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1 gritty
adjective a gritty substance.) arenosotr['grɪtɪ]1 (flour) arenoso,-a; (mussels, cockles) lleno,-a de arena2 (determination etc) enérgico,-a1) : arenosoa gritty surface: una superficie arenosa2) plucky: valienteadj.• arenisco, -a adj.• arenoso, -a adj.'grɪtiadjective -tier, -tiest1) ( with grit in) <flour/powder> arenoso; <towel/mussels> lleno de arena2)a) ( resilient) <performance/resistance> enérgicob) ( uncompromising) descarnado['ɡrɪtɪ]ADJ (compar grittier) (superl grittiest)1) (=grainy) [soil, powder, texture] arenoso; [surface, floor] arenoso, granuloso2) (=courageous) [person, display, performance] enérgico, resuelto3) (=true to life) [drama, story, portrayal] crudo* * *['grɪti]adjective -tier, -tiest1) ( with grit in) <flour/powder> arenoso; <towel/mussels> lleno de arena2)a) ( resilient) <performance/resistance> enérgicob) ( uncompromising) descarnado -
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3 nitty-gritty
tr[nɪtɪ'grɪtɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get down to the nitty-gritty familiar ir al grano'nɪti'grɪtinoun (colloq)to get down to the nitty-gritty — ir* al meollo de la cuestión, ir* al grano
[ˌnɪtɪɡrɪtɪ]Nthe nitty-gritty — lo esencial, el meollo
- get down to the nitty-gritty* * *['nɪti'grɪti]noun (colloq)to get down to the nitty-gritty — ir* al meollo de la cuestión, ir* al grano
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4 to get down to the nitty-gritty
English-spanish dictionary > to get down to the nitty-gritty
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5 nitty-gritty
adj.1 directo.2 primordial.s.1 meollo (familiar)2 quid, fondo de la cuestión, punto crucial. -
6 arena
ə'ri:nə(any place for a public show contest etc: a sports arena.) arena
arena sustantivo femenino 1 (Const, Geol) sand; 2 ( palestra) arena;
arena sustantivo femenino
1 sand
2 Taur bullring
3 (lugar para luchar) arena
4 arenas movedizas, quicksand ' arena' also found in these entries: Spanish: banco - cal - castillo - disgregación - escabullirse - grano - palestra - reloj - apalear - bajío - entrar - fino - obrero - pala - playa - sacudir - tempestad - tierra English: arena - beach - busily - deal - drift - fine - grain - grit - gritty - hourglass - loaded - lorry - mountain - ocean - sand - sandbag - sandbank - sandblast - sandpit - sandstorm - shoal - shovel - egg - floodlight - litter - sandy - shaketr[ə'riːnə]1 (stadium) estadio2 (in amphitheatre) arena3 figurative use ámbitoarena [ə'ri:nə] n1) : arena f, estadio msports arena: estadio deportivo2) : arena f, ruedo mthe political arena: el ruedo políticon.• arena s.f.• palenque s.m.• redondel s.m.• ruedo s.m.ə'riːnəa) ( of stadium) arena f, ruedo mb) ( scene of activity) ruedo mthe political arena — el ruedo político, la arena política
[ǝ'riːnǝ]N1) (=stadium) estadio m2) (=circus) pista f3) (Bullfighting) (=building) plaza f ; (=pit) ruedo m4) (fig) (=stage) palestra f* * *[ə'riːnə]a) ( of stadium) arena f, ruedo mb) ( scene of activity) ruedo mthe political arena — el ruedo político, la arena política
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7 get down to
(to begin working seriously at or on: I must get down to some letters!) ponerse aget down to (Sth., doing sth.)expr.• ponerse a (Hacer algo) expr.v + adv + prep + o ( start work on) ponerse* alet's get down to business — ( let's start working) pongamos manos a la obra; ( let's get to the point) vayamos al grano; tack I 1) a)
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let's get down to business — (=start work) pongámonos manos a la obra; (=get to the point) vayamos al granobrass 2., get down 2., 2), nitty-gritty•
when you get down to it there's not much difference between them — cuando lo miras bien, no se diferencian mucho* * *v + adv + prep + o ( start work on) ponerse* alet's get down to business — ( let's start working) pongamos manos a la obra; ( let's get to the point) vayamos al grano; tack I 1) a)
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8 grit
ɡrit
1. noun1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) arena, gravilla2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) valor, agallas
2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) apretar los dientes- grittytr[grɪt]1 (road) echar arenilla en\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto grit one's teeth apretar los dientesgrit n1) sand: arena f2) gravel: grava f3) courage: valor m, coraje m4) grits npl: sémola f de maízn.• redaños s.m.pl.n.• arena s.f.• arenilla s.f.• arenisca s.f.• arenisco s.m.v.• cerrar fuertemente los dientes v.• rechinar v.
I grɪtmass noun1)a) ( dirt) polvo mI got a piece of grit in my eye — se me metió una basurita (AmL) or (Esp) brizna en el ojo
b) ( gravel) arenilla f2) ( courage) (colloq) agallas fpl (fam)
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a) (BrE) \<\<road\>\> echar arenilla enb) tooth a)[ɡrɪt]1. N1) (=gravel) grava f ; (for caged birds, poultry) arenilla f silícea, arena f ; (=dust) polvo m2) (fig) (=courage) valor m, ánimo m ; (=firmness of character) firmeza f ; (=endurance) aguante m3) grits (US) (Culin) sémola fsing2. VT1) [+ road] echar grava a2)* * *
I [grɪt]mass noun1)a) ( dirt) polvo mI got a piece of grit in my eye — se me metió una basurita (AmL) or (Esp) brizna en el ojo
b) ( gravel) arenilla f2) ( courage) (colloq) agallas fpl (fam)
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quid sustantivo masculino:
quid sustantivo masculino crux
el quid de la cuestión, the crux of the matter ' quid' also found in these entries: English: crux - nitty-gritty - quid - thrusttr[kwɪd]————————tr[kwɪd]1 mascada de tabacoquid* (UK)n.• libra (esterlina) s.f.kwɪd
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* [kwɪd]N (Brit) libra f (esterlina)- be quids in
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[kwɪd]N [of tobacco] mascada f (de tabaco)* * *[kwɪd] -
10 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) totalmente2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) bastante
2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) pues sí, así esquite adv1. totalmente / del todo2. bastanteDel verbo quitar: ( conjugate quitar) \ \
quité es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
quite es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: quitar quite
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; quite la mesa (Esp) to clear the table; ¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!; no le puedo quite 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 ‹asiento/lugar› to take 3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc): quitele años a algn to take years off sb; quitele 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) hay que quitele esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head 5 verbo intransitivo 1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!2 ( en locs) eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that … quitarse verbo pronominal 1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out; [ dolor] to go (away); 2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!3 ( refl) ‹ miedo› to overcome, get over; quitese 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
quite m Taur distracting of the bull Locuciones: estar al quite, to be ready to help or defend sb: nosotros estaremos al quite por si dice alguna inconveniencia, we'll defend you should he make a rude remark
salir al quite, to go to someone's defence o help ' quite' also found in these entries: Spanish: algo - apolillada - apolillado - baqueteada - baqueteado - bastante - bien - buena - bueno - campante - capaz - clara - claro - contraria - contrario - contumaz - dar - decir - dentro - desahogo - descreída - descreído - despiste - destreza - deterioro - efectivamente - envergadura - fácil - folclore - gallo - hosca - hosco - importancia - imposible - informal - interfluvio - libre - llenado - locatis - lomo - lucir - mal - mayor - mucha - mucho - ordinaria - ordinario - parecerse - personaje - prometerse English: aspect - blow - change - close - explode - few - frenzy - frequently - gritty - lengthy - my - off - ordeal - quite - recall - sequence - spoil - trek - unintentional - warm - agreeable - amenable - bit - drift - fair - far - move - oblivious - place - pretty - recently - respectable - some - something - taken - unchangedtr[kwaɪt]1 (rather) bastante2 (totally) completamente, del todo3 (exceptional) excepcional, increíble, original4 (exactly) exactamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLquite so! ¡exactamente!quite ['kwaɪt] adv1) completely: completamente, totalmente2) rather: bastantequite near: bastante cercaadv.• bastante adv.• completamente adv.• del todo adv.• harto adv.• muy adv.• realmente adv.• totalmente adv.kwaɪt1)a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmenteI still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo
I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo
is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente
you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla
that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)
2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastantethere were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos
[kwaɪt]ADV1) (=completely) totalmente, completamentethat'll be quite enough of that! — ¡ya está bien!
I can quite believe that... — no me cuesta creer que...
quite frankly, I can't stand him — para ser totalmente sincero, no lo aguanto
it was quite three months since she had called — † habían pasado por lo menos tres meses desde que llamó
2) (=exactly) exactamentequite (so)! — ¡así es!, ¡exacto!
3) (=rather) bastanteit's quite good/important — es bastante bueno/importante
"how was the film?" - "quite good" — -¿qué tal la película? -bastante bien
that's quite a car! — ¡vaya coche!
quite a hero — todo un héroe also iro
quite suddenly, everything went black — de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro
* * *[kwaɪt]1)a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmenteI still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo
I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo
is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente
you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla
that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)
2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastantethere were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos
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12 cuestión
cuestión sustantivo femenino◊ cuestiones de derecho internacional matters o questions of international law;llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matterb) ( en locs)en cuestión de in a matter of; la cuestión es … the thing is …; la cuestión es divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves; ser cuestión de to be a matter of; todo es cuestión de … it's just a question of …
cuestión sustantivo femenino
1 (asunto) matter, question
2 (pregunta) question Locuciones: en cuestión, in question: el muchacho en cuestión, the boy in questión
en cuestión de unas horas, in just a few hours
poner en cuestión algo, to doubt sthg
si te cansas de conducir, es cuestión de parar en cualquier lado, if you get tired of driving, we can stop anywhere ' cuestión' also found in these entries: Spanish: discutir - inaccesible - indecisa - indeciso - intrincada - intrincado - palpitante - quid - radicar - resolverse - seno - soslayar - tratar - volar - asunto - chabolismo - delicado - empezar - fondo - plantear - tema - vida English: arise - burning - cast - crux - issue - matter - morality - nitty-gritty - open - pose - principle - proceed - question - raise - stake - undecided - vexed - whip on - come - point -
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esencial adjetivo ( fundamental) essential;◊ coincidimos en lo esencial we agree on the essentials o on the main points;lo esencial es … the main o the most important thing is …
esencial adjetivo essential: quédate con lo esencial, remember the most important thing
tiene lo esencial para vivir, she has enough to live on ' esencial' also found in these entries: Spanish: accesoria - accesorio - básica - básico - descafeinada - descafeinado - elemental - sustancial English: basic - brass - core - essential - gist - nitty-gritty - nut - rough - underlying - vital - bare - essentially - fundamental - prerequisite - substance -
14 hora
Multiple Entries: h. hora
h. (◊ hora) hr
hora sustantivo femenino 1 ( período de tiempo) hour; las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest time; cobrar por horas to be paid by the hour; 45 euros por hora 45 euros an hour; hora libre free period; hora pico (AmL) or (Esp) punta rush hour; horas extra(s) or extraordinaria(s) overtime 2◊ ¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?; pon el reloj en hora put the clock right; todavía no es la hora it's not time yet; nunca llegan a la hora they never arrive on time; el avión llegó antes de (su) hora the plane arrived early◊ es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bed;a la hora de almorzar at lunchtime; ya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go; ¡ya era hora de que llamases! it's about time you called; a primera hora de la mañana first thing in the morning; a última hora at the last moment; a la hora de: a la hora de traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time 3 ( cita) appointment;
hora sustantivo femenino
1 (60 minutos) hour: te veo dentro de media hora, I'll see you in half an hour
volvimos a altas horas de la madrugada, we came back in the small hours
me pagan por horas, they pay me by the hour
horas extras, overtime
2 (momento) time: ¿qué hora es?, what's the time?
es hora de irse a la cama, it's bedtime
3 (cita) appointment: pedir hora con el dentista, to ask for an appointment with the dentist Locuciones: familiar a buenas horas (mangas verdes), too late, a bit late: ¡a buenas horas me traes la caja de grapas!, isn't it a bit late to bring me the box of staples?
a la hora de la verdad, when it comes down to the nitty gritty
tener muchas horas de vuelo, to have been around: ¡ a ése no le engañas, tiene muchas horas de vuelo!, you won't fool him, he's been around! ' hora' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - adelantar - alargarse - amanecer - apenas - atusarse - bendita - bendito - cerca - cola - concretar - condicionamiento - cosa - cuarta - cuarto - dar - decisión - dedicar - esperar - fijar - indecente - informal - llegar - marcar - media - medio - metralla - pasar - por - punta - retrasar - retrasarse - sacar - sala - señorita - tarde - última - último - una - uno - usted - ustedes - ver - Y - ya - a - abrir - acercar - atraso - bueno English: A - about - appoint - appointment - arrange - at - bang - barbecue - be - bedtime - before - black out - board - celebration - character - check-in - checkout - chicken out - chip - clock off - clock out - closing time - concurrent - convenient - creep - crunch - definite - do - dress - early - exact - feed - feeding - fix - flabby - GMT - good - Greenwich Mean Time - half - half-an-hour - half-hourly - hesitant - high - hour - hourly - hr - initiative - instrumental - interrogate - interval -
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playa sustantivo femenino ( lugar de veraneo) seasideb)
playa sustantivo femenino
1 beach
2 (lugar de veraneo) seaside ' playa' also found in these entries: Spanish: colchoneta - costa - entonces - estar - idea - infestar - mirón - mirona - paseo - pensar - rabiosa - rabioso - soler - sombrilla - tumbona - un - una - válvula - arenoso - atracción - bajada - caseta - chalet - meter - ojota - parecer - toldo English: advantage - appealing - beach - between - bracing - deck chair - down - dune - expansive - freeway - going - gritty - holiday - imagine - most - nudist - place - seaside - shelve - shingle - shore - strand - wade - wash up - way - along - crawl - crowded - deckchair - drift - foreshore - go - sea -
16 sensación
sensación sustantivo femenino 1 (percepción, impresión) feeling;◊ una sensación de tristeza/impotencia a feeling of sadness/impotence;una vaga sensación de placer a vague sensation of pleasure; una sensación de pérdida/espacio a sense of loss/space; tengo or me da la sensación de que no vamos a ganar I have a feeling we're not going to win 2 (furor, éxito) sensation;
sensación sustantivo femenino
1 (física) sensation, feeling: es una sensación muy desagradable, it's a very unpleasant feeling
2 (presentimiento, intuición) feeling: me da la sensación de que tiene problemas, I have a feeling he is in trouble
3 (emoción, impacto) sensation: la noticia ha causado sensación, the news has caused a sensation ' sensación' also found in these entries: Spanish: agobiarse - aguda - agudo - experimentar - gustillo - gusto - opresión - profunda - profundo - pura - puro - real - regusto - saborear - sofoco - vacía - vacío - agobio - agradable - agudizar - calor - dejo - dentera - embriagador - hambre - impresión - ligero - molesto - peculiar - pesadez - quemazón English: chill - distinct - dizziness - emptiness - faint - feel - feeling - gritty - mild - prickle - sensation - sensational - sense - sting - strange - tingly - vibes - get -
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valiente adjetivo ‹ persona› brave, courageous
valiente adjetivo
1 (con coraje, arrojado) brave, courageous, valiant
2 irón ¡valiente tontería acaba de decir!, that was a pretty stupid thing to say! ' valiente' also found in these entries: Spanish: gallarda - gallardo - guapa - guapo - resuelta - resuelto - arrecho - atrevido - audaz - dar - envalentonar - macho English: bold - brave - courageous - gallant - gritty - plucky - some - spunky - valiant - of
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gritty — 1590s, from GRIT (Cf. grit) + Y (Cf. y) (2). In sense of unpleasant (of literature, etc.), from 1882, in reference to the sensation of eating gritty bread. Related: Grittily; grittiness … Etymology dictionary
gritty — [adj1] granular abrasive, branlike, calculous, crumbly, dusty, friable, grainy, gravelly, in particles, loose, lumpy, permeable, porous, powdery, pulverant, rasping, rough, sabulous, sandy, scratchy; concept 606 Ant. fine, smooth gritty [adj2]… … New thesaurus
gritty — ► ADJECTIVE (grittier, grittiest) 1) containing or covered with grit. 2) showing courage and resolve. 3) tough and uncompromising: a gritty look at urban life. DERIVATIVES grittily adverb grittiness noun … English terms dictionary
gritty — [grit′ē] adj. grittier, grittiest 1. of, like, or containing grit; sandy 2. brave; plucky 3. characterized by detailed, intensely realistic presentation of the subject, characters, etc., esp. in their negative or unpleasant aspects [a gritty… … English World dictionary
Gritty — Grit ty ( t[y^]), a. 1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. [1913 Webster] 2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [Colloq., U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gritty — index steadfast, undaunted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gritty — [[t]grɪ̱ti[/t]] grittier, grittiest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is gritty contains grit, is covered with grit, or has a texture like that of grit. The sheets fell on the gritty floor, and she just let them lie. 2) ADJ GRADED Someone who is… … English dictionary
gritty — grit|ty [ˈgrıti] adj 1.) showing determination and courage ▪ Henin gave a typically gritty performance, coming back from 4 0 down. ▪ her gritty determination 2.) showing a difficult or unpleasant situation as it really is ▪ Billingham s pictures… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gritty — UK [ˈɡrɪtɪ] / US adjective Word forms gritty : adjective gritty comparative grittier superlative grittiest 1) showing life as it really is, even when it is not pleasant or attractive a gritty account of the survival of a professional footballer… … English dictionary
gritty — adjective 1) a gritty floor Syn: sandy, gravelly, pebbly, stony; powdery, dusty 2) a gritty performance Syn: courageous, brave, plucky, mettlesome, stouthearted, valiant … Thesaurus of popular words
gritty — adjective (grittier; est) Date: 1598 1. containing or resembling grit 2. courageously persistent ; plucky < a gritty heroine > 3. having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism < a gritty novel > • grittily a … New Collegiate Dictionary