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m.1 price.¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably pricedprecio al contado cash priceprecio de compra purchase priceprecio de fábrica factory priceprecio indicativo guide priceprecio de mercado market priceprecio prohibitivo prohibitively high priceprecio de saldo bargain priceprecio de salida starting priceprecio de venta (al público) retail price2 price (sacrificio).pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearlya cualquier precio at any price3 price tag.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: preciar.* * *1 (coste) price■ ¿a qué precio está? how much is it?\a cualquier precio at any costa precio de coste at cost priceno tener precio figurado to be priceless* * *noun m.1) price, value2) cost* * *SM1) (=importe) [de producto] price; [de viaje] fare; [en hotel] rate, charge¿qué precio tiene? — how much is it?
a o por un precio simbólico — for a nominal o token sum
precio al detalle, precio al por menor — retail price
precio de coste, precio de costo — cost-price
precio de situación — LAm bargain price
precio de venta — sale price, selling price
precio tope — top price, ceiling price
2) (=coste, sacrificio)lo hará a cualquier precio — he'll do it whatever the cost o at any price
al precio de — frm at the cost of
ganó las elecciones, pero al precio de su integridad — he won the election but at the cost o expense of his integrity
3) frm (=valor) worth, value* * *1) ( de producto) pricesubir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up
bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down
¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?
precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price
pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something
poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head
2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?
* * *= price, price tag, price range, quote.Ex. Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.Ex. Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.Ex. The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.Ex. This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.----* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* alto precio = costliness.* a mitad de precio = at half price.* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de ganga = at a steal.* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).* a precio reducido = at a discount.* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.* a su precio normal = at full price.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* a un precio módico = at affordable cost, at an affordable price.* a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.* a un precio razonable = at a reasonable cost, reasonably priced.* averiguar el precio = cost.* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajo precio = low cost.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* cambiar el precio = reprice, reprice.* cobrar un precio = charge + price.* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparar precios = comparison shop.* competencia de precios = price competition.* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio = terms of availability and/or price.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de precio fijo = fixed-price.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de precio razonable = affordable.* de precio rebajado = cut-price, cut-rate.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* diferencia de precio = price differential.* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.* fijación de precios = fixing.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.* índice de precios = price index.* índice de precios al consumo = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index.* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = Retail Price Index (RPI).* información de precios = price information.* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mitad de precio = half price.* negociar el precio de Algo = negotiate + price.* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* poner el precio = price.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = declare + open season on, put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* precio abusivo = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio abusivo, precio desorbidato = abusive price.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* precio + caer = price + fall.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio competitivo = competitive price.* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.* precio de compra = purchase price.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* precio de entrada = price of admission.* precio de la gasolina = fuel pump price.* precio de la habitación = room rate.* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.* precio de las acciones = share price.* precio de la suscripción = subscription price.* precio de la vivienda = house price.* precio del billete = fare.* precio del billete de autobús = bus fare.* precio del billete de avión = airfare [air fare], airline fare.* precio del carburante = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del combustible = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del productor = producer price.* precio de salida = starting price.* precio + descender = price + fall.* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio de tarifa = list price, listed price.* precio de venta al público = retail price, cover price, list price, listed price.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precio especial = reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* precio excesivo = steep price, overpricing [over-pricing], inflated price.* precio fijo = fixed charge.* precio inflado = inflated price.* precio inicial = starting price.* precio íntegro = full price.* precio medio = average price.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* precio normal = full price.* precio para estudiantes = student rate.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precio por unidad = unit price.* precio prohibitivo = prohibitively expensive, prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio razonable = fair price.* precio rebajado = marked-down price.* precio rebajado, precio reducido, descuento = marked-down price.* precios = pricing, price range, price rate, price structure.* precios competitivos = competitive rates.* precios con descuento = discount price.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* precios descontrolados = runaway prices.* precios disparados = spiralling prices, runaway prices.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices, runaway costs.* precio simbólico = nominal fee.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* que no tiene precio = priceless.* que tiene precio = priced.* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.* sin precio = unpriced.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subir de precio = rise in + price.* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* tarifa de precios = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structure.* tener un precio razonable = be reasonably priced.* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* * *1) ( de producto) pricesubir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up
bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down
¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?
precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price
pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something
poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head
2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?
* * *= price, price tag, price range, quote.Ex: Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.
Ex: Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.Ex: The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.Ex: This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* alto precio = costliness.* a mitad de precio = at half price.* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de ganga = at a steal.* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).* a precio reducido = at a discount.* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.* a su precio normal = at full price.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* a un precio módico = at affordable cost, at an affordable price.* a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.* a un precio razonable = at a reasonable cost, reasonably priced.* averiguar el precio = cost.* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajo precio = low cost.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* cambiar el precio = reprice, reprice.* cobrar un precio = charge + price.* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparar precios = comparison shop.* competencia de precios = price competition.* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio = terms of availability and/or price.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de precio fijo = fixed-price.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de precio razonable = affordable.* de precio rebajado = cut-price, cut-rate.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* diferencia de precio = price differential.* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.* fijación de precios = fixing.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.* índice de precios = price index.* índice de precios al consumo = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index.* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = Retail Price Index (RPI).* información de precios = price information.* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mitad de precio = half price.* negociar el precio de Algo = negotiate + price.* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* poner el precio = price.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = declare + open season on, put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* precio abusivo = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio abusivo, precio desorbidato = abusive price.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* precio + caer = price + fall.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio competitivo = competitive price.* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.* precio de compra = purchase price.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* precio de entrada = price of admission.* precio de la gasolina = fuel pump price.* precio de la habitación = room rate.* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.* precio de las acciones = share price.* precio de la suscripción = subscription price.* precio de la vivienda = house price.* precio del billete = fare.* precio del billete de autobús = bus fare.* precio del billete de avión = airfare [air fare], airline fare.* precio del carburante = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del combustible = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del productor = producer price.* precio de salida = starting price.* precio + descender = price + fall.* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio de tarifa = list price, listed price.* precio de venta al público = retail price, cover price, list price, listed price.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precio especial = reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* precio excesivo = steep price, overpricing [over-pricing], inflated price.* precio fijo = fixed charge.* precio inflado = inflated price.* precio inicial = starting price.* precio íntegro = full price.* precio medio = average price.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* precio normal = full price.* precio para estudiantes = student rate.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precio por unidad = unit price.* precio prohibitivo = prohibitively expensive, prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio razonable = fair price.* precio rebajado = marked-down price.* precio rebajado, precio reducido, descuento = marked-down price.* precios = pricing, price range, price rate, price structure.* precios competitivos = competitive rates.* precios con descuento = discount price.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* precios descontrolados = runaway prices.* precios disparados = spiralling prices, runaway prices.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices, runaway costs.* precio simbólico = nominal fee.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* que no tiene precio = priceless.* que tiene precio = priced.* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.* sin precio = unpriced.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subir de precio = rise in + price.* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* tarifa de precios = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structure.* tener un precio razonable = be reasonably priced.* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* * *A (de un producto) pricesubir los precios to raise prices, to put prices upbajar los precios to lower prices, to bring prices down¿qué precio tiene este vestido? what's the price of this dress?, how much is this dress?el precio del viaje the cost o price of the tripaquí la fruta está muy bien de precio fruit is very reasonably priced o very reasonable here, the price of fruit is very reasonable hereun precio al alcance de todos los bolsillos a price to suit everyone's pocket, a price everyone can affordlo compré a muy buen precio I got it for a very reasonable priceen esta zona los apartamentos tienen un precio prohibitivo apartments in this area are prohibitively expensivetiene un precio irrisorio it's ridiculously cheapel precio por unidad es (de) 5 euros they are 5 euros eachlibros a precios populares books at affordable pricesprecio al contado cash priceprecio a plazos credit pricea precio de saldo at a bargain price, at a knockdown price ( colloq)aún no han fijado el precio they still haven't fixed the pricehacer precio ( RPl); to lower the price, give a discountno tener precio to be pricelesseste anillo no tiene precio para mí for me this ring is pricelesssu ayuda no tiene precio her help has been invaluablepagar or comprar algo a precio de oro to pay the earth o a fortune for sthponer precio a la cabeza de algn to put a price on sb's headCompuestos:● precio al por mayor/menorwholesale/retail price, trade pricefixed priceopening pricesupport priceclosing pricepurchase pricecost pricestriking pricelaunch priceel precio del dinero the cost of money, the cost of borrowingmarket pricestarting pricethreshold pricesale price(de un alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price; (de un libro) published pricefactory (gate) price, price ex works ( BrE)psychological priceunit priceB(sacrificio, esfuerzo): logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?impedirán a cualquier precio que se sepa la verdad they will go to any lengths to stop people knowing the truth, they will stop at nothing to hide the truthestá dispuesto a mantenerse en el cargo a cualquier precio he's determined to stay on at any price o at all costs o whatever the cost* * *
Del verbo preciar: ( conjugate preciar)
precio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
preció es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
precio sustantivo masculino
1 ( de producto) price;◊ precio al contado/a plazos cash/credit price;
¿qué precio tiene este vestido? how much is this dress?;
precio de costo or (Esp) coste cost price;
precio de venta al público (de alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price;
( de libro) published price;
2 (sacrificio, costo) price, cost;
precio sustantivo masculino price, cost: ¿qué precio tiene este abrigo?, how much is this coat?
♦ Locuciones: a cualquier precio, at any cost: está dispuesta a conseguir ese puesto a cualquier precio, she's willing to do anything in order to get that job
no tener precio, to be priceless: las obras destruídas por las bombas no tenían precio, the works of art destroyed by the bombing were priceless
mi amistad no tiene precio, my friendship can't be bought
' precio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
- abusivo
- ajustada
- ajustado
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- arrendamiento
- cara
- caro
- cobrar
- concertar
- conveniente
- costar
- coste
- costo
- de
- demencial
- descender
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- encarecer
- entrar
- estar
- lince
- mitad
- moderada
- moderado
- módica
- módico
- neta
- neto
- proporción
- PVP
- rebaja
- rebajar
- regatear
- rondar
- salvajada
- según
- tarifa
- tasa
- tasar
- tributo
- unitaria
- unitario
- valer
- valor
- valorar
- accesible
English:
adjust
- all-in
- approximate
- arm's length
- arrange
- asking price
- at
- bargain
- beat down
- bloody
- bring down
- cagey
- charge
- cheap
- command
- cost
- cut
- decrease
- dirt-cheap
- discount
- double
- down
- downturn
- drop
- excessive
- fall
- fare
- fix
- foresight
- freight
- gazumping
- going
- hefty
- high-end
- inexpensively
- inflated
- introductory
- jack up
- jump
- knock down
- low
- lower
- lowest
- mark down
- mark up
- market price
- mistaken
- moderate
- money
- name
* * *precio nm1. [en dinero] price;¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?;subir los precios to put prices up;bajar los precios to bring prices down;ha subido el precio de la vivienda house prices have gone up;está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably priced;un precio prohibitivo a prohibitively high price;Andes Fama precio de huevo for next to nothing;a precio de oro: la merluza está a precio de oro hake has become ridiculously expensive;RPhacer precio a alguien to give sb a discount;poner precio a to put a price on;poner precio a la cabeza de alguien to put a price on sb's head;no tener precio to be pricelessBolsa precio de apertura opening price;precio de catálogo list price;Bolsa precio de cierre closing price;precio de compra purchase price;precio comprador bid price;precio al contado cash price;Esp precio de coste cost price;precio de costo cost price;comprar algo a precio de costo to buy sth at cost price;Bolsa precio de cotización quoted price; Fin el precio del dinero the cost of borrowing; Bolsa precio de ejercicio striking price;precio de fábrica factory price;precio indicativo guide price;precio de lanzamiento launch price;precio de lista list price;precio al por mayor trade price;precio de mercado market price;precio nominal nominal price;precio de oferta offer price;precio de saldo bargain price;precio de salida starting price;precio de salida a Bolsa issue price;precio simbólico nominal o token amount;precio tope top o ceiling price;precio por unidad unit price;precio unitario unit price;precio de venta (al público) retail price2. [sacrificio] price;es el precio de la fama it's the price of fame;pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearly;a cualquier precio at any price;al precio de at the cost of* * *m price;precio por unidad unit price;a bajo precio at a low price;a mitad de precio at half price;estar bien de precio be reasonably priced;a buen precio at a good price;pagar a precio de oro pay a fortune for;no tener precio fig be priceless* * *precio nm1) : price2) : cost, sacrificea cualquier precio: whatever the cost* * *precio n price¿qué precio tiene? how much is it? -
82 entrada
f.1 entry.hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance2 entrance (place).entrada entrance, way in (en letrero)te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinemaentrada de artistas stage doorentrada principal main entrance3 inlet, intake (Tec).4 ticket (en espectáculos) (billete).entrada libre o gratuita admission freesacar una entrada to buy a ticket5 audience.6 down payment (pago inicial). (peninsular Spanish)7 income.8 starter (plato).9 entry.10 beginning, start (principio).de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start that something was wrong11 input (computing).12 admission, adit, accession.13 receding hairline.14 entree.15 entry word, entry, entry word in reference book, headword.16 turnout, paying spectators.17 data entry.18 tackle.19 aditus.past part.past participle of spanish verb: entrar.* * *1 (gen) entrance, entry2 (vestíbulo) hall, entrance3 (billete) ticket, admission4 (público) audience6 (de libro, oración, etc) opening; (de año, mes) beginning7 (pago inicial) down payment, deposit■ pagué una entrada de diez mil libras para la casa I made a down payment of ten thousand pounds for the house8 (en libro cuentas) entry9 COCINA entrée, starter10 INFORMÁTICA input11 DEPORTE tackle12 (en diccionario) entry\dar entrada a to let in, allow in'Prohibida la entrada' "No admittance"tener entradas (en la frente) to have a receding hairlinederechos de entrada import duty singentrada de capital capital inflowentrada principal main entrancemedia-entrada (aforo) half-capacity crowd* * *noun f.1) ticket2) access3) doorway4) entrance, entry* * *SF1) (=lugar de acceso) entranceentrada — way in, entrance
2) (=vestíbulo) [de casa] hall, entrance hall; [de hotel] foyer3) (=llegada)a) [a un lugar]•
dar entrada a un lugar — to give access to a placenunca podemos platicar, tus visitas son siempre de entrada por salida — we never have time to chat, you're always in and out
una muchacha de entrada por salida — a non-live-in maid, a daily maid
b) [de correspondencia] arrivalc) (Teat) (tb: entrada en escena) entrance (on stage)d) (Mús) [de instrumento, voz] entryla soprano hizo una entrada muy brusca — the soprano came in very abruptly, the soprano's entry was very abrupt
e) (Jur) [en un domicilio] entryentrada en vigor, tras la entrada en vigor de la ley — after the law came into effect o force
la entrada en vigor del nuevo presupuesto tendrá lugar en enero — the new budget will take effect from January, the new budget will come into effect o force from January
4) (=invasión) [de militares] entry; [de turistas, divisas] influx5) (=acceso) [a espectáculo] admission, entry; [a país] entry; [a club, institución, carrera] admissionen su discurso de entrada a la Academia — in his introductory o opening speech to the Academy
sus buenas notas le facilitaron la entrada en Medicina — his good marks enabled him to study Medicine
no le dimos entrada en nuestra sociedad — he was refused entry to our society, we did not admit him to our society
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prohibir la entrada a algn — to ban sb from entering6) (=billete) ticket•
media entrada — half price•
sacar una entrada — to buy a ticket7) (=público) (Teat) audience; (Dep) crowd, turnoutla segunda función contó con una buena entrada — there was a good audience for the second performance
el sábado hubo una gran entrada — there was a big crowd o turnout on Saturday
8) (=recaudación) (Teat) receipts pl, takings pl ; (Dep) gate money, receipts pl9) (=principio) start•
de entrada — [desde el principio] from the start, from the outset; [al principio] at firstde entrada ya nos dijo que no — he said no from the outset, he said no right from the start
hay que dar un 20% de entrada — you have to put down a 20% deposit, you have to make a down payment of 20%
"compre sin entrada" — "no down payment", "no deposit"
11) (Com) [en libro mayor] entry12) (=vía de acceso) (Mec) inlet, intake; (Elec) input13) (Inform) inputentrada de datos — data entry, data input
14) (Ftbl) tackle15) (Culin) starter16) [de diccionario] entry17) pl entradasa) [en el pelo] receding hairline singb) (Econ) income sing* * *1) ( acción) entrancela entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free
entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something
tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building
su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage
de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway
2) (en etapa, estado)entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax
3)a) (ingreso, incorporación) entryentrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university
b) (Mús) entry4)a) ( lugar de acceso) entranceentrada — entrance, way in
entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance
b) ( vestíbulo) hallc) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input5) (Espec)a) ( ticket) ticket¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?
b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gatec) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)6) ( comienzo) beginningcon la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter
7) (Com, Fin)a) (Esp) ( depósito) depositpagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit
b) ( ingreso) incomeentradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings
c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword8) ( de comida) starter9)a) ( en fútbol) tackleb) ( en béisbol) inning10) ( en el pelo)* * *1) ( acción) entrancela entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free
entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something
tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building
su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage
de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway
2) (en etapa, estado)entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax
3)a) (ingreso, incorporación) entryentrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university
b) (Mús) entry4)a) ( lugar de acceso) entranceentrada — entrance, way in
entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance
b) ( vestíbulo) hallc) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input5) (Espec)a) ( ticket) ticket¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?
b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gatec) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)6) ( comienzo) beginningcon la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter
7) (Com, Fin)a) (Esp) ( depósito) depositpagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit
b) ( ingreso) incomeentradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings
c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword8) ( de comida) starter9)a) ( en fútbol) tackleb) ( en béisbol) inning10) ( en el pelo)* * *entrada11 = access, entry, influx, membership, accession, admittance, entrée, down payment, tackle, inlet, admission.Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.Ex: The documents concerning the accession of Greece to the European Communities were published in the official journal in 1979.Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.Ex: Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.Ex: Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment.Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.Ex: The cell arrival processes on the inlets of the switching element are of a bursty nature.Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.* bandeja de entrada = take-up tray, inbox [in-box].* bien entrada la noche = late at night.* casillero de entrada = inbox [in-box].* conexión de entrada = inlet.* dar entrada = enter.* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.* datos de entrada = input data.* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.* entrada aparatosa = explosive entrance.* entrada de aire = air intake.* entrada de datos = data entry, input, inputting.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* entrada de lleno = plunge into.* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.* entrada en vigor = entry into force.* entrada ilegal = trespass, trespassing.* entrada inicial = deposit.* entrada precipitada = plunge into.* entradas y salidas = comings and goings.* fichero de entrada = incoming file.* hall de entrada = entrance hall, lobby, entrance foyer.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* impedir la entrada = keep out.* negar la entrada = turn + Nombre + away.* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.* precio de entrada = price of admission.* prohibida la entrada = no admittance.* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.* puerto de entrada = port of entry.* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.* rampa de entrada = driveway.* registro de entrada = accessions register, accession record.* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* sistema de entrada mediante tarjetas = card-entry system.* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.* válvula de entrada = inlet valve, intake valve.* visado de entrada = entry visa.entrada22 = entrance, foyer, doorway, gateway, entranceway.Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
Ex: The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.Ex: The areas surveyed included the circulation and reference areas, the book stacks, the computer terminals, the newspaper reading room, the benches outside of the entranceway, and all other public seating areas.* entrada de artistas = stage door.* entrada de lectores = public entrance.* entrada para automóviles = driveway.* entrada para coches = driveway.* entrada principal = front entrance, main entrance.* esterilla de entrada = doormat.* esterilla de la entrada de la casa = welcome mat.entrada33 = ticket.Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.* elemento de entrada = entry element.* entrada gratis = free ticket.* entrada gratuita = free ticket.* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].* revendedor de entradas = ticket tout, ticket scalper.* reventa de entradas = scalping.* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.* sistema de entrada única = single entry system.* vender todas las entradas de un Evento = sell out.* venta de entradas = ticketing.entrada44 = receding hairline.Nota: Del pelo.Ex: One look at your older brother's receding hairline shows you what's likely ahead.
entrada55 = entry, heading, index heading, rubric, index record.Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc.
Ex: A heading is the initial element of an entry, used as the principal filing element when the entry is arranged in an alphabetical listing.Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.* añadir entradas = make + additions.* entrada alfabética = alphabetico-specific entry, alphabetical index heading.* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.* entrada de autoridades = authority entry.* entrada de diario = journal entry.* entrada de forma = form entry.* entrada de materia = subject entry.* entrada de nombre = name entry.* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.* entrada de tesauro = thesaurus entry.* entrada directa = direct entry.* entrada ficticia = rogue entry.* entrada léxica = lexical entry.* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.* entrada por el título = title main entry.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* entrada principal = main entry.* entrada recíproca = reciprocal entry.* entrada secundaria = added entry, additional entry.* hacer una entrada = make + entry.* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.* * *A (acción) entrancehizo su entrada del brazo de su padre she made her entrance on her father's armvigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings[ S ] prohibida la entrada no entryla entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free[ S ] entrada libre admission freela entrada masiva de divisas the huge inflow of foreign currencyentrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo entry INTO sthla entrada del ejército en or a la ciudad the entry of the army into the cityla policía tuvo que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio the police had to force an entry into the buildingsu entrada en or a escena fue muy aplaudida her entrance was greeted by loud applause, her appearance on stage was greeted by loud applausede entrada: nos dijo que no de entrada he said no at o from the outset, he said no right from the startme cayó mal de entrada I disliked him right from the start, I took an immediate dislike to himB (en una etapa, un estado) entrada EN algo:después de la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto after the new tax comes/came into effect o forcela fecha de entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva central the date for the new power station to begin operating o come into serviceC1 (ingreso, incorporación) entry entrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliancela fecha de su entrada en la empresa/el club the date he joined the company/clubesto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad this made it easier for him to get into university2 ( Mús) entrydio entrada a los violines he brought the violins inD1 (lugar de acceso) entranceentrada principal main entrance[ S ] entrada entrance, way in[ S ] entrada de artistas (en un teatro) stage door; (en una sala de conciertos) artists' entranceésta es la única entrada this is the only way in o the only entrancete espero a la entrada del estadio I'll wait for you at the entrance to the stadiumestaban repartiendo estos folletos a la entrada they were handing out these leaflets at the doorlas entradas a León the roads (leading) into León2 (vestíbulo) hall3 (de una tubería) intake, inlet; (de un circuito) inputseñal de entrada input signalCompuesto:air intake o inletE ( Espec)1 (billete, ticket) ticket¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? how much is it to get in?, how much are the tickets?ya he sacado las entradas I've already bought the ticketslos niños pagan media entrada it's half-price for children, children pay half pricela plaza de toros registró media entrada the bullring was half fullF (comienzo) beginningcon la entrada del invierno with the beginning o onset of winter1 (ingreso) incomeésa es su única entrada that's her only incomela suma de sus entradas his total incomeentradas y salidas income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings2 (anotación) entry3 ( Esp) (depósito) depositdar una entrada para una casa/un coche to put down a deposit on a house/a carpagas $50 de entrada y el resto en 48 mensualidades you pay a $50 down payment o deposit and the rest in 48 monthly payments¿cúal or de cúanto es la entrada? what's the ante?H (en un diccionario — artículo) entry; (— cabeza de artículo) headworddarle entrada a un vocablo to enter a wordI (de una comida) starterJ (en fútbol) tacklehacerle una entrada a algn to tackle sbK (en béisbol) inningL(en el pelo): tiene entradas muy pronunciadas he has a badly receding hairline* * *
entrada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) entrance;◊ la entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free;
vigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings;
( on signs) prohibida la entrada no entry;
( on signs) entrada libre admission free;
entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo entry into sth;
forzaron su entrada en el or al edificio they forced an entry into the building;
de entrada right from the start
2a) (en etapa, estado):
esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad that made it easier for him to get into university
espérame en or a la entrada wait for me at the entrance;
3 (Espec) ticket;
4 (Com, Fin)
5 ( de comida) starter
6 (Dep)
7 ( en el pelo):
entrado,-a adj (un periodo de tiempo) advanced: ya está muy entrado el curso, we're well into the school year
♦ Locuciones: entrado en años, advanced in years
entrada sustantivo femenino
1 (acceso) entrance
2 (para espectáculos) ticket
entrada libre, free admission
3 (concurrencia, taquilla) Dep gate
Teat attendance
4 (vestíbulo) hall
5 (pago inicial) deposit
6 (en un grupo, lugar) entry: hizo una entrada triunfal, he made a triumphant entry
7 Culin starter
8 Com (ingresos) income
entrada de divisas, inflow of foreign exchange
9 (en la cabellera) receding hairline
10 Ftb tackle
♦ Locuciones: de entrada, for a start: de entrada nos negamos a aceptar sus condiciones, for a start we refuse to accept their conditions
' entrada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- boca
- boleto
- condenar
- fichar
- ingreso
- localidad
- portal
- prohibida
- prohibido
- reventa
- sacar
- sellar
- tapar
- tique
- tíquet
- vado
- a
- adelante
- aglomeración
- ajustar
- antelación
- asegurar
- bien
- bloquear
- boleta
- caro
- coger
- conseguir
- cortesía
- desbloquear
- entrado
- franquear
- impedir
- negar
- permitir
- pórtico
- prohibir
- robo
- servicio
- sobra
- triunfal
- valer
English:
access
- admission
- admittance
- bar
- bound
- break in
- burglarize
- cue
- deposit
- doorway
- down payment
- drive
- driveway
- enter
- entrance
- entrance fee
- entrance requirements
- entry
- far
- fee
- formality
- free
- gate
- gateway
- hall
- hallway
- inlet
- input
- intake
- into
- keep out
- midnight
- mouth
- pit stop
- porch
- prep school
- scramble
- stage door
- starter
- tackle
- ticket
- ticket holder
- turn up
- way
- admit
- assure
- ban
- door
- down
- gross
* * *entrada nf1. [acción] entry;prohibida la entrada [en letrero] no entry;hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance;la entrada del equipo en el campo fue recibida con aplausos applause broke out when the team came out on to the pitch;la entrada de nuevos países a la organización the entry of new countries into the organization;están en contra de su entrada en la organización they're opposed to him joining the organization;su entrada en escena fue triunfal he made a triumphant entrance;se ha aplazado la entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva línea férrea the opening of the new railway o US railroad line has been postponed;dar entrada a to let in, to admitentrada en vigor:hoy se cumple un año de la entrada en vigor de la ley it is a year today since the act came into force2. [lugar] entrance;[puerta] doorway; [recibidor] entrance hall; Min adit;la entrada al teatro estaba llena de admiradores the theatre entrance was packed with admirers;se quedó esperando en la entrada she waited at the entrance;te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinema;entrada [en letrero] entrance, way inentrada principal main entrance;entrada de servicio service entrance3. Tec inlet, intake;conducto/válvula de entrada intake pipe/valveentrada de aire air intake4. [en espectáculos] [billete] ticket;[recaudación] receipts, takings;los mayores de 65 años no pagan entrada people over the age of 65 don't have to pay to get in;no hay entradas [en letrero] sold out;5. [público] audience;[en estadio] attendance;el campo registró menos de media entrada the stadium was less than half fullhay que pagar un millón de entrada you have to put down a million as a deposit;dimos una entrada de dos millones we paid a deposit of two million7. [en contabilidad] income8. [en un menú] first course, Br starter, US appetizer10. [en un diccionario] entry11. [principio] beginning, start;la entrada del año the beginning of the year;de entrada: de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…;de entrada me insultó y luego me explicó sus motivos first she insulted me, then she explained why;me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start o from the word go that something was wrong;de entrada lo reconocí I recognized him right from the start12. [en fútbol] tackle;hacer una entrada a alguien to tackle sb;entrada en plancha sliding tackle13. [en béisbol] inning14. Informát inputentrada de datos data entry, data input;entrada-salida input-output, I/O16. Cuba, Méx [paliza] beating17. CompMéx, RP Famdar entrada a alguien [flirtear] to flirt with sb;Méxde entrada por salida [tiempo] for a moment;[persona] paid by the hour* * *f1 acción entry;se prohibe la entrada no entry;hacer su entrada make one’s entrance2 lugar entrance;entrada a la autopista on ramp, Br slip road3 localidad ticket4 pago deposit, downpayment5 ( comienzo):entrada del año start o beginning of the year;de entrada from the outset, from the start6 de comida starter7:9 en fútbol tackle;hacer una entrada a alguien tackle s.o., make a tackle on s.o.* * *entrada nf1) : entrance, entry2) : ticket, admission3) : beginning, onset4) : entrée5) : cue (in music)6) entradas nfpl: incomeentradas y salidas: income and expenditures7)tener entradas : to have a receding hairline* * *entrada n1. (puerta) entrance2. (vestíbulo) hall / hallway3. (acción de entrar) entry4. (billete) ticket5. (admisión) admission6. (depósito) depositcuando se compra un piso, se suele dar una entrada when you buy a flat, you usually pay a deposit7. (en fútbol) tackle¡qué entrada más dura! what a nasty tackle!de entrada at first / to start with -
83 partido
adj.cut, cleft, split, riven.m.1 party.2 game (Sport).partido amistoso friendlyun partido de baloncesto/rugby a game of basketball/rugby3 match.buen/mal partido good/bad match4 advantage, profit, gain.sacar partido de take advantage of...5 team.6 hair parting, part, part in one's hair.7 prospect, prospect for marriage.past part.past participle of spanish verb: partir.* * *1 (grupo político) party, group2 (provecho) profit, advantage————————1→ link=partir partir► adjetivo1 (dividido) divided2 (roto) broken, split1 (grupo político) party, group2 (provecho) profit, advantage\sacar partido de to profit fromser un buen partido familiar to be a good catchtomar partido to take sidestomar partido por alguien to side with somebodypartido amistoso friendly gamepartido de exhibición exhibition matchpartido de ida first legpartido de vuelta second legpartido judicial administrative areapartido político political partysistema de partidos party system* * *noun m.1) party2) game, match3) play4) tie•* * *SM1) (Pol) partytomar partido por algo/algn — to side with sth/sb
2) (Dep) game, matchpartido amistoso — friendly (game o match)
partido de casa — home game o match
partido de dobles — (Tenis) doubles match, game of doubles
partido de exhibición — exhibition game o match
partido de fútbol — football game o match
partido (de) homenaje — benefit game o match
partido de ida — away game o match, first leg
partido de vuelta — return game o match, second leg
3) (=provecho)4)ser un buen partido — [persona] to be a good match
5) (=distrito) district, administrative areapartido judicial — district under the jurisdiction of a local court
6) frm (=apoyo) support7) frmdarse a partido, venir(se) a partido — to give way
8) Cono Sur (Naipes) hand* * *I- da adjetivo2) (Mat)IInueve partido por tres da... — nine divided by three gives...
1)b) (AmL) ( partida) game2) (Pol) partyun partido de izquierda/centro — a left-wing/center party
sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system
3) ( provecho)4) ( para casarse)5) ( comarca) administrative area* * *I- da adjetivo2) (Mat)IInueve partido por tres da... — nine divided by three gives...
1)b) (AmL) ( partida) game2) (Pol) partyun partido de izquierda/centro — a left-wing/center party
sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system
3) ( provecho)4) ( para casarse)5) ( comarca) administrative area* * *partido11 = party.Ex: Surely the concept 'Conservative party' appears last in the citation order of this class number.
* aparato del partido = party machinery.* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* obtener partido de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].* partido conservador = conservative party.* partido de derechas = right wing party.* partido de izquierdas = left-wing party.* partido de la oposición = opposition party.* partido disidente = splinter party.* partido en el gobierno = governing party.* partido en el poder, el = ruling party, the.* partido gobernante = governing party.* Partido Laborista, el = Labour Party, the.* Partido Liberal Democrático, el = Liberal Democrats, the.* partido político = political party.* Partido Socialista Nacional, el = National Socialist Party, the.* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.* sacar el máximo partido de = harness + the power of, make + the best of.* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.* sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].* tomar partido = take + sides.* tomar partido por = side with.* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* un buen partido = a good catch.partido22 = sports match, game, match, fixture.Ex: School events may be regular and seasonal, like Christmas and vacations, or occasional and minor like sports matches.
Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.Ex: New fixtures for the rest of the season have been issued along with some changes in the First Division.* partido amistoso = friendly match.* partido de competición = club game.* partido de fútbol = football game, soccer game, football match.* partido de ida = away game, first leg.* partido de liga = league game.* partido de vuelta = second leg, home game.* partido entre equipos rivales = local derby.* partido oficial = official game.* partido que se juega en casa = home game.* partido que se juega fuera de casa = away game.* perder un partido = lose + match.* resultado de un partido = score.* tres goles en un mismo partido = hat trick.partido33 = cloven, forked.Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.
Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* luchar a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.* pelear a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.* * *A ‹labios› chapped; ‹barbilla› cleftB ( Mat):siete partido por diez seven over teneste número, partido por tres, nos da el valor de X this number, divided by three, gives us the value of XA1 (de fútbol) game, match ( BrE)vamos a echar un partido de tenis let's have a game of tennisel partido de tenis entre Gómez y Rendall the tennis match between Gómez and Rendallun partido de ajedrez a game of chessCompuestos:friendly game o match, friendlyreplay, deciding gameexhibition game o matchbenefit game o match, benefitfirst legsecond leghome game o ( BrE also) matchaway game o ( BrE also) matchB1 ( Pol) partypartido político political partypartido de la oposición opposition partyun partido de izquierda(s)/derecha(s)/centro a left-wing/right-wing/center partysistema de partido único one-party o single-party systemtomar partido to take sides2 (partidarios) followingsu música tiene mucho partido entre la juventud his music has a big following among young peopleesta postura tiene mucho partido entre los agricultores this position enjoys wide support among farmers o is widely supported by farmersCompuesto:C(provecho): le sabe sacar partido a cualquier situación he knows how to make the most of any situationtrata de sacar el mejor partido de tus conocimientos try to make the best use of o try to take full advantage of your knowledgeD(para casarse): un buen partido a good catchno pudo encontrar peor partido para casarse she couldn't have found anyone worse to marryE (comarca) administrative areaCompuesto:( Esp) administrative area* * *
Del verbo partir: ( conjugate partir)
partido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
partido
partir
partido 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹ labios› chapped;
‹ barbilla› cleft
2 (Mat):
nueve partido por tres da … nine divided by three gives …
partido 2 sustantivo masculino
1
( de tenis) match;
un partido de béisbol a baseball game;
partido amistoso friendly game o match;
partido de desempate deciding game, decider;
partido en casa/fuera de casa home/away match
2 (Pol) party;
tomar partido to take sides
3 ( provecho):
sacarle partido a algo to make the most of sth
4 ( para casarse):
partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
‹ cabeza› to split open
verbo intransitivo
1
2a) partido DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sthb)◊ a partir de from;
a partido de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a partido de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
‹ diente› to break, chip
partido,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Pol party
2 Dep match, game
partido de vuelta, return match
3 (beneficio, oportunidades, jugo) advantage, benefit: sácale partido a la vida, make the most of life 4 ser un buen partido, to be a good catch
♦ Locuciones: tomar partido por, to side with
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
' partido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- adhesión
- antológica
- antológico
- arrojadiza
- arrojadizo
- bajón
- baño
- barrer
- beneficio
- centenaria
- centenario
- continuismo
- convoy
- correligionaria
- correligionario
- cotización
- cualquiera
- decidir
- depurar
- desempate
- desmembrarse
- despeje
- dirección
- dirigir
- dirigente
- disputada
- disputado
- engranaje
- entrar
- épica
- épico
- ser
- escaño
- europeísta
- fila
- fracturar
- fruto
- ganarse
- grupúsculo
- imperante
- independiente
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- judicial
- laborista
- liberal
- lucha
- mayoría
- mayoritaria
English:
about
- amid
- brain
- brokenhearted
- call off
- cancel
- capital
- cardholder
- centre
- close
- closely
- decider
- derby
- disappoint
- double
- equal
- eventual
- fair
- fixture
- football match
- fortunately
- friendly
- game
- GOP
- grass roots
- heart-broken
- hooligan
- hot up
- international
- job
- join
- kick-off
- labour
- Liberal Party
- line
- machine
- majority
- match
- member
- membership
- minority
- office
- opponent
- opposing
- ostracize
- party line
- pep talk
- play
- profit
- quite
* * *partido nm1. [político] party;partido político political party;un partido de izquierda(s) a left-wing party;el partido en el gobierno the ruling party;un partido de (la) oposición an opposition partypartido bisagra = minority party holding the balance of power2. [deportivo] game, Br match;un partido de baloncesto/rugby a game of basketball/rugby;un partido de liga/copa a league/cup game o Br matchpartido amistoso friendly;partido de consolación consolation final;partido de desempate play-off;partido de las estrellas all-star game;partido (de) homenaje testimonial (game);partido de ida [en copa] first leg;partido internacional international, Br international match;partido de vuelta [en copa] second leg3. Am [partida] game;un partido de ajedrez a game of chess4. [futuro cónyuge]ser buen/mal partido to be a good/bad match6. Compsacar partido de, sacarle partido a to make the most of;tomar partido por [ponerse de parte de] to side with;[decidir] to decide on;tomar partido por hacer algo to decide to do sth* * *m1 POL party2 DEP game;partido en casa home game3:sacar partido de take advantage of;tomar partido take sides* * *partido nm1) : (political) party2) : game, matchpartido de futbol: soccer game3) apoyo: support, following4) provecho: profit, advantagesacar partido de: to profit from* * *partido n1. (competición) match2. (organización) party -
84 совокупление
1) General subject: coition, coupling, sexual intercourse2) Biology: copulation3) Law: congress4) Physiology: coitus5) Jargon: woo, the works (необычное, доставившее особое удовольствие)6) Invective: jazz, lay, ride a pony7) Taboo: ( the) other, Bologna bop (см. sausage), Donald (см. Donald Duck), Dutch kiss, Irish dip, Irish whist (where the Jack takes the ace) (см. jack, ace), Moll Peatley's jig, Ugandan affairs (sing) (обычно совершаемое в "экзотическом" месте, напр. в общественном туалете), Zinzanbrook (произносится zin-zan-bruck), a little conversation, accommodation, act, act of acts, any (usu get any), ass (usu have/get some ass), axe-grinding, banana, bang (usu have a bang), bash, bawdy banquet, bean-spilling, bedtime story, bedventure, belly ride, belly-bamping, belt, biggie, bike ride to Brighton, bit (обычно "на стороне"), bit of brush (usu have a bit of brush), bit of fish (usu have a bit of fish), bit of flat (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of fun (usu have a bit of fun) (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of hair (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of hard for a bit of soft, bit of how's yer father, bit of jam (usu have a bit of jam), bit of meat (usu have a bit of meat) (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of nifty (usu have a bit of nifty) (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of share (usu have a bit of share), bit of skirt (usu do/ have/look for a bit of skirt), bit of snibley (usu have a bit of snibley; особ. с точки зрения мужчины), bit of that there (usu have a bit of that there), blanket drill (usu have a blanket drill), blanket hornpipe (usu have a blanket hornpipe), bonk (usu have a bonk), boody, boom-boom, booting, boozle, buckwild (usu get buckwild), bunk-up, bunk-up (usu have a bunk-up), bush patrol, business, butt, buttock-jig, button working (см. button), candy (часто употребляется в блюзах), carnal knowledge, cauliflower (usu a bit of cauliflower), cha-cha, charver, chauvering, chingazo, chuff, chunk, congress (usu be in congress), cooze, cosy, counter, crack (usu have/get a crack), crumpet (usu get/have a piece of crumpet), cunt, cut a side, cut off the joint (с точки зрения мужчины), cuzzy, daily mail, dash in the bloomers (обычно быстрое и внебрачное), dash up the channel (usu have/take a dash up the channel), depth charge, doctors and nurses (usu play doctors and nurses), dunking, ejectment in love lane, essence of bend-over, extras, feather-bed jig, ficky-fick, fig-fig, first game ever played, fish supper, flagrant delight (игра слов на лат. in flagrante delicto в момент совершения преступления), flame, flatback (в традиционной позиции "мужчина сверху"), flesh session, flip, flop, frame, freak, frig, frock, fuck, fuckeding, fucking, fucky, fun and games, futz, futzing, go, greens, grind (usu do a grind), ground rations (pl), grummet, hanky-panky (особ. при измене любовнице или жене), he-ing and she-ing, home run (см. first base, third base; игра слов на бейсбольном термине), horizontal exercise, horizontal jogging, horizontal refreshment, hose, hot beef injection, hot meat injection, hot roll with cream, hot session, houghmagandy, how's your father, hump, humpery, humpty, hunk, hunk of ass, in and out, interflora (намек на flower power, движение хиппи, девизом которого была фраза make love not war), interior decorating (обычно днем), invitation to the waltz (см. waltz), jackass (usu have/get some ass), jelly, jerk, jig, jiggery pokery, jing-jang (от кит. инь-ян), jive (usu have a jive), jobbing, joy ride, knockie, kwela, lame duck, lay (usu have a lay), leap (usu do a leap), leap in the dark, legover (usu get one's leg over q.v.), lewd infusion, limit, lipwork, little bit, little bit of keg, meat injection, mount (usu do a mount), mugging up, nail (usu have a nail), nasty, national indoor game, naughty, navel engagement (игра слов на naval engagement морское сражение), necessary (usu do the necessary), nibble (usu have a nibble), nifty, night games, nobbing, noogie, nookey, nudge, nudge, nurtle, nut, nutt (особ. приятное), oats, oil change, old one-two, one, one with t'other, pank (см. hanky-panky; особ. вне брака), parallel parking, party, patha-patha, peter, piece, piece of ass, piece of skirt, piece of tail, pile, pile-driving, play the back nine, pleasure, pom-pom, poon (особ. с темнокожей женщиной), pork prescription, porking, portion, prod, pudding, pump, punani, punch (usu have a punch), push (usu have a push), pussy, put-and-take, quim-sticking, quim-wedging, quimming, rabbit-habit, ram, ram job, religious oservances, ride (см. bare-back riding; usu have/take a ride), rip-off, rocking chair, rogering, roll (usu have a roll; обыч. с точки зрения мужчины), roll-in-the-hay, root, route, rub-belly, rudeness, rudies (sing), rule of three, rump-work, rumpo, sausage and donut situation (гетеросексуальное), scene, score, screw, screwing, seeing-to (usu give someone a good seeing-to), service, sex, sex-job, sexperience, shafting (usu give somebody a good shafting), shag, shake, short time, short-arm practice, shot, shot downstairs, shove, shudder, skirt, slam, slap and tickle, slithery, smack, snack-up, snag, snake in the grass, snibbet, some, splosh (usu a bit of splosh), squeeze-'em-close, squelching, strap, strap-on, stroke (usu have/take a stroke), stuff, stuffing (usu give somebody a good stuffing; с точки зрения мужчины), stunt, swing, tail, tail-wagging, ten, that thing, tick-tack, tiffin, tip, tough stuff, trade, trick, trim, trip up the Rhine, trouser action, tumble-in, tummy-tickling, turbot for tea, turn, ugly, under, under cover, valentino, wax, wham (особ. быстрое, не приносящее удовлетворения женщине), wham-bam (особ. быстрое, не приносящее удовлетворения женщине), wild thing, work (usu get (some) work), works (pl), yig-yag, you-know-what, zig-zag -
85 tensión
f.1 tension, tenseness, strain, tautness.2 tension.3 stress, psychological strain.4 tension, tautness, tenseness.* * *1 ELECTRICIDAD tension, voltage2 (de materiales) stress; (de gases) pressure3 MEDICINA pressure\estar bajo tensión figurado to be under straintener la tensión alta to suffer from high blood pressurealta tensión ELECTRICIDAD high tensionbaja tensión ELECTRICIDAD low tensiontensión arterial blood pressuretensión nerviosa nervous strain* * *noun f.1) tension2) strain, stress•* * *SF1) [de cable, cuerda] tension, tautness2) [de músculos] tension3) (Med) blood pressure4) (Elec) (=voltaje) tension, voltage5) [de gas] pressure6) (=estrés) strain, stresstensión nerviosa — nervous strain, nervous tension
tensión premenstrual — premenstrual tension, PMT
7) [en situación] tension, tenseness* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex. The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex. His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.----* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex: The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex: His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *A1 (de una cuerda, un cable) tautness, tension2 (de un músculo) tensioncon todos los músculos en tensión with all his muscles tensed3tb tensión arterial blood pressuretener la tensión alta/baja to have high/low blood pressuretomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressureCompuestos:nervous tensionpremenstrual tension, PMTB1 (estrés) strain, stressestá sometido a una gran tensión en el trabajo he is under a lot of stress o strain at work2 (en relaciones, una situación) tensionla tensión entre los dos países the tension between the two countriesen un clima de extremada tensión amid great tension, in an atmosphere of great tension* * *
tensión sustantivo femenino
1
b) tb
tomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressure;
tensión nerviosa nervous tension
2 ( estrés) strain, stress;
(en relaciones, situación) tension
3 (Elec) voltage
tensión sustantivo femenino
1 Fís strain: estos cables soportarán la tensión, these cables will take the strain
2 Med (arterial) blood pressure: tiene la tensión baja, she has low blood pressure
(nerviosa) strain, stress: no podrá soportar la tensión, he won't be able to stand the strain
tiene mucha tensión, he's under a lot of stress
3 Elec tension, voltage
' tensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- crispación
- distendida
- distendido
- distensión
- obnubilar
- palpar
- síndrome
- suavizarse
- swing
- tirantez
- aflojar
- ambiente
- bajada
- bajar
- calmar
- relajar
- subir
- tomar
- torre
English:
build up
- build-up
- cliff-hanger
- lower
- mount
- PMT
- pylon
- relieve
- rising
- stoke
- strain
- stress
- surface tension
- tensely
- tension
- anticlimax
- blood
- build
- crack
- ease
- escalate
- nervous
- power
- premenstrual
- put
- rise
- unease
* * *tensión nf1. [estado emocional] tension;estar en tensión to be tense;los jugadores soportan una gran tensión the players are under a lot of pressuretensión nerviosa nervous tension; Med tensión premenstrual premenstrual tension, PMT2. [enfrentamiento] tension;hubo muchas tensiones entre ellos there was a lot of tension between them3. [de cuerda, cable] tension;en tensión tensed;puso sus músculos en tensión he tensed his musclestensión superficial surface tension4. Elec voltage;alta tensión high voltagetener la tensión (arterial) alta/baja to have high/low blood pressure;tener una subida/bajada de tensión to suffer a rise/drop in blood pressure;tomar la tensión a alguien to take sb's blood pressure* * *f1 tension2 EL voltage;alta tensión high tension, high voltage3 MED:tensión (arterial) blood pressure;tener la tensión alta/baja have high/low blood pressure;tomarle la tensión a alguien take s.o.’s blood pressure* * *1) : tension, tautness2) : stress, strain3)tensión arterial : blood pressure* * *tensión n1. (en general) tension2. (nerviosismo) stress / strain -
86 accrocher
accrocher [akʀɔ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbc. ( = attirer) [+ regard] to catch ; [+ client] to attract2. intransitive verb3. reflexive verba. ( = se cramponner) to hang on• s'accrocher à [+ branche, pouvoir, espoir, personne] to cling toc. [voitures] to hit each other* * *akʀɔʃe
1.
1) ( suspendre) to hang (à from)2) ( attacher) to hook [something] on (à to)3) ( faire un accroc à) to catch [bas, pull] (à on)4) ( heurter) to bump into5) ( attirer) to catch [regard, attention]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( coincer) [fermeture] to stick2) ( attirer) [titre, image, publicité] to catch on
3.
s'accrocher verbe pronominal1) ( se suspendre) lit ( à une corniche) to hang on; ( à un poteau) to cling (on) (à to)2) ( s'attacher) lit, fig [personne] to cling (à to)3) (colloq) ( tenir bon)accroche-toi! — ( sur une moto) hang on to your hat!; (avant histoire, film) brace yourself!
4) ( se disputer)••avoir le cœur or l'estomac bien accroché — to have a strong stomach
* * *akʀɔʃe1. vt1) (= suspendre)Il a accroché sa veste au portemanteau. — He hung his jacket on the coat rack.
2) (= attacher) [remorque]Ils ont accroché la remorque à leur voiture. — They hitched the trailer up to their car.
3) (= séduire) [public] to win overC'est un chanteur qui sait accrocher son public. — He's a singer who knows how to win over his audience.
4) (= heurter) [véhicule] to bump into5) (= déchirer)6) MILITAIRE, [troupe ennemie] to engage7) (= chercher querelle) (dans une discussion) to be afterÀ la réunion d'hier, elle m'a accroché à propos du budget. — At the meeting yesterday, she was after me about the budget.
2. vi1) (= rencontrer un problème) [pourparlers] to hit a snag2) (= plaire) [disque] to catch onEntre nous, ça a tout de suite accroché. — We hit it off straight away.
En maths, il a tout de suite accroché. — He took to maths right away.
* * *accrocher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( suspendre) to hang (à from);2 ( attacher) to hook [sth] on [remorque, wagon] (à to); la chaîne était mal accrochée the chain wasn't hooked on properly; il a accroché le char au tracteur he hooked the cart onto the tractor;3 ( faire un accroc à) to catch [bas, pull] (à on); j'ai accroché mon collant aux ronces I caught my tights on the brambles;4 ( accoster) [démarcheur] to buttonhole○ [personne, client];5 ( heurter) [voiture, automobiliste] to bump into [voiture, piéton];7 Fin, Écon ( rattacher) accrocher qch à to tie sth to [monnaie]; accrocher le dinar au mark to tie the dinar to the mark.B vi1 ( coincer) [fermeture] to stick; [négociations] to hit a snag;2 ( attirer) [titre, image, publicité] to catch on; trouver une formule qui accroche to find a phrase which catches on;3 ○( apprécier) accrocher avec qn to hit it off○ with sb; accrocher avec qch to go for [style, musique]; je n'accroche pas avec elle we don't click○, we don't hit it off○.C s'accrocher vpr1 ( se suspendre) lit ( à une corniche) to hang on; ( à un poteau) to cling (on) (à to); fig [objet] to cling (on) (à to); accroche-toi à la branche hang on to the branch; des villages/chalets accrochés aux pentes villages/chalets clinging to the slopes; alpiniste accroché à une corde climber hanging from a rope;2 ( s'attacher) lit, fig [personne] to cling (à to); s'accrocher au bras de qn to cling to sb's arm; l'hameçon s'est accroché à ma veste the hook got caught on my jacket;3 ○( tenir bon) s'accrocher pour faire to try hard to do; accroche-toi! ( sur une moto) hang on to your hat!; (avant histoire, film) brace yourself!;4 ( se disputer) s'accrocher avec qn to have a brush with sb.avoir le cœur or l'estomac bien accroché to have a strong stomach.[akrɔʃe] verbe transitif2. [saisir] to hook3. [relier]accrocher un wagon à un train to couple ou to hitch a wagon to a train5. [retenir l'intérêt de] to grab the attention of[attirer - regard] to catchil faut accrocher le lecteur dès les premières pages we must make the reader sit up and take notice from the very beginning of the book7. [heurter - piéton] to hitil a accroché l'aile de ma voiture he caught ou scraped my wing————————[akrɔʃe] verbe intransitif(figuré) [buter] to be stuck2. (familier) [bien fonctionner]en musique, il a tout de suite accroché he took to music straight away————————s'accrocher verbe pronominal (emploi passif)to hang, to hook on————————s'accrocher verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)2. [se disputer] to clashils ne peuvent pas se supporter, ils vont s'accrocher tout de suite they can't stand each other so they're bound to start arguing straight away————————s'accrocher verbe pronominal intransitif(familier) [persévérer - athlète, concurrent] to apply oneselfavec lui, il faut s'accrocher! he's hard work!————————s'accrocher verbe pronominal transitifa. (très familier) [tu ne l'auras jamais] you can whistle for it!b. [tu ne l'auras plus] you can kiss it goodbye!————————s'accrocher à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————s'accrocher avec verbe pronominal plus préposition -
87 cobrar
v.1 to charge (commerce) (money).nos cobra 700 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 700 euros rent a month, we pay her 700 euros rent a monthme cobró de más he overcharged mecantidades por cobrar amounts due¿me cobra? how much do I owe you? (al pagar)Ella cobra los martes She draws her pay every Tuesday.2 to earn, to be paid (un sueldo).cobra un millón al año she earns a million a yearestá cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit3 to take on, to acquire.cobrar fama to become famous4 to get paid.5 to collect, to recover, to retrieve.Ella cobra su sueldo los martes She collects her paycheck every Tuesday.6 to collect payment from, to ask for payment, to bill.Ella le cobra a María She collects payment from Mary.7 to gain, to take on, to get up, to pick up.Su auto cobró velocidad His car gained velocity.8 to cash in, to cash, to encash.Ricardo cobró su cheque Richard cashed in his check.9 to claim.Ella cobra una gran indemnización She claims a big compensation.* * *■ ¿cuánto te ha cobrado? how much did he charge you?■ ¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?2 (caza) to retrieve3 to get4 figurado (adquirir) to gain, get■ le he cobrado cariño a ese lugar I've taken a liking to this place, I've grown fond of this place1 to be in for it1 (dinero) to take, collect■ cóbrate el café can you take for the coffee?2 (víctimas) to claim3 (recuperar) to recover (de, from); (volver en sí) to come round\cobrarse venganza to take revenge* * *verb1) to charge2) collect3) get, earn4) draw* * *1. VT1) (=pedir como pago) to charge¿qué me va usted a cobrar? — what are you going to charge me?
¿cuánto os cobra de alquiler? — how much rent does she charge you?
me han cobrado demasiado — they've charged me too much, they've overcharged me
¿me cobra, por favor? — how much do I owe you?, can I have the bill, please?
¿me cobra los cafés? — how much do I owe you for the coffees?
2) (=recibir)no han cobrado el dinero prometido — they haven't been paid o received the money they were promised
cobran un sueldo anual de nueve millones — they get o earn o receive an annual salary of nine million
¿cuánto cobras al año? — how much do you get o earn a year?
cantidades a o por cobrar — amounts payable, amounts due
cuentas a o por cobrar — accounts receivable
3) (=recoger dinero de) [+ deuda, alquiler, impuesto] to collect; [+ cheque] to cash; [+ subsidio, pensión] to draw4) (=adquirir)•
cobrar cariño a algn — to grow fond of sbcobrar fama de inteligente/ladrón — to acquire a reputation for being intelligent/a thief
5) (=recuperar) [+ pieza de caza] to retrieve, fetch; [+ cuerda] to pull in, take in6) LAm2. VI1) (=recibir dinero)a) [como sueldo] to be paidel lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came for his money, the milkman came to be paid
los atletas cobran por participar en la carrera — the athletes get paid o receive a fee for taking part in the race
b) [por servicio] to charge2) * (=recibir golpes)¡vas a cobrar! — you're (in) for it!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <precio/suma> to chargenos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent
cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing
b) < sueldo> to earncobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month
cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension
2) < alquiler> to chargenos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent
vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent
¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?
3)a) < deuda> to recoverb) < cheque> to cash4)a) (Chi) ( pedir)b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give5)a) ( adquirir)b) ( tomar)7)a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claimb) < botín> to carry offc) (Náut) to haul in2.cobrar via)cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing
¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?
llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)
b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paidc) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)3.vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
cobrarse v pron1) ( recibir dinero)tenga, cóbrese — here you are
cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?
2) < víctimas> to claim* * *= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.Ex. They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.Ex. Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.Ex. An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).----* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.* cobrar un precio = charge + price.* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <precio/suma> to chargenos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent
cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing
b) < sueldo> to earncobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month
cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension
2) < alquiler> to chargenos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent
vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent
¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?
3)a) < deuda> to recoverb) < cheque> to cash4)a) (Chi) ( pedir)b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give5)a) ( adquirir)b) ( tomar)7)a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claimb) < botín> to carry offc) (Náut) to haul in2.cobrar via)cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing
¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?
llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)
b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paidc) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)3.vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
cobrarse v pron1) ( recibir dinero)tenga, cóbrese — here you are
cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?
2) < víctimas> to claim* * *= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.Ex: An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.* cobrar un precio = charge + price.* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.* * *cobrar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹precio/suma› to chargeme cobró $1.000 she charged me $1,000nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rentcobrar algo POR algo to charge sth FOR sthme cobró una barbaridad por la comida/por cambiar el aceite he charged me a ridiculous amount for the meal/for changing the oilcobran 500 pesos por kilómetro they charge 500 pesos per kilometer2 ‹sueldo/pensión›cobra 2.000 euros al mes y no hace nada he earns 2,000 euros a month and does nothingtodavía no hemos cobrado la paga de junio we still haven't been paid for Junecobra el sueldo por el banco his salary is paid straight into the banktodavía no ha ido a cobrar la pensión she still hasn't been to collect o draw her pensioncobró el subsidio de desempleo durante seis meses he received unemployment benefit for six monthsB1 ‹alquiler/impuesto› to chargenos cobra un alquiler altísimo he charges us o we pay him a very high rentte cobrarán el IVA you will be charged sales tax/VATno nos cobran la electricidad they don't charge us for electricityvino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rentel departamento que se encargará de cobrar el nuevo impuesto the department which will be responsible for the collection of the new tax2 ‹bebidas/fruta›¿me cobras estas cervezas, por favor? can you take for these beers, please?, can I pay for these beers, please?se equivocó y me cobró el vino dos veces he made a mistake and charged me twice for the wineestá cobrando las entradas he's taking the money for the ticketsC1 ‹deuda› to recovervengo a cobrar esta factura I've come for payment of this billnunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas he never received payment for those billsvino a cobrar la factura de la cocina she came to collect payment for the stovelo único que hago es cobrar deudas all I do is collect debts2 ‹cheque› to cashD( Chi) (pedir): le cobré los libros que le presté I asked him to give back o return the books I'd lent him o I asked him for the books I'd lent himEF1(adquirir): cobrar importancia/fama to become important/famouslas negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso the negotiations were given fresh impetuscobran especial relieve los trabajos del Instituto cuando … the work done by the Institute takes on special significance when …se detuvo a cobrar fuerzas he stopped to get his strength backcobró ánimos y fue a decírselo he plucked up the courage and went and told her2(tomar): cobrarle cariño a algn to grow fond of sbcon el tiempo le fui cobrando cariño as time went by I grew fond of hercobrarle sentimientos a algn ( Chi); to be upset with sb1 (matar) to shoot, bag2 «perro» to retrieveH1 ( period); ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim2 ‹botín› to carry off3 ( Náut) to haul in■ cobrarvi1(por un servicio, unas mercancías): vino el lechero a cobrar the milkman came to be paid¿me cobra, por favor? can I have the check please?, can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?2 (recibir el sueldo) to be paidllevamos dos meses sin cobrar we haven't been paid for two months3 ( fam)(recibir una paliza): ¡como no te estés quieto, vas a cobrar! if you don't keep still you're going to get it! ( colloq)■ cobrarseA(recibir dinero): tenga, cóbrese here you arecóbrese las cervezas de aquí can you take for these beers?, can I pay for these beers?B ‹víctimas› to claim* * *
cobrar ( conjugate cobrar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us 30,000 pesos in rent;
cobrar algo por algo/hacer algo to charge sth for sth/doing sth;
vino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rent;
¿me cobra estas cervezas? can I pay for these beers, please?;
me cobró el vino dos veces he charged me twice for the wine
‹ pensión› to draw;◊ cobra 2.000 euros al mes he earns/draws 2,000 euros a month;
todavía no hemos cobrado junio we still haven't been paid for June
2a) (Chi) ( pedir):
3 ( adquirir) ‹ fuerzas› to gather;◊ cobrar fama/importancia become famous/important
4 (period) ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim
verbo intransitivoa) cobrar por algo/hacer algo to charge for sth/doing sth;◊ ¿me cobra, por favor? can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?;
llámame por cobrar (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)
cobrarse verbo pronominala) ( recibir dinero):◊ tenga, cóbrese here you are;
cóbrese las cervezas can you take for the beers, please?
cobrar
I verbo transitivo
1 (pedir un precio) to charge
(exigir el pago) to collect
(recibir el pago de una deuda) to recover
2 (un cheque, un billete de lotería) to cash
(recibir el salario) to earn: aún no han cobrado el sueldo, they still haven't been paid their salary
cobra un buen sueldo, he earns a good salary
3 figurado (alcanzar, lograr) to gain, get: su proyecto cobra hoy importancia, today his project is becoming important
cobrar ánimos, to take heart
4 (empezar a sentir) cobrar afecto a alguien/algo, to become very fond of sb/sthg
II verbo intransitivo
1 (exigir un pago) ¿me cobra, por favor? I'd like to pay now, please
nunca me cobra, he never charges me
2 (recibir el salario) to be paid
3 fam (recibir una zurra) to catch it, get it
' cobrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavar
- llevar
- tesorería
- animar
- hora
- paro
- pensión
- soplar
- tomar
- velocidad
English:
arrears
- carer
- cash
- cash in
- charge
- collect
- draw
- gather
- momentum
- overcharge
- pay
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- sting
- undercharge
- unpaid
- check
- claim
- extra
- going
- levy
- life
- reverse
* * *♦ vt[cheque] to cash; [deuda] to collect;cantidades por cobrar amounts due;¿me cobra, por favor? how much do I owe you?;nos cobra 1.000 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 1,000 euros rent a month, we pay her 1,000 euros rent a month;cobran 10 euros por página they charge 10 euros per page;te cobrarán un mínimo de 10 euros por arreglarte los zapatos it'll cost you at least 10 euros to get your shoes mended;me cobró 1.000 pesos de más he overcharged me by 1,000 pesos;me cobraron 200 pesos de menos they undercharged me by 200 pesos;nos cobró por adelantado we had to pay her in advance;no me cobraron impuestos they didn't charge me tax;cóbrelo todo junto put it all together, we'll pay for it all together;no nos cobró la mano de obra he didn't charge us for labour;le cobrarán en aquella ventanilla you can pay at that counter over there;el lechero vino a cobrar la factura mensual the milkman came with the monthly bill2. [un sueldo] to earn, to be paid;cobra un millón al año she earns a million a year;en junio cobraremos una prima we'll be paid a bonus in June;cobro mi pensión por el banco my pension is paid straight into the bank;está cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit;sobrevive cobrando diferentes subsidios she lives by claiming a number of different benefits;tengo que ir a cobrar la jubilación I have to go and draw my pension;no cobro nada, lo hago porque me gusta I don't get paid for it, I do it because I enjoy it3. [adquirir] to take on, to acquire;con su último disco ha cobrado fama universal with her latest record she has achieved worldwide fame o she has become a household name;cada día cobran más importancia los temas medioambientales the environment is an issue which is becoming more and more important o which is gaining in importance;cobró aliento y prosiguió la marcha he paused to get his breath back and continued walking;cobrar velocidad to gather o gain speedle cobró miedo al perro y no se atrevió a acercársele she got scared of the dog and didn't dare go near it5. [recuperar] to retrieve, to recover;las tropas cobraron el aeropuerto the troops regained control of the airport6. [en caza] [matar a tiros] to shoot;[recoger] to retrieve, to fetch;cobraron doscientas aves en un solo día they came back with two hundred birds in just one day♦ vi1. [en el trabajo] to get paid;cobrarás el día 5 de cada mes you'll be paid on the 5th of every month;llevan un año sin cobrar they haven't had any wages for a year;cobrar en efectivo to be o get paid (in) cashel niño cobró por portarse mal the child got a beating for being naughty* * *I v/t1 charge4 importancia acquireII v/i1 be paid, get paid2:* * *cobrar vt1) : to charge2) : to collect, to draw, to earn3) : to acquire, to gain4) : to recover, to retrieve5) : to cash (a check)6) : to claim, to take (a life)7) : to shoot (game), to bagcobrar vi1) : to be paid2)* * *cobrar vb1. (recibir salario) to be paid / to earn¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?2. (recibir dinero) to get3. (talón) to cash4. (fijar precio) to charge5. (recibir un golpe) to get a smack -
88 partager
partager [paʀtaʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = fractionner) [+ terrain, feuille, gâteau] to divide upb. ( = distribuer, répartir) [+ butin, gâteau] to share out ; [+ frais] to share• il partage son temps entre son travail et sa famille he divides his time between his work and his familyc. ( = avoir en commun) [+ héritage, gâteau, appartement, sentiments, goûts] to share• les torts sont partagés there is fault on both (or all) sidesd. ( = diviser) to divide2. reflexive verba. ( = se fractionner)b. ( = se distribuer) nous nous sommes partagé le travail we shared the work between us* * *paʀtaʒe
1.
1) ( donner une partie de ce qui est à soi) to share [jouets, nourriture]2) ( séparer) to divide [pays, pièce]3) ( diviser) to divide [something] (up), to split4) ( avoir en commun) to share; ( prendre part à) to share [émotion, angoisse]partager les mêmes valeurs — to have common values, to share values
je partage votre avis — I agree with you, I'm of the same opinion
5) ( communiquer) to share [chagrin, problème, joie]6) ( opposer) [problème, question] to divide, to split [opinion publique]
2.
se partager verbe pronominal1) ( se répartir) to share [argent, travail, responsabilité]2) ( être divisé) to be divided (en into; entre between); to be split (en into)le mouvement se partage en deux grandes tendances — the movement is divided ou split into two broad tendencies
3) ( se diviser) [frais, responsabilités, nourriture] to be shared; [gâteau, tarte] to be cut (up) (en into)4) ( se communiquer) to be shared* * *paʀtaʒe vt1) (= diviser en parts) to divideJanet a partagé le gâteau en quatre. — Janet divided the cake into four.
2) (= se répartir) to share outIls ont partagé les cadeaux entre tous les enfants. — They shared the presents out among all the children.
3) [territoire] to divide, to divide up4) [appartement] to shareIls partagent un appartement. — They share a flat.
5) [passion, ambition, point de vue] to shareIl fait partager son enthousiasme. — His enthusiasm is infectious.
* * *partager verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( donner une partie de ce qui est à soi) to share [jouets, nourriture] (entre between; avec with); il ne sait pas partager he doesn't know how to share; les enfants doivent apprendre à partager children must learn to share;2 ( séparer) to divide [pays, pièce] (en into); un rideau partage la chambre en deux a curtain divides the bedroom into two;3 ( diviser) to divide [sth] (up), to split [fortune, héritage, gâteau, terres, tâches] (entre between, among; en into); il a partagé ses biens entre ses trois enfants he divided (up) ou split his belongings among his three children; je partage mon temps entre la lecture et la musique I divide my time between reading and music;4 ( avoir en commun) to share [appartement, repas, goûts, avis, idées, responsabilités]; ( prendre part à) to share [émotion, angoisse]; il a partagé ma vie pendant cinq ans he shared my life for five years; je partage ton inquiétude I share your anxiety; ils partagent le même goût de l'aventure they share a love ou have a common love of adventure; partager les mêmes valeurs to have common values, to share values; ton optimisme n'est pas partagé no-one shares your optimism; je partage votre avis I agree with you, I'm of the same opinion;5 ( communiquer) to share [chagrin, problème, joie] (avec with); faire partager qch à qn to let sb share in sth; j'aimerais vous faire partager ma joie I'd like to let you share in my happiness; il sait nous faire partager ses émotions he knows how to get his feelings across;6 ( opposer) [problème, question] to divide, to split [population, politiciens, opinion publique] (en into).B se partager vpr1 ( se répartir) to share [argent, travail, responsabilité]; les deux sociétés se partagent le marché the two companies share the market; les gagnants se sont partagé la somme de 10 000 euros the winners shared the sum of 10,000 euros; deux sujets se partagent la ‘une’ des journaux two topics share the front page;2 ( être divisé) to be divided (en into; entre between); to be split (en into); le mouvement se partage en deux grandes tendances the movement is divided ou split into two broad tendencies; le groupe se partage entre adeptes du théâtre et fans de télévision the group is divided between theatreGB enthusiasts and TV fans; elle partage son temps entre son travail et ses enfants she divides her time between her job and her children;3 ( se diviser) [frais, responsabilités, nourriture] to be shared; [gâteau, tarte] to be cut (up) (en into); c'est le genre de travail qui ne se partage pas it's the kind of work that cannot be shared;4 ( se communiquer) to be shared; c'est un bonheur qui ne se partage pas it's the sort of happiness one cannot share; un tel chagrin ne peut se partager such grief cannot be shared.[partaʒe] verbe transitifpartager quelque chose en deux/par moitié to divide something in two/into two halves2. [diviser - pays, société] to dividela question du désarmement partage le pays the country is divided ou split over the question of disarmamentêtre partagé entre to be split ou divided betweenje suis partagée entre l'envie de finir mes études et celle de travailler I can't make up my mind between finishing my course and starting work3. [répartir - bénéfices, provisions] to share out (separable)4. [avoir avec d'autres] to sharepartager la joie/peine/surprise de quelqu'un to share (in) somebody's joy/sorrow/surprisele pouvoir est partagé entre les deux assemblées power is shared ou split between the two Housesvoici une opinion partagée par beaucoup de gens this is an opinion shared ou held by many (people)j'ai été heureuse de pouvoir vous faire partager ma joie I was pleased to be able to share my joy with you————————se partager verbe pronominal transitif[biens, travail] to share (out)Lyon et Marseille se partagent la première place SPORT Lyons and Marseilles share first place ou are equal first (UK)————————se partager verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne]elles se partagent entre leur carrière et leurs enfants their time is divided between their professional lives and their familiesse partager en to be split ou divided into -
89 voie
voie [vwa]1. feminine noun• expédier qch par voie de mer or maritime to send sth by sea• voyager par voie de terre or terrestre to travel overlandb. ( = partie d'une route) lane• route à 3/4 voies 3-lane/4-lane roadc. (Railways) trackd. [de corps] voies digestives/respiratoires/urinaires digestive/respiratory/urinary tracte. (figurative) way• ouvrir/tracer/montrer la voie to open up/mark out/show the way• préparer la voie à qn/qch to pave the way for sb/sthf. ( = filière, moyen) par des voies détournées by devious means• par la voie hiérarchique/diplomatique through official/diplomatic channelsg. ► en voie de2. compounds• se livrer à des voies de fait sur qn to assault sb ► voie ferrée railway (Brit) or railroad (US) line• c'est la voie royale vers or pour it's the pathway to ; [+ carrière, pouvoir] it's the fast track to* * *vwɑêtre sur la bonne voie — [personne] to be on the right track
2) ( intermédiaire) channels (pl)3) ( subdivision de route) lane; ( route) road; ( rue) streetvoie à sens unique — ( en ville) one-way street
4) ( rails) track‘défense de traverser les voies’ — ‘keep off the tracks’
5) ( mode d'administration)par voie buccale or orale — orally
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *vwa1. vbSee:2. nf1) (= chemin, moyen) wayêtre en bonne voie — to be shaping up, to be going well
2) [corps]par voie buccale; par voie orale — orally
3) CHEMINS DE FER track, line4) AUTOMOBILES lane* * *voie nf1 fig ( chemin) way; la voie de la paix/modernisation/sagesse the way to peace/modernization/wisdom; être sur la voie d'un accord to be on the way to an agreement; montrer la voie à qn to show sb the way; montrer la voie [personne, pays, entreprise] to lead the way; ouvrir la voie à to pave the way for; la voie est libre the way is clear; chercher/trouver sa voie to look for/find one's way in life; entreprise en voie de devenir le cinquième groupe européen company on its way to becoming number five in Europe; sur or dans la voie de on the road to; s'engager sur or dans une voie dangereuse to embark on a dangerous course; choisir/suivre une voie médiane fig to choose/follow a middle course; être sur la bonne/mauvaise voie [personne] to be on the right/wrong track; les travaux/négociations sont en bonne voie the work is/the negotiations are progressing; la voie royale vers le pouvoir the fast track to power; les sociétés déficitaires ou en voie de l'être companies in deficit or (in the process of) becoming so; en voie de désintégration disintegrating ( après n); par voies de conséquence consequently; espèce en voie d'extinction or de disparition endangered species; pays en voie de développement developing country; ⇒ impénétrable;2 ( intermédiaire) channels (pl); par la voie diplomatique through diplomatic channels; par la voie du référendum by means of a referendum; par voie de presse through the press; par des voie détournées by roundabout means; par voie de tracts/d'affiches through leaflets/posters; par voie de mer by sea; par la voie des airs by air; par voie d'action Jur by bringing action; ⇒ concours, conséquence, scrutin;3 ( subdivision de route) lane; ( route) road; ( rue) street; route à trois voies three-lane road; voie réservée aux autobus bus lane; voie à sens unique ( en rase campagne) one-way road; ( en ville) one-way street; voie à double sens ( en rase campagne) road for two-way traffic GB, two-way road US; ( en ville) street for two-way traffic GB, two-way street US;4 Rail ( rails) track; voie large/étroite wide-/narrow-gauge track; ligne à voie unique/à double voie single- /double-track line; ne rien jeter sur la voie do not throw anything onto the track; ‘défense de traverser les voies’ ‘keep off the tracks’; le train entre en gare voie 2 the train is arriving at platform 2;5 Pharm ( mode d'administration) par voie injectable by injection; par voie rectale rectally; par voie intraveineuse intravenously; par voie buccale or orale orally; par voie nasale nasally; ⇒ racolage, scandale, violence.voie d'accélération acceleration lane; voie aérienne Transp air route; voie de communication Transp transport link; voie à contresens contraflow lane; voie de décélération deceleration lane; voie d'eau Naut leak; voie d'évitement Rail siding; voie express expressway; voie ferrée Rail ( infrastructure) railway track GB, railroad track US; Transp (mode de transport, ligne) railway GB, railroad US; voie fluviale Transp (inland) waterway; voie de garage Rail siding; mettre qn sur une voie de garage fig to shunt sb onto the sidelines; voie de gauche fast lane; voie hertzienne Télécom Hertzian waves (pl); par la voie hertzienne by Hertzian waves; voie hiérarchique Admin right channels (pl); Voie lactée Astron Milky Way; voie maritime Transp sea route; voie navigable Transp waterway; voie privée Admin private road; voie publique Jur public highway; sur la voie publique on the public highway; voie de raccordement Rail connecting track; Gén Civ slip road; voie rapide expressway; voie de recours Jur path for appeal; voie sans issue Gén Civ, fig dead end; ( sur panneau) no through road; voie souterraine underpass; voies de fait Jur ( agression) battery (sg); Admin, Jur ( atteinte aux droits) ≈ infringement of civil liberties; voies nasales Anat nasal passages; voies respiratoires Anat respiratory tract (sg); voies urinaires Anat urinary tract (sg).[vwa] nom féminin1. [rue] roadvoie express ou rapide express wayvoie de passage/raccordement major/access roadvoie sans issue no through road, cul-de-sacvoie romaine Roman way ou road2. [moyen d'accès] way[itinéraire] routepar voie de terre overland, by landouvrir la voie à quelqu'un/quelque chose to pave the way for somebody/something, to make way for somebody/somethingvoie fluviale ou navigable (inland) waterwayvoie aérienne air route, airwayvoie maritime sea route, seawayentrer dans l'Administration par la voie royale to take the most prestigious route into the Civil Service3. RAIL‘ne pas traverser les voies’ ‘do not cross the tracks’voie de garage ou de service ou de dégagement siding4. [procédure, moyen]suivre la voie hiérarchique/diplomatique/normale to go through the official/diplomatic/usual channelspar des voies détournées by devious means, by a circuitous route5. RELIGIONb. (figuré) [en devinant] to give somebody a cluec. [dans une enquête] to put somebody on the right trackb. (figuré) to be on the right track ou lines7. PHARMACIEpar voie orale ou buccale orallypar voie nasale/rectale through the nose/the rectumvoies respiratoires airways, respiratory tract9. CHIMIEvoie humide/sèche wet/dry process[de communication] channel11. NAUTIQUE12. ASTRONOMIE————————voies nom féminin plurielvoies de fait [coups] assault and batteryen bonne voie locution adjectivalemaintenant, les affaires sont en bonne voie business is looking up————————en voie de locution prépositionnelleen voie de construction being built, under constructionen voie de guérison getting better, on the road to recovery————————par la voie de locution prépositionnelle -
90 Kontrolle
f; -, -n1. (Aufsicht) supervision; (Prüfung) auch von Gepäck etc.: check(ing); TECH. und von Lebensmitteln etc.: inspection; (Überwachung, auch Beherrschung) control; unter ärztlicher Kontrolle under medical supervision; außer Kontrolle geraten get out of control; unter Kontrolle bringen / haben / halten bring / have / keep under control; die Inflation etc. unter Kontrolle halten auch keep the lid on inflation etc. umg.; die Kontrolle verlieren über (+ Akk) lose control of; er verlor die Kontrolle über seine Leute auch his men got out of hand; er verliert leicht die Kontrolle über sich he’s quick to lose his temper, he tends to flare up (very quickly); Qualitätskontrolle2. (Kontrollpunkt) checkpoint; (Passkontrolle) passport control; (Zollkontrolle) customs Sg. (control)* * *die Kontrollechecking; supervision; check; control; inspection; checkup* * *Kon|trọl|le [kOn'trɔlə]f -, -n1) (= Beherrschung, Regulierung) controlüber jdn/etw die Kontrolle verlieren — to lose control of sb/sth
jdn/etw unter Kontrolle haben/halten — to have/keep sb/sth under control
der Brand geriet außer Kontrolle — the fire got out of control
2) (= Nachprüfung) check (+gen on); (= Aufsicht) supervision; (= Schutz) safeguard; (= Passkontrolle) passport control; (= Zollkontrolle) customs examinationjdn/etw einer Kontrolle unterziehen — to check sb/sth
zur Kontrolle haben wir noch einmal alles nachgerechnet — we went over all the figures again to check
Kontrollen durchführen — to carry out or make checks
der Luftverkehr ist unter ständiger Kontrolle — air traffic is kept under constant surveillance, a constant check is kept on air traffic
nach einer sorgfältigen Kontrolle der Waren — after a careful inspection of the goods, after a careful check on or of the goods
3) (= Stelle) (für Überprüfung, Verkehr) checkpoint; (= Pass-/Zollkontrolle) passport control/customs; (vor Fabrik) gatehouse; (an der Grenze) border post; (in Bibliothek etc) checkout desk4) (= Person) inspector; (= Pass-/Zollkontrolle) passport/customs officer; (in Fabrik) security officer; (= Polizist) (im Verkehr) traffic police; (an der Grenze) frontier guard; (in Bibliotheken etc) person at the checkout desk* * *die1) (an act of testing or checking.) check2) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) control3) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) control4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) control* * *Kon·trol·le<-, -n>[kɔnˈtrɔlə]f1. (Überprüfung) check, inspectiondie \Kontrollen an einem Flughafen checks at an airporteine \Kontrolle durchführen to conduct an inspection2. (passive Überwachung) monitoring3. (aktive Überwachung) supervisionetw unter \Kontrolle bringen to bring sth under controljdn/etw unter \Kontrolle haben [o halten] (Gewalt über jdn/etw haben) to have sb/sth under control; (jdn/etw überwachen) to have sb/sth monitored4. (Kontrollstelle) checkpoint* * *die; Kontrolle, Kontrollen1) (Überwachung) surveillanceunter Kontrolle stehen — be under surveillance
jemanden/etwas einer Kontrolle unterziehen — check somebody/something
in eine Kontrolle kommen — be stopped at a police check
zur Kontrolle — as a check
3) (Herrschaft) controldie Kontrolle über etwas/sich (Akk.) verlieren — lose control of something/oneself
etwas unter Kontrolle (Akk.) bringen/halten — get or bring/keep something under control
* * *1. (Aufsicht) supervision; (Prüfung) auch von Gepäck etc: check(ing); TECH und von Lebensmitteln etc: inspection; (Überwachung, auch Beherrschung) control;unter ärztlicher Kontrolle under medical supervision;außer Kontrolle geraten get out of control;unter Kontrolle bringen/haben/halten bring/have/keep under control;die Inflation etcdie Kontrolle verlieren über (+akk) lose control of;er verlor die Kontrolle über seine Leute auch his men got out of hand;er verliert leicht die Kontrolle über sich he’s quick to lose his temper, he tends to flare up (very quickly); → Qualitätskontrolle2. (Kontrollpunkt) checkpoint; (Passkontrolle) passport control; (Zollkontrolle) customs sg(control)* * *die; Kontrolle, Kontrollen1) (Überwachung) surveillancejemanden/etwas einer Kontrolle unterziehen — check somebody/something
3) (Herrschaft) controldie Kontrolle über etwas/sich (Akk.) verlieren — lose control of something/oneself
etwas unter Kontrolle (Akk.) bringen/halten — get or bring/keep something under control
* * *f.check n.checking n.checkup n.control n.governance (of) n. -
91 someter
v.1 to subdue.2 to submit, to bring up for discussion, to bring up for consideration, to hand in.María sometió su propuesta Mary submitted her proposal.El tirano somete al pueblo The tyrant submits the people.* * *1 (rebeldes) to subdue, put down; (rebelión) to quell2 (hacer recibir) to subject (a, to)3 (pasiones) to subdue4 (proponer, presentar) to submit, present1 (rendirse) to surrender (a, to)2 (tratamiento etc) to undergo (a, -)\someterse a la opinión de alguien to bow to somebody's opinionsometer a prueba to test, put to the testsometer algo a la autoridad to refer something to an authoritysometer algo a votación to put something to the vote, vote on something* * *verb1) to subjugate2) subject•- someterse a* * *1. VT1) (=dominar) [+ territorio, población] to subjugate; [+ rebeldes] to subdue, put down; [+ asaltante] to overpower, overcomeni entre cuatro hombres lo pudieron someter — even four men were not enough to overpower o overcome him
2) (=subordinar)sometió sus intereses a los de su pueblo — he put the interests of the people before his own, he subordinated his interests to those of the people frm
3)•
someter a —a) (=exponer) [+ represión, tortura, interrogatorio] to subject tohay que someter a examen todas las ideas establecidas — all established ideas should be subjected to scrutiny
•
someter algo/a algn a prueba — to put sth/sb to the testb) (=entregar) to submit sth tosometerá el acuerdo a la aprobación de los ministros — he will submit the agreement for the approval of the ministers
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( dominar)logró someter a todo el país — he managed to subjugate o conquer the whole country
b) ( subordinar)2)a) (a torturas, presiones) to subjectb) ( a tratamiento)fue sometido a una intervención quirúrgica — he had surgery o an operation
c) ( a prueba) to subjectsometen los productos a pruebas de calidad — the products are subjected to o undergo quality control tests
d) (a votación, aprobación)2.la propuesta será sometida a la aprobación de los socios — the proposal will be submitted to o put before the members for approval
someterse v prona) ( a autoridad) to submit to, yield to; ( a capricho) to give in to; ( a ley) to comply withb) (a prueba, exámen, operación) to undergo* * *= subject, subdue, wage, subjugate, lord it over, conquer.Ex. Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex. It is as if libraries find themselves once again mired down in the bureaucratic information policy firefights waged during the Reagan and Bush administrations (1980-1992).Ex. Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.----* someter a = submit to, subject to.* someter a Alguien = bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* someter a control = place under + control.* someter a disciplina = subject to + discipline.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* someter a examen = expose to + examination.* someter a juicio = try.* someter a presión = place under + pressure.* someter a prueba = place + strain on.* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.* someterse a = truckle to, bow down before, bow to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( dominar)logró someter a todo el país — he managed to subjugate o conquer the whole country
b) ( subordinar)2)a) (a torturas, presiones) to subjectb) ( a tratamiento)fue sometido a una intervención quirúrgica — he had surgery o an operation
c) ( a prueba) to subjectsometen los productos a pruebas de calidad — the products are subjected to o undergo quality control tests
d) (a votación, aprobación)2.la propuesta será sometida a la aprobación de los socios — the proposal will be submitted to o put before the members for approval
someterse v prona) ( a autoridad) to submit to, yield to; ( a capricho) to give in to; ( a ley) to comply withb) (a prueba, exámen, operación) to undergo* * *= subject, subdue, wage, subjugate, lord it over, conquer.Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex: It is as if libraries find themselves once again mired down in the bureaucratic information policy firefights waged during the Reagan and Bush administrations (1980-1992).Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.* someter a = submit to, subject to.* someter a Alguien = bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* someter a control = place under + control.* someter a disciplina = subject to + discipline.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* someter a examen = expose to + examination.* someter a juicio = try.* someter a presión = place under + pressure.* someter a prueba = place + strain on.* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.* someterse a = truckle to, bow down before, bow to.* * *someter [E1 ]vtA1(dominar): un puñado de hombres logró someter a todo el país a handful of men managed to subjugate o conquer the whole countryfue necesario usar la fuerza para someterlo they had to use force to subdue him2(subordinar): los sometió a su autoridad he forced them to submit to o yield to his authority, he imposed his authority on themquieren someter nuestros intereses a los de una multinacional they are trying to subordinate our interests to those of a multinational, they are trying to put the interests of a multinational before oursB1 (a torturas, presiones) to subjectlo sometieron a un exhaustivo interrogatorio they subjected him to a thorough interrogation2(a un tratamiento): fue sometido a una intervención quirúrgica he underwent o had surgery, he underwent o had an operation, he was operated on3 (a una prueba) to subjectsometen los productos a pruebas de calidad the products are subjected to o undergo quality control testsel avión fue sometido a una minuciosa revisión the aircraft was given a thorough overhaul4(a una votación): el acuerdo está sometido a la aprobación del Parlamento the agreement is subject to the approval of Parliamentel proyecto de ley será sometido a votación the bill will be put to the vote o will be voted onla propuesta será sometida a la aprobación de los socios the proposal will be submitted to o presented to o put before the members for approval1(a una autoridad): no me someteré a la autoridad de este comité I shall not submit to o yield to the authority of this committeeno te sometas a sus caprichos don't bow to o give in to his whimslos extranjeros deben someterse a las leyes del país foreigners must comply with the laws of the country2(a una prueba): tendrá que someterse a un examen médico you will have to undergo o have a medical examination* * *
someter ( conjugate someter) verbo transitivo
1 ( dominar) ‹ país› to subjugate;
2 (a torturas, presiones, prueba) to subject;
someter algo a votación to put sth to the vote
someterse verbo pronominal
( a capricho) to give in to;
( a ley) to comply with
someter verbo transitivo
1 (subyugar, sojuzgar) to subdue, put down
2 (a votación, opinión, juicio) lo sometió a nuestro juicio, he left it to us to judge
3 (a una prueba, un experimento, interrogatorio, etc) to subject [a, to]
' someter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
exponer
- oprimir
- regular
- subyugar
- sujetar
- tratar
- votación
- examen
- referéndum
English:
ballot
- degree
- keep under
- polygraph
- screen
- subject
- submit
- test
- test drive
- vet
- vote
- put
- strain
- subdue
* * *♦ vt1. [dominar, subyugar] to subdue;los sometieron a su autoridad they forced them to accept their authority;no consiguieron someter a la guerilla they were unable to subdue o put down the guerrillassometer algo a votación to put sth to the vote;sometieron sus conclusiones a la comisión they submitted o presented their conclusions to the committee3. [subordinar]someto mi decisión a los resultados de la encuesta my decision will depend on the results of the poll;sometió su opinión a la de la mayoría she went along with the opinion of the majoritysometer a alguien a una operación to operate on sb;sometieron la estructura a duras pruebas de resistencia the structure was subjected to stringent strength tests;sometieron la ciudad a un fuerte bombardeo the city was subjected to heavy bombing* * *v/t1 subjugate2:someter a alguien a algo subject s.o. to sth3:someter algo a votación put sth to the vote* * *someter vt1) : to subjugate, to conquer2) : to subordinate3) : to subject (to treatment or testing)4) : to submit, to present* * *someter vb1. (exponer) to subject -
92 installer
installer [ɛ̃stale]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = mettre en service) to put inb. ( = aménager) to fit out• ils ont très bien installé leur appartement they've got their flat (Brit) or apartment (US) well fitted out• comment la cuisine est-elle installée ? what appliances does the kitchen have?2. reflexive verba. ( = s'établir) [artisan, commerçant] to set o.s. up ( comme as ) ; [dentiste, médecin] to set up one's practice• ils se sont installés à la campagne ( = se sont fixés) they've settled in the countryb. ( = se loger) to settle ; ( = emménager) to settle in• ils sont bien installés dans leur nouvelle maison they have made themselves very comfortable in their new housec. (sur un siège, à un emplacement) to settle down• s'installer par terre/dans un fauteuil to settle down on the floor/in an armchair• installe-toi comme il faut (confortablement) make yourself comfortable ; ( = tiens-toi bien) sit properly• les forains se sont installés sur un terrain vague the fairground people have set themselves up on a piece of wastelandd. [grève, maladie] to take hold• s'installer dans [personne] [+ inertie] to sink into* * *ɛ̃stale
1.
1) ( mettre en place) to install, to put in [lave-vaisselle, évier, chauffage central]; to put up [table pliante, étagère]; to set up [infrastructure militaire]; ( raccorder) to connect [gaz, téléphone, électricité]2) ( aménager) to do up [cuisine]3) ( implanter) to set up [usine]
2.
s'installer verbe pronominal1) ( devenir durable) [régime] to become established; [morosité, récession] to set in2) ( professionnellement) to set oneself up in business3) ( pour vivre) to settle4) ( se mettre à l'aise)s'installer pour travailler/à son bureau — to settle down to work/at one's desk
installe-toi, j'arrive! — make yourself at home, I'm coming!
5) ( être mis en place)des usines étrangères vont s'installer dans la région — foreign companies are going to open factories in the area
* * *ɛ̃stale vt1) (= loger)On va vous installer dans la chambre du fond. — We're going to put you in the back bedroom.
2) [blessés] to layIls ont installé les blessés sur des lits de fortune. — They laid the wounded on makeshift beds.
3) (= mettre en place, monter) [accessoire, rideau, étagère] to put upIls ont installé des appliques au-dessus du lit. — They put wall lights up above the bed.
On va installer la bibliothèque contre le mur de gauche. — We're going to put the bookcase against the left-hand wall.
4) [gaz, électricité] to put in, to installfaire installer [gaz, électricité] — to have put in
On a fait installer le chauffage central. — We had central heating put in.
5) [appartement] to furnish* * *installer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre en place) to install, to put in [lave-vaisselle, évier, chauffage central]; to put up [table pliante, chevalet, sculptures, étagère]; to set out [marchandise]; to set up [infrastructure militaire]; ( raccorder) to connect [gaz, téléphone, électricité]; faire installer une antenne parabolique to have a satellite dish put up ou installed; installer le bureau près de la fenêtre to put the desk near the window; installer un chapiteau sur la place to put up the big top on the square;2 ( aménager) to do up [maison, local, cuisine]; installer une chambre dans le grenier to make a bedroom in the attic;3 ( implanter) to set up [usine]; installer son siège à Paris to set up their headquarters in Paris;5 Admin to install [magistrat]; il a été installé dans ses fonctions he took up his duties; installer qn à un poste to appoint sb to a post; installer qn au pouvoir to put sb into power.B s'installer vpr1 ( devenir durable) [régime] to become established; [atmosphère, morosité, récession] to set in; le doute s'installe dans leur esprit they're beginning to have doubts;2 ( professionnellement) to set oneself up in business; s'installer à son compte to set up one's own business;3 ( pour vivre) to settle; partir s'installer à l'étranger/en province to go and live abroad/in the provinces; s'installer dans une routine to become fixed in a routine; s'installer temporairement chez des amis to move in temporarily with friends; je viendrai te voir quand tu seras installé I'll come and see you when you're settled in;4 ( se mettre à l'aise) s'installer dans un fauteuil to settle into an armchair; s'installer au soleil/près de la fenêtre to sit in the sun/by the window; s'installer pour travailler/à son bureau to settle down to work/at one's desk; être bien installé dans un fauteuil to be sitting comfortably in an armchair; tu es bien installé? are you sitting comfortably?; installe-toi, j'arrive! make yourself at home, I'm coming!; dès qu'il est invité quelque part, il s'installe when he is invited somewhere, he really makes himself at home; on est mal installé sur ces chaises these chairs are uncomfortable;5 ( être mis en place) l'appareil s'installe facilement the appliance is easy to install;6 ( s'implanter) des usines étrangères vont s'installer dans la région foreign companies are going to open factories in the area; le musée devrait s'installer en banlieue the museum will probably be situated in the suburbs.[ɛ̃stale] verbe transitif1. [mettre en service - chauffage, eau, gaz, électricité, téléphone] to install, to put in (separable) ; [ - appareil ménager] to installnous avons dû faire installer l'eau/le gaz/l'électricité we had to have the water laid on/the gas put in/the house wired2. [mettre en place - meuble] to put in (separable) ; [ - tente] to put up (separable), to pitch ; [ - barrière] to put up (separable), to erect ; [ - campement] to set up (separable) ; [ - troupes] to positionune fois qu'il est installé devant la télévision, il n'y a plus moyen de lui parler once he's settled himself down ou planted himself ou installed (himself) in front of the TV, there's no talking to him5. [loger - jeune couple] to set up (separable) ; [ - visiteur] to put up (separable), to install (soutenu)les blessés furent installés dans la tour the wounded were accommodated ou put in the tower6. [implanter]installer quelqu'un dans ses fonctions to install somebody in his/her post————————s'installer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'asseoir, s'allonger]installez-vous comme il faut, je reviens tout de suite make yourself comfortable ou at home, I'll be right back2. [s'implanter - cirque, marché] to (be) set up ; [ - usine] to be set ups'installer à la campagne [emménager] to set up house ou to go and live ou to settle in the countrya. [entreprise] to move into new officesb. [employés] to move into one's new officessi ça continue, elle va finir par s'installer chez moi! if this goes on, she'll end up moving in (permanently)!3. [pour exercer - médecin, dentiste] to set up a practice ; [ - commerçant] to set up shop, to opens'installer à son compte to set up one's own business ou on one's ownquand je me suis installé, la clientèle était rare when I started, there weren't many customers4. [se fixer - statu quo] to become established ; [ - maladie] to take a hold ou a grip ; [ - doute, peur] to creep in ; [ - silence] to take overil s'est installé dans le mensonge he's become an habitual liar, he's well used to lying -
93 cuerda
f.1 string (para atar) (fina).cuerda floja tightrope2 string.3 spring.4 chord (geometry).5 rope, string, cord.6 voice.7 chorda, tendon cord.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cordar.* * *1 (cordel) rope, string3 (de reloj) spring4 (en geometría) chord5 DEPORTE (interior) interior1 (boxeo) ropes2 MÚSICA strings\aflojar la cuerda figurado to ease upapretar la cuerda figurado to tighten upbailar en la cuerda floja figurado to be hanging from a threadbajo cuerda figurado dishonestly, under the countercontra las cuerdas on the ropesdar cuerda a alguien familiar to encourage somebody (to speak)rompérsele a uno la cuerda to be at the end of one's tethercuerda de la ropa clotheslinecuerda de presos chain gangcuerda floja tightropecuerdas vocales vocal chords* * *noun f.cord, rope, string* * *SF1) [gruesa] rope; [fina] string, cord; [para saltar] skipping rope, jump rope (EEUU)bajo cuerda —
han llegado a un acuerdo bajo cuerda — they have reached an agreement in secret, they have made a secret agreement
estirar la cuerda —
2) (Mec) [de reloj] winder; [de juguete] clockwork mechanismno para de hablar, parece que le han dado cuerda — he never stops talking, you'd think he'd been wound up
a ese viejo aún le queda mucha cuerda — the old boy's still got plenty of life o steam left in him *
tener cuerda * —
después de dos años sin verse, estos tienen cuerda para rato — * after two years apart, those two have got enough to keep them going for a while yet
3) (Mús) [de instrumento] stringsección de cuerda — string section, strings pl
4) (Anat)5) pl cuerdas (Boxeo) ropes; (Hípica) rails6) (Mat, Arquit) chord7) (Pesca) style of fishing with three or more flies mounted on struts tied to the main line* * *1)b) (Jueg) jump rope (AmE), skipping rope (BrE)saltar a la cuerda — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)
c) ( para tender ropa) washing line, clothes lined) ( de arco) bowstringaflojar la cuerda — to ease up
bajo cuerda — < pago> under-the-counter; (before n)
contra las cuerdas — (fam) on the ropes
llevarle or seguirle la cuerda a alguien — (AmL fam) to humor* somebody, play along with somebody (colloq)
una cuerda de — (Ven fam) loads of (colloq)
2) (Mús)a) (de guitarra, violín) stringb) cuerdas femenino plural ( instrumentos) strings (pl)3)a) (de reloj, juguete)la cuerda de la caja de música — the spring o the clockwork mechanism in the music box
son de la misma cuerda — they are very alike
b) (impulso, energía)no le des cuerda, que luego no hay quien lo haga callar — don't encourage him or you'll never get him to shut up (colloq)
c) ( de tornillo) thread* * *= cord, rope, string, halter, twine.Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.Ex. The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.Ex. For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.Ex. The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.Ex. This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.----* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.* cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* cuerdas = cordage.* cuerda Sol = G-string.* cuerdas vocales = vocal cords.* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.* escalera de cuerda = Jacob's ladder.* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* juguete de cuerda = clockwork toy.* mecanismo de cuerda = clockwork.* orquesta de cuerda = string orchestra.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* * *1)b) (Jueg) jump rope (AmE), skipping rope (BrE)saltar a la cuerda — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)
c) ( para tender ropa) washing line, clothes lined) ( de arco) bowstringaflojar la cuerda — to ease up
bajo cuerda — < pago> under-the-counter; (before n)
contra las cuerdas — (fam) on the ropes
llevarle or seguirle la cuerda a alguien — (AmL fam) to humor* somebody, play along with somebody (colloq)
una cuerda de — (Ven fam) loads of (colloq)
2) (Mús)a) (de guitarra, violín) stringb) cuerdas femenino plural ( instrumentos) strings (pl)3)a) (de reloj, juguete)la cuerda de la caja de música — the spring o the clockwork mechanism in the music box
son de la misma cuerda — they are very alike
b) (impulso, energía)no le des cuerda, que luego no hay quien lo haga callar — don't encourage him or you'll never get him to shut up (colloq)
c) ( de tornillo) thread* * *= cord, rope, string, halter, twine.Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.Ex: For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.Ex: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.* cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].* cuerdas = cordage.* cuerda Sol = G-string.* cuerdas vocales = vocal cords.* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.* escalera de cuerda = Jacob's ladder.* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* juguete de cuerda = clockwork toy.* mecanismo de cuerda = clockwork.* orquesta de cuerda = string orchestra.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* * *Atres metros de cuerda three meters of string/cord/ropeató el paquete con una cuerda he tied the parcel up with string o with a piece of string o cord o ( AmE) with a cordescalera de cuerda rope ladder2 (para tender ropa) washing line, clothes line3 (de un arco) bowstringbajo cuerda: recibieron extras bajo cuerda they received backhanders o under-the-counter paymentsactuaba bajo cuerda para la CIA she worked undercover for the CIAcontra las cuerdas ( fam); on the ropeslo tenía contra las cuerdas I had him on the ropesel financiero se encontraba contra las cuerdas the financier was on the ropes o ( colloq) up against itse tomaron una cuerda de tragos they had loads to drink ( colloq)siempre se rompe la cuerda por lo más delgado the weakest goes to the wallCompuesto:( Espec) tightropesu futuro está bailando en la cuerda floja its future hangs o is in the balanceB ( Mús)1 (de una guitarra, un violín) stringsu artículo tocó la cuerda exacta her article struck exactly the right chordnovelas que tocan la cuerda sentimental novels which tug at your heartstrings3 (voz) voiceCompuesto:fpl vocal chords (pl)C1(de un reloj, juguete): la cuerda de la caja de música the spring o the clockwork mechanism in the music boxle dio cuerda al despertador she wound up the alarm clockun juguete de cuerda a clockwork toy2(impulso, energía): no le des cuerda, que luego no hay quien lo haga callar don't encourage him or you'll never get him to shut up ( colloq)tan viejo no es, todavía tiene cuerda para rato he's not that old, he has a good few years in him yet o there's plenty of life in him yeta los niños les queda cuerda para rato the children will keep going for a while yet3 (de un tornillo) thread* * *
cuerda sustantivo femenino
1
( delgada) string;◊ cuerda floja (Espec) tightrope
2 (Mús)
b)
cuerdas vocales vocal chords (pl)
3 (de reloj, juguete):
le dio cuerda al despertador she wound up the alarm clock
cuerdo,-a adjetivo sane
cuerda sustantivo femenino
1 (soga gruesa) rope
(fina, cordel) string
2 (de instrumento) string
3 (del reloj) spring
4 cuerda floja, tightrope
cuerdas vocales, vocal chords
instrumento de cuerda, stringed instrument
♦ Locuciones: dar cuerda a alguien, to encourage sb
dar cuerda al reloj, to wind up a watch
estar contra las cuerdas, to be on the ropes
estar en la cuerda floja, to walk the tightrope
bajo cuerda, dishonestly
' cuerda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceder
- comba
- descolgar
- desligar
- equilibrista
- experimentar
- floja
- flojo
- instrumento
- maroma
- mástil
- pulsar
- retorcer
- rollo
- seguir
- soltar
- soltarse
- tensa
- tensar
- tenso
- tirar
- tirante
- tralla
- aflojar
- asir
- cordel
- cordón
- cortar
- desenrollar
- deslizar
- diapasón
- enredado
- enredar
- enrollar
- enroscar
- fuerte
- lazo
- ramal
- reata
- resistir
- romper
- saltar
- soga
- tendedero
- tensión
- tentar
English:
bind
- clockwork
- coil
- cord
- dicey
- end
- extend
- fray
- gut
- haul
- hoist
- hold
- hold out
- kink
- line
- loop
- pass
- pull
- pull in
- quartet
- reach
- rope
- rope ladder
- sever
- slack
- slacken
- start off
- stout
- string
- tight
- tighten
- tightrope
- tug-of-war
- washing line
- wind
- wind up
- clock
- clothes
- cut
- grab
- hang
- high
- jump
- life
- over
- skip
- stringed
- tow
- tug
- washing
* * *cuerda nf1. [para atar] [fina] string;[más gruesa] rope;saltar a la cuerda to skip;los ataron con cuerdas they tied them up with ropes;Ven Famuna cuerda de idiotas/cobardes a bunch of idiots/cowards;bajo cuerda secretly, in an underhand manner;estar contra las cuerdas to be on the ropes;Famde la misma cuerda of the same opinion;Famtirar de la cuerda to go too far, to push it;tocar a alguien la cuerda sensible to strike a chord with sbcuerda floja tightrope;estar en la cuerda floja to be hanging by a thread2. [de instrumento] string;instrumento de cuerda string instrument3. [en orquesta] string section, strings;la sección de cuerda the string section, the strings;cuarteto de cuerda string quartet4. [de mecanismo] spring;un juguete de cuerda a clockwork toy;un reloj de cuerda a wind-up watch;dar cuerda a [reloj, juguete] to wind up;Famdar cuerda a alguien [para que siga hablando] to encourage sb;Famtener cuerda para rato: este conferenciante todavía tiene cuerda para rato this speaker looks like he's going to go on for a while yet;el partido en el poder tiene cuerda para rato the party in power looks as if it will be there for some time to come5. Geom chorduna pista con una cuerda de 400 metros a 400 metre track8. [en gimnasia rítmica] rope* * *f1 rope;cuerda de trepar climbing rope;cuerda para tender la ropa clothes line;poner a alguien contra las cuerdas get s.o. on the ropes;bajo cuerda on the sideser de la misma cuerda be two of a kind:dar cuerda al reloj wind the clock up;dar cuerda a algo fig fam string sth out fam ;dar cuerda a alguien encourage s.o.;cuando cuenta historias, mi abuelo tiene cuerda para rato when he’s telling stories, my grandfather can talk for hours* * *cuerda nf1) : cord, rope, string2)cuerdas vocales : vocal cords3)darle cuerda a : to wind up (a clock, a toy, etc.)* * *cuerda n1. (soga) rope2. (hilo) string3. (mecanismo) spring -
94 ley
f.law (norma, precepto).de buena ley reliable, sterlingley marcial martial lawley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demandla ley de la selva the law of the jungle* * *2 (de metal) purity\aprobar una ley to pass a billcon todas las de la ley proper¡es ley de vida! that's life!, that's the way the cookie crumbles!estar fuera de la ley to be outside the lawhecha la ley, hecha la trampa whatever the law, there's always a loophole, laws are made to be brokenpor ley by lawla ley del más fuerte the law of the jungleley del embudo double standards pluralley marcial martial lawley orgánica constitutional lawley sálica Salic lawley seca prohibition law* * *noun f.1) law2) purity* * *SF1) (=precepto) lawaprobar o votar una ley — to pass a law
de acuerdo con la ley, según la ley — in accordance with the law, by law, in law
con todas las de la ley —
quieren crear una fundación con todas las de la ley — they want to set up a fully-fledged charitable trust
va a protestar, y con todas las de la ley — he's going to complain and rightly so
quiere celebrar su aniversario con todas las de la ley — she wants to celebrate her anniversary in style
ley de fugas, se le aplicó la ley de fugas — he was shot while trying to escape
2) (=regla no escrita) lawley de la calle — mob law, lynch law
ley del Talión — ( Hist) lex talionis; (fig) (principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
3) (=principio científico) lawley natural — (Fís) law of nature; (Ética) natural law
4) (Dep) rule, law5) (Rel)la ley de Dios — the rule of God, God's law
6) (Metal)oro de ley — pure gold, standard gold
7) † (=lealtad) loyalty, devotiontener/tomar ley a algn — to be/become devoted to sb
* * *1) ( disposición legal) lawes ley de vida — it is a fact of life
hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder
la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle
la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance
morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived
ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
- ley seca2) ( justicia)con todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very deservedly; una comida con todas las de la ley a proper meal; una democracia con todas las de la ley — a fully-fledged democracy
3) (Fís) law4) (de oro, plata) assay value* * *= bill, law, legislative enactment, act.Ex. The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex. Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.Ex. This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.----* acatar la ley = follow + the law.* acatar las leyes = keep on + the right side of the law.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* ante la ley = at law.* anteproyecto de ley = draft of legislation, draft bill.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* ausencia de ley = anomie.* autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].* con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.* contravenir la ley = contravene + the law, break + the law.* contravenir una ley = be in breach of + law.* creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].* cumplidor de las leyes = law abiding.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de ley = kosher.* dentro de la ley = within the law.* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.* formulación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* infractor de la ley = scofflaw.* infringir la ley = break + the law.* infringir una ley = infringe + law, violate + law, breach + law, be in breach of + law.* interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.* legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.* ley antigua = ancient law.* ley antiterrorista = terrorism act.* ley consuetudinaria = customary law.* ley cósmica = cosmic law.* ley de bibliotecas = library law.* ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.* ley de copyright = copyright law.* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.* ley de dispersión = law of scattering.* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.* ley de la selva, la = law of the jungle, the.* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.* Ley de Lotka, la = Lotka's Law.* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.* ley de Pareto = Pareto's law.* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.* ley de productividad científica de Lotka = Lotka's scientific productivity law.* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = intellectual property law, Copyright Act, the.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.* ley de sucesión = inheritance law.* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.* ley draconiana = draconian law.* leyes = the law of the land.* leyes científicas = laws of physics.* leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.* leyes de la ciencia = laws of physics.* leyes de la física = laws of physics.* leyes de la naturaleza = nature's laws, laws of nature.* leyes sobre la igualdad = equity laws.* leyes sobre patentes = patent law.* leyes vigentes = the law of the land.* ley exponencial = power law.* ley exponencial inversa = inverse power law.* ley marcial = martial law.* Ley Patriótica, La = USA Patriot Act, the.* ley penal = penal law.* ley sobre contratos = contract law.* ley sucesoria = inheritance law.* ley tribal = tribal law.* ley tributaria = tax bill.* no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* por ley = mandated.* promulgar leyes = enact + legislation.* promulgar una ley = enact + law, promulgate + rule, promulgate + law.* proteger por ley = protect by + law.* proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.* quebrantar la ley = break + the law.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* redactar leyes = draft + legislation.* redactar una ley = draft + law.* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.* ser responsable ante la ley = be criminally liable.* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.* transgresor de la ley = lawbreaker.* valor de ley = force of law.* violación de la ley = breach of legislation.* violar una ley = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + law.* * *1) ( disposición legal) lawes ley de vida — it is a fact of life
hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder
la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle
la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance
morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived
ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
- ley seca2) ( justicia)con todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very deservedly; una comida con todas las de la ley a proper meal; una democracia con todas las de la ley — a fully-fledged democracy
3) (Fís) law4) (de oro, plata) assay value* * *= bill, law, legislative enactment, act.Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.* acatar la ley = follow + the law.* acatar las leyes = keep on + the right side of the law.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* ante la ley = at law.* anteproyecto de ley = draft of legislation, draft bill.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* ausencia de ley = anomie.* autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].* con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.* contravenir la ley = contravene + the law, break + the law.* contravenir una ley = be in breach of + law.* creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].* cumplidor de las leyes = law abiding.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de ley = kosher.* dentro de la ley = within the law.* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.* formulación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* infractor de la ley = scofflaw.* infringir la ley = break + the law.* infringir una ley = infringe + law, violate + law, breach + law, be in breach of + law.* interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.* legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.* ley antigua = ancient law.* ley antiterrorista = terrorism act.* ley consuetudinaria = customary law.* ley cósmica = cosmic law.* ley de bibliotecas = library law.* ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.* ley de copyright = copyright law.* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.* ley de dispersión = law of scattering.* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.* ley de la selva, la = law of the jungle, the.* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.* Ley de Lotka, la = Lotka's Law.* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.* ley de Pareto = Pareto's law.* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.* ley de productividad científica de Lotka = Lotka's scientific productivity law.* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = intellectual property law, Copyright Act, the.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.* ley de sucesión = inheritance law.* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.* ley draconiana = draconian law.* leyes = the law of the land.* leyes científicas = laws of physics.* leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.* leyes de la ciencia = laws of physics.* leyes de la física = laws of physics.* leyes de la naturaleza = nature's laws, laws of nature.* leyes sobre la igualdad = equity laws.* leyes sobre patentes = patent law.* leyes vigentes = the law of the land.* ley exponencial = power law.* ley exponencial inversa = inverse power law.* ley marcial = martial law.* Ley Patriótica, La = USA Patriot Act, the.* ley penal = penal law.* ley sobre contratos = contract law.* ley sucesoria = inheritance law.* ley tribal = tribal law.* ley tributaria = tax bill.* no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* por ley = mandated.* promulgar leyes = enact + legislation.* promulgar una ley = enact + law, promulgate + rule, promulgate + law.* proteger por ley = protect by + law.* proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.* quebrantar la ley = break + the law.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* redactar leyes = draft + legislation.* redactar una ley = draft + law.* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.* ser responsable ante la ley = be criminally liable.* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.* transgresor de la ley = lawbreaker.* valor de ley = force of law.* violación de la ley = breach of legislation.* violar una ley = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + law.* * *A (disposición legal) lawconforme a la leyor según disponen las leyes in accordance with the lawpromulgar/dictar una ley to promulgate/issue a lawaprobar/derogar una ley to pass/repeal a lawaplicar una ley to apply a lawse acogió a la ley de ciudadanía he sought protection under the citizenship lawviolar la ley to break the lawatenerse a la ley to abide by o obey the lawes ley de vida it is a fact of lifehacerle la ley del hielo a algn (Chi, Méx); to give sb the cold shoulderla ley de la selva or de la jungla the law of the junglela ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittestla ley del mínimo esfuerzo the line of least resistancela ley del Talión an eye for an eyeaplicar la ley del Talión to demand an eye for an eyemorir en su ley ( Andes); to die as one livedhecha la ley hecha la trampa or quien hace la ley hace la trampa every law has its loopholeley pareja no es dura or rigurosa (CS); a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyoneCompuestos:(en Esp) ≈ immigration laws (pl)(Andes, Méx): aplicarle a algn la ley de fuga(s) the practice of allowing a prisoner to escape and then shooting him/her in the backadvantage ruleunfair law/ruleorganic law● ley secala ley seca Prohibitiontax lawB(justicia): la ley the lawtodos somos iguales ante la ley we are all equal in the eyes of the law o under the lawun representante de la ley a representative of the lawcon todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very fairly o rightly o deservedlyun almuerzo con todas las de la ley a proper o real lunchCompuestos:martial lawSalic lawC1 (regla natural) lawlas leyes de la física the laws of physics2 ( Bib) lawCompuestos:law of gravitylaw of supply and demandfpl Mendel's laws (pl)D (de oro, plata) assay valuede buena ley genuine* * *
ley sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) law;
iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law;
ley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demand;
la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest;
ley pareja no es dura (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
2 (de oro, plata) assay value
ley sustantivo femenino law
Rel la ley del aborto, the abortion law
la ley judía/cristiana, Jewish/Christian law
ley marcial, martial law
una ley de protección del patrimonio artístico, a law on artistic heritage protection
la ley de la selva, the law of the jungle
Pol proyecto de ley, bill
♦ Locuciones: es una persona de ley, he's a reliable person
oro de ley, pure gold
plata de ley, sterling silver
' ley' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- adelante
- anteproyecto
- anular
- anulación
- aplicarse
- aprobar
- calle
- codificar
- decreto
- derogación
- dictar
- estatuto
- formular
- hallar
- igualdad
- impugnar
- infringir
- LOGSE
- observar
- oposición
- oro
- plata
- proscrita
- proscrito
- proyecto
- radical
- reformar
- regir
- relajar
- respetar
- retroactiva
- retroactivo
- rigor
- sálica
- sálico
- sancionar
- selva
- someterse
- supresión
- suprimir
- tabla
- talión
- título
- universal
- vigencia
- vigente
- vigor
- violar
- violación
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- bill
- breach
- break
- bring in
- carry
- date back to
- date from
- defy
- effect
- enact
- enforce
- equal
- fingertip
- frame
- framework
- full-fledged
- go through
- implement
- infringe
- infringement
- introduce
- introduction
- jungle
- keep
- law
- legal
- letter
- liberal
- move
- muscle
- obey
- observance
- observe
- pass
- passing
- provoke
- repeal
- repudiate
- reversal
- revival
- revive
- scope
- section
- sod
- stand
- state
- statutory
* * *ley nf1. [norma] law;[parlamentaria] act;hecha la ley, hecha la trampa laws are made to be broken;leyes [derecho] lawley de extranjería immigration law;ley de fugas = illegal execution of prisoner, pretending that he was shot while trying to escape;ley fundamental basic law, constitutional law;ley de incompatibilidades = act regulating which other positions may be held by people holding public office;ley marcial martial law;Pol ley marco framework law; Pol ley orgánica organic law; Hist ley sálica Salic law;ley seca prohibition law;Dep ley de la ventaja advantage (law);aplicar la ley de la ventaja to play the advantage2. [precepto religioso] lawla ley coránica Koranic law;la ley judía Jewish law3. [principio] lawFam ley del embudo one law for oneself and another for everyone else;la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest;la ley del mínimo esfuerzo: [m5] seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo to take the line of least resistance;ley natural law of nature;ley de la oferta y de la demanda law of supply and demand;la ley de la selva the law of the jungle;la ley del talión an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth;no cree en la ley del talión she doesn't believe in “an eye for an eye”;ley de vida: [m5] es ley de vida it's a fact of life4.la ley [la justicia] the law;la igualdad ante la ley equality before the law;Famcon todas las de la ley: ganaron con todas las de la ley they won fair and square;ser de ley [situación] to be right and proper;[persona] to be totally trustworthy [plata] sterling;de buena ley reliable, sterling;de mala ley crooked, disreputable* * *f law;es la ley del más fuerte might is right;una ley no escrita an unwritten law;con todas las de la ley fairly and squarely* * *ley nf1) : lawfuera de la ley: outside the lawla ley de gravedad: the law of gravity2) : purity (of metals)oro de ley: pure gold* * *ley n law -
95 abandonner
abandonner [abɑ̃dɔne]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = délaisser) to abandon• j'abandonne ! I give up!2. reflexive verb• elle s'abandonna dans mes bras she sank into my arms► s'abandonner à [+ passion, joie, débauche] to give o.s. up to ; [+ paresse, désespoir] to give way to* * *abɑ̃dɔne
1.
1) ( renoncer à) gén to give up; ( à l'école) to drop [matière]je peignais, mais j'ai abandonné — I used to paint, but I gave it up
abandonner la partie or lutte — lit, fig to throw in the towel
2) ( céder) to give [bien] ( à quelqu'un to somebody); to hand [something] over [gestion] ( à quelqu'un to somebody)3) ( se retirer de) to give up [fonction, études]; Sport ( avant l'épreuve) to withdraw; ( pendant l'épreuve) to retire4) ( quitter) to leave [personne, lieu]; to abandon [véhicule, objet, navire]5) ( délaisser) to abandon [enfant, famille, animal]; to desert [foyer, épouse, poste, cause]6) ( livrer)abandonner quelque chose à — to leave ou abandon something to
abandonner quelqu'un à son sort — to leave ou abandon somebody to his/her fate
7) ( faire défaut) [courage, chance] to desert [personne]8) ( lâcher) to let go of [outil, rênes]9) Informatique to abort
2.
s'abandonner verbe pronominal1) ( se confier) to let oneself go2) ( se détendre) to let oneself go3) ( se laisser aller)* * *abɑ̃dɔne1. vt1) (laisser seul) [époux, enfant] to abandon, to desert, [animal domestique] to abandonAvant les vacances, beaucoup de chiens sont abandonnés par leurs maîtres. — Before the holidays, a lot of dogs are abandoned by their owners.
abandonner qn à son sort — to abandon sb to their fate, to leave sb to their fate
2) (= quitter) [maison, patrie] to leave, to leave behindIls ont dû abandonner tous leurs biens. — They had to leave all their possessions behind.
3) (ne pas poursuivre) [activité] to give up, [projet] to abandonJ'ai décidé d'abandonner la natation. — I've decided to give up swimming.
4) [fonctions] to give upabandonner son poste [officier, soldat] — to desert one's post
5) SPORT, [course, match] to retire from6) (= céder) [avantages, positions] to surrender, to relinquish2. vi(par découragement) to give upAh non, là j'abandonne! — Oh no, I give up!
* * *abandonner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( renoncer à) to abandon, to give up [projet, théorie, activité, espoir]; to give up [habitude]; to give up, to forsake sout [confort, sécurité]; Scol to drop [matière]; abandonner les recherches to give up the search; abandonner la cigarette/l'alcool to give up smoking/drinking; les médecins l'ont abandonné the doctors have given up on him; je peignais, mais j'ai abandonné I used to paint, but I gave it up; c'est trop dur, j'abandonne it's too hard, I give up; abandonner la partie or lutte to throw in the towel;2 ( céder) to give ou relinquish sout [bien] (à qn to sb); to hand [sth] over [gestion] (à qn to sb); je vous abandonne le soin d'expliquer I'm leaving it to you to explain; elle lui abandonna sa main she let him take her hand;3 ( se retirer de) to give up [fonction]; Sport ( avant l'épreuve) to withdraw; ( pendant l'épreuve) to retire; forcé d'abandonner la course forced to withdraw from the race; abandonner ses études to give up one's studies;4 ( quitter) to leave [personne, lieu]; to abandon [véhicule, objet, navire]; abandonner Paris pour Nice to leave Paris for Nice; il s'enfuit, abandonnant son butin he abandoned the loot and fled; abandonner la ville pour la campagne to move out of town to live in the country; abandonner le terrain lit to flee; fig to give up;5 ( délaisser) to abandon, to forsake sout [enfant, famille]; to abandon [animal]; to desert [foyer, épouse, poste, cause, parti];6 ( livrer) abandonner qch à to leave ou abandon sth to; abandonner un jardin aux orties to abandon a garden to the nettles; abandonner qn à son sort to leave ou abandon sb to his/her fate;7 ( faire défaut) [courage, chance] to desert [personne]; mes forces m'abandonnent my strength is failing me;8 ( lâcher) to let go of [outil, rênes];9 Ordinat to abort.B s'abandonner vpr1 ( se confier) to let oneself go;2 ( se détendre) to let oneself go; s'abandonner dans les bras de qn to sink into sb's arms;3 ( se laisser aller) s'abandonner à la passion/au désespoir to give oneself up ou to abandon oneself to passion/to despair; s'abandonner au plaisir de to lose oneself in the pleasure of; s'abandonner au sommeil to let oneself drift off to sleep;4 ( se donner sexuellement) [femme] to give oneself (à to).[abɑ̃dɔne] verbe transitif1. [quitter - enfant, chien] to abandon ; [ - épouse] to leave, to desert ; [ - lieu] to abandon, to leave ; [ - poste] to desert, to abandon3. [renoncer à - projet, principe] to discard, to abandon ; [ - hypothèse] to abandon ; [ - course] to drop out of ; [ - études] to give up ; [ - carrière] to give up, to leave ; [ - droit, privilège] to relinquish, to renounceabandonner le pouvoir to leave ou to retire from ou to give up officeb. (figuré) to throw in the sponge ou towel4. [livrer]abandonner quelqu'un à to leave ou to abandon somebody toil vous a abandonné à votre triste sort he's left you to your unhappy fate (sens propre & humoristique)5. (en usage absolu) [dans une lutte, une discussion] to give upil ne comprendra jamais, j'abandonne he'll never understand, I give up————————s'abandonner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se laisser aller] to let (oneself) go2. [s'épancher] to open one's heart————————s'abandonner à verbe pronominal plus préposition[désespoir] to give way to[rêverie] to drift off into[plaisirs] to give oneself up to -
96 aire
m.1 air (fluido).al aire libre in the open aircon el pecho al aire bare-chestedcambiar de aires to have a change of scenedejar algo en el aire to leave something up in the airestar en el aire to be in the airsaltar o volar por los aires to be blown sky hightomar el aire to go for a breath of fresh aira mi aire in my own wayaire acondicionado air-conditioningaire comprimido compressed airaire puro fresh airaire viciado foul air2 wind (viento).hoy hace mucho aire it's very windy today3 air, appearance (aspecto).tiene un aire a su madre she has something of her motherdarse aires (de algo) to put on airs (about something)4 resemblance, likeness, air, look.* * *1 air2 (viento) wind; (corriente) draught4 figurado (parecido) resemblance, likeness7 figurado (ambiente) atmosphere8 MÚSICA air, melody\al aire libre in the open air, outdoorscambiar de aires to change one's surroundings, have a change of scenerydarse aires to put on airsestar en el aire (en antena) to be on the airhacerse/darse aire to fan oneselfsaltar por los aires to blow uptener aires to put on airstomar el aire to take the air, get some fresh airvivir del aire to live on air¡vete a tomar (el) aire! familiar get lost!aire acondicionado air conditioningaire puro clean air* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=elemento) air¡fuera de aquí, aire! — * get out of here! scram! *
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al aire, lanzar algo al aire — to throw sth into the air•
estar en el aire — [balón, paracaidista] to be in the air; (Radio) to be on (the) airtodo está en el aire hasta que se conozcan los resultados — it's all up in the air until the results are known
dejar una pregunta/problema en el aire — to leave a question/an issue up in the air
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al aire libre — [con verbo] outdoors, in the open air; [con sustantivo] outdoor antes de s, open-air antes de sel concierto se celebró al aire libre — the concert was held outdoors o in the open air
una piscina al aire libre — an outdoor o open-air pool
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salir al aire — (Radio) to go on (the) air•
saltar por los aires — to blow up, explode•
tomar el aire — to get some fresh airsalió a tomar un poco el aire — he went out to get o for some fresh air
¡vete a tomar el aire! — * scram! *, clear off! *
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volar por los aires — to blow up, explodea mi/tu/su aire —
ir a su aire — to go one's own way, do one's own thing *
darle un aire a algn —
aire colado — cold draught, cold draft (EEUU)
2) (Meteo) (=viento) wind; (=corriente) draught, draft (EEUU)•
dar aire a algn — to fan sbla prensa no da aire al éxito del gobierno — the press is giving no coverage to the government's success
darse aire — to fan o.s.
aires de cambio — (Pol) winds of change
3) (=aspecto) airlos techos altos le daban un aire señorial a la casa — high ceilings gave a stately air to the house
tienen aire de no haber roto un plato en su vida — they look as if butter wouldn't melt in their mouths
eso te pasa por darte aires de superioridad — that's what happens when you think you're better than everyone else o when you put on airs
4) (=parecido)¿no le notas un aire con Carlos? — don't you think he looks a bit like Carlos?
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darse un aire a algn — to look a bit like sbaire de familia — family resemblance, family likeness
5) (=aerofagia) wind6) (=garbo) style, panache7) (Mús) air* * *1) airal aire libre — outdoors, in the open air
a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air
3) (Rad, TV)salir al aire — to go out
4)a) ( aspecto) airdarse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs
b) ( parecido) resemblance5) (Mús) tuneaires populares — traditional tunes o airs
* * *= air.Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.----* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* aire acondicionado = air-conditioning.* aire a presión = air pressure.* aire caliente = hot air.* aire cargado = fug.* aire comprimido = compressed air.* aire de optimismo = air of optimism.* aire de superioridad = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiority.* aire fresco = fresh air.* aire puro = fresh air.* aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the, seas of change, the.* aire viciado = fug.* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.* bocanada de aire = gust of wind, blast.* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.* bocanada de aire fresco = breath of fresh air.* bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.* calentador de aire = air heater.* calidad del aire = air quality.* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.* cambio de aires = change of air and scene, change of scenery, change of air, change of scene, greener pastures, pastures new.* castillo en el aire = castle in the air.* circulación del aire = air flow, airflow.* comida al aire libre = cookout.* compresor de aire = air compressor.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* conducto de aire = air duct.* conducto de aire caliente = hot air duct.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* contaminación del aire = air pollution.* contaminante del aire = air pollutant.* con un aire de = with an air of.* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.* darse aires = strut.* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dispersado por el aire = wind-blown, wind-borne.* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.* entrada de aire = air intake.* espacio al aire libre = outdoor space.* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* filtro del aire = air cleaner.* flujo del aire = airflow.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* juego de exterior, juego al aire libre = outdoor game.* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* llevado por el aire = wind-borne.* llevar por el aire = waft.* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.* masa de aire = air mass.* mercadillo al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* mercado al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* palos al aire = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* piscina al aire libre = outdoor pool, open-air swimming pool, open-air pool.* piscina climatizada al aire libre = outdoor heated pool.* presión del aire = air pressure.* purificación del aire = air purification.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* racha de aire = blast.* ráfaga de aire = blast.* rejilla para el aire = air vent.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* salida de aire = venting.* sistema de aire acondicionado = air conditioning system, air cooling system.* soplado por el aire = wind-blown.* suspender en el aire = hover.* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.* tener aire acondiconado = be air-conditioned.* toma de aire = air intake.* transmitido por el aire = airborne [air-borne].* transportado por el aire = wind-borne, wind-blown.* transportar por aire = airlift.* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.* un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.* ventilador del aire = heater blower.* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.* * *1) airal aire libre — outdoors, in the open air
a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air
3) (Rad, TV)salir al aire — to go out
4)a) ( aspecto) airdarse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs
b) ( parecido) resemblance5) (Mús) tuneaires populares — traditional tunes o airs
* * *= air.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.
* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* aire acondicionado = air-conditioning.* aire a presión = air pressure.* aire caliente = hot air.* aire cargado = fug.* aire comprimido = compressed air.* aire de optimismo = air of optimism.* aire de superioridad = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiority.* aire fresco = fresh air.* aire puro = fresh air.* aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the, seas of change, the.* aire viciado = fug.* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.* bocanada de aire = gust of wind, blast.* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.* bocanada de aire fresco = breath of fresh air.* bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.* calentador de aire = air heater.* calidad del aire = air quality.* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.* cambio de aires = change of air and scene, change of scenery, change of air, change of scene, greener pastures, pastures new.* castillo en el aire = castle in the air.* circulación del aire = air flow, airflow.* comida al aire libre = cookout.* compresor de aire = air compressor.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* conducto de aire = air duct.* conducto de aire caliente = hot air duct.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* contaminación del aire = air pollution.* contaminante del aire = air pollutant.* con un aire de = with an air of.* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.* darse aires = strut.* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dispersado por el aire = wind-blown, wind-borne.* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.* entrada de aire = air intake.* espacio al aire libre = outdoor space.* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* filtro del aire = air cleaner.* flujo del aire = airflow.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* juego de exterior, juego al aire libre = outdoor game.* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* llevado por el aire = wind-borne.* llevar por el aire = waft.* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.* masa de aire = air mass.* mercadillo al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* mercado al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* palos al aire = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* piscina al aire libre = outdoor pool, open-air swimming pool, open-air pool.* piscina climatizada al aire libre = outdoor heated pool.* presión del aire = air pressure.* purificación del aire = air purification.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* racha de aire = blast.* ráfaga de aire = blast.* rejilla para el aire = air vent.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* salida de aire = venting.* sistema de aire acondicionado = air conditioning system, air cooling system.* soplado por el aire = wind-blown.* suspender en el aire = hover.* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.* tener aire acondiconado = be air-conditioned.* toma de aire = air intake.* transmitido por el aire = airborne [air-borne].* transportado por el aire = wind-borne, wind-blown.* transportar por aire = airlift.* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.* un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.* ventilador del aire = heater blower.* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.* * *aire1A airsintió que le faltaba el aire en aquel cuarto tan pequeño she felt as if she was going to suffocate in that tiny roomabre la ventana, que entre un poco de aire open the window and let some (fresh) air invoy a salir a tomar el aire I'm going outside for a breath of fresh airtengo que ponerles aire a las ruedas I have to put some air in the tiresel globo se elevó por los aires the balloon rose up into the airuna piscina al aire libre an outdoor pool, an open-air pool ( BrE)debería pasar más tiempo al aire libre he ought to spend more time outdoors o out of doors o in the open airun vestido con la espalda al aire a backless dressdeja la herida al aire leave the wound uncovereddisparar un tiro al aire to fire a shot into the aira mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing ( colloq)cambiar or mudar de aire(s): lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires (cambio temporal) what you need is a change of scene o change of air; (cambio permanente) what you need is a change of sceneestar/dejar/quedar en el aire: todo quedó muy en el aire everything was left very much up in the airsu futuro quedó en el aire a question mark hung over his future, his future hung in the balanceno me contestó ni sí ni no, dejándome en el aire he left me in suspense, not giving me a definite yes or noestamos todos en el aire sin saber qué hacer we're all at a loss as to what to dosaltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow upCompuestos:air-conditioninglocal con (instalación de) aire acondicionado air-conditioned premisescompressed airuna escopeta de aire comprimido an air rifleun airecillo fresco a cool breeze¡qué calor! no corre nada de aire it's so hot! there's not a breath of windse daba aire con un abanico she was fanning herselfdarle un aire a algn ( fam): le dio un aire y quedó con la boca torcida he had some sort of stroke which left his mouth twistedC ( Rad, TV):estar en el or ( Méx) al aire to be on the air[ S ] en el aire on airsalir al aire to go outsale al aire en dos canales it goes out o is shown on two different channelsD1(aspecto): ese pequeño detalle le da un aire distinguido that little touch gives him a distinguished appearancetiene un aire extranjero she has a foreign air about hersu rostro tiene un aire infantil his face has a childish look about itsus composiciones tienen un aire melancólico her compositions have a melancholy feel to themesto tiene todo el aire de tratarse de una broma this looks for all the world like a jokecon ese aire de superioridad/inocencia que tiene with that air of superiority/innocence he hasla protesta tomó aires de revuelta the protest began to look like a revoltdarse aires to put on o give oneself airs2(parecido): ¿no le encuentras un aire con Alberto? don't you think he looks (a bit) like Alberto?se dan or tienen un aire they look a bit alike, there is a slight likeness o resemblance between themCompuesto:family resemblanceE ( Mús) tune, airaires populares castellanos traditional Castilian tunes o airsaire2* * *
Del verbo airar: ( conjugate airar)
airé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
aíre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
airar
aire
aire sustantivo masculino
1 air;
salir a tomar el aire to go outside for a breath of fresh air;
al aire libre outdoors, in the open air;
aire acondicionado air-conditioning;
con aire acondicionado air-conditioned;
a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq);
quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air;
saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up;
2 ( viento) wind;
( corriente) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)
3 (Rad, TV):
4
la protesta tomó aires de revuelta the protest began to look like a revolt;
darse aires (de grandeza) to put on o give oneself airs
aire sustantivo masculino
1 air
aire acondicionado, air conditioning
2 (aspecto) air, appearance
(parecido) resemblance: tiene un aire a su padre, she looks like her father
3 (viento) wind: hace aire, it's windy
4 Mús tune
5 Auto choke
6 aires (alardes, pretensiones) airs: ¡vaya unos aires de condesa que se da!, she really gives herself such airs
♦ Locuciones: al aire: (hacia arriba) tirar al aire, to throw into the air
(al descubierto) llevar los brazos al aire, to have one's arms uncovered
comer al aire libre, to eat in the open air
estar en el aire, (una pregunta, un proyecto) to be up in the air
Rad on the air
necesitar un cambio de aires, to need a change of scene
saltar por los aires, to blow up
tomar el aire, to get some fresh air
' aire' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionada
- acondicionado
- ahogar
- ahogarse
- bocanada
- bolsa
- bombear
- bombeo
- brizna
- cana
- castillo
- circular
- condescendiente
- corriente
- cortante
- desinflarse
- dotada
- dotado
- echar
- espantar
- familia
- frigoría
- globo
- hinchada
- hinchado
- izar
- inspiración
- mover
- pura
- puro
- refrigeración
- remolino
- remontar
- remontarse
- resuello
- sabor
- sofocarse
- surcar
- suspensión
- tomar
- vacía
- vacío
- viciar
- vilo
- volandas
- voltear
- acondicionador
- aliento
- bomba
- burbuja
English:
air
- air gun
- air pocket
- air-conditioning
- airborne
- airlock
- breezy
- clear
- crisp
- dangle
- device
- dissipate
- door
- draught
- draughty
- festival
- foul
- fresh
- fug
- garden party
- gasp
- grim
- hair
- hang
- hover
- impure
- inhale
- intake
- jet
- jet-stream
- kiss
- likeness
- manner
- midair
- open
- open-air
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outdoorsman
- pipe dream
- pocket
- puff
- rush
- sardonically
- sleep out
- somersault
- spirit level
- spring
- still
- stuffy
* * *♦ nm1. [fluido] air;al aire [al descubierto] exposed;con el pecho al aire bare-chested;con las piernas al aire with bare legs, bare-legged;si duermes con los pies al aire te enfriarás if you sleep with your feet sticking out from under the covers, you'll catch cold;el médico le aconsejó que dejara la quemadura al aire the doctor advised him to leave the burn uncovered;disparar al aire to shoot into the air;disparó al aire she fired a shot into the air;aire-aire [misil] air-to-air;a esta rueda le falta aire this tyre is a bit flat;al aire libre in the open air;un concierto al aire libre an open-air concert;tú a tu aire, si te aburres vete a casa do whatever you like, if you're bored just go home;cambiar de aires to have a change of scene;el médico le recomendó cambiar de aires the doctor recommended a change of air;dejar algo en el aire to leave sth up in the air;estar en el aire [sin decidir] to be in the air;Rad & TV to be on the air;el resultado todavía está en el aire the result could still go either way;el programa sale al aire los lunes a las nueve the programme is broadcast on Mondays at nine o'clock;saltar o [m5]volar por los aires: el automóvil saltó o [m5] voló por los aires the car was blown into the air;tomar el aire to go for a breath of fresh air;Famvivir del aire [no tener nada] to live on thin air;[comer poco] to eat next to nothing;sin trabajo ni casa, ¿es que piensa vivir del aire? how does she expect to survive without a job or a home?aire acondicionado air-conditioning;aire comprimido compressed air;aire líquido liquid oxygen;aire del mar sea air;aire puro fresh air;aire viciado foul air2. [viento] wind;hoy hace mucho aire it's very windy today;cierra la puerta que entra aire close the door, there's a draughtaire polar polar wind;aire tropical tropical wind3. [aspecto] air, appearance;un vehículo de aire deportivo a sporty-looking car;tiene un aire distraído she has an absent-minded air about her, she comes across as rather absent-minded;su respuesta tenía un cierto aire de escepticismo there was a touch of scepticism about her answertiene un aire con alguien que conozco he reminds me of someone I know5.desde que es jefe se da muchos aires (de grandeza) since he became the boss he's been giving himself airsle dio un aire he had a fit[ritmo] tempo aire lento slow tempo;aire popular folk song, traditional song;aire rápido fast o upbeat tempo8. [ventosidad] wind;tener aire to have winddio aire a su novio she dumped her boyfriend♦ interjFam clear off!;¡aire, y no se te ocurra volver por aquí! clear off and don't let me see you here again!* * *m1 air;al aire libre in the open air;traer aire fresco a algo bring a breath of fresh air to sth;estar en el aire fig fam be up in the air fam ;dejar en el aire fig leave … up in the air;vivir del aire fam live on thin air;a mi aire in my own way2 MÚS tune3 ( viento):hace mucho aire it is very windy;corre mucho aire it is very windy;cambiar de aires have a change of scene4:darse aires fam give o.s. airs, put on airs and graces* * *aire nm1) : air2)aire acondicionado : air-conditioning3)darse aires : to give oneself airs* * *aire n1. (en general) air2. (viento) wind -
97 mando
m.1 command, authority.estar al mando (de) to be in charge (of)2 control (device).mando automático/a distancia automatic/remote controlpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mandar.* * *1 (autoridad) command2 (período) term of office4 (botón) control\ejercer el mando to be in chargeestar al mando de to be in charge ofalto mando high-ranking officermandos intermedios middle managementmandos militares military officersmandos policiales police officers* * *noun m.1) command2) control•* * *SM1) (=poder) command•
al mando de — [+ pelotón, flota] in command of; [+ asociación, expedición, país] in charge of; [+ capitán, jefe] under the command o orders of, led bycon ella al mando, mejorarán las cosas — with her in charge, things will get better
estuvo al mando del país durante muchos años — he was in power for many years, he led the country for many years
las tropas estaban al mando de un general extranjero — the troops were under the command o orders of a foreign general o were led by a foreign general
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alto mando — high commanddote 2), voz 3)•
tomar el mando — (Mil) to take command; (Dep) to take the lead2) [de máquina, vehículo] control•
a los mandos de algo — at the controls of sth•
cuadro de mandos — control panel•
tablero de mandos — control panel3) (=período de mando) term of office4) pl mandos (=autoridades) (Mil) high-ranking officers, senior officers; (Pol) high-ranking members, senior membersmandos intermedios, mandos medios — LAm (Com) middle management
mandos militares — high-ranking officers, senior officers
* * *1)a) (Gob, Mil) commandb)2) (Dep) lead3) (Auto, Elec) control•* * *----* al mando = in the saddle.* al mando (de) = at the helm (of), in charge (of).* bastón de mando = gavel, ceremonial staff, staff.* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.* Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI) = Balanced Scorecard (BSC).* cuadro de mandos = circuit board, dashboard.* cuartillo de mandos eléctricos = electrical closet.* en el mando = at the wheel.* línea de mando = line of authority, line of command.* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mando militar = military command.* palanca de mando = joystick.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.* tablero de mandos = dashboard.* tener el mando = rule + the roost.* tomar el mando = take + the helm.* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.* vara de mando = ceremonial staff.* * *1)a) (Gob, Mil) commandb)2) (Dep) lead3) (Auto, Elec) control•* * ** al mando = in the saddle.* al mando (de) = at the helm (of), in charge (of).* bastón de mando = gavel, ceremonial staff, staff.* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.* Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI) = Balanced Scorecard (BSC).* cuadro de mandos = circuit board, dashboard.* cuartillo de mandos eléctricos = electrical closet.* en el mando = at the wheel.* línea de mando = line of authority, line of command.* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mando militar = military command.* palanca de mando = joystick.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.* tablero de mandos = dashboard.* tener el mando = rule + the roost.* tomar el mando = take + the helm.* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.* vara de mando = ceremonial staff.* * *Ael mando supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas the supreme command of the Armed Forcestiene dotes de mando she has leadership qualitiesentregó el mando a su sucesor he handed over command to his successorlas cosas van a cambiar con ella al mando things are going to change now she's in charge o ( colloq) in the saddle2al mando de algo in charge of sthquedó/lo pusieron al mando de la empresa he was put in charge of the companyla expedición iba al mando de un conocido científico the expedition was led by a well-known scientistCompuestos:manager ( in middle management)mpl military commanders (pl)B ( Dep) leadtomar el mando to take the leadCompuesto:remote control* * *
Del verbo mandar: ( conjugate mandar)
mando es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
mandó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mandar
mando
mandar ( conjugate mandar) verbo transitivo
1a) ( ordenar):
haz lo que te mandan do as you're told;
la mandó callar he told o ordered her to be quiet;
mandó que sirvieran la comida she ordered lunch to be served
2 ( enviar) to send;
3 (AmL) ( tratándose de encargos):
mandó decir que … she sent a message to say that …;
mando algo a arreglar to get o have sth mended
4 (AmL fam) (arrojar, lanzar):◊ mandó la pelota fuera de la cancha he kicked/sent/hit the ball out of play
verbo intransitivo ( ser el jefe) to be in charge, be the boss (colloq);◊ ¿mande? (Méx) (I'm) sorry?, pardon?;
¡María! — ¿mande? (Méx) María! — yes?
mando sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) command;
dotes de mando leadership qualities;
estar al mando (de algo) to be in charge (of sth)
2 (Auto, Elec) control;
mandar verbo transitivo
1 (dar órdenes) to order: me mandó barrer el suelo, she told me to sweep the floor
2 (remitir) to send: le mandaré unas flores, I'll send him some flowers
te manda saludos, she sends you her regards
mándalo por correo, send it by post
nos mandaron a por unos huevos, they sent us for some eggs
3 (capitanear, dirigir) to lead, be in charge o command of
Mil to command
mando sustantivo masculino
1 (autoridad) command, control: ahora es él quien tiene el mando, now he's the one in charge
es una decisión de los altos mandos, the decision comes from the top
2 Téc (control) controls pl: los mandos no responden, the controls don't respond
Auto cuadro o tablero de mandos, dashboard
mando a distancia, remote control
' mando' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dirigir
- dote
- gobierno
- mandar
- puente
- puesta
- puesto
- timón
- alto
- comandante
- comando
- cuadro
- don
- mismo
- palanca
- recado
English:
assume
- blow
- bridge
- busywork
- charge
- command
- command post
- control
- joystick
- limber up
- remote control
- roost
- take over
- under
- cock
- commanding
- dual
- flight
- follow
- joy
- lead
- leadership
- pack
- posse
- remote
* * *mando nm1. [poder] command, authority;entregar el mando to hand over command;estar al mando (de) to be in charge (of);el grupo de rescate está al mando de un capitán the rescue group are under the command of a captain;tomar el mando (de) to take command o control (of)los mandos [militares] the command;los mandos policiales se reunieron para discutir la visita papal senior police officers met to discuss the Pope's visit;mandos intermedios middle management3. [dispositivo] control;tomó los mandos del avión he took the controls of the plane;tablero de mandos [de avión] instrument panel;[de coche] dashboard mando automático automatic control;mando a distancia remote control* * *m command;alto mando high command;mando a distancia TV remote control;cuadro de mandos AVIA instrument panel;tablero de mandos AUTO dashboard;estar al mando de be in charge of* * *mando nm1) : command, leadership2) : control (for a device)mando a distancia: remote control3)al mando de : in charge of4)al mando de : under the command of* * *mando n1. (autoridad) command2. (dispositivo) control -
98 constante
adj.1 persistent (person) (en una empresa).2 constant.3 unchanging, uniform, consistent, constant.4 dedicated, hardworking.f.1 constant.2 Constante.* * *► adjetivo1 (invariable) constant2 (persona) steadfast1 MATEMÁTICAS constant\constantes vitales vital signs* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=continuado) constantun día de lluvia constante — a day of constant o persistent rain
2) (=frecuente) constant3) (=perseverante) [persona] persevering4) (Fís) [velocidad, temperatura, presión] constant2. SF1) (=factor predominante)el mar es una constante en su obra — the sea is a constant theme o an ever-present theme in his work
el paro es una constante en la economía española — unemployment is a permanent feature of the Spanish economy
2) (Mat) constant3) (Med)* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex. Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex. Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex. In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex. The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.----* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *A1 (continuo) constantestaba sometido a una constante vigilancia he was kept under constant surveillance2 ‹tema/motivo› constantB (perseverante) persevering1 ( Mat) constant2 (característica) constant featurelas escaseces han sido una constante durante los últimos siete años shortages have been a constant feature of the last seven yearsdurante estas fechas las colas son una constante en las tiendas at this time of year queues are a regular feature in the shopsuna constante en su obra a constant theme in his workel malhumor es una constante en él he's always in a bad moodconstantes vitales vital signs (pl)* * *
constante adjetivo
■ sustantivo femeninoa) (Mat) constant
c)
constante
I adjetivo
1 (tenaz) steadfast: es una persona constante en sus ambiciones, he is steadfast in his ambitions
2 (incesante, sin variaciones) constant, incessant, unchanging: me mareaba el constante barullo que había allí, the constant racket there made me dizzy
II sustantivo femenino
1 constant feature: los desengaños fueron una constante a lo largo de su vida, disappointments were a constant during his lifetime
2 Mat constant
' constante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiel
- salario
- sangría
English:
constant
- continual
- cruise
- equable
- even
- incessant
- recurrent
- steadily
- steady
- unfailing
- uniform
- unremitting
- break
- consistent
- drive
- eternal
- niggling
- persistent
- wear
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [en una empresa] persistent;[en ideas, opiniones] steadfast;se mantuvo constante en su esfuerzo he persevered in his efforts2. [lluvia, atención] constant, persistent;[temperatura] constant3. [que se repite] constant♦ nf1. [rasgo] constant;las desilusiones han sido una constante en su vida disappointments have been a constant feature in her life;las tormentas son una constante en sus cuadros storms are an ever-present feature in his paintings;la violencia es una constante histórica en la región the region has known violence throughout its history2. Mat constant3. constantes vitales vital signs;mantener las constantes vitales de alguien to keep sb alive* * *I adj constantII f MAT constant* * *constante adj: constant♦ constantemente advconstante nf: constant* * *constante adj (continuo) constant -
99 gribe
4хвата́ть, схва́тыватьgríbe cháncen [en léjlighed] — воспо́льзоваться слу́чаем
gríbe ind i nóget — вмеша́ться во что-л.
* * *grasp, grip, jump at, seize, stop, take* * *vb (greb, grebet) catch ( fx a ball);( med et fast tag) seize ( fx seize somebody by the collar; seize power),( og holde fast i) grasp, grip ( fx somebody's hand),( ivrigt) grab,( angst) clutch;( rive til sig) snatch,( pågribe) catch;(fig: slå ned på) seize on, fasten on ( fx an idea, a suggestion, a detail);( stærkere) move;[ med sb:][ gribe chancen (el. lejligheden)] seize the opportunity;[ gribe flugten] take flight;[ gribe en tanke ( ivrigt)] seize on (el. jump at) an idea;(se også I. pen);[ med præp & adv:][ grebet af frygt] seized with fear;[ gribe noget an] go about something, tackle something;[ gribe efter] catch at; grasp at, clutch at; snatch at, grab at;[ gribe fat i] catch (el. take) hold of, grasp,( om person også) collar;[ dørhåndtaget greb fat i mit ærme] my sleeve caught on the door handle;[ gribe for sig] put one's hand before one;[ gribe en i armen] grasp (, grab, clutch) somebody by the arm, grasp (etc) somebody's arm;[ gribe i strengene] touch (, kraftigt: pluck) the strings;[ gribe en i struben] seize somebody by the throat;[ gribe én i at lyve (el. i en løgn)] catch somebody lying;[ gribe ind] step in,F intervene (i in, fx the government intervened in the conflict);( forstyrrende) interfere (i in, with);( blande sig) meddle (i in, with);[ gribe ind i]( i ens ret) encroach on;( have indflydelse på) influence, affect ( fx decisions that affect our daily life), bear on;( om tandhjul) gear into;(fig) interact; be intertwined;[ gribe ind over for] take measures against;( kraftigt) clamp (el. crack) down on;[ gribe om] catch (el. take) hold of, grasp,( angst) clutch;[ gribe om sig]( brede sig) spread;[ gribe til]( om tilbud) accept;[ gribe til våben] take up arms;[ grebet ud af livet] true to life;(fig) utterly unfounded. -
100 autorizar
v.1 to allow (dar permiso a).autorizar la publicación de un informe to authorize the publication of a reportautoricé a mi hermano para que recogiera el paquete I authorized my brother to collect the package2 to authorize, to allow, to permit, to warrant.Ricardo autoriza a Pedro Richard authorizes Peter.La maestra autorizó las boinas The teacher authorized berets.3 to give authorization to, to give one's authorization to.El juez autorizó sacar a Ricardo The judge gave authorization to get Richard out4 to empower, to grant legal power to, to accredit, to authorize.El juez autoriza a Pedro The judge empowers Peter.* * *1 to authorize2 DERECHO to legalize3 (aprobar) to approve of, give authority to* * *verb1) to authorize, sanction2) approve* * *VT1) (=dar facultad a) to authorize, empower; (=permitir) to approve, licenseautorizar a algn para — + infin to authorize sb to + infin, empower sb to + infin
el futuro no autoriza optimismo alguno — the future does not warrant o justify the slightest optimism
2) (Jur) to legalize* * *verbo transitivoa) <manifestación/documento/firma> to authorize; <aumento/pago/obra> to authorize, approvela película está autorizada para todos los públicos/para mayores de 18 años — the film has been authorized for general release/has been rated 18 and over
b) < persona>autorizar a alguien a or para + inf — to authorize somebody to + inf
eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that
* * *= authorise [authorize, -USA], empower, give + licence, license [licence, -USA], sanction, clear.Ex. At the same time, it obtains information about which functions you are authorized to use.Ex. At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.Ex. SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex. 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.* * *verbo transitivoa) <manifestación/documento/firma> to authorize; <aumento/pago/obra> to authorize, approvela película está autorizada para todos los públicos/para mayores de 18 años — the film has been authorized for general release/has been rated 18 and over
b) < persona>autorizar a alguien a or para + inf — to authorize somebody to + inf
eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that
* * *= authorise [authorize, -USA], empower, give + licence, license [licence, -USA], sanction, clear.Ex: At the same time, it obtains information about which functions you are authorized to use.
Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.Ex: SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex: 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.* * *autorizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹acto/manifestación› to authorize; ‹pago/obra/aumento› to authorize, approvela película está autorizada para todos los públicos the film has been authorized for general release o passed as suitable for all ages2 ‹documento/firma› to authorize3 ‹persona› autorizar a algn A or PARA + INF:eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like thatel juez lo autorizó a asistir al funeral the judge granted him permission to attend the funeralhabía sido autorizado para negociar con los acreedores he had been given the authority to o he had been authorized to negotiate with the creditors* * *
autorizar ( conjugate autorizar) verbo transitivo
‹aumento/pago/obra› to authorize, approveb) ‹ persona›:◊ ¿quién te autorizó? who gave you permission?;
lo autoricé para recibir el pago I authorized him to receive the payment;
me autorizó para salir he gave me permission to go out;
eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme así that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that
autorizar verbo transitivo to authorize
' autorizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- aprobar
- dejar
- homologar
- permitir
English:
authorize
- entitle
- license
- rubber stamp
- clear
* * *autorizar vt1. [pago, crédito, manifestación] to authorize;autorizaron la publicación del informe they authorized o sanctioned the publication of the report;autoricé a mi hermano para que recogiera el paquete I authorized my brother to collect the package;nos autorizó para controlar el presupuesto she authorized us to monitor the budget2. [documento] to authorize;autorizó el documento con su firma she authorized the document with her signature3. [dar derecho a]su cargo no lo autoriza para insultarme his position doesn't give him the right to insult me;este título nos autoriza para ejercer en Europa this qualification allows us to practise in Europe* * *v/t authorize* * *autorizar {21} vt: to authorize, to approve* * *autorizar vb1. (acción) to authorize
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