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1 habitantes del país

жители страны, население страны

El diccionario Español-ruso económico > habitantes del país
2 habitantes del paìs

сущ.
экон. жители страны, население страны

Испанско-русский универсальный словарь > habitantes del paìs
3 habitantes

m, pl

жители, население

por cada mil habitantes — в расчёте на тысячу жителей

- habitantes del país

El diccionario Español-ruso económico > habitantes
4 del

del

► contracción

1 (de + el)→ link=de de

* * *

= de + el; ver de

* * *

contraction of de and el

* * *

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* del año catapún = from the year dot.

* del año de la nada = from the year dot.

* del año de la pera = from the year dot.

* del año de la pera, del año de la nada, del año de la polca, del año catapún = from the year dot.

* del año de la polca = from the year dot.

* del año de Maricastaña = from the year dot.

* del año maricastaño = from the year dot.

* del atrio = atrial.

* del automóvil = automotive.

* del ayer = of yesteryear, gone by.

* del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* del Caribe = Caribbean.

* del centro = middle.

* del Cercano Oriente = Near-Eastern.

* del cine = cinematic.

* del coito = coital.

* del congreso = congressional.

* del convento = conventual.

* del cráneo = cranial.

* del cuello del útero = cervical.

* del cuerpo = body.

* del día o de la noche = day or night.

* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done.

* del documento específico = document-related.

* del ecuador = equatorial.

* del editor = editorial.

* del entorno = ambient, environmental.

* del esófago = oesophageal [esophageal, -USA].

* del este = eastern.

* del este asiático = East Asian.

* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.

* del estroptococo = streptococcal.

* del experimento = experimental.

* del + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* del Extremo Oriente = Far Eastern.

* del extremo sur = southernmost.

* del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.

* del gobernador = gubernatorial.

* del gobierno = government-owned, government-operated, government-run.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* del intelecto = noetic.

* del interior = inland.

* del lomo = spinal.

* del mar = sea-going.

* del matrimonio = marital.

* del medio = middle.

* del medio ambiente = environmental.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* del milenio = millenarian.

* del miocardio = myocardial.

* del mismo calibre que = in a class with.

* del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.

* del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.

* del mismo + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* del mismo sexo = same-sex.

* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.

* del momento = of the time(s).

* del montón = a dime a dozen.

* del mundo real = real-world.

* del municipio = municipal.

* del nordeste = northeastern [north eastern].

* del noroeste = northwestern [north western], northwest, north-western, north-western.

* del norte = northern, Hyperborean.

* del oeste = westerly.

* del orden de = by the order of + Expresión Numérica.

* del Oriente Medio = Middle Eastern.

* del Oriente Próximo = Near-Eastern.

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* del otro modo = the other way (a)round.

* del Pacífico = pacific.

* del paludismo = malarial.

* del páncreas = pancreatic.

* del pasado = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by.

* del pene = penile.

* del período = menstrual.

* del profesorado = faculty.

* del público asistente = from the floor.

* del que se tiene constancia = recorded.

* del recién nacido = neonatal.

* del regimiento = regimental.

* del siglo diecinueve = nineteenth-century.

* del siglo diecisiete = seventeenth-century.

* del sudeste = southeastern [south eastern].

* del sudoeste = southwestern [south western].

* del sur = southern.

* del sur de Europa = Southern European.

* del sureste = southeastern [south eastern].

* del suroeste = southwestern [south western].

* del tamaño del bolsillo = pocket sized.

* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.

* del tamaño de un maletín = briefcase-sized.

* del tesauro = thesaural.

* del tiempo = room temperature.

* del todo = all the way.

* del tutor = tutorial.

* del útero = uterine.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* * *

contraction of de and el

* * *

* del año catapún = from the year dot.

* del año de la nada = from the year dot.

* del año de la pera = from the year dot.

* del año de la pera, del año de la nada, del año de la polca, del año catapún = from the year dot.

* del año de la polca = from the year dot.

* del año de Maricastaña = from the year dot.

* del año maricastaño = from the year dot.

* del atrio = atrial.

* del automóvil = automotive.

* del ayer = of yesteryear, gone by.

* del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* del Caribe = Caribbean.

* del centro = middle.

* del Cercano Oriente = Near-Eastern.

* del cine = cinematic.

* del coito = coital.

* del congreso = congressional.

* del convento = conventual.

* del cráneo = cranial.

* del cuello del útero = cervical.

* del cuerpo = body.

* del día o de la noche = day or night.

* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done.

* del documento específico = document-related.

* del ecuador = equatorial.

* del editor = editorial.

* del entorno = ambient, environmental.

* del esófago = oesophageal [esophageal, -USA].

* del este = eastern.

* del este asiático = East Asian.

* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.

* del estroptococo = streptococcal.

* del experimento = experimental.

* del + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* del Extremo Oriente = Far Eastern.

* del extremo sur = southernmost.

* del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.

* del gobernador = gubernatorial.

* del gobierno = government-owned, government-operated, government-run.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* del intelecto = noetic.

* del interior = inland.

* del lomo = spinal.

* del mar = sea-going.

* del matrimonio = marital.

* del medio = middle.

* del medio ambiente = environmental.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* del milenio = millenarian.

* del miocardio = myocardial.

* del mismo calibre que = in a class with.

* del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.

* del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.

* del mismo + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* del mismo sexo = same-sex.

* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.

* del momento = of the time(s).

* del montón = a dime a dozen.

* del mundo real = real-world.

* del municipio = municipal.

* del nordeste = northeastern [north eastern].

* del noroeste = northwestern [north western], northwest, north-western, north-western.

* del norte = northern, Hyperborean.

* del oeste = westerly.

* del orden de = by the order of + Expresión Numérica.

* del Oriente Medio = Middle Eastern.

* del Oriente Próximo = Near-Eastern.

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* del otro modo = the other way (a)round.

* del Pacífico = pacific.

* del paludismo = malarial.

* del páncreas = pancreatic.

* del pasado = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by.

* del pene = penile.

* del período = menstrual.

* del profesorado = faculty.

* del público asistente = from the floor.

* del que se tiene constancia = recorded.

* del recién nacido = neonatal.

* del regimiento = regimental.

* del siglo diecinueve = nineteenth-century.

* del siglo diecisiete = seventeenth-century.

* del sudeste = southeastern [south eastern].

* del sudoeste = southwestern [south western].

* del sur = southern.

* del sur de Europa = Southern European.

* del sureste = southeastern [south eastern].

* del suroeste = southwestern [south western].

* del tamaño del bolsillo = pocket sized.

* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.

* del tamaño de un maletín = briefcase-sized.

* del tesauro = thesaural.

* del tiempo = room temperature.

* del todo = all the way.

* del tutor = tutorial.

* del útero = uterine.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* * *

del

contraction of de and el, [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] [ used instead of de + el, except when the article is part of a proper name, e.g.

los habitantes de El Cairo, un artículo de El País

]

* * *

del: contraction of
◊ de and el

del contracción de + el

' del' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarquillarse
- abisal
- abismo
- abogada
- abogado
- abono
- abotargarse
- abstención
- abstraerse
- abusar
- accionariado
- achacar
- ácida
- ácido
- aclarado
- aclararse
- acometida
- acopiar
- acordonar
- acosar
- actual
- acusar
- adivinarse
- adormecerse
- aglomerarse
- ala
- albedrío
- alcance
- alineación
- alpina
- alpino
- alquilar
- alquiler
- alta
- alteración
- alto
- altura
- amaraje
- América
- ancha
- ancho
- anegarse
- anexa
- anexo
- angular
- añorar
- anquilosar
- antesala
- anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
English:
AA
- ABC
- abortion
- above
- abroad
- abuse
- academy
- acclaim
- accomplishment
- account for
- acknowledge
- acquire
- across
- addicted
- advanced
- advocate
- after
- aftershave (lotion)
- agenda
- agent
- agree
- airport
- alarm
- alike
- allocate
- along
- alongside
- also
- altogether
- always
- ambulatory
- America
- amid
- amulet
- anarchy
- and
- ankle bone
- answering service
- antiaging
- anticlockwise
- apart
- apologetic
- appeal
- appreciate
- apprehend
- approachable
- Aquarius
- area
- argue
- Aries

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del ver de

* * *

del

prp de y art el

Spanish-English dictionary > del
5 casi

adv.

1 almost.

casi me muero I almost o nearly died

no comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothing

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all

casi, casi almost, just about

casi nunca hardly ever

¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left me

lo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!

casi siempre almost o nearly always

2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.

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casi

► adverbio

1 almost, nearly

■ había casi cincuenta personas there were almost fifty people

■ me tropecé y casi me caí I tripped and nearly fell over

■ no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything

■ casi prefiero el vestido rojo I think I prefer the red dress

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

casi, casi familiar just about

¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!

■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!

casi no hardly

■ casi no los vemos we hardly see them

casi nunca hardly ever

■ casi nunca llama he hardly ever phones

* * *

adv.

1) almost, nearly

2) hardly (in negative sentences)

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ADV

1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearly

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

hace casi un año que empezó la guerra — it's almost a year since war broke out

nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

casi nunca hay sitio en la biblioteca — there is hardly ever any room in the library

• casi siempre — almost always

2) [indicando indecisión] almost

no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

casi sería mejor empezar otra vez — it might be better to start again
CASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

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= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

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* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

* * *

= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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casi

adverb

A

1 (cerca de) almost, nearly

cuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as much

ya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clock

es casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossible

casi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American

¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell over

de casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile

2 ( delante del n) ( frml):

la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire population

los casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitants

B

(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature now

casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him

eso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happens

no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left

¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all

sólo cuesta $200 — ¡casi nada! ( iró); it only costs $200 — is that all? ( iro)

no había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody there

me sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't come

sin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecent

C

(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell it

casi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first

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casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
◊ casi me caigo I nearly fell over

2 ( en frases negativas):
◊ casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him;

casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
◊ casi sería mejor venderlo maybe it would be better to sell it

casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually

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casi adv

1. [faltando poco] almost;

casi me muero I almost o nearly died;

casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;

el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;

no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;

no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;

casi nunca hardly ever;

casi siempre almost o nearly always;

está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”

2. [expresando indecisión]
casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;

casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse

3. Comp
Irónico
casi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;

lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!

* * *

casi

adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly

* * *

casi adv

1) : almost, nearly, virtually

2) (in negative phrases) : hardly

casi nunca: hardly ever

* * *

casi adv

1. (en general) nearly / almost

casi he terminado I've nearly finished

tiene casi diez años she's almost ten

casi se cae al río he almost fell in the river

2. (apenas) hardly

casi no nos queda nada we've got hardly anything left

casi no crece it hardly grows

Spanish-English dictionary > casi
6 lugar

m.

1 place.

en algún lugar somewhere

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs

yo en tu lugar if I were you

fuera de lugar (figurative) out of place

lugar de encuentro meeting place

lugar de trabajo place of work

2 place, town.

las gentes del lugar the local people

lugar de nacimiento place of birth

3 position (post).

en primer/segundo lugar in the first/second place, firstly/secondly

4 room, space.

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here

* * *

lugar

► nombre masculino

1 (sitio, ciudad) place

■ tiene que aparecer por algún lugar it has to be somewhere

■ he descubierto el lugar más idílico del mundo I've discovered the most idyllic place in the world

■ la iglesia no es lugar para bailar the church is no place to dance

2 (posición, situación) place, position

■ tú ponte en mi lugar y lo entenderás put yourself in my position and you'll understand

■ ¿qué lugar ocupa en la empresa? what's her position in the company?

3 (espacio) room, space

■ ya no hay lugar para más muebles there's no room for any more furniture

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar lugar a to give rise to

dejar a alguien en mal lugar to make somebody look foolish, show somebody up

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly

fuera de lugar (descolocado) out of place 2 (inoportuno) inappropriate

hacer lugar to make room

no ha lugar la protesta objection overruled

sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

lugar común commonplace

* * *

noun m.

1) place

2) position

3) space

•

- en lugar de
- tener lugar
* * *

SM

1) (=sitio) place

dejó las joyas en lugar seguro — she left the jewels in a safe place

es un lugar muy bonito — it is a lovely spot o place

devolver un libro a su lugar — to put a book back in its place

el concierto será en un lugar cerrado — the concert will take place indoors o at an indoor venue

el lugar del crimen — the scene of the crime

• algún lugar — somewhere

una emisión desde algún lugar de Europa — a broadcast from somewhere in Europe

lo escondió en algún lugar de la casa — she hid it somewhere around the house

• los Santos Lugares — the Holy Places

- poner las cosas en su lugar

lugar común — cliché, commonplace

lugar de encuentro — meeting-place

lugar geométrico — locus
composición 3)
2) (=posición)

a) [en lista, carrera, trabajo]

ocupa un buen lugar en la empresa — she has a good position o post at the company

ocupar el lugar de algn — to take sb's place

llegó en último lugar — he came last

• en primer lugar, se han clasificado en primer lugar — they have qualified in first place

en primer lugar, me gustaría agradecer la invitación — first of all o firstly, I would like to thank you for inviting me

b) (=situación)

yo, en tu lugar, no iría — I wouldn't go if I were you

usted póngase en mi lugar — put yourself in my place o shoes

en su lugar, ¡descanso! — (Mil) stand easy!

• dejar a algn en buen/mal lugar — [comportamiento] to reflect well/badly on sb; [persona] to make sb look good/bad

• estar fuera de lugar — to be out of place

sentirse fuera de lugar — to feel out of place

- encontrar un lugar bajo el sol

c)

• en lugar de — instead of

vino el portavoz en lugar del ministro — the spokesman came instead of the minister, the spokesman came in the minister's place

¿puedo asistir yo en su lugar? — can I go instead?

en lugar de escribir, me llamó por teléfono — instead of writing, he called me

en lugar de ir a la piscina, ¿por qué no vamos a la playa? — why don't we go to the beach instead of the swimming pool?

3) (=ocasión) opportunity, chance

si se me da el lugar — if I have the opportunity o chance

no hubo lugar para decir lo que pensaba — there was no opportunity to say what I thought

no hay lugar para preocupaciones — there is no cause for concern

• dar lugar a algo — to give rise to sth, lead to sth

• dejar lugar a algo — to leave room for sth

los datos no dejan lugar a dudas — the figures leave no room for doubt

la situación no dejaba lugar al optimismo — the situation left little room for o gave few grounds for optimism

• sin lugar a dudas — without doubt, undoubtedly

• no ha lugar, una reacción tan fuerte, francamente no ha lugar — there is no need for such a violent response

-¡protesto! -no ha lugar — (Jur) "objection!" - "overruled"

• tener lugar — to take place, happen, occur

- a como dé o diera lugar

4) (=espacio) room, space

no hay lugar para escribir nada más — there's no room o space to write any more

¿hay lugar? — is there any room?

hacer lugar para algo — to make room for sth

5) (=localidad) place

En un lugar de la Mancha... — Somewhere in La Mancha...

del lugar — local

un vino del lugar — a local wine

las gentes del lugar — the local people, the locals

lugar de nacimiento — [gen] birthplace; [en impreso] place of birth

lugar de trabajo — workplace

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masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

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* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

* * *

masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

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lugar

masculine

A (sitio) place

no es éste el lugar ni el momento oportuno para hablar de ello this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it

esto no está en su lugar this is not in its place, this is not where it should be o in the right place o where it belongs

en cualquier otro lugar la gente se hubiera echado a la calle anywhere else o in any other country, people would have taken to the streets

hemos cambiado los muebles de lugar we've moved the furniture around

tiene que estar en algún lugar it must be somewhere

guárdalo en un lugar seguro keep it in a safe place

[ S ] consérvese en lugar fresco keep in a cool place

se trasladaron al lugar del suceso they went to the scene of the incident

¿se te ocurre un lugar por aquí cerca donde podamos ir a comer? can you think of anywhere around here where we can go and eat?

B

(localidad, región): visité varios lugares I visited several places

los habitantes del lugar the local inhabitants o people

en un lugar de África somewhere in Africa

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth

C

1

(espacio libre): ¿podrían hacer lugar para alguien más? could you make room o space for one more?

no hay lugar para nada más there's no room for anything else

aquí te dejé un lugar para que pongas tus cosas I left you some space here for you to put your things

2 (asiento) seat

D

1 (situación) place

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place

yo en tu lugar no se lo diría I wouldn't tell her if I were you

¡ya quisiera verte en mi lugar! I'd like to see what you'd do in my place o position o ( colloq) shoes

2 (en una organización, jerarquía) place

el lugar que le corresponde her rightful place o position

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de una madre nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista according to their position on the list

en quinto lugar se clasificó el equipo australiano the Australian team finished fifth o in fifth place o in fifth position

E

dar lugar a (a una disputa) to provoke, give rise to, spark off; (a comentarios) to give rise to, provoke

han dado lugar a que la gente hable their behavior has got o set people talking

F ( Der):

no ha lugar la protesta the objection is overruled

G ( en locs):

en lugar de instead of

fue él en lugar de su hermano he went instead of his brother o in his brother's place

en lugar de hablar tanto podrías ayudar un poco instead of talking so much you might help a bit

¿puede firmar ella en mi lugar? can she sign for me o on my behalf

¿y si en lugar de ir nosotros viene él aquí? and how about him coming here rather than us going there?

en primer/segundo/último lugar: los temas que serán tratados en primer lugar the topics which will be dealt with first

no estoy de acuerdo, en primer lugar porque … I don't agree, first of all o firstly because …

y en último lugar, hablaremos de las posibles soluciones and finally o lastly, we will discuss possible solutions

a como dé/diera lugar ( AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it however possible o however they can

a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar al concierto one way or another I was going to get into the concert

dejar a algn en mal lugar to put sb in an awkward position

hacerse un lugar (en la vida) to get on in life

no dejar lugar a dudas: lo dijo con tal convicción que no dejó lugar a dudas sobre su sinceridad she said it with such conviction that there could be no doubt about her sincerity

poner a algn en su lugar to put sb in her/his place

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

un lugar para cada cosa y cada cosa en su lugar a place for everything and everything in its place

Compuestos:

● lugar común

cliché, commonplace

● lugar geométrico

locus

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lugar sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) place;
◊ este es el lugar this is the place;

en cualquier otro lugar anywhere else;
en algún lugar somewhere;
cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;
el lugar del suceso the scene of the incident;
yo en tu lugar … if I were you …;
ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;
se clasificó en primer lugar she finished in first place
2 (localidad, región):
◊ los habitantes del lugar the local people;

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth
3
a) ( espacio libre) room;

◊ hacer lugar para algn/algo to make room o space for sb/sth;

me hizo un lugar he made me some room
b) ( asiento) seat

4
◊ dar lugar a (a disputa, comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

5 ( en locs)
◊ en lugar de instead of;

ella firmó en mi lugar she signed on my behalf;
en primer lugar ( antes que nada) first of all, firstly;
en último lugar ( finalmente) finally, lastly;
sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly;
tener lugar to take place
lugar sustantivo masculino
1 place
la gente del lugar, the local people
en algún lugar del cuerpo/libro, in some part of the body/book
2 (ocasión) time: no hubo lugar para ello, there was no occasion for it
3 (motivo) occasion: dio lugar a un malentendido, it gave rise to a misunderstanding
♦ Locuciones: sentirse fuera de lugar to feel out of place
tener lugar, to take place
en lugar de, instead of
en mi/tu/su lugar..., if I/you/he were me/you/him...
en primer lugar, in the first place, firstly
sin lugar a dudas, without a doubt
' lugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- abandono
- abrigo
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acuartelamiento
- acudir
- airear
- alejada
- alejado
- allá
- allí
- antesala
- apartada
- apartado
- aquí
- archivo
- arena
- atrás
- baja
- bajo
- botar
- cabida
- caer
- celebrarse
- colocarse
- continuar
- damnificada
- damnificado
- darse
- definitivamente
- dejar
- delante
- dentro
- deprimida
- deprimido
- derecha
- desalojo
- desamparada
- desamparado
- desarrollarse
- desencadenar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desentonar
- desfilar
- designar
- deslizarse
- despacho
English:
abroad
- agree
- be
- beauty spot
- birthplace
- breeding ground
- burial
- celebrate
- change
- climb
- come off
- commonplace
- commuter
- dental surgery
- designate
- desolation
- divert
- drive-through
- elsewhere
- equatorial
- erect
- everyplace
- ex
- first
- firstly
- foremost
- haunt
- high
- homeland
- in-service
- inch
- innermost
- innocent
- instead
- introduction
- landmark
- last
- lie
- lieu
- live in
- liven
- location
- lookout
- Mecca
- midterm
- misplaced
- mournful
- move back
- occupy
- palace

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lugar

♦ nm

1. [sitio] place;
[del crimen, accidente] scene; [para acampar, merendar] spot;
encontraron una pistola en el lugar de los hechos they found a gun at the crime scene o scene of the crime;

¿en qué lugar habré metido las tijeras? where can I have put the scissors?;

en algún lugar somewhere;

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere;

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs;

he cambiado el televisor de lugar I've moved the television;

estoy buscando un lugar donde pasar la noche I'm looking for somewhere to spend the night;

éste no es (el) lugar para discutir eso this is not the place to discuss that

Comp
lugar de anidación nesting site;
lugar de encuentro meeting place;

lugar de interés place of interest;

lugar de reunión meeting place;

lugar sagrado sanctum;

lugar de trabajo workplace

2. [localidad] place, town;

las gentes del lugar the local people;

ni los más viejos del lugar recuerdan algo semejante not even the oldest people there can remember anything like it

Comp
lugar de nacimiento [en biografía] birthplace; [en formulario, impreso] place of birth;
lugar de residencia [en formulario, impreso] place of residence;

lugar turístico Br holiday o US vacation resort;

lugar de veraneo summer resort

3. [puesto] position;

ocupa un lugar importante en la empresa she has an important position in the company, she is high up in the company;

¿puedes ir tú en mi lugar? can you go in my place?;

en primer/segundo lugar, quiero decir… in the first/second place, I would like to say…, firstly/secondly, I would like to say…;

llegó en primer/segundo lugar she finished o came first/second;

en último lugar, quiero decir… lastly o last, I would like to say…;

llegó en último lugar she came last;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you

4. [espacio libre] room, space;

esta mesa ocupa mucho lugar this table takes up a lot of room o space;

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here;

hacerle lugar a algo/alguien to make room o some space for sth/sb

5. lugar común platitude, commonplace

6. [ocasión]
dar lugar a [rumores, comentarios, debate, disputa] to give rise to;
[polémica] to spark off, to give rise to; [catástrofe] to lead to, to cause; [explosión, escape] to cause; Am
a como dé lugar whatever the cost, whatever it takes;
Der
no ha lugar objection overruled;

no hay lugar a duda there's no (room for) doubt;

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

7.
tener lugar to take place;

la recepción tendrá lugar en los jardines del palacio the reception will be held in the palace gardens

8. Comp

dejar en buen lugar: el cantante mexicano dejó en buen lugar a su país the Mexican singer did his country proud;

dejar en mal lugar: no nos dejes en mal lugar y pórtate bien be good and don't show us up;

estar fuera de lugar to be out of place;

poner a alguien en su lugar to put sb in his/her place;

poner las cosas en su lugar to set things straight

♦ en lugar de loc prep

instead of;

acudió en lugar de mí she came in my place o instead of me;

en lugar de la sopa, tomaré pasta I'll have the pasta instead of the soup;

en lugar de mirar, podrías echarnos una mano you could give us a hand rather than o instead of just standing/sitting there watching

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lugar

m place;

en lugar de instead of;

en primer lugar in the first place, first(ly);

fuera de lugar out of place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you, (if I were) in your place;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

dar lugar a give rise to;

tener lugar take place;

lugar de destino posting;

sin lugar a dudas without a doubt

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lugar nm

1) : place, position

se llevó el primer lugar en su división: she took first place in her division

2) espacio: space, room

3)

dar lugar a : to give rise to, to lead to

4)

en lugar de : instead of

5)

lugar común : cliché, platitude

6)

tener lugar : to take place

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lugar n place

es un lugar muy tranquilo it's a very quiet place

llegó en quinto lugar he finished in fifth place

un lugar donde sentarse a place to sit / somewhere to sit

dar lugar a to give rise to [pt. gave; pp. given]

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly / first of all

estar fuera de lugar (incómodo) out of place (inoportuno) inappropriate

tener lugar to take place

Spanish-English dictionary > lugar
7 habitante

f. & m.

inhabitant, resident, dweller, habitant.

m.

inhabitant.

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habitante

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 inhabitant

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noun mf.

inhabitant, resident

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1. SMF

1) [gen] inhabitant

una ciudad de 10.000 habitantes — a town of 10,000 inhabitants o people, a town with a population of 10,000

2) (=vecino) resident

3) (=inquilino) occupant, tenant

2.

SM hum (=piojo) louse

tener habitantes — to have lice, have nits *

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masculino y femenino (Geog, Sociol) inhabitant; ( de barrio) resident

tiene medio millón de habitantes — it has a population of half a million

los habitantes de las cavernas — the cave-dwellers

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= citizen, denizen, inhabitant, resident, burgess.

Nota: Habitante de un burgo.

Ex. This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.

Ex. The denizens of each of these worlds have a wide variety of information needs and a wide variety of economic, social, political, and educational backgrounds.

Ex. The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.

Ex. Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.

Ex. They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.

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* exceso de habitantes = overcrowding [over-crowding].

* habitante de Junctionville = Junctionvillers.

* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.

* habitante de las islas del Pacífico = Pacific Islander.

* habitante de la urbe = urban dweller.

* habitante del campo = country dweller.

* habitante del desierto = desert dweller.

* habitante del este = Easterner.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* habitante del oeste = Westerner.

* habitante del pueblo = villager, village man, village woman.

* habitante de Mesopotamia = Hippopotamian.

* habitante de Misuri = Missourian.

* habitante de Singapur = Singaporean.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* habitantes = population.

* habitantes del pueblo = village people.

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masculino y femenino (Geog, Sociol) inhabitant; ( de barrio) resident

tiene medio millón de habitantes — it has a population of half a million

los habitantes de las cavernas — the cave-dwellers

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= citizen, denizen, inhabitant, resident, burgess.

Nota: Habitante de un burgo.

Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.

Ex: The denizens of each of these worlds have a wide variety of information needs and a wide variety of economic, social, political, and educational backgrounds.

Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.

Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.

Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.

* exceso de habitantes = overcrowding [over-crowding].

* habitante de Junctionville = Junctionvillers.

* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.

* habitante de las islas del Pacífico = Pacific Islander.

* habitante de la urbe = urban dweller.

* habitante del campo = country dweller.

* habitante del desierto = desert dweller.

* habitante del este = Easterner.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* habitante del oeste = Westerner.

* habitante del pueblo = villager, village man, village woman.

* habitante de Mesopotamia = Hippopotamian.

* habitante de Misuri = Missourian.

* habitante de Singapur = Singaporean.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* habitantes = population.

* habitantes del pueblo = village people.

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habitante

masculine and feminine

A ( Geog, Sociol) inhabitant

esta ciudad tiene medio millón de habitantes this city has a population of half a million, this city has half a million inhabitants

los habitantes de la zona norte de la ciudad the people who live in the northern part of the city, the residents of the northern part of the city

los habitantes de las cavernas the cave-dwellers

B ( hum)

(parásito): esta manzana tiene habitante there's something living in this apple ( hum)

este niño tiene habitantes this child has lice

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habitante sustantivo masculino y femenino (Geog, Sociol) inhabitant;
( de barrio) resident
habitante mf inhabitant: esta ciudad perdió muchos habitantes, this city lost a lot of inhabitants
' habitante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
transeúnte
- ciudadano
- isleño
- llanero
- vecino
English:
Cockney
- inhabitant
- Sri Lankan
- town dweller
- villager

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habitante nm
[de ciudad, país] inhabitant; [de barrio] resident;
una ciudad de doce millones de habitantes a city with a population of twelve million;

un insecto habitante habitual de las zonas pantanosas an insect commonly found in marshy areas

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habitante

m/f inhabitant

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habitante nmf

: inhabitant, resident

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habitante n inhabitant

Spanish-English dictionary > habitante
8 representar

v.

1 to represent.

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper

Ellos representan campiñas They depict fields.

María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.

Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.

2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3 to look.

representa unos 40 años she looks about 40

4 to mean.

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5 to perform (Teatro) (función).

6 to act out, to represent, to act.

Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.

7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.

María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.

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representar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to represent

■ esto representa un árbol this represents a tree

■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work

2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for

■ una paloma representa la paz a dove stands for peace

3 TEATRO (obra) to perform; (papel) to play (the part of)

4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look

■ representa veinte años she looks twenty

5 (importar) to mean

■ la música representaba mucho para él music meant a lot to him

► verbo pronominal representarse

1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture

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verb

1) to represent

2) perform

3) portray

•

- representarse

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1. VT

1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, represent

la cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival

el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king

2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, represent

Don Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism

cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models

3) (=reproducir) to depict

este grabado representa a la amada del pintor — this engraving depicts the painter's lover

nuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world

esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour

4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, represent

obtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year

los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa

la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce

no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him

5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve

representa mucho esfuerzo — it involves a great deal of effort

6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play

el teatro donde se representa la obra — the theatre where the play is being performed

en esta película represento el papel de un abogado — in this film I play the part of a lawyer

¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?

7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look

no representa los años que tiene — she doesn't look her age

representa unos 55 años — he looks about 55

8) (=hacer imaginar) to point out

nos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against

2.

See:

representarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

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= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

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* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

* * *

= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

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representar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona/organización/país› to represent

no estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyer

representó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championships

los que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxy

B ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to play

representó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of Cleopatra

C (aparentar) to look

no representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he is

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty

no representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it was

D (simbolizar) to symbolize

la paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peace

E (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depict

la medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Mary

la escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quarters

la obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the century

F (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last year

para él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for him

nos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expense

introducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' work

■ representarse

v pron

to picture

¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?

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representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
◊ no representa su edad he doesn't look his age

4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;
◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;

eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose

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representar vt

1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;

la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;

Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter

2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;

el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;

ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3. [aparentar] to look;

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;

representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is

4. [significar] to mean;

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;

diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5. Teatro [función] to perform;
[papel] to play
6. Com to represent

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representar

v/t

1 ( simbolizar) represent

2 obra put on, perform; papel play

3 ( aparentar)

:

representar menos años look younger

* * *

representar vt

1) : to represent, to act for

2) : to perform

3) : to look, to appear as

4) : to symbolize, to stand for

5) : to signify, to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb representarse

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representar vb

1. (un papel) to play

representaba el papel de Julieta she played the role of Juliet

2. (una obra) to perform

la compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"

3. (simbolizar) to represent

la paloma representa la paz the dove represents peace

4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent

los abogados representan a sus clientes lawyers represent their clients

5. (aparentar) to look

tu padre representa unos 40 años your father looks about 40 years old

Spanish-English dictionary > representar
9 chocar

v.

1 to crash.

chocaron dos autobuses two buses crashed o collided

la moto chocó contra un árbol the motorbike hit a tree

chocar de frente con to have a head-on collision with

2 to clash.

mis ideas siempre han chocado con las suyas he and I have always had different ideas about things

3 to surprise, to puzzle.

me choca que no haya llegado ya I'm surprised o puzzled that she hasn't arrived yet

4 to annoy, to bug (informal) (molestar). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

me choca que esté siempre controlándome it really annoys me how he's always watching me

5 to shake (manos).

¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco! (informal) put it there!

6 to clink (copas, vasos).

7 to hit, to crash, to bump, to collide with.

8 to dislike.

Me choca esa mala actidud I dislike that bad attitude.

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chocar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (colisionar con algo) to collide (contra/con, with), crash (contra/con, into), run (contra/con, into)

■ el coche chocó con la pared the car crashed into the wall

2 (colisionar entre sí) to collide (with each other), crash (into each other)

■ dos coches chocaron two cars collided with each other

3 (una pelota) to hit ( contra, -), strike ( contra, -)

4 figurado (pelear) to fight, clash

5 figurado (en una discusión) to clash, fall out

► verbo transitivo

1 figurado (sorprender) to surprise; (extrañar) to shock

■ me choca que no haya llegado todavía I'm surprised he hasn't arrived yet, it's strange that he hasn't arrived yet

■ me chocó lo que dijo I was shocked at what he said, what he said shocked me

2 (las manos) to shake

3 (copas) to clink

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡choca esos cinco! / ¡chócala! put it there!, give me five!

* * *

verb

1) to collide, crash

2) clash

3) shock

4) shake

5) clink

* * *

1. VI

1) (=colisionar) [coches, trenes] to collide, crash; [barcos] to collide

los dos coches chocaron de frente — the two cars crashed head on o were in a head-on collision

• chocar con o contra — [+ vehículo] to collide with, crash into; [+ objeto] to bang into; [+ persona] to bump into

para no chocar contra el avión — to avoid crashing into o colliding with the plane

el buque chocó con una mina — the ship struck a mine

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the post

chocaban unos contra otros por los pasillos — people bumped into each other in the corridors

2) (=enfrentarse) [opiniones, personalidades] to clash

• chocar con — [+ ideas, intereses] to run counter to, be at odds with; [+ obstáculos, dificultades] to come up against, run into; [+ personas] to clash with

esa propuesta choca con los intereses de EEUU — that proposal runs counter to o is at odds with American interests

no choca con ninguna idea religiosa — it does not clash with any religion

esa sería una de las mayores dificultades con las que chocarían en este proyecto — that would be one of the biggest problems they would come up against in this project

por su carácter chocaba a menudo con sus compañeros de trabajo — he often clashed with his colleagues because of his confrontational nature

2. VT

1) (=sorprender) to shock

¿no te choca la situación actual? — don't you find the current situation shocking?

me chocó muchísimo lo que dijo — I was really shocked by what he said, what he said really shocked me

me choca que no lo hayan hecho — I am surprised that they haven't done it

no me choca que haya dimitido — I'm not surprised that he's resigned

2) (=hacer chocar) [+ vasos] to clink; [+ manos] to shake

¡chócala! * —

¡choca esos cinco! — * put it there! *

chocar la mano de algn — to shake hands with sb

3) Méx (=asquear) to disgust

me choca su actitud — I find his attitude offensive

3.

See:

chocarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( colisionar) to crash; ( entre sí) to collide

chocar de frente — to collide o crash head-on

nunca he chocado — (CS) I've never had an accident

chocar con or contra algo — vehículo to crash o run into something; ( con otro en marcha) to collide with something

chocaron con or contra un árbol — they crashed o ran into a tree

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

las olas chocaban contra el espigón — the waves crashed against the breakwater

chocar con alguien — persona to run into somebody, collide with somebody

b) ( entrar en conflicto)

chocar con alguien — to clash with somebody

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo — this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

c)

chocar con algo — con problema/obstáculo to come up against something

2)

a) (causar impresión, afectar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me chocó que no me invitara — I was taken aback that he didn't invite me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera — he was taken aback by the reception he was given

b) ( extrañar)

me chocó que no me lo dijera — I was surprised that he hadn't told me

c) ( escandalizar) to shock

me chocó su lenguaje — I was shocked by her language

3) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to annoy, bug (colloq)

me choca ese actor — I can't stand that actor
2.
chocar vt

a) < copas> to clink

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron (Méx fam) they had fallen out but they've made it up again now (colloq); chócala! — (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

b) (AmL) < vehículo>( que se conduce) to crash; ( de otra persona) to run into

choqué el coche del vecino — I ran into my neighbor's car
3.
chocarse v pron

1) (Col) ( en vehículo) to have a crash o an accident

2) (Col fam) ( molestarse) to get annoyed

* * *

= crash.

Ex. It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

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* chocar (con) = conflict with, run into, lock + horns (with), grate against, grate on, collide (with).

* chocar destruyendo = smash into.

* chocar por detrás = rear-end.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( colisionar) to crash; ( entre sí) to collide

chocar de frente — to collide o crash head-on

nunca he chocado — (CS) I've never had an accident

chocar con or contra algo — vehículo to crash o run into something; ( con otro en marcha) to collide with something

chocaron con or contra un árbol — they crashed o ran into a tree

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

las olas chocaban contra el espigón — the waves crashed against the breakwater

chocar con alguien — persona to run into somebody, collide with somebody

b) ( entrar en conflicto)

chocar con alguien — to clash with somebody

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo — this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

c)

chocar con algo — con problema/obstáculo to come up against something

2)

a) (causar impresión, afectar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me chocó que no me invitara — I was taken aback that he didn't invite me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera — he was taken aback by the reception he was given

b) ( extrañar)

me chocó que no me lo dijera — I was surprised that he hadn't told me

c) ( escandalizar) to shock

me chocó su lenguaje — I was shocked by her language

3) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to annoy, bug (colloq)

me choca ese actor — I can't stand that actor
2.
chocar vt

a) < copas> to clink

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron (Méx fam) they had fallen out but they've made it up again now (colloq); chócala! — (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

b) (AmL) < vehículo>( que se conduce) to crash; ( de otra persona) to run into

choqué el coche del vecino — I ran into my neighbor's car
3.
chocarse v pron

1) (Col) ( en vehículo) to have a crash o an accident

2) (Col fam) ( molestarse) to get annoyed

* * *

= crash.

Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

* chocar (con) = conflict with, run into, lock + horns (with), grate against, grate on, collide (with).

* chocar destruyendo = smash into.

* chocar por detrás = rear-end.

* * *

chocar [A2 ]

vi

A

1 (colisionar) to crash, collide

los trenes chocaron de frente the trains collided o crashed head-on

los dos coches chocaron en el puente the two cars crashed o collided on the bridge

cuatro coches chocaron en el cruce there was a collision at the crossroads involving four cars

nunca he chocado (CS); I've never had an accident o a crash

chocar CON algo «vehículo» to collide WITH sth

el expreso chocó con un tren de mercancías the express collided with o ran into o hit a freight train

chocar CON algn «persona» to run INTO sb, collide WITH sb

chocó con el árbitro he ran into o collided with the referee

chocar CONTRA algo/algn to run o crash INTO sth/sb

chocaron contra un árbol they crashed o ran into a tree

el tren chocó contra los topes the train crashed into o ran into the buffers

el balón chocó contra el poste the ball hit the goalpost

la lluvia chocaba contra los cristales the rain lashed against the windows

las olas chocaban contra el espigón the waves crashed against the breakwater

2 (entrar en conflicto) chocar CON algn/algo:

chocó con el gerente he clashed o ( colloq) had a run-in with the manager

es tan quisquilloso que choca con todo el mundo he's so touchy he falls out o clashes with everyone

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

3 chocar CON algo ‹con un problema/un obstáculo›

chocaron con la oposición de los habitantes de la zona they met with o came up against opposition from local people

B

1 (causar impresión, afectar) to shock

(+ me/te/le etc): le chocó la noticia de que se habían divorciado he was very shocked to hear that they had divorced, it came as a real shock to him to hear that they had divorced

me chocó que invitara a todos menos a mí I was taken aback that he invited everybody except me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera he was taken aback by the reception he was given

2 (escandalizar) to shock

me chocó que dijera esa palabrota I was shocked o it shocked me to hear him use that word

C (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to annoy, bug ( colloq)

me choca que me trate así I can't stand it o it really annoys me when he treats me like that, it really gets me o bugs me when he treats me like that ( colloq)

me choca todo este tramiterío all this red tape really annoys o ( colloq) gets me

■ chocar

vt

1 ‹copas› to clink

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron ( Méx fam); they had fallen out but they've made it up again now ( colloq)

¡chócala! or ¡choca esos cinco! ( fam); put it there! ( colloq), give me five! ( colloq)

2

( AmL) ‹vehículo› te lo presto pero no me lo vayas a chocar I'll lend it to you but you'd better not crash it o have a crash

al estacionar choqué el auto del vecino as I was parking I ran into o hit my neighbor's car

■ chocarse

v pron

A ( Col) (en un vehículo) to have a crash o an accident

B ( Col fam) (molestarse) to get annoyed

* * *

chocar ( conjugate chocar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( colisionar) to crash;

( entre sí) to collide;
◊ chocar de frente to collide o crash head-on;

chocar con or contra algo [ vehículo] to crash o run into sth;

( con otro en marcha) to collide with sth;
◊ el balón chocó contra el poste the ball hit the goalpost;

chocar con algn [ persona] to run into sb;

( con otra en movimiento) to collide with sb
b) ( entrar en conflicto) chocar con algn to clash with sb

c) chocar con algo ‹con problema/obstáculo› to come up against sth

2
a) ( extrañar):

◊ me chocó que no me lo dijera I was surprised that he hadn't told me

b) ( escandalizar) to shock;

◊ me chocó su lenguaje I was shocked by her language

3 (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) to annoy, bug (colloq)
verbo transitivo
a) ‹ copas› to clink;

◊ ¡chócala! (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

b) (AmL) ‹ vehículo› ( que se conduce) to crash;

( de otra persona) to run into
chocarse verbo pronominal (Col)
1 ( en vehículo) to have a crash o an accident
2 (fam) ( molestarse) to get annoyed
chocar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (colisionar) to crash, collide
chocar con/contra, to run into, collide with
2 (discutir) to clash [con, with]
3 (sorprender, extrañar) to surprise
II verbo transitivo
1 to knock
(la mano) to shake
familiar ¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco!, shake (on it)!, US give me five!
' chocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cristalera
- empotrar
- estamparse
- estrellarse
- incidir
- tris
- tropezar
- estrellar
- frente
- impactar
English:
avoid
- barge into
- bump into
- cannon
- clash
- collide
- conflict
- crash
- hit
- plough
- ram
- run into
- she
- smash
- bump
- go
- knock
- run
- strike

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chocar

♦ vi

1. [colisionar] to crash, to collide ( con o contra with);
chocaron dos autobuses two buses crashed o collided;

el taxi chocó con una furgoneta the taxi crashed into o collided with a van;

la moto chocó contra un árbol the motorbike hit a tree;

iba despistado y chocó contra una farola he wasn't concentrating and drove into a lamppost;

la pelota chocó contra la barrera the ball hit the wall;

chocar de frente con to have a head-on collision with;

los dos vehículos chocaron frontalmente o [m5] de frente the two vehicles collided head-on

2. [enfrentarse] to clash;

la policía chocó con los manifestantes a las puertas del congreso the police clashed with the demonstrators in front of the parliament;

el proyecto chocó con la oposición del ayuntamiento the project ran into opposition from the town hall;

mis opiniones siempre han chocado con las suyas he and I have always had different opinions about things;

tenemos una ideología tan diferente que chocamos constantemente we have such different ideas that we're always disagreeing about something;

esta política económica choca con la realidad del mercado de trabajo this economic policy goes against o is at odds with the reality of the labour market

3. [extrañar, sorprender] [ligeramente] to puzzle, to surprise;
[mucho] to shock, to astonish;
me choca que no haya llegado ya I'm surprised o puzzled that she hasn't arrived yet;

le chocó su actitud tan hostil she was taken aback o shocked by how unfriendly he was;

es una costumbre que choca a los que no conocen el país it's a custom which comes as a surprise to those who don't know the country

4. Col, Méx, Ven Fam [molestar] to annoy, to bug;

me choca que esté siempre controlándome it really annoys me how she's always watching me

♦ vt

1. [manos] to shake;

Comp
Fam
¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco! put it there!, give me five!

2. [copas, vasos] to clink;

¡choquemos nuestros vasos y brindemos por los novios! let's raise our glasses to the bride and groom!

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chocar

I v/t

:

¡choca esos cinco! give me five!, put it there!

II v/i

1 crash (con, contra into), collide ( con with);

chocar frontalmente crash head on;

chocar con un problema come up against a problem

2

:

chocarle a alguien ( sorprender) surprise s.o.; ( ofender) shock s.o

3

:

me choca ese hombre that guy disgusts me

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chocar {72} vi

1) : to crash, to collide

2) : to clash, to conflict

3) : to be shocking

le chocó: he was shocked

4) Mex, Ven fam : to be unpleasant or obnoxious

me choca tu jefe: I can't stand your boss

chocar vt

1) : to shake (hands)

2) : to clink glasses

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chocar vb to collide / to crash

los dos coches chocaron en la esquina the two cars collided on the corner

la moto chocó contra una farola the motorbike crashed into a lamp post

chocarle la mano a alguien to shake somebody's hand [pt. shook; pp. shaken]

!chócala! put it there!

Spanish-English dictionary > chocar
10 escaso

adj.

scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.

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escaso

► adjetivo

1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small

2 (recursos) slender; (dinero) tight; (público) small; (lluvias, salario) low; (tiempo) very little

3 (poco de algo) few

■ escasos días few days

4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely

■ un kilo escaso barely a kilo

5 (mezquino) miserly, mean

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something

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(f. - escasa)

adj.

scarce, scant

- escaso de

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ADJ

1) (=limitado)

los alimentos están muy escasos — food is very scarce

las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim

habrá escasa visibilidad en las carreteras — visibility on the roads will be poor

el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended

tenemos escasa información del asunto — we have very little information on the subject

un programa de escaso interés — a programme of limited interest

un motor de escasa potencia — a not very powerful engine

iba a escasa distancia del otro coche — he was a short distance behind the other car

2)

escaso de algo — short of sth

anda escaso de dinero — he's short of money

estar escaso de víveres — to be short of food

escaso de recursos naturales — poor in natural resources

una región escasa de población — a thinly populated region

la fábrica está escasa de personal — the factory is short-staffed

3) (=muy justo)

hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons

duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour

tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15

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

4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

* * *

= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

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* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

* * *

= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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escaso -sa

adjective

1

(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resources

ante un público escaso in front of a small audience

escasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of success

la visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airport

la comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough food

obras de escasa calidad works of mediocre quality

una persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligence

mis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited

2

(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrives

está a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers away

pesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months away

se despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours

3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sth

de momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the moment

andamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed

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escaso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ recursos económicos› limited, scant;

‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
b) [estar] ( falto) escaso de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› short of sth

escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under

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escaso, -a adj

1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;
[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;
escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;

sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;

vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;

joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;

la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;

debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was short

2. [falto]
andar o [m5] estar escaso de to be short of;

ando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;

el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;

la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more salt

3. [casi completo]
un metro escaso barely a metre;

dura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;

a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;

pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth

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escaso

adj

1 recursos limited;

escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of

2

:

andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth

3 ( justo)

:

falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;

un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo

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escaso, -sa adj

1) : scarce, scant

2)

escaso de : short of

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escaso adj

1. (con incontables) little

la comida era escasa there wasn't much food

un regalo de muy escaso valor a gift of very little value

2. (con contables en singular) small / low

un escaso número de participantes a small number of participants

un escaso nivel cultural a low level of culture

3. (con contables en plural) few

los escasos habitantes de la isla the few inhabitants of the island

faltan escasos minutos there are a few minutes to go

recursos escasos scarce resources

4. (apenas) just under / barely

duró dos horas escasas it lasted just under two hours

a dos metros escasos barely two metres away

andar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money

Spanish-English dictionary > escaso
11 andar

m.

1 gait, walk.

andares gait (de persona)

tener andares de to walk like

2 way of walking, walking, gait, pace.

v.

1 to walk (caminar). (especially peninsular Spanish)

¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?

andar por la calle to walk in the street

Ricardo anduvo por las calles Richard walked along the streets.

María anduvo el muelle Mary walked the dock.

2 to work, to go.

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped

las cosas andan mal things are going badly

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

El motor anda bien The engine is working well.

3 to be.

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?

andar preocupado to be worried

creo que anda por el almacén I think he is somewhere in the warehouse

andar haciendo algo to be doing something

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures

andar tras algo/alguien to be after something/somebody

de andar por casa basic, rough and ready (explicación, método)

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house

Anda triste He is sad.

Ella anda visitando a su prima She is visiting her cousin.

4 to go, to travel.

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometers

5 to wear. ( Central American Spanish)

6 to carry. ( Central American Spanish)

7 to have, to be using.

Anda una pistola He has a gun.

8 to be wearing, to wear.

Anda una bonita corbata He is wearing a nice tie.

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ANDAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Past Indicative

anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

anduviera, anduvieras, anduviera, anduviéramos, anduvierais, anduvieran;

anduviese, anduvieses, anduviese, anduviésemos, anduvieseis, anduviesen.

Future Subjunctive

anduviere, anduvieres, anduviere, anduviéremos, anduviereis, anduvieren.

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1. verb
1) to walk

2) function, work, run

•

- andar tras
2. noun m.
walk

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1. VI

1) (=ir a pie) to walk; (=moverse) to move; (=viajar) to travel around

iremos andando a la estación — we'll walk to the station

vinimos andando — we walked here, we came on foot

el tren empezó a andar — the train started moving

la máquina empezó a andar — the machine started up

anduvieron por Jamaica y Cuba — they travelled around Jamaica and Cuba

• andar a caballo — to ride

• andar tras algo/algn — to be after sth/sb

andar tras una chica — to be o chase after a girl

2) (=funcionar) to go, work

el reloj no anda — the clock won't go, the clock isn't working

el reloj anda bien — the clock keeps good time

¿cómo anda esto? — how does this work?

3) * (=estar) to be

no sé por dónde anda — I don't know where he is

anda por aquí — it's around here somewhere

seguro que ese anda por Brasil — he's bound to be somewhere in Brazil

andar alegre — to be o feel cheerful

hay que andar con cuidado — you have to be careful

últimamente ando muy liado — I've been very busy lately

andar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health

andamos mal de dinero — we're badly off for money, we're short of money

¿cómo andan las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo anda eso? — how are things going?

¿qué tal andas? — how are you?

¿cómo andas de tabaco? — how are you off for cigarettes?

ando escaso de tiempo — I am pushed for time

• de andar por casa, ropa de andar por casa — clothes for wearing around the house

un montaje muy de andar por casa — a rough-and-ready production

justicia de andar por casa — rough-and-ready justice

- andan como Pedro por su casa

- quien mal anda, mal acaba

4) (=rebuscar)

¡no andes ahí! — keep away from there!

andar en — to rummage around in

han estado andando en el armario — they've been rummaging around in the cupboard

no andes en mis cosas — keep out of my things

5)

• andar a, siempre andan a gritos — they're always shouting

andan a la greña o a la gresca — they're at each other's throats

6)

• andar con algn — to go around with sb

anda con una chica francesa — he goes around with a French girl

- dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres

7)

• andar en — (=estar implicado en) to be involved in

andar en pleitos — to be engaged o involved in lawsuits

anda en la droga — he's involved with drugs

sospecho que anda en ello Rosa — I suspect Rosa is involved

¿en qué andas? — what are you up to?

8)

• andar haciendo algo — to be doing sth

¿qué andas buscando? — what are you looking for?

ando buscando un socio — I'm looking for a partner

no andes criticándolo todo el tiempo — stop criticizing him all the time

9)

• andar por (=rondar) —

anda por los 50 — he's about 50

el pueblo anda por los 1.000 habitantes — the village has about 1,000 inhabitants

anda por los 700 euros — it's around 700 euros

10)

andando el tiempo —

un niño que, andando el tiempo, sería rey — a child who, in time, would become king

andando el tiempo la pena de muerte desaparecerá — the death penalty will eventually disappear

11) [exclamaciones]

¡anda! — (=¡no me digas!) well I never!; (=¡vamos!) come on!

¡anda!, no lo sabía — well I never, I didn't know that!

anda, dímelo — go on, tell me

anda, no me molestes — just stop annoying me, will you?

anda, no te lo tomes tan a pecho — come on, there's no need to take it to heart like that

¡anda, anda! — come on!

¡ándale (pues)! — Méx * (=apúrese) come on!, hurry up!; (=adiós) cheerio!; (=gracias) thanks!; [encontrando algo] that's it!

¡andando! — right, let's get on with it!

andando, que todavía hay mucho que hacer — let's get moving, there's still a lot to do

• ¡anda ya!, anda ya, no nos vengas con esnobismos — come on, don't be such a snob

-dile que te gusta -¡anda ya, para que me suba el precio! — "tell her you like it" - "oh sure, so she can charge me more!"

2. VT

1) (=recorrer a pie) [+ trecho] to walk

anduvimos varios kilómetros — we walked several kilometres

me conocía muy bien el camino por haberlo andado varias veces — I knew the path very well, as I'd been down o walked it several times before

2) LAm (=llevar) [+ ropa] to wear; [+ objeto] to carry

yo no ando reloj — I don't wear a watch

3.

See:

andarse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

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= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex. Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

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* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

* * *

= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *

andar¹ [ A24 ]

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A

1 ( esp Esp) (caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda the little girl's already walking

anda encorvado he stoops, he walks with a stoop

el perrito venía andando detrás de ella the little dog was coming along o walking along behind her

se acercó andando de puntillas she tiptoed up to him, she went up to him on tiptoes

¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar ( Chi); before long

2 (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

anduvo de aquí para allá intentando encontrarla he went all over the place trying to find her

andá a pasear ( fam) or ( vulg) a la mierda ( RPl) get lost! ( colloq), go to hell! (sl), piss off! ( BrE sl)

3

( AmL) (montar): no sé andar a caballo I can't ride a horse

fue a andar a caballo al parque she went horseriding o riding in the park

los domingos salen a andar en bicicleta they go cycling on Sundays, they go for bike rides on Sundays ( colloq)

está aprendiendo a andar en bicicleta she's learning to ride a bicycle

gata f B. (↑ gata)

B (marchar, funcionar) to work

el tocadiscos no anda the record player's not working

el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o ( BrE) going like a dream

C (+ compl)

1 (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? ( colloq), how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo andas de calcetines? how are you for o ( BrE) how are you off for socks?

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

no anda muy bien de salud he isn't very well

ando enfermo I'm ill

anda un poco tristón he's (looking) a bit gloomy

siempre anda con prisas he's always in a hurry

anda siempre muy arregladita she's always very well turned-out

no andes descalza don't walk o go around without your shoes on

¿quién anda ahí? who's there?

¿y Manolo? — creo que anda por América what about Manolo? — I think he's in America somewhere

¿dónde andan mis calcetines? where have my socks got(ten) o gone to? ( colloq), what's happened to my socks?

andar + GER to be -ING

anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight

la policía lo anda buscando the police are looking for him o ( colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

2 (juntarse) andar CON algn to mix WITH sb

no me gusta la gente con la que andas I don't like the people you're mixing with o ( colloq) you're hanging around with

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can tell a man o a man is known by the company he keeps

3

(salir con): andar CON algn to go out WITH sb

D (rondar) andar POR algo:

andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

E andar DETRáS DE or TRAS algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be AFTER sb/sth

ese sólo anda detrás de tu dinero he's only after your money

andan tras la fama y la riqueza they are looking for o ( colloq) they are out for fame and fortune

F

1 ( fam) andar CON algo (llevar) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth; ‹contraje/sombrero› to wear sth

sabes que no me gusta que andes con cuchillos you know I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

2 (revolver) andar EN algo to rummage o poke o ferret around IN sth

no me andes en el bolso don't go rummaging o poking o ferreting around in my bag

G (en exclamaciones)

1

(expresando sorpresa, incredulidad): ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! well! o good heavens! o good grief! what a coincidence!

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! o hey! look who's here!

¡anda ya! ¡eso es imposible! go on! o ( BrE) get away with you! that's impossible! ( colloq)

2

(expresando irritación, rechazo): ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!

¡anda! no me vengas con excusas come on! o come off it! I don't want to hear your excuses ( colloq)

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! ( colloq)

3

(instando a hacer algo): préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!

anda, déjate de tonterías come on, stop being silly!

ándale, no seas sacón ( Méx fam); go on, don't be chicken ( colloq)

¡anda! or ( Méx) ¡ándale! or ( Col) ¡ándele! que llegamos tarde come on o get a move on o let's get moving, we'll be late! ( colloq)

¡vamos, andando, que se hace tarde! come on, let's get a move on, it's getting late!

■ andar

vt

A (caminar) to walk

tuvimos que andar un buen trecho we had to walk a fair distance

he andado muchos caminos ( liter); I have trodden many paths ( liter)

B

( AmC) (llevar): no ando dinero I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts en casa I always go around in o wear shorts at home

■ andarse

v pron

A andarse CON algo:

ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke around o not one for jokes

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful

rodeo, rama

B ( en imperativo)

( AmL) (irse): ándate de aquí inmediatamente get out of here this minute

ándate luego, no vayas a llegar tarde get going o get a move on, otherwise you'll be late ( colloq)

andar²

masculine

A (modo de andar) gait, walk

un viejo de andar pausado an old man with an unhurried gait o walk

tiene andares de princesa she walks like a princess, she has the bearing o deportment of a princess ( frml)

B andares mpl

1 (viajes) travels (pl)

en mis andares por Sudamérica on my travels through South America

2 (aventuras) adventures (pl)

* * *

andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk;

◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

b) (AmL):

◊ andar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

c) ( en imperativo) (AmS) (ir) to go;

◊ anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;
◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3 (+ compl)
a) ( estar) to be;

◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering me
b) andar con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;

( salir con) to go out with sb;
◊ dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres a man is known by the company he keeps

c) andar detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth

4 ( rondar):
◊ andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

5 andar con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)
a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):

◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!
b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):

◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)
c) ( instando a hacer algo):

◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;

¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
◊ no ando dinero I don't have any money on me;

siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andarse con algo:
◊ ese no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke;

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
◊ ándate de aquí get out of here;

ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,
◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural

gait, walk
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing

' andar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andares
- bicicleta
- boca
- casa
- cien
- dinero
- echar
- escasa
- escaso
- gatas
- greña
- holgada
- holgado
- juego
- peculiar
- puntilla
- reconocer
- soltarse
- tienta
- torpe
- torpeza
- anduve
- bien
- caballo
- caminar
- cojo
- compañía
- corto
- descaminado
- desgarbado
- gata
- gatear
- mal
- nube
- ojo
- paso
English:
ambulatory
- badly
- barefoot
- blunder
- bustle
- crawl
- down
- drag
- even
- gait
- grope
- heavily
- large
- loose
- mooch
- mope about
- mope around
- move about
- move around
- pad about
- pad around
- pick
- plod
- pound
- prance
- pressed
- pussyfoot
- run
- scramble
- short
- slouch
- slouch about
- slouch around
- slow
- stall
- steadily
- stoop
- stride
- tiptoe
- toddler
- tout
- tramp
- trek
- trip along
- upright
- waddle
- walk
- walking pace
- walking shoes
- blink

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andar

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1. esp Esp [caminar] to walk;
[moverse] to move;
¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?;

andar por la calle to walk in the street;

andar deprisa/despacio to walk quickly/slowly;

andar a gatas to crawl;

andar de puntillas to tiptoe

Comp

todo se andará all in good time

2. [funcionar] to work, to go;

la nueva moto anda estupendamente the new motorbike is running superbly;

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped;

las cosas andan mal things are going badly;

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

3. [estar] to be;

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?;

no sabía que habían operado a tu padre – ¿qué tal anda? I didn't know your father had had an operation, how is he (getting on o doing)?;

¿dónde anda tu hermano? no lo he visto desde hace meses what's your brother up to these days? I haven't seen him for months;

creo que anda por el almacén I think he's somewhere in the warehouse;

andar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

desde que tiene novia, andar muy contento ever since he got a girlfriend he's been very happy;

ando muy ocupado I'm very busy at the moment;

¿cómo andas de dinero? how are you (off) for money?;

andamos muy mal de dinero we're very short of money, we're very badly off for money;

¡date prisa, que andamos muy mal de tiempo! hurry up, we haven't got much time!, hurry up, we're late!;

andar detrás de o [m5]tras algo/alguien to be after sth/sb;

Comp

de andar por casa [explicación, método] basic, rough and ready;

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house;

hice un apaño de andar por casa y ya funciona I patched it up myself and it works again now;

Prov

ande yo caliente, ríase la gente I'm quite happy, I don't care what other people think;

Prov

quien mal anda mal acaba everyone gets their just deserts

4. [ocuparse]
andar en [asuntos, líos] to be involved in;
[papeleos, negocios] to be busy with;
anda metido en pleitos desde el accidente ever since the accident he's been busy fighting legal battles

5. [hurgar]
andar en to rummage around in;

¿quién ha andado en mis papeles? who has been messing around with my papers?

6. [indica acción]
andar haciendo algo to be doing sth;

con esa chulería, David anda buscándose problemas David's asking for trouble, always being so cocky;

en ese país andan a tiros in that country they go round shooting one another;

andan a voces todo el día they spend the whole day shouting at each other;

anda echando broncas a todos he's going round telling everybody off;

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures;

Comp

andar a vueltas con algo to be having trouble with sth;

Comp
RP
¡andá a saber! who knows!

7. [ir]
andar con alguien to go around o round with sb;

anda por ahí con una jovencita he's running around with a young girl;

anda con gente muy poco recomendable she mixes with o goes around with a very undesirable crowd;

Prov

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres birds of a feather flock together

8.
andar por [alcanzar, rondar] to be about;

anda por los sesenta he's about sixty;

debe de andar por el medio millón it must be o cost about half a million

9. Fam [enredar]
andar con algo to play with sth

♦ vt

1. [recorrer] to go, to travel;

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometres

2. CAm [llevar puesto] to wear

3. CAm [llevar] to carry

♦ nm

1. [modo de caminar] gait, walk;

andares [de persona] gait;

tiene andares de modelo she walks like a model

2. [transcurso]
con el andar del tiempo, comprenderás todo mejor you'll understand everything better with the passing of time

♦ See also the pronominal verb andarse

* * *

andar

I v/i

1 ( caminar) walk;

andando on foot;

¡andando! come on!, move it! fam

2 ( funcionar) work

3

:

andar alegre/triste be happy/sad;

andar bien/mal do well/badly;

andar bien/mal de algo have a lot of/be short of sth;

andar con cuidado be careful;

andar con alguien mix with s.o., hang out with s.o. fam ;

andar en algo ( buscar) rummage in sth;

andar en el cajón rummage around in the drawer;

andar en o

por los 30 años be around 30;

andar tras algo be after sth fam ;

andar haciendo algo be doing sth;

andar a golpes, andar a palos be always fighting;

andar a una work together;

¡anda! sorpresa wow!; incredulidad come on!

II v/t walk

III m

:

andares gait, walk

* * *

andar {6} vi

1) caminar: to walk

2) ir: to go, to travel

3) funcionar: to run, to function

el auto anda bien: the car runs well

4) : to ride

andar a caballo: to ride on horseback

5) : to be

anda sin dinero: he's broke

andar vt

: to walk, to travel

andar nm

: walk, gait

* * *

andar vb

1. (caminar) to walk

andaba por la calle I was walking down the street

se fue a casa andando she walked home

2. (moverse) to go

las motos acuáticas andan por el agua jet skis go on the water

3. (funcionar) to work / to go

no me anda el reloj my watch isn't working

su nuevo coche anda muy bien his new car goes like a dream

4. (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?

¿cómo andas de tu resfriado? how's your cold?

¿por dónde anda Enrique? where's Enrique?

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?

anda despistado he's absent minded

andas equivocado you're wrong

andar por to be about

anda por los cuarenta she's about forty

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