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1 chirriante
adj.screeching, squeaky, scraping, scratchy.* * *► adjetivo1 squeaky, creaky* * *ADJ squeaky* * *= grating, screeching, creaking, squeaky [squeakier -comp., squeakiest -sup.], creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking presses.Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.Ex. With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.----* de un modo chirriante = jarringly.* * *= grating, screeching, creaking, squeaky [squeakier -comp., squeakiest -sup.], creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking presses.Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.* de un modo chirriante = jarringly.* * *chirriante adj[ruidoso] screeching; [puerta, madera] creaking; [bisagra, muelles] squeaking -
2 crispante
► adjetivo1 annoying, irritating* * *ADJ infuriating* * *= grating.Ex. Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.* * *= grating.Ex: Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.
* * *‹persona/ruido/risa› infuriating¡deja ya de hacer ese ruido! es crispante stop making that noise! it's infuriating o really irritating o really annoying o ( colloq) it's getting on my nerves* * *crispante adjnerve-racking -
3 cubrir
v.1 to cover.cubrir algo de algo to cover something with o in somethingcubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on somebodyIlse cubre los restos del cuerpo Ilse covers the remains of the body.El reportero cubre el suceso The reporter covers the event.2 to cover (proteger) (retirada, asegurado).3 to fill (puesto, vacante).4 to cover (gastos).el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses5 to cover (noticia).6 to cover up, to hush up, to hide, to mask.Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.7 to cover for, to cover, to cover up for.La enfermera Juana cubre a Ilse Nurse Johanna covers for Ilse.* * *(pp cubierto,-a)1 (gen) to cover2 COCINA to coat (de, with)3 (poner tejado) to put a roof on4 (niebla etc) to shroud (de, in), cloak5 (ocultar) to hide6 (llenar) to fill (de, with), cover (de, with)7 (alcanzar) to come up8 (gastos, necesidades) to cover; (deuda) to meet, repay9 (recorrer) to cover; (distancia) to travel10 (prensa) to cover11 (animales) to pair, cover1 (abrigarse) to cover oneself2 (la cabeza) to put one's hat on3 figurado (protegerse) to protect oneself4 (cielo) to become overcast5 (llenarse) to be filled\cubrir de besos to smother with kissescubrir las apariencias to keep up appearances* * *verb* * *( pp cubierto)1. VT1) (=ocultar)a) [+ superficie, objeto] to coverb) [agua]c) (=poner techo a) to roof, roof overd) [+ fuego] to make up, bank up2) (=llenar) [+ agujero] to fill in; [+ hueco] to fill3) (=proteger) (Dep, Mil) to coverintenta llegar a las líneas enemigas: nosotros te cubriremos — try to get to the enemy lines: we'll cover you
4) (=recorrer) [+ ruta, distancia] to coverel autocar cubría el trayecto entre León y Madrid — the coach was travelling between León and Madrid
5) (=ocupar) [+ vacante, plaza] to fill6) (=pagar) [+ gastos, déficit, préstamo] to cover7) (=satisfacer) [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet8) (Prensa) [+ suceso] to cover9) (Zool) (=montar) to cover10) (=disimular) [+ emoción] to cover up, concealcubre su tristeza con una falsa alegría — she covers up o conceals her sadness with a false cheerfulness
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( tapar) to cover2)a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to coverb) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to coverc) <plaza/vacante> to fill3)a) (Period, Rad, TV) to coverb) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover4) <retirada/flanco> to cover5) (Zool) to cover2.cubrirse v pron1)a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneselfb) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat onc) ( protegerse) to take coverd) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself2) ( llenarse)cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow
* * *= cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.Ex. The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.Ex. This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.Ex. The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.----* cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.* cubrir con = top with.* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.* cubrir con tablas = board up.* cubrir con toldo = canopy.* cubrir de = flood with.* cubrir de arcilla = clay.* cubrir de grava = gravel.* cubrir de gravilla = gravel.* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.* cubrirse contra = hedge against.* cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.* cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.* cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.* cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.* cubrir un uso = address + use.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* sin cubrir = unfilled.* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( tapar) to cover2)a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to coverb) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to coverc) <plaza/vacante> to fill3)a) (Period, Rad, TV) to coverb) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover4) <retirada/flanco> to cover5) (Zool) to cover2.cubrirse v pron1)a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneselfb) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat onc) ( protegerse) to take coverd) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself2) ( llenarse)cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow
* * *= cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.* cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.* cubrir con = top with.* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.* cubrir con tablas = board up.* cubrir con toldo = canopy.* cubrir de = flood with.* cubrir de arcilla = clay.* cubrir de grava = gravel.* cubrir de gravilla = gravel.* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.* cubrirse contra = hedge against.* cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.* cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.* cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.* cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.* cubrir un uso = address + use.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* sin cubrir = unfilled.* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.* * *vtA (tapar) to covercubrió al niño con una manta he covered the child with a blanket, he put a blanket over the childel velo le cubría la cara the veil covered her facela niebla cubría el valle the valley was covered in o ( liter) shrouded in mistcubrir algo DE algo to cover sth WITH sthhan cubierto las paredes de publicidad the walls have been covered with advertisementslos muebles están cubiertos de polvo the furniture is covered with o ( BrE) in dustel escándalo los ha cubierto de oprobio the scandal has brought great shame on themlo cubrió de besos she smothered him with kissesB1 ‹costos/gastos› to cover; ‹daños/riesgos› to coverpara cubrir los costos de envío to cover the cost of postagelos bienes cubiertos por esta póliza the items covered by this policy2 ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet; ‹carencia› to cover3 ‹plaza/vacante› to fillC1 ( Period) ‹noticia/suceso› to cover2 (recorrer) ‹etapa/distancia/trayecto› to cover3 ( Rad, TV) ‹área› to coverD ‹retirada/flanco› to covervoy a salir, cúbreme I'm going out there, cover meE ( Zool) to cover■ cubrirseAse cubrió con una toalla he covered himself with a towelse cubrió la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands2 (ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on3 (protegerse) to take coverse cubrieron del fuego enemigo they took cover from the enemy fire4 (contra un riesgo) to cover oneselfB (llenarse) cubrirse DE algo:las calles se habían cubierto de nieve snow had covered the streets, the streets were covered with snow* * *
cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo
cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with sth;
cubrirse verbo pronominal
1
‹ cara› to cover
2 ( llenarse):
cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
' cubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- bañar
- descubierta
- descubierto
- empapelar
- envolver
- gasto
- laminar
- montar
- proveer
- sepultar
- tapar
- cubierto
- llenar
- recorrido
- revestir
- untar
- vacante
English:
bad debt
- clothe
- coat
- cover
- drape
- hedge
- need
- paint out
- plaster
- rubberize
- smother
- best
- fill
- gamut
- line
- mask
* * *♦ vt1. [tapar, recubrir] to cover ( con with);cubrió la moto con una lona he covered the motorbike with a tarpaulin;cubrieron la pared con una mano de pintura they gave the wall a coat of paint;cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with o in sth;cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on sb;Ana cubrió de besos a su padre Ana covered her father with kisses2. [proteger] to protect;esta póliza nos cubre contra cualquier accidente this policy covers us against all accidents3. [a policía, soldado] to cover;cubrir la retirada to cover the retreat4. [ocultar] to cover up, to hide5. [puesto, vacante] to fill;hay veinte solicitudes para cubrir tres plazas there are twenty applications for three jobs6. [gastos] to cover;el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses;cubrir gastos [exactamente] to break even7. [noticia] to cover;cubrió la guerra del Golfo he covered the Gulf War8. [recorrer] to cover;el ganador cubrió los 100 metros en 9 segundos the winner did the 100 metres in 9 secondsse encarga de cubrir la banda derecha he covers the right wing* * *v/t cover (de with)* * *cubrir {2} vt: to cover* * *cubrir vb1. (en general) to cover -
4 enervante
adj.1 draining.2 stressing, exasperating.3 enervating.m.psychoactive drug, psychedelic drug, mind-altering drug, psychodelic drug.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA enervating2 familiar (irritante) irritating, exasperating* * *a) (fam) ( irritante)una vocecita chillona y enervante — a grating, high-pitched voice
b) ( que quita fuerzas) enervating* * *= unnerving, enervating, nerving.Ex. Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.Ex. Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.Ex. And it is very nerving if you have lots of trouble later when maintaining the site.* * *a) (fam) ( irritante)una vocecita chillona y enervante — a grating, high-pitched voice
b) ( que quita fuerzas) enervating* * *= unnerving, enervating, nerving.Ex: Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.
Ex: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.Ex: And it is very nerving if you have lots of trouble later when maintaining the site.* * *1 ( fam)(irritante): ese ruido es enervante that noise is driving me crazy o really getting on my nervestiene una vocecita chillona y enervante she has a grating, high-pitched voice2(que quita fuerzas): el calor se hizo enervante the heat became quite enervating* * *enervante adj1. [debilitador] draining* * *adj fml1 ( debilitador) debilitating, enervating fml2 ( irritante) irritating -
5 enojoso
adj.annoying, irritating, harsh, grating.* * *► adjetivo1 annoying, irritating* * *ADJ irritating, annoying* * ** * *= annoying, vexing, gnawing.Ex. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.Ex. Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).Ex. the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.* * ** * *= annoying, vexing, gnawing.Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.* * *enojoso -sa( esp AmL)1 (violento) awkward2 (aburrido) tedious, tiresome* * *
enojoso
( aburrido) tedious, tiresome
enojoso,-a adjetivo
1 (molesto) annoying
2 (trabajoso) trying
' enojoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enojosa
English:
grating
* * *enojoso, -a adjesp Am [delicado, espinoso] awkward;la situación era de lo más enojosa it was an extremely awkward situation;pongamos fin a este enojoso asunto let's put an end to this unpleasant business* * *adj1 ( delicado) awkward2 ( aburrido) tedious, tiresome* * *enojoso, -sa adjfastidioso, molestoso: annoying, irritating* * *enojoso adj annoying -
6 enrejado
adj.barred, latticed.m.1 railings (barrotes) (de balcón, verja).2 trellis.3 grille, grating, gridwork.4 lattice, lattice work, latticework.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enrejar.* * *3 COSTURA openwork* * *SM1) (=rejas) grating; [de ventana] lattice; [en jardín] trellis; [de jaula] bars plenrejado de alambre — wire netting, wire netting fence
2) (Cos) openwork* * *masculino (de verja, balcón) railing, railings (pl); ( rejilla) grating, grille; ( para plantas) trellis* * *= lattice, trellis pattern, trellis, trellis work.Ex. Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.Ex. The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.Ex. As humans began the colonization of the Old World tropics, they evolved a trellis of interrelationships across a broad geographical range.Ex. For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.* * *masculino (de verja, balcón) railing, railings (pl); ( rejilla) grating, grille; ( para plantas) trellis* * *= lattice, trellis pattern, trellis, trellis work.Ex: Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.
Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.Ex: As humans began the colonization of the Old World tropics, they evolved a trellis of interrelationships across a broad geographical range.Ex: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.* * *1 (de una verja, un balcón) railing, railings (pl)2 (rejilla) grating, grille3 (para plantas) trellis* * *
Del verbo enrejar: ( conjugate enrejar)
enrejado es:
el participio
enrejado sustantivo masculino (de verja, balcón) railing, railings (pl);
( rejilla) grating, grille;
( para plantas) trellis
' enrejado' also found in these entries:
English:
railing
- lattice
- trellis
* * *enrejado nm1. [barrotes] [de balcón, verja] railings;[de jaula, celda, ventana] bars2. [de cañas] trellis* * *enrejado nm1) : railing2) : grating, grille3) : trellis, lattice -
7 forzado
adj.1 forced, coerced, co-erced, constrained.2 farfetched.past part.past participle of spanish verb: forzar.* * *► adjetivo1 (obligado) forced2 (rebuscado) forced, strained\risa forzada forced laugh* * *ADJ1) (=obligado) forcedverse forzado a hacer algo — to be forced o obliged to do sth
2) [puerta, cerradura] forced3) (=rebuscado) [traducción, estilo, metáfora] forcedtrabajo 1), marcha 1)* * *- da adjetivo forced, unnatural* * *= enforced, strained, forced, forcible, stilted.Ex. Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex. The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.----* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.* trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.* * *- da adjetivo forced, unnatural* * *= enforced, strained, forced, forcible, stilted.Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.* trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.* * *forzado -daforced, unnatural* * *
Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)
forzado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
forzado
forzar
forzado◊ -da adjetivo
forced, unnatural
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
forzado,-a adjetivo
1 (no espontáneo) forced: su alegría era algo forzada, her cheerfulness was rather forced
2 (forzoso) trabajos forzados, forced labour sing
♦ Locuciones: a marchas forzadas, in a rush
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
' forzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condenada
- condenado
- forzada
English:
artificial
- forced
- set
- stiff
- stilted
- strained
- unnatural
- labored
* * *forzado, -a adj[sonrisa, amabilidad] forced;trabajos forzados hard labour;verse forzado a hacer algo to find oneself forced to do sth* * *adj forced* * *forzado adj forced -
8 gente
adj.decent. ( Latin American Spanish)f.1 people (people).toda la gente everyone, everybodyson buena gente they're good peoplegente bien well-to-do peoplegente de bien decent folkgente de la calle ordinary peoplela gente corriente the common peoplela gente guapa the beautiful people, the smart set (peninsular Spanish)gente menuda kids2 folks (informal) (familia).* * *1 people plural3 (personal) staff\gente baja low-class peoplela gente bien peyorativo the well-to-do, the well-offgente de bien honest people* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=personas) people plJuan es buena gente — * Juan is a nice guy *
gente bien — (=los ricos) well-off people, well-to-do people; (=los decorosos) decent people
gente bonita — Méx beautiful people
gente de bien — = gente bien
gente de capa parda — †† country folk
gente de color — coloured people, colored people (EEUU)
gente de la cuchilla — †† butchers pl
gente de medio pelo — people of limited means, common people
¡gente de paz! — (Mil) friend!
gente de pelo — †† well-to-do people
gente de pluma — †† clerks pl, penpushers pl
gente de trato — †† tradespeople
gente gorda — Esp * well-to-do people, rich people
gente guapa, gente linda — LAm beautiful people
gente menuda — children pl
gente natural — CAm Indians pl, natives pl
gente perdida — † riff-raff
don I, 1)gente principal — nobility, gentry
2) Méx (=persona) person3) * (=parientes) family, folks * plmi gente — my family, my folks *
4) (=nación) nation5) (Mil) men pl, troops pl6) (=séquito) retinue7) LAm upper-class people pl2.ADJes muy gente — * Chile he's very decent *; Méx he's very kind
* * *I IIadverbio (Chi, Méx)IIIse portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
1)a) ( personas) people (pl)había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people
¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks
¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?
como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)
ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)
ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)
b) (Méx) ( persona) person2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)* * *= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.Ex. The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.Ex. There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.----* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.* atraer gente = draw + people.* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* caterva de gente = throng of people.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* contador de gente = people counter.* contratar gente = take on + people.* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* gente común = pleb [plebe].* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* gente de a pie = ordinary people.* gente de color = coloured people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* gente del circo = circus performer.* gente de negocios = business people.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* gente famosa = famous people.* gente influyente = powerful people.* gente, la = public, the.* gente lectora = reading people.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* gente mayor = elderly people.* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* gente sin techo = homeless people.* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.* para alguna gente = to some people.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* pensado para la gente = people-driven.* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.* * *I IIadverbio (Chi, Méx)IIIse portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
1)a) ( personas) people (pl)había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people
¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks
¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?
como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)
ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)
ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)
b) (Méx) ( persona) person2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)* * *la gente= public, theEx: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.Ex: The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.
Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.* atraer gente = draw + people.* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* caterva de gente = throng of people.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* contador de gente = people counter.* contratar gente = take on + people.* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* gente común = pleb [plebe].* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* gente de a pie = ordinary people.* gente de color = coloured people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* gente del circo = circus performer.* gente de negocios = business people.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* gente famosa = famous people.* gente influyente = powerful people.* gente, la = public, the.* gente lectora = reading people.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* gente mayor = elderly people.* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* gente sin techo = homeless people.* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.* para alguna gente = to some people.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* pensado para la gente = people-driven.* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.* * *( AmL)1 (de buenas maneras) respectablees una familia muy or bien gente they're a very decent o respectable family2 (amable) kind, good(Chi, Méx): se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to meNótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = the people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holidayA(personas) people (pl)había mucha/muy poca/tanta gente there were a lot of/very few/so many people¿qué va a decir la gente? what will people say?tengo ganas de conocer gente nueva I want to meet some new peopleestas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente I'm spending this Christmas with my family o ( colloq) folks¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? how's everyone back home?toda la gente del cine everyone in the movie o film world‹hablar› properlymetido a gente ( Chi fam): es un roto metido a gente he's a jumped-up little nobody o a pretentious little upstartser buena gente to be nice ( o kind etc)son muy buena gente they're very nicees buena gente ( AmL); he's niceCompuestos:la gente bien no actúa de esa manera respectable people don't behave like thatsólo se relaciona con la gente bien she only mixes with the right kind of people o with people of a certain classdonde veranea la gente bien where well-to-do people spend their summer vacation ( AmE), where posh people spend their summer holidays ( BrE humor pej)la gente de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary citizenusa una jerga incomprensible para la gente de a pie he uses jargon which is incomprehensible to the layperson o to the layman o to the man in the street o to the average personla gente linda or ( Esp) guapa the beautiful people (pl)* * *
gente sustantivo femenino◊ Nota:
Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday
había muy poca/tanta gente there were very few/so many people;
gente bien ( de respeto) respectable people;
( adinerada) well-to-do people;
ser buena gente to be nice (o kind etc);
ser gente (AmS) to behave (properly)
■ adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable;
( amable) kind, good
■ adverbio (Chi, Méx):◊ se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to me
gente sustantivo femenino
1 people pl
gente menuda, children
2 (familia) folks pl: lo celebrará con su gente, she'll celebrate it with her family
3 (persona) person: ese Manuel es muy mala gente, there's something dodgy about Manuel
♦ Locuciones: LAm ser gente, to be good, kind o respectable
' gente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- aborregar
- agolparse
- alternar
- calaña
- casa
- cuánta
- cuánto
- demás
- demasiada
- demasiado
- desarraigar
- empujar
- enferma
- enfermo
- enjuiciar
- familia
- galería
- haber
- hacinarse
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- infestar
- juego
- lugar
- mayoría
- menuda
- menudo
- multitud
- pelaje
- peña
- poblar
- pulular
- qué
- rebosar
- remolino
- repleta
- repleto
- rozarse
- sesgada
- sesgado
- tipo
- trajín
- vivir
- acomodado
- aglomeración
- ambiente
- apestado
- apiñarse
English:
all
- anxiety
- batch
- body
- busload
- bustling
- circle
- congested
- congregate
- crush
- derive
- disorderly
- draw
- drift
- empathize
- few
- fill
- flock
- folk
- frisk
- gather
- get on
- good
- goodwill
- grating
- half
- handle
- hold back
- hold up
- hover
- humorous
- jam-packed
- join
- like
- lot
- magnificent
- mill about
- mill around
- mob
- most
- nice
- nowadays
- onrush
- onslaught
- outgoing
- overcrowded
- people
- play on
- play upon
- polite
* * *gente1 adj invAm [amable] decent;son muy gente they're very decent folkgente2 nf1. [personas] people;acudió muy poca gente very few people went;toda la gente everyone, everybody;son buena gente they're good people;David es buena gente David is a good guy;CSur Famcomo la gente: hacer algo como la gente to do sth properly;una comida como la gente a decent mealgente bien well-to-do people;gente de bien decent folk;Méx Fam gente bonita beautiful people;gente de la calle ordinary people;Esp Fam gente guapa beautiful people; Andes, RP Fam gente linda beautiful people;gente menuda kidsahora se ve con otra gente she goes around with a different crowd now4.gentes [habitantes] people;las gentes del lugar the local people, the locals* * *f1 people pl ;buena gente good o respectable people pl ;ser buena gente be nice;la gente mayor grown-ups pl ; ancianos elderly people pl, old people pl ;mi gente my family2 L.Am. ( persona) person* * *gente nf1) : people2) : relatives pl, folks pl3)4)ser buena gente : to be nice, to be kind* * *gente n1. (en general) people -
9 incomprensible
adj.incomprehensible.* * *► adjetivo1 incomprehensible* * *ADJ incomprehensible* * *adjetivo incomprehensible* * *= incomprehensible, unfathomable, garbled, unaccountable.Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.----* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.* incomprensible, lo = incomprehensible, the.* * *adjetivo incomprehensible* * *= incomprehensible, unfathomable, garbled, unaccountable.Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.* incomprensible, lo = incomprehensible, the.* * *incomprehensiblesu decisión me parece incomprensible I find her decision incomprehensible, I just do not understand her decision* * *
incomprensible adjetivo
incomprehensible
incomprensible adjetivo incomprehensible: expuso unas teorías incomprensibles, he expounded some incomprehensible theories
tuvieron un comportamiento incomprensible, their behaviour was difficult to understand
' incomprensible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chino
- galimatías
English:
baffling
- impenetrable
- incomprehensible
- incomprehensibly
- unintelligible
- defy
- garbled
* * *incomprensible adjincomprehensible;su discurso me resultó incomprensible I couldn't understand his speech;me parece incomprensible que ahora quiera marcharse I find it incomprehensible that she wants to leave now, I cannot understand why she wants to leave now* * *adj incomprehensible* * *incomprensible adj: incomprehensible* * *incomprensible adj incomprehensible -
10 irritante
adj.irritating.m.irritant.* * *► adjetivo1 irritating, aggravating, annoying* * *1.ADJ irritating2.SM irritant* * *Ia) <situación/actitud> irritating, annoyingb) (Med) irritantIImasculino irritant* * *= irritating, irksome, vexing, jarring, grating, exasperating, smarting.Ex. We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.Ex. The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.Ex. Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).Ex. The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.Ex. Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.Ex. While information appliances will proliferate, they will not lessen the perception of an exasperating electronic environment.Ex. At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.* * *Ia) <situación/actitud> irritating, annoyingb) (Med) irritantIImasculino irritant* * *= irritating, irksome, vexing, jarring, grating, exasperating, smarting.Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.Ex: Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.Ex: While information appliances will proliferate, they will not lessen the perception of an exasperating electronic environment.Ex: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.* * *1 ‹situación/actitud› irritating, annoying2 ( Med) irritantirritant* * *
irritante adjetivo ‹situación/actitud› irritating, annoying
' irritante' also found in these entries:
English:
aggravating
- bratty
- constant
- grating
- irritating
- irritant
* * *irritante adjirritating, annoying* * *adj tb MED irritating* * *irritante adj: irritating* * *irritante adj irritating -
11 monótono
adj.monotonous, boring, drab, dull.* * *► adjetivo1 monotonous* * *ADJ1) (=uniforme) [voz, sonido] monotonous2) (=aburrido) [trabajo, discurso] tedious, monotonous; [vida] dreary, humdrum* * *- na adjetivoa) <vida/trabajo> monotonous, humdrum; <discurso/espectáculo> monotonous, tediousb) < voz> monotonous* * *= dull, monotone, monotonous, stale, drab, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring.Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex. The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.----* hacerse monótono = go + stale.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* trabajo monótono = drudge work.* * *- na adjetivoa) <vida/trabajo> monotonous, humdrum; <discurso/espectáculo> monotonous, tediousb) < voz> monotonous* * *= dull, monotone, monotonous, stale, drab, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring.Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
Ex: The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.* hacerse monótono = go + stale.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* trabajo monótono = drudge work.* * *monótono -na1 ‹vida/trabajo› monotonous, humdrum, dreary; ‹discurso/espectáculo› monotonous, tedious* * *
monótono◊ -na adjetivo
monotonous
monótono,-a adjetivo monotonous: un discurso verdaderamente largo y monótono, a really long and monotonous speech
' monótono' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
monótona
English:
drab
- featureless
- monotonous
- soul-destroying
- tediously
- dreary
- flat
- grind
- humdrum
* * *monótono, -a adjmonotonous* * *adj monotonous* * *monótono, -na adj: monotonous♦ monótonamente adv* * * -
12 parrilla
f.1 grill (utensilio).a la parrilla grilled2 grillroom, grill (restaurante).3 roof rack. ( Latin American Spanish)4 grill room.5 box, road junction.* * *1 grill, US broiler, barbecue2 (restaurante) grillroom, rotisserie3 TÉCNICA grate4 (en carrera de coches) starting grid, grid\a la parrilla COCINA grilledparrilla de salida starting grid* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Culin) grill3) (Aut) [de radiador] radiator grille; LAm (=baca) roof rack4) [de bicicleta] carrier5) (=restaurante) grillroom, steak restaurant6)parrilla televisiva — TV schedule, television schedule
* * *1)a) (Coc) grill, broiler (AmE)pescado a la parrilla — grilled o (AmE) broiled fish
b) ( restaurante) grillroom, grill barc) ( de la chimenea) grate2) (AmL) ( para el equipaje) luggage rack, roof rack•* * *= grid, grill.Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.Ex. Steaks are the most popular cut of meat to throw on a grill.----* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.* asado a la parrilla = grilled.* asar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* chuleta a la parrilla = grilled steak.* filete a la parrilla = grilled steak.* parrilla de salida = starting grid.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* * *1)a) (Coc) grill, broiler (AmE)pescado a la parrilla — grilled o (AmE) broiled fish
b) ( restaurante) grillroom, grill barc) ( de la chimenea) grate2) (AmL) ( para el equipaje) luggage rack, roof rack•* * *= grid, grill.Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
Ex: Steaks are the most popular cut of meat to throw on a grill.* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.* asado a la parrilla = grilled.* asar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* chuleta a la parrilla = grilled steak.* filete a la parrilla = grilled steak.* parrilla de salida = starting grid.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* * *Acarne/pescado a la parrilla grilled o ( AmE) broiled meat/fish2 (restaurante) grillroom, grill bar, steak restaurantB (de la chimenea) grateC1 (del radiador) grille2 ( AmL) (para el equipaje) luggage rack, roof rack3 (de una bicicleta) carrierD (de la cama) slatted baseCompuesto:starting grid* * *
parrilla sustantivo femenino
1
◊ pescado a la parrilla grilled o (AmE) broiled fish
2 (AmL) ( para el equipaje) luggage rack, roof rack
parrilla sustantivo femenino Culin grill: comimos unos chorizos a la parrilla, we ate some grilled sausages
' parrilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asado
- asador
- asar
- barbacoa
English:
barbecue
- broil
- broiler
- grill
- grid
- luggage
- roof
* * *parrilla nf1. [utensilio] grill;a la parrilla grilled2. [restaurante] grillroom, grill4. TV programme schedule5. [rejilla] grate, grating6. Am [baca] roof rack7. Am [portabultos] pannier rack, carrier* * *f broiler, Brgrill;a la parrilla broiled, Br grilled* * *parrilla nf1) : broiler, grill2) : grate* * *parrilla n grill / barbecue -
13 por mucho tiempo
= for long, for long periods of timeEx. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.* * *= for long, for long periods of timeEx: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time. -
14 rallado
adj.grated.m.grating.past part.past participle of spanish verb: rallar.* * *1→ link=rallar rallar► adjetivo1 (queso etc) grated* * *ADJ gratedpan 1)* * *- da adjetivo <queso/zanahoria> grated* * *= grated.Ex. Graters come in varying sizes which offer varying degrees of size to the final grated food.----* pan rallado = breadcrumbs.* * *- da adjetivo <queso/zanahoria> grated* * *= grated.Ex: Graters come in varying sizes which offer varying degrees of size to the final grated food.
* pan rallado = breadcrumbs.* * *rallado -da‹queso/zanahoria› gratedpan rallado breadcrumbs* * *
Del verbo rallar: ( conjugate rallar)
rallado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
rallado
rallar
rallar ( conjugate rallar) verbo transitivo
to grate
rallado,-a adjetivo
1 grated
2 (pan) breadcrumbs
rallar verbo transitivo
1 to grate
2 (pan) to make breadcrumbs
' rallado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pan
- queso
- rallada
- rebozar
English:
breadcrumbs
- grate
- bread
- croquette
- desiccated
* * *rallado, -a♦ adjgrated;pan rallado breadcrumbs♦ nmgrating* * *rallado, -da adj1) : grated2)pan rallado : bread crumbs pl -
15 rastrillo
m.1 rake (instrument).2 flea market (mercado).3 razor (para afeitarse). (Mexican Spanish)4 portcullis, gateway grating.5 street market, bazaar, bring-and-buy sale, flea market.6 safety razor.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rastrillar.* * *1 (rastro) rake2 (para cáñamo, lino) comb, hackle3 (compuerta) portcullis4 familiar (mercadillo) flea market\rastrillo benéfico jumble sale* * *SM1) (Agr) rake2) (Mil) portcullis; (Arquit) spiked gate3) (Téc) hackle, flax comb4) [de cerradura, llave] ward5) (Ferro)6) (Com) (=mercadillo) jumble sale7) Méx (=cuchilla) razor, safety razor* * *1) (Agr) rake2) (Méx) ( para afeitarse) safety razor* * *= rake.Ex. There are 'tool' libraries, which distribute hoes and rakes and things like that, and there are library 'reading hours', and chess clubs, and music and art collections, and of course there is plenty of computer and Internet activity in libraries now.----* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.* * *1) (Agr) rake2) (Méx) ( para afeitarse) safety razor* * *= rake.Ex: There are 'tool' libraries, which distribute hoes and rakes and things like that, and there are library 'reading hours', and chess clubs, and music and art collections, and of course there is plenty of computer and Internet activity in libraries now.
* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.* * *A ( Agr) rakeB (mercadillo) bazaarC ( Arquit) portcullisD ( Méx) (para afeitarse) safety razor* * *
Del verbo rastrillar: ( conjugate rastrillar)
rastrillo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rastrilló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
rastrillar
rastrillo
rastrillo sustantivo masculino
1 (Agr) rake
2 (Méx) ( para afeitarse) safety razor
rastrillo sustantivo masculino
1 Agr rake
2 (mercadillo) flea market
(de objetos usados) second-hand market
' rastrillo' also found in these entries:
English:
jumble sale
- rake
- rake up
- rummage sale
- portcullis
- razor
* * *rastrillo nm1. [instrumento] rake2. [mercado] flea market;[benéfico] Br jumble o US rummage sale3. [puerta, reja] portcullis* * *m2 ( mercadillo) flea market* * *rastrillo nm1) : rake* * *rastrillo n rake -
16 rechinamiento
m.1 creaking of a machine, gnashing of teeth.2 squeaking, creak, creaking, grinding.* * *1 squeak* * *SM [de madera, puerta] creak, creaking; [de máquina] clank, clanking; [de metal seco] grating; [de motor] grinding, whirr, whirring; [de dientes] grinding* * *= squeaking.Ex. There may be a number of culprits behind your squeaking shoes, but the basic reason is the material on your shoes are rubbing.* * *= squeaking.Ex: There may be a number of culprits behind your squeaking shoes, but the basic reason is the material on your shoes are rubbing.
* * *(de los dientes) grinding; (de una bisagra) creaking, squeaking -
17 reja
f.1 bars (barrotes).poner una reja en la ventana to put bars on the windowestar entre rejas to be behind bars2 grate, grillwork, grille.3 share, plow share.* * *1 (de ventana) grill, grille, bar\estar entre rejas familiar to be behind bars————————1 (del arado) ploughshare (US plowshare)* * *noun f.1) bar2) grating* * *SF1) [de ventana] bars pl, grille; [de cercado] railingentre rejas —
2) (Rel) screen3) (Agr)reja del arado — ploughshare, plowshare (EEUU)
4) LAm * (=cárcel) prison, nick **5) Méx (Cos) darn, darning6) Cono Sur (Agr) cattle truck* * *1)a) ( de ventana) grilleestar entre rejas — to be behind bars
b) ( para cercar) railing2) (Agr) plowshare (AmE), ploughshare (BrE)* * *= grille, grate, iron bars, railing.Ex. Exterior grilles aid the prevention of fire raising.Ex. The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.Ex. The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.Ex. Then he noticed that the maintenance crews were varnishing the outside railings and painting the outside of the ship.----* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* * *1)a) ( de ventana) grilleestar entre rejas — to be behind bars
b) ( para cercar) railing2) (Agr) plowshare (AmE), ploughshare (BrE)* * *= grille, grate, iron bars, railing.Ex: Exterior grilles aid the prevention of fire raising.
Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.Ex: The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.Ex: Then he noticed that the maintenance crews were varnishing the outside railings and painting the outside of the ship.* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* * *A1 (de una ventana) grilleestar entre rejas to be behind bars2 (para cercar) railingse encadenaron a las rejas they chained themselves to the railings* * *
reja sustantivo femenino
reja sustantivo femenino
1 (de ventana, puerta, etc) grille, bars
♦ Locuciones: entre rejas, behind bars
' reja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hierro
English:
grating
- grid
- grill
- grille
- railing
* * *reja nf1. [barrotes] bars;[en el suelo] grating; [rejilla en ventana] grille;estar entre rejas to be behind bars2. [del arado] ploughshare* * *f1 AGR plowshare, Brploughshare2 ( barrote) bar;meter entre rejas fig fam put behind bars* * *reja nf1) : grill, gratingentre rejas: behind bars2) : plowshare* * *reja n bars -
18 rejilla
f.1 grid, grating (enrejado).2 wickerwork.3 luggage rack.4 perforated slide.* * *1 (celosía) grill, grille2 (de chimenea) grate3 (de silla) wickerwork4 (de horno) grid iron5 (de ventilador) grill6 (para equipaje) luggage rack\rejilla del radiador AUTOMÓVIL radiator grille* * *noun f.grid, grating* * *SF1) [de caño, alcantarilla] grating, grille; [de equipaje] luggage rack; [de horno] shelf; [de ventilador] vent2) (=muebles) wickerwork3) (=braserillo) small stove, footwarmer4) Cono Sur (=fresquera) meat safe, cooler (EEUU)* * *1) ( de ventilación) grille; (Auto) grille; ( del confesionario) screen; ( del desagüe) grating2) ( para equipajes) luggage rack; ( de horno) rack; ( base de chimenea) grate3) ( varillas entrelazadas) wickerwork* * *= grille, grate, grid, grating.Ex. Exterior grilles aid the prevention of fire raising.Ex. The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.----* rejilla de la calefacción = heating vent.* rejilla de ventilación del tejado = roof vent.* rejilla para el aire = air vent.* * *1) ( de ventilación) grille; (Auto) grille; ( del confesionario) screen; ( del desagüe) grating2) ( para equipajes) luggage rack; ( de horno) rack; ( base de chimenea) grate3) ( varillas entrelazadas) wickerwork* * *= grille, grate, grid, grating.Ex: Exterior grilles aid the prevention of fire raising.
Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.* rejilla de la calefacción = heating vent.* rejilla de ventilación del tejado = roof vent.* rejilla para el aire = air vent.* * *A1 (de ventilación) grille2 ( Auto) grille3 (del confesionario) screenB1 (del desagüe) grating2 (desagüe) drainC (de la chimenea — base) grate; (— pantalla protectora) fire guardD1 (para equipajes) luggage rack2 ( Coc) rackE (varillas entrelazadas) wickerwork* * *
rejilla sustantivo femenino
(Auto) grille;
( del confesionario) screen;
( del desagüe) grating
( de horno) rack;
( base de chimenea) grate
rejilla sustantivo femenino
1 (de ventilación) grille
2 (de un confesionario) (lattice) screen
3 (de horno) rack
4 (de un sumidero) grating
5 (para equipaje) luggage rack, roof-rack
6 (de mimbre en sillas, etc) wickerwork
' rejilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enrejado
- escurreplatos
English:
grating
- grill
- grille
- vent
- fender
- fire
- grate
- grid
- luggage
- rack
* * *rejilla nf1. [enrejado] grid, grating;[de ventana] grille; [de ventilación] grating; [de cocina] grill [on stove]; [de horno] gridiron; [de confesionario] screen Aut rejilla del radiador radiator grille2. [celosía] lattice window/screen4. [para equipaje] luggage rack* * *f FERR luggage rack* * *rejilla nf: grille, grate, screen* * *rejilla n grid -
19 respiradero
m.1 vent (hueco).2 breather.* * *1 TÉCNICA air vent2 figurado rest* * *SM1) (Téc) vent, valve2) (fig) (=respiro) respite, breathing space* * *masculino ( de chimenea) flue; ( de mina) ventilation shaft; (Tec) vent; ( para pesca submarina) snorkel* * *= louvre [louver, -USA], venting, air duct, vent, blowhole.Ex. The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.Ex. The system is designed to burn so efficiently and completely that it eliminates the need for venting.Ex. Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.Ex. The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.* * *masculino ( de chimenea) flue; ( de mina) ventilation shaft; (Tec) vent; ( para pesca submarina) snorkel* * *= louvre [louver, -USA], venting, air duct, vent, blowhole.Ex: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.
Ex: The system is designed to burn so efficiently and completely that it eliminates the need for venting.Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.* * *1 (de una chimenea) flue; (de una mina) ventilation shaft2 ( Tec) vent3 (para pesca submarina) snorkel* * *respiradero nm1. [hueco] vent2. [conducto] ventilation shaft* * *m vent* * *respiradero nm: vent, ventilation shaft -
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Grating — Grat ing, n. [See 2d Grate.] 1. A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent. [1913 Webster] 2. (Optics) A system of close equidistant parallel lines or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grating — Ⅰ. grating [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) sounding harsh and unpleasant. 2) irritating. DERIVATIVES gratingly adverb. Ⅱ. grating [2] ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
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Grating — Grat ing, a. [See {Grate} to rub harshy.] That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh. {Grat ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grating — Grat ing, n. A harsh sound caused by attrition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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grating — index harsh, provocative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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