) [gen] bump, knock; [con la cabeza] butt

2) (=riña) quarrel; (=pelea) scuffle

3) (=objeto) stop, check; [de tren] buffer; [de coche] bumper, fender (EEUU); [de puerta] doorstop, wedge; [de revólver] catch; Méx [en una carretera] speed bump o hump

tope de tabulación — tab stop

4) (=dificultad) snag, problem

ahí está el tope — that's the problem, that's just the trouble

5) ** (=robo) burglary

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masculino

1)

a) ( límite) limit

tope máximo — upper limit

hasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim; tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was full to bursting; el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed; estoy hasta el tope de trabajo — I'm snowed under with work

b)

a tope — (Esp fam) < trabajar> flat out (colloq)

vivir a tope — to live life to the full

el club estaba a tope — the club was packed out (colloq)

c) (como adj inv) <edad/precio> maximum (before n)

fecha tope — deadline

2)

a) ( para las puertas) doorstop; (en trenes, estaciones) buffer

b) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump

3) (Andes) ( cima) top

4)

a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bump

b) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo)

me di un tope — I bumped my head

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= ceiling.

Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

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* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* funcionando a tope = overstretched.

* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* lleno a tope = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* lleno hasta los topes = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* tope ficticio = glass ceiling.

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masculino

1)

a) ( límite) limit

tope máximo — upper limit

hasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim; tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was full to bursting; el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed; estoy hasta el tope de trabajo — I'm snowed under with work

b)

a tope — (Esp fam) < trabajar> flat out (colloq)

vivir a tope — to live life to the full

el club estaba a tope — the club was packed out (colloq)

c) (como adj inv) <edad/precio> maximum (before n)

fecha tope — deadline

2)

a) ( para las puertas) doorstop; (en trenes, estaciones) buffer

b) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump

3) (Andes) ( cima) top

4)

a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bump

b) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo)

me di un tope — I bumped my head

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= ceiling.

Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* funcionando a tope = overstretched.

* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* lleno a tope = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* lleno hasta los topes = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* tope ficticio = glass ceiling.

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tope

masculine

A

1 (límite) limit

estoy llegando al tope de mi paciencia my patience is running out, I'm reaching the limit of my patience

su caradura no tiene tope the nerve she has is unbelievable

han establecido un tope máximo a ceiling o an upper limit has been set

hasta el tope or los topes: llené la taza hasta el tope I filled the cup to the brim

tenía la maleta hasta el tope her suitcase was stuffed full o was full to bursting

el estadio estaba hasta los topes the stadium was jam-packed

estoy hasta el tope de trabajo I'm up to the eyes o my eyes in work, I'm snowed under with work

no podemos aceptar más pedidos, estamos hasta los topes we can't accept any more orders, we're snowed under

2

a tope ( Esp fam): vivir a tope to live life to the full

giró el volante a tope she turned the steering wheel as far as it would go

el club estaba a tope the club was packed out ( colloq)

lo pasamos a tope ( fam); we had a fantastic time

el personal trabaja a tope the staff are working to capacity o ( colloq) flat out

3 ( como adj inv):

la edad tope para este trabajo the maximum age for this job

el precio tope the top o maximum price

fecha tope deadline

B

1 (para las puertas) doorstop

2 (en trenes) buffer; (en las estaciones) buffer

3 ( Méx) ( Auto) speed bump, sleeping policeman ( BrE)

C ( Col) (de una montaña) top

D

1 ( Col) (golpe, choque) bump

le di un tope al carro I had a bump o a shunt in the car

se dieron un tope en el pasillo they ran o bumped into each other in the corridor

los ciervos se estaban dando topes the stags were butting each other

2

( Méx fam) (cabezazo): cuando me paré me di un tope I bumped o hit o banged my head when I stood up

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Del verbo topar: ( conjugate topar)

topé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

tope es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
topar
tope
tope sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( límite) limit;

◊ han establecido un tope máximo an upper limit has been set

b) ( como adj inv) ‹edad/precio› maximum ( before n);

◊ fecha tope deadline

2
a) ( para las puertas) doorstop;

(Ferr) buffer
b) (Méx) (Auto) speed bump

3 (Andes) ( cima) top
4
a) (Andes) (golpe, choque) bump

b) (Méx fam) ( cabezazo):

◊ me di un tope I bumped my head

tope sustantivo masculino
1 (límite, extremo) limit
fecha tope, deadline
2 (pieza: en las puertas) doorstop
(: para el tren) buffer
♦ Locuciones: fig (lleno a rebosar) estar a tope o hasta los topes, to be full to bursting
(un estadio, el autobús, etc) to be packed (out), to be jam-packed
fam (al límite) a tope: estaba trabajando a tope, he was working very hard
viven a tope, they live life to the full
' tope' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
límite
- máxima
- máximo
- toparse
- fecha
English:
buffer
- bump into
- ceiling
- closing date
- deadline
- door stop
- door stopper
- full
- live
- seam
- time limit
- top up
- cap
- closing
- dead
- road
- solid
- speed
- top

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tope

♦ nm

1. [límite máximo] limit;
[de plazo] deadline;
pusieron como tope diez por persona each person was allowed no more than ten;

un tope máximo de 20 millones a maximum of 20 million;

Comp
Fam
a tope [de velocidad, intensidad] flat out;
[lleno] packed;
abrir el grifo a tope to turn the tap on full;

la calefacción estaba a tope the heating was on full blast;

estoy a tope de trabajo I'm up to my neck in work;

disfrutar a tope to have a whale of a time;

Comp

estar hasta los topes to be bursting at the seams

2. Ferroc buffer

3. [freno]
poner tope a to rein in, to curtail

4. [pieza] block;
[para puerta] doorstop
5. Méx [para velocidad] speed bump, Br sleeping policeman

♦ adj inv

1. [máximo] [sueldo, velocidad] top, maximum;
[edad] maximum;
fecha tope deadline

2. Esp Fam [genial] fab, Br brill

♦ adv
Esp Fam [muy] mega, really;
un bar tope enrollado a megacool bar

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tope

m

1 limit;

edad tope upper age limit;

estar hasta los topes fam be bursting at the seams fam ;

pasarlo a tope fam have a great time

2 pieza stop

3 Méx: en la calle speed bump

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tope nm

1) : limit, end

hasta el tope: to the limit, to the brim

2) : stop, check, buffer

tope de puerta: doorstop

3) : bump, collision

4) Mex : speed bump

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tope¹ adv really / absolutely

fue tope interesante it was really interesting

tope² n stop

el tope de la puerta the doorstop

a tope (lleno) packed (mucho) very hard

la sala estaba a tope the hall was packed

Roberto trabaja a tope Roberto works very hard

Spanish-English dictionary > tope
12 límite

m.

1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.

2 breaking point.

3 limit, cap.

4 ora, edge.

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límite

► nombre masculino

1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary

2 (frontera) boundary

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin límites boundless

todo tiene un límite there's a limit to everything

límite de velocidad speed limit

* * *

noun m.

1) limit

2) border, boundary

* * *

1. SM

1) [gen] limit

podrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit

eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit

• como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday

• poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participants

nos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend

quieren poner límite a sus ambiciones políticas — they want to limit his political ambitions

pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos

• sin límites — limitless

• no tener límites — to know no bounds

límite de crédito — (Com) credit limit

límite de gastos — spending limit

límite de velocidad — speed limit

2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, border

límite forestal — tree line, timber line

3) (Inform)

límite de página — page break

4) (=final) end

2.

ADJ INV extreme, maximum

caso límite — extreme case

competición límite — out-and-out contest

concentración límite — maximum concentration

jornada límite semanal — maximum possible working week

sentencia límite — definitive ruling

situaciones límite — extreme situations

someter una máquina a pruebas límite — to test a machine to the limit

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masculino

1) (Geog, Pol) boundary

2)

a) ( cifra máxima) limit

el límite de velocidad — the speed limit

poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

b) (tope, extremo) limit

no tener límite — to know no limits

bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación llegó a límites insostenibles — the situation became untenable

todo tiene un límite! — enough is enough!

3) (como adj inv)

tiempo límite — time limit

situación límite — extreme situation

fecha límite — deadline

* * *

= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.

Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.

Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.

Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.

Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.

Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.

Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.

Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.

Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

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* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.

* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.

* establecer límites = draw + limits.

* establecer un límite = set + limit.

* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.

* límite de tiempo = time limit.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* límite fluctuante = moving wall.

* límite inferior = lower bound.

* límite máximo = upper limit.

* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.

* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* marcar los límites = mark out.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no tener límite = have + no limit.

* no tener límites = be boundless.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

* * *

masculino

1) (Geog, Pol) boundary

2)

a) ( cifra máxima) limit

el límite de velocidad — the speed limit

poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

b) (tope, extremo) limit

no tener límite — to know no limits

bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación llegó a límites insostenibles — the situation became untenable

todo tiene un límite! — enough is enough!

3) (como adj inv)

tiempo límite — time limit

situación límite — extreme situation

fecha límite — deadline

* * *

= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.

Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.

Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.

Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.

Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.

Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.

Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.

Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.

Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.

* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.

* establecer límites = draw + limits.

* establecer un límite = set + limit.

* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.

* límite de tiempo = time limit.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* límite fluctuante = moving wall.

* límite inferior = lower bound.

* límite máximo = upper limit.

* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.

* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* marcar los límites = mark out.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no tener límite = have + no limit.

* no tener límites = be boundless.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

* * *

límite

masculine

A ( Geog, Pol) boundary

el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundary

los límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the property

B

1 (cifra máxima) limit

el límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25

no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limit

el límite de velocidad the speed limit

no puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limit

pusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls

2 (tope, extremo) limit

mi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patience

su generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o bounds

bondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenable

no te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limits

Compuestos:

● límite de crédito

credit limit

● límite de gastos

spending limit

● límite de peso

weight limit

● límite de tolerancia

tolerance level

C ( como adj inv):

tiempo límite time limit

situación límite extreme situation

es un caso límite it's a borderline case

fecha límite final date, deadline, closing date

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Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)

limité es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

limite es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:
◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;

me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
◊ el límite de velocidad the speed limit;

su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
◊ tiempo límite time limit;

situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed

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límite nm

1. [tope] limit;

al límite at the limit;

dentro de un límite within limits;

tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;

su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;

está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;

estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;

me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;

mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;

no hay límite de edad there's no age limit

Comp
Fin límite de crédito credit limit;
límite de velocidad speed limit

2. [confín] boundary;

el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property

3. Mat limit

4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;
[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;
fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June

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límite

I m

1 limit;

sin límites limitless

2 ( linea de separación) boundary

II adj

:

situación límite extreme situation;

caso límite borderline case

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límite nm

1) : boundary, border

2) : limit

el límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patience

límite de velocidad: speed limit

3)

fecha límite : deadline

* * *

límite n

1. (punto máximo) limit

límite de velocidad speed limit

hora límite deadline

2. (de territorio) boundary [pl. boundaries]

los límites de España Spain's boundaries

Spanish-English dictionary > límite
13 seis

adj.

1 sixth.

el seis de agosto the sixth of August

2 six.

el seis de diamantes the six of diamonds

echar o tirar un seis to play a six

f. & m.

1 six.

tiene seis años she's six (years old)

2 six (number).

la página seis page six

el seis number six

doscientos seis two hundred and six

treinta y seis thirty-six

m. s.&pl.

six, number six.

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seis

► adjetivo

1 six

■ pesa seis kilos it weighs six kilos

■ son casi las seis it's almost six o'clock

■ son las seis en punto it's exactly six o'clock

■ el seis de junio the sixth of June

■ se casan el día seis they're getting married on the sixth

■ tiene un hijo de seis años she has a boy of six

■ somos seis there are six of us

■ eran seis there were six of them

■ los vendemos de seis en seis we sell them in sixes

2 (sexto) sixth

■ soy el seis de la lista I'm sixth on the list

► nombre masculino

1 six

■ el seis number six

■ seis sobre diez six out of ten

■ seis por seis treinta y seis six sixes are thirty-six, six times six is thirty-six

■ mide seis por seis it measures six by six

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noun m. adj.

six

* * *

1.

ADJ INV PRON [gen] six; [ordinal, en la fecha] sixth

seis mil — six thousand

tiene seis años — she is six (years old)

un niño de seis años — a six-year-old (child), a child of six

son las seis — it's six o'clock

son las cinco menos seis — it's six minutes to five

nos fuimos los seis al cine — all six of us went to the cinema

somos seis para comer — there are six of us for dinner

unos seis — about six

le escribí el día seis — I wrote to him on the sixth

en la página seis — on page six

2.

SM INV (=número) six; (=fecha) sixth

dos más cuatro son seis — two plus four are six

hoy es seis — today is the sixth

llega el seis de agosto — he arrives on the sixth of August o on August the sixth o on 6 August

vive en el seis — he lives at number six

el seis de corazones — the six of hearts

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre six; para ejemplos ver cinco
II
masculino (number) six; para ejemplos ver cinco

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre six; para ejemplos ver cinco
II
masculino (number) six; para ejemplos ver cinco

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seis¹

adj inv/pron

six para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

seis²

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(number) six para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

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seis adj inv/pron/m
six;
para ejemplos ver
◊ cinco

seis adjetivo & pron & m inv six
el seis de diciembre, the sixth of December

' seis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cada
- coma
- diana
- punto
- salir
- sala
- sobre
- sumar
- suponer
- tarde
- terminar
- doble
- ir
- número
- oscuro
- palabra
- piso
- prisión
- semestre
- tardar
English:
arrange
- bang
- be
- by
- call for
- catch
- category
- chapter
- checkup
- defeat
- dot
- equal
- evening
- fall
- for
- hopefully
- individual
- less
- meet
- minus
- pack in
- party
- plane
- reading
- sharp
- six
- six-pack
- six-shooter
- sixteen
- stand
- still
- stroke
- take
- to
- touch down
- under
- wineglass
- about
- age
- at
- exactly
- get
- must
- of
- outside
- over
- past
- short
- start
- succession

* * *

seis núm

six;

el (Torneo de las) Seis Naciones [en rugby] the Six Nations (Championship);
ver también tres
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seis

m/adj six

* * *

seis adj & nm

: six

* * *

seis num

1. (en general) six

2. (en fechas) sixth

Spanish-English dictionary > seis
14 tres

adj.

1 three.

2 third.

f. & m.

three.

de tres al cuarto (informal) cheap, third-rate

no ver tres en un burro (informal) to be as blind as a bat

tres cuartos de lo mismo the same thing

no le convencimos ni a la de tres (informal) there was no way we could convince him;

m.

three, number three.

* * *

tres

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) three; (ordinal) third

► nombre masculino

1 (pl treses) (número) three; (fecha) third

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

como tres y dos son cinco familiar as sure as eggs are eggs

ni a la de tres familiar there was no way

tres en raya noughts and crosses, US tick-tack-toe Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1

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noun m. adj.

three

* * *

1.

ADJ INV PRON [gen] three; [ordinal, en la fecha] third

las tres — three o'clock

le escribí el día tres — I wrote to him on the third

- de tres al cuarto

- como tres y dos son cinco

- ni a la de tres

- no ver tres en un burro

2.

SM (=número) three; (=fecha) third

tres en raya — (=juego) noughts and crosses, tic tac toe (EEUU)
seis
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I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre three; para ejemplos ver cinco

ni a la de tres — (Esp fam)

no lo termino ni a la de tres — there's no way I can finish this

no me salía ni a la de tres — I just couldn't work it out
II
masculino (number) three; para ejemplos ver cinco

- tres cuartos

- tres en raya or en línea

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre three; para ejemplos ver cinco

ni a la de tres — (Esp fam)

no lo termino ni a la de tres — there's no way I can finish this

no me salía ni a la de tres — I just couldn't work it out
II
masculino (number) three; para ejemplos ver cinco

- tres cuartos

- tres en raya or en línea

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tres¹

adj inv/pron

three para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

ni a la de tres ( fam): no logro meter un gol ni a la de tres I can't score (a goal) for the life of me

no lo vas a convencer ni a la de tres you don't have a hope of persuading him ( colloq)

tres²

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

three, (number) three para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

Compuestos:

● tres cuartos

masculine and feminine (en rugby) three-quarter

● tres en raya or ( Col) en línea

tic-tac-toe ( AmE), noughts and crosses ( BrE)

* * *

tres adj inv/m/pron
three;
◊ tres en raya tic-tac-toe (AmE), noughts and crosses (BrE);

para ejemplos ver cinco
tres
I adj inv (cardinal) three
(ordinal) third
II sustantivo masculino three
♦ Locuciones: fam (algo evidente) como tres y dos son cinco, as sure as sure can be
familiar de tres al cuarto, (de poco valor) la casa está construida con materiales de tres al cuarto, the house has been constructed with second rate materials
familiar ni a la de tres, (de ningún modo) no apruebo los exámenes ni a la de tres, there's no way that I'm going to pass the exams
Indum Mil (chaquetón, abrigo corto de faena) tres cuartos, three-quarter-lenght coat
(juego) tres en raya, noughts and crosses, US tick-tack-toe

' tres' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
- aguantar
- alcanzar
- burra
- burro
- caber
- cada
- chaquetón
- comida
- cuerpo
- de
- diecinueveava
- diecinueveavo
- discurso
- dividir
- dos
- dotada
- dotado
- durante
- efectuar
- en
- engordar
- ser
- esperar
- estudio
- excedencia
- extinguir
- ir
- gato
- gracia
- hacer
- igual
- ingreso
- inspección
- justa
- justo
- la
- larga
- largo
- matrimonio
- mayor
- muerte
- nivel
- novelón
- número
- ordinal
- otra
- otro
- parecerse
- permitirse
English:
abreast
- and
- attention span
- boast
- bonus
- busline
- busload
- bust up
- change
- climate
- come back
- come forward
- come up to
- competitor
- conclude
- conference call
- crown
- crystallize
- depart
- doubtless
- draw
- elapse
- embezzle
- essential
- exam
- ferment
- from
- gather together
- go
- grill
- guest
- gunfire
- hang up
- hat-trick
- hatchback
- he's
- interval
- last
- leave
- lie
- light-headed
- lineage
- maximum
- multiple
- murder
- no
- number
- o'clock
- of
- ordinal

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tres

♦ adj inv

1. [para contar] three;

tiene tres años she's three (years old)

Comp
tres puertas [vehículo] three-door (model);
Tres Zapotes [centro arqueológico] = ancient Olmec city in the present-day state of Veracruz in Mexico

2. [para ordenar] (number) three;

la página tres page three

♦ pron

1. [en fechas] third;

el tres de agosto the third of August;

hoy estamos a tres today's the third;

acabaremos el día tres we'll finish on the third;

el siglo III [pronunciado tres] the 3rd century

2. [en direcciones]
calle Mayor (número) tres (number) three, calle Mayor

3. [en horas]
las tres three o'clock;

son las tres (de la mañana/de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the morning/in the afternoon);

el tren sale a y tres the train departs at three minutes past

4. [referido a grupos]
invité a diez y sólo vinieron tres I invited ten and only three came;

somos tres there are three of us;

de tres en tres in threes;

estaban aquí los tres the three of them were here

5. [en temperaturas]
estamos a tres bajo cero the temperature is three below zero

6. [en puntuaciones]
empatar a tres to draw three all;

tres a cero three-nothing, Br three-nil, US three-zero

7. [en naipes] three;

el tres de diamantes the three of diamonds;

echar o [m5] tirar un tres to play a three

8. Comp

a la de tres on the count of three;
Fam
de tres al cuarto cheap, third-rate;

tres cuartos de lo mismo the same thing;
Fam
no ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat;
Fam
no le convencimos ni a la de tres there was no way we could convince him;

como que tres y dos son cinco as sure as eggs is eggs

♦ nm

1. [número] three;

el tres (number) three;

doscientos tres two hundred and three;

treinta y tres thirty-three

2. tres cuartos [abrigo] three-quarter-length coat;
Col tres en línea Br noughts and crosses, US tic-tac-toe;
tres en raya Br noughts and crosses, US tic-tac-toe

* * *

tres

I adj three;

no funciona ni a la de tres there’s no way it is going to work

II m three

* * *

tres adj & nm

: three

* * *

tres num

1. (en general) three

2. (en fechas) third

no ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat

tres en raya noughts and crosses

Spanish-English dictionary > tres
15 alias

adv.

alias (gen) & (computing).

prep.

alias, otherwise called, otherwise known as, alias dictus.

m. s.&pl.

1 alias, assumed name.

2 code name.

* * *

alias

► adverbio

1 alias

► nombre masculino invariable

1 alias

* * *

ADV SM INV alias

* * *
I
adverbio alias

Juan Pérez, alias `el Rubio' — Juan Pérez alias `el Rubio'
II
masculino (pl alias) alias

* * *

= alias, a.k.a. (also known as).

Ex. Then there was the continual drunkenness at work of the journeyman Hans van Leuven alias Elzevier (who was the father of the founder of the famous Elzevier Press).

Ex. In this chapter, you're going to learn about what is for most members of the Internet community the most frequently used facility: electronic mail, a.k.a. e-mail.

* * *
I
adverbio alias

Juan Pérez, alias `el Rubio' — Juan Pérez alias `el Rubio'
II
masculino (pl alias) alias

* * *

= alias, a.k.a. (also known as).

Ex: Then there was the continual drunkenness at work of the journeyman Hans van Leuven alias Elzevier (who was the father of the founder of the famous Elzevier Press).

Ex: In this chapter, you're going to learn about what is for most members of the Internet community the most frequently used facility: electronic mail, a.k.a. e-mail.

* * *

alias¹

adverb

alias

Juan Pérez, alias `el Rubio' Juan Pérez alias `el Rubio', Juan Pérez also known as o a.k.a. `el Rubio'

alias²

masculine

(pl alias)

1 (apodo) alias

2 ( Inf) alias

* * *

Del verbo aliar: ( conjugate aliar)

alías es:

2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
aliar
alias
alias adverbio
alias
■ sustantivo masculino ( pl alias) alias
alias adverbio & m inv alias
' alias' also found in these entries:
English:
alias

* * *

alias

♦ adv

alias;

Pedro García, alias “el Flaco” Pedro Garcia, alias o a.k.a. “el Flaco”

♦ nm inv

1. [apodo] alias

2. Informát alias

* * *

alias

I m inv alias

II adv alias

* * *

alias adv & nm

: alias

Spanish-English dictionary > alias
16 noventa

adj.

1 ninety.

2 ninetieth.

f. & m.

ninety.

los (años) noventa the nineties;

* * *

noventa

► adjetivo

1 ninety

► nombre masculino

1 ninety Table 1 NOTA See also sesenta/Table 1

* * *

noun m. adj.

ninety

* * *

ADJ INV PRON SM [gen] ninety; [ordinal] ninetieth

los (años) noventa — the nineties

los escritores del noventa y ocho — the writers of the 1898 Generation
seis
* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre ninety; para ejemplos ver cincuenta
II
masculino (number) ninety

* * *

= ninety.

Ex. Ninety percent of the students tested could locate a simple fact in a news article.

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* mediados de los noventa = mid-nineties.

* noventa, los = nineties, the.

* noventa y nueve = ninety-nine.

* noventa y uno = ninety-one.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre ninety; para ejemplos ver cincuenta
II
masculino (number) ninety

* * *

los noventa

= nineties, the

Ex: Indeed, problems are likely to last into the nineties.

= ninety.

Ex: Ninety percent of the students tested could locate a simple fact in a news article.

* mediados de los noventa = mid-nineties.

* noventa, los = nineties, the.

* noventa y nueve = ninety-nine.

* noventa y uno = ninety-one.

* * *

noventa¹

adj inv/pron

ninety para ejemplos ver cincuenta¹ (↑ cincuenta (1)), cincuenta² (↑ cincuenta (2))

noventa²

masculine

(number) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ninety

* * *

noventa adj inv/pron/m
ninety;
para ejemplos ver
◊ cincuenta

noventa adjetivo & m inv ninety

' noventa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- cinco
English:
at
- from
- ninety
- time

* * *

noventa núm

ninety;

los (años) noventa the nineties;
ver también treinta
* * *

noventa

adj ninety

* * *

noventa adj & nm

: ninety

* * *

noventa num ninety

los años noventa the nineties

Spanish-English dictionary > noventa
17 paracaídas

m. s.&pl.

parachute, chute.

* * *

paracaídas

► nombre masculino invariable

1 parachute

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

* * *

noun m.

parachute

* * *

SM INV parachute

lanzar algo en paracaídas — to send sth down by parachute

aterrizar en paracaídas en un lugar — to parachute into a place

lanzarse o saltar o tirarse en paracaídas — [gen] to parachute; [en emergencia] to parachute, bale out; [una sola vez] to do a parachute jump

* * *

masculino (pl paracaídas) (Aviac) parachute

un salto en paracaídas — a parachute jump

les lanzaron alimentos en paracaídas — they dropped food to them by parachute

tirarse or lanzarse en paracaídas — to parachute

* * *

= parachute.

Ex. Kids will also learn ho to make their own toy parachutes in a fun, hands-on activity that demonstrates how one force can be used to work against another.

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* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* lanzarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* * *

masculino (pl paracaídas) (Aviac) parachute

un salto en paracaídas — a parachute jump

les lanzaron alimentos en paracaídas — they dropped food to them by parachute

tirarse or lanzarse en paracaídas — to parachute

* * *

= parachute.

Ex: Kids will also learn ho to make their own toy parachutes in a fun, hands-on activity that demonstrates how one force can be used to work against another.

* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* lanzarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* * *

paracaídas

masculine

(pl paracaídas)

1 ( Aviac) parachute

un salto en paracaídas a parachute jump

les lanzaron or tiraron alimentos en paracaídas they dropped food to them by parachute, they parachuted food in to them

tirarse or lanzarse en paracaídas (como deporte) to parachute; (en caso de emergencia) to parachute, bale out

2 ( fam) (preservativo) condom, rubber ( AmE colloq), Durex® ( BrE)

* * *

paracaídas sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ paracaídas) (Aviac) parachute;

tirarse or lanzarse en paracaídas to parachute
paracaídas m inv parachute

' paracaídas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
saltar
- abrir
- lanzar
- tirar
English:
bail out
- drop
- harness
- jump
- parachute
- bail

* * *

paracaídas nm inv

parachute;

saltar o [m5] tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

un salto en paracaídas a parachute jump;

lanzar algo en paracaídas to parachute sth, to drop sth by parachute

* * *

paracaídas

m inv parachute;

lanzarse o

saltar en paracaídas parachute

* * *

paracaídas nms & pl

: parachute

* * *

paracaídas n parachute

Spanish-English dictionary > paracaídas
18 paréntesis

m. s.&pl.

1 parenthesis, bracket.

2 digression, interruption, pause, parenthesis.

3 parentheses.

* * *

paréntesis

► nombre masculino invariable

1 (gen) parenthesis; (signo) brackets plural

2 figurado (interrupción) break, interruption

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir paréntesis to open brackets

cerrar paréntesis to close brackets

entre paréntesis in brackets, in parentheses

hacer un paréntesis figurado to take a break

* * *

noun m.

parenthesis

* * *

SM INV

1) (Tip) parenthesis, bracket

paréntesis cuadrados — square brackets

2) (Ling) (=pausa) parenthesis; (=digresión) digression; (=aparte) aside

hacer un paréntesis — [en discurso, escrito] to digress

entre paréntesis — [como adj] parenthetical, incidental; [como adv] parenthetically, incidentally

y, entre paréntesis... — and, by the way..., and I may add in passing...

3) (=intervalo) interval, break; (=hueco) gap; (=descanso) lull

el paréntesis vacacional — the break for the holidays

hacer un paréntesis — to take a break

* * *

masculino (pl paréntesis)

a) ( signo) parenthesis, bracket (BrE)

cerrar el paréntesis — close parentheses o brackets

entre paréntesis — ( literal) in parentheses, in brackets; ( a propósito) by the way

b) ( digresión) digression, parenthesis

c) ( intervalo) break, interval

* * *

= parentheses () [parenthesis, -sing.], bracket, round brackets (), hiatus, lull.

Ex. The first 15 characters of the edition note are displayed in parentheses at the right end of the line, just before the date.

Ex. Further complex search strategies are possible with the intercession of other kinds of logic (see below) and the use of brackets.

Ex. The notations for Space concepts are enclosed in round brackets (), and added to the main table numbers when required.

Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex. The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.

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* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.

* equilibrar paréntesis = balance + parentheses.

* paréntesis angular = angled bracket.

* paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.

* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* * *

masculino (pl paréntesis)

a) ( signo) parenthesis, bracket (BrE)

cerrar el paréntesis — close parentheses o brackets

entre paréntesis — ( literal) in parentheses, in brackets; ( a propósito) by the way

b) ( digresión) digression, parenthesis

c) ( intervalo) break, interval

* * *

= parentheses () [parenthesis, -sing.], bracket, round brackets (), hiatus, lull.

Ex: The first 15 characters of the edition note are displayed in parentheses at the right end of the line, just before the date.

Ex: Further complex search strategies are possible with the intercession of other kinds of logic (see below) and the use of brackets.

Ex: The notations for Space concepts are enclosed in round brackets (), and added to the main table numbers when required.

Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.

* equilibrar paréntesis = balance + parentheses.

* paréntesis angular = angled bracket.

* paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.

* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* * *

paréntesis

masculine

(pl paréntesis)

1 (signo) parenthesis, bracket ( BrE)

abrir/cerrar el paréntesis to open/close parentheses o brackets

entre paréntesis (literal) in parentheses, in brackets; (a propósito) by the way

2 (digresión) digression, parenthesis

3 (intervalo) break, interval, parenthesis ( frml)

* * *

paréntesis sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ paréntesis)

a) ( signo) parenthesis, bracket (BrE);

◊ cerrar el paréntesis close parentheses o brackets;

entre paréntesis ( literal) in parentheses, in brackets;

( a propósito) by the way
b) ( digresión) digression, parenthesis

paréntesis m inv
1 parenthesis, bracket
entre paréntesis, in parentheses o brackets
2 (digresión) digression
3 (descanso, pausa) break, interruption: tras un breve paréntesis en nuestra relación, volvimos a encontrarnos en París, we met up again in Paris after a break in our relationship
' paréntesis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inciso
- abrir
- entre
English:
bracket
- parenthesis
- hiatus

* * *

paréntesis nm inv

1. [signo] (round) bracket, parenthesis;

abrir/cerrar el paréntesis to open/close brackets;

entre paréntesis [texto] in brackets, in parentheses;
[comentario] digression;
y, entre paréntesis, tengo que decir que… and, by the way, I must say that…;

poner algo entre paréntesis to put sth in brackets, to bracket sth

Comp
paréntesis angular angle bracket
2. [intercalación] digression

3. [interrupción] break;

hacer un paréntesis to have a break

* * *

paréntesis

m inv

1 parenthesis;

entre paréntesis fig by the way

2 fig ( pausa) break

* * *

paréntesis nms & pl

1) : parenthesis

2) : digression

* * *

paréntesis n brackets

entre paréntesis in brackets

Spanish-English dictionary > paréntesis
19 quince

adj.

1 fifteen.

2 fifteenth.

f. & m.

fifteen.

quince días a fortnight;

* * *

quince

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) fifteen; (ordinal) fifteenth

► nombre masculino

1 fifteen

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

quince días fortnight sing Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1

* * *

noun m. adj.

fifteen

* * *

1.

ADJ INV PRON [gen] fifteen; [ordinal, en la fecha] fifteenth

le escribí el día quince — I wrote to him on the fifteenth

quince días — a fortnight

- dar quince y raya a algn
seis
2.

SM (=número) fifteen; (=fecha) fifteenth

los Quince — the 15 member nations ( of the EU)

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre fifteen

dentro de quince días — in two weeks' time, in a fortnight's time (BrE); para ejemplos ver tb cinco
II
masculino (number) fifteen

* * *

= fifteen.

Ex. Rober Oppenheimer, with his tongue in cheek, said, some years ago, that if the American 'Physical review' went on expanding at its present rate, it would be fifteen times heavier than the earth by the end of the century!.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre fifteen

dentro de quince días — in two weeks' time, in a fortnight's time (BrE); para ejemplos ver tb cinco
II
masculino (number) fifteen

* * *

= fifteen.

Ex: Rober Oppenheimer, with his tongue in cheek, said, some years ago, that if the American 'Physical review' went on expanding at its present rate, it would be fifteen times heavier than the earth by the end of the century!.

* * *

quince¹

adj inv/pron

fifteen

dentro de quince días me voy I'm going in two weeks' time o ( BrE) in a fortnight's time

para ejemplos ver tb cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

quince²

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(number) fifteen

* * *

quince adj inv/pron/m
fifteen;
◊ dentro de quince días in two weeks' time, in a fortnight's time (BrE);

para ejemplos ver tb cinco
quince adjetivo & m inv fifteen

' quince' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
así
- de
- dulce
- hipar
- membrillo
- prueba
- día
- edad
- exclusive
- igual
- más
- nada
- quinceañero
English:
abortion
- appreciate
- credit
- drop out
- fifteen
- magazine
- quince
- fortnight

* * *

quince núm

fifteen;

quince días a fortnight;
UE
los Quince the Fifteen;

Comp

dar quince y raya a alguien to get the better of sb;

Comp
Fam
del quince: un constipado del quince a stinking cold;
ver también tres
* * *

quince

adj fifteen;

dentro de quince días in two weeks

* * *

quince adj & nm

: fifteen

* * *

quince num

1. (en general) fifteen

2. (fechas) fifteenth

quince días a fortnight / two weeks

Spanish-English dictionary > quince
20 tragaperras

adj.

slot-machine, juke-box.

f. s.&pl.

slot machine, one armed-bandit (informal).

* * *

tragaperras

FRASEOLOGÍA

máquina tragaperras slot machine

* * *

SF INV [gen] slot machine; [en bar] fruit-machine, one-armed bandit
máquina 1)
* * *

masculino o femenino (pl tragaperras) (Esp fam) slot machine

* * *

= slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.

Ex. At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out.

Ex. Fruit machines are so profitable that US casinos are reported to make the bulk of their profits from their vast floors of machines.

Ex. Adults use these ' one arm bandits' for fun, a substitute for the games they engaged in as children.

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* máquina tragaperras = slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.

* * *

masculino o femenino (pl tragaperras) (Esp fam) slot machine

* * *

= slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.

Ex: At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out.

Ex: Fruit machines are so profitable that US casinos are reported to make the bulk of their profits from their vast floors of machines.

Ex: Adults use these ' one arm bandits' for fun, a substitute for the games they engaged in as children.

* máquina tragaperras = slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.

* * *

tragaperras

masculine

or

feminine

(pl tragaperras)

( Esp fam) slot machine

* * *

tragaperras m or f (pl
◊ tragaperras) (Esp fam) slot machine

tragaperras f inv slot machine

' tragaperras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
máquina
English:
fruit machine
- one-armed bandit
- slot machine
- fruit
- slot

* * *

tragaperras nf inv

slot machine, one-armed bandit

* * *

tragaperras

f inv slot machine

* * *

tragaperras n slot machine

Spanish-English dictionary > tragaperras

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rosat — [ roza ] adj. inv. • XIIIe; calque du lat. rosatum (oleum) « (huile) rosat » ♦ Pharm. Se dit de préparations où il entre des roses, spécialt des roses rouges. Huile, miel rosat. Cour. Pommade rosat pour les lèvres. ⇒ cérat. ● rosat adjectif… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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pie — 1. pie [ pi ] n. f. et adj. inv. • v. 1175; lat. pica, fém. de picus « pic » I ♦ N. f. 1 ♦ Oiseau (corvidés) à plumage noir et blanc, ou bleu et blanc, à longue queue. ⇒région. agace; aussi pie grièche. La pie jacasse, jase. La pie vole les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
NU — Une comparaison entre les sculptures paléolithiques qui représentent le nu féminin et certaines peintures modernes comme le Nu bleu de Matisse, la Femme dans un fauteuil de Picasso ou des sculptures comme la Femme couchée de Henry Moore conduit à … Encyclopédie Universelle
debout — [ d(ə)bu ] adv. • 1530; « bout à bout » 1190; de de et bout 1 ♦ (Choses) Verticalement; sur l un des bouts. ⇒ 1. droit (cf. D aplomb). Mettre des livres debout (opposé à à plat). Un tonneau, une bouteille debout. Mettre du bois debout, dans le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fort — 1. fort, forte [ fɔr, fɔrt ] adj. et n. m. • Xe; fém. fort jusqu au XIVe; lat. fortis I ♦ Qui a de la force, un grand pouvoir d action. 1 ♦ Qui a de la force physique. ⇒ puissant, résistant, robuste, solide, vigoureux; fam … Encyclopédie Universelle

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