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81 aflojar
aflojar ( conjugate aflojar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹cinturón/tornillo› to loosen; ‹cuerda/riendas› to slacken; ‹presión/tensión› to ease; ‹marcha/paso› to slow 2 (fam) ‹ dinero› to hand over 3 (AmL) ‹ motor› to run in verbo intransitivo [ tormenta] to ease off; [fiebre/viento] to drop; [ calor] to let up; [tensión/presión] to ease off aflojarse verbo pronominalb) [tornillo/tuerca] to come o work loose
aflojar
I verbo transitivo
1 to loosen
2 fam (soltar, dar): afloja la pasta, que eres un rácano, pay up, you mean devil
II vi (perder fuerza) to weaken, grow weak ' aflojar' also found in these entries: Spanish: mosca - rienda - soltar English: fork out - let up - loosen - slacken - slow - cough - ease -
82 alcanzar
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo 1 (pillar, agarrar) to catch; ¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq) 2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to; ‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach; estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height; alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age 3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve; ‹ acuerdo› to reach 4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb verbo intransitivo 1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach; alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth 2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat ' alcanzar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atinar - cobrar - conseguir - llegar - situarse - alargar - caza - cumplir - dar English: achieve - arm-twisting - attain - authoritarian - blossom - catch up - come up to - get at - last - means - reach - rise - short - strike - catch - come - command - do - eke out - elusive - fulfill - glimpse - hit - level - manageable - see - stretch - strive -
83 distancia
Del verbo distanciar: ( conjugate distanciar) \ \
distancia es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: distancia distanciar
distancia sustantivo femeninoa) distance;¿a qué distancia está Londres? how far is it to London?, se situó a una distancia de un metro she stood a meter away; See Also→ llamadab) ( en locs)◊ a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole;se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance; mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance; en la distancia in the distance; See Also→ educación 1, See Also→ enseñanza b
distanciar ( conjugate distanciar) verbo transitivo distancia a algn de algn to distance sb from sb distanciarse verbo pronominala) ( en el espacio) distanciase de algo to get far from sth( refl) distanciase de algn to distance oneself from sb
distancia sustantivo femenino distance: lo contemplábamos a distancia, we looked at it from a distance
nos sentamos a cierta distancia, we sat at a distance
su silueta apareció en la distancia, her figure appeared in the distance
distanciar verbo transitivo to separate ' distancia' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - calcular - cerca - corta - corto - cuentakilómetros - desde - enfriar - focal - mando - mantenerse - notable - pequeña - pequeño - recorrer - salvar - separar - separación - separarse - tirada - trayecto - UNED - a - acortar - ahuyentar - breve - caminar - cuadra - educación - enseñanza - hacer - llamada - medir - noviazgo - ómnibus - paso - radio - trecho - universidad - vislumbrar English: apart - control - cover - discreet - distance - do - far - fly - for - from - gap - haul - hold off - into - journey - keep away - narrow - off - pace - remote control - ride - stare - step - walk - way - within - commuter - detachment - long-distance - long - mileage - open - recede - remote -
84 distanciado
Del verbo distanciar: ( conjugate distanciar) \ \
distanciado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: distanciado distanciar
distanciado
◊ -da adjetivo ( afectivamente): estamos algo distanciadas we're not as close as we were
distanciar ( conjugate distanciar) verbo transitivo distanciado a algn de algn to distance sb from sb distanciarse verbo pronominala) ( en el espacio) distanciadose de algo to get far from sth( refl) distanciadose de algn to distance oneself from sb
distanciar verbo transitivo to separate ' distanciado' also found in these entries: Spanish: alejada - alejado -
85 distanciar
distanciar ( conjugate distanciar) verbo transitivo distanciar a algn de algn to distance sb from sb distanciarse verbo pronominala) ( en el espacio) distanciarse de algo to get far from sth( refl) distanciarse de algn to distance oneself from sb
distanciar verbo transitivo to separate ' distanciar' also found in these entries: Spanish: separar - alejar English: outdistance -
86 esos
Multiple Entries: esos ésos
esos,
ésos, ésas pron dem: ver ése
esos,-as adj dem pl ➣ ese,-a
ésos,-as pron dem m,fpl ➣ ése,-a
' esos' also found in these entries: Spanish: andurriales - auspiciar - camorra - chocar - confiscar - conquistador - conquistadora - degradar - esa - ésa - esas - ésas - ese - ése - ésos - estrecha - estrecho - grandullón - grandullona - lujo - menester - moderar - modo - mucha - mucho - parte - pegar - pegote - sentar - ti - aparato - basar - betún - caso - regalado - ser - trote English: diametrically - female - fiddle about with - give - head - price - smell - that - when - any - compulsive - far - forever - get - grow - odds - out -
87 estos
Multiple Entries: estos éstos
estos
éstos -tas pron dem: ver éste
estos,-as adj dem pl ➣ este,-a
éstos,-as pron dem m,fpl ➣ éste,-a
' estos' also found in these entries: Spanish: abundar - aunque - barbaridad - caber - casco - combinar - contaminante - curso - destrozada - destrozado - deterioro - disgusto - eréctil - esta - ésta - estar - estas - éstas - este - éste - éstos - gratificar - hacer - homogeneidad - homologar - impresa - impreso - legitimar - michelín - mitigar - mueble - proyectar - rozar - simple - tensión - trote - venir - abusador - alcanzar - amoldar - bailar - día - entendido - entrar - errado - guerra - justo - matar - menos - prisa English: alike - boon - certain - commit - connected - day - dispose of - disturb - eruption - exempt - fit - formative - go - grip - handle - hang out - hers - high-end - his - homegrown - kill - see - shall - spawn - this - tight - visit - any - apart - be - cope - ever - feel - few - grow - latter - run - safe - unconnected - wear - welcome - wild -
88 gustar
gustar ( conjugate gustar) verbo intransitivo 1 (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿te gustó el libro? did you like o enjoy the book?;me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company; los helados no me/te/nos gustan I/you/we don't like ice cream; le gusta mucho la música he likes music very much; a Juan le gusta María Juan likes María; le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE); le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq); nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch; ¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?; me gustaría que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early 2 ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml); cuando usted guste whenever it is convenient for you verbo transitivo (AmL) ( querer) to like;◊ ¿gustan tomar algo? would you like something to drink?
gustar
I verbo intransitivo 1 me gusta el pan, I like bread
me gustaba su compañía, I used to like his company (con infinitivo) me gusta escribir, I like to write o I like writing
me gustaría ir, I would like to go ➣ Ver nota abajo
2 frml cortesía: cuando gustes, whenever you like
¿gustas?, would you like some?
3 frml (sentir agrado o afición) gustar de, to enjoy: gusta de salir a pasear por las mañanas, he likes to have a walk in the morning
II vtr (degustar, probar) to taste Gustar se traduce por to like: Me gusta esta música. I like this music. Sin embargo, recuerda que en español el sujeto del verbo gustar es lo que nos gusta (esta música), mientras que en inglés el sujeto del verbo to like es I.
Si quieres añadir un verbo como complemento del verbo to like (me gusta nadar), debes emplear el gerundio, que siempre sugiere algo placentero: I like swimming. Pero si más que gustarte simplemente te parece una buena idea o lo haces por tu propio bien puedes usar el infinitivo: I like to go to the dentist twice a year. Me gusta ir al dentista dos veces al año. Sería muy difícil que alguien dijera I like going to the dentist, porque significaría que disfruta haciéndolo. En el modo condicional ( I would like) sólo se puede usar el infinitivo: I would like to go out tonight. Me gustaría salir esta noche. ' gustar' also found in these entries: Spanish: adorar - apetecer - chiflar - encantar - enloquecer - entusiasmar - privar - satisfacer - tirar - atraer - latir - tincar English: care for - like - thrive - grow - turn -
89 rápidamente
rápidamente adverbio quickly ' rápidamente' also found in these entries: Spanish: ascender - proceder English: buck - burgeon - dart - depreciate - dive - down - downhill - escalate - fast - flash - flick - grow - mushroom - quickly - rapidly - recovery - run up - rush - shoot - shoot out - snowball - speed - speedily - sprout - sweep - swiftly - throw off - throw together - throw up - toss off - whip - whip back - whip off - whip through - whip up - zip - zoom in - dodge - duck - hurry - jot - move - quick - run - scribble - scuttle - sear - slap - throw - whirl -
90 volverse
■volverse verbo reflexivo
1 (girar el cuerpo) to turn round
2 (regresar: hacia el hablante) to come back (ir) to go back, return
3 (cambiar el carácter) to become: se ha vuelto muy agresivo, he has become very aggressive
de repente, se volvió loco, he went mad all of a sudden ' volverse' also found in these entries: Spanish: arrepentirse - enajenarse - loca - loco - mico - teñirse - torna - tornarse - trastocarse - venirse - vuelta - apendejarse - endurecer - hacer - rayar - retroceder - voltear - volver English: amok - back out - become - berserk - cracker - go - grow - mad - mind - nuts - round on - turn - turn against - turn back - turn on - wit - back - crazy - deepen - harden - reassemble - round - soften
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