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3 victoria
f.1 victory.adjudicarse la victoria to win a victorycantar victoria to claim victoryvictoria moral moral victoryvictoria pírrica Pyrrhic victory2 Victoria, Queen Victoria.3 surrey, four-wheeled horse-drawn pleasure carriage.* * *1 victory, triumph\alzarse con la victoria to wincantar victoria to proclaim a victory* * *noun f.* * *SF Victoria* * *femenino victoryel equipo local se alzó con la victoria — the home team won o was victorious
conseguir ese puesto fue una gran victoria para ella — getting that job was a big achievement for her
* * *= victory, win.Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex. The article is entitled 'Another win for Louis Braille: audio books gain in popularity'.----* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* celebrar victoria = claim + victory.* en la victoria = in victory.* gol de la victoria = winning goal.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* racha de victorias = unbeaten run.* tanto de la victoria = winning goal.* tres victorias consecutivas = hat trick.* victoria amarga = sour victory.* victoria moral = moral victory.* victoria pírrica = pyrrhic victory.* * *femenino victoryel equipo local se alzó con la victoria — the home team won o was victorious
conseguir ese puesto fue una gran victoria para ella — getting that job was a big achievement for her
* * *= victory, win.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Another win for Louis Braille: audio books gain in popularity'.* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* celebrar victoria = claim + victory.* en la victoria = in victory.* gol de la victoria = winning goal.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* racha de victorias = unbeaten run.* tanto de la victoria = winning goal.* tres victorias consecutivas = hat trick.* victoria amarga = sour victory.* victoria moral = moral victory.* victoria pírrica = pyrrhic victory.* * *victoryobtuvieron una aplastante victoria frente a or sobre sus adversarios they won o achieved a resounding victory over their opponentsel equipo neoyorquino se alzó con la victoria the team from New York won o was victoriousno cantes victoria antes de tiempo don't count your chickens before they hatchCompuestos:moral victoryPyrrhic victory* * *
victoria sustantivo femenino
victory;
(Dep) win;
victoria sustantivo femenino victory
♦ Locuciones: cantar victoria, (alegrarse de un triunfo, esp antes de tiempo) no cantes victoria, aún no ha acabado el partido, it's still too early to sing your praises
' victoria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alzarse
- aplastante
- cantada
- cantado
- hambre
- puerta
- resonancia
- saborear
- triunfo
- abrumador
- apabullante
- aparente
- apretado
- apuntar
- arrollador
- artífice
- confiar
- conquistar
- contundente
- holgado
- parcial
- pronosticar
- revalidar
- seguro
- signo
- sintonía
- situar
English:
achievement
- after
- certain
- chalk up
- conclusive
- fall
- gloat
- hard-won
- hollow
- landslide victory
- overwhelming
- soon
- sound
- V
- V-sign
- victory
- walkover
- win
- expectation
- land
- put
- VE-Day
- VJ-Day
- walk
- winning
* * *Victoria n prla reina Victoria Queen Victoria;el lago Victoria Lake Victoria* * *f victory;cantar victoria claim victory;victoria en casa DEP home win* * *victoria nf: victory♦ victorioso, -sa adj♦ victoriosamente adv* * *victoria n2. (en un partido) win -
4 no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
Ex. You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* * *Ex: You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Spanish-English dictionary > no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
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5 no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca
Ex. You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* * *Ex: You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Spanish-English dictionary > no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca
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6 cantar
m.1 poem (literature).eso es otro cantar that's another story2 song, lay.Su cantar era muy original His song was very original.v.1 to sing.Elsa canta canciones de cuna Elsa sings lullabies.Elsa canta en la ducha Elsa sings in the shower.2 to sing (persona, ave).3 to call (out).4 to talk (informal) (confesar).5 to stink (informal) (apestar). (peninsular Spanish)le cantan los pies he has smelly feet6 to stick out like a sore thumb (informal). (peninsular Spanish)7 to sing to.María le canta al bebé Mary sings to the baby.* * *1 to sing4 (en juegos de naipes) to call■ el hombre cantó todo lo que sabía sobre el asesinato a la policía the man told the police everything he knew about the murder1 to sing2 (pájaros) to sing, chirp; (insectos) to chirp3 familiar (confesar) to spill the beans, talk, confess4 familiar (oler mal) to stink1 song\cantar como una almeja familiar to stick out like a sore thumbcantarlas claras familiar to tell somebody straightcantarle a alguien las cuarenta familiar to give somebody a piece of one's mindcantarle a alguien las verdades figurado to give somebody a piece of one's minden menos que canta un gallo familiar in a flash, before you could say Jack Robinson¡eso es otro cantar! familiar that's a totally different thing, that's a different kettle of fishser coser y cantar familiar to be as easy as pie, be child's playcantar de gesta chanson de gesteCantar de los Cantares Song of Songs, Song of Solomon* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (Mús) to singen esa región hablan cantando — (fig) they talk in a singsong way in that region
voz 2), b)los monjes cantaban en la abadía — the monks chanted o sang in the abbey
2) [pájaro] to sing; [gallo] to crow; [cigarra, grillo] to chirp3) liter (=alabar) to sing of, sing the praises oflos poetas que le cantan a la mar — the poets who sing of o sing the praises of the sea
4) ** (=revelar) to spill the beans *; [a la policía] to squeal *5) ** (=oler mal) to stink *, reekte cantan los pies — your feet really stink * o reek
2. VT1) [+ canción] to sing; [+ mantra, canto gregoriano] to chant; [+ misa] to sing, say; [+ número de lotería] to call out- cantar a algn las cuarentasu madre le cantó las cuarenta cuando llegó a casa — his mother gave him a piece of her mind when he got home *
cantar victoria —
es muy pronto para cantar victoria, la crisis política continúa — it is too early to claim victory, the political crisis continues
- creo que ya está solucionado -no cantes victoria — "I think it's sorted out" - "don't speak too soon" o "don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)"
2) liter [+ mérito, belleza] to praise, eulogize3) (=revelar) to confess3. SM1) (=canción) song; (Rel) chant2) (Literat)gallo I, 1)cantar de gesta — chanson de geste, epic poem
* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.Ex. Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.Ex. It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.----* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.
Ex: It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *vtA1 ‹canción› to sing2(anunciar, pregonar): los niños cantaban las tablas de multiplicar the children were reciting o chanting their times tablescántame las cifras read o shout the figures out to me ( colloq)3 (en béisbol) to callB ( liter) (ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues ofel tan cantado mar the oft-praised sea ( liter)C ( fam) (delatar, descubrir) to give away¿te dejó plantada? — te lo canté he stood you up? — what did I tell you? o I warned youel Cantar de los Cantares the Song of Songs o of Solomonel Cantar del Mío Cid the ballad of El Cidcantárselas claras a algn ( fam): se las canté claras I gave it to her o told her straight ( colloq)E■ cantarviA1 ( Mús) to singhabla cantando she has a singsong voice o a lilt in her voice3 «agua/fuente» to babbleB2 ( Jueg) to declare3(anunciar, pregonar): canta, que yo anoto read it out, I'll write it downlas cifras cantan por sí solas the figures speak for themselvespoem ( gen set to music)¡eso es otro cantar! that's another o a different matter, that's a different kettle of fishCompuesto:chanson de geste* * *
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1a) (Mús) to sing
[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
' cantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrear
- cante
- canto
- coger
- coser
- dar
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- determinada
- determinado
- embargar
- infinitud
- misa
- permitirse
- victoria
- bajo
- bien
- coro
- estupendo
- lindo
- mal
- público
English:
also
- as
- belt out
- burst into
- chant
- crow
- gurgle
- horn
- hum
- innate
- sailing
- sharp
- sing
- sing along
- sing out
- sing up
- singing
- song
- soon
- teach
- away
- burst
- harmonize
- perform
- squeal
- to
- yodel
* * *cantar1 nmpoem;Fameso es otro cantar that's another storyel Cantar de los Cantares [en la Biblia] the Song of Songs;cantar de gesta chanson de geste, = medieval heroic narrative poem (e.g. “El Cid”)♦ vt1. [canción] to sing2. [bingo, línea, el gordo] to call (out);cántame los números y yo los escribo you call out the numbers and I'll write them down;RP Famte canté que tu madre no te dejaría ir I TOLD you your mother wouldn't let you go;Famcantar las cuarenta a alguien to give sb a piece of one's mind;RP Famcantar la justa a alguien to give it to sb straight up;cantar victoria to claim victory4. [alabar] to praise;no se cansa de cantar la belleza del lugar he never tires of singing the praises of the beauty of the place♦ vi1. [persona] to sing2. [ave] to sing;[gallo] to crow; [insecto] to chirpcantar de plano to make a full confessionle cantan los pies he has smelly feetese traje rojo canta mucho that red suit really draws attention to you;canta un montón que estás nervioso it's really obvious that you're nervous;Carlos y yo cantábamos en una fiesta tan elegante Carlos and I really stood out at that posh party6. Esp Fam [portero]les metieron un gol porque el portero cantó they conceded a goal because the goalkeeper blundered8. Am Fam [escoger]¡canté primero para la ducha! Br bags I get the first shower!, US dibs on the first shower!* * *I v/i1 sing2 popde delincuente squeal popII v/t singIII m:ése es otro cantar fig fam that’s a different story* * *cantar v: to singcantar nm: song, ballad* * *cantar vb2. (insecto, pájaro pequeño) to chirp -
7 antes
adv.1 before.no importa si vienes antes it doesn't matter if you come earlierya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used tomucho/poco antes long/shortly beforelo antes posible as soon as possibleantes de Cristo before Christ, BCantes de tiempo ahead of timeantes de hacer algo before doing somethingantes de que beforeantes de que llegaras before you arrived2 before.me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you)antes de before3 first (primero).esta señora está antes this lady is firstentraron antes que yo they went in in front of mem.pl.1 elks, mooses.2 suedes.* * *► adverbio1 (tiempo) before, earlier2 (en el pasado) before, in the past3 (lugar) in front, before1 on the contrary, quite the opposite, rather■ no la aborrece, antes la ama he doesn't hate her, on the contrary he loves her► adjetivo1 before\antes bien on the contrary■ no se acobardó, antes bien se encaró con su enemigo he didn't shrink back, on the contrary, he stood up to his enemyantes de J.C. before Christantes de nada first of alllo antes posible as soon as possible* * *adv.1) before, earlier2) rather, sooner3) formerly, previously•- antes de anoche
- antes de ayer
- antes de Cristo
- antes de que
- antes que* * *1.ADJ before2. ADV1) [en el tiempo]a) [con relación a otro acontecimiento]el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously
no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her
lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me
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antes de algo — before sthla cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine
una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract
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el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ•
antes de hacer algo — before doing sthantes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed
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mucho antes de algo — long before sthmucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm
antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself
antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm
somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats
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poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sthesperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade
b) [en el pasado]antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day
antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past
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de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous houseya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be
ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days
c) (=hasta ahora) before, before nowd) (=más temprano) earlier•
cuanto antes — as soon as possiblee) (=más joven) at a younger age, at an earlier agecada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days
2) [en el espacio] before•
antes de algo — before sth3.CONJ [indicando preferencia] sooner, ratherno cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money
vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you
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antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sthantes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe
* * *1)a) ( con anterioridad) beforeb) (en locs)antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident
antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC
antes de + inf — before -ing
llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave
antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born
2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past3)a) (indicando orden, prioridad) firstb) ( indicando preferencia)antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!
4) ( en el espacio) before5)a)antes bien — (liter) on the contrary
b)antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)
* * *= earlier, formerly, before now.Ex. These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.Ex. Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.Ex. OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.----* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.* antes de acostarse = before bed.* antes de ahora = before now.* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* antes del amanecer = before dawn.* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes (de que) = before.* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* antes o después de = either side of.* antes que = sooner than.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* como antes = as before.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* los días antes de = leading up to.* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.* minutos antes de = minutes before.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* no antes de = no sooner than.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* no visto antes = unprecedented.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* que fue común antes = once-common.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* un año antes de = a year ahead of.* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *1)a) ( con anterioridad) beforeb) (en locs)antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident
antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC
antes de + inf — before -ing
llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave
antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born
2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past3)a) (indicando orden, prioridad) firstb) ( indicando preferencia)antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!
4) ( en el espacio) before5)a)antes bien — (liter) on the contrary
b)antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)
* * *antes (de que)= beforeEx: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.
= earlier, formerly, before now.Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.
Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.Ex: OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.* antes de acostarse = before bed.* antes de ahora = before now.* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* antes del amanecer = before dawn.* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes (de que) = before.* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* antes o después de = either side of.* antes que = sooner than.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* como antes = as before.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* los días antes de = leading up to.* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.* minutos antes de = minutes before.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* no antes de = no sooner than.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* no visto antes = unprecedented.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* que fue común antes = once-common.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* un año antes de = a year ahead of.* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *A1 (con anterioridad) beforeme lo deberías haber dicho antes you should have told me before o earlierlo haré lo antes posible I'll do it as soon as possiblelos inquilinos de antes eran más simpáticos the people who lived there before o the previous tenants were nicerdías antes había estado con él I had been with him a few days beforela había hecho el día antes she had made it the day before o the previous day2 ( en locs):antes de beforellegó antes de las tres/del accidente she arrived before three/before the accidentdebe estar aquí antes de las ocho you must be here before o by eightunos días antes de la publicación del libro a few days before the book was published o ( frml) prior to the publication of the bookantes de Jesucristo before Christ, BCno van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hoursle daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a weekantes de anoche the night before lastantes de ayer the day before yesterdayantes DE + INF before -INGmuéstrame la carta antes de mandársela show me the letter before you send it to him o before sending it to himantes ( DE) QUE + SUBJ:a ver si podemos terminarlo antes (de) que lleguen let's try and finish before they get hereantes (de) que me olvide, llamó Marisa before I forget, Marisa calledno se lo muestres antes (de) que yo lo vea don't show it to him until I've seen itmucho/poco antes (de) que tú nacieras a long time/just before you were bornB (en tiempos pasados) before, in the pastantes no se veían mendigos por la calle como ahora you didn't use to see beggars on the streets o in the past you didn't see beggars on the streets o you didn't see beggars on the streets before, the way you do nowantes salíamos mucho más que ahora we used to go out o in the past we went out much more than we do nowya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more, he's not the same person he waslas casas de antes eran más sólidas houses used to be o in the past houses were more solidly builtC1 (indicando orden, prioridad) firstyo estaba antes I was here firstantes que beforeel señor está antes que yo this man was here before me o is before meantes que nada first of allla obligación está antes que la diversión duty comes before pleasuremis hijos están antes que tú para mí my children are more important to me than you are, my children come before you2(indicando preferencia): ¿casarme con él? ¡antes me muero! marry him? I'd rather o sooner die!cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but thatla muerte antes que la deshonra death before dishonorantes QUE + INF:antes que verlos pasar hambre, soy capaz de robar I'd steal rather than see them go hungryD (en el espacio) beforeme bajo dos paradas antes I get off two stops beforeel ejemplo dado líneas antes the example given a few lines above o beforeestá antes de Rocha/del puente it's before you get to o it's this side of Rocha/the bridgeE1antes bien ( liter); on the contrary2antes no (Chi, Méx fam): antes no te apuñalaron you were lucky o you can count yourself lucky you didn't get stabbed* * *
antes adverbio
1
lo antes posible as soon as possible
c) ( en locs)
antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC;
no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours;
le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week;
antes de lo esperado earlier than expected;
antes de hacer algo before doing sth;
antes (de) que me olvide before I forget;
no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it
2 ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past;
3
yo estaba antes I was here firstb) ( indicando preferencia):◊ ¡antes me muero! I'd rather o sooner die!;
cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that
antes
I adverbio
1 (en el tiempo) before
antes de las dos, before two o'clock
un año antes, a year before
mucho antes, long before
poco antes, a short time before
2 (tiempo remoto) in the past
antes se bordaba a mano más, people used to hand-embroider more in the past
3 (en el espacio) before
la escuela está antes de la estación, the school is before the station
II conj antes morir que disculparme, I'd rather die than apologize
♦ Locuciones: antes (bien), on the contrary
cuanto antes, as soon as possible
lo antes posible, as soon as possible
' antes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- acaso
- acopiar
- adelantarse
- anoche
- anticiparse
- aquél
- aquélla
- atusar
- ayer
- bélica
- bélico
- cadáver
- como
- congelación
- consumir
- cuanta
- cuanto
- dérmica
- dérmico
- engañarse
- escaparse
- escarceo
- escribano
- folclórica
- folclórico
- gay
- grabar
- homologar
- hostelera
- hostelero
- incluida
- incluido
- interesar
- manía
- marcha
- mejor
- menos
- merodear
- mezclar
- no
- noche
- ocurrirse
- poca
- poco
- presupuesto
- recoger
- resolver
- sabatina
- sabatino
English:
action
- advance
- anything
- applaud
- apprentice
- arbitration
- as
- asap
- averse
- back
- BC
- before
- beforehand
- best
- better
- blurt out
- board
- boil over
- breathing space
- bridge
- bustling
- capture
- clean
- clean up
- clear
- clock
- clock off
- clock out
- close
- cram
- customary
- defrost
- dispose of
- early
- enact
- even
- eventual
- exercise
- family
- fellow
- first
- flying
- formerly
- from
- gather in
- go over
- ground
- hold off
- hors d'oeuvre
- jack up
* * *♦ adv1. [en el tiempo] before;[antaño] formerly, in the past;lo he dicho antes I've said it before;no importa si venís antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier;me lo podías haber contado antes you could have told me earlier o before;antes llovía más it used to rain more often;antes no había televisión y la gente se entretenía con la radio in the past, there wasn't any television, so people used to listen to the radio;ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to;desde el accidente, ya no es el mismo de antes he hasn't been the same since the accident;cuanto antes as soon as possible;mucho/poco antes long/shortly before;lo antes posible as soon as possible;antes de before;antes de entrar dejen salir [en letrero] please let people off first before boarding;no llegues antes de las cinco don't get there before five, make sure you arrive no earlier than five;tenlo preparado antes de medianoche have it ready by midnight;antes de hacer algo before doing sth;consúltame antes de añadir nada consult me first before you add anything o before adding anything;antes de que llegaras before you arrived;antes de anoche the night before last;antes de ayer the day before yesterday;antes de Cristo before Christ, BC;de antes [antiguo] old;[anterior] previous;el sistema de antes era muy lento the old system was very slow;esta cerveza sabe igual que la de antes this beer tastes the same as the previous one o the one before2. [en el espacio] before;me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you);antes de before;el motel está antes del próximo cruce the motel is before the next junction3. [primero] first;esta señora está antes this lady is first;ten paciencia, este señor está antes que nosotros be patient, this man is in front of us;entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me;¿quién va a salir antes? who's going to leave (the) first?4. [expresa preferencia] rather;no quiero tener coche, antes me compraría una moto I don't want a car, I'd rather buy a motorbike;antes… que rather… than;prefiero la sierra antes que el mar I prefer the mountains to the sea;iría a la cárcel antes que mentir I'd rather go to prison than lie;antes de nada first of all, before anything else;antes que nada [expresando preferencia] above all, first and foremost;antes al contrario on the contrary♦ adj[previo] previous;la noche antes the night before♦ antes bien loc conjon the contrary;no le aburría, antes bien parecía agradarle far from boring him, it appeared to please him* * *I adv before;cuanto antes, lo antes posible as soon as possible;poco antes shortly before;antes que nada first of all;antes bien on the contrary;de antes oldII prp:antes de before;antes de hora, antes de tiempo early, ahead of time;antes de llegar el tren before the train arrivedIII conj:antes de que subj before* * *antes adv1) : before, earlier2) : formerly, previously3) : rather, soonerantes prefiero morir: I'd rather die4)antes de : before, previous toantes de hoy: before today5)antes que : beforeantes que llegue Luis: before Luis arrives6)cuanto antes : as soon as possible7)antes bien : on the contrary* * *antes adv1. (previamente) before2. (más temprano) earlier3. (lugar) just before -
8 aprovecharse económicamente
(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s)Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s)Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
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9 beneficiarse económicamente
(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s)Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s)Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
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10 choco
adj.one-eyed.m.cuttlefish (sepia).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chocar.* * *1 small cuttlefish* * *I SM poodle IIADJ And, Cono Sur (=rojo) dark red; (=chocolate) chocolate-coloured, chocolate-colored (EEUU); (=moreno) swarthy, darkIII1. ADJ Chile1) (=manco) one-armed2) (=cojo) one-legged3) (=tuerto) one-eyed2. SM2) And (=sombrero) top hat3) Méx *** (=vulva) cunt ***IVSM (Zool) cuttlefishV* * *I IImasculino cuttlefish* * *= cuttlefish.Ex. Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.* * *I IImasculino cuttlefish* * *= cuttlefish.Ex: Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.
* * *1 (de rabo corto) short-tailed; (sin rabo) tailless2 (manco) one-armedcuttlefish* * *choco, -a♦ adjCAm, Chile, Méx [persona] [cojo] one-legged; [manco] one-armed♦ nm1. [sepia] cuttlefishchocos curls♦ nm,f3. CAm, Chile, Méx [tullido] [cojo] one-legged person;[manco] one-armed person* * *m ZO cuttlefish -
11 chupar de la teta
(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nestEx. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.Ex. The article ' Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.* * *(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nestEx: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
Ex: The article ' Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times. -
12 chupar del bote
Esp * to line one's own pocket *, feather one's own nest ** * *(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nestEx. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.Ex. The article ' Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.* * *(v.) = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nestEx: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
Ex: The article ' Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times. -
13 conspirador
adj.conspiratorial.m.conspirator, plotter.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 conspirator, plotter* * *conspirador, -aSM / F conspirator* * *- dora masculino, femenino conspirator* * *= conspirator, designing, schemer, plotter.Ex. She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.Ex. In the world there are dreamers and schemers, which one are you?.Ex. The FBI said the plotters planned to bomb and flood Hudson River train tunnels that carry tens of thousands of commuters.* * *- dora masculino, femenino conspirator* * *= conspirator, designing, schemer, plotter.Ex: She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.Ex: In the world there are dreamers and schemers, which one are you?.Ex: The FBI said the plotters planned to bomb and flood Hudson River train tunnels that carry tens of thousands of commuters.* * *masculine, feminineconspirator* * *
conspirador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
conspirator
' conspirador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intrigante
- urdidor
- urdidora
English:
conspirator
- plotter
* * *conspirador, -ora nm,fconspirator, plotter* * *m, conspiradora f conspirator* * *conspirador, - dora n: conspirator -
14 empollar
v.1 to incubate (huevo).2 to bone up on(informal) (study). (peninsular Spanish)3 to swot (informal). (peninsular Spanish)4 to brood on, to brood, to hatch.* * *1 (huevos) to hatch2 familiar (estudiar) to swot, swot up, US bone up on* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Zool) to incubate, sit on2) * [+ asignatura] to swot up *2. VI1) [gallina] to sit, brood2) [abejas] to breed3) * [estudiante] to swot *, grind away (EEUU), cram* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) gallina to brood2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)2.empollar vt1) < huevos> to hatch, sit on2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot up (on) (BrE colloq)* * *= cram for, hatch, swot.Ex. This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.Ex. The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.Ex. Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.----* libro para empollar = crammer.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) gallina to brood2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)2.empollar vt1) < huevos> to hatch, sit on2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot up (on) (BrE colloq)* * *= cram for, hatch, swot.Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.
Ex: The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.Ex: Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.* libro para empollar = crammer.* * *empollar [A1 ]viA «gallina» to brood■ empollarvtA ‹huevos› to hatch, sit on* * *
empollar ( conjugate empollar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ gallina] to brood
2 (Esp fam) [ estudiante] to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ huevos› to hatch, sit on
2 (Esp fam) ‹ lección› to cram (colloq), to swot up (on) (BrE colloq)
empollar verbo transitivo
1 (la gallina: huevos) to sit on
2 fam (estudiar mucho) to swot (up), US bone up on
' empollar' also found in these entries:
English:
bone up on
- brood
- cram
- hatch
- learn up
- swot
- swot up
- incubate
* * *♦ vt1. [huevo] to incubate♦ viFam Br to swot, US to grind♦ See also the pronominal verb empollarse* * *I v/i famcram fam, Brswot famII v/t1 ZO sit on, incubate2 fam ( estudiar) cram fam, Brswot up on fam* * *empollar vi: to brood eggsempollar vt: to incubate* * *empollar vben junio, se pasa los días empollando in June, she spends all the time swotting -
15 enriquecerse
1 to become rich, get rich* * *verb* * *VPR to get rich; (=prosperar) to prosper* * *(v.) = fatten + Posesivo + pockets, line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s)Ex. All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *(v.) = fatten + Posesivo + pockets, line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s)Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *
■enriquecerse verbo reflexivo
1 to get o become rich
2 (espiritualmente, culturalmente) to be enriched
' enriquecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
forrarse
- enriquecer
English:
get-rich-quick
- pocket
* * *vpr[persona, pueblo, región] to get rich;la región se ha enriquecido con el turismo tourism has made the region rich, the region has prospered through tourism* * *v/r get rich; figbe enriched* * *vr: to get rich* * *enriquecerse vb to get rich -
16 forrarse
1 familiar (de dinero) to make a fortune, make a packet* * *VPR1) * (=enriquecerse) to line one's pockets, make a fortune, make a packet *2) * [de comida] to stuff o.s. (de with)Méx, Guat to eat a heavy meal* * *= line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), make + a killing, fatten + Posesivo + pockets.Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.Ex. And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.Ex. All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.* * *= line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), make + a killing, fatten + Posesivo + pockets.Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
Ex: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.* * *
■forrarse vr fam (enriquecerse) to make a packet
' forrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
forrar
English:
line
- killing
* * *vpr* * *v/r1 fammake a fortune fam2 L.Am. fam ( llenarse) stuff o.s. fam, have a good feed* * *forrarse vb (enriquecerse) to make a fortune -
17 incubar
v.1 to incubate (huevo).2 to be sickening for.* * *1 to incubate* * *verb1) to incubate2) hatch* * *1.VT to incubate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to incubate2.* * *= hatch, incubate.Ex. The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.Ex. It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.* * *1.verbo transitivo to incubate2.* * *= hatch, incubate.Ex: The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.* * *incubar [A1 ]vt1 ‹huevos› to incubate2 ‹enfermedad› to incubate«crisis» to brew, build up* * *
incubar ( conjugate incubar) verbo transitivo
to incubate
incubar verbo transitivo to incubate
' incubar' also found in these entries:
English:
hatch
- incubate
* * *♦ vt3. [plan, complot] to hatch* * *v/t incubate* * *incubar v: to incubate -
18 insidioso
adj.insidious, sly, catchy, treacherous.* * *► adjetivo1 malicious* * *ADJ (=engañoso) insidious, deceptive; (=traicionero) treacherous* * ** * *= insidious, designing, scurrilous.Ex. The view that the 'caring' professions, including librarianship, have of their clients is deeply insidious.Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.* * ** * *= insidious, designing, scurrilous.Ex: The view that the 'caring' professions, including librarianship, have of their clients is deeply insidious.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.* * *insidioso -sainsidious, treacherous, deceitful* * *
insidioso,-a adjetivo insidious, treacherous, deceitful
' insidioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insidiosa
English:
insidious
- snide
* * *insidioso, -a adjmalicious* * *adj insidious* * *insidioso, -sa adj: insidious -
19 intrigante
adj.1 intriguing.2 scheming, calculating, designing.f. & m.1 schemer.2 intriguer, conspirator, intrigant, schemer.* * *► adjetivo1 (curioso, interesante) intriguing2 peyorativo scheming1 (persona) intriguer, schemer* * *1. ADJ1) (=enredador) scheming2) (=interesante) intriguing2.SMF schemer* * *Ia) ( que extraña) intriguingb) ( que arma intrigas) schemingIImasculino y femenino schemer, intriguer (AmE)* * *= intriguing, designing.Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *Ia) ( que extraña) intriguingb) ( que arma intrigas) schemingIImasculino y femenino schemer, intriguer (AmE)* * *= intriguing, designing.Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *1 (que extraña) intriguing2 (que arma intrigas) schemingschemer, intriguer, intrigant ( AmE)* * *
intrigante sustantivo masculino y femenino
schemer, intriguer (AmE)
intrigante
I adjetivo
1 (interesante) intriguing, interesting
2 (maquinador, conspirador) scheming
II mf (persona) schemer, intriguer
' intrigante' also found in these entries:
English:
intriguing
- scheming
* * *♦ adjintriguing♦ nmf[maquinador] schemer; [chismoso] stirrer* * *I adj1 scheming2 ( curioso) intriguingII m/f schemer* * *intrigante nmf: schemer -
20 jibia
f.cuttlefish.* * *1 cuttlefish* * *1.SF (Zool) cuttlefish2.SM ** (=homosexual) queer **, poof pey **, fag (EEUU) pey *** * *femenino cuttlefish* * *= cuttlefish.Ex. Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.* * *femenino cuttlefish* * *= cuttlefish.Ex: Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.
* * *cuttlefish* * *
jibia sustantivo femenino
cuttlefish
* * *jibia nf[molusco] cuttlefish* * *f ZO cuttlefish* * *jibia nf: cuttlefish
См. также в других словарях:
hatched — adj. [p. p. from {hatch}, v. i.] produced from an egg. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hatched — index illusory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Hatched — Hatch Hatch (h[a^]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatched} (h[a^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hatching}.] [F. hacher to chop, hack. See {Hash}.] 1. To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See {Hatching}. [1913 Webster] Shall win… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hatched — un·hatched; … English syllables
hatched — Synonyms and related words: bearing, born, calved, cast, concocted, cooked up, dropped, fabricated, fabulous, fancied, fantasied, fantastic, fictional, fictitious, figmental, foaled, forged, given birth, giving birth, invented, legendary, made up … Moby Thesaurus
hatched — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. contrived, concluded, devised; see planned … English dictionary for students
hatched — hætʃ n. brood of hatchlings; emergence from an egg; opening in a wall or floor, opening through which passengers or cargo may pass (especially in a ship); door covering such an opening, trapdoor v. emerge from an egg; cause to come out of an… … English contemporary dictionary
hatched — adjective 1. emerged from an egg • Similar to: ↑born 2. shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines • Syn: ↑crosshatched • Similar to: ↑shaded … Useful english dictionary
Half-hatched — ( h[a^]cht ), a. Imperfectly hatched; as, half hatched eggs. Gay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
don’t count your chickens before they are hatched — An instruction not to make, or act upon, an assumption (usually favourable) which might turn out to be wrong. The metaphorical phrase to count one’s chickens is also used. c 1570 T. HOWELL New Sonnets C2 Counte not thy Chickens that vnhatched be … Proverbs new dictionary
count one's chickens before they're hatched — {v. phr.}, {informal} To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too sure that something will happen. Usually used in negative sentences. * /When Jim said that he would be made… … Dictionary of American idioms