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101 cabeza

f.

1 head.

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair

por cabeza per head

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) head

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead

2 unit.

3 lead, leading position.

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cabeza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) head

■ diez mil por cabeza ten thousand a head

■ dos mil cabezas de ganado two thousand head of cattle

2 figurado (juicio) good judgement; (talento) talent, intelligence

■ tiene una buena cabeza she's intelligent

3 (de región) main town

► nombre masculino

1 (jefe) head, leader

■ el cabeza de familia the head of the family

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top of

■ a la cabeza de la lista at the top of the list

andar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feet

■ andamos de cabeza estos días we've been rushed off our feet for the past few days

andar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebody

cabeza abajo upside down

cabeza arriba the right way up, upright

calentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about something

de cabeza (mentalmente) in one's head 2 (de memoria) from memory

darse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against something

de pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toe

estar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the head

írsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzy

meterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's head

no levantar cabeza familiar (en deporte) not to find form 2 (en negocios) not to get off the ground

no tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sense

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebody

perder la cabeza figurado to lose one's head

quitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of something

quitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget something

ser un cabeza dura to be stubborn

subirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

tengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splitting

tirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)

traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody mad

volver la cabeza to look round

cabeza cuadrada familiar bigot

cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbrain

cabeza de espárrago asparagus tip

cabeza de lista main candidate

cabeza de partido administrative capital

cabeza de puente bridgehead

cabeza de turco scapegoat

cabeza hueca scatterbrain

cabeza loca familiar scatterbrain

cabeza rapada skinhead

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noun f.

head

- cabeza de familia
- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura
* * *

1. SF

1) [de persona] head

se rascó la cabeza — he scratched his head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches

los aviones pasan por encima de nuestras cabezas — the planes are flying overhead

• afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands

• asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlong

se tiró al agua de cabeza — he dived headfirst into the water

marcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header

• lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair

• levantar la cabeza — (=mirar) to look up

• negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head

• por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person

• se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy

• volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's head

al oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head

• me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning

2)

- andar o ir de cabeza

- andar en cabeza

cortar cabezas —

será necesario cortar cabezas — heads will have to roll

- esconder la cabeza

írsele a algn de la cabeza —

se me fue de la cabeza — it went right out of my mind

- jugarse la cabeza

- lanzarse de cabeza a

- levantar cabeza

el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner

el país no termina de levantar cabeza — the country still hasn't managed to turn the corner

hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up

estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —

hace falta estar mal de la cabeza para hacer eso — you'd have to be out of your mind to do that

no quiero acabar mal de la cabeza — I don't want to go off my head

- mantener la cabeza fuera del agua

- meter la cabeza en la arena

meter algo en la cabeza a algn —

por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...

metérsele a algn en la cabeza —

se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone

esa melodía la tengo metida en la cabeza — I can't get that tune out of my head

pasársele a algn por la cabeza —

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza — it never entered my head

- perder la cabeza por

- es cabeza de pescado

- hablar cabezas de pescado

- tener cabeza de pollo

quitar algo de la cabeza a algn — to get sth out of sb's head

- romper la cabeza a algn

- romperse la cabeza

- sacarse una idea de la cabeza

- sentar cabeza

subirse a la cabeza —

el vino se me subió a la cabeza — the wine went to my head

- tener cabeza

- tengo la cabeza como un bombo

- tener la cabeza dura

- tener la cabeza sobre los hombros

- tener mala cabeza

- estar tocado de la cabeza

- traer de cabeza a algn

- vestirse por la cabeza

3) (=frente)

• a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration

con Pérez a la cabeza del gobierno — with Pérez at the head of the government

• ir en cabeza — to be in the lead

ir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list

4) (=distancia) head

ganar por una cabeza (escasa) — to win by a (short) head

le saca una cabeza a su hermano — he is a head taller than his brother

5) [de montaña] top, summit

6) (=objeto)

cabeza atómica — atomic warhead

cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device

cabeza de ajo — bulb of garlic

cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end

cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball

cabeza de guerra — warhead

cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza de partido — administrative centre

cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas

cabeza de playa — beachhead

cabeza de puente — bridgehead

cabeza explosiva — warhead

cabeza grabadora — recording head

cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza nuclear — nuclear warhead

cabeza sonora — recording head

2. SMF

1) (=líder) head, leader

es cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces

es cabeza del grupo rebelde — he's the leader of the rebel group

2)

cabeza caliente — extremist

cabeza cuadrada — * bigot

cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain

cabeza de familia — head of the household

cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed

cabeza de serrín — * airhead *

cabeza de turco — scapegoat

cabeza dura — stubborn person

es un cabeza dura — he's as stubborn as a mule

cabeza hueca — idiot

cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead

cabeza rapada — skinhead

cabeza sin seso — idiot

cabeza visible — head, leader

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

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* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* * *

cabeza

feminine

A

1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] head

negó con la cabeza she shook her head

asintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his head

sacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the window

volvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followed

bajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shame

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head aches

es para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cry

se tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)

marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the net

un día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)

me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand

2 (medida) head

ganó por una cabeza he won by a head

le lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder

3 (pelo) hair

me tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair

4

(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazy

al pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for it

usa la cabeza use your head

nunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for science

no lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?

5

(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthday

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something else

tú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)

con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his head

se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head

¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?

se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get married

le dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my head

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mind

ya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that woman

andar or ir de cabeza ( fam): ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza ( fam); to get worked up ( colloq)

como malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll

darle por la cabeza a algn ( RPl); to criticize sb, knock sb ( colloq)

darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo:

esconder la cabeza ( Chi fam); to make oneself scarce

ir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head high

írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy

jugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)

levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feet

aún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feet

la selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rut

levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !

meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sth

no caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here

¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?

perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads

¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?

perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman

romperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)

sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle down

ser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupid

subírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her head

tener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)

tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sieve

tener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-land

traer or llevar a algn de cabeza ( fam); to drive sb crazy ( colloq)

trae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond

nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakes

Compuestos:

● cabeza caliente

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) pinko ( AmE colloq), leftie ( BrE colloq)

● cabeza de chorlito

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de jabalí

headcheese ( AmE), brawn ( BrE)

● cabeza de ñame

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) clumsy idiot ( colloq)

● cabeza de pescado

feminine ( Chi fam): salió con su cabeza de pescado he made a silly remark

hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)

● cabeza de pollo

masculine and feminine ( Chi fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de turco

masculine and feminine scapegoat

● cabeza dura

A

masculine and feminine ( fam): es un cabeza dura he's so stubborn o ( colloq) pigheaded

B adjective pigheaded ( colloq), stubborn

● cabeza hueca

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza rapada

masculine and feminine skinhead

B

1

(individuo): por cabeza each, a head

pagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each

2 (de ganado) head

tienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattle

C

(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the lead

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sector

se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion polls

iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstration

el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the division

Compuestos:

● cabeza de cordada

masculine and feminine leader, lead climber

● cabeza de familia

masculine and feminine head of the family

● cabeza de la Iglesia

masculine head of the Church

● cabeza de lista

masculine and feminine candidate at the top of an electoral list

● cabeza de partido

feminine administrative center of a partido² m E. (↑ partido (2))

● cabeza de playa

feminine beachhead

● cabeza de puente

feminine bridgehead

● cabeza de serie

masculine and feminine seed

derrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seed

D

1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head

2 (de un misil) warhead

Compuestos:

● cabeza atómica

atomic warhead

● cabeza de biela or émbolo

main bearing, big end ( BrE)

● cabeza explosiva

warhead

● cabeza nuclear

nuclear warhead

E ( Audio, Vídeo) head

Compuestos:

● cabeza de escritura

write head

● cabeza de grabación

recording head

● cabeza de reproducción

playback head

● cabeza lectora

playback head

F (de plátanos) hand, bunch

Compuesto:

cabeza de ajo

bulb of garlic

G (de un camión) tractor unit

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cabeza sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) head;

◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
b) ( medida) head;

◊ me saca una cabeza he's a head taller than me

c) ( pelo) hair;

◊ me lavé la cabeza I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia):

◊ usa la cabeza use your head;

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente):

◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;

tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;

( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
◊ subírsele a algn a la cabeza [vino/éxito] to go to one's head;

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2
a) ( individuo):

◊ por cabeza each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head;

◊ 50 cabezas de ganado 50 head of cattle

3 (primer lugar, delantera):
◊ estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector;

a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
◊ cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita

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cabeza

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] head;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;

bajar o [m5] doblar la cabeza to bow one's head;

de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;

marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);

se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;
Am
en cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;

le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;
Fam
le abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;

Comp
Fam
alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza to get back on one's feet, to recover;

desde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;

no hay manera de que alce o [m5] levante cabeza it's hard to see her recovering o getting over it;

Comp

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;

Comp
Fam
calentar o [m5] hinchar la cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad;

no te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;

Comp

con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;

Comp
Fam
la cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;

Comp

darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;

Comp
Fam
se me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;

Comp
RP Fam
jugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;

¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;

me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;

Comp

meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;

Comp

meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;

Comp
Fam
tengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;
Fam
me estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;

Comp
Fam
rodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;

Comp
Fam
romperse o [m5] quebrarse la cabeza to Br rack o US cudgel one's brains;

le amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;

Comp

sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;
[atreverse] to speak up;
Comp
Fam
subirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;

el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;

se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza a pájaros o [m5] llena de pájaros to have one's head in the clouds;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;

Comp
Fam
tenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);

Comp

volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;

Prov

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven

Comp
Culin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese
2. [mente]
tiene buena cabeza para los números she has a (good) head for numbers;

Comp
Fam
andar o [m5]estar mal de la cabeza, RP [m5] estar de la cabeza to be funny in the head;

Comp

no me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;

no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;

Comp

írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;

no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;

Comp

meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;

métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;

se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;

Comp

se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;

Comp

venir a la cabeza to come to mind;

ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;

Comp

me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!

Comp

tener mucha cabeza to have brains

3. [juicio] sense;

tener poca cabeza to have no sense;

obrar con cabeza to use one's head;

tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;

perder la cabeza to lose one's head;

Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;

¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?

4. [posición] front, head;

cabeza abajo upside down;

cabeza arriba the right way up;

a la o [m5] en cabeza [en competición] in front, in the lead;
[en lista] at the top o head;
el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;

está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;

a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;
[al cargo de] in charge of;
estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;

Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;

la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movement

Comp
cabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;
5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] head

Comp
cabeza de ajo head of garlic;
cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;
Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;
cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;

cabeza de combate warhead;

cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;

cabeza de guerra warhead;

cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;
Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;
cabeza magnética magnetic head;

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;

cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head

6. [animal cuadrúpedo]
cabeza (de ganado) head (of cattle)

7.
por cabeza [persona] per head;

costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;

pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each

8. [población] cabeza de partido Br ≈ county town, US ≈ county seat

9. Comp
Esp Fam
andar o [m5] ir de cabeza [muy atareado] to be snowed under;

esta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;
Esp
escarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;
RP
darle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;
Fam
ir de cabeza a to head straight for;
Esp Fam
ir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;
Esp Fam
llevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;
Fam
sentar la cabeza to settle down;
Fam
(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;
Esp Fam
traer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad

♦ nmf
Fam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:
es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;
Fam cabeza dura:
es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;

cabeza de familia head of the family;
Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;
va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;
Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;
cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;

las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;

cabeza rapada skinhead;
Dep cabeza de serie seed;
el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;

cabeza de turco scapegoat

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cabeza

I f

1 ANAT head;

de cabeza caerse, tirarse etc headlong;

estar mal o

no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;

írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;

con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;

subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);

andar o

ir de cabeza be snowed under;

sentar la cabeza settle down;

levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;

no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;

tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat

2 ( razón)

:

perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;

llevar o

traer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;

3 ( memoria)

:

tener mala cabeza have a bad memory

4 ( pensamiento)

:

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;

se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;

meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;

quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;

calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;

calentarse la cabeza get worked up;

mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;

romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains

5 ( persona)

:

por cabeza per head, per person

6

:

el equipo a la cabeza o

en cabeza the team at the top;

estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader

II m/f de familia, grupo head

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cabeza nf

1) : head

2)

cabeza hueca : scatterbrain

3)

de cabeza : head first

4)

dolor de cabeza : headache

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cabeza n

1. (en general) head

se ha dado un golpe en la cabeza he's bumped his head

2. (seso) intelligence

tiene muy buena cabeza she's very intelligent

3. (memoria) memory

tiene mala cabeza he's forgetful

ir a la cabeza / ir en cabeza to be at the top / to lead [pt. & pp. led]

meter en la cabeza to get into your head

perder la cabeza to lose your head [pt. & pp. lost]

tener la cabeza dura to be stubborn

de cabeza headlong / headfirst

por cabeza a head / per head

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza de familia head of the family

cabeza de serie seed

cabeza rapada skinhead

Spanish-English dictionary > cabeza
102 culo

m.

1 bum (British), butt (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)

me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o bum (British)

ir de culo (muy informal) to be going down the tubes (negocio, país)

el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year

ser un culo inquieto o de mal asiento (figurative) to be fidgety; (enredador) to be a restless soul (errante)

vive en el culo del mundo (muy informal) he lives bloody o (British) goddamn miles from anywhere (United States)

2 bottom.

3 anus.

4 butt end, back part.

5 ass, buttocks, butt, arse.

6 attractive woman.

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culo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar bottom, bum, arse (US ass)

2 familiar (ano) arse (US ass)

3 (de recipiente) bottom

■ queda un culo there's a bit left in the bottom

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer de culo familiar to fall flat on one's bottom

con el culo al aire figurado in a fix, in a tight spot

ir de culo familiar to be rushed off one's feet

lamer el culo a alguien tabú to lick somebody's arse (US ass)

mojarse el culo figurado to come down off the fence, make up one's mind

ser culo de mal asiento figurado to be a fidget, not to be able to sit still

¡vete a tomar por el culo! tabú fuck off!, up yours!

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noun m.

1) bottom

2) ass

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SM

1) * (=nalgas) backside *, bum **, arse ***, ass (EEUU) ***, butt (EEUU) **; (=ano) arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

le dio un puntapié en el culo — he kicked him in the backside *

le limpió el culito al niño — he wiped the baby's bottom

caer de culo — to fall on one's backside *

dar a algn por el culo — *** (=sexualmente) to bugger sb; (=fastidiar) to piss sb off ***

me da por culo tener que trabajar tan temprano — it really pisses me off having to go to work so early ***

¡que te den por (el) culo! — *** fuck you! ***, screw you! ***

- confunde el culo con las témporas

el culo del mundo ** —

está en el culo del mundo — it's in the back of beyond

es el culo del mundo — it's the arsehole of the world ***

- dejar a algn con el culo al aire

- ir con el culo a rastras

ir de culo ** —

con tanta llamada, esta mañana voy de culo — with all these calls this morning I'm way behind *

si no apruebas esta asignatura vas de culo — if you don't pass this subject you've had it *

en cuanto al paro, el país va de culo — the country's unemployment record is disastrous

- lamer el culo a algn

meterse algo por el culo *** —

¡métetelo por el culo! — stick it up your ass! ***

mojarse el culo ** —

para conseguirlo tendrás que mojarte el culo — you won't achieve that without getting your feet wet *

partirse el culo ** —

me partí el culo de risa con él — I laughed myself silly with him

se parten el culo por encontrar entradas — they're pulling their hair out trying to get tickets

- pasarse algo por el culo

perder el culo por algn/algo ** —

pierde el culo por ella — he's nuts about her *

pierde el culo por conocerlos — she's dying to be introduced to them

ser un culo de mal asiento —

se mudó cinco veces en un año, es un culo de mal asiento — she moved house five times in one year, she just can't stay in one place

tomar por culo *** —

¡vete a tomar por culo! — *** screw you! ***, fuck off! ***, piss off! ***

¡que se vayan a tomar por culo! — *** they can go screw themselves ***, they can fuck o piss off ***

si nos pillan nos vamos todos a tomar por culo — if they catch us we'll all be fucked o screwed ***

el proyecto se fue a tomar por culo — the project went down the toilet **

les mandó a tomar por culo — he told them to fuck off o piss off ***

un día se hartó y mandó el trabajo a tomar por culo — one day he got fed up with it and jacked his job in *

- su casa está a tomar por culo

- culo que veo, culo que deseo

2) * [de vaso, botella] bottom

el vaso se rompió por el culo — the bottom of the glass broke

-¿queda cerveza? -sí, un culillo — "is there any beer left in there?" - "yes, a drop"

se bebió los culos de todos los vasos — he drank the dregs of all the glasses

gafas de culo de vaso — pebble glasses

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masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes de culo — he has the most amazing house

darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

ir de culo — (fam)

el negocio va de culo — the business is going really badly

lamerle el culo a alguien — (vulg) to lick somebody's ass (vulg)

mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

métetelo en el culo — stick it up your ass (vulg)

pasarse algo por el culo — (vulg)

las reglas me las paso por el culo — I don't give a shit about the rules (vulg)

perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento — (fam)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck

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= bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex. There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.

Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex. She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.

Ex. She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.

Ex. They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.

Ex. Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.

Ex. American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.

Ex. He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.

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* besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.

* culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

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masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes de culo — he has the most amazing house

darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

ir de culo — (fam)

el negocio va de culo — the business is going really badly

lamerle el culo a alguien — (vulg) to lick somebody's ass (vulg)

mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

métetelo en el culo — stick it up your ass (vulg)

pasarse algo por el culo — (vulg)

las reglas me las paso por el culo — I don't give a shit about the rules (vulg)

perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento — (fam)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck

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= bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.

Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.

Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.

Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.

Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.

Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.

Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.

* besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.

* culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

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culo

masculine

(fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

1 (nalgas) backside ( colloq), butt ( AmE colloq), bum ( BrE colloq), ass ( AmE vulg), arse ( BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes en el culo I'm going to spank o smack your bottom

me dan ganas de darle una patada en el culo I feel like giving him a kick up the backside o ass

cada cual hace de su culo un pito ( RPl vulg); I/you can do what I/you bloody well like

caerse or ( AmL) irse de culo ( fam) (literal) to fall on one's backside o ass; (asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed ( colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes or vas de culo he has an amazing o incredible house

casi me caigo de culo cuando la vi entrar I couldn't believe my eyes o I was amazed o flabbergasted when I saw her come in

darle por (el) culo a algn ( vulg); to screw sb (sl), to shaft sb (sl)

¡que te den por culo! ( vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)

en el culo del mundo ( fam); in the back of beyond, in the sticks ( colloq), in the Boonies ( AmE colloq)

ir de culo ( fam): el negocio va de culo the business is going really badly

voy de culo con tanto trabajo ( Esp); I'm up to my ears o eyes in work ( colloq)

lamerle el culo a algn ( vulg); to lick sb's ass ( vulg), to brown-nose sb ( vulg), to suck up to sb ( BrE colloq)

mandar a algn a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to tell someone to piss off ( vulg)

¡vete a tomar por culo! ( Esp vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to pack sth in ( colloq), to chuck sth in ( BrE colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo ( vulg): métetelo en el culo you can stick it up your ass ( vulg)

mojarse el culo ( Esp fam); to get one's feet wet ( colloq)

pasarse algo por el culo ( vulg): las reglas me las paso por el culo I don't give a shit about the rules ( vulg)

perder el culo por algo/algn ( fam): pierde el culo por él she's just crazy o nuts about him ( colloq)

está que pierde el culo por que la inviten she's just dying to be asked

quedar como el or un culo ( AmS fam o vulg); to look awful o terrible

ese color te queda como el or un culo you look a sight in that color, you look bloody awful in that color ( BrE sl)

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! ( colloq)

romperse el culo ( fam); to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento ( fam); to have ants in one's pants ( colloq)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento (no se está quieto) he's got ants in his pants; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long o he's a restless soul

ser un culo veo culo quiero ( fam): es un culo veo culo quiero when he sees something he likes, he just has to have it

tener culo ( Esp fam); to have a nerve ( colloq)

traerle de culo a algn ( Esp fam o vulg); to drive sb bananas o nuts ( colloq), to drive sb round the bend o twist ( colloq)

2 (de un vaso, una botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella pebble (lens) glasses ( colloq)

3 ( RPl fam) (suerte) luck

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culo sustantivo masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg);

◊ te voy a pegar en el culo I'm going to spank o smack you

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

culo sustantivo masculino
1 familiar (trasero) backside, butt, bottom
2 (de recipiente) bottom
' culo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caerse
English:
arse
- ass
- backside
- bum
- butt
- fanny
- tail
- bun
- fuck

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culo nm Fam Note that in some regions of Latin America this term is vulgar in register.

1. [nalgas] Br bum, US butt;

le di una patada en el culo I gave him a kick up the backside, US I kicked his butt;

culo firme firm buttocks;

culo respingón pert bottom;

¡vaya culo tiene! she's got a nice Br arse o US ass!;

me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o Br bum;
Fig
cuando vi su moto me caí de culo I was flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked when I saw his motorbike;

Comp

con el culo al aire: su confesión dejó a sus compinches con el culo al aire his confession left his accomplices up the creek;

Comp
muy Fam
vive en el culo del mundo she lives Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;

Comp
muy Fam
estoy hasta el culo de trabajo I've got so much Br bloody o US goddamn work to do!;

Comp
muy Fam
ir de culo: el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year;

con esa estrategia vas de culo that strategy's a load of crap;

esta última semana hemos ido de culo, sin parar ni un minuto this last week has been a Br bloody o US goddamn nightmare, we haven't had a minute's rest;

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muy Fam
lamer el culo: siempre está lamiéndole el culo al jefe he's always licking the boss's Br arse o US ass, he's always sucking up to o brown-nosing the boss;

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muy Fam
mojarse el culo: éste no se moja el culo por nadie he wouldn't lift a Br bloody o US goddamn finger to help anyone;

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muy Fam
partirse el culo: con este tío te partes el culo that guy's a Br bloody o US goddamn hoot;

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muy Fam
pensar con el culo: ¡qué estupideces dice!, parece que piense con el culo what a load of nonsense, she's just talking out of her Br arse o US ass;

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muy Fam
perder el culo: ha perdido el culo por una compañera de clase he's madly in love with a girl in his class;

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muy Fam
ponerse hasta el culo: nos pusimos hasta el culo de cerveza we got wasted on beer;

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ser un culo inquieto o [m5] de mal asiento [enredador] to be fidgety;
[errante] to be a restless soul
2. [ano] Br arsehole, US asshole;

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RP muy Fam
como el culo: me siento como el culo I feel like shit;

esa muchacha me cae como el culo I hate that girl's Br bloody o US goddamn guts;

Comp
Vulg
dar por el culo a alguien [sodomizar] to give it to sb up the Br arse o US ass;
Esp
¡que te den por culo!, ¡vete a tomar por culo! fuck off!;
Esp
no quiere ayudar – ¡que le den por culo! he doesn't want to help – well, fuck him, then!

Comp
Vulg
meterse algo por el culo: te puedes meter tu propuesta por el culo you can stick your proposal up your Br arse o US ass

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Esp Vulg
a tomar por culo: le pedí dinero prestado, y me mandó a tomar por culo I asked her to lend me some money and she told me to fuck off o where to stick it;

estoy harto, voy a mandar todo a tomar por culo fuck this o Br fuck this for a lark, I've had enough of it;

todo lo que habíamos hecho se fue a tomar por culo con el apagón the power cut completely fucked up everything we'd done;
muy Fam
está a tomar por culo it's Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;

3. [de vaso, botella] bottom;
Esp
gafas de culo de vaso, Am [m5] lentes de culo de botella pebble-glasses

4. [líquido]
queda un culo de vino there's a drop (or two) of wine left in the bottom

5. [zurcido]
me has hecho un culo de pollo en el calcetín you've made a mess of darning my sock

6. RP Fam [suerte]
me gané la lotería – ¡qué culo! I won the lottery – you lucky o Br jammy thing!

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culo

m vulg

ass vulg, Br

arse vulg ; fam

butt fam, Br

bum fam ;

caer(se) de culo fall on one’s ass;

lamer el culo a alguien vulg brown-nose s.o. fam ;

ir de culo fig fam do badly;

ser culo de mal asiento fig fam be restless, have ants in one’s pants fam ;

en el culo del mundo fig in the boondocks fam, in the middle of nowhere

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culo nm

1) fam : backside, behind

2) : bottom (of a glass)

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culo n

1. (trasero) bottom / bum

te daré un azote en el culo I'll smack your bottom

2. (de vaso, botella) bottom

Spanish-English dictionary > culo
103 muerto

adj.

1 dead, deceased, defunct, demised.

2 dead, asleep, benumbed, numbed.

3 dead-like, slothful, sluggish.

4 dead, without electricity.

5 discharged, without charge.

f. & m.

1 dead person, corpse, dead man.

2 speed ramp, sleeping policeman.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: morir.

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muerto

► nombre masculino

1 familiar drag, bore

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muerto

► participio pasado

1→ link=morir morir

► adjetivo

1 (sin vida) dead; (sin actividad) lifeless

■ este pueblo está muerto there's nothing going on in this village

2 familiar (cansado) tired, worn out

■ estoy muerto I'm beat

■ la mudanza me ha dejado muerto moving house has finished me off

3 (marchito) faded, withered

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 dead person (cadáver) corpse

2 (víctima) victim

► nombre masculino muerto

1 familiar drag, bore

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar muerto,-a a alguien familiar (de cansancio) to finish somebody off 2 (de asombro) to leave somebody dumbfounded

caer muerto,-a to drop dead

cargar con el muerto to be left holding the baby

cargarle el muerto a alguien to pass the buck to somebody

hacer el muerto (en el agua) to float on one's back

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead

'Muerto en combate' "Killed in action"

no tener dónde caerse muerto,-a not to have a penny to one's name

ser un/una muerto,-a de hambre to be a good-for-nothing

¡tus muertos! tabú up yours!

medio muerto,-a half-dead

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1. (f. - muerta)
adj.

dead
2. (f. - muerta)
noun

dead person

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muerto, -a
1.

PP de morir

2. ADJ

1) [persona, animal] dead

mis abuelos están muertos — my grandparents are dead

el golpe lo dejó medio muerto — the blow left him half-dead

resultó muerto en el acto — he died instantly

• muerto en acción o campaña — killed in action

• dar por muerto a algn — to give sb up for dead

• ser muerto a tiros — to be shot, be shot dead

• vivo o muerto — dead or alive

- estar más muerto que vivo

- estar muerto y enterrado

- no tener donde caerse muerto
ángulo, cal, lengua, marea, naturaleza, punto, tiempo, vía
2) * [para exagerar]

a) (=cansado) dead tired *, ready to drop *

después del viaje estábamos muertos — we were dead tired o ready to drop after the journey *

caí muerta en la cama — I dropped flat out on the bed

b) (=sin animación) dead

en invierno este pueblo está muerto — this town is dead in winter

c)

• estar muerto de algo, estaba muerto de la envidia — I was green with envy

me voy a la cama, que estoy muerta de sueño — I'm going to bed, I'm dead tired *

estaba muerto de miedo — I was scared to death

estaba muerto del aburrimiento — he was dead bored

estoy muerta de cansancio — I'm dead tired o dog tired *, I'm ready to drop *

comes como si estuvieras muerto de hambre — you're eating as if you were starving hungry

• estar muerto de risa — [persona] to laugh one's head off, kill o.s. laughing; [casa] to be going to rack and ruin; Esp [ropa] to be gathering dust

estaba muerto de risa con sus chistes — I laughed my head off at his jokes, I killed myself laughing at his jokes

compró una casa para tenerla muerta de risa — he bought a house and let it go to rack and ruin *

el piano sigue ahí muerto de risa — the piano is still there gathering dust

el solar sigue todavía muerto de risa — nothing has been done yet with that plot of land

3) (=relajado) [brazo, mano] limp

se me quedó la mano muerta — my hand went limp

deja el brazo muerto — let your arm go limp

4) (=apagado) [color] dull

3. SM / F

1) (=persona muerta)
[en accidente, guerra]
¿ha habido muertos en el accidente? — was anyone killed in the accident?

el conflicto ha causado 45.000 muertos — the conflict has caused 45,000 deaths o the deaths of 45,000 people

el número de muertos va en aumento — the death toll o the number of deaths is rising

• doblar a muerto — to toll the death knell

• los muertos — the dead

resucitó de entre los muertos — he rose from the dead

los muertos vivientes — the living dead

• tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

- ¡me cago en los muertos!

- ¡te lo juro por mis muertos!

- un muerto de hambre

ni muerto * —

no me pondría ese traje ni muerto — I wouldn't be seen dead in that suit *

resucitar a un muerto —

esta sopa resucita a un muerto — hum this soup really hits the spot *

2) * (=cadáver) body

han encontrado un muerto en el río — they have found a (dead) body in the river

el muerto fue trasladado en avión — the body was taken by plane

• hacer el muerto — to float

¿sabes hacer el muerto boca arriba? — can you float on your back?

• hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

- callarse como un muerto

- los muertos no hablan

- el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo

4. SM

1) * (=tarea pesada) drag *

¡vaya muerto que nos ha caído encima! — Esp what a drag! *

lo siento, pero te ha tocado a ti el muerto de decírselo al jefe — I'm sorry, but you've drawn the short straw - you've got to tell the boss

- cargar con el muerto

ese muerto yo no me lo cargo, yo soy inocente — I'm not taking the blame o rap *, I'm innocent

cargar con el muerto de hacer algo — to be lumbered with doing sth *

siempre me cargan con el muerto de cuidar a los niños — I always get lumbered with looking after the children

- cargar o echar el muerto a algn

a mí no me cargas tú ese muerto, yo no tengo nada que ver en este asunto — don't try and pin the blame on me, I've got nothing to do with this

2) (Naipes) dummy
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2 November, All Souls' Day, called the Día de los Muertos elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world and Día de los Difuntos in Spain, is the day when Christians throughout the Spanish-speaking world traditionally honour their dead. In Mexico the festivities are particularly spectacular with a week-long festival, starting on 1 November, in which Christian and ancient pagan customs are married. 1 November itself is for children who have died, while 2 November is set aside for adults. Families meet to take food, flowers and sweets in the shape of skeletons, coffins and crosses to the graves of their loved ones. In Spain people celebrate the Día de los Difuntos by taking flowers to the cemetery. 20-N N 20-N is commonly used as shorthand to refer to the anniversary of General Franco's death on 20 November 1975. Every year supporters of the far right hold a commemorative rally in Madrid's Plaza de Oriente, the scene of many of Franco's speeches to the people.
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I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

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= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex. The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex. The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

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* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

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= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex: The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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muerto¹ -ta

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹persona/animal/planta› dead

sus padres están muertos her parents are dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed

se busca vivo o muerto wanted dead or alive

lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead

soldados muertos en combate soldiers who died in action

lo encontraron más muerto que vivo ( fam); when they found him he was more dead than alive

muerto y enterrado dead and buried, over and done with ( colloq)

ni muertoor muerta no way ( colloq), no chance ( colloq)

caer v pron A 2. (↑ caer)

2 ( fam) (cansado) dead beat ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (pasando, padeciendo) muerto DE algo:

estábamos muertos de hambre/frío/sueño we were starving/freezing/dead-tired ( colloq)

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff ( colloq), he was rigid with fear

muerto de angustia sick with worry

muerto de (la) risa ( fam): estaba muerto de risa delante del televisor he was sitting in front of the television laughing his head off o killing himself laughing

un vestido tan caro y lo tienes ahí muerto de risa that's a really expensive dress and you leave it just gathering dust ( colloq)

B ( como pp) ( period):

fue muerto a tiros he was shot dead

las dos personas que fueron muertas por los terroristas the two people killed by the terrorists

C

1 ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

2 (inerte) limp

deja la mano muerta relax your hand, let your hand go limp o floppy

3 ‹carretera/camino› disused vía¹ (↑ vía (1)), lengua, naturaleza

muerto² -ta

masculine, feminine

A

(persona muerta): hubo dos muertos en el accidente two people died o were killed in the accident

los muertos de la guerra the war dead

las campanas doblaron or tocaron a muerto the bells sounded the death knell ( liter)

lo juro por mis muertos ( fam); I swear on my mother's grave o life

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, play possum

cargar con el muerto ( fam): como nadie se ofrece, siempre tengo que cargar con el muerto nobody else volunteers so I'm always left to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto they took off and left me to pick up the tab ( colloq)

ese muerto no lo cargo yo don't look at me! ( colloq)

cargarle el muerto a algn ( fam) (responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb; (endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work ( colloq)

está como para resucitar a los muertos it goes right to the spot o really hits the spot ( colloq)

hacer el muerto to float on one's back

levantar el muerto ( fam); to pick up the tab ( colloq)

poner los muertos: en esa guerra nosotros hemos puesto los muertos we provided the cannon fodder in that war

un muerto de hambre ( fam): no comas de esa manera, que pareces un muerto de hambre don't eat like that, anyone would think you hadn't had a meal in weeks

una chica tan bien y se ha casado con ese muerto de hambre such a nice girl and she's gone and got married to that nobody ( colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo dead men have no friends

B

muerto masculine (en naipes) dummy

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Del verbo morir: ( conjugate morir)

muerto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
morir
muerto
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/animal] to die;

◊ muerto ahogado to drown;

murió asesinada she was murdered;
muerto DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
b) (liter) [civilización/costumbre] to die out

morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
◊ se les murió la madre their mother died;

se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a muerto por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
muertose DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
muerto -ta adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
a) ‹persona/animal/planta› dead;

◊ lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead;

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed;
caer muerto to drop dead
b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo):

◊ estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq);

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq);
muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa he was laughing his head off
2
a) ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona muerta):
◊ hubo dos muertos two people died o were killed;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead;
cargar con el muerto (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work;
cargarle el muerto a algn (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb;

( endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work (colloq);
◊ hacer el muerto to float on one's back

2
◊ muerto sustantivo masculino ( en naipes) dummy

morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
muerto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin vida) dead
2 (cansado) exhausted
3 (ciudad, pueblo) dead
horas muertas, spare time
Dep tiempo muerto, time-out
4 (uso enfático) muerto de frío/miedo, frozen/scared to death
muerto de hambre, starving
muerto de risa, laughing one's head off
5 Auto (en) punto muerto, (in) neutral
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (cadáver) dead person
2 (tarea fastidiosa) dirty job
3 (víctima de accidente) fatality
4 fam LAm empty bottle
' muerto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- desaparecida
- desaparecido
- fiambre
- fosa
- interfecta
- interfecto
- muerta
- punto
- reposar
- resucitar
- risa
- seca
- seco
- tiempo
- velar
- yacer
- caer
- carroña
- disecar
- sepultar
English:
accidentally
- body
- born
- coast
- convulse
- dead
- Dead Sea
- dead weight
- deadbeat
- deadlock
- death
- envy
- for
- fur
- good
- half
- half-dead
- impasse
- late
- life
- name
- neutral
- parched
- penny
- play
- possum
- read
- sick
- stalemate
- stand-off
- stiff
- stillbirth
- stillborn
- stone
- be
- brain
- carcass
- famished
- fatality
- fear
- flop
- free
- grind
- half-
- petrified
- pronounce
- stab
- still
- stuck

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muerto, -a

♦ participio
ver morir
♦ adj

1. [sin vida] dead;

caer muerto to drop dead;

dar por muerto a alguien to give sb up for dead;

varios transeúntes resultaron muertos a number of passers-by were killed;

este sitio está muerto en invierno this place is dead in winter;

estar muerto de frío to be freezing to death;

estar muerto de hambre to be starving;

estar muerto de miedo to be scared to death;

estábamos muertos de risa we nearly died laughing;

Comp
Fam
estar muerto de risa [objeto] to be lying around doing nothing;

Comp

estar más muerto que vivo de hambre/cansancio to be half dead with hunger/exhaustion;

Comp
Am
estar muerto por alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;

Comp

no tiene dónde caerse muerto he doesn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack its root cause

2. Fam [muy cansado]
estar muerto (de cansancio), estar medio muerto to be dead beat;

estoy que me caigo muerto I'm fit to drop

3. Formal [matado]
fue muerto de un disparo he was shot dead;

muerto en combate killed in action

4. [color] dull

♦ nm,f

1. [fallecido] dead person;
[cadáver] corpse;
hubo dos muertos two people died;

hacer el muerto [sobre el agua] to float on one's back;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, to play dead;

las campanas tocaban a muerto the bells were tolling the death knell;

Comp
Fam
cargar con el muerto [trabajo, tarea] to be left holding the baby;
[culpa] to get the blame;
Comp
Fam
cargarle o [m5] echarle el muerto a alguien [trabajo, tarea] to leave the dirty work to sb;
[culpa] to put the blame on sb;
Comp
Fam
un muerto de hambre: se casó con un muerto de hambre she married a man who didn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo life goes on (in spite of everything)

2.
los muertos [los fallecidos] the dead;

el ejército derrotado enterraba a sus muertos the defeated army was burying its dead;

resucitar de entre los muertos to rise from the dead;

Comp
Vulg
¡(me cago en) tus muertos! you motherfucker!

♦ nm
[en naipes] dummy hand
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muerto

I part → morir

II adj dead;

muerto de hambre starving; fig, desp penniless, down and out;

muerto de sueño dead-tired;

más muerto que vivo fig half-dead;

no tener dónde caerse muerto fam be as poor as a church mouse fam

III m, muerta f dead person;

hacer el muerto en el agua float on one’s back;

cargar(le) o

colgar(le) a alguien el muerto fig get s.o. to do the dirty work

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muerto pp morir

muerto, -ta adj

1) : dead

2) : lifeless, flat, dull

3)

muerto de : dying of

estoy muerto de hambre: I'm dying of hunger

muerto, -ta nm

difunto: dead person, deceased

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muerto¹ adj dead

un animal muerto a dead animal

muerto de cansancio dead tired

muerto de frío freezing cold

muerto de hambre starving hungry

muerto de miedo scared to death

muerto² n dead person / dead body [pl. bodies]

nunca he visto un muerto I've never seen a dead body

el accidente ha causado veinte muertos twenty people were killed in the accident

Spanish-English dictionary > muerto
104 quitar

v.

1 to remove.

quitar la mesa to clear the table (peninsular Spanish)

quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebody

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)

de quita y pon removable; detachable (capucha)

2 to take away, to relieve.

María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.

el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

3 to take up (time).

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time

4 to take, to steal.

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet

5 to switch off.

6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.

María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.

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quitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (separar) to remove, take off

■ le quitó la piel a la pera he peeled the pear

■ quita la tapa remove the lid

2 (sacar) to take off, take out; (prendas) to take off; (tiempo) to take up

■ el médico quitó los puntos al enfermo the doctor took out the patient's stitches

■ quítate los zapatos take your shoes off

3 (apartar) to take away, take off

■ quita eso de ahí clear that away

4 (hacer desaparecer) to remove; (dolor) to relieve; (sed) to quench

■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite

■ eso te quitará el hambre that'll stop you feeling hungry

■ el café me quita el sueño coffee keeps me awake

5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal

■ me han quitado la cartera my wallet's been stolen

■ le quitó la vida he killed him

6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off

7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out

■ me han quitado el alcohol I've been told to cut out alcohol

8 (impedir) to prevent

■ eso no quita para que se lo diga that's no reason not to tell him

9 (disminuir) to take away

■ eso no le quita mérito a la obra that doesn't take anything away from the work

10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off

► verbo pronominal quitarse

1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out

■ se me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more

■ esa mancha no se quita that stain won't come out

2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up

■ se quitó de fumar she gave up smoking

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de quita y pon (que se desprende) removable, detachable 2 (no permanente) temporary

¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!

quitando... except...

quitar de delante to clear away

quitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath away

quitar el sueño (desvelar) to keep awake 2 (preocupar) to worry

■ eso no me quitará el sueño I won't lose any sleep over that

quitar importancia a algo to play something down

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody off

quitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebody

quitarse años figurado to lie about one's age

quitarse la vida eufemístico to commit suicide 2 (admirar) to admire

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verb

1) to remove

2) take off

3) clear

4) rob

•

- quitarse
- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima
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1. VT

1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take down

le quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages

tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble

quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies

quita eso de allí — get that away from there

querían quitarle de su puesto — they wanted to remove him from his post

• quitar la mesa — to clear the table

- quitar de en medio a algn

- no quitarle ojo a algn

2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to take

su hermana le quitó la pelota — his sister took the ball away from him

me quitaron la licencia — I had my licence taken away

le quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train

me quitó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

• quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place

3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay

me quitó las ganas de comer — it took my appetite away

trataba de quitarme esa idea de la cabeza — she tried to make me change my mind

• quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungry

no alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling

• quitar la sed — to quench one's thirst

el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching

• quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping

ese asunto no me quita el sueño — I'm not losing any sleep over that matter

4) (=restar)

no quita nada de su valor — it does not detract at all from its value

no le quiero quitar méritos — I don't want to detract from him

eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong

quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

quitar extensión a un campo — to reduce the size of a field

• quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down

• quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good meal

quitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going

5) (=impedir)

quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth

6) (Mat) to take away, subtract

7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry

8) ** [+ dinero] to make

2.

VI

¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!

eso no quita —

eso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me

eso no quita que eche de menos a mi mujer — that doesn't mean I don't miss my wife

- ni quito ni pongo
quita
3.

See:

quitarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

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= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

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

Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

* * *

= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

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

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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quitar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my desk

quitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off

2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos take his shoes off

B ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her

la policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport away

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his hand

bailar

C (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):

quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84

no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the children

los niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my time

no es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …

no le quites méritos give him his due

ese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off you

hay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bit

trataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter down

le quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the house

D (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of

(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishing

te voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me again

a ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?

E ( fam) (prohibir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink wine

F quitando ger ( fam) except for

quitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest ones

quitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time

■ quitar

vi

A

( Esp fam): ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!

B ( en locs):

de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable

tiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hood

una fe de quita y pon ( iró); a very flexible o convenient sort of faith ( iro)

eso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it

ni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here

en ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter

quien quita y … ( Méx fam): quien quita y me lo regrese pronto I hope she brings it back soon

■ quitarse

v pron

A (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down

(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headache

ya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more

B (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassle

C ( refl)

1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

quítate la chaqueta take your jacket off

2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid of

se quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warm

me tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying

3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:

me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye

¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!

¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!

quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb

4 ‹años›

te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years younger

se quita años or la edad she lies about her age

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quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):
◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;

quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( de las manos):

◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
b) ( privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take away

c) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;

‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ me quita mucho tiempo it takes up a lot of my time;

quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ eso te quitará el hambre that will stop you feeling hungry;

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
◊ quitando ( ger) (fam) except for

verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):
◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

2 ( en locs)
◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;

eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
◊ ya se me quitaron las ganas I don't feel like it any more

2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;
◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

3 ( refl)
a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

b) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;

‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
◊ se quita la edad she lies about her age;

quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get

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quitar

♦ vt

1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;
[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Esp
quitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;

al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;

le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;

quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);

voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;

quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;

me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;

durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;

le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;

eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;

Comp

por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;

Comp
Méx
no quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point

2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;

quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;

han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;

ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;

el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking

3. [robar] to take, to steal;

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;

le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him

4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;
[sed] to quench;
el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;

el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;

el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there

6. [restar] to take away;

a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;

no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;

le quitó importancia al hecho he played it down

7. [impedir]
esto no quita que sea un vago that doesn't change the fact that he's a layabout;

que me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other

8. [exceptuar]
quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything

9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;

quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving

♦ vi

1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;

¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!

2.
de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable

3. Fam [expresando incredulidad]
¡quita!, ¡quite! don't talk rubbish!;

¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;

¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?

♦ See also the pronominal verb quitarse

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quitar

I v/t ropa take off, remove; obstáculos remove;

quitar el polvo dust;

quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;

quitar la mesa clear the table;

de quita y pon fam removable

II v/i

:

¡quita! get out of the way!

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quitar vt

1) : to remove, to take away

2) : to take off (clothes)

3) : to get rid of, to relieve

♦ See also the reflexive verb quitarse

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quitar vb

1. (en general) to take off [pt. took; pp. taken] / to take down

quita los pies del sofá take your feet off the sofa

quítate el abrigo take your coat off

2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove

no puedo quitar la mancha I can't get the stain out

3. (robar cartera, dinero) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

me han quitado la cartera somebody's taken my wallet

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?

¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way!

quitar el sueño to keep awake

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar la sed to quench your thirst

Spanish-English dictionary > quitar
105 apoyar

v.

1 to lean, to rest.

apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulder

apoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wall

Ricardo apoya su cabeza sobre la silla Richard leans his head on the chair.

2 to support.

lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed

3 to back up, to stand up for, to advocate, to endorse.

Ella apoya los proyectos ecológicos She backs up ecological projects.

4 to prop, to uphold, to backstop.

Ella apoyó las vigas en la pared She propped the beams on the wall.

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apoyar

► verbo transitivo

1 to lean, rest

■ apoyar la cabeza to rest one's head

2 (fundar) to base, found

■ apoya su teoría en pruebas concluyentes he bases his theory on hard evidence

3 figurado (defender algo) to support; (defender a alguien) to back, support

■ sus padres le apoyan en todo her parents support everything she does

► verbo pronominal apoyarse

1 (descansar) to lean (en, on), rest (en, on), stand (en, on)

■ la estatua se apoya en un pilar the statue stands on a column

■ apóyate en mí lean on me

■ se apoya demasiado en sus padres he relies too much on his parents

2 (dar el brazo) to hold on (en, to)

3 figurado (basarse) to be based (en, on)

■ ¿en qué te apoyas para decir eso? what do you base your arguments on?

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verb

1) to support, back

2) rest, lean

•

- apoyarse

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1. VT

1) (=reclinar) to rest, lean

apoya la cabeza en mi hombro — rest o lean your head on my shoulder

no apoyes los codos en la mesa — don't put o lean your elbows on the table

apoya la bicicleta contra la pared — lean the bicycle against the wall

2) (=ayudar) to support

no me apoyan en nada de lo que hago — they don't support me in anything I do

no apoyaremos más al gobierno — we will no longer support the government

los nuevos datos apoyan mi teoría — the new information supports my theory

3) (=basar) to base

apoya su argumento en los siguientes hechos — he bases his argument on the following facts

4) (=secundar) [+ propuesta, idea] to support

5) (Arquit, Téc) to support

2.

See:

apoyarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( hacer descansar) to rest

apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

2)

a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, support

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

b) < teoría> to support, bear out
2.
apoyarse v pron

1) (para sostenerse, descansar)

apoyarse en algo — to lean on something

camina apoyándose en un bastón — she walks using a cane for support

se apoya mucho en su familia — he leans heavily on his family

2) (basarse, fundarse)

apoyarse en algo — to be based on something

¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?

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= back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.

Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex. These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex. The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.

Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex. This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.

Ex. The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.

Ex. Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.

Ex. The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.

Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

Ex. Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.

Ex. Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.

Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex. The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.

Ex. This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.

Ex. To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.

Ex. Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.

Ex. I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.

Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.

Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.

Ex. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.

Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.

Ex. Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

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* apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* apoyar en = lean against.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.

* apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.

* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* apoyar una opinión = support + contention.

* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.

* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( hacer descansar) to rest

apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

2)

a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, support

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

b) < teoría> to support, bear out
2.
apoyarse v pron

1) (para sostenerse, descansar)

apoyarse en algo — to lean on something

camina apoyándose en un bastón — she walks using a cane for support

se apoya mucho en su familia — he leans heavily on his family

2) (basarse, fundarse)

apoyarse en algo — to be based on something

¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?

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= back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.

Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.

Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.

Ex: The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.

Ex: Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.

Ex: The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.

Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.

Ex: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.

Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex: The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.

Ex: This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.

Ex: To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.

Ex: Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.

Ex: I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.

Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.

Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.

Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.

Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.

Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

* apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* apoyar en = lean against.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.

* apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.

* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* apoyar una opinión = support + contention.

* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.

* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

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apoyar [A1 ]

vt

A (hacer descansar) to rest

apoya la escalera contra la pared lean o rest the ladder against the wall

con la cabeza apoyada en su hombro with her head resting on his shoulder

no se debe apoyar los codos sobre la mesa you mustn't put o rest your elbows on the table

hay que apoyar todo el peso del cuerpo sobre una pierna you have to put all your weight on one foot

B

1 (respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support

¿me vas a apoyar si me quejo? are you going to back me (up) o support me if I complain?

no apoyamos la huelga we do not support the strike

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa no one backed o supported her initiative

apoyar técnica y financieramente su desarrollo to give technical and financial support o backing for its development

2 ‹teoría› to support, bear out

no hay pruebas que apoyen esta hipótesis there is no evidence to bear out o support this hypothesis

■ apoyarse

v pron

A (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse EN algo to lean ON sth

caminaba lentamente apoyándose en un bastón she walked slowly, leaning on a walking stick o using a walking stick for support

se apoya demasiado en su familia he relies too much on his family (for support), he leans too heavily on his family

B (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse EN algo to be based ON sth

se apoyó en estas cifras para defender su teoría he used these figures to defend his theory

¿en qué se apoya para hacer semejante acusación? what are you basing your accusation on?, what is the basis of your accusation?

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apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
1 ( hacer descansar) apoyar (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);
◊ apóyalo contra la pared lean it against the wall

2
a) ( respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support

b) ‹ teoría› to support, bear out

apoyarse verbo pronominal
1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse en algo to lean on sth
2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse en algo to be based on sth
apoyar verbo transitivo
1 to lean
2 (causa) to support
' apoyar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
refrendar
- agarrar
- ir
- recostar
- respaldar
- sostener
English:
advocate
- back
- back up
- bolster
- buttress
- champion
- endorse
- lean
- prop
- prop up
- reinforce
- rest
- root for
- stand by
- support
- root
- sponsor
- stand

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apoyar

♦ vt

1. [inclinar] to lean, to rest;

apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulder;

apoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wall;

apoyó los codos sobre la mesa he leant his elbows on the table

2. [respaldar] to support;

todos apoyaron su decisión everyone supported her decision;

lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed;

los directivos los apoyaron en su protesta management supported their protest

3. [basar] to base;

apoya su teoría en datos concretos her theory is based on o supported by concrete statistics

♦ See also the pronominal verb apoyarse

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apoyar

v/t

1 lean (en against), rest (en against)

2 ( respaldar, confirmar) support

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apoyar vt

1) : to support, to back

2) : to lean, to rest

♦ See also the reflexive verb apoyarse

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apoyar vb

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

apoya la escalera contra la pared lean the ladder against the wall

2. (descansar) to rest

apoyó la cabeza en mi hombro she rested her head on my shoulder

3. (defender) to support

el partido apoya al candidato the party supports the candidate

Spanish-English dictionary > apoyar
106 camino

m.

1 path, track (sendero).

camino de Santiago Milky Way; (astronomy) = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela (religion)

camino trillado well-trodden path

2 way.

el camino de la estación the way to the station

camino de on the way to

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now

me pilla de camino it's on my way

en el o de camino on the way

por este camino this way

3 journey (viaje).

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us

ponerse en camino to set off

4 road, footpath, pathway, track.

5 cart track, cart road.

pres.indicat.

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

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camino

► nombre masculino

1 (vía) path, track

2 (ruta) way, route

■ encontramos a Juan de camino a casa we met Juan on our way home

3 (viaje) journey

■ dos horas de camino a two-hour journey

4 figurado (medio) way

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a medio camino half-way

abrir camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrir el camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrirse camino to make one's way

■ se abrió camino entre la gente she made her way through the people

abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life

coger de camino / pillar de camino to be on the way

■ tu casa nos pilla de camino your house is on our way

estar en camino to be on the way

ir camino de to be on one's way to

ir por (el) buen/mal camino figurado to be on the right/wrong track

llevar buen camino to be on the right track

llevar camino de to be on the way to, be heading for, look set to

■ lleva camino de convertirse en un gran atleta he's on his way to becoming a great athlete

ponerse en camino to set off (on a journey)

camino de herradura bridle path

camino de rosas figurado bed of roses

camino forestal forest track

el Camino de Santiago (vía láctea) the Milky Way

el camino del éxito figurado the road to success

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noun m.

1) road, path, track

2) way

3) journey

4) course

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SM

1) [sin asfaltar] track; (=sendero) path; (=carretera) road

un camino de montaña — a mountain path

camino de tierra — dirt track

camino sin firme — unsurfaced road

- todos los caminos conducen a Roma

Caminos, Canales y Puertos — (Univ) Civil Engineering

camino de acceso — access road

camino de Damasco — road to Damascus

camino de entrada — access road

camino de herradura — bridle path

camino de ingresos, camino de peaje — toll road

camino de rosas, la vida no es ningún camino de rosas — life's no bed of roses

Camino de Santiago — pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James

camino de sirga — towpath

camino forestal — forest track; [para paseos] forest trail

camino francés ( Hist) —
= Camino de Santiago
camino real — highroad ( tb fig)

camino trillado, caminos turísticos no trillados — tourist routes that are off the beaten track

experimentan con nuevas técnicas, huyen de los caminos trillados — they are experimenting with new techniques and avoiding conventional approaches o the well-trodden paths

este escritor ha recorrido los caminos trillados de sus antecesores — this writer has been down the well-trodden paths followed by his predecessors

camino vecinal — minor road

2) (=ruta)

a) (lit) way, route; (=viaje) journey

volvimos por el camino más corto — we took the shortest way o route back

¿sabes el camino a su casa? — do you know the way to his house?

es mucho camino — it's a long way

está a varios días de camino — it's several days' journey away

después de tres horas de camino — after travelling for three hours

nos quedan 20 kms de camino — we still have 20 kms to go

¿cuánto camino hay de aquí a San José? — how far is it from here to San José?

camino de Lima — on the way to Lima

iba camino de Nueva York — I was on my way to New York

• abrirse camino entre la multitud — to make one's way through the crowd

• de camino a, lo puedo recoger de camino al trabajo — I can collect it on my way to work

la farmacia me queda de camino — the chemist's is on my way

• echar camino adelante — to strike out

• en el camino — on the way, en route

nos encontramos en el camino a Zaragoza — we met on the way to Zaragoza

tienen dos niños, y otro en camino — they have two children, and another on the way

ponerse en camino — to set out o off

• a medio camino — halfway (there)

a medio camino paramos para comer — halfway there, we stopped to eat

• se quedaron a mitad de camino — they only got halfway (there)

a mitad de camino entre Dublín y la frontera — halfway between Dublin and the border

la verdad está a mitad de camino entre las dos posturas — the truth is somewhere between the two views

b) (fig) (=medio) path, course

es el camino a la fama — it's the path to fame

es el camino al desastre — it's the road to ruin

• el camino a seguir, yo te explico el camino a seguir — I'll tell you the way o route

me indicaron el camino a seguir para resolver el problema — they showed me what needed to be done to solve the problem

censurar estos programas no es el camino a seguir — censoring these programmes isn't the solution o the right thing to do

- abrirse camino en la vida

allanar el camino —

eso sería allanar el camino a sus adversarios — that would make things easy for their rivals

los nervios de su rival le allanaron el camino — her opponent's nerves made it easy for her

- errar el camino

- estar en camino

estamos en camino de solucionar el problema — we're on the way to solving the problem

está en camino de desaparecer — it's on its way out

ir camino de —

va camino de convertirse en un gran centro financiero — it is on its way to becoming a major financial centre

vamos camino del desastre — we are heading for disaster

- ir por buen camino

traer a algn por buen camino — (=orientar) to put sb on the right track o road; (=desengañar) to set sb straight

- ir por mal camino

las cosas van por buen camino — things are going well

- llevar a algn por mal camino

quedarse en el camino —

varios corredores se quedaron en el camino — several runners didn't make it to the end

un 70% sacó el diploma y el resto se quedó en el camino — 70 per cent of them got the diploma, the rest didn't make it

- ir por su camino

en vez de seguir las normas él fue por su camino — instead of following the rules he just went his own sweet way o did his own thing

no me fijo en mis rivales, yo sigo por mi camino — I don't take any notice of what my rivals are doing, I just do my own thing

- tirar por el camino de en medio

3) (Inform) path

4) And, Cono Sur (=alfombra, tapete) runner, strip of carpet o matting

camino de mesa — table runner
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO The Camino de Santiago is a medieval pilgrim route stretching from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where tradition has it that the body of Saint James the Apostle (Spain's patron saint) is buried. Those who had made the long, dangerous journey returned proudly wearing on their hat or cloak the venera or concha (scallop shell) traditionally associated with this pilgrimage - Saint James' body had reportedly been found covered in scallops. Today this symbolic shell can still be seen all along the Camino de Santiago, carved on ancient buildings and painted on modern-day road signs marking the historic route for the benefit of tourists and pilgrims. In astronomy the Camino de Santiago is another name for the Vía Láctea (Milky Way), hence the title of Buñuel's famous satirical film about the route to Compostela.
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masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

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- Camino de Santiago

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= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex. It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex. Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex. Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex. This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

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* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

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

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* * *

masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

•

- Camino de Santiago

* * *

= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

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

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* * *

camino Camino de Santiago (↑ camino a1)

masculine

A (de tierra) track; (sendero) path; (en general) road

sigan por ese camino continue along that path ( o road etc)

han abierto/hecho un caminito a través del bosque they've opened up/made a path o little track through the wood

están todos los caminos cortados all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses, life isn't a bowl of cherries

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him

todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma: por todos los caminos se va a Roma all roads lead to Rome

el camino del infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones the road to hell is paved o strewn with good intentions

Compuestos:

● camino de herradura

bridle path

● camino de sirga

towpath

● camino real

( Hist) highway

● Caminos, Canales y Puertos

civil engineering ingeniero

● camino vecinal

minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

B

1 (ruta, dirección) way

tomamos el camino más corto we took the shortest route o way

¿sabes el camino para ir allí? do you know how to get there?, do you know the way there?

me salieron al camino «asaltantes» they blocked my path o way;

«amigos/niños» they came out to meet me

afrontaron todas las dificultades que se les presentaron en el camino they faced up to all the difficulties in their path

éste es el mejor camino a seguir en estas circunstancias this is the best course to follow in these circumstances

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte you won't get anywhere that way o like that

al terminar la carrera cada cual se fue por su camino after completing their studies they all went their separate ways

sigue caminos muy diferentes de los trazados por sus predecesores he is taking very different paths from those of his predecessors

se me fue por mal caminoor por el otro camino it went down the wrong way

abrir(le) camino (a algo/algn) to clear the way (for sth/sb)

los vehículos que abrían camino a los corredores the vehicles that were clearing the way for the runners

abrirse camino to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura/a través de la multitud she made her way through the dense thickets/through the crowds of people

no es fácil abrirse camino en esa profesión it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that profession

estas técnicas se están abriendo camino entre nuestros médicos these techniques are gaining ground o are beginning to gain acceptance with our doctors

tuvo que luchar mucho para abrirse camino en la vida he had to fight hard to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal caminoor lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble

ya tiene trabajo, va por buen camino he's found a job already, he's doing well

ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste aquí you were on the right track o lines, but you made a mistake here

las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well o very smoothly

llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray

cruzarse en el camino de algn: la mala suerte se cruzó en su camino he ran up against o came up against some bad luck

supo superar todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he was able to overcome all the problems which arose o which he came across

errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work

2

(trayecto, viaje): emprendimos el camino de regreso we set out on the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino the journey seemed to take forever

lo debí perder en el camino de casa al trabajo I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino al amanecer they set off at dawn

llevamos ya una hora de camino we've been traveling for an hour now, we've been on the road for an hour now

estamos todavía a dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go o two hours ahead of us

paramos a mitad de caminoor a medio camino a descansar we stopped halfway to rest

por aquí cortamos or acortamos camino we can take a shortcut this way o this way's shorter

hizo todo el camino a pie he walked the whole way, he did the whole journey on foot

se ha avanzado mucho en este campo, pero queda aún mucho camino por recorrer great advances have been made in this field, but there's still a long way to go

el camino será largo y difícil, pero venceremos the road will be long and difficult, but we shall be victorious

quedarse a mitad de or a medio camino: iba para médico, pero se quedó a mitad de camino he was studying to be a doctor, but he never completed the course o he gave up halfway through the course

el programa de remodelación se quedó a medio camino the renovation project was left unfinished

no creo que terminemos este año, ni siquiera estamos a mitad de camino I don't think we'll finish it this year, we're not even half way through yet

3 ( en locs):

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market

ya vamos camino del invierno winter's coming o approaching, winter's on the way o on its way

llevar or ir camino de algo: un actor que va camino del estrellato an actor on his way o on the road to stardom, an actor heading for stardom, an actor who looks set for stardom

van camino de la bancarrota they are on the road to o heading for bankruptcy, they look set to go bankrupt

una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear

de camino: tu casa me queda de camino I pass your house on my way, your house is on my way

ve por el pan y, de camino, compra el periódico go and get the bread and buy a newspaper on the way o your way

de camino a: íbamos de camino a Zacatecas we were on our way o the way to Zacatecas

está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station

en el caminoor de camino al trabajo paso por tres bancos I pass three banks on my way o the way to work

en camino: deben estar ya en camino they must be on the o on their way already

tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way

por el camino on the way

te lo cuento por el camino I'll tell you on the way

Compuestos:

● camino del Inca

Inca trail

● Camino de Santiago

el Camino de Santiago ( Hist, Relig) the pilgrims' road to Santiago;

( Astron) the Milky Way

* * *

Del verbo caminar: ( conjugate caminar)

camino es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

caminó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
caminar
camino
caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
◊ salieron a camino they went out for a walk;

podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
camino hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;
◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)

verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
camino sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) road;
( de tierra) track;
( sendero) path;
◊ camino vecinal minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

2
a) (ruta, dirección) way;

◊ saberse el camino to know the way;

me salieron al camino [ asaltantes] they blocked my path o way;

[ amigos] they came out to meet me;
◊ este es el mejor camino a seguir this is the best course to follow;

el camino a la fama the road o path to fame;
se abrió camino entre la espesura she made her way through the dense thickets;
abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life;
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino this boy's heading for trouble;
ibas por buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake;
llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray
b) (trayecto, viaje):

◊ el camino de regreso the return journey;

se pusieron en camino they set off;
todavía nos quedan dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go
c) ( en locs)

◊ camino de/a … on my/his/her way to …;

ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear;
de camino on the way;
pilla de camino it's on the way;
me queda de camino I pass it on my way;
de camino a la estación on the way to the station;
en camino on the way;
deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already;
por el camino on the way;
a mitad de or a medio camino halfway through
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
camino sustantivo masculino
1 (estrecho, sin asfaltar) path, track
(en general) road
2 (itinerario, ruta) route, way
3 (medio, modo) way
♦ Locuciones: coger o pillar de camino, to be on the way
estar en camino, to be on the way
ir camino de, to be going to
figurado ir por buen/mal camino, to be on the right/wrong track
ponerse en camino, to set off
a medio camino, halfway: lo deja todo a medio camino, she drops everything she starts halfway through
figurado una casa de turismo rural es un sitio a medio camino entre un hotel y una casa de labranza, a rural tourism house is something halfway between a hotel and a farmhouse
de camino a, on the way to
' camino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrirse
- acceso
- ahorrar
- andar
- baja
- bajo
- bifurcación
- borde
- caminar
- como
- conducir
- cruzarse
- desbloquear
- desviarse
- dificultosa
- dificultoso
- división
- empinada
- empinado
- enderezar
- enfilar
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enseñar
- entorpecer
- escultórica
- escultórico
- franca
- franco
- ir
- guiar
- horqueta
- indicar
- interponerse
- intersectarse
- intrincada
- intrincado
- lado
- marcha
- margen
- media
- mitad
- mostrar
- obstáculo
- orientar
- orilla
- paso
- pillar
- por
- promedio
English:
astray
- blaze
- bridle path
- circuitous
- claw
- concrete
- devious
- dirt road
- drive
- driveway
- en route
- fight
- footpath
- guide
- half-way
- lane
- midway
- passable
- path
- pathway
- pave
- road
- rocky
- rough
- set off
- set out
- show
- signpost
- sloping
- stray
- strike out
- struggle on
- thrust aside
- towpath
- track
- up
- uphill
- wade through
- way
- wayside
- weave
- wind
- winding
- work
- work up to
- bound
- by
- continue
- direct
- do

* * *

camino nm

1. [sendero] path, track;
[carretera] road;
han abierto un camino a través de la selva they've cleared a path through the jungle;

acorté por el camino del bosque I took a shortcut through the forest;
Univ
Caminos(, Canales y Puertos) [ingeniería] civil engineering;

Comp

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses;

Prov

todos los caminos llevan a Roma all roads lead to Rome

Comp
camino de acceso access road; Fam Fig camino de cabras rugged path;
camino forestal forest track;

camino de grava gravel path;

camino de herradura bridle path;

camino de hierro railway, US railroad;
Am camino de mesa table runner; Hist camino real king's highway;
Camino de Santiago Rel = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela;
Astron Milky Way;
camino de sirga towpath;
Fig camino trillado well-trodden path; Fig
tiene el camino trillado the hard work has already been done for him;

camino vecinal country lane

2. [ruta, vía] way;

el camino de la estación the way to the station;

equivocarse de camino to go the wrong way;

indicar el camino a alguien to show sb the way;

no recuerdo el camino de vuelta I can't remember the way back;

iremos por el camino más corto we'll go by the shortest route, we'll go the quickest way;

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital;

me encontré a Elena camino de casa I met Elena on the way home;

de camino [de paso] on the way;

ve a comprar el periódico, y de camino sube también la leche go for the newspaper and bring the milk up while you're at it;

me pilla de camino it's on my way;

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now;

en el camino on the way;

por este camino this way

3. [viaje] journey;

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us;

se detuvieron tras cinco horas de camino they stopped after they had been on the road for five hours;

estamos casi a mitad de camino we're about halfway there;

pararemos a mitad de camino we'll stop halfway;

hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped (along the way) to have a bite to eat;
también Fig
todavía nos queda mucho camino por delante we've still got a long way to go;

ponerse en camino to set off

4. [medio] way;

el camino para conseguir tus propósitos es la honestidad the way to get what you want is to be honest

5. Comp

abrir camino a to clear the way for;

el hermano mayor ha abierto camino a los pequeños the older brother cleared the way for the younger ones;

dos jinetes abrían camino a la procesión two people rode ahead to clear a path for the procession;

abrirse camino to get on o ahead;

se abrió camino entre la maraña de defensas he found a way through the cluster of defenders;

abrirse camino en el mundo to make one's way in the world;

le costó mucho abrirse camino, pero ahora tiene una buena posición it wasn't easy for him to get on, but he's got a good job now;

allanar el camino to smooth the way;

atravesarse o [m5] cruzarse o [m5] interponerse en el camino de alguien to stand in sb's way;

no permitiré que nadie se cruce en mi camino I won't let anyone stand in my way;
Fam
tienen un bebé en camino they've got a baby on the way;

ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

ir por mal camino to go astray;

con su comportamiento, estos alumnos van por mal camino the way they are behaving, these pupils are heading for trouble;

fueron cada cual por su camino they went their separate ways;

van camino del desastre/éxito they're on the road to disaster/success;

va o [m5] lleva camino de convertirse en estrella she's on her way to stardom;

a medio camino halfway;

siempre deja todo a medio camino she always leaves things half-done;

estar a medio camino to be halfway there;

está a medio camino entre un delantero y un centrocampista he's somewhere between a forward and a midfielder;

quedarse a medio camino to stop halfway through;

el proyecto se quedó a medio camino por falta de presupuesto the project was left unfinished o was abandoned halfway through because the funds dried up;

iba para estrella, pero se quedó a mitad de camino she looked as if she would become a star, but never quite made it;

traer a alguien al buen camino to put sb back on the right track

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

The Galician city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, traditionally held to be the burial site of the Apostle St James, was one of the most important Christian pilgrimage centres in Europe during the Middle Ages, second only to Rome. Countless pilgrims made the journey from different parts of Europe to Santiago along recognized pilgrimage routes. The main one crosses the north of Spain from the Pyrenees to Galicia and is known as the Camino de Santiago. Although its religious significance has declined, it has become a popular tourist route attracting a wide range of travellers: nature lovers on day trips, hikers and cyclists, and even latter-day pilgrims, whether solitary walkers or on package tours. Many of them avail themselves of the free or low-cost accommodation provided along the way by local councils and religious institutions.

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camino

m

1 ( senda) path;

no es (todo) un camino de rosas it isn’t all a bed of roses

2 INFOR path

3 ( ruta) way;

a medio camino halfway;

de camino a on the way to;

por el camino on the way;

camino de on the way to;

abrirse camino fig make one’s way;

estar en camino be on the way;

ponerse en camino set out;

abrirse camino en la vida get on;

ir por buen/mal camino fig be on the right/wrong track;

abrir camino hacia algo fig pave the way for sth;

quedarse a medio o

mitad de camino fig leave sth half finished

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camino nm

1) : path, road

2) : journey

ponerse en camino: to set off

3) : way

a medio camino: halfway there

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camino n

1. (sendero) path

no te alejes del camino don't stray from the path

2. (ruta, medio) way

iremos por otro camino we'll go a different way

lo encontré por el camino I found it on the way

camino de on the way / on your way

va camino del hotel he's on his way to the hotel

ponerse en camino to set off [pt. & pp. set]

Spanish-English dictionary > camino
107 ven

intj.

come here.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person plural (ellos/ellas) present indicative of spanish verb: ver.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: venir.

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ver venir

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see venir, ver

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see venir, ver

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ven

venir, ver² (↑ ver (2))

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Del verbo venir: ( conjugate venir)

ven es:

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo ver: ( conjugate ver)

ven es:

3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
ven
venir
ver
ven see venir, ver 2
venir ( conjugate venir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( a un lugar) to come;

◊ vine en tren I came by train;

¿a qué vino? what did he come by o around for?;
vine dormida todo el tiempo I slept (for) the whole journey;
ven por or (Esp) a por algn/algo to come for sb/sth, come to pick sb/sth up;
la vino a buscar su madre her mother came to pick her up;
ven a ver esto come and see this
b) ( volver) to come back;

◊ ahora vengo I'll be back in a moment;

no vengas tarde don't be late home o back
c) ( salir):

◊ me vino con un cuento he came up with some excuse;

no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands
2
a) ( tener lugar):

◊ ahora viene esa escena que te conté that scene I told you about is coming up now;

¿qué viene después de las noticias? what's on after the news?;
ya vendrán tiempos mejores things will get better
b) ( indicando procedencia) ven de algo to come from sth;

◊ viene de la India it comes from India;

le viene de familia it runs in his family;
¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?
c) ( indicando presentación) to come;

◊ viene en tres tamaños it comes in three sizes

d) ( estar incluido):

◊ viene en primera página it's on the front page;

no viene nada sobre la huelga there's nothing about the strike
3 ( convenir):
◊ estas cajas me vendrían muy bien these boxes would come in handy;

el jueves no me viene bien Thursday's no good for me;
me vendría bien un descanso I could do with a rest
4 ( como aux):
◊ esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas this confirms my suspicions;

hace mucho que lo venía diciendo I'd been saying so all along
venirse verbo pronominal ( enf)
a) ( a un lugar) to come;

◊ se vinieron a pie they came on foot;

vense abajo [ persona] to go to pieces;

[ techo] to fall in, collapse;
[ estante] to collapse;
[ ilusiones] to go up in smoke;
[ proyectos] to fall through
b) ( volver) to come back

ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):
◊ ser de buen ven to be good-looking o attractive

2 ( opinión):
◊ a mi/su ven in my/his view

ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( percibir con la vista) to see;

◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
b) ( mirar) ‹programa/partido› to watch;

◊ ven (la) televisión to watch television;

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) ven a algn: no la puede ven he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;
◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;

se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse ven (RPl) to show off
3
a) (constatar, comprobar) to see;

◊ ve a ven quién es go and see who it is;

¡ya venás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se vená! we'll see
b) ( ser testigo de) to see;

◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4
◊ a ver: (vamos) a ven ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;

está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ven? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a ven qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a ven si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5
a) ( estudiar):

◊ esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better have a look at this;

tengo que ven cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya vené qué hago I'll decide what to do later
b) [ médico] ( examinar) to see;

◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?

6
a) (juzgar, considerar):

◊ yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right;

a mi modo or manera de ven the way I see it
b) ( encontrar) to see;

◊ no le veo salida a esto I can't see any way out of this;

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;
◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin vente! I haven't seen you for ages!

8
◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ven? and what does that have to do with it?;

no tengo nada que ven con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que ven que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
◊ así no veo I can't see like this;

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):
◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ven is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;

pues venás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
◊ ya vené I'll see;

estar/seguir en venemos (AmL fam): todavía está en venemos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en venemos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
◊ me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot;

me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
◊ se ve bien con esa falda she looks good in that skirt;

no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
a) ( encontrarse) to meet;

◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;

¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
b) (visitarse, encontrarse) to see each other;

◊ nos vemos a menudo we see each other often;

vense con algn to see sb
venir verbo intransitivo
1 to come
ven y mira lo que he dibujado, come and see what I've drawn
2 (llegar) to come: viene el invierno, winter is coming
acaba de venir de la tienda, he's just come from the shop
3 (volver) to come back: vengo en un minuto, I'll be back in a minute
4 (proceder) to come from: estos juguetes vienen de China, these toys come from China
5 (surgir, sobrevenir) me vino la gripe, I went down with flu
(suceder) entonces vino la guerra civil, then came the civil war
6 (quedar) este jersey me viene grande, this sweater is too big for me
7 (aparecer, presentarse) to come: esa información viene en el capítulo dos, that information comes in chapter two
¿viene algo del terremoto?, is there anything about the earthquake?
viene en un estuche verde, it comes in a green case
8 (indicando aproximación) este libro viene a tener unos cien años, this book must be about a hundred years old
♦ Locuciones: venir al mundo, to be born
venir de lejos, to come from afar
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
' ven' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acá
- achantarse
- antaño
- borde
- cuanta
- cuanto
- donde
- en seguida
- enseguida
- nosotras
- nosotros
- remolonear
- ver
- venir
- verse
- abrigado
- acta
- adentro
- afuera
- aguinaldo
- ahorrista
- alebrestarse
- alfiler
- almacén
- alzado
- amañar
- amarrado
- ancianato
- andadera
- angina
- anginas
- ansia
- apenas
- apersonarse
- aplazar
- aplicación
- aplicar
- arrecho
- arrimar
- bacenilla
- baúl
- billetero
- binoculares
- bocadillo
- bodega
- bodeguero
- bohío
- boludo
- bomba
- bombillo
English:
and
- any
- beside
- come
- here
- intersperse
- intervention
- minute
- no
- one
- pad
- prevention
- pucker
- quickly
- sometime
- stand about
- stand around
- us
- venerable
- venerate
- Venezuela
- Venezuelan
- venison
- venom
- venomous
- venomously
- way
- whenever
- applicant
- apply
- banana
- bang
- bar
- bean
- bin
- blond
- boot
- boxer
- briefs
- broad
- bruise
- bubble
- bucket
- bulb
- bull
- bumper car
- can
- carpet
- cashew (nut)
- celery

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ven ver venir

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ven

vb → venir, ver

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ven venir

Spanish-English dictionary > ven
108 apartar

v.

1 to move away.

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office

apartar la mirada to look away

2 to separate.

El regalo apartó a los hermanos The gift separated the brothers.

3 to take, to select.

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the journey

4 to push aside, to discard, to get away, to lay aside.

Ricardo apartó al mal amigo Richard pushed aside his lousy friend.

5 to put aside, to lay by, to put to one side.

Ricardo apartó los muebles Richard put the furniture aside.

6 to set apart, to earmark, to singularize.

Su elegancia apartó a Denise Her elegance set Denise apart.

7 to leave out, to exclude from the conversation.

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apartar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alejar) to move away

■ aparta la planta del sol move the plant out of the sun

■ ¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?

■ apartó la mirada she looked away

2 (separar) to separate; (preservar de) to protect from, keep away from

■ peleaban con tanta violencia que nadie pudo apartarlos they were fighting so fiercely that nobody could separate them

■ lo que haga falta para apartar al menor del peligro whatever is necessary to protect the child from danger

3 (reservar) to put aside, set aside

■ te he apartado un trozo de pastel I've put a piece of cake aside for you, I've saved you a piece of cake

4 (de un cargo) to remove

■ ha sido apartado del servicio activo he has been removed from active service

► verbo pronominal apartarse

1 (alejarse) to move away

■ apártate de allí get away from there

2 (separarse) to withdraw, move away

■ se apartó del tema she veered off the subject

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FRASEOLOGÍA

apartar los ojos de to take one's eyes off

'Se aparta género' "A deposit secures any item"

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verb

1) to separate, put aside, set aside

2) move away

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- apartarse

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1. VT

1) (=alejar)

aparta las piezas blancas de las negras — separate the white pieces from the black ones

aparta la sartén del fuego — take the pan off the heat

lograron apartar la discusión de ese punto — they managed to turn the discussion away from that point

no podía apartar mi pensamiento de ella — I couldn't get her out of my head

• apartar la mirada/los ojos de algo — to look away from sth, avert one's gaze/one's eyes from sth liter

apartó la mirada de la larga fila de casas — she looked away from o liter averted her gaze from the long row of houses

no aparta los ojos de la comida — he can't keep his eyes off the food

2) (=quitar de en medio)

tuvo que apartar los papeles de la mesa para colocar allí sus libros — he had to push aside the papers on the table to place his books there

apartó el micrófono a un lado — she put the microphone aside o to one side

apartó la cortina y miró a la calle — he drew o pulled back the curtain and looked out into the street

le apartó los cabellos de la frente — she brushed her hair off her forehead

avanzaban apartando la maleza — they made their way through the undergrowth, pushing o brushing it aside as they went

3) [+ persona]

a) [de lugar]

lo apartó un poco para hacerle algunas preguntas — she took him to one side to ask him a few questions

los guardaespaldas apartaban a las fans — the bodyguards pushed the fans aside o away

aparta al niño de la ventana — move the child away from the window

b) [de otra persona] (lit) to separate; (fig) to drift apart

si no los apartamos se matarán — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

el tiempo los ha ido apartando — they have grown o drifted apart with time

c) [de actividad, puesto] to remove

el ministro lo apartó de su puesto — the minister removed him from his post

su enfermedad la apartó de la política activa — her illness kept her away from playing an active role in politics

si yo fuera el entrenador, lo apartaría del equipo — if I was the coach I would remove him from the team

lo apartaron de su intención de vender la casa — they dissuaded him from selling the house

4) (=reservar) to put aside, set aside

si le interesa este vestido se lo puedo apartar — if you like this dress I can put o set it aside for you

se apartan muebles — a deposit secures any piece of furniture

hemos apartado un poco de comida para él — we've put o set aside a little food for him

picar las verduras y apartarlas a un lado — chop the vegetables and put them to one side

5) (Correos) to sort

6) (Ferro) to shunt, switch (EEUU)

7) (Agr) [+ ganado] to separate, cut out

8) (Jur) to set aside, waive

9) (Min) to extract

2.

See:

apartarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego — move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista — get that out of my sight

sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino — his friends led him astray

apartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

aparte ese coche — move that car (out of the way)

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

fue apartado del servicio activo — he was removed from active service

d) ( separar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

aparté lo que me iba a llevar — I set aside what I was going to take

aparta un poco de comida para él — put a bit of food aside for him
2.
apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

apártense! — stand aside!

b) (alejarse, separarse)

apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject

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= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex. The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

Ex. The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex. Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.

Ex. If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.

Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex. When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

Ex. It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

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* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).

* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego — move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista — get that out of my sight

sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino — his friends led him astray

apartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

aparte ese coche — move that car (out of the way)

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

fue apartado del servicio activo — he was removed from active service

d) ( separar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

aparté lo que me iba a llevar — I set aside what I was going to take

aparta un poco de comida para él — put a bit of food aside for him
2.
apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

apártense! — stand aside!

b) (alejarse, separarse)

apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject

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= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.

Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.

Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex: When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

Ex: It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.

Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).

* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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apartar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista get that out of my sight

aparta de ti esos temores ( liter); cast out those fears ( liter)

aparta de mí este cáliz ( Bib) take this cup from me

aquellas amistades lo apartaron del buen camino those friends led him astray o off the straight and narrow

lo apartaron de su propósito de estudiar medicina they dissuaded him from studying medicine

apartó los ojos or la mirada he averted his eyes

la apartó de un manotazo he pushed her aside o to one side

2 ‹obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

aparte ese coche move that car (out of the way)

le apartó el pelo de los ojos she brushed the hair out of his eyes

3 ( frml) (de un cargo) to remove

ha sido apartado de su cargo/del servicio activo he has been removed from his post/from active service

4 (aislar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

se los mete en la cárcel para apartarlos de la sociedad they are put in jail to separate them from o to keep them away from society

B (guardar, reservar) to set aside

apartó lo que se iba a llevar she set aside what she was going to take, she put the things she was going to take on one side

tenemos que apartar el dinero del alquiler we must set o put aside the rent money

voy a apartar un poco de comida para él I'm going to put a bit of food aside for him

las gambas se pelan y se apartan peel the prawns and set aside o put them to one side

dejé el libro apartado I had them set the book aside o put the book to one side for me

[ S ] se apartan juguetes layaway available ( AmE), a small deposit secures any item ( BrE)

■ apartarse

v pron

( refl)

1 (despejar el camino) to stand aside

¡apártense! ¡dejen pasar! stand aside! make way!

2 (alejarse, separarse) apartarse DE algo/algn:

nos apartamos de la carretera principal we got off o left the main road

el satélite se ha apartado de su trayectoria the satellite has strayed from its orbit

apártate de ahí que te puedes quemar get/come away from there, you might burn yourself

¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

¡apártate de mí! get away from me!

no te apartes del buen camino stick to the straight and narrow

se ha apartado bastante de su familia she's drifted away from o grown apart from her family

nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off o straying away from o going off the subject

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apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destinar
- grano
- soplar
- aislar
- entretener
- quitar
- retirar
- separar
English:
avert
- away
- block out
- kick away
- look away
- move over
- push aside
- set back
- sidetrack
- sweep aside
- take aside
- throw aside
- thrust aside
- look
- set
- sweep

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apartar

♦ vt

1. [alejar] to move away;
[quitar] to remove;
¡apártense de la carretera, niños! come away from the road, children!;

aparta el coche, que no puedo pasar move the car out of the way, I can't get past;

aparta de mí estos pensamientos [cita bíblica] protect me from such thoughts;

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office;

apartar la mirada to look away;

no apartó la mirada de nosotros he never took his eyes off us;

sus ojos no se apartaban de ella his eyes never left her;

aparté la vista de aquel espectáculo tan desagradable I averted my gaze o I turned away from that unpleasant sight;

apartar a alguien de un codazo to elbow sb aside;

apartar a alguien de un empujón to push sb out of the way

2. [separar] to separate;

aparta las fichas blancas de las negras separate the white counters from the black ones;

nadie los apartó, y acabaron a puñetazos nobody attempted to separate them and they ended up coming to blows

3. [escoger] to take, to select;

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the trip

4. [disuadir] to dissuade;

lo apartó de su intención de ser médico she dissuaded him from becoming a doctor

♦ See also the pronominal verb apartarse

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apartar

v/t

1 separate; para después set o

put aside; de un sitio move away (de from)

2

:

apartar a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth

* * *

apartar vt

1) alejar: to move away, to put at a distance

2) : to put aside, to set aside, to separate

♦ See also the reflexive verb apartarse

* * *

apartar vb

1. (mover) to move / to move out of the away

¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?

aparté el florero I moved the vase out of the way

2. (separar) to separate

he apartado los tomates más maduros de los más verdes I've separated the ripe tomatoes from the green ones

apartar la mirada / apartar la vista to look away

no apartar la vista de algo not to take your eyes off something

Spanish-English dictionary > apartar
109 consultar

v.

1 to look up (dato, fecha).

me consultó antes de hacerlo he consulted me before doing it; (me pidió consejo) he asked me before he did it (me pidió permiso)

María consultó los datos previamente Mary looked up the information previously

2 to consult, to check, to counsel, to deliberate.

María consultó y le fue bien Mary consulted and came out fine.

María consulta a doctores siempre Mary consults doctors always.

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consultar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir opinión) to consult ( con, with/-), seek advice ( con, from)

■ consulté con mis padres I consulted with my parents

2 (buscar en un libro) to look up

■ consulté la palabra en el diccionario I looked up the word in the dictionary

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FRASEOLOGÍA

consultar con un abogado to consult a lawyer, take legal advice

consultar con un médico to consult a doctor, take medical advice

consultarlo con la almohada figurado to sleep on it

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verb

to consult

* * *

1. VT

1) (=pedir opinión) to consult

decidieron irse sin consultarme — they decided to go without consulting me

es mejor que consultes a un médico — you'd better go to o see a doctor

consultar algo con algn — to discuss sth with sb

lo consultaré con mi abogado — I'll discuss it with my lawyer

- consultar algo con la almohada

2) [+ diccionario, libro, base de datos, archivo] to consult

consulté las páginas web en gallego — I consulted the web pages in Galician

consulta la palabra en el diccionario — look the word up in the dictionary

consulté el saldo de mi cuenta — I checked my account balance

2.

VI

consultar con algn: no lo haré sin consultar antes contigo — I won't do it without discussing it with you first

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <persona/obra> to consult; <dato/duda> to look up

consultar algo con alguien — to consult somebody about something
2.
consultar vi

consultar con alguien — to consult somebody

* * *

= browse, check with, consult, interrogate, run over, search (for), have + a look, search through, confer (with), roam over, turn to, look at.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex. Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.

Ex. Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.

Ex. You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.

Ex. Users of the Web database will be able to search through this collection of American slave narratives by first and last name of narrator, county and state of servitude, year of birth, and name of master = Los usuarios de la base de datos web podrán consultar esta colección de relatos de esclavos americanos por nombre y apellido del narrador, país y condición de servidumbre, año de nacimiento y nombre del amo.

Ex. The system has been designed to allow several people to confer simultaneously over a network.

Ex. According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

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* consultar a Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* consultar a través de los índices = browse.

* consultar con la almohada = sleep on + it.

* consultar con otro especialista = get + a second opinion.

* consultar con otro experto = get + a second opinion.

* consultar con + Pronombre = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* consultar el catálogo = consult + catalogue.

* consultar los fondos = search + holdings.

* consultar un índice = search + index.

* facilidad de consulta = browsability.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* que se puede consultar = queriable.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <persona/obra> to consult; <dato/duda> to look up

consultar algo con alguien — to consult somebody about something
2.
consultar vi

consultar con alguien — to consult somebody

* * *

= browse, check with, consult, interrogate, run over, search (for), have + a look, search through, confer (with), roam over, turn to, look at.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.

Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.

Ex: You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.

Ex: Users of the Web database will be able to search through this collection of American slave narratives by first and last name of narrator, county and state of servitude, year of birth, and name of master = Los usuarios de la base de datos web podrán consultar esta colección de relatos de esclavos americanos por nombre y apellido del narrador, país y condición de servidumbre, año de nacimiento y nombre del amo.

Ex: The system has been designed to allow several people to confer simultaneously over a network.

Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

* consultar a Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* consultar a través de los índices = browse.

* consultar con la almohada = sleep on + it.

* consultar con otro especialista = get + a second opinion.

* consultar con otro experto = get + a second opinion.

* consultar con + Pronombre = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* consultar el catálogo = consult + catalogue.

* consultar los fondos = search + holdings.

* consultar un índice = search + index.

* facilidad de consulta = browsability.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* que se puede consultar = queriable.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* * *

consultar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹persona/obra› to consult

consulté a un abogado/especialista I consulted a lawyer/specialist

lo decidió sin consultarme he took the decision without consulting me

consulta el diccionario consult the dictionary, look it up in the dictionary

2 ‹dato/duda› to look up consultar algo CON algn to consult sb ABOUT sth

tendré que consultarlo con mi esposa I'll have to consult my wife o talk to my wife about it

B ( Chi frml) (disponer) to provide

■ consultar

vi

consultar CON algn to consult sb

no tomes una decisión sin antes consultar con él don't make a decision without consulting him o talking to him first

* * *

consultar ( conjugate consultar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/obra› to consult;
‹dato/duda› to look up;
consultar algo con algn to consult sb about sth
verbo intransitivo: consultar con algn to consult sb
consultar verbo transitivo
1 to consult, seek advice [con, from]
2 (en un diccionario, etc) to look up
' consultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
almohada
- comentar
- duda
English:
access
- advice
- confer
- consult
- refer to
- see
- sleep on
- refer
- sleep

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consultar

♦ vt

1. [pidiendo consejo] [persona] to consult;

consulte el manual antes de comenzar el montaje [en instrucciones] read the manual before assembling;

lo tengo que consultar con mi abogado I have to talk to o consult my lawyer about it;

me consultó antes de hacerlo [me pidió consejo] he consulted me before doing it;
[me pidió permiso] he asked me before he did it;
Comp

consultarlo con la almohada to sleep on it

2. [buscando información] [dato, fecha] to look up;
[libro] to consult;
consúltalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

♦ vi

consultar con to consult, to seek advice from;

consulté con mis colegas el asunto del que me hablaste I asked my colleagues about the matter you mentioned

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consultar

v/t consult;

consultar algo en el diccionario look sth up in the dictionary

* * *

consultar vt

: to consult

* * *

consultar vb

1. (preguntar) to consult

el árbitro consultó con el linier antes de anular el gol the referee consulted the linesman before disallowing the goal

2. (libro) to look up

consulta el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

consultar algo con alguien to discuss something with somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > consultar
110 pasado

adj.

1 last, prior.

2 past, bygone, down-the-road, gone-by.

3 stale, gamey.

4 past, distant, remote.

m.

1 past, time before right now.

2 past, yore, ancient times, yesterday.

3 past, track record, antecedents.

4 past, past tense.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pasar.

* * *

pasado

► nombre masculino

1 (tiempo) past

2 LINGÚÍSTICA past, past tense

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pasado

► participio pasado

1→ link=pasar pasar

► adjetivo

1 past, gone by

2 (año, semana, etc) last

■ la semana pasada last week

3 (después) after

■ pasadas las once after eleven

4 (estropeado) bad

► nombre masculino pasado

1 (tiempo) past

2 LINGÚÍSTICA past, past tense

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar muy pasado,-a argot to be really out of it

pasado,-a de moda out of date, out of fashion, old-fashioned

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow

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1. noun m.
past
2. (f. - pasada)
adj.

1) past

2) out-of-date, old-fashioned

3) bad, spoiled

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [tiempo]

el jueves pasado — last Thursday

el mes pasado — last month

pasado mañana — the day after tomorrow

pasados dos días — after two days

ya eran pasadas las seis — it was already after six

lo pasado — the past

- lo pasado, pasado está

2) (Culin) (=en mal estado) [pan] stale; [fruta] overripe

esta leche está pasada — this milk is off

3) (Culin) (=muy hecho) [carne] overdone; [arroz, pasta] overcooked

me gustan los filetes muy pasados — I like my steaks very well done

la carne estaba demasiado pasada — the meat was overdone

huevo pasado por agua — soft-boiled egg

4) (=no actual) [ropa, zapatos] old-fashioned; [noticia] stale; [idea] [costumbre] antiquated, out-of-date

5) (=muy usado) worn

esta tela está muy pasada y se rompe con facilidad — this material is very worn and it tears easily

estar pasado de vueltas o de rosca — [grifo, tuerca] to be worn; [persona] to have seen it all before

6) [belleza] faded

7) ** (=borracho, drogado)

estar pasado — to be out of one's box **

2. SM

1)

el pasado — the past

- el pasado, pasado está

2) [de persona] past

tiene un pasado muy turbio — he has a very murky past

3) (Ling) past (tense)

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) ( en expresiones de tiempo)

el año/sábado pasado — last year/Saturday

la visita real que tuvo lugar en días pasados — the royal visit which took place a few days ago

en tiempos pasados — in days gone by, in bygone days (liter)

lo pasado, pasado está — (fr hecha) what's done is done, let bygones be bygones

pasados dos días — after two days

son las cinco pasadas — it's after o past five o'clock

pasadas las tres de la tarde — (sometime) after three o'clock in the afternoon

pasado mañana — the day after tomorrow

2)

a) ( anticuado) old-fashioned, passé

b) ( raído) worn-out

3) < fruta> overripe; <arroz/pastas> overcooked

la leche está pasada — the milk is off

el pescado está pasado — the fish is bad o (BrE) is off

el filete muy pasado, por favor — I'd like my steak well done

4) (arg) < persona> stoned (colloq)
II
masculino

a) ( época pasada) past

eso pertenece al pasado — that's all in the past

a causa de su pasado político — because of her political background

b) (Ling) past (tense)

* * *

= past, spent.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

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

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* anclado en el pasado = stuck in the past.

* año pasado, el = last year.

* aprender del pasado = learn from + the past.

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* del pasado = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by.

* de pasada = in passing.

* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.

* durante el año pasado = over the past year.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.

* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.

* en un pasado muy lejano = in the dim and distant past.

* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.

* en un pasado no muy lejano = in the not too distant past.

* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.

* época pasada = bygone era.

* evocación del pasado = stroll down memory lane.

* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.

* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.

* imagen del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* indagar el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* no añorar el pasado = never + look back.

* olvidar el pasado = let bygones be bygones, forget + the past.

* pasado accidentado = chequered history, chequered past.

* pasado actual, el = living past, the.

* pasado delictivo = criminal past.

* pasado de moda = passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style.

* pasado, el = past, the, yesteryear.

* pasado el mejor momento de Alguien = past + Posesivo + prime.

* pasado ficticio = imaginary past.

* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.

* pasado irregular = chequered history, chequered past.

* pasado lejano, el = distant past, the.

* pasado mañana = the day after tomorrow.

* pasado reciente, el = recent past, the.

* pasado turbulento = chequered history, chequered past.

* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.

* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.

* recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* reliquia del pasado = relic of the past.

* rememoración del pasado = stroll down memory lane.

* rememorar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.

* reminiscencia del pasado = stroll down memory lane.

* ruptura con el pasado = break with the past, break from the past.

* tiro pasado = passing shot.

* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) ( en expresiones de tiempo)

el año/sábado pasado — last year/Saturday

la visita real que tuvo lugar en días pasados — the royal visit which took place a few days ago

en tiempos pasados — in days gone by, in bygone days (liter)

lo pasado, pasado está — (fr hecha) what's done is done, let bygones be bygones

pasados dos días — after two days

son las cinco pasadas — it's after o past five o'clock

pasadas las tres de la tarde — (sometime) after three o'clock in the afternoon

pasado mañana — the day after tomorrow

2)

a) ( anticuado) old-fashioned, passé

b) ( raído) worn-out

3) < fruta> overripe; <arroz/pastas> overcooked

la leche está pasada — the milk is off

el pescado está pasado — the fish is bad o (BrE) is off

el filete muy pasado, por favor — I'd like my steak well done

4) (arg) < persona> stoned (colloq)
II
masculino

a) ( época pasada) past

eso pertenece al pasado — that's all in the past

a causa de su pasado político — because of her political background

b) (Ling) past (tense)

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el pasado

(n.) = past, the, yesteryear

Ex: While the reading habits of the elite form the leading edge of intellectual thought, the vast majority of humanity have had, in the past as well as the present, different habits and aims.

Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.

= past, spent.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

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

* anclado en el pasado = stuck in the past.

* año pasado, el = last year.

* aprender del pasado = learn from + the past.

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* del pasado = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by.

* de pasada = in passing.

* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.

* durante el año pasado = over the past year.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.

* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.

* en un pasado muy lejano = in the dim and distant past.

* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.

* en un pasado no muy lejano = in the not too distant past.

* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.

* época pasada = bygone era.

* evocación del pasado = stroll down memory lane.

* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.

* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.

* imagen del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* indagar el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* no añorar el pasado = never + look back.

* olvidar el pasado = let bygones be bygones, forget + the past.

* pasado accidentado = chequered history, chequered past.

* pasado actual, el = living past, the.

* pasado delictivo = criminal past.

* pasado de moda = passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style.

* pasado, el = past, the, yesteryear.

* pasado el mejor momento de Alguien = past + Posesivo + prime.

* pasado ficticio = imaginary past.

* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.

* pasado irregular = chequered history, chequered past.

* pasado lejano, el = distant past, the.

* pasado mañana = the day after tomorrow.

* pasado reciente, el = recent past, the.

* pasado turbulento = chequered history, chequered past.

* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.

* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.

* recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* reliquia del pasado = relic of the past.

* rememoración del pasado = stroll down memory lane.

* rememorar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.

* reminiscencia del pasado = stroll down memory lane.

* ruptura con el pasado = break with the past, break from the past.

* tiro pasado = passing shot.

* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

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pasado¹ -da

adjective

A

(en expresiones de tiempo): el año/mes/sábado pasado last year/month/Saturday

el recital tuvo lugar el pasado día 14 the recital took place on the 14th

la visita real que tuvo lugar en días pasados the royal visit which took place a few days ago

como era la costumbre en tiempos pasados as was the custom in days gone by o ( liter) in bygone days

lo pasado, pasado está ( fr hecha); what's done is done, let bygones be bygones

pasados dos o tres días volvió she came back after two or three days

son las cinco pasadas it's after o past five o'clock, it's gone five ( BrE colloq)

pasadas las tres de la tarde (sometime) after three o'clock in the afternoon

ver tb mañana¹ adv A. (↑ mañana (1))

B

1 (anticuado) passé, old-fashioned

todo lo que lleva es de lo más pasado all her clothes are so passé o old-fashioned

2 (gastado, raído) worn-out

esos zapatos están muy pasados those shoes are worn out, those shoes have seen better days ( colloq hum)

los codos de la chaqueta están pasados the jacket has gone o worn through at the elbows

C ( arg); ‹persona› stoned ( colloq), out of one's head ( colloq)

D

1 ‹fruta› overripe

la leche está pasada the milk is off o sour

2 ‹arroz/pastas› overcooked

el filete muy pasado, por favor I'd like my steak well done please

pasado²

masculine

1 (época pasada) past

tenemos que olvidar el pasado we must forget the past

eso pertenece al pasado that's all in the past

a causa de su pasado político because of her political background

2 ( Ling) past, past tense

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Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

pasado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
pasado
pasar
pasado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
◊ el año/sábado pasado last year/Saturday;

pasados dos días after two days;
son las cinco pasadas it's after o past five o'clock;
pasado mañana the day after tomorrow
2 ( anticuado) tb
◊ pasado de moda old-fashioned

3 ‹ fruta› overripe;
‹arroz/pastas› overcooked;
‹ leche› sour;
◊ el pescado está pasado the fish is bad;

el filete muy pasado, por favor I'd like my steak well done
pasado 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( época pasada) past

b) (Ling) past (tense)

pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasado the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasado a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasado de largo to go right o straight past;
pasado por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasado por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasado a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasado de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasadoá por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasado al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasado de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasado it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasado por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasado por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasadoon muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasado sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasado algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasado la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasado la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasadole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasado por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasado el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasadose al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasadote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (último) last
2 (sin actualidad, trasnochado) old-fashioned: le di un número pasado de la revista, I gave him a back number of the magazine
3 (estropeado, podrido) bad: creo que esta carne está pasada, I think this meat is off
4 Culin cooked
un filete poco pasado, a rare steak 5 pasado mañana, the day after tomorrow
II sustantivo masculino past: no puede recordar el pasado más reciente, he's got a bad short-term memory
tiene un oscuro pasado, his past is a mystery
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
año
- añorar
- antigua
- antiguo
- atrincherarse
- caduca
- caduco
- desempolvar
- devengar
- enfado
- exposición
- exterior
- fecha
- guerrear
- honrosa
- honroso
- huevo
- inspección
- mañana
- moda
- oscura
- oscuro
- pasada
- poder
- preferir
- recién
- recordar
- renegar
- revolver
- romper
- soler
- trasnochada
- trasnochado
- volver
- ya
- accidentado
- atrasado
- calamidad
- comparación
- el
- hurgar
- luego
- lunes
- menos
- mes
- olvidar
- participio
- pasar
- remover
- rosca
English:
after
- ago
- appreciate
- beyond
- block out
- break with
- bumper
- bygone
- clarify
- climbing
- come out
- dated
- day
- day off
- deprivation
- dissociate
- disturbance
- do
- downturn
- expatriate
- forget
- free
- glance
- go
- go over to
- go through
- guess
- hand down
- lie
- move away
- murky
- notice
- now
- old-fashioned
- on
- ordeal
- out
- outmoded
- part
- past
- public
- rake up
- recapture
- remember
- remnant
- retrace
- shady
- sit about
- sit around
- soggy

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pasado, -a

♦ adj

1. [terminado] past;

pasado un año a year later;

son las nueve pasadas it's gone nine (o'clock);

se pusieron en marcha pasada la medianoche it was past o gone midnight when they set off;

Comp

lo pasado, pasado está let bygones be bygones;

Comp
Am
lo pasado, pisado let bygones be bygones

2. [último] last;

el año/mes pasado last year/month;

ocurrió el pasado martes it happened last Tuesday

3. [podrido] off, bad

4. [muy hecho] [pasta] overcooked;
[filete, carne] overdone
5. [anticuado] old-fashioned, out-of-date

6. Fam
estar pasado [drogado] to be stoned

7. Comp
Fam
ese tío está pasado de rosca o [m5] de revoluciones that guy goes too far o over the top

♦ nm

1. [tiempo] past;

tiene un pasado muy sospechoso he has a very suspect past

2. Gram past (tense);

en pasado in the past (tense)

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pasado

I adj tiempo last;

el lunes pasado last Monday;

pasado de moda old-fashioned

II m past

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pasado, -da adj

1) : past

el año pasado: last year

pasado mañana: the day after tomorrow

pasadas las siete: after seven o'clock

2) : stale, bad, overripe

3) : old-fashioned, out-of-date

4) : overripe, slightly spoiled

pasado nm

: past

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pasado¹ adj

1. (último) last

la semana pasada last week

2. (anterior) past

los pasados días the past few days

en tiempos pasados in the past

3. (estropeado) bad / off

los tomates están pasados the tomatoes have gone bad

pasado de moda old fashioned

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow

pasado² n

1. (tiempo anterior) past

en el pasado in the past

2. (tiempo verbal) past / past tense

Spanish-English dictionary > pasado
111 último

adj.

1 last, finishing, last one, hindmost.

2 ultimate, quintessential.

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último

► adjetivo

1 last

2 (más reciente) latest; (de dos) latter

3 (más alejado) furthest; (más abajo) bottom, lowest; (más arriba) top; (más atrás) back

4 (definitivo) final

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la última up to date

a últimos de towards the end of

por último finally

ser lo último familiar (el colmo) to be just too much

estar en las últimas (moribundo) to be at death's door 2 (arruinado) to be down and out

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(f. - última)

adj.

1) last

2) final

3) latter

•

- por último

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último, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=final) last

el último día del mes — the last day of the month

la última película que hizo Orson Wells — the last film Orson Wells made

las últimas Navidades que pasamos allí — the last Christmas we spent there

la Última Cena — (Rel) the Last Supper

• a lo último — * in the end

¿y qué ocurre a lo último? — and what happens in the end?

estoy a lo último del libro — I've nearly finished the book

• por último — finally, lastly

por último, el conferenciante hizo referencia a... — finally o lastly, the speaker mentioned...

• por última vez — for the last time

2) (=más reciente)

a) [en una serie] [ejemplar, moda, novedad] latest; [elecciones, periodo] last

este coche es el último modelo — this car is the latest model

¿has leído el último número de la revista? — have you read the latest issue of the magazine?

las últimas noticias — the latest news

las últimas novedades musicales — the latest music releases

los dos últimos cuadros que ha hecho no son tan innovadores — his two latest o his latest two paintings are not so innovative

durante la última década — in o over the last decade

en las últimas horas ha aparecido otro posible comprador — in the last few hours another possible buyer has emerged

volvió a salir elegido en las últimas elecciones — he was reelected at the last election

la última película que he visto — the last film I saw

las últimas películas que he visto — the last few films I have seen

• ahora último — Chile recently

su malhumor no es de ahora último — his bad mood is not a recent thing

ha estado estudiando más ahora último — he's been studying more recently

• en los últimos años — in o over the last few years, in recent years

• en los últimos tiempos — lately

b) [entre dos] latter

de los dos, este último es el mejor — of the two, the latter is the best
hora 2), b)
3) [en el espacio]

a) (=más al fondo) back

un asiento en la última fila — a seat in the back row

b) (=más alto) top

viven en el último piso — they live on the top floor

c) (=más bajo) bottom, last

el último escalón — the bottom o last step

el equipo en última posición — the team in last o bottom place

ocupan el último lugar en el índice de audiencia — they have the lowest viewing figures

d) (=más lejano) most remote, furthest

las noticias llegan hasta el último rincón del país — news gets to the most remote o the furthest parts of the country

4) (=extremo)

solo lo aceptaremos como último recurso — we will only accept it as a last resort

en último caso, iría yo — as a last resort o if all else fails, I would go

esta medida tiene como fin último reducir el nivel de contaminación — the ultimate aim of this measure is to reduce pollution levels
extremo II, 1., 2), instancia 3), remedio 2)
5) (=definitivo)

es mi última oferta — that's my final offer

dígame cuál es el último precio — tell me what your lowest price is

- decir la última palabra

6)

• lo último * —

a) (=lo más moderno) the latest thing

lo último en pantalones — the latest thing in trousers

lo último en tecnología ofimática — the latest (in) office technology

b) (=lo peor) the limit

pedirme eso encima ya es lo último — for him to ask that of me as well really is the limit

2. SM / F

1)

el último — the last, the last one

el último de la lista — the last (one) on the list

¿quién es la última? — who's the last in the queue?

hablar el último — to speak last

llegó la última — she arrived last

ser el último en hacer algo — to be the last (one) to do sth

el último en salir que apague la luz — the last one to leave, turn the light off

- reírse el último

a la última —

estar a la última — to be bang up-to-date *

siempre va vestida a la última — she's always wearing the latest thing

zapatos a la última — the latest thing in shoes

- estar en las últimas

- en últimas
vestir
2) *

¿a qué no sabes la última de Irene? — do you know the latest about Irene?

3) Esp

a últimos de mes — towards the end of the month

3.

ADV Cono Sur in the last position, in the last place

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I
- ma adjetivo (delante del n)

1)

a) ( en el tiempo) last

hasta últimas horas de la noche — until late at night

en el último momento or a última hora — at the last minute o moment

b) ( más reciente)

¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo usaste? — when did you last use it?

su último libro — his latest book

en los últimos tiempos — recently, in recent years (o months etc)

2)

a) ( en una serie) last

estar en último lugar — to be last

último aviso a los pasajeros del vuelo... — last o final call for passengers on flight...

en el último puesto de la división — at the bottom of the division

por última vez — for the last time

como último recurso — as a last resort

ser lo último — (fam) ( el colmo) to be the last straw o the limit; ( lo más reciente) to be the latest thing

b) (como adv) (CS) <salir/terminar> last

llegó último en la carrera — he finished last in the race

3) ( en el espacio)

el último piso — the top floor

la última fila — the back row

la última página del periódico — the back page of the newspaper

aunque tenga que ir al último rincón del mundo — even if I have to go to the ends of the earth

4) ( definitivo)

es mi última oferta — it's my final offer

siempre tiene que decir la última palabra — he always has to have the last word

•

- Última Cena

- última hora

- última morada

- última voluntad
II
- ma masculino, femenino last one

era el último que me quedaba — it was my last one

el último de la lista — the last person on the list

es el último de la clase — he's bottom of the class

¿sabes la última que me hizo? — do you know what he's done to me now?

¿te cuento la última? — (fam) do you want to hear the latest? (colloq)

a últimos de — (Esp) toward(s) the end of

por último — finally, lastly

en (Col) or (Ven) de últimas — as a last resort, if the worst comes to the worst

a la última — (fam)

siempre va a la última — she always wears trendy clothes

estar en las últimas — ( estar a punto de morir) to be at death's door; ( no tener dinero) (fam) to be broke (colloq)

tomar la última — (fam) to have one for the road (colloq)

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= last, latter, ultimate, innermost, final, back marker.

Ex. We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

Ex. The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.

Ex. Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.

Ex. Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.

Ex. The final index will mirror current terminology.

Ex. I went right off Hamilton when he referred to back markers as something like 'those monkeys who get in the way' half way through the first season.

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* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* a último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.

* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* de última generación = enhanced, high-tech, high-end, leading edge.

* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], late breaking [late-breaking], up-to-the-minute, hot off the griddle.

* de última línea = streamlined.

* de última moda = new-fangled [newfangled].

* de última novedad = streamlined.

* de último grito = streamlined.

* de último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* durante el último año = over the last year.

* durante los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.

* durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.

* durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.

* durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.

* el último = the latest + Nombre.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en el último minuto = last minute [last-minute], at the last minute.

* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.

* en las últimas = fag-end, goner.

* en las últimas décadas = in recent decades.

* en los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.

* en los últimos años = in recent years, over the recent past, in the last few years.

* en los últimos años de = in the last years of.

* en los últimos días = in recent days.

* en los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.

* en los últimos meses = in recent months.

* en los últimos + Tiempo = in the past + Tiempo.

* en los últimos tiempos = latterly, in recent times, in modern times, in recent memory.

* en última instancia = ultimately, in the long run, in the end, in the last analysis, in the last resort, in the final analysis.

* en último término = in the last analysis, in the final analysis.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.

* estudiante de último curso = final year student.

* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.

* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* información de última hora = news flash.

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo último = the last word.

* ¡maricón el último! = the devil take the hindmost.

* nacido el último = lastborn.

* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).

* noticias de última hora = breaking news.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.

* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* sección de últimos números de publicaciones periódicas = current periodicals area.

* seguidor de la última moda = faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

* ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.

* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* Ultima Cena, la = Last Supper, the.

* última oportunidad, la = last chance, the.

* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.

* últimas novedades de = fresh out from.

* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.

* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.

* último aliento = death rattle, Posesivo + last breath.

* último escalafón, el = bottom rung, the.

* último mencionado, el = last mentioned, the.

* último nivel, el = bottom rung, the.

* último número, el = latest issue, the.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* último recurso = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditch.

* último rincón, el = nooks and crannies.

* últimos coletazos = Indian summer.

* últimos ritos, los = final rites, the.

* último suspiro = last breath.

* último tramo, el = last leg, the.

* último trecho, el = last leg, the.

* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.

* una última vez = one last time.

* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.

* vestido a la última = fashion statement.

* vestido a la última moda = fashion statement.

* * *
I
- ma adjetivo (delante del n)

1)

a) ( en el tiempo) last

hasta últimas horas de la noche — until late at night

en el último momento or a última hora — at the last minute o moment

b) ( más reciente)

¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo usaste? — when did you last use it?

su último libro — his latest book

en los últimos tiempos — recently, in recent years (o months etc)

2)

a) ( en una serie) last

estar en último lugar — to be last

último aviso a los pasajeros del vuelo... — last o final call for passengers on flight...

en el último puesto de la división — at the bottom of the division

por última vez — for the last time

como último recurso — as a last resort

ser lo último — (fam) ( el colmo) to be the last straw o the limit; ( lo más reciente) to be the latest thing

b) (como adv) (CS) <salir/terminar> last

llegó último en la carrera — he finished last in the race

3) ( en el espacio)

el último piso — the top floor

la última fila — the back row

la última página del periódico — the back page of the newspaper

aunque tenga que ir al último rincón del mundo — even if I have to go to the ends of the earth

4) ( definitivo)

es mi última oferta — it's my final offer

siempre tiene que decir la última palabra — he always has to have the last word

•

- Última Cena

- última hora

- última morada

- última voluntad
II
- ma masculino, femenino last one

era el último que me quedaba — it was my last one

el último de la lista — the last person on the list

es el último de la clase — he's bottom of the class

¿sabes la última que me hizo? — do you know what he's done to me now?

¿te cuento la última? — (fam) do you want to hear the latest? (colloq)

a últimos de — (Esp) toward(s) the end of

por último — finally, lastly

en (Col) or (Ven) de últimas — as a last resort, if the worst comes to the worst

a la última — (fam)

siempre va a la última — she always wears trendy clothes

estar en las últimas — ( estar a punto de morir) to be at death's door; ( no tener dinero) (fam) to be broke (colloq)

tomar la última — (fam) to have one for the road (colloq)

* * *

= last, latter, ultimate, innermost, final, back marker.

Ex: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

Ex: The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.

Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.

Ex: Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.

Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.

Ex: I went right off Hamilton when he referred to back markers as something like 'those monkeys who get in the way' half way through the first season.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* a último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.

* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* de última generación = enhanced, high-tech, high-end, leading edge.

* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], late breaking [late-breaking], up-to-the-minute, hot off the griddle.

* de última línea = streamlined.

* de última moda = new-fangled [newfangled].

* de última novedad = streamlined.

* de último grito = streamlined.

* de último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* durante el último año = over the last year.

* durante los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.

* durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.

* durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.

* durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.

* el último = the latest + Nombre.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en el último minuto = last minute [last-minute], at the last minute.

* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.

* en las últimas = fag-end, goner.

* en las últimas décadas = in recent decades.

* en los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.

* en los últimos años = in recent years, over the recent past, in the last few years.

* en los últimos años de = in the last years of.

* en los últimos días = in recent days.

* en los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.

* en los últimos meses = in recent months.

* en los últimos + Tiempo = in the past + Tiempo.

* en los últimos tiempos = latterly, in recent times, in modern times, in recent memory.

* en última instancia = ultimately, in the long run, in the end, in the last analysis, in the last resort, in the final analysis.

* en último término = in the last analysis, in the final analysis.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.

* estudiante de último curso = final year student.

* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.

* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* información de última hora = news flash.

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo último = the last word.

* ¡maricón el último! = the devil take the hindmost.

* nacido el último = lastborn.

* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).

* noticias de última hora = breaking news.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.

* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* sección de últimos números de publicaciones periódicas = current periodicals area.

* seguidor de la última moda = faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

* ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.

* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* Ultima Cena, la = Last Supper, the.

* última oportunidad, la = last chance, the.

* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.

* últimas novedades de = fresh out from.

* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.

* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.

* último aliento = death rattle, Posesivo + last breath.

* último escalafón, el = bottom rung, the.

* último mencionado, el = last mentioned, the.

* último nivel, el = bottom rung, the.

* último número, el = latest issue, the.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* último recurso = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditch.

* último rincón, el = nooks and crannies.

* últimos coletazos = Indian summer.

* últimos ritos, los = final rites, the.

* último suspiro = last breath.

* último tramo, el = last leg, the.

* último trecho, el = last leg, the.

* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.

* una última vez = one last time.

* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.

* vestido a la última = fashion statement.

* vestido a la última moda = fashion statement.

* * *

último¹ -ma

adjective

( delante del n)

A

1 (en el tiempo) last

los últimos años de su vida the last years of her life, her last years

hasta últimas horas de la noche until late at night

en el último momento or a última hora at the last minute o moment

2

(más reciente): ¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo usaste? when did you last use it?, when was the last time you used it?

su último libro es muy bueno his latest book is very good

lo último que supe de él es que vivía en París the last I heard he was living in Paris

la última moda the latest fashion

los últimos estudios the latest o the most recent studies

en los últimos tiempos recently, in recent years ( o months etc)

B

1 (en una serie) last

estaba en último lugar I was last, I was in last place

el último tren sale a las once the last train leaves at eleven

último aviso a los pasajeros del vuelo … last o final call for passengers on flight …

el equipo ocupa el último puesto de la división the team is at the bottom of the division o is in last place in the division

te lo digo por última vez I'm telling you for the last o final time

le echaré una última mirada I'll take one last o final look

como último recurso as a last resort

ser lo último ( fam) (el colmo) to be the last straw o the limit; (lo más reciente) to be the latest thing

2 ( como adv) (CS) ‹salir/terminar› last

el que salga último que apague la luz last one out o whoever is last out, turn the light off

llegó última en la carrera she finished last in the race

C

(en el espacio): en el último piso on the top floor

en la última fila in the back row

la última página del periódico the back page of the newspaper

aunque tenga que ir al último rincón del mundo even if I have to go to the ends of the earth

D

(definitivo): es mi última oferta it's my final offer

siempre tiene que decir la última palabra he always has to have the last word

Compuestos:

● Última Cena

feminine Last Supper

● última hora

feminine late item (of news)

● última morada

feminine ( period); last resting place ( frml)

● última voluntad

feminine last wishes (pl), last wish

● últimos sacramentos

mpl last rites o sacraments (pl)

último² -ma

masculine, feminine

last one

era el último que me quedaba it was my last one, it was the last one I had

el último en llegar the last (one) to arrive

¿quién es el último? who's last in line ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the queue?

salió el último he was the last to leave

el último de la lista the last person on the list

es el último de la clase he's bottom of the class

¿sabes la última que me hizo? do you know what he's done to me now?

¿te cuento la última? ( fam); do you want to hear the latest? ( colloq)

a últimos de ( Esp); toward(s) the end of

por último finally, lastly

y por último quiero decir que … and finally o lastly, I would like to say that …

en ( Col) or ( Ven) de últimas as a last resort, if the worst comes to the worst

a la última ( fam): siempre va a la última she's always fashionably dressed, she always wears trendy clothes

está a la última it's the latest fashion, it's all the rage ( colloq)

estar en las últimas (estar a punto de morir) to be at death's door;

(no tener dinero) ( fam) to be broke ( colloq)

tomar la última ( fam); to have one for the road ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo ultimar: ( conjugate ultimar)

ultimo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

ultimó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
ultimar
último
ultimar ( conjugate ultimar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ preparativos› to complete;
‹ detalles› to finalize
2 (AmL frml) ( matar) to kill, murder
último
◊ -ma adjetivo ( delante del n)

1 ( en el tiempo) last;
◊ a última hora at the last minute o moment;

su último libro his latest book;
en los últimos tiempos recently;
¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo usaste? when did you last use it?
2
a) ( en una serie) last;

◊ estar en último lugar to be last;

por última vez for the last time;
como último recurso as a last resort;
última voluntad last wishes (pl)
b) ( como adv) (CS) ‹salir/terminar› last

3 ( en el espacio):
◊ el último piso the top floor;

la última fila the back row
4 ( definitivo):
◊ es mi última oferta it's my final offer

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
last one;
◊ era el último que me quedaba it was my last one;

es el último de la clase he's bottom of the class;
a últimos de (Esp) toward(s) the end of;
por último finally, lastly
ultimar verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, una tarea) to finalize
ultimar detalles, to finalize details
2 LAm (rematar, asesinar) to kill, finish off
último,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin otro detrás) last: éste es el último caramelo, this is the last sweet
2 (no preferente, peor de una serie) last: es el último lugar en que habría mirado, it's the last place where I'd look
3 (más reciente) latest
última moda, latest fashion
según las últimas noticias, according to the latest news
4 (más remoto) farther: la vacuna tiene que llegar hasta la última aldea del continente, the vaccine must reach the most remote village on the continent
5 (más alto) top
el último piso, the top floor
6 (definitivo) last, final: era su última oferta, it was his final offer
mi última oportunidad, my last chance
7 (al final de un periodo de tiempo) a últimos de mes, towards the end of the month
II pron last one: los últimos en llegar fuimos nosotros, we were the last to arrive
el último de la fila, the last one in the queue
♦ Locuciones: estar en las últimas, (un enfermo) to be at death's door
fam (carecer de dinero, comida) to be broke
(estar acabándose) to be about to run out
ser lo último, to be the last
(algo indigno, inaceptable) mendigar es lo último, having to beg is the pits
a la última, up to the minute
de última hora: una decisión de última hora, a last-minute decision
una noticia de última hora, a newsflash
por último, finally

' último' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- caso
- decidir
- ensalzar
- faltar
- fin
- hasta
- inspección
- ligue
- llegar
- memoria
- número
- para
- pasada
- pasado
- recordar
- remedio
- rozar
- sprint
- suspiro
- término
- última
- arriba
- aviso
- el
- en
- extremo
- grito
- lugar
- mono
- recurso
- rincón
English:
afterthought
- bottom
- burst
- cancel
- come
- eleventh
- enjoy
- final
- finally
- height
- hot news
- last
- last-ditch
- lastly
- latest
- latter
- laugh
- LIFO
- outermost
- parting
- past
- push
- rage
- refer to
- resort
- senior
- spurt
- state-of-the-art
- stave off
- title
- top
- touch
- word
- year
- after
- close
- current
- dying
- fail
- inch
- late
- line
- memorial
- most
- nook
- scramble
- state
- survive
- ultimate

* * *

último, -a

♦ adj

1. [en una serie, en el tiempo] last;

mi última esperanza/oportunidad my last hope/chance;

hizo un último intento he made one last o final attempt;

último aviso para los pasajeros… [por megafonía] (this is the) last o final call for passengers…;

decisiones de última hora last-minute decisions;

a última hora, en el último momento at the last moment;

como último recurso as a last resort;

a lo último in the end;

lo último antes de acostarme last thing before I go to bed;

en una situación así es lo último que haría it's the last thing I'd do in a situation like that;

por último lastly, finally;

ser lo último [lo final] to come last;
[el último recurso] to be a last resort; [el colmo] to be the last straw
Comp
la Última Cena the Last Supper;
último pago final payment;

último plazo final instalment;

los últimos sacramentos the last sacraments;

última voluntad last wish(es)

2. [más reciente] latest, most recent;

una exposición de sus últimos trabajos an exhibition of her most recent work;

las últimas noticias son inquietantes the latest news is very worrying;

en los últimos días/meses in recent days/months;

la última vez que lo vi the last time I saw him, when I last saw him;
Fam
es lo último en electrodomésticos it's the latest thing in electrical appliances

Comp
última hora [como título] latest, stop press;
noticias de última hora last-minute news

3. [más bajo] bottom;
[más alto] top; [de más atrás] back;
la última línea de la página the bottom o last line of the page;

el último piso the top floor;

la última fila the back row

4. [más remoto] furthest, most remote;

el último rincón del país the remotest parts of the country

5. [definitivo]
es mi última oferta it's my last o final offer;

tener la última palabra en algo to have the last word on sth

6. [primordial] ultimate;

medidas cuyo fin último es… measures that have the ultimate goal of…

7. RP [uso adverbial] last;

empezaron últimos, por eso todavía no terminaron they started last, that's why they haven't finished yet;

salí última porque me quedé conversando I was the last to leave because I stayed behind talking

♦ nm,f

1. [en fila, carrera]
el último the last (one);

el último de la fila the last person in the Br queue o US line;

el último de la clase the bottom of the class;

es el último al que pediría ayuda he's the last person I'd ask for help;

llegar/terminar el último to come/finish last;

ser el último en hacer algo to be the last to do sth;

a últimos de mes at the end of the month;

¿nos tomamos la última? shall we have one for the road?;

Comp

estar en las últimas [muriéndose] to be on one's deathbed;
[sin dinero] to be down to one's last penny; [sin provisiones] to be down to one's last provisions; [botella, producto] to have almost run out;
Comp
Fam
ir a la última to wear the latest fashion

2. [en comparaciones, enumeraciones]
este último… the latter…

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último

adj

1 last;

ser el último en llegar be the last (one) to arrive;

por último finally;

está en las últimas he doesn’t have long (to live);

a últimos de mayo at the end of May

2 ( más reciente) latest;

últimas noticias latest news sg ;

estar a la última be right up to date;

ir a la última (moda) wear the latest fashions;

es lo último it’s the latest thing

3 piso top atr

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último, -ma adj

1) : last, final

la última galleta: the last cookie

en último caso: as a last resort

2) : last, latest, most recent

su último viaje a España: her last trip to Spain

en los últimos años: in recent years

3)

por último : finally

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último¹ adj

1. (en general) last

el 31 es el último día de mes the thirty first is the last day of the month

2. (más reciente) latest

las últimas noticias sobre el accidente the latest news on the accident

3. (más abajo) bottom

está en el último cajón it's in the bottom drawer

4. (más arriba) top

vive en el último piso he lives on the top floor

5. (más atrás) back

se suele sentar en la última fila she usually sits in the back row

último² n last one

es el último que tengo it's the last one I've got

llegó la última she came last

es el último de la clase he's bottom of the class

a últimos del mes at the end of the month

vestir a la última to wear trendy clothes

por último finally

¿quién es el último? who's last in the queue?

Spanish-English dictionary > último
112 cola

f.

1 tail.

2 train.

3 queue (fila) (British).

hay mucha cola there's a big o long queue o (British) line (United States)

hacer o guardar cola to queue (up) (British), to stand in line (United States)

me tuve que poner a la cola I had to join the end of the queue o (British) line (United States)

¡a la cola! go to the back of the queue o (British) line! (United States)

cola de impresión (computing) printing queue

4 bottom.

están a la cola del mundo civilizado en cuanto a inversiones educativas they have the worst record in the civilized world as regards investment in education

ir a la cola del pelotón to be one of the backmarkers

tener o traer cola (informal) to have serious consequences o repercussions

5 glue (pegamento).

no pegan ni con cola (informal figurative) they don't match at all

6 cola (bebida).

7 willy (British), peter (United States) (informal) (penis).

8 bum (British), butt (United States) (informal) (nalgas). ( Latin American Spanish)

9 line, row, queue, tail of a list.

10 wallpaper paste.

11 cauda.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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cola

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) tail

2 (de vestido) train; (de chaqueta) tail

3 (fila) queue, US line

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cola at the back, at the rear

estar en la cola figurado to be the last

hacer cola to queue up, US stand in line

ponerse en la cola to get into the queue, US get in line

traer cola familiar to have serious consequences

cola de caballo (planta) horsetail 2 (peinado) ponytail

vagón de cola rear coach

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cola

► nombre femenino

1 (pegamento) glue

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no pega ni con cola familiar it doesn't match at all

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cola

► nombre femenino

1 (árbol) cola

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noun f.

1) tail

2) line

3) glue

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I
SF

1) [de animal, avión, cometa] tail

- tener cola de paja

traer cola —

la decisión del árbitro va a traer cola — this is not the last we will hear of the referee's decision

cola de caballo — (=en el pelo) pony tail; (=planta) horsetail

cola de milano, cola de pato — (Téc) dovetail

cola de rata — (Pesca) fly line

2) [de frac] tail; [de vestido] train

3) (=hilera) queue, line (EEUU)

hay una cola enorme en la taquilla del cine — there's a huge queue at the box office

se formó una cola de dos kilómetros debido al accidente — a two-kilometre tailback formed because of the accident

¡a la cola! — get in the queue!, get in line! (EEUU)

hacer cola — to queue (up), line up (EEUU)

ponerse a la cola — to join o get into the queue, join o get into the line (EEUU)

4) (=parte final) [de manifestación] tail end, back; [de carrera] back

el ciclista estaba en o a la cola del pelotón — the cyclist was at the back of o at the tail end of the pack

los equipos en la cola de la tabla — the teams at the foot o bottom of the table

estamos a la cola de las sociedades civilizadas — we are at the bottom of the league of civilized societies

el equipo está en el tercer puesto por la cola — the team is sitting third place from (the) bottom

5) * (=pene) willy *, weenie (EEUU) *

6) Ven
(Aut)
pedir cola — to ask for a lift o ride (EEUU)

7) Cono Sur * (=trasero) bum **, bottom, butt ** (EEUU); (=cóccix) coccyx
II
SF (=pegamento) glue, gum; [para decorar] size

pintura a la cola — distemper; (Arte) tempera

- comer cola

no pegar ni con cola —

esas cortinas no pegan ni con cola — those curtains just don't go with the rest

el final de la película no pega ni con cola — the ending of the film is totally unconvincing

el verde y el azul no pegan ni con cola — green and blue just don't go together

cola de carpintero — wood glue

cola de contacto — contact adhesive

cola de impacto — impact adhesive

cola de pescado — fish glue

cola de retal — size
III
SF

1) (=planta) cola, kola

2) (=bebida) cola, Coke ®

3) And (=refresco) fizzy drink

cola de naranja — orangeade
IV
* SM Chile poof **, queer **

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I
femenino

1)

a) (de un animal, pez) tail

traer or tener cola — to have repercussions

b) ( de vestido) train; ( de frac) tails (pl)

c) ( de avión) tail; ( de cometa) tail

d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)

e) (Esp fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)

- cola de caballo

2)

a) (fila, línea) line (AmE), queue (BrE)

no hay mucha cola — there isn't much of a line o queue

hacer cola — to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE)

a la cola! — get in line! o in the queue!

pónganse a la cola por favor — please join the (end of the) line o queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola — (Méx) to jump the line o queue

b) (de una clasificación, carrera)

en lo que se refiere a la investigación estamos a la cola — as far as research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league (colloq)

a la cola del pelotón — at the tail end of the group

3) ( pegamento) glue

no pegar ni con cola: esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors just don't go together; aquí no pega ni con cola — it just doesn't look right here (colloq)

- cola de carpintero

- cola de contacto/impacto

- cola de pescado

4) ( bebida) Coke®, cola

5) (Ven) (Auto)

pedir cola — to hitchhike

darle la cola a alguien — to give somebody a lift o a ride
II
masculino (Chi fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)

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I
femenino

1)

a) (de un animal, pez) tail

traer or tener cola — to have repercussions

b) ( de vestido) train; ( de frac) tails (pl)

c) ( de avión) tail; ( de cometa) tail

d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)

e) (Esp fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)

- cola de caballo

2)

a) (fila, línea) line (AmE), queue (BrE)

no hay mucha cola — there isn't much of a line o queue

hacer cola — to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE)

a la cola! — get in line! o in the queue!

pónganse a la cola por favor — please join the (end of the) line o queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola — (Méx) to jump the line o queue

b) (de una clasificación, carrera)

en lo que se refiere a la investigación estamos a la cola — as far as research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league (colloq)

a la cola del pelotón — at the tail end of the group

3) ( pegamento) glue

no pegar ni con cola: esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors just don't go together; aquí no pega ni con cola — it just doesn't look right here (colloq)

- cola de carpintero

- cola de contacto/impacto

- cola de pescado

4) ( bebida) Coke®, cola

5) (Ven) (Auto)

pedir cola — to hitchhike

darle la cola a alguien — to give somebody a lift o a ride
II
masculino (Chi fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)

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cola¹

¹ = tail, train.

Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.

* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.

* cola de caballo = ponytail, pigtails.

* cola de discos = disc queue.

* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.

* cola de espera = queue.

* cola de impresión = print queue.

* cola de los rezagados, la = trailing edge, the.

* cola de reclamaciones = recall queue.

* cola de tráfico = tailback.

* con cola = caudate.

* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.

* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.

* formar una cola = form + queue.

* gestor de colas de impresión = print spooler.

* hacer cola = queue up.

* piano de cola = grand piano.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* procesar una cola de espera = clear + queue.

* sin cola = ecaudate.

* viento de cola = tailwind.

cola²

² = size, adhesive, glue.

Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.

Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.

Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast at first on to a cloth backing and later directly on to the roller stock.

* cola de alumbre = alum sizing.

* cola de colofonia = rosin size.

* cola de piel de conejo = rabbit-skin glue.

* encuadernación en cola = perfect binding, adhesive binding.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

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cola¹

feminine

A

1 (de un animal, pez) tail

traer or tener cola: este asunto va a traer cola this is going to have repercussions

no lo van a olvidar, te aseguro que esto va a traer cola they aren't going to forget it easily, I'll bet we haven't heard the last of it yet

el que tiene cola de zacate no puede jugar con lumbre (AmC, Méx); people who live in glass houses should not throw stones

2 (de un vestido) train; (de un frac) tails (pl)

3 (de un avión) tail; (de un cometa) tail

4 ( AmL fam) (nalgas) bottom ( colloq), behind ( BrE colloq), backside ( BrE)

5 ( Esp fam) (pene) thing ( colloq), weenie ( AmE colloq), willy ( BrE colloq)

6 ( Chi fam) (cóccix) tail bone ( colloq); (zona) lower back

7 ( Chi fam) (de un cigarrillo) cigarette butt, butt, cigarette o ( BrE colloq) fag end

Compuestos:

● cola de caballo

ponytail

● cola de milano

dovetail, dovetail joint

● cola de mono

( Chi) rum punch with milk, coffee and vanilla vagón, paja² (↑ paja (2))

B

1 (fila, línea) line ( AmE), queue ( BrE)

podemos esperar, no hay mucha cola we could wait, there isn't much of a line o queue

tuvimos que hacer cola durante dos horas we had to wait in line o we had to queue for two hours

¡a la cola! get in line!, get in the queue!

pónganse a la cola por favor please join the (end of the) line o queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola ( Méx); to push in ( colloq), to cut the line ( AmE), to jump the queue ( BrE)

2

(de una clasificación, carrera): un partido entre dos equipos en la cola a game between two bottom-of-the-league teams o two teams at the bottom of the division

en lo que se refiere a la investigación científica estamos a la cola as far as scientific research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league ( colloq)

a la cola del pelotón at the tail end of the group

C (pegamento — para papeles) glue, gum; (— para madera) glue

no pegar ni con cola: esa falda y esa blusa quedan fatal, no pegan ni con cola that skirt and blouse look terrible, they just don't go together

esos cuadros aquí no pegan ni con cola those paintings just don't look right o ( colloq) don't go in here

Compuestos:

● cola de carpintero

wood glue o adhesive

● cola de contacto/impacto

contact/impact adhesive

● cola de pescado

fish glue, isinglass ( tech)

D (bebida) Coke®, cola

refresco de cola cola drink

E

( Ven) ( Auto): pedir cola to hitchhike

¿me puedes dar la cola? can you give me a lift o a ride?

cola²

masculine

( Chi fam pey)

fag ( AmE colloq pej), poof ( BrE colloq pej)

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cola sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Zool) tail;

◊ cola de caballo ( en el pelo) ponytail

b) ( de vestido) train;

( de frac) tails (pl)
c) (de avión, cometa) tail

d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)

2 ( fila) line (AmE), queue (BrE);
◊ hacer cola to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE);

pónganse a la cola por favor please join the (end of the) line o queue;
brincarse la cola (Méx) to jump the line o queue;
a la cola del pelotón at the tail end of the group
3
a) ( pegamento) glue;

◊ cola de contacto superglue

b) ( bebida) Coke®, cola

4 (Ven) (Auto):
◊ pedir cola to hitchhike;

darle la cola a algn to give sb a lift o a ride
cola 1 sustantivo femenino
1 (de animal, de un avión) tail
2 (peinado) ponytail
3 (de un vestido) train
4 (fila) queue, US line: hicimos cola durante una hora, we were queuing for an hour
5 (final) bottom, a la cola, at the back o rear
♦ Locuciones: familiar traer cola, to have consequences
cola 2 sustantivo femenino (pegamento) glue
' cola' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calimocho
- coleta
- piano
- prensil
- su
- turno
- vagón
- vez
- colar
- coletazo
- formar
- interminable
- kilométrico
- mover
- pegado
- pegar
- peludo
- recoger
- unir
- viento
English:
catch 22
- Coke
- fizz
- flick
- formula
- glue
- grand
- grand piano
- join
- line
- line up
- paste
- ponytail
- pop-top
- queue
- stick
- stick together
- superglue
- swish
- tail
- ticket
- tie on
- train
- whisk
- brush
- caboose
- day
- diet
- guard
- hitch
- pony
- wear

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cola nf

1. [de mamífero, pez] tail

2. [de ave] tail

3. [de avión, cometa] tail;

Comp
Bol, RP
tener cola de paja to be feeling guilty

4. [de vestido de novia] train

5. [parte final] [de clase, lista] bottom;
[de desfile] end;
el país está a la cola del mundo civilizado en cuanto a inversiones educativas the country has the worst record in the civilized world as regards investment in education;

Comp

ir a la cola del pelotón to be one of the backmarkers

6. [fila] Br queue, US line;

hay mucha cola there's a long Br queue o US line;

hacer o [m5] guardar cola Br to queue (up), US to stand in line;

saltarse la cola Br to jump the queue, US to cut in line;

llegué el último y me tuve que poner a la cola I was the last to arrive, so I had to join the end of the Br queue o US line;

¡a la cola! go to the back of the Br queue o US line!

Comp
Informát cola de impresión print queue
7. [pegamento] glue;

Comp
Fam
no pegar ni con cola: esa chaqueta y esos pantalones no pegan ni con cola that jacket and those trousers clash horribly;

esos pantalones no pegan ni con cola en una fiesta tan formal those trousers are totally inappropriate for such a formal do

Comp
cola de pescado fish glue
8. Fam [consecuencias]
tener o [m5] traer cola to have serious consequences o repercussions;

sus declaraciones tendrán o [m5] traerán cola his statement won't be the end of it o won't be the last we hear of it;
RP
comer cola to suffer a setback

9. [peinado]
cola (de caballo) ponytail

10. [árbol]cola tree

11. [sustancia excitante] cola;

una bebida de cola a cola drink

12. Fam [pene] Br willy, US peter

13. cola de caballo [planta] horse-tail

14. cola de milano [en carpintería] dovetail;

ensamblar a o [m5] con cola de milano to dovetail

15. Am Fam [nalgas] Br bum, US fanny

16. Arg [de película] trailer

17. Ven [autoestop]
dar la cola a alguien to give sb a lift;

pedir cola to hitchhike

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cola

1 f ( pegamento) glue

cola

2 f

1 AVIA, de animal tail;

traer cola have repercussions;

estar a la cola be in last place

2 de gente line, Br

queue;

hacer cola stand in line, Br queue (up)

3 L.Am. fam

de persona butt fam, Br

bum fam

cola

3 f BOT cola, kola;

nuez de cola cola nut, kola nut

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cola nf

1) rabo: tail

cola de caballo: ponytail

2) fila: line (of people)

hacer cola: to wait in line

3) : cola, drink

4) : train (of a dress)

5) : tails pl (of a tuxedo)

6) pegamento: glue

7) fam : buttocks pl, rear end

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cola n

1. (de animal) tail

el perro meneaba la cola the dog wagged its tail

2. (fila) queue

había una cola muy larga there was a very long queue

3. (pegamento) glue

pégalo con cola stick it with glue

4. (de tren) rear

5. (de vestido) train

hacer cola to queue

hice cola durante media hora I queued for half an hour

cola de caballo ponytail

Spanish-English dictionary > cola
113 fondo

m.

1 bottom.

doble fondo false bottom

fondos bottom (de embarcación)

bajos fondos (figurative) underworld

sin fondo bottomless

tocar fondo to scrape along the sea/river bed; (embarcación) to bottom out (figurative) (crisis)

su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom

2 back.

al fondo de at the end of; (calle, pasillo) at the back of (sala)

3 depth.

tener un metro de fondo to be one meter deep

4 background.

sobre fondo negro on a black background

al fondo in the background

5 heart, bottom.

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of

el problema de fondo the underlying problem

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue

en el fondo deep down; (en lo más íntimo) basically (en lo esencial)

6 fund (finance) (de dinero).

a fondo perdido non-returnable

fondos funds (capital)

estar mal de fondos to be badly off; (persona) to be short of funds (empresa)

recaudar fondos to raise funds

fondo de amortización sinking fund

fondo de comercio goodwill

fondo común kitty

fondo de garantía de depósito deposit guarantee fund

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de inversión mobiliaria trust fund (British), mutual fund (United States)

fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly

7 catalog, collection.

fondo editorial backlist

8 reason, basis (fundamento).

9 substance.

10 stamina (sport) (resistencia).

de fondo long-distance

de medio fondo middle-distance

11 petticoat (combinación). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

12 core, root, bottom.

13 bed, lowest part.

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fondo

► nombre masculino

1 (parte más baja) bottom

■ en el fondo del pozo at the bottom of the well

■ hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice there is an element of truth in what he says

2 (parte más lejana) end, back

■ al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

■ al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3 (segundo término) background

4 (profundidad) depth

■ tiene poco fondo it's not very deep

5 (aguante) stamina

■ estoy entrenando para coger fondo I'm training to build up my stamina

6 FINANZAS fund

7 (de libros etc) stock

8 (motivo) reason; (raíz) root

■ el fondo de nuestra protesta the reason for our protest

■ esto no toca el fondo de la cuestión this does not get to the root of the question

► nombre masculino plural fondos

1 (dinero) funds, money sing

■ recaudamos fondos a beneficio de los necesitados we raise funds for the needy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fondo (adjetival) thorough 2 (adverbial) thoroughly

a fondo perdido nonrecoverable, nonreturnable

■ les concedieron una subvención a fondo perdido they were given a grant

de... en fondo... abreast

en el fondo figurado deep down, at heart

reunir fondos to raise funds

tocar fondo (barco) to touch bottom 2 figurado to reach rock bottom

fondo común kitty

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo del mar sea bed

fondo y forma form and substance

fondos bloqueados frozen assets

fondos disponibles available funds, liquid assets

fondos públicos public funds

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noun m.

1) bottom

2) back, rear

3) background

4) fund

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SM

1) [parte inferior] [de caja, botella, lago, mar] bottom; [de río] bed

descendieron al fondo del cráter — they got down to the bottom of the crater

• los bajos fondos — the underworld

• una maletín con doble fondo — a case with a false bottom, a false-bottomed case

en todo lo que dice hay un doble fondo — there's a double meaning in everything he says

• irse al fondo — to sink to the bottom

• en el fondo del mar — [gen] at the bottom of the sea; (=en el lecho marino) on the sea bed

• sin fondo — bottomless

- tocar fondo

la economía tocó fondo y el gobierno tuvo que devaluar la moneda — the economy reached o hit rock bottom and the government had to devalue the currency

hemos tocado fondo y todo indica que la recuperación está muy próxima — the market has bottomed out and all the indications are that a recovery is just around the corner

2) [parte posterior] [de pasillo, calle, nave] end; [de habitación, armario] back

llegaron hasta el fondo de la gruta — they got to the back of the cave

• al fondo, su oficina está al fondo a la izquierda — her office is at the end on the left

al fondo del pasillo — at the end of the corridor

la barra está al fondo de la cafetería — the bar is at the (far) end of the cafe

había unas cortinas al fondo del escenario — at the back of the stage there were some curtains

3) (=profundidad) [de cajón, edificio, bañera] depth

¿cuánto tiene de fondo el armario? — how deep is the wardrobe?

• tener mucho fondo — to be deep

• tener poco fondo — [bañera] to be shallow; [cajón, armario] not to be deep enough

4) (=lo fundamental)

en el fondo de esta polémica late el miedo al cambio — at the heart o bottom of this controversy lies a fear of change

• la cuestión de fondo — the basic o fundamental issue

el problema de fondo — the basic o fundamental o underlying problem

• la forma y el fondo — form and content

• llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the bottom of the matter
artículo 2)
5) (=segundo plano) background

verde sobre fondo rojo — green on a red background

la historia transcurre sobre un fondo de creciente inquietud social — the story takes place against a background of growing social unrest

• música de fondo — background music

• ruido de fondo — background noise

fondo de escritorio, fondo de pantalla — (Inform) (desktop) wallpaper

6)

• a fondo —

a) [como adj]

• una investigación a fondo — [policial] a thorough investigation; [de estudio] an in-depth study

• una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una vez al mes hacemos una limpieza a fondo — once a month we do a really thorough clean

una limpieza a fondo de las fuerzas de seguridad — a thorough clean-up of the security forces

b) [como adv]

no conoce a fondo la situación del país — he does not have a thorough o an in-depth knowledge of the country's situation

la policía investigará a fondo lo ocurrido — the police will conduct a thorough investigation of what happened

he estudiado a fondo a los escritores del Siglo de Oro — I have studied Golden Age writers in great depth

aseguró que estudiaría a fondo nuestra propuesta — he promised to look closely at our proposal

• emplearse a fondo, tuvo que emplearse a fondo para disuadirlos — he had to use all his skill to dissuade them

el equipo deberá emplearse a fondo para derrotar a sus adversarios — the team will have to draw on all its resources to beat their opponents

• pisar a fondo el acelerador — to put one's foot down ( on the accelerator)

7)

• en el fondo —

a) (=en nuestro interior) deep down

en el fondo, es buena persona — deep down he's a good person, he's a good person at heart

• en el fondo de su corazón — in his heart of hearts, deep down

b) (=en realidad) really

lo que se debatirá en la reunión, en el fondo, es el futuro de la empresa — what is actually o really going to be debated in the meeting is the future of the company

la verdad es que en el fondo, no tengo ganas — to be honest, I really don't feel like it

en el fondo no quiere irse — when it comes down to it, he doesn't want to leave

c) (=en lo fundamental) fundamentally, essentially

en el fondo ambos sistemas son muy parecidos — fundamentally o essentially, both systems are very similar

8) (Dep)

• carrera de fondo — long-distance race

• esquí de fondo — cross-country skiing

• corredor de medio fondo — middle-distance runner

• pruebas de medio fondo — middle-distance events

fondo en carretera — long-distance road-racing

9) (=dinero) (Com, Econ) fund; [en póker, entre amigos] pot, kitty

tenemos un fondo para imprevistos — we have a contingency fund

contamos con un fondo de 150.000 euros para becas — we have at our disposal a budget of 150,000 euros for grants

hemos puesto un fondo para la comida — we have a kitty for the food

• a fondo perdido — [crédito, inversión] non-recoverable, non-refundable

subvención a fondo perdido — capital grant

su padre le ha prestado bastante dinero a fondo perdido — his father has given him quite a lot of money on permanent loan

fondo común — common fund

fondo consolidado — consolidated fund

fondo de amortización — sinking fund

Fondo de Ayuda al Desarrollo — Development Aid Fund

Fondo de Cohesión — Cohesion Fund

fondo de comercio — goodwill

Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial — system of financial redistribution between the autonomous regions of Spain

fondo de empréstitos — loan fund

fondo de inversión — investment fund

fondo de pensiones — pension fund

fondo de previsión — provident fund

fondo ético — (Econ) ethical investment fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional — International Monetary

fondo mutualista — mutual fund

10) pl fondos (=dinero) funds

• recaudar fondos — to raise funds

• estar sin fondos — to be out of funds, be broke *

cheque o talón sin fondos — bounced cheque, rubber check (EEUU)

el cheque no tenía fondos — the cheque bounced

fondos bloqueados — frozen assets

fondos públicos — public funds

fondos reservados — secret funds

11) (=reserva) [de biblioteca, archivo, museo] collection

el fondo de arte del museo — the museum's art collection

hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice — there is a basis of truth in what he is saying

tiene un buen fondo de energías — he has boundless energy

fondo de armario — basic wardrobe

fondo editorial — list of titles

12) (=carácter) nature, disposition

de fondo jovial — of cheery o cheerful disposition, cheerful-natured

tiene un fondo de alegría — he is irrepressibly cheerful

tener buen fondo — to be good-natured

13) (Dep) (=resistencia) stamina

tener mucho fondo — to have a lot of stamina

tener poco fondo — to have no staying power

14) Chile, Méx, Ven [de comida, espectáculo]

como plato de fondo servirán pavo relleno — the main dish will be stuffed turkey

de fondo actuó el orfeón de carabineros — the main attraction was the police choir

15) Méx

• con o de fondo — serious

una película de fondo — a serious film

16) Méx, Ven (=combinación) petticoat

• medio fondo — slip

17) And (=finca) country estate

18) Chile (Culin) large pot ( to feed a large number of people)

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

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fondo¹

¹ = background, backing, quid, crux, fundus.

Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.

Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.

Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.

Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).

* artículo de fondo = feature article.

* corredor de fondo = long-distance runner.

* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.

* en el fondo de = at the root of.

* esquiador de fondo = cross-country skier.

* esquí de fondo = cross-country skiing.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* fondo del océano = ocean bed, ocean floor.

* fondo marino = deep-sea floor.

* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* limpiar a fondo = spring-clean, clear out.

* limpieza a fondo = spring cleaning.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* material de fondo = backing.

* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* pez de fondo = groundfish, bottom fish.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* ruido de fondo = background noise.

* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.

* sin fondo = bottomless.

* telón de fondo = background, backdrop.

* teniendo como telón de fondo = against + background of.

* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.

* tocar fondo = bottom out, hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

fondo³

³ = backlist, stock, collection, stocking.

Ex: They not only provide detailed information about new books and those soon to be published, but also continue to list all of their books still in print (frequently called a ' backlist').

Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.

Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.

Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.

* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].

* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.

* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.

* consultar los fondos = search + holdings.

* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.

* exceso de fondos = overstock.

* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.

* fondo antiguo = antiquarian materials.

* fondo bibliográfico = bookstock [book stock].

* fondo circulante = circulating collection.

* fondo de acceso restringido = reserve collection.

* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.

* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = browser collection.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* fondo de registros bibliográficos = bibliographic pool, bibliographic record pool.

* fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.

* fondo documental = document collection.

* fondo local = local material.

* fondos bibliográficos = holdings, stock.

* fondos de acceso libre = open stacks.

* fondos de acceso restringido = closed access collection, closed stacks, closed access stacks.

* fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.

* fondos de libre acceso = open access stacks.

* fondos de material audiovisual = AV holdings.

* fondos de publicaciones periódicas = serial holdings.

* fondos de revistas = journal holdings.

* fondos indioamericanos = American Indian materials.

* fondos integrados = integrated stock.

* fondos locales = local history material.

* fondos patrimoniales = heritage collection.

* ingresar en los fondos = accession.

* mención de fondos = holdings statement.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* renovación de fondos = turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.

* renovar fondos = turn over.

* replanteamiento de los fondos = stock revision.

* sección de fondos locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.

* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.

* selección de fondos = stock selection.

* * *

fondo

masculine

A

1 (parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea

el fondo de la cacerola/bolsa the bottom of the saucepan/bag

es muy profundo, no consigo tocar fondo it's very deep, I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón deep down (in his heart)

tenemos que llegar al fondo de esta cuestión we must get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en esa historia there is an element of truth in that story

hay en él un fondo de maldad there's a streak of maliciousness in him

bajo¹ (↑ bajo (1)), doble¹ (↑ doble (1))

2 (de un pasillo, una calle) end; (de una habitación) back

al fondo, a la derecha at the end, on the right

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo go to the end of the corridor

yo vivo justo al fondo de la calle I live right at the end of the street

encontró la carta al fondo del cajón he found the letter at the back of the drawer

estaban sentados al or en el fondo de la sala they were sitting at the back of the room

3

(profundidad): esta piscina tiene poco fondo this pool is not very deep o is quite shallow

necesito un cajón con más fondo I need a deeper drawer

4 (de un edificio) depth

el edificio tiene poca fachada pero mucho fondo the building has a narrow frontage but it goes back a long way

5 (en un cuadro, una fotografía) background

estampado blanco sobre fondo gris white print on gray background

Compuesto:

fondo de escritorio or pantalla

( Inf) wallpaper

B

1 ( Lit) (contenido) content

el fondo y la forma de una novela the form and content of a novel

2 ( Der):

una cuestión de fondo a question of law

C ( Fin)

1 (de dinero) fund

un fondo para las víctimas del siniestro a fund for the disaster victims

tenemos un fondo común para estas cosas we have a joint fund o ( colloq) a kitty for these things

2 fondos mpl (dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos to raise money

reunió los fondos para la operación he raised the funds o money for the operation

no dispone de fondos suficientes en la cuenta he does not have sufficient funds o money in his account

un cheque sin fondos a dud o ( AmE) rubber check ( colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos the check he gave me bounced, he gave me a dud check, the bank would not honor the check he gave me ( frml)

el departamento no dispone de fondos para este fin the department does not have funds o money available for this purpose

los fondos están bloqueados the funds have been frozen

estoy mal de fondos ( fam); I'm short of cash ( colloq)

3

a fondo perdido ‹inversión/préstamo› non-refundable, non-recoverable

lo que pagas de alquiler es dinero a fondo perdido the money you spend on rent is money wasted o ( colloq) money down the drain

Compuestos:

● fondo de amortización

sinking fund

● fondo de capital inversión

venture capital fund

● fondo de capital (de) riesgo

venture capital fund

● fondo de comercio

goodwill

● fondo de fondos

( Fin) fund of funds

● fondo de garantía de depósitos

deposit guarantee fund

● fondo de huelga

strike fund

● fondo de inversión

investment fund

● fondo de inversión inmobiliaria

Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT

● fondo de inversión libre

hedge fund

● fondo de investigación

research fund

● fondo de pensiones

pension fund

● fondo de previsión

provident fund

● fondo de reptiles

slush fund

● fondo de solidaridad

fighting fund

● fondo referenciado

tracker fund

● Fondo de Cohesión

(UE) Cohesion Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo

(UE) European Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional

(UE) European Regional Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Orientación y de Garantía Agrícola

(UE) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

● Fondo Monetario Internacional

International Monetary Fund, IMF

● Fondo Social Europeo

(UE) European Social Fund

● fondos estructurales

mpl (UE) structural funds (pl)

● fondos públicos

mpl public funds (pl)

● fondos reservados

mpl secret funds (pl)

D ( Dep)

1

(en atletismo): de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

2 (en gimnasia) push-up, press-up ( BrE)

E (de una biblioteca, un museo) collection

Compuesto:

fondo editorial

list (of titles)

F (de una alcachofa) heart

G ( Méx) ( Indum) petticoat, underskirt

H ( en locs):

a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/análisis/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly

esto necesita una limpieza a fondo this needs a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo de las instituciones a sweeping reform of the institutions

estudiar a fondo un problema to study a problem in depth

los próximos días deben ser aprovechados a fondo you/we must make full use of the next few days, you/we must use the next few days to the full

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);

‹error/discrepancia› fundamental maquillaje

en fondo ( Mil) abreast

de cuatro en fondo four abreast

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person

discutimos mucho, pero en el fondo nos llevamos bien we quarrel a lot but basically we get on all right o but we get on all right, really

¡fondo blanco! ( AmL fam); bottoms up! ( colloq)

tener buen fondoor no tener mal fondo to be a good person at heart, to have one's heart in the right place

tocar fondo: en el mes de abril el precio tocó fondo in April the price bottomed out

ya hemos tocado fondo y las cosas empiezan a ir mejor we seem to be past the worst now and things are beginning to go better

su credibilidad ha tocado fondo his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

me voy a tener que volver porque ya estoy tocando fondo I'm going to have to go back because I'm down to my last few dollars ( o pesos etc)

I ( Chi) (olla grande) cauldron, large pot

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fondo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( parte más baja) bottom;

◊ el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión I'll get to the bottom of this matter
b) ( parte de atrás — de pasillo, calle) end;

(— de habitación) back;
◊ al fondo de la sala at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad):

◊ tiene poco fondo it is not very deep

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2 (Lit) ( contenido) content
3 (Fin)
a) ( de dinero) fund;

◊ hacer un fondo común to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b)

◊ fondos sustantivo masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl);

recaudar fondos to raise money;
un cheque sin fondos a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)
4 (Dep) ( en atletismo):
◊ de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance ( before n)

5 (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt
6 ( en locs)
◊ a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

‹ limpieza› thorough;
( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly;
◊ conoce el tema a fondo she knows the subject really well;

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);
en el fondo: en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really;
en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person
fondo sustantivo masculino
1 (parte más profunda) bottom
un doble fondo, a false bottom
2 (interior de una persona) en el fondo es muy tierno, deep down he's very gentle
3 (extremo opuesto) (de una habitación) back
(de un pasillo) end
4 (segundo plano) background
música de fondo, background music
mujer sobre fondo rojo, woman on a red background
5 (núcleo, meollo) essence, core
el fondo del asunto, the core of the matter
6 Prensa artículo de fondo, leading article
7 Dep corredor de fondo, long-distance runner
esquí de fondo, cross-country skiing
8 Fin fund: nos dio un cheque sin fondos, he gave us a bad cheque
familiar fondo común, kitty 9 bajos fondos, underworld
10 (conjunto de documentos, libros etc.) batch: los fondos documentales están en el sótano, the batches of documents are in the basement
♦ Locuciones: tocar fondo, Náut to touch bottom
figurado to reach rock bottom
a fondo, thoroughly
a fondo perdido, non-recoverable funds
' fondo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- F.M.I.
- FMI
- FSE
- lecho
- revolverse
- sentar
- telón
- artículo
- barril
- bien
- carrera
- corredor
- crear
- cuestión
- doble
- maquillaje
- mar
English:
back
- backdrop
- background
- bed
- blunder
- board
- bottom
- bottom out
- bottomless
- clean out
- clear out
- cross-country
- dappled
- depth
- end
- extensive
- floor
- fund
- going-over
- groundswell
- heart
- IMF
- inch
- International Monetary Fund
- kitty
- long-distance
- mutual fund
- pool
- scrub down
- seabed
- sink
- spring-clean
- stuff away
- thoroughly
- thrash out
- underneath
- unit trust
- abreast
- clean
- closely
- deep
- deeply
- disaster
- float
- full
- further
- good
- heavy
- in-depth
- international

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fondo nm

1. [parte inferior] bottom;

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

fondos [de embarcación] bottom;

dar fondo [embarcación] to drop anchor;

echar a fondo [embarcación] to sink;

irse a fondo [embarcación] to sink, to founder;

sin fondo bottomless;

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RP Fam
¡fondo blanco! bottoms up!;

Comp

tocar fondo [embarcación] to hit the bottom (of the sea/river);
[crisis] to bottom out;
su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom;

mi paciencia ha tocado fondo my patience has reached its limit

2. [de habitación, escenario] back;

al fondo de [calle, pasillo] at the end of;
[sala] at the back of;
el fondo de la pista the back of the court;

los baños están al fondo del pasillo, a la derecha the toilets are at the end of the corridor, on the right

3. [dimensión] depth;

un río de poco fondo a shallow river;

tener un metro de fondo to be one metre deep

4. [de cuadro, foto, tela] background;

quiero una tela de flores sobre fondo negro I'd like some material with a pattern of flowers on a black background;

al fondo in the background

5. [de alcachofa] heart

6. [de asunto, problema] heart, bottom;

el problema de fondo the underlying problem;

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue;

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of;

el gobierno quiere llegar al fondo de la cuestión the government wants to get to the bottom of the matter;

en el fondo [en lo más íntimo] deep down;
[en lo esencial] basically;
en el fondo está enamorada de él deep down, she loves him;

en el fondo, no es mala persona deep down, she's not a bad person;

en el fondo tus problemas son los mismos basically, you have the same problems

7. [de una persona]
tener buen fondo to have a good heart;

tener mal fondo to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work

8. [de obra literaria] substance

9. [de dinero] fund;

a fondo perdido [préstamo] non-returnable;

no estamos dispuestos a invertir a fondo perdido we're not prepared to pour money down the drain;

fondos [capital] funds;

nos hemos quedado sin fondos our funds have run out;

un cheque sin fondos a bad cheque;

estar mal de fondos [persona] to be badly off;
[empresa] to be short of funds;
recaudar fondos to raise funds

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Econ fondo de amortización sinking fund;
fondos bloqueados frozen funds;

fondo de cohesión cohesion fund;
Fin fondo de comercio goodwill;
fondo de compensación interterritorial interterritorial compensation fund;

fondo común kitty;

poner un fondo (común) to set up a kitty;
Fin fondo de crédito permanente evergreen fund;
fondo de emergencia contingency fund;
UE fondos estructurales structural funds; Fin fondo ético ethical fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo European Development Fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional European Regional Development Fund;
fondo de fideicomiso trust fund;
Fin fondo de garantía de depósitos deposit guarantee fund; Fin fondo de inversión investment fund; Fin fondo de inversión ético ethical investment fund;
fondo de inversión inmobiliaria real estate investment fund;

fondo de inversión mobiliaria Br trust fund, US mutual fund;

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund;

Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza World Wildlife Fund;
Econ fondo de pensiones pension fund;
fondos públicos public funds;
Fin fondo de renta fija non-equity fund, bond fund; Fin fondo de renta variable equity fund;
fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly;
Fin fondo rotativo revolving fund; UE Fondo Social Europeo European Social Fund;
fondo vitalicio life annuity

10. [fundamento] reason, basis;

sus acciones tienen siempre un fondo humanitario everything she does is for humanitarian reasons

11.
hacer algo a fondo [en profundidad] to do sth thoroughly;

hicimos una lectura a fondo we read it through carefully;

hacer una limpieza a fondo to have a thorough clean;

el juez ha ordenado una investigación a fondo the judge has ordered a full enquiry o an in-depth investigation;

emplearse a fondo to do one's utmost

12. [de biblioteca, archivo] catalogue, collection

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fondo editorial backlist
13. Dep [resistencia física] stamina

14. Dep [larga distancia] long-distance running;

medio fondo middle-distance running;

carrera de fondo long-distance race;

esquí de fondo cross-country skiing;

de medio fondo middle-distance

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fondo en carretera [ciclismo] road racing
15. Dep [ejercicio] push-up, Br press-up

16. Carib, Méx [prenda] petticoat

17. Cuba [caldero] cauldron

18. RP [patio] back patio

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fondo

m

1 bottom;

doble fondo false bottom;

fondo marino seabed;

tocar fondo fig reach bottom;

los bajos fondos the underworld sg

2 ( profundidad) depth;

hacer una limpieza a fondo de algo give sth a thorough clean, clean sth thoroughly;

emplearse a fondo fig give one’s all;

ir al fondo de algo look at sth in depth;

en el fondo deep down

3 de sala, cuarto etc back; de pasillo end

4 PINT, FOT background;

música de fondo background music

5 de un museo etc collection

6 COM fund;

fondos pl money sg, funds;

a fondo perdido non-refundable;

sin fondos cheque dud

7 DEP

:

de medio fondo middle distance atr

8 ( disposición)

:

tiene buen fondo he’s got a good heart

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fondo nm

1) : bottom

2) : rear, back, end

3) : depth

4) : background

5) : sea bed

6) : fund

fondo de inversiones: investment fund

7) Mex : slip, petticoat

8) fondos nmpl

: funds, resources

cheque sin fondos: bounced check

9)

a fondo : thoroughly, in depth

10)

en fondo : abreast

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fondo n

1. (en general) bottom

en el fondo del mar at the bottom of the sea

2. (de calle, pasillo) end

al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3. (de habitación) back

al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

4. (segundo término) background

a fondo in detail

estudiaremos el tema a fondo we'll study the subject in detail

en el fondo (en lo esencial) deep down (en realidad) basically

fondo marino seabed

Spanish-English dictionary > fondo
114 mejor

adj.

better.

no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…

es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come

será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up

adv.

1 better.

ahora veo mejor I can see better now

estar mejor to feel better; (no tan malo) to be better (recuperado)

mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you don't tell him

mejor dicho (or) rather

mejor que mejor so much the better

2 best.

el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best

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mejor

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo) better

■ este libro es mejor que aquél this book is better than that one

■ es mejor no hablar de eso it's better not talk about that

2 (superlativo) best

■ la mejor película que he visto jamás the best film I've ever seen

■ mi mejor amigo,-a my best friend

► adverbio

1 (comparativo) better

■ cada vez mejor better and better every day

2 (superlativo) best

■ es el que mejor canta he's the one who sings the best

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mejor

1 the best (one)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo mejor perhaps, maybe

en el mejor de los casos at the very best

mejor dicho or rather

mejor o peor one way or another

mejor que mejor so much the better

tanto mejor so much the better

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1. adj.
1) better

2) best
2. adv.
1) better

2) best

3) rather

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- a lo mejor

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1. ADJ

1) [comparativo]

a) (=más bueno) [resultado, producto] better; [calidad, oferta] better, higher

a falta de otra cosa mejor que hacer — for lack of anything better to do

nunca he visto nada mejor — I've never seen anything better

es mejor de lo que creía — it's better than I thought

• y lo que es mejor — and even better, and better still

• mejor que algo — better than sth

este es mejor que aquel — this one is better than that one

no hay nada mejor que una buena comida — there's nothing better than a good meal

b) (=preferible)

• ser mejor — to be better

sería mejor callarse — it'd be better to keep quiet

hubiera sido mejor no decir nada — it would have been better to say nothing

será mejor que te vayas — you'd better go

2) [superlativo]

a) [de dos] better

de estos dos refrescos, ¿cuál es el mejor? — which is the better (out) of these two drinks?

b) [de varios] [persona, producto] best; [calidad] top, highest; [oferta] highest, best

¿quién es tu mejor amigo? — who is your best friend?

está entre las diez mejores — she is among the ten best

ser el mejor de la clase — to be the best in the class, be top of the class

es el mejor de todos — he's the best of all

vive el mejor momento de su carrera deportiva — he is at the peak of his sporting career

un jamón de la mejor calidad — a top quality ham, a ham of the highest quality

- llevarse la mejor parte

c)

• lo mejor — the best

os deseo (todo) lo mejor — I wish you all the best, my best wishes (to you)

lo mejor de España es el clima — the best thing about Spain is the climate

lo mejor del caso es que... — the good thing is that..., the best part of it is that...

• os deseo lo mejor del mundo — I wish you all the best

tengo unos abuelos que son lo mejor del mundo — my grandparents are the best in the world

• tenéis que hacerlo lo mejor posible — you have to do the best you can, you have to do your best

• lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it the best I could, I did it as well as I could

lo mejor que podemos hacer es callarnos — the best thing we can do is keep quiet

• estar en lo mejor de la vida — to be in the prime of life
partir 1., 3)
2. ADV

1) [comparativo de bien] better

ahora lo entiendo todo un poco mejor — I understand everything a bit better now

yo canto mejor que tú — I can sing better than you

lo hace cada vez mejor — he's getting better and better

¿te sientes algo mejor? — do you feel any better?

ahora estoy un poco mejor de dinero — I'm a bit better off now

así está mucho mejor — it's much better like that

¡pues si no quieres venir con nosotros, mejor! — well, if you don't want to come with us, so much the better!

• mejor dicho — or rather, or I should say

lleva tres años en Inglaterra, o mejor dicho, en el Reino Unido — she's been in England, or rather o or I should say the United Kingdom, for three years

• mucho mejor — much better, a lot better *

• mejor o peor, mejor o peor, ya saldremos adelante — for better or (for) worse, we'll come through this

• mejor que mejor, tanto mejor — so much the better, all the better
nunca
2) [superlativo de bien] best

¿quién es el que lo hace mejor? — who does it best?

este es el texto mejor redactado de todos — this text is the best written of all

3) (=preferiblemente)

mejor quedamos otro día — why don't we meet another day?, it'd be better if we met another day

mejor vámonos — we'd better go

tú, mejor te callas — * you'd better keep quiet *

mejor me voy — * I'd better go
cuanto 2., 2)
4)

• a lo mejor — maybe

a lo mejor viene mañana — he might come tomorrow, maybe he'll come tomorrow

a lo mejor hasta nos toca la lotería — we might even win the lottery

-¿crees que lloverá hoy? -a lo mejor — "do you think it will rain today?" - "maybe" o "it might"

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adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

cuanto más grande mejor — the bigger the better

al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

es mejor que te sientes ahí — you'd be better off sitting there

b) ( comparativo de bien) better

sabe mucho mejor así — it tastes much better like that

2)

a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

mi mejor amiga — my best friend

productos de la mejor calidad — products of the highest quality

lo mejor es que le digas la verdad — it's best if you tell her the truth

le deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best

b) ( superlativo de bien)

éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
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adverbio

1)

a) ( comparativo) better

luego lo pensé mejor — then I thought better of it

pintas cada vez mejor — your painting is getting better and better

b)

mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

2)

a) ( superlativo) best

éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor — this is where you can see best (from)

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra — the best-staged production of the play

lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

b)

a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)

mejor lo dejamos para otro día — why don't we leave it for another day?

mejor me callo — I think I'd better shut up

mejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
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masculino y femenino

el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

es la mejor de la clase — she's the best in the class

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= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.

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Ex. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

Ex. The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.

Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.

Ex. The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.

Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

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* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.

* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aun mejor = better still.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.

* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.

* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.

* de mejor manera = best.

* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.

* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* mejor aun = better still.

* mejor compra = best buy.

* mejor conservado = best-preserved.

* mejor dicho = nay.

* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.

* mejor, el = best, the.

* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.

* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.

* mejor oferta = best buy.

* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.

* mejor pensado = best-laid.

* mejor planeado = best-laid.

* mejor que = in preference to.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* o mejor dicho = or rather.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.

* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* tanto mejor = so much the better.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* una mejor ocasión = a better time.

* un mejor momento = a better time.

* vida mejor = better life.

* y aun mejor = better yet.

* y mejor aun = better yet.

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adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

cuanto más grande mejor — the bigger the better

al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

es mejor que te sientes ahí — you'd be better off sitting there

b) ( comparativo de bien) better

sabe mucho mejor así — it tastes much better like that

2)

a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

mi mejor amiga — my best friend

productos de la mejor calidad — products of the highest quality

lo mejor es que le digas la verdad — it's best if you tell her the truth

le deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best

b) ( superlativo de bien)

éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
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adverbio

1)

a) ( comparativo) better

luego lo pensé mejor — then I thought better of it

pintas cada vez mejor — your painting is getting better and better

b)

mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

2)

a) ( superlativo) best

éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor — this is where you can see best (from)

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra — the best-staged production of the play

lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

b)

a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)

mejor lo dejamos para otro día — why don't we leave it for another day?

mejor me callo — I think I'd better shut up

mejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
III
masculino y femenino

el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

es la mejor de la clase — she's the best in the class

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el mejor

= best, the

Ex: This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us -- the majority -- all.

= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.

Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.

Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.

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* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.

* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aun mejor = better still.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.

* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.

* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.

* de mejor manera = best.

* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.

* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* mejor aun = better still.

* mejor compra = best buy.

* mejor conservado = best-preserved.

* mejor dicho = nay.

* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.

* mejor, el = best, the.

* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.

* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.

* mejor oferta = best buy.

* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.

* mejor pensado = best-laid.

* mejor planeado = best-laid.

* mejor que = in preference to.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* o mejor dicho = or rather.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.

* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* tanto mejor = so much the better.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* una mejor ocasión = a better time.

* un mejor momento = a better time.

* vida mejor = better life.

* y aun mejor = better yet.

* y mejor aun = better yet.

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mejor¹

adjective

A

1 (comparativo de bueno) ‹producto/obra/profesor› better; ‹calidad› better, higher, superior

resultó mejor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was better than the other one/than we expected

va a ser mejor que no nos veamos más it's better if we don't see each other anymore

y si no quiere comer tanto mejor or mejor que mejor and if she doesn't want to eat, all the better o so much the better

cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better

al final todo fue para mejor it was all o it all worked out for the best in the end

2 (comparativo de bien) better

me siento mejor que ayer I feel better than (I did) yesterday

sabe mucho mejor así it tastes much better like that

B

1 (superlativo de bueno) (entre dos) better; (entre varios) best

es el mejor jugador del equipo he's the best player in the team

mi mejor amiga my best friend

productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality

este vino es de lo mejorcito que producen ( fam); this is one of their better wines

lo mejor es que le digas la verdad the best thing (to do) is to tell her the truth

le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best

2 (superlativo de bien):

hoy es el día en que la he encontrado mejor today is the best I've seen her

la que está mejor de dinero the one who has most money o ( colloq) who's best off

mejor²

adverb

A

1 (comparativo) better

luego lo pensé mejor y decidí aceptar then I thought better of it and decided to accept

pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better o is getting better all the time

2

mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos años y medio she's two years older than me, sorry, two and a half o or rather, two and a half o no, two and a half

B

1 (superlativo) best

éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from)

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play

lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as well as I could, I did it as best I could o ( frml) to the best of my ability

2

a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy this summer

a lo mejor no se han enterado they may o might not have heard, maybe o perhaps they haven't heard

C

( esp AmL) (en sugerencias): mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?, I suggest we leave it o let's leave it for another day

mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up

mejor pídeselo tú it would be better if you asked him, why don't you ask him?

mejor³

masculine and feminine

el/la mejor (de dos) the better; (de varios) the best

se quedó con el mejor de los dos/de todos she kept the better of the two/the best one of all for herself

es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class

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mejor adjetivo
1
a) ( comparativo de

◊ bueno) ‹producto/profesor› better;

‹ calidad› better, higher, superior;
◊ tanto mejor so much the better;

cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better
b) ( comparativo de

◊ bien) better;

está mejor así it's better like this
2
a) ( superlativo de

◊ bueno) ( entre dos) better;

( entre varios) best;
◊ mi mejor amiga my best friend;

productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality;
lo mejor es que se lo digas the best thing (to do) is to tell her;
le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best
b) ( superlativo de

◊ bien): la que está mejor de dinero the one who has the most money

■ adverbio
1 ( comparativo) better;
◊ luego lo pensé mejor then I thought better of it;

pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better;
me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2 ( superlativo) best;
◊ este es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from);

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play;
lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability;
a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
a lo mejor vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy
3 (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias):
◊ mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?;

mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
◊ el/la mejor ( de dos) the better;

( de varios) the best;
◊ es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class

mejor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de bueno) better: mi bolígrafo es mejor que el tuyo, my pen is better than yours
es mejor que confieses, you'd better confess
no hay nada mejor, there's nothing better
2 (superlativo de bueno) best
la mejor de la clase, the best in the class
lo mejor, the best thing
II adverbio
1 (comparativo de bien) better: canta mucho mejor, he sings much better
estamos mejor atendidos, we are better looked after
lo hace mejor que tú, she does it better than you do
2 (superlativo de bien) best: soy la que mejor lo hace, I'm the one who does it best
3 (antes, preferiblemente) mejor lo escribes, you'd better write it down
déjalo mejor para la tarde, it'd be better if you left it for the evening
♦ Locuciones: a lo mejor, maybe, perhaps, tanto mejor, so much the better

' mejor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- calaña
- caso
- concebir
- corta
- corto
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desear
- despersonalizada
- despersonalizado
- dicha
- dicho
- diplomacia
- don
- duda
- él
- embalarse
- flor
- gafar
- infinitamente
- ingeniar
- irse
- modestamente
- pegar
- pique
- postor
- postora
- premio
- que
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
- revolver
- según
- sentar
- sentirse
- superarse
- superior
- tanta
- tanto
- vaho
- vida
- voluntad
- alegrar
- caber
- cada
- camino
- casi
- como
- cuando
English:
acclaim
- acknowledge
- and
- any
- at
- attest
- awaken
- best
- better
- brand
- bust up
- but
- by
- change
- choose
- clean up
- dog
- ever
- eyesight
- far
- female
- few
- flagship
- gazump
- gazumping
- grade
- highlight
- institution
- job
- late
- laugh
- lion
- look up
- lot
- love
- male-dominated
- maybe
- mile
- more
- much
- next
- of
- off
- one-upmanship
- optimal
- out
- outdistance
- outmaneuver
- outmanoeuvre
- pain

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mejor

♦ adj

1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
un mundo mejor a better world;

ella tiene una moto mucho mejor she has a much better motorbike;

una televisión de mejor calidad a better-quality television;

no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…;

es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come;

será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up;

sería mejor que llamáramos a un médico we ought to call a doctor;

un cambio a o [m5] para mejor a change for the better

2. [superlativo]
el/la mejor… the best…;

el mejor vino de todos/del mundo the best wine of all/in the world;

un producto de la mejor calidad a top-quality product, a product of the highest quality;

lo hice lo mejor que pude I did my best;

es lo mejor que nos pudo ocurrir it was the best thing that could have happened to us;

lo mejor es que nos marchemos it would be best if we left;

te deseo lo mejor I wish you all the best;

lo mejor fue que… the best thing was that…;

a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;

a lo mejor voy I may go

♦ nmf

el/la mejor (de) the best (in);

el mejor de todos/del mundo the best of all/in the world;

el mejor de los dos the better of the two;

en el mejor de los casos at best;

que gane el mejor may the best man win

♦ adv

1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
ahora veo mejor I can see better now;

el inglés se me da mejor que el alemán I'm better at English than I am at German;

lo haces cada vez mejor you're getting better and better at it;

¿qué tal las vacaciones? – mejor imposible Br how were your holidays?, US how was your vacation? – couldn't have been any better;

mejor me quedo I'd better stay;

mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you didn't tell him;

mejor quedamos mañana it would be better if we met tomorrow;

estar mejor [no tan malo] to feel better;
[recuperado] to be better;
nos va mejor con este gobierno we're better off under this government;

me lo he pensado mejor I've thought better of it;

mejor dicho (or) rather;

mejor para ti/él/ etc so much the better;

si tienen mucho dinero, mejor para ellos if they've got lots of money, so much the better;

me han invitado a la ceremonia – mejor para ti I've been invited to the ceremony – good for you;

mejor que mejor so much the better;

tanto mejor so much the better

2. [superlativo] best;

el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best;

esto es lo que se me da mejor this is what I'm best at;

los vinos mejor elaborados the finest wines;

el personal mejor preparado the best-qualified staff

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mejor

I adj

1 comp better;

está mejor that’s better;

ir a mejor get better;

tanto mejor all the better

2 sup

:

el mejor the best;

lo mejor the best thing;

lo mejor posible as well as possible;

dar lo mejor de sí mismo do one’s best

II

:

mejor para ti good for you;

a lo mejor perhaps, maybe

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mejor adv

1) : better

Carla cocina mejor que Ana: Carla cooks better than Ana

2) : best

ella es la que lo hace mejor: she's the one who does it best

3) : rather

mejor morir que rendirme: I'd rather die than give up

4) : it's better that...

mejor te vas: you'd better go

5)

a lo mejor : maybe, perhaps

mejor adj

1) (comparative of bueno) : better

a falta de algo mejor: for lack of something better

2) (comparative of bien) : better

está mucho mejor: he's much better

3) (superlative of bueno) : best, the better

mi mejor amigo: my best friend

4) (superlative of bien) : best, the better

duermo mejor en un clima seco: I sleep best in a dry climate

5) preferible: preferable, better

6)

lo mejor : the best thing, the best part

mejor nmf, (with definite article) : the better (one), the best (one)

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mejor adj adv

1. (comparativo) better

su casa es mejor que la nuestra their house is better than ours

hoy me encuentro mejor que ayer I feel better today than I did yesterday

2. (superlativo) best

es la mejor película que he visto este año it's the best film I've seen this year

a lo mejor maybe

a lo mejor no sabe la dirección he may not know the address

(es) mejor que... it's better...

es mejor que no salgas it's better not to go out

Spanish-English dictionary > mejor
115 para

prep.

1 for.

es para ti it's for you

una mesa para el salón a table for the living room

esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink

te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand

¿para qué? what for?

2 (in order) to.

para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims

lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you

3 toward.

ir para casa to head (for) home

salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport

4 for (time).

tiene que estar acabado para mañana it has to be finished by o for tomorrow

diez para las once ten to eleven (Am salvo RP)

5 to.

la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served

el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win

pres.indicat.

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

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parir.

imperat.

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

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para

► preposición

1 (finalidad) for

■ he comprado un regalo para mi abuela I've bought a present for my grandmother

■ es para su cumpleaños it's for her birthday

2 (uso, utilidad) for

■ los cuchillos son para cortar, no para jugar con ellos knives are for cutting, not for playing with

■ ¿tienes algo para el dolor de cabeza? have you got anything for a headache?

3 (destino, dirección) for, to

■ salimos para Lugo el domingo we leave for Lugo on Sunday

■ el tren para Toledo sale a las 18.00 the train to Toledo leaves at 18.00

■ ¿para dónde vas? where are you going?

■ voy para allá inmediatamente I'll be there in a minute

4 (tiempo, fechas límites) by, before

■ lo necesito para el viernes I need it by Friday

■ la carretera estará acabada para antes del verano the road will be finished before the summer

5 (comparación) for

■ para los años que tiene está muy activa she's very active for her age

■ pesa poquísimo para lo grande que es it's very light for its size

► conjunción

1 (finalidad) to, in order to

■ lo hice para ahorrar tiempo I did it to save time

■ para estar sano es preciso comer bien in order to be healthy one must eat properly

2 (suficiente) enough

■ tal como nos han tratado es para no volver nunca más the way they treated us is enough to make you never go back there again

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FRASEOLOGÍA

para entonces by then

para con towards, to

■ han sido muy injustos para con los empleados they have been very unfair to their employees

■ cumplió con sus obligaciones para con la iglesia he fulfilled his obligations to the church

para que so that

■ déjale una nota a tu madre para que sepa dónde estás leave your mother a note so that she knows where you are

■ cierra la puerta para que no entre el perro shut the door so that the dog doesn't get in

■ aún es pronto para que vuelvan it's still too early for them to be back

¿para qué? what for?

■ ¿para qué has comprado eso? what did you buy that for?

¡que para qué! familiar very, really, terribly

■ ¡hace un frío que para qué! it's freezing

■ ¡es más torpe que para qué! she's so clumsy!

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prep.

1) for

2) to

3) towards

4) by

•

- para adelante
- para detrás
- para que
* * *
I
PREP

1) [indicando finalidad, uso] for

un regalo para ti — a present for you

psicológicamente no estoy preparado para eso — I'm not psychologically ready for that

es demasiado cara para nosotros — it's too dear for us, it's beyond our means

no tengo para el viaje — I haven't got enough money for the trip

léelo para ti — read it to yourself

nació para poeta — he was born to be a poet

ya no estoy para estos trotes — I'm not up to this sort of thing anymore

yo no valgo para esto — I'm no good at this

una taza para café — a coffee cup

laca para el pelo — hairspray

para esto, podíamos habernos quedado en casa — if this is it, we might as well have stayed at home

2)

para que —

a) + subjun

lo traje para que lo vieras — I brought it so (that) you could see it

es para que lo leas — it's for you to read

un regalo para que te acuerdes de mí — a present for you to remember me by

para que eso fuera posible tendrías que trabajar mucho — you would have to work hard for that to be possible

b) [en preguntas]

¿para qué lo quieres? — why do you want it?, what do you want it for?

¿para qué sirve? — what's it for?

-¿por qué no se lo dices? -¿para qué? — "why don't you tell her?" - "what's the point o use?"

tú ya has pasado por eso, ¿para qué te voy a contar? — you've already been through that, so there's no point o use me telling you

que para qué * —

tengo un hambre que para qué — [uso enfático] I'm absolutely starving *

hay un embotellamiento que para qué — there's a huge traffic jam

3) + infin

a) [indicando finalidad] to

lo hizo para salvarse — he did it (in order) to save himself

para comprarlo necesitas cinco dólares más — to buy it you need another five dollars

estoy ahorrando para comprarme una moto — I'm saving up to buy a motorbike, I'm saving up for a motorbike

entré despacito para no despertarla — I went in slowly so as not to wake her

no es para comer — it's not for eating, it's not to be eaten

tengo bastante para vivir — I have enough to live on

es muy tarde para salir — it's too late to go out

b) [indicando secuencia temporal]

se casaron para separarse en seguida — they married only to separate soon after

el rey visitará Argentina para volar después a Chile — the king will visit Argentina and then fly on to Chile

4) [con expresiones de tiempo]

con esto tengo para rato — this will take me a while

lo dejamos para mañana — let's leave it till tomorrow

tengo muchos deberes para mañana — I have a lot of homework to do for tomorrow

lo recordaré para siempre — I'll remember it forever

ahora para las vacaciones de agosto hará un año — it'll be a year ago this o come the August holiday

va para un año desde la última vez — it's getting on for a year since the last time

lo tendré listo para fin de mes — I'll have it ready by o for the end of the month

para entonces ya era tarde — it was already too late by then

para las dos estaba lloviendo — by two o'clock it was raining

un cuarto para las diez — LAm a quarter to ten

son cinco para las ocho — LAm it's five to eight

5) [indicando dirección]

para atrás — back, backwards

para la derecha — to the right

el autobús para Marbella — the bus for Marbella, the Marbella bus

iba para el metro — I was going towards the underground

ir para casa — to go home, head for home

salir para Panamá — to leave for Panama

6) [indicando opiniones]

para mí que miente — in my opinion o if you ask me he's lying

no hay niño feo para una madre — all mothers think their baby is beautiful

7) [en comparaciones]

es mucho para lo que suele dar — this is a lot in comparison with what he usually gives

¿quién es usted para gritarme así? — who are you to shout at me like that?

para profesor habla muy mal — he doesn't speak very clearly for a teacher

para ser un niño lo hace muy bien — he does it very well for a child

para patatas, las de mi pueblo — if it's potatoes you want, look no further than my home town

para ruidosos, los españoles — there's nobody like the Spaniards for being noisy

8) [indicando trato]

para con — to, towards

tan amable para con todos — so kind to o towards everybody
estar 1., 7), ir 1., 10) II
* SM paratrooper, para *

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

una carta para él — a letter for him

¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti — read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos — he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo — he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?

¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?

champú para bebés — baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture

que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)

tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving

2)

para + inf — to + inf

para serte sincero — to tell you the truth

esta agua no es para beber — this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting

para aprobar — (in order) to pass

entró en puntillas para no despertarla — he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

3)

para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us

4) ( expresando consecuencia) to

para su desgracia — unfortunately for him

para mi sorpresa — (much) to my surprise

Sentido II

5) ( expresando suficiencia) for

no hay para todos — there isn't enough for everybody

no es para tanto — it's not that bad

para + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered

6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)

hace demasiado frío para salir — it's too cold to go out

son altos para su edad — they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat

para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...

para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!

7)

estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)

no estoy para bromas — I'm in no mood for joking

está para tirarla a la basura — it's only fit for throwing out

no está (como) para salir sin abrigo — it's not warm enough to go out without a coat

8) ( expresando puntos de vista)

para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come

para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius

lo es todo para él — she's everything to him

¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( indicando dirección)

salieron para el aeropuerto — they left for the airport

empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?

tráelo para acá — bring it over here

córrete para atrás — move back

b) ( en sentido figurado)

ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on

va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty

Sentido IV

10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)

a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)

estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th

deberes para el lunes — homework for Monday

faltan cinco minutos para que termine — there are five minutes to go before the end

me lo prometió para después de Pascua — he promised me it for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?

estará listo para finales de agosto — it'll be ready sometime around the end of August

para entonces estaré en Madrid — I'll be in Madrid (by) then

¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?

tengo hora para mañana — I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to

son cinco para las diez — it's five to ten

11)

a) ( expresando duración)

para siempre — forever

tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)

esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time

b) ( con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?

12) ( en secuencias de acciones)

se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return

salió sólo para volver a entrar — he went out only to come in again

* * *

= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.

Ex. For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.

Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.

Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex. Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.

Ex. It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.

Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex. Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.

Ex. The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.

Ex. Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.

Ex. This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.

Ex. In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.

Ex. The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.

Ex. The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.

Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex. Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.

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* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* para actuar = for action.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para algunos = to some.

* para aquel entonces = by then.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para bodas = bridal.

* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].

* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.

* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para cuando = by the time.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.

* para diario = everyday.

* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* para el arrastre = over the hill.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para el esparcimiento = recreational.

* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.

* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.

* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.

* para el ocio = recreational.

* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.

* para embalsamar = embalming.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* para entonces = by then.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* para eso = therefor.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para esto = therefor.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para expresar dimensiones = by.

* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* para futuras consultas = for future reference.

* para hacer dinero = money-making.

* para hacer esto = in this.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* para hacer juego = to match.

* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.

* para hacer las paces = peace offering.

* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para impresionar = for effect.

* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.

* para jóvenes = youth-serving.

* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* para la posteridad = for posterity.

* para la web = Web-related.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* para más información = for further details.

* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mí = for myself.

* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para no = so as not to.

* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* para novias = bridal.

* para + Número = seat + Número.

* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.

* para orquesta = orchestral.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* para PCs = PC-based.

* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.

* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.

* para protegerse = protectively.

* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.

* para que así conste = for the record.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* para que quede constancia = for the record.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.

* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.

* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.

* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.

* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para terminar = in closing.

* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.

* para toda la industria = industry-wide.

* para toda la universidad = university-wide.

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.

* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.

* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.

* sin parar = interminably.

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

una carta para él — a letter for him

¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti — read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos — he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo — he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?

¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?

champú para bebés — baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture

que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)

tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving

2)

para + inf — to + inf

para serte sincero — to tell you the truth

esta agua no es para beber — this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting

para aprobar — (in order) to pass

entró en puntillas para no despertarla — he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

3)

para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us

4) ( expresando consecuencia) to

para su desgracia — unfortunately for him

para mi sorpresa — (much) to my surprise

Sentido II

5) ( expresando suficiencia) for

no hay para todos — there isn't enough for everybody

no es para tanto — it's not that bad

para + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered

6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)

hace demasiado frío para salir — it's too cold to go out

son altos para su edad — they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat

para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...

para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!

7)

estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)

no estoy para bromas — I'm in no mood for joking

está para tirarla a la basura — it's only fit for throwing out

no está (como) para salir sin abrigo — it's not warm enough to go out without a coat

8) ( expresando puntos de vista)

para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come

para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius

lo es todo para él — she's everything to him

¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( indicando dirección)

salieron para el aeropuerto — they left for the airport

empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?

tráelo para acá — bring it over here

córrete para atrás — move back

b) ( en sentido figurado)

ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on

va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty

Sentido IV

10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)

a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)

estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th

deberes para el lunes — homework for Monday

faltan cinco minutos para que termine — there are five minutes to go before the end

me lo prometió para después de Pascua — he promised me it for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?

estará listo para finales de agosto — it'll be ready sometime around the end of August

para entonces estaré en Madrid — I'll be in Madrid (by) then

¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?

tengo hora para mañana — I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to

son cinco para las diez — it's five to ten

11)

a) ( expresando duración)

para siempre — forever

tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)

esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time

b) ( con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?

12) ( en secuencias de acciones)

se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return

salió sólo para volver a entrar — he went out only to come in again

* * *

= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.

Ex: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.

Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.

Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.

Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.

Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.

Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.

Ex: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.

Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.

Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.

Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.

Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.

* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* para actuar = for action.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para algunos = to some.

* para aquel entonces = by then.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para bodas = bridal.

* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].

* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.

* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para cuando = by the time.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.

* para diario = everyday.

* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* para el arrastre = over the hill.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para el esparcimiento = recreational.

* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.

* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.

* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.

* para el ocio = recreational.

* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.

* para embalsamar = embalming.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* para entonces = by then.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* para eso = therefor.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para esto = therefor.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para expresar dimensiones = by.

* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* para futuras consultas = for future reference.

* para hacer dinero = money-making.

* para hacer esto = in this.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* para hacer juego = to match.

* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.

* para hacer las paces = peace offering.

* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para impresionar = for effect.

* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.

* para jóvenes = youth-serving.

* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* para la posteridad = for posterity.

* para la web = Web-related.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* para más información = for further details.

* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mí = for myself.

* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para no = so as not to.

* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* para novias = bridal.

* para + Número = seat + Número.

* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.

* para orquesta = orchestral.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* para PCs = PC-based.

* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.

* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.

* para protegerse = protectively.

* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.

* para que así conste = for the record.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* para que quede constancia = for the record.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.

* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.

* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.

* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.

* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para terminar = in closing.

* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.

* para toda la industria = industry-wide.

* para toda la universidad = university-wide.

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.

* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.

* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.

* sin parar = interminably.

* * *

para

prep

Sentido I

A (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

tengo buenas noticias para ustedes I have some good news for you

¿para qué revista escribes? what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? what do you want it for?

¿para qué tuviste que ir a decírselo? what did you have to go and tell him for?, why did you have to go and tell him?

champú para bebés baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos cough mixture

que para qué (decirte/hablar) ( fam): hacía un frío que para qué (decirte) it was freezing cold ( colloq)

venían con un hambre que para qué (hablar) or para qué te voy a contar they were starving o so hungry when they got here!

B para + INF to + INF

está ahorrando para comprarse un coche she's saving up for a car o to buy a car

esta agua no es para beber this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting

para serte sincero to tell you the truth

como para convencerse a sí misma as if to convince herself

para pasar al curso siguiente (in order) to go on to the next year

no hay que ser muy inteligente para darse cuenta you don't have to be very intelligent to realize that

nos cambiamos de sitio para ver mejor we changed places (so as) to see better

para no + INF so as not to + INF

entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

C para QUE + SUBJ:

lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me

pídeselo — ¿para qué? ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it — what for? so he can say no?

para QUE no + SUBJ:

cierra la puerta para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us

D

1

(enfatizando la culminación de algo): para colmo or para rematarla se apagó la luz to crown o top o cap it all the light went out

2 (expresando efecto, consecuencia) to

para su desgracia unfortunately for him

para mi gran sorpresa to my great surprise, much to my surprise

Sentido II

A (expresando suficiencia) for

no había bastante para todos there wasn't enough for everybody o to go round

tranquilízate, no es para tanto calm down, it's not that bad

para + INF:

apenas tienen para comer they can barely afford to eat

soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it

bastante tengo yo con mis problemas (como) para estar ocupándome de los suyos I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with his as well

¡es (como) para matarlo! ( fam); I'll kill him! ( colloq)

para QUE + SUBJ:

basta que yo diga A para que él diga B if I say it's black, he'll say it's white

basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa he only has to walk in and she gets flustered

B

(en comparaciones, contrastes): hace demasiado calor para estar al sol it's too hot to be in the sun

son altos para su edad they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está nada gordo considering how much he eats, he's not at all fat

díselo tú — ¡para el caso que me hacen …! you tell them — for all the notice they take of me …

para + INF:

para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent, considering it was completely off the cuff it was an excellent speech

¿quién se cree que es para hablarte así? who does she think she is, speaking to you like that o to speak to you like that?

para QUE + SUBJ:

son demasiado grandes para que les estés haciendo todo they're too old for you to be doing everything for them

para que se esté quejando todo el día … if he's going to spend all day complaining …

¡tanto preocuparse por ellos para que después hasta te acusen de metomentodo! all that worrying about them and then they go and accuse you of being a meddler!

C estar para algo/+ INF

(indicando estado): mira que no estoy para bromas look, I'm in no mood for joking o for jokes

estas botas están para tirarlas a la basura these boots are only fit for throwing out o for the trash o ( BrE) for the bin

no está (como) para salir tan de veranillo it's not warm enough to go out in such summery clothes

D

(expresando opiniones, puntos de vista): para mí que ya no viene if you ask me, he won't come now

para el padre, el niño es un Mozart en ciernes in the father's opinion o as far as the father's concerned, the boy is a budding Mozart

tú eres todo para mí you're everything to me

¿para ti qué es lo más importante? what's the most important thing for you?, what do you see as the most important thing?

esto es de gran interés para el lector this is of great interest to the reader

Sentido III

A

(indicando dirección): salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airport

empuja para arriba push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?

se los llevó para la casa de los abuelos she took them over to their grandparents' house

tráelo para acá/adentro bring it over here/inside

córrete para atrás move back

B

(en sentido figurado): ya vamos para viejos we're getting old o ( colloq) getting on

va para los 50 años she's pushing fifty ( colloq), she's going o ( BrE) getting on for fifty ( colloq)

Sentido IV (expresando relaciones de tiempo)

A

(señalando un plazo): tiene que estar listo para el día 15 it has to be ready by o for the 15th

¿qué deberes tienes para el lunes? what homework do you have for Monday?

son cinco para las diez ( AmL exc RPl) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]; it's five to ten

faltan cinco minutos para que termine la clase there are five minutes to go before the end of the class

me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised I could have it after Easter, he promised it to me for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?, how long will it take you to finish it?

B

1

(indicando fecha aproximada): piensan casarse para finales de agosto they plan to marry sometime around the end of August

para entonces quién sabe si todavía estaremos vivos who knows if we'll still be alive (by) then?

¿para cuándo espera? when is the baby due?

2 (indicando fecha fija) for

tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

C

1

(expresando duración): para siempre forever

tengo para rato ( fam); I'm going to be a while (yet), this is going to take me a while (yet)

esto va para largo ( fam); this is going to take some time

2 (con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le puedo regalar para el cumpleaños? what can I give him for his birthday?

D ( liter)

(en secuencias de acciones): se fue para nunca volver she went away never to return

fue puesto en libertad, para más tarde volver a ser detenido he was set free only to be rearrested later, he was set free but was rearrested later

* * *

Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)

para es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo parir: ( conjugate parir)

para es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
para
parar
parir
para preposición
1 (destino, finalidad, intención) for;
◊ una carta para él a letter for him;

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?;
champú para bebés baby shampoo;
para eso no voy I might as well not go;
para + inf: ahorra para comprarse un coche he's saving up to buy a car;
tomé un taxi para no llegar tarde I took a taxi so I wouldn't be late;
está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting;
para aprobar (in order) to pass;
entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her;
lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me;
cierra para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us
2
a) ( suficiencia) for;

◊ no hay para todos there isn't enough for everybody;

no es para tanto it's not that bad;
soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it
b) (en comparaciones, contrastes):

◊ hace demasiado frío para salir it's too cold to go out;

son altos para su edad they're tall for their age;
para lo que come, no está gordo considering how much he eats, he's not fat;
¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?;
es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own
1 ( dirección):
◊ salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airport;

empuja para arriba push up o upward(s);
¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?
2 ( tiempo)
a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo):

◊ estará listo para el día 15 it'll be ready by o for the 15th;

deberes para el lunes homework for Monday;
faltan cinco minutos para que termine there are five minutes to go before the end;
me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised me it for after Easter;
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?;
para entonces estaré en Madrid I'll be in Madrid (by) then;
tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow
b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to;

◊ son cinco para las diez it's five to ten

c) ( duración):

◊ para siempre forever;

tengo para rato (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
◊ paró en seco she stopped dead;

ir/venir a para to end up;
fue a para a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a para aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a para! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
◊ para un momento hang on a minute;

ha estado lloviendo sin para it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
para DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹coche/tráfico/persona› to stop;

‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
b) ‹ hemorragia› to stanch (AmE), to staunch (BrE)

c) ‹balón/tiro› to save, stop;

‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
a) ( poner de pie) to stand

b) ( poner vertical) ‹vaso/libro› to stand … up;

◊ el perro paró las orejas the dog pricked up its ears

pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
a) [ persona] to stop

b) [reloj/máquina] to stop;

[coche/motor] to stall;
◊ se me paró el reloj my watch stopped

2
a) (AmL) ( ponerse de pie) to stand up;

◊ párate derecho stand up straight;

se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes para de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
b) (AmL) [ pelo] ( hacia arriba) to stick up;

( en los lados) to stick out
c) (Méx, Ven) ( levantarse de la cama) to get up

parir ( conjugate parir) verbo intransitivo [ mujer] to give birth;
[ vaca] to calve;
[yegua/burra] to foal;
[ oveja] to lamb
verbo transitivo
a) [ mujer] to give birth to, have

b) [ mamíferos] to have, bear (frml)

para preposición
1 (utilidad, aptitud) for: ¿para qué tanto esfuerzo?, what's all this effort for?
una pomada para las quemaduras, an ointment for burns
una tijera para zurdos, a pair of scissors for left-handed people
2 (finalidad, motivo) to, in order to: lo dijo para molestarme, she said it to annoy me
lo hace para que te fijes en él, he does it so that you notice him
3 (destinatario) for: es para mamá, it's for mum
hablaba para los votantes indecisos, he spoke to the undecided voters
es muy atento para con ella, he's very obliging towards her
4 (opinión) para Paco todas las mujeres son guapas, in Paco's opinion, all women are pretty
5 (comparación, concesión) for: para ser tan joven tiene ideas muy sensatas, he has very sensible ideas for his age
6 (rechazo) para una vez que hablo, me haces callar, the one time I speak, you shut me up
7 (tiempo) by: estará listo para las cinco, it'll be ready by five
para entonces, by then
8 (a punto de) está para salir, it's about to leave
9 (dirección) el tren para Burgos acaba de salir, the train for Burgos has just left
iba para tu casa, I was going to your house
Recuerda que cuando para expresa finalidad, se traduce por to o in order to (este último sólo se usa para evitar confusión): Me voy para ayudarte. I'm going in order to help you. Si usáramos sólo to significaría: Voy a ayudarte. Sin embargo, cuando después de para viene un sustantivo o un pronombre y no un verbo (esta llave es para aquella puerta), se traduce por for ( this key is for that door).
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
parir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to give birth (to)
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a parir, to run sb down
' para' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalorio
- ablandar
- abreviar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acá
- aceitera
- achuchar
- actuación
- adentro
- agitador
- agitadora
- alcanzar
- alfiler
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alquiler
- alta
- amenaza
- añadidura
- ancha
- ancho
- ánimo
- año
- antesala
- antirrobo
- aplanar
- aprovechar
- apta
- aptitud
- apto
- aquí
- arca
- arena
- arrastre
- arriba
- arropar
- atonía
- atrás
- atril
- aunar
- auspicio
- baja
- bajo
- balde
- bálsamo
- bañarse
- banco
English:
AA
- ability
- about
- accessory
- accommodate
- achieve
- activity
- adapter
- adaptor
- adequate
- adequately
- admire
- adult
- advantage
- advantageous
- advertise
- aftershave (lotion)
- agitate
- agree
- all
- all-out
- allocate
- analyst
- antiallergenic
- antibiotic
- antidote
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- appease
- application
- appointment
- appropriate
- aptitude
- argue
- arm-twisting
- arms control
- around-the clock
- arrangement
- arson
- as
- ASPCA
- assailant
- assert
- assess
- assume
- astir
- astonishment
- attain
- attention span
- attractive

* * *

para prep

1. [indica destino, finalidad, motivación] for;

es para ti it's for you;

significa mucho para mí it means a lot to me;

“¡qué suerte!” dije para mí “how lucky,” I said to myself;

una mesa para el salón a table for the living-room;

desayuno para dos breakfast for two;

crema para zapatos shoe polish;

pastillas para dormir sleeping pills;

están entrenados para el combate they have been trained for combat;

estudia para dentista she's studying to become a dentist;

esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink;

para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims;

lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you;

me voy para no causar más molestias I'll go so I don't cause you any more inconvenience;

te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand;

resulta que se divorcian para un mes más tarde volverse a casar so they get divorced, only to remarry a month later;

para con towards;

es buena para con los demás she is kind towards other people;

¿para qué? what for?;

¿para qué quieres un martillo? what do you want a hammer for?, why do you want a hammer?;

¿para qué has venido? why are you here?;

¿para quién trabajas? who do you work for?

2. [indica dirección] towards;

el próximo vuelo para Caracas the next flight to Caracas;

ir para casa to head (for) home;

salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport;

para abajo downwards;

para arriba upwards;

tira para arriba pull up o upwards;

para atrás backwards;

échate para atrás [en asiento] lean back;

para delante forwards;

ya vas para viejo you're getting old;

esta muchacha va para pintora this girl has all the makings of a painter

3. [indica tiempo] for;

tiene que estar acabado para mañana/para antes de Navidad it has to be finished by o for tomorrow/before Christmas;

faltan cinco minutos para que salga el tren the train leaves in five minutes;

tienen previsto casarse para el 17 de agosto they plan to get married on 17 August;

llevamos comida para varios días we have enough food for several days;
Am salvo RP
diez para las once ten to eleven;
Am salvo RP
un cuarto para las once (a) quarter to eleven;

va para un año que no nos vemos it's getting on for a year since we saw each other;

¿y para cuándo un bebé? and when are you going to start a family?;

para entonces by then

4. [indica comparación]
tiene la estatura adecuada para su edad she is the normal height for her age;

está muy delgado para lo que come he's very thin considering how much he eats;

para ser verano hace mucho frío considering it's summer, it's very cold;

para ser un principiante no lo hace mal he's not bad for a beginner;

para lo que me ha servido… for all the use it's been to me…;

¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!;

¿y tú quién eres para tratarla así? who do you think you are, treating her like that?;

yo no soy quien para decir… it's not for me to say…

5. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo) [indica inminencia, propósito] to;

la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served;

el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win

6. [indica opinión] for;

para Marx, la religión era el opio del pueblo for Marx, religion was the opium of the people;

para mí/ti/ etc as far as I'm/you're/ etc concerned;

para mí que no van a venir it looks to me like they're not coming;

¿para ti quién es más guapo? who do you think is the most handsome?

7. [indica disposición, estado]
no estoy para fiestas I'm not in the mood for parties;

el abuelo no está ya para hacer viajes largos grandfather's no longer up to going on long journeys;

¿hace día para ir sin chaqueta? is it warm enough to go out without a jacket on?

8. [indica consecuencia]
para su sorpresa, para sorpresa suya to her surprise;

para alegría de todos to everyone's delight;

para nuestra desgracia unfortunately for us

9. Comp

no es/fue/ etc[m5]. para tanto it's not/it wasn't/ etc such a big deal;

no llores, que no es para tanto don't cry, it's not such a big deal, there's no need to cry about it;

dicen que les trataron mal, pero no fue para tanto they say they were ill-treated, but that's going a bit far;
Fam
que para qué: hace un calor que para qué it's absolutely boiling;

este plato pica que para qué this dish is really hot, Br this dish isn't half hot

* * *

para

prp

1 for;

para mí for me

2 dirección toward(s);

ir para head for;

va para directora she’s going to end up as manager

3 tiempo for;

listo para mañana ready for tomorrow;

para siempre forever;

diez para las ocho L.Am. ten of eight, ten to eight;

para Pascua iremos de vacaciones a Lima we’re going to Lima for Easter;

espero que para Pascua haya terminado la crisis I hope the crisis is over by Easter;

¿para cuándo? when for?

4 finalidad

:

lo hace para ayudarte he does it (in order) to help you;

para que so that;

¿para qué te marchas? what are you leaving for?;

para eso no hace falta it’s not necessary just for that

5 en comparaciones

:

para su edad es muy maduro he’s very mature for his age

6

:

lo heredó todo para morir a los 30 he inherited it all, only to die at 30

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para prep

1) : for

para ti: for you

alta para su edad: tall for her age

una cita para el lunes: an appointment for Monday

2) : to, towards

para la derecha: to the right

van para el río: they're heading towards the river

3) : to, in order to

lo hace para molestarte: he does it to annoy you

4) : around, by (a time)

para mañana estarán listos: they'll be ready by tomorrow

5)

para adelante : forwards

6)

para atrás : backwards

7)

para que : so, so that, in order that

te lo digo para que sepas: I'm telling you so you'll know

* * *

para prep

1. (en general) for

una carta para el director a letter for the manager

está muy alto para su edad he's very tall for his age

jarabe para la tos cough medicine

2. (seguido de infinitivo) to

he venido para hablar contigo I have come to talk to you

para no despertar al niño so as not to wake the baby up

3. (seguido de subjuntivo) so that

cierra la puerta para que no entre el perro shut the door so that the dog doesn't get in

4. (dirección) for / to

salgo para Madrid dentro de una hora I'm leaving for Madrid in an hour

me voy para casa I'm going home

5. (tiempo) by

lo quiero para el viernes I want it by Friday

para mí for me / in my opinion

Spanish-English dictionary > para
116 mejorar

v.

to improve, to get better.

María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.

Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.

Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer

* * *

mejorar

► verbo transitivo

1 to improve

► verbo intransitivo

1 to improve, get better

► verbo pronominal mejorarse

1 to get better

■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better

* * *

verb

1) to improve

2) make better

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade

- mejorando lo presente

2)

mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

2. VI

1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

los negocios mejoran — business is picking up

está mejorado de sus dolores — the pain has gone away

2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid

3.

See:

mejorarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

* * *

= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

----

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

* * *

= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* * *

mejorar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away

tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting

intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record

2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer

■ mejorar

vi

«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better

mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better

ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better

han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world

el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement

■ mejorarse

v pron

1 «enfermo» to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?

que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon

2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth

* * *

mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
◊ el tratamiento la mejoró the treatment made her a lot better

verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

[ persona] (Med) to get better;
◊ ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up

* * *

mejorar

♦ vt

1. [hacer mejor] to improve;

mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;

su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance

2. [enfermo] to make better;

estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better

3. [superar] to improve;

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;

mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record

♦ vi

1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;

el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;

necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics

2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;

tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;

después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up

♦ See also the pronominal verb mejorarse

* * *

mejorar

I v/t improve

II v/i improve

* * *

mejorar vt

: to improve, to make better

mejorar vi

: to improve, to get better

♦ See also the reflexive verb mejorarse

* * *

mejorar vb to improve

sus notas han mejorado his marks have improved

mañana mejorará el tiempo the weather will be better tomorrow

Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar
117 recorrer

v.

1 to travel through or across, to cross (atravesar) (lugar, país).

recorrieron la sabana en un camión they drove round the savannah in a truck

recorrió la región a pie he walked round the region

Recorrimos dos kilómetros We traveled two kilometers.

Ellos recorren la ciudad They tour the city.

2 to cover (distancia).

3 to look over.

lo recorrió de arriba a abajo con la mirada she looked him up and down

4 to go over, to run by, to course, to go through.

Ellos recorren el camino They go over the road.

* * *

recorrer

► verbo transitivo

1 (distancia) to cover, travel

2 (país) to tour, travel over, travel round

■ recorrimos Alemania en cuatro días we toured Germany in four days

3 (ciudad) to visit, walk round

4 (registrar) to check, go through, examine

■ recorrimos toda la biblioteca y no encontramos el libro we checked the whole library and couldn't find the book

5 (un escrito) to look over, go over, look through

6 (reparar) to mend, repair

* * *

verb

1) to travel through

2) cover

* * *

VT

1) [+ ciudad, país] to travel around

recorrimos Francia en moto — we travelled around France on a motorbike

recorrer una ciudad a pie — to walk round a city, do a city on foot

2) [+ trayecto] to cover, do

ese día recorrimos 100 kilómetros — we covered o did 100 kilometres that day

aún nos quedan diez kilómetros por recorrer — we still have ten kilometres to go

3) (=inspeccionar) to go round

he recorrido todas las librerías buscando esa novela — I've been round all the bookshops looking for that novel

4) (Tip) [+ letras] to take over

5) † (=leer por encima)

recorrer un escrito — to run one's eye over o look through a document

6) † (=reparar) to repair, mend

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <país/ciudad>

recorrí toda España — I traveled o went all over Spain

recorrer mundo — to travel all around the world

recorrimos toda la costa — we went o traveled the whole length of the coast

recorrimos toda la ciudad buscándolo — we scoured the whole city looking for it

recorrerla — (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq)

b) <distancia/trayecto> to cover, do

c) ( con la mirada)

recorrió la sala con la mirada — he looked around the hall

recorrí la carta con la vista — I ran my eyes over the letter
2.
recorrerse v pron (enf)

a) <ciudad/país>

se recorrió toda Europa — she went all over o around Europe

b) <distancia/trayecto> to cover, do

* * *

= move through, step through, traverse, trek, tour, make + the rounds, rove, travel around, parade.

Ex. Use PgDn (Page Down) to move through INDEX screens.

Ex. If he deflects the lever further to the right, he steps through the book 10 pages at a time.

Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.

Ex. It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.

Ex. A 5-day symposium was held at Champagne Public Library and an exhibition toured the public libraries of the state.

Ex. You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.

Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.

Ex. If you plan to travel around Britain, a combination of trains and rental cars is usually the best way to do this.

Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

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* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* recorrer cielo y tierra = travel + far and wide.

* recorrer el mundo = travel around + the world, span + the globe.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.

* recorrer olgadamente = wander about, wander around.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <país/ciudad>

recorrí toda España — I traveled o went all over Spain

recorrer mundo — to travel all around the world

recorrimos toda la costa — we went o traveled the whole length of the coast

recorrimos toda la ciudad buscándolo — we scoured the whole city looking for it

recorrerla — (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq)

b) <distancia/trayecto> to cover, do

c) ( con la mirada)

recorrió la sala con la mirada — he looked around the hall

recorrí la carta con la vista — I ran my eyes over the letter
2.
recorrerse v pron (enf)

a) <ciudad/país>

se recorrió toda Europa — she went all over o around Europe

b) <distancia/trayecto> to cover, do

* * *

= move through, step through, traverse, trek, tour, make + the rounds, rove, travel around, parade.

Ex: Use PgDn (Page Down) to move through INDEX screens.

Ex: If he deflects the lever further to the right, he steps through the book 10 pages at a time.

Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.

Ex: It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.

Ex: A 5-day symposium was held at Champagne Public Library and an exhibition toured the public libraries of the state.

Ex: You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.

Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.

Ex: If you plan to travel around Britain, a combination of trains and rental cars is usually the best way to do this.

Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* recorrer cielo y tierra = travel + far and wide.

* recorrer el mundo = travel around + the world, span + the globe.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.

* recorrer olgadamente = wander about, wander around.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* * *

recorrer [E1 ]

vt

1 ‹país/ciudad›

recorrieron toda España en tren they traveled o went all over Spain by train

ha recorrido mucho mundo he has been all over the place o the world

recorrimos toda la costa del sur we went o traveled the whole length of the south coast

recorrimos toda la ciudad en busca de otro igual we scoured the whole city looking for another one like it, we searched the whole city for another one like it

recorrerla ( Chi fam); to live it up ( colloq)

2 ‹distancia/trayecto› to cover, do

ya hemos recorrido más de la mitad del trayecto we have already covered o done more than half the distance

3

(con la mirada): recorrió la habitación con la mirada he looked around the room

mientras recorría la carta con la vista while I looked through o ran my eyes over the letter

■ recorrerse

v pron

( enf)

1 ‹ciudad/país›

se recorrió Europa en dos semanas she went all over o around Europe in two weeks, she did Europe in two weeks ( colloq)

2 ‹distancia/trayecto› to cover, do

nos recorrimos los 300 kilómetros en tres horas we covered o did the 300 kilometers in three hours

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recorrer ( conjugate recorrer) verbo transitivo
a) ( viajar por):

◊ recorrí toda España I traveled o went all over Spain;

( como turista) I toured all over Spain;
◊ recorrer mundo to travel all around the world;

recorrimos toda la costa we traveled the whole length of the coast
b) ‹distancia/trayecto› to cover, do

c) ( con la mirada):

◊ recorrió la sala con la mirada he looked around the hall

recorrer verbo transitivo
1 (una distancia) to cover, travel
2 (un territorio) to travel across
recorrer el mundo, to travel around the world
3 (un museo, etc) to visit, go round
4 (con la vista) (una sala, etc) to look around
(un escrito) to run one's eyes over, to scan
' recorrer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
- batir
- caminar
- patear
- patearse
- salvar
- hacer
- pasar
English:
cover
- do
- fly
- go
- ply
- roam
- sweep
- tour
- travel
- trudge
- walk
- scan

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recorrer

♦ vt

1. [atravesar] [lugar, país] to travel through o across, to cross;
[ciudad] to go round;
recorrieron la sabana en un camión they drove round the savannah in a truck;

recorrió la región a pie he walked round the region;

recorrieron el perímetro de la isla they went round the island

2. [distancia] to cover;

recorrió los 42 km en tres horas he covered o did the 42 km in three hours

3. [con la mirada] to look over;

lo recorrió de arriba a abajo con la mirada she looked him up and down

♦ See also the pronominal verb recorrerse

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recorrer

v/t

1 distancia cover, do; a pie walk; territorio, país go around, travel around; camino go along, travel along

2

:

recorrer algo con la vista look sth over, run one’s eyes over sth

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recorrer vt

1) : to travel through, to tour

2) : to cover (a distance)

3) : to go over, to look over

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recorrer vb

1. (atravesar) to go round / to travel round

he recorrido toda España en bicicleta I've travelled all round Spain by bicycle

2. (hacer un trayecto) to travel / to do

recorrió los doce kilómetros a pie he travelled the twelve kilometres on foot

Spanish-English dictionary > recorrer
118 tal

adj.

1 such (semejante, tan grande).

¡jamás se vio cosa tal! you've never seen such a thing!

lo dijo con tal seguridad que… he said it with such conviction that…

su miedo era tal o tal era su miedo que… so great o such was her fear that…, she was so afraid that…

en tal caso in such a case

dijo cosas tales como… he said things like…

2 such and such.

a tal hora at such and such a time

pron.

such a thing (alguna cosa).

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tal

► adjetivo

1 (semejante) such

■ nunca había oído tal cosa I had never heard such a thing

■ en tales condiciones in such conditions

2 (tan grande) such, so

■ tal es su ignorancia que... he is so ignorant that...

3 (cosa sin especificar) such and such

■ tal día such and such a day

4 (persona sin especificar) someone called, a certain

■ vino un tal Alberto someone called Alberto came

► pronombre

1 (alguno - cosa) such a thing, something; (- persona) someone, somebody

■ yo no dije tal I didn't say such a thing

■ tal habrá que lo crea someone is bound to believe it

► adverbio

1 (así) in such a way, so

■ tal me contestó que no supe cómo reaccionar he answered in such a way that I didn't know how to react

■ tal estaban de cansados que se fueron a dormir en seguida they were so tired that they went straight to bed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened

como tal as such

de tal manera que in such a way that

de tal palo tal astilla like father, like son

no hay tal como... there's nothing like...

¿qué tal? how are things?

¿qué tal...? how... ?

■ ¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?

tal como (ejemplos) such as 2 (de la misma manera) just as

tal cual just as it is

tal para cual two of a kind

tal vez perhaps, maybe

tal y como just as, as

■ tal y como veo las cosas... as I see things...

y tal y cual and so on

una tal familiar prostitute

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1. adj.
1) such

2) said

•

- tal vez
2. adv.
so, thus

- con tal que

- ¿qué tal?
3. pron.
1) such a one

2) such a thing

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1. ADJ

1) [en relación con algo ya mencionado] such

no existía tal restaurante — no such restaurant existed

nunca he hecho tal cosa — I never did any such thing o anything of the sort

en tales casos es mejor consultar con un médico — in such cases it's better to consult a doctor

nunca he visto a tal persona — I've never seen any such person

hace diez años, tal día como hoy — on the same day ten years ago, ten years ago today

el tal cura resultó estar casado — this priest (we were talking about) o pey this priest person turned out to be married
cosa 4), palo 1)
2) [indicando extrañeza o exageración] such

con tal atrevimiento — with such a cheek, so cheekily

eran tales sus deseos de venganza — her desire for revenge was so great

¡había tal confusión en el aeropuerto! — it was total chaos at the airport!

tal era su fuerza que podía levantar a dos hombres — he was so strong that he could lift two men

3) [indicando indeterminación]

se aloja en tal o cual hotel — he is staying at such-and-such a hotel

tal día, a tal hora — on such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a time

vivía en la calle tal, en el número cual — she lived in such-and-such a street at such-and-such a number

necesitaba un millón para tal cosa y otro millón para tal otra — he needed a million for one thing and another million for another

un tal García — one García, a man called García or something pey

2. PRON

1) (=persona indeterminada)

el tal — this man I mentioned

esa es una tal — pey she's a tart *

me dijo que yo era un tal o un cual — she called me all sorts of names

es su padre, y como tal, es responsable de su hijo — he's his father, and as such he is responsible for his son

- son tal para cual
fulano
2) (=cosa indeterminada)

no haré tal — I won't do anything of the sort, I'll do no such thing

• y tal * —

fuimos al cine y tal — we went to the pictures and stuff *

había pinchos, bebidas y tal — there were snacks and drinks and things

estábamos charlando y tal, y de pronto me dio un beso — we were just chatting and so on, when suddenly he kissed me

• tal y cual, teníamos prisa, pero entre tal y cual tardamos una hora — we were in a hurry, but between one thing and another it took us an hour

es muy simpática y tal y cual, pero no me gusta — she's very nice and all that, but I don't like her

me dijo que si tal y que si cual, pero no pudo convencerme — he said this, that and the other, but he wasn't able to convince me

3. ADV

1) [en comparaciones]

• tal como, estaba tal como lo dejé — it was just as I had left it

tal y como están las cosas, no creo que sea buena idea — as things are o given the current state of affairs, I don't think it would be a good idea

tal y como están las cosas, es mejor que nos vayamos — under the circumstances, it would be better if we left

• tal cual, déjalo tal cual — leave it just as it is

después de tantos años sigue tal cual — she hasn't changed after all these years

se enteró de la noticia y se quedó tal cual — when he heard the news he didn't bat an eyelid

en la foto salió tal cual es en realidad — it came out in the photo just like it is in real life

tal la madre, cual la hija — like mother, like daughter

• tal que, tomaremos algo ligero tal que una tortilla — we'll have something light such as o like an omelette

2) [en preguntas]

¿qué tal? — how's things?, how are you?

¿qué tal el partido? — what was the game like?, how was the game?

¿qué tal tu tío? — how's your uncle?

¿qué tal estás? — how are you?

¿qué tal estoy con este vestido? — how do I look in this dress?

¿qué tal has dormido? — how did you sleep?

¿qué tal es físicamente? — what does she look like?

¿qué tal si lo compramos? — why don't we buy it?, suppose we buy it?

3)

• tal vez — perhaps, maybe

son, tal vez, las mejores canciones del disco — they are perhaps o maybe o possibly the best songs on the album

-¿crees que ganarán? -tal vez — "do you think they'll win?" - "perhaps o maybe o they may do"

tal vez me pase por tu casa mañana — I may drop in at your place tomorrow

4)

• con tal de, hace lo que sea con tal de llamar la atención — he'll do anything to attract attention

no importa el frío con tal de ir bien abrigado — the cold doesn't matter as long as o if you're well wrapped up

• con tal de que — provided (that), as long as

con tal de que no me engañes — provided (that) o as long as you don't deceive me

con tal de que regreséis antes de las once — provided (that) o as long as you get back before eleven

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I
adjetivo

1) ( dicho) such

no existía tal tesoro — there was no such treasure

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

2) ( seguido de consecuencia)

era tal su desesperación que... — such was his despair that...

se llevó tal disgusto que... — she was so upset (that)...

había tal cantidad de gente que... — there were so many people that...

3) ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-such

tal día en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place; llamó un tal Méndez — a Mr Méndez phoned
II
pronombre

si quieres trato de adulto, compórtate como tal — if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one

y como tal es responsable — as such he is responsible

que si tal y que si cual — and so on and so forth

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

- tal por cual
III
adverbio

1) (fam) ( en preguntas)

hola ¿qué tal? — hello, how are you?

¿qué tal es Marisa? — what's Marisa like?

¿qué tal lo pasaron? — how did it go?

2) (en locs)

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

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= such.

Ex. Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

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* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = providing (that).

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.

* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.

* de modo tal que = so much so that.

* de tal envergadura = such that, of such magnitude.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* de tal manera que = so that.

* de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.

* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.

* de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.

* de tal naturaleza = such that.

* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

* fulano de tal = so-and-so.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal como es = warts and all.

* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.

* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like this.

* tal o cual = such and such.

* tal que = such that.

* tal vez = perhaps.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tal y cual = such and such.

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I
adjetivo

1) ( dicho) such

no existía tal tesoro — there was no such treasure

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

2) ( seguido de consecuencia)

era tal su desesperación que... — such was his despair that...

se llevó tal disgusto que... — she was so upset (that)...

había tal cantidad de gente que... — there were so many people that...

3) ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-such

tal día en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place; llamó un tal Méndez — a Mr Méndez phoned
II
pronombre

si quieres trato de adulto, compórtate como tal — if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one

y como tal es responsable — as such he is responsible

que si tal y que si cual — and so on and so forth

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

- tal por cual
III
adverbio

1) (fam) ( en preguntas)

hola ¿qué tal? — hello, how are you?

¿qué tal es Marisa? — what's Marisa like?

¿qué tal lo pasaron? — how did it go?

2) (en locs)

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

* * *

= such.

Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = providing (that).

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.

* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.

* de modo tal que = so much so that.

* de tal envergadura = such that, of such magnitude.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* de tal manera que = so that.

* de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.

* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.

* de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.

* de tal naturaleza = such that.

* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

* fulano de tal = so-and-so.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal como es = warts and all.

* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.

* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like this.

* tal o cual = such and such.

* tal que = such that.

* tal vez = perhaps.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tal y cual = such and such.

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tal¹

adjective

A

(dicho): no existía tal tesoro, todo era fruto de su imaginación there was no such treasure, he had made it all up

yo nunca he dicho tal cosa I have never said anything of the kind o anything of the sort

nunca recibí tales instrucciones I never received any such instructions

B

(seguido de consecuencia): su desesperación era tal or era tal su desesperación que llegó a pensar en el suicidio his despair was such o such was his despair that he even contemplated suicide

se llevó tal disgusto or se llevó un disgusto tal que estuvo llorando toda la tarde she was so upset (that) she spent the whole afternoon crying

había tal cantidad de gente que no pudimos entrar there were such a lot of o so many people that we couldn't get in

C (con valor indeterminado) such-and-such ( before n)

siempre está pidiendo dinero para tal cosa y tal otra he's always asking for money for one thing or another

ha llamado un tal Méndez a Mr Méndez phoned, someone called Méndez phoned

tal²

pronoun

si quieres que te traten como a un adulto, compórtate como tal if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one

es usted el secretario y como tal tiene ciertas responsabilidades you are the secretary and as such you have certain responsibilities

que si tal y que si cual and so on and so forth

estaban pintando, poniendo tablas nuevas y tal ( Esp); they were painting, putting in new boards and so on o and that sort of thing

me dijo que si eras un tal y un cual … he said all kinds of terrible things about you

son tal para cual ( fam); he's just as bad as she is o they're as bad as each other o they're two of a kind

Compuestos:

● tal para cual

masculine and feminine ( Méx fam) so-and-so ( colloq)

● tal por cual

masculine and feminine ( fam); so-and-so ( colloq)

tal³

adverb

A ( fam)

(en preguntas): hola ¿qué tal? hello, how are you?

¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?

¿qué tal es Marisa? what's Marisa like?

B ( en locs):

con tal de + INF: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention

con tal de no tener que volver mañana as long as I don't have to come back tomorrow

con tal (de) que + SUBJ: con tal (de) que no se entere nadie, pagará lo que le pidamos he'll pay whatever we ask to stop anybody finding out

quédatelo por ahora, con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes del viernes keep it for now, as long as o provided you give it back (to me) before Friday

dale otro, cualquier cosa con tal (de) que se calle give her another one, anything to keep her quiet

tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are

déjalo tal (y) como lo encontraste leave it just the way you found it o just as you found it

hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you o just as she told you

tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words, she said just that, word for word

no cambié nada, lo dejé todo tal cual I didn't change anything, I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was

el postre le quedó igualito al de la foto, tal cual the dessert came out exactly as it looked in the photo

tal vez maybe

¿vas a ir? — tal vez are you going to go? — maybe o I'll see

tal vez no se enteró or no se haya enterado maybe o perhaps o it's possible she hasn't heard

se me ocurrió que tal vez estuviera or estaría allí esperándome it occurred to me that he might be there waiting for me

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tal adjetivo
1 ( dicho) such;
◊ en tales casos in such cases;

nunca dije tal cosa I never said anything of the kind o such a thing
2 ( seguido de consecuencia):
◊ se llevó tal disgusto que … she was so upset (that) …;

había tal cantidad de gente que … there were so many people that …
3 ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-such;
◊ tal día, en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place;

llamó un tal Méndez a Mr Méndez phoned
■ pronombre:
◊ eres un adulto, compórtate como tal you're an adult, behave like one;

que si tal y que si cual and so on and so forth;
son tal para cual they're as bad as each other
■ adverbio
1 (fam) ( en preguntas):
◊ hola ¿qué tal? hello, how are you?;

¿qué tal es Marisa? what's Marisa like?;
¿qué tal lo pasaron? how did it go?
2 ( en locs)
◊ con tal de: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention;

con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back;
tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are;
hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you;
tal cual: lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was;
tal vez maybe
tal
I adjetivo
1 (dicho, semejante) such: no dije tal cosa, I never said such a thing o anything of the kind
tales mariposas son corrientes aquí, butterflies like that are common here
de tal madre, tal hija, like mother, like daughter
de tal manera, in such a way
en tales condiciones, in such conditions
tal día como hoy, on a day like today
(uso enfático) nunca escuché tal algarabía, I never heard such a racket
tenía tal dolor de cabeza..., I had such a headache...
2 (valor indeterminado) such and such
tal día, en tal sitio, such and such a day at such and such a place
ayer te llamó un tal Pedro, someone called Pedro phoned you yesterday
II pron él es el jefe, y como tal es el culpable, he's the boss and, as such, he's to blame
sois tal para cual, you are two of a kind
y tal y cual, and so on
III adv (en expresiones)
1 ¿qué tal?: ¿qué tal tu familia?, how is your family? 2 tal vez, perhaps, maybe ➣ Ver nota en maybe 3 tal cual, just as it is 4 tal como, just as: tal como lo contaba, parecía cierto, the way he explained it, it seemed true
(del mismo modo) escríbelo tal y como te lo cuento, write it exactly as I tell you 5 con tal (de) que, so long as, provided
' tal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astilla
- bailar
- bañera
- bien
- caso
- como
- con
- cual
- fulana
- fulano
- hombre
- manera
- padre
- palo
- rebotar
- reventa
- según
- semejante
- soñar
- tanta
- tanto
- tramoya
- vez
- caer
- che
- esperar
- llegar
- pasar
- preguntar
- prever
- punto
- qué
- regular
- resultar
- salir
- tirar
- y
English:
abroad
- arbitration
- average
- card
- certain
- chip
- colour
- come out
- do
- father
- fine
- flail
- grill
- intimidate
- like
- long
- maybe
- perhaps
- stand
- such
- such-and-such
- suchlike
- talk
- two
- wander
- way
- a
- come
- cope
- get
- keep
- kind
- length
- OK
- one
- regardless
- shame
- status
- tell
- thing

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tal

♦ adj

1. [semejante] such;

¡jamás se vio cosa tal! you've never seen such a thing!;

en tal caso in such a case;

dijo cosas tales como… he said such things as…

2. [tan grande] such;

lo dijo con tal seguridad que… he said it with such conviction that…;

me enojé de tal modo que… I got so angry that…;

su miedo era tal que…, tal era su miedo que… so great o such was her fear that…, she was so afraid that…

3. [mencionado]
yo no he dicho tal cosa I never said such a thing, I never said anything of the sort;

tales noticias resultaron falsas the news turned out to be untrue;

ese tal Félix es un antipático that Félix is really unpleasant

4. [sin especificar] such and such;

a tal hora at such and such a time;

quedamos tal día en tal sitio we agreed to meet on a certain day in a certain place

5. [desconocido]
te ha llamado un tal Pérez a Mr Pérez called for you;

hay un tal Jiménez que te puede ayudar there's someone called Mr Jiménez who can help you

♦ pron

1. [semejante cosa] such a thing;

yo no dije tal I never said any such thing, I never said anything of the sort;

como tal [en sí] as such;

tal y cual, tal y tal this and that;

y tal [etcétera] and so on;

trajeron vino, cerveza y tal they brought wine and beer and so on o and stuff

2. [semejante persona]
si eres un profesional, actúa como tal if you're a professional, then act like one

3. Comp

que si tal, que si cual this, that and the other;

ser tal para cual to be two of a kind

♦ adv

¿qué tal…? how…?;

¿qué tal (estás)? how are you (doing)?, how's it going?;

¿qué tal el viaje? how was the journey?;

¿qué tal es ese hotel? what's that hotel like?;

¿qué tal si nos tomamos algo? why don't we have something to drink?;

¿qué tal un descanso? what about a break?;

tal (y) como just as o like;

todo está tal y como lo dejamos everything is just as we left it;

tal y como están las cosas… as things stand…, the way things are…;

tal y como suele ocurrir… as is usual…;

déjalo tal cual leave it (just) as it is;
Fam
una bebida, tal que una cerveza a drink, like a beer

♦ con tal de loc conj

as long as, provided;

con tal de volver pronto… as long as o provided we're back early…;

haría lo que fuera con tal de entrar en el equipo I'd do anything to get into the team, I'd do anything as long as o provided I got into the team;

lo haré con tal (de) que me des tiempo I'll do it as long as o provided you give me time

♦ tal vez loc adv

perhaps, maybe;

¿vienes? – tal vez are you coming? – perhaps o maybe o I may do;

tal vez vaya I may go;

tal vez llueva mañana it may rain tomorrow;

tal vez no lo creas you may not believe it;

pensé que tal vez mereciera la pena intentarlo I thought it might be worth trying;

tal vez sí maybe, perhaps;

tal vez no maybe not, perhaps not

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tal

I adj such;

no dije tal cosa I said no such thing;

el gerente era un tal Lucas the manager was someone called Lucas;

el tal abogado resultó ser su padre the lawyer (in question) turned out to be her father

II adv

1

:

¿qué tal? how’s it going?;

¿qué tal la película? what was the movie like?

2

:

tal como such as;

tal y como exactly as, just as;

dejó la habitación tal cual la encontró she left the room just as she found it;

occurió así, tal cual that was exactly how it happened;

Marta está tal cual Marta is the same as ever, Marta hasn’t changed a bit;

con tal de que + subj as long as, provided that

III pron

:

tal y tal, tal y cual and so on, and so forth;

tal para cual two of a kind

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tal adv

1) : so, in such a way

2)

tal como : just as

tal como lo hice: just the way I did it

3)

con tal que : provided that, as long as

4)

¿qué tal? : how are you?, how's it going?

tal adj

1) : such, such a

2)

tal vez : maybe, perhaps

tal pron

1) : such a one, someone

2) : such a thing, something

3)

tal para cual : two of a kind

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tal adj

1. (semejante) such

no deberían admitir a tales personas they shouldn't let such people in

la máquina hacía tal ruido que no pudimos oírnos the machine was making such a racket that we couldn't hear one another

2. (persona indeterminda) someone called

te ha llamado una tal Silvia someone called Silvia rang you

con tal de to

hará cualquier cosa con tal de ir al concierto he'll do anything to go to the concert

con tal de que as long as

iré yo, con tal de que vayáis conmigo I'll go, as long as you come with me

de tal palo tal astilla like father like son

¿qué tal? how are things?

¿qué tal...? how...?

¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?

ser tal para cual to be two of a kind

tal como just as

ella es tal como me la imaginaba she's is just as I imagined

tal cual (sin más) just like that (de la misma manera) the way it is

me gusta tal cual está I like it the way it is

tal vez maybe / perhaps

Spanish-English dictionary > tal
119 vida

f.

1 life (existencia).

en vida de during the life o lifetime of

estar con vida to be alive

perder la vida to lose one's life

quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?

vida amorosa love life

vida campestre country life

la vida estudiantil student life

vida eterna eternal life

vida de familia family life

vida laboral working life

vida matrimonial married life

vida privada private life

vida sana clean living

vida sentimental love life

vida sexual sex life

vida social social life

vida útil shelf life

2 life span, life span of person, duration.

3 livelihood, subsistence.

4 cost of living.

5 Vida.

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vida

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) life

2 (viveza) liveliness

3 (tiempo) lifetime, life

4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life

5 (medios) living, livelihood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery

¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!

cambiar de vida to change one's life style

como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it

costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life

dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for

dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life

darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life

de por vida for life

de toda la vida lifelong

■ un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend

echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute

en la flor de la vida in the prime of life

en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life

en vida de during the life of

escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive

estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead

¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody

llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life

pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life

pasar a mejor vida eufemístico to pass away

perder la vida to die

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?

quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life

¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!

la otra vida the next life

señales de vida signs of life

vida de perros dog's life

vida familiar family life

vida íntima private life

vida sentimental love life

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noun f.

1) life

2) lifetime

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SF

1) (=existencia) life

he vivido aquí toda mi vida — I've lived here all my life

está escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

• con vida — alive

estar con vida — to be still alive

escapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive

•en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime

¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!

en mi vida he visto semejante cosa — I've never seen such a thing (in all my life)

• vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

es una cuestión de vida o muerte — it's a matter of life and death

estar entre la vida y la muerte — to be at death's door

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte — to be fighting for one's life

• la otra vida — the next life

• perder la vida — to lose one's life

• de por vida — for life

• quitar la vida a algn — to take sb's life

• quitarse la vida — to take one's own life

• rehacer la vida — to start a new life

• sin vida — lifeless

encontró en el suelo el cuerpo sin vida de su marido — she found her husband's lifeless body on the floor

fue hallado sin vida — he was found dead

un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

• toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

ya no hay trabajos para toda la vida — there are no jobs for life nowadays

vida eterna — everlasting life

vida íntima — private life

vida nocturna — nightlife

vida privada — private life

vida sentimental — love-life
esperanza
2) (=forma de vivir) life

llevan una vida muy tranquila — they lead a very quiet life

• la vida airada — (=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

• mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

• vida arrastrada — wretched life

• la vida cotidiana — everyday life

• doble vida — double life

llevar una doble vida — to lead o live a double life

• hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)

hacer una vida normal — to lead a normal life

no hacer vida social — to have no social life

hay que dejarles hacer su vida — you must let them live their own life

• mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

llevar mala vida — to have a dissolute lifestyle

mujer de mala vida — loose woman

vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

3) (=sustento)

la vida está muy cara — the cost of living is very high

tienen la vida resuelta — they are set up for life

• coste de la vida — cost of living

• ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's living

se gana la vida haciendo traducciones — he earns o makes his living doing translations

• nivel de vida — standard of living
buscar 3.
4) [de objeto]

la vida de estos edificios es breve — the life of these buildings is short

la media de vida de un televisor — the average lifespan of a television set

vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

5)

- amargar la vida a algn

- así es la vida

- ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

- complicarse la vida

contar la vida —

¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

costarle la vida a algn —

le costó la vida — it cost him his life

dar vida a algn —

la mujer que me dio la vida — the woman who brought me into the world

dar vida a un personaje — to play a part

- darse buena vida o la vida padre

- estar encantado de la vida

acepté encantada de la vida — I was delighted to accept

- enterrarse en vida

- ¡esto es vida!

- hacer por la vida

- dar mala vida a algn

- meterse en vidas ajenas

- ¡hijo de mi vida!

- la vida y milagros de algn

cuéntame tu vida y milagros — tell me all about yourself

pasarse la vida —

se pasa la vida quejándose — he's forever complaining

pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life

- pasar a mejor vida

- pegarse la gran vida o la vida padre

- tener siete vidas como los gatos

- vender cara la vida
vivir 2., 1)
6) (=vitalidad)

lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

sus ojos sin vida — his lifeless eyes

este sol es la vida — this sunshine is a real tonic

• dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

dar vida a una fiesta — to liven up a party

7) (apelativo cariñoso)

¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

8) euf
(=prostitución)
una mujer de la vida — a loose woman

echarse a la vida — to go on the game *

hacer la vida — to be on the game *

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femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

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= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

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* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

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

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

* * *

= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

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

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* * *

vida

feminine

A

1 ( Biol) life

la vida marina marine life

a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida the right to life

no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life

era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)

el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life

jugarse la vida to risk one's life

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it

sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river

el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)

dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world

el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon

con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month

real como la vida misma true, true-life

es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story

mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope

2 (viveza, vitalidad) life

es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life

la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life

unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room

B (extensión de tiempo) life

se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television

toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching

a lo largo de su vida throughout his life

en vida de tu padre when your father was alive

la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance

cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right

es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life

amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery

amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult

complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida for life

de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong

se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back

un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine

un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter

en la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!

¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!

en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life

enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world

hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible

tener siete vidas como los gatos to have nine lives

C

1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life

la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting

¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?

déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life

¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life

la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her

hacen vida de casados or marital they live together

comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!

¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)

darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)

estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)

está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job

¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me

estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled

la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story

se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story

pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);

«vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)

pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life

2 (en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada/militar private/military life

su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life

3 (biografía) life

la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes

las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints

Compuestos:

● vida alegre

( euf):

ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)

● vida contemplativa

life of contemplation

● vida de perros

( fam); dog's life

tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life

● vida eterna or perdurable

la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life

● vida nocturna

nightlife

● vida social

social life

no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life

D

(necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life

la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living

¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!

E (como apelativo) darling

¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!

pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?

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vida sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Biol) life;

◊ la vida marina marine life;

una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
salir con vida to escape alive
b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;

◊ lleno de vida full of life;

le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;
◊ a lo largo de su vida throughout his life;

toda una vida a lifetime;
la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
de por vida for life;
hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;
◊ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life;

¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
vida privada private life;
su vida sentimental his love life;
una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
hacer vida social to socialize;
estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
4 ( necesidades materiales):
◊ la vida está carísima the cost of living is very high;

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
5 ( como apelativo) darling;
◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

vida sustantivo femenino
1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
estar con vida, to be alive
quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
de corta vida, short-lived
toda una vida, a lifetime
3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
(independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
de por vida, for life
de toda la vida, lifelong
en la vida, never in one's life
Rel la otra vida, the next life
familiar vida de perros, dog's life
fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
' vida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- amargarse
- andar
- atentar
- comentar
- complicarse
- constante
- contemplativa
- contemplativo
- convivencia
- conyugal
- cosa
- crepúsculo
- cruzarse
- delante
- descansada
- descansado
- desengañarse
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- encarrilar
- episodio
- ser
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- esperanza
- flor
- ir
- ganarse
- hipótesis
- ilusión
- indigna
- indigno
- inerte
- intrepidez
- jamás
- juego
- jugar
- martirio
- muerta
- muerto
- mujer
- normalización
- oportunidad
- padecer
- padre
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pantalla
English:
abundance
- account
- active
- afterlife
- alive
- amenities
- assurance
- attempt
- bang up
- battle
- bread
- breeding ground
- bright
- busy
- carp
- chapter
- clean
- conception
- cost
- cost of living
- crossroads
- dead
- dear
- dedicate
- destroy
- dodge
- dog
- domestic
- earn
- easy
- eccentric
- emigrate
- existence
- fascination
- flat
- give up
- gracious
- greed
- greediness
- hell
- herself
- high life
- himself
- hurdle
- impossible
- index-linked
- insurance
- lead
- life
- life expectancy

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vida nf

1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;

¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;

el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;

el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;

aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;

dar la vida por to give one's life for;

estar con vida to be alive;

va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;

estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;

perder la vida to lose one's life;

quitar la vida a alguien to kill sb;

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;

salir con vida to come out alive;

como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;

ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;

Comp

enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;

Comp

pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
[prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
Comp

la otra vida the next life;

Comp

tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;

Comp

tener siete vidas (como los gatos) to have nine lives;

Prov

mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal

Comp
vida artificial artificial life;
la vida eterna eternal life;

vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;

vida intrauterina intrauterine life

2. [periodo de existencia] life;

trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;

una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;

de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;

el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;

un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;

le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;

de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;

de por vida for life;

en vida de during the life o lifetime of;

eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;

así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;

¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;

pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;

se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;

Comp

hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;

Comp
Am
toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;

Comp

la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;

Comp

la vida y milagros de alguien sb's life story

3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;

tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years

Comp
vida en estantería shelf life;
vida media average life, mean lifetime

4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;

su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;

¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;

la vida política del país the country's political life;

¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;

yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;

lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;

¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;

¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;

una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;

la buena vida the good life;

Comp

darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;

Comp

llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life

Comp
vida amorosa love life;
vida de familia family life;

vida privada private life;

vida pública public life;

vida sentimental love life;

vida sexual sex life;

vida social social life;

hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)

5. [animación] life;

este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;

estar lleno de vida to be full of life;

Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father

Comp
vida nocturna nightlife
6. [necesidades materiales]
la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
Fam
está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;

ganarse la vida to earn a living;

con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job

7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;

¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!

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vida

f life; esp
TÉC life span;
de por vida for life;

toda la vida all one’s life;

somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;

en mi vida never (in my life);

en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;

ganarse la vida earn a living;

vivir su vida live one’s own life;

hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;

a vida o muerte life-or-death;

estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;

darse buena vida o

la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;

pasar a mejor vida pass away;

quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;

perder la vida lose one’s life;

salir con vida come out alive;

sin vida lifeless;

la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;

vida en pareja married life, life together;

vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;

vida interior inner self;

así es la vida that’s life;

vida mía my love;

mujer de la vida loose woman;

dar vida a TEA play the part of

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vida nf

1) : life

la vida cotidiana: everyday life

2) : life span, lifetime

3) biografía: biography, life

4) : way of life, lifestyle

5) : livelihood

ganarse la vida: to earn one's living

6) viveza: liveliness

7)

media vida : half-life

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vida n

1. (en general) life [pl. lives]

lleva una vida muy interesante she leads a very interesting life

2. (sustento) living

se gana la vida como escritor he earns a living as a writer

de toda la vida all one's life

lo conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life

en la vida never

en la vida había visto algo así I've never seen anything like it

estar con vida to be alive

Spanish-English dictionary > vida
120 pronto

adj.

1 ready, willing.

2 prompt.

3 keen.

adv.

soon, before long, in a short time, in a short while.

pres.indicat.

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

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pronto

► adjetivo

1 quick, fast

■ la pronta reacción del conductor evitó un desastre the driver's quick reaction prevented a disaster

► nombre masculino pronto

1 familiar (gen) sudden urge, sudden impulse; (de ira) fit

■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat

► adverbio

1 (rápido) soon

■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon

2 (temprano) early

■ has llegado demasiado pronto you've arrived too early

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de pronto suddenly

■ de pronto se acordó de la consigna he suddenly remembered the watchword

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

por lo/de pronto (para empezar) for a start 2 (por el momento) for the moment

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pronto

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (gen) sudden urge, sudden impulse; (de ira) fit

■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat

► adverbio

1 (rápido) soon

■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon

2 (temprano) early

■ has llegado demasiado pronto you've arrived too early

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1. (f. - pronta)
adj.

1) quick

2) ready
2. adv.
1) quickly

2) soon

•

- de pronto

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1. ADV

1) (=dentro de poco) soon

el tren estará pronto aquí — the train will be here soon

pronto hará diez años que nos casamos — it will soon be ten years since we got married

todavía es pronto para salir — it's too soon o early to leave

• cuanto más pronto mejor — the sooner the better

• ¡ hasta pronto! — see you soon!

• lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

2) Esp (=temprano) early

hoy he comido un poco pronto — I ate a bit early today

acostarse pronto — to go to bed early

levantarse pronto — to get up early

3) (=rápidamente) quickly

se hizo famoso muy pronto — he became famous very quickly

¡venid aquí, pronto! — come here, right now o quickly!

- se dice muy pronto

4) [otras locuciones]

• al pronto — at first

• de pronto — (=repentinamente) suddenly; (=inesperadamente) unexpectedly; Col, Cono Sur (=a lo mejor) maybe, perhaps

de pronto se cayó el cuadro de la pared — the picture suddenly fell off the wall

se presentó de pronto en la casa — he turned up at the house unexpectedly

de pronto no sabe — maybe o perhaps he doesn't know

• por de o lo pronto — (=por ahora) for now, for the moment; (=en primer lugar) for a start, for one thing

por lo pronto toma setenta euros, mañana te daré el resto — take seventy euros for now o for the moment, and I'll give you the rest tomorrow

-¿por qué no viniste? -bueno, por lo pronto estaba demasiado cansado — "why didn't you come?" - "well, for a start o for one thing I was too tired"

• tan pronto se ríe, tan pronto llora — one minute he's laughing, the next he's crying

tan pronto es amigo tuyo, como de repente ya no lo es — one minute he's your friend, the next he doesn't want to know

• tan pronto como — + subjun as soon as

te llamaré tan pronto como sepa algo — I'll call you as soon as I hear anything

2. ADJ

1) frm (=rápido) [regreso, solución, mejoría] swift; [respuesta] prompt; [servicio, persona] quick

le deseo una pronta recuperación — I wish you a swift recovery

quedo a la espera de su pronta respuesta — I look forward to your prompt reply

es pronto en las decisiones — he is quick about making decisions

estuvo muy pronto para irse — he was very quick to leave

2) Cono Sur (=preparado) ready

la comida está pronta — lunch is ready

• estar pronto para algo — to be ready for sth

los republicanos estamos prontos para este desafío — we republicans are ready for this challenge

estar pronto para hacer algo — to be ready to do sth

3.

SM Esp
* (=arrebato)
le dio un pronto y se largó — he left on a sudden impulse

tiene unos prontos muy malos — he gets ratty all of a sudden *

le dio un pronto de enojo y me golpeó — she flew into a sudden rage and hit me

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp

2) (RPl) ( preparado) ready
II
adverbio

1) ( en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años — she'll soon be 40

ven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!

hasta pronto! — see you soon!

lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

2) (Esp) ( temprano) early

3) (en locs)

de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe

por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now

tan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
III
masculino (fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato — he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo — she has a very quick temper

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp

2) (RPl) ( preparado) ready
II
adverbio

1) ( en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años — she'll soon be 40

ven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!

hasta pronto! — see you soon!

lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

2) (Esp) ( temprano) early

3) (en locs)

de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe

por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now

tan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
III
masculino (fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato — he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo — she has a very quick temper

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pronto¹

= hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.

Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.

Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.

Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.

Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.

pronto²

= early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], shortly, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.], before long, it wasn't long before + Nombre, it won't be long before + Nombre, momentarily.

Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.

Ex: We shall return to the problem of synonyms shortly.

Ex: Not surprisingly, he soon found that the inventory lists were not quite adequate for his purposes.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.

Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.

Ex: Regular service will be resumed momentarily.

* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.

* adelantarse pronto en el marcador = take + an early lead.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].

* demasiado pronto = too soon.

* de pront = without warning.

* de pronto = suddenly, of a sudden, all of a sudden, just like that, cold turkey, all at once.

* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.

* muy pronto = before long, pretty soon.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* tan pronto = quite so soon.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap), at an early a juncture as possible.

* volver pronto = haste back.

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pronto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 (rápido) prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

esperamos una pronta respuesta we look forward to your prompt o early reply

2 (despierto, vivaz) sharp

tiene la mente clara y el juicio pronto he has a clear mind and sharp o keen judgment

B ( RPl) (preparado) ready

está pronto para salir he's ready to go out

la comida está pronta dinner's ready

para locuciones ver pronto² adv C. (↑ pronto (2))

pronto²

adverb

A (en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años she'll soon be 40

los efectos se hicieron sentir muy pronto the effects made themselves felt very quickly, the effects very soon made themselves felt

ven aquí ¡pronto! come here, right now!

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

pronto no se va a poder salir a la calle de noche soon o before long you won't be able to go out at night

eso se dice muy pronto ( fam); that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

B ( Esp) (temprano) early

¿tú tan pronto por aquí? what are you doing here so early?

C ( en locs):

de pronto (repentinamente) suddenly; (a lo mejor) ( AmS) perhaps, maybe

de pronto se abrió la puerta y entró Roberto suddenly the door opened and Roberto walked in

de pronto no se han enterado maybe o perhaps they haven't heard

por lo pronto or por de pronto (para empezar) for a start; (por el momento) for the moment, for now

por lo or de pronto el primer capítulo es bastante flojo for a start o for one thing, the first chapter is rather weak

Julián, por lo or de pronto, dijo que no vendría Julián, for one, said he wouldn't be coming

tan pronto: tan pronto ríe, tan pronto llora ( liter); one moment she's laughing and the next she's crying

tan pronto te saluda, como te da la espalda he might say hello to you, but he's just as likely to turn his back on you

tan pronto como as soon as

pronto³

masculine

( fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo she has a very quick temper

en uno de sus prontos in one of his fits of temper o bouts of anger

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pronto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ( rápido) ‹entrega/respuesta› prompt

b) (RPl) ( preparado) ready

pronto 2 adverbio
1
a) ( en poco tiempo) soon;

◊ ¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible
b) (Esp) ( temprano) early

2 ( en locs)
◊ de pronto ( repentinamente) suddenly;

por lo pronto or por de pronto for the moment, for now;
tan pronto como as soon as
pronto,-a
I adjetivo
1 prompt, speedy
una pronta respuesta, a prompt reply
II adverbio
1 (en poco tiempo) soon, quickly: espero verte pronto, I hope to see you soon
2 (temprano) early: debemos levantarnos pronto, we must get up early ➣ Ver nota en soon
III m (reacción repentina) a fit of temper: le dio un pronto y se marchó, he had a fit of temper and went away
♦ Locuciones: de pronto, suddenly
por lo pronto, (para empezar) to start with
tan pronto como, as soon as
' pronto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apenas
- bien
- comunicar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- cuidar
- dejar
- librarse
- muy
- nido
- pronta
- próximamente
- recién
- recua
- repente
- si
- soltar
- tarde
- ahora
- ahorita
- hacer
- hasta
- luego
- posible
- tanto
- venta
- ver
English:
accustom
- blow
- early
- go
- hang back
- last
- like
- long
- mean
- offhand
- outgrow
- pass on
- prick up
- prompt
- smart
- soon
- spawn
- suddenly
- turn
- up
- become
- get
- grow
- look
- mobile
- novelty
- one
- presently
- quickly
- ready
- roll
- see
- set
- speedy
- stricken
- sudden
- warm

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pronto, -a

♦ adj

1. [rápido] quick, fast;
[respuesta] prompt, early; [curación, tramitación] speedy;
pronto pago prompt payment

2. RP [preparado] ready;

¿demorás mucho? – no, ya estoy pronto are you going to be long? – no, I'm ready;

prontos, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!

♦ adv

1. [rápidamente] quickly;

tan pronto como as soon as;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

2. Esp [temprano] early;

salimos pronto we left early;

llegó muy pronto a la cita she arrived very early for the appointment

3. [dentro de poco] soon;

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

ya verás cómo encontrarás casa pronto you'll soon find a house, don't worry;

pronto se acabará el año the year will soon be over

♦ nm
Fam
tiene unos prontos de rabia inaguantables she gets these sudden fits of rage which are really unbearable;

le dio un pronto y se fue something got into him and he left

♦ al pronto loc adv

at first

♦ de pronto loc adv

1. [imprevistamente] suddenly;

el ladrón apareció de pronto en la salida the robber suddenly appeared in the exit

2. Andes, RP [tal vez] perhaps, maybe;

de pronto se perdieron perhaps o maybe they got lost

♦ por de pronto, por lo pronto loc adv
[de momento] for the time being; [para empezar] to start with;
por de o [m5]lo pronto pon los niños a dormir, luego hablaremos for the moment just put the children to bed, we'll talk later

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pronto

I adj

1 prompt;

por lo o

de pronto for now, for the moment

2 Rpl: preparado ready

II adv

1 ( dentro de poco) soon;

tan pronto como as soon as;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible;

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

más pronto o más tarde sooner or later

2 ( temprano) early;

de pronto suddenly;

eso se dice pronto that’s easy for you/him etc to say, that’s easily said

III m fam

:

le dio un pronto y dejó el trabajo he left his job on impulse;

tiene unos prontos de celos inaguantables he has fits of unbearable jealousy

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pronto adv

1) : quickly, promptly

2) : soon

3)

de pronto : suddenly

4)

lo más pronto posible : as soon as possible

5)

tan pronto como : as soon as

pronto, -ta adj

1) rápido: quick, speedy, prompt

2) preparado: ready

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pronto adv

1. (en seguida) soon

volveré pronto I'll be back soon

2. (rápidamente) quickly

acaba pronto finish quickly

3. (temprano) early [comp. earlier; superl. earliest]

los niños se levantan pronto the children get up early

de pronto suddenly

hasta pronto see you soon

tan pronto como as soon as

tan pronto como llegue as soon as he arrives

Spanish-English dictionary > pronto

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