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2 galimatías
f. s.&pl.1 gibberish, double-talk, doubletalk, double Dutch.2 galimatias.* * *1 familiar gibberish, double Dutch* * *SM INV (=asunto) rigmarole; (=lenguaje) gibberish, nonsense* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex. Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex. This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex. She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex: Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * *(pl galimatías)con ese galimatías de explicación nadie entendió nada his explanation was pure gibberish o pure gobbledygook o double Dutch and nobody understood a wordes un galimatías de fórmulas it's just a confusing mass of formulas* * *
galimatías sustantivo masculino (pl
(de cosas, ideas) jumble
galimatías m inv fam gibberish: este informe es un auténtico galimatías, this report is written in gobbledygook
' galimatías' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jerga
English:
gibberish
* * *galimatías nm invFamlas instrucciones de esta lavadora son un galimatías the instructions for this washing machine are complete gibberish;su explicación fue un galimatías his explanation was in double Dutch;el debate acabó en un auténtico galimatías the debate ended up in a free-for-all* * *m gibberish* * *galimatías nms & pl: gibberish, nonsense -
3 jerigonza
f.1 gibberish.2 jargon, gibberish, double Dutch, gobbledydegook.3 cant.* * *1 peyorativo gibberish, jargon2 (argot) slang* * *SF1) (=galimatías) gibberish2) (=lenguaje) jargon3) (=estupidez) silly thing* * ** * *= lingo, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.Ex. Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex. This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex. She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * ** * *= lingo, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.
Ex: Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * *1 (mezcla de idiomas) mumbo jumbo ( colloq), gobbledygook ( colloq); (lenguaje en clave) secret language o code* * *jerigonza nf1. [galimatías] gibberish2. [jerga] jargon* * *f1 gobbledygook2 ( jerga) jargon* * *jerigonza nfgalimatías: mumbo jumbo, gibberish -
4 guirigay
m.1 racket (informal) (jaleo). (peninsular Spanish)2 gibberish (lenguaje ininteligible).* * *1 (lenguaje) gibberish2 (griterío) racket, noise, din* * *SM1) (=griterío) hubbub, uproar; (=confusión) chaos, confusion¡esto es un guirigay! — the place is like a bear garden!
2) (=lenguaje confuso) gibberish, jargon* * *2 (lenguaje) jibberish, double Dutch* * *
guirigay m fam hubbub
* * *guirigay nmEsp Fam1. [jaleo] racket2. [lenguaje ininteligible] gibberish* * *m famjargon, gibberish -
5 charla incoherente
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6 jerga
f.1 jargon.2 sackcloth, straw mattress.3 floorcloth, wiper, floor cloth.* * *1 (lenguaje) jargon2 peyorativo (jerigonza) gibberish, jargon————————1 (tela) serge* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) (=lenguaje) jargon2) (=galimatías) gibberishIISF1) (=tela) coarse cloth, sackcloth2) Méx floor cloth3) LAm (=manta) horse blanket4) And coarse cloak* * *1)a) (de gremio, profesión) jargon; ( de los adolescentes) slangb) ( galimatías) mumbo jumbo (colloq)2) (Méx) ( trapo) floorcloth* * *= jargon, parlance, technospeak, argot, slang word,, lingo.Ex. Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.Ex. For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.Ex. This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.Ex. To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex. Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex. Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.----* jerga burocrática = officialese.* jerga de las iniciales = initialese.* jerga de los abogados = legalease.* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.* jerga informática = computerese, geek speak.* jerga legal = legalease.* * *1)a) (de gremio, profesión) jargon; ( de los adolescentes) slangb) ( galimatías) mumbo jumbo (colloq)2) (Méx) ( trapo) floorcloth* * *= jargon, parlance, technospeak, argot, slang word,, lingo.Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.Ex: This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.* jerga burocrática = officialese.* jerga de las iniciales = initialese.* jerga de los abogados = legalease.* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.* jerga informática = computerese, geek speak.* jerga legal = legalease.* * *A1 (de un gremio, una profesión) jargonla jerga de los adolescentes/drogadictos teenage/drug addicts' slangjerga técnica technical jargon* * *
jerga sustantivo femenino
1
( de los adolescentes) slang
2 (Méx) ( trapo) floorcloth
jerga f (de un grupo profesional) jargon
jerga médica, medical jargon
(argot) slang: en su jerga pibe significa hombre, pibe means bloke in slang
' jerga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manga
English:
jargon
- lingo
- slang
* * *jerga nf1. [habla] jargon;la jerga juvenil youth slang;la jerga periodística journalese2. [galimatías] gibberish3. Méx, RP [manta de caballo] saddle blanket* * *f jargon; ( argot) slang;jerga del hampa underworld slang* * *jerga nf1) : jargon, slang2) : coarse cloth -
7 cantinflada
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8 cantinflear
verbo intransitivo (fam) to babble, talk gibberish* * *verbo intransitivo (fam) to babble, talk gibberish* * *cantinflear [A1 ]vi( fam); to babble, talk gibberish* * *
cantinflear ( conjugate cantinflear) verbo intransitivo (fam) to babble
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9 algarabía
f.merrymaking, frolic, hullabaloo, bedlam.* * *1 din, racket, noise* * *SF1) (=griterío) hullabaloo2) (Ling) Arabic3) (Bot) cornflower* * *femenino (alboroto, regocijo) rejoicing, jubilation* * *= racket, cacophony, jubilation, pandemonium.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose.* * *femenino (alboroto, regocijo) rejoicing, jubilation* * *= racket, cacophony, jubilation, pandemonium.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
Ex: The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose.* * *1 (alboroto, regocijo) rejoicing, jubilation2 ( Hist) Arabic* * *algarabía nf1. [habla confusa] gibberish2. [alboroto] racket3. [ave] fulvous whistling-duck* * *f figrejoicing, jubilation* * *algarabía nf1) : gibberish, babble2) : hubbub, uproar -
10 babuino
m.baboon.* * *1 baboon* * *SM baboon* * *= baboon.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.* * *= baboon.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
* * *baboon* * *babuino nmyellow baboon* * *m ZO baboon* * *babuino nm: baboon* * *babuino n baboon -
11 balbuceo
m.1 babbling.2 stammer, stutter, babble, stammering.3 lallation.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: balbucear.* * *1 babbling* * *SM [de adulto] stammering, stuttering; [de niño] babbling* * ** * *= splutter, sputter, stammering, stammer.Ex. And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex. Stammering is four times more common in boys than girls.Ex. In contrast, behavioural therapies take a more direct approach to the problem, encouraging parents to correct a stammer.* * ** * *= splutter, sputter, stammering, stammer.Ex: And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex: Stammering is four times more common in boys than girls.Ex: In contrast, behavioural therapies take a more direct approach to the problem, encouraging parents to correct a stammer.* * *(de un adulto) mumbling, mutteringlos primeros balbuceos del niño the child's first faltering wordsoía el balbuceo del niño I could hear the child gurgling awaylos primeros balbuceos del feminismo the first stirrings of feminism* * *
Del verbo balbucear: ( conjugate balbucear)
balbuceo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
balbuceó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
balbucear
balbuceo
balbucear ( conjugate balbucear) verbo transitivo
to stammer
verbo intransitivo [ adulto] to mutter, mumble;
[ bebé] to babble
balbuceo sustantivo masculino ( de adulto) mumbling, muttering;
( de bebé) babble
balbucear verbo intransitivo & vt
1 (comenzar a hablar) to babble
2 (hablar vacilantemente, con poca claridad) to stutter, to stammer: estaba tan avergonzada que apenas pudo balbucear una disculpa, she was so embarrassed she could hardly stammer out an excuse
balbuceo sustantivo masculino
1 (de niño) babbling
2 (de adulto) stuttering, stammering
' balbuceo' also found in these entries:
English:
gurgle
* * *balbuceo nmsus balbuceos denotaban nerviosismo you could tell he was nervous by the way he was stammering2.balbuceos [inicios] early stages;los balbuceos del cine the earliest days of cinema* * *m stammer* * *balbuceo nm: mumbling, stammering -
12 brinco
m.jump.el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voiceen un brinco (figurative) in a second, quicklyse levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seatpegar o dar un brinco to jump, to give a startdaba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joypres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: brincar.* * *\dar un brinco to skip, hopdar brincos to jump up and down* * *noun m.jump, leap* * *SM (=salto) [gen] jump, leap; [al correr] skipde o en un brinco — at one bound
dar brincos — to hop (about), jump (about)
pegar un brinco — to jump, give a start
* * *masculino jump, leap, boundpegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright
* * *= hopping, hop, skip, jump.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.* * *masculino jump, leap, boundpegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright
* * *= hopping, hop, skip, jump.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.* * *jump, leap, boundsubió los escalones de un brinco he went up the steps in one leap o boundse despertó de un brinco he woke up with a startpegó or dio un brinco del susto ( fam); he jumped with frightentró dando brincos de alegría she came in jumping for o leaping with joyCompuesto:* * *
Del verbo brincar: ( conjugate brincar)
brinco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
brincó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
brincar
brinco
brincar ( conjugate brincar) verbo intransitivo [ niño] to jump up and down;
[ cordero] to gambol, skip around;
[ liebre] to hop;
verbo transitivo (Méx) ‹valla/obstáculo› to jump
brinco sustantivo masculino
jump, leap, bound;
pegó or dio un brinco del susto (fam) he jumped with fright
brincar verbo intransitivo to skip
brinco sustantivo masculino skip
♦ Locuciones: dar brincos de alegría, to jump with joy
' brinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salto
English:
bound
- hop
- jump
- leap
- skip
- spring
* * *brinco nmjump;se levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seat;daba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joy;el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice;en un brinco in a second, quickly;Méx Famponerse al brinco: mi padre se me puso al brinco porque anoche llegué muy tarde my father came down on me like a ton of bricks because I came in late last night;Venquitar los brincos a alguien to bring sb down a peg (or two)* * *m famleap, bound;dar brincos jump up and down;dar opegar un brinco fig jump, start* * *brinco nm1) salto: jump, leap, skip2)pegar un brinco : to give a start, to jump* * *brinco n jump -
13 chapurreo
m.1 jabbering.2 jabber.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chapurrear.* * *1 jabbering* * *= splutter, sputter.Ex. And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.* * *= splutter, sputter.Ex: And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.* * *chapurreo nmjabbering -
14 charla
f.1 chat.2 talk (conferencia).3 gossip chatter, gossip.4 mistle thrush.5 Charla.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: charlar.* * *1 (conversación) talk, chat2 (conferencia) talk, informal lecture* * *noun f.chat, talk* * *SF1) (=conversación) chat2) (=chismes) gossip3) (=conferencia) talkcharla literaria — literary talk, informal literary lecture
* * *a) ( conversación) chatb) ( conferencia) talk* * *= chat, chatter, speech, talk, gossip, address, talking, confab, speaking commitment.Ex. The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex. For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.Ex. The dimensions of this problem are rooted in the fact that there are increasing means and methods of packaging and disseminating information -several of which I noted earlier in my talk.Ex. When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.Ex. The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.Ex. The author briefly reports on the conferences, conventions, confabs and celebrations of interest to library support staff across the USA that took place in 1998-99.Ex. Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.----* charla incoherente = gibberish.* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.* * *a) ( conversación) chatb) ( conferencia) talk* * *= chat, chatter, speech, talk, gossip, address, talking, confab, speaking commitment.Ex: The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.Ex: The dimensions of this problem are rooted in the fact that there are increasing means and methods of packaging and disseminating information -several of which I noted earlier in my talk.Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.Ex: The author briefly reports on the conferences, conventions, confabs and celebrations of interest to library support staff across the USA that took place in 1998-99.Ex: Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.* charla incoherente = gibberish.* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.* * *1(conversación): estábamos de charla we were having a chat o we were chattingsu charla me aburre his chatter bores me2 (conferencia) talkCompuesto:chat* * *
Del verbo charlar: ( conjugate charlar)
charla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
charla
charlar
charla sustantivo femenino
charlar ( conjugate charlar) verbo intransitivo
to chat, talk
charla sustantivo femenino
1 (palique) talk, chat: estuvimos de charla hasta las cinco, we were chatting until five
2 (conferencia) informal lecture o address: nos dieron una charla sobre los cometas, there was a lecture on comets
charlar verbo intransitivo to talk, chat
' charla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amena
- ameno
- conferencia
- dar
- origen
- parrafada
- amistoso
- conversación
- superficial
English:
cackle
- casual
- chat
- earful
- hold
- lecture
- pep talk
- spiel
- talk
- heart
- more
- pitch
- small
* * *charla nf1. [conversación] chat;estar de charla to chat3. Informát chatcharla en tiempo real real time chat* * *f1 chat2 organizada talk* * *charla nf: chat, talk* * *charla n1. (conversación) chat2. (conferencia) talk -
15 mandril
m.1 mandrill (animal).2 mandrel.3 baboon, mandrill, dog ape.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA mandril2 TÉCNICA mandrel* * *ISM (Zool) mandrillIISM (Téc) mandrel* * *1) (Zool) mandrill2) ( de un torno) mandrel* * *= baboon.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.* * *1) (Zool) mandrill2) ( de un torno) mandrel* * *= baboon.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
* * *A ( Zool) mandrillB (de un torno) mandrel* * *
mandril sustantivo masculino (Zool) mandrill
* * *mandril nm1. [animal] mandrill2. [pieza] mandrel* * *m1 ZO mandrill2 TÉC mandrel -
16 papión
= baboon.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.* * *= baboon.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
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17 salto
m.1 jump (gen) & (sport).triple salto triple jumpsalto de altura high jumpsalto de esquí ski jumpsalto de longitud long jumpsalto mortal somersaultsalto en paracaídas parachute jumpsalto con pértiga pole vault2 gap.3 leap forward (progreso).un salto hacia atrás a major step backward4 precipice (despeñadero).salto de agua waterfallpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saltar.* * *1 (gen) jump, leap2 DEPORTE jump (natación) dive3 (de agua) waterfall4 (despeñadero) precipice\a salto de mata (vivir al día) from hand to mouth 2 (de cualquier manera) slapdash, haphazardly, any old howbajar de un salto / subir de un salto to jump down / jump updar un salto / pegar un salto to jump, leapdar un salto en el vacío figurado to take a leap in the darkel corazón me daba saltos figurado my heart was poundingen un salto figurado in a flashsalto de agua waterfall, falls pluralsalto de altura high jumpsalto de cama negligeesalto de la carpa jack-knifesalto de longitud long jumpsalto del ángel swan divesalto de tijera scissor jumpsalto mortal somersault* * *noun m.1) jump, leap, skip2) gap3) dive* * *SM1) (=acción) [gen] jump; [de mayor altura, distancia] leap; [al agua] diveeste invento es un gran salto adelante en tecnología — this invention is a great leap forward in technology
la novela está narrada con numerosos saltos atrás en el tiempo — the novel is told with a lot of flashbacks in time
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a saltos, cruzamos el río a saltos — we jumped across the riverhabía que andar a saltos para no pisar los cristales — you had to hop about so as not to tread on the glass
los niños les acompañaban dando saltos — the kids went with them, jumping o hopping about
al hablar da muchos saltos de un tema a otro — when he speaks, he jumps from o leaps around from one subject to the next
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de un salto, se puso en pie de un salto — he leapt o sprang to his feetsubió/bajó de un salto — he jumped up/down
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el libro supuso su salto a la fama — the book marked his leap to fame, the book was his springboard to famea salto de mata —
vivir a salto de mata — (=sin organización) to lead a haphazard life; (=sin seguridad) to live from hand to mouth
le gustaría dar el salto al teatro profesional — he would like to make the leap o jump into professional theatre
salto a ciegas, salto al vacío — leap in the dark
2) (Atletismo) jump; (Natación) dive•
triple salto — triple jumpsalto alto — LAm high jump
salto en paracaídas — (=salto) parachute jump; (=deporte) parachuting
salto inicial — (Baloncesto) jump ball
salto largo — LAm long jump
3) (=diferencia) gapentre los dos hermanos hay un salto de nueve años — there is a gap of nine years between the two brothers
hay un gran salto entre su primer libro y este último — there is a big leap between his first book and this latest one
4) (=en texto)salto de línea — (Inform) line break
5) (=desnivel) [de agua] waterfall; [en el terreno] faultsalto de agua — (Geog) waterfall; (Téc) chute
6)* * *1)a) ( brinco) jumpse levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor
se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us
dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump
dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director
dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark
b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive2) (Geog) tb* * *= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.Ex. The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.----* dar el salto = make + the leap.* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* salto de fe = leap of faith.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* salto de longitud = long jump.* salto de página = page break.* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.* salto de puenting = bungee jump.* salto gigante = giant leap.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* salto mental = mental leap.* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.* triple salto = triple jump.* * *1)a) ( brinco) jumpse levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor
se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us
dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump
dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director
dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark
b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive2) (Geog) tb* * *= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.* dar el salto = make + the leap.* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* salto de fe = leap of faith.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* salto de longitud = long jump.* salto de página = page break.* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.* salto de puenting = bungee jump.* salto gigante = giant leap.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* salto mental = mental leap.* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.* triple salto = triple jump.* * *A1 (brinco) jumpatravesó el arroyo de un salto he jumped (over) the streamal oír el despertador se levantó de un salto when he heard the alarm clock he leaped o jumped o sprang out of bedse puso en pie de un salto she leaped o sprang to her feetel conejo se escapó dando saltos the rabbit hopped away to safetylos pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/uscuando oí el tiro pegué un salto I started o jumped at the sound of the shotel corazón le daba saltos de la emoción her heart was pounding with excitementlos niños daban saltos de alegría the children jumped for joyel avión no paró de dar saltos it was a very bumpy flightde un salto pasó de redactor a director he leapt o shot straight from editor to directordos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director two years later he made the jump from producer to directorlos precios han dado un salto prices have shot upel país ha dado un enorme salto atrás the country has taken a huge step backward(s)dar un salto en el vacío to take a leap in the darkhacer algo a salto de mata to do sth in a haphazard wayvivir a salto de mata to take each day as it comesCompuestos:bungee jump( AmL) pole vaultpole vault( Fís) quantum leaphigh jumplong jump( AmL) high jump( AmL) long jumpsomersaultB ( Geog) tbsalto de agua waterfallel Salto de Teguendama the Teguendama Falls* * *
Del verbo saltar: ( conjugate saltar)
salto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
saltó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
saltar
salto
saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
salto a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
salto con or en una pierna to hop;
salto de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
salto en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes salto del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
salto SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) salto DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
‹ comida› to miss, skip
2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
salto sustantivo masculino
1
( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor;◊ se puso en pie de un salto she leapt o sprang to her feet;
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/us;
dar or pegar un salto ( dar un brinco) to jump;
( de susto) to start, jump;
( en natación) dive;
salto con pértiga or (AmL) garrocha pole vault;◊ salto de altura/longitud high/long jump;
salto (en) alto/(en) largo (AmL) high/long jump;
salto mortal somersault
2 (Geog) tb
saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
salto sustantivo masculino
1 jump, leap
avanzar a saltos, to hop along
dar un salto de alegría, to jump for joy
(el corazón) dar un salto, to pound [de, with]
2 Dep jump
salto con pértiga, pole vault
salto mortal, somersault
(en el agua) dive
triple salto, hop, step and jump
salto de longitud/de altura, long jump/high jump
3 (por omisión, diferencia, vacío) gap
4 salto atrás, backward step 5 salto de agua, waterfall 6 salto de cama, negligée
♦ Locuciones: (avanzar, progresar) dar el salto, to make headway
familiar vivir a salto de mata, to live from day to day
' salto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alarma
- caída
- espontánea
- espontáneo
- pértiga
- rebasar
- tijereta
- trenzado
- ejecutar
- encima
- listón
- pedazo
- pegar
- saltar
- zambullida
English:
blow up
- bound
- dive
- event
- gallop up
- headline
- in
- jump
- jump across
- jump down
- jump off
- jump on
- leap
- moving
- over
- parachute
- pole-vaulting
- show-jumping
- ski jumping
- skip
- somersault
- spring
- spring up
- vault
- caper
- dressing
- high
- hop
- long
- pole
- robe
- shoot
- triple
- water
- wrap
* * *salto nm1. [brinco] jump;[grande] leap; [al agua] dive;cruzó la grieta de un salto he jumped across the crevice;[grande] to leap;cuando se enteró de la noticia pegó un salto de alegría when she heard the news she was absolutely thrilled;el corazón le dio un salto cuando escuchó el disparo her heart skipped a beat when she heard the shot;la empresa ha decidido dar el salto a Internet the company has decided to go on line;vivir a salto de mata to live from one day to the nextAm salto alto high jump;salto de altura high jump;salto del ángel swallow dive;salto entre dos [en baloncesto] jump ball;saltos de esquí ski jumping;Am salto con garrocha pole vault;salto inicial [en baloncesto] tip-off;Am salto largo long jump;salto de longitud long jump;salto mortal somersault;salto en paracaídas parachute jump;salto con pértiga pole vault2. [omisión] gap;en este texto hay un salto de varios párrafos there are several paragraphs missing from this text3. [progreso] leap forward;el nuevo modelo supone un significativo salto cualitativo this model represents a significant qualitative leap forward;con esta victoria el equipo da un salto importantísimo this victory is a big leap forward for the team;un salto hacia atrás a major step backwards;finalmente dio el salto a la fama he finally made his big breakthrough4. [despeñadero] precipicesalto de agua waterfall; Geol salto de falla fault planesalto de línea automático wordwrap;salto de página page break* * *m leap, jump;dar un salto jump;dar un salto adelante jump forward;salto atrás tb fig step backwards;de un salto in one jump;dar saltos de alegría jump for joy;triple salto triple jump;concurso de saltos showjumping competition* * *salto nm1) brinco: jump, leap, skip2) : jump, dive (in sports)3) : gap, omission4)dar saltos : to jump up and down5) orsalto de agua catarata: waterfall* * *salto n1. (en general) jumpganó con un salto de 8,95 metros he won with a jump of 8.95 metres2. (de un trampolín) dive3. (avance) leapdar un salto / pegar un salto to jump -
18 sandez
f.1 silly thing.decir sandeces to talk nonsense2 folly, nonsense, stupidity, bullshit.* * *► nombre femenino (pl sandeces)1 piece of nonsense\decir sandeces to talk nonsense* * *SF1) (=cualidad) foolishness2) (=acción) stupid thing* * *femenino (fam) silly o stupid thing to say* * *= silliness, balderdash.Ex. The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.----* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense.* lleno de sandeces = rubbishy.* sandeces = drivel, gibberish, moonshine, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.* * *femenino (fam) silly o stupid thing to say* * *= silliness, balderdash.Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense.* lleno de sandeces = rubbishy.* sandeces = drivel, gibberish, moonshine, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.* * *silly o stupid thing to say¡no digas sandeces! don't talk nonsense!* * *
sandez sustantivo femenino (fam) silly o stupid thing to say;◊ ¡no digas sandeces! don't talk nonsense!
sandez f fam stupid thing: no decía más que sandeces, he talked nothing but nonsense
* * *sandez nfsilly thing;decir sandeces to talk nonsense* * *f nonsense;decir sandeces talk nonsense;una sandez a piece of nonsense* * * -
19 monserga
f.1 drivel (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 gibberish.* * *■ déjame de monsergas que ya sé lo que tengo que hacer stop nagging me, I know what I've got to do* * *SF (=pesadez) boring spiel *; (=tontería) drivel *dar la monserga — (=fastidiar) to be irritating; (=aburrir) be a bore
¡no me vengas con monsergas! — (=no molestes) give it a rest!; (=no te enrolles) don't talk drivel! *
* * *1 (sermón) lectureme soltó una monserga por no estudiar she gave me a lecture about not studying2(lata, rollo): no me vengas con monsergas, no te dejo el coche stop going on at o pestering o ( colloq) hassling me; I'm not lending you the cardéjate de monsergas y ve al grano stop beating about the bush and get to the point* * *
monserga f fam lecturing, hassling: estaba el casero soltando las monsergas de siempre sobre por qué no funciona el ascensor, the landlord gave us the same story about why the lift wasn't working
' monserga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sermón
* * *monserga nfEsp Fam drivel;no me vengas con monsergas don't give me that rubbish;nos soltó una monserga sobre la santidad del matrimonio he droned on at us about the sanctity of marriage* * *monserga nf: gibberish, drivel -
20 griego
adj.Greek, Grecian.m.1 Greek, Greek language, Hellenic.2 Greek, native of Greece, native or inhabitant of Greece.* * *► adjetivo1 Greek► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Greek1 (idioma) Greek————————1 (idioma) Greek* * *(f. - griega)noun adj.* * *griego, -a1.ADJ Greek, Grecian2. SM / F1) (=persona) Greek2) †† (=tramposo) cheat3. SM1) (Ling) Greek2) (=lenguaje ininteligible) gibberish, double Dutch* * *I- ga adjetivo/masculino, femenino GreekII* * *= Greek.Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.Ex. Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.----* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.* griego macarrónico = dog Greek.* * *I- ga adjetivo/masculino, femenino GreekII* * *= Greek.Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.Ex: Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.
* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.* griego macarrónico = dog Greek.* * *Greekmasculine, feminine1 (persona) Greek2* * *
griego 1◊ -ga adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
Greek
griego 2 sustantivo masculino ( idioma) Greek
griego,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Greek
' griego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clásica
- clásico
- griega
- fluidez
English:
Greek
- intent
- ancient
- derive
* * *griego, -a♦ adjGreek♦ nm,f[persona] Greek;los antiguos griegos the ancient Greeks♦ nm[lengua] Greek* * *I adj GreekII m, griega f Greek* * *griego, -ga adj & n: Greekgriego nm: Greek (language)* * *griego adj n Greek
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