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adj.white.m.1 target, bulls-eye, bull's-eye, bull's-eye of target.2 white, white color, white colour.3 white person, white man.4 blank.5 target, aim, objective, goal.6 Blanco.* * *► adjetivo1 white2 (complexión) fair-skinned■ tiene la piel muy blanca she has very fair skin, she's very fair-skinned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (color) white2 (objetivo) target, mark3 figurado object4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space5 (vino) white wine\dar en el blanco to hit the mark 2 figurado to hit the nail on the headblanco y negro black and whiteen blanco blankmás blanco,-a que la nieve as white as snowno tener ni blanca to be flat brokepasar la noche en blanco to have a sleepless nightblanco de España whitingblanco del ojo white of the eye————————1 (color) white2 (objetivo) target, mark3 figurado object4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space5 (vino) white wine* * *1. noun m.1) white2) blank3) target2. (f. - blanca)adj.* * *blanco, -a1. ADJ1) (=de color blanco) white2) [raza] white3) (=pálido) [cara, cutis] fair4) (Literat) [verso] blank2.SM / F (=persona) white man/womanel ladrón era un blanco, fuerte, de 1,80 — the thief was white, heavily built, 6ft tall
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los blancos — white people3. SM1) (=color) white•
calentar algo al blanco — to heat sth till it is white-hot•
de blanco, casarse de blanco — to get married in white, have a white weddingcarpintero 1), punta 1., 2)blanco y negro — (Culin) iced coffee with cream
2) (=parte blanca)blanco del huevo — white of the egg, egg white
3) (=blancura) whiteness4) (=objetivo) target•
dar en el blanco — (lit) to hit the targettus críticas han dado en el blanco — your criticisms were right on target o were spot on
has dado en el blanco escogiendo esta carrera — you did exactly the right thing in choosing that degree course
ese comentario tuyo dio en el blanco, por eso dolió tanto — that remark of yours hit home, that's why it hurt so much
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hacer blanco — to hit the targetla prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas — the press singled her out for criticism, she was the target of attacks by the press
tiro 1)la modelo fue el blanco de todas las miradas — the model was the centre of attention, all eyes were on the model
5) (=espacio sin escribir) blank, blank (space)6)• en blanco — blank
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dejar algo en blanco — to leave sth blankhe dejado el examen en blanco — I left the exam paper blank, I didn't write anything on the exam paper
dejé varias preguntas en blanco en el examen — there were several questions I didn't answer in the exam
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votar en blanco — to return a blank ballot paperquedarse en blanco —
no pude contestar porque se me quedó la mente en blanco — I couldn't answer because my mind went blank
7) (=pausa) gap, breakhay varios blancos entre las clases — there are several gaps o breaks between classes
8) (=mancha blanca) [pequeña] white spot; [más grande] white patch9) Puerto Rico (=formulario) blank, blank form10)blancalos Blancos — Uru (Pol) political party
* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) <color/vestido/pelo> whiteen blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank
b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] whiteestoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale
2) <persona/raza> whiteII- ca masculino, femenino white personIII1) ( color) whitedar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)
diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)
3) ( vino) white (wine)* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) <color/vestido/pelo> whiteen blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank
b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] whiteestoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale
2) <persona/raza> whiteII- ca masculino, femenino white personIII1) ( color) whitedar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)
diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)
3) ( vino) white (wine)* * *blanco11 = target, butt, bull's eye.Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: It has been dubbed the ' Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.* blanco en movimiento = moving target.* blanco fácil = ripe target, sitting duck.* blanco móvil = moving target.* blanco perfecto = sitting duck.* blanco seguro = sitting duck.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* expresión en blanco = blank look.* justo en el blanco = dead on target.* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.blanco22 = white, Caucasian.Nota: Persona de raza blanca.Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.
Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.* contacto con los blancos = white contact.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].* huida blanca = white flight.* persona de raza blanca = white.* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.blanco33 = white [whiter -comp., whitest -sup.].Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.
* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet.* bandera blanca = white flag.* blanco como la nieve = snow-white.* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.* blanco hueso = off-white.* blanco roto = off-white.* blanco y negro = black & white.* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.* carne blanca = white meat.* carta blanca = carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].* Casa Blanca, la = White House, the.* cheque en blanco = blank cheque [blank check, -USA].* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* demonio blanco = white devil.* de piel blanca = white-skinned.* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.* elefante blanco = white elephant.* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.* en blanco = blankly, blank.* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).* espacio en blanco = blank, blank space.* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.* espacio en blanco inicial = beginning blank.* espino blanco = whitethorn.* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.* expresión en blanco = blank expression.* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* Libro Blanco = White Paper.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mostaza blanca = white mustard.* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.* noche en blanco = sleepless night.* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.* pescado blanco = whitefish.* pino blanco = white pine.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.* ropa blanca = whites.* sin blanca = broke, penniless, skint.* sustancia blanca = white matter.* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.* tiburón blanco = white shark.* trébol blanco = white clover.* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.blanco44 = white paper.Nota: En imprenta, cara de un pliego que se imprime primero antes de imprimir la segunda cara o "reiteración".Ex: The reiteration was then printed off in much the same way as the white paper, this time in reverse order of sheets.
* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/vestido/pelo› whiteen blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper)rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanksdeja este espacio en blanco do not write anything in this space, leave this space blankno distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro ( fam); he doesn't have/they don't have a clue ( colloq), he doesn't/they don't know left from right ( colloq)poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyesquedarse en blancoor quedársele a algn la mente en blanco: me quedé en blancoor se me quedó la mente en blanco my mind went blank2 (pálido) [ SER] fair-skinned, pale-skinned [ ESTAR] whiteten cuidado con el sol, eres muy blanco be careful of the sun, you're very fair-skinnedestoy muy blanco I'm very white o paleB ‹hombre/mujer/raza› whitemasculine, femininewhite personA (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] whiteel blanco es un color muy sucio white shows the dirtde un blanco luminoso dazzling whitefotos en blanco y negro black and white photosCompuestos:whitingwhite of the eyeno parecerse ni en el blanco de los ojos or del ojo ( fam); to be like night and day ( AmE colloq), to be like chalk and cheese ( BrE colloq)iced coffee with creamtirar al blanco to shoot at the targetfue el blanco de todas las miradas everyone was looking at herse ha convertido en el blanco de todas las críticas he has become the target for all the criticismdar en el blanco (literal) to hit the target(acertar): ¿te has peleado con Ana? — has dado en el blanco have you had a fight with Ana? — you're dead right, I havediste en el blanco con ese regalo you were right on ( AmE) o ( BrE) spot-on with that present ( colloq)C (vino) white, white wine* * *
blanco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
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rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks;
me quedé en blanco my mind went blank
[estar] white;◊ estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale
2 ‹persona/raza› white
3 ‹ vino› white
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
white person
blanco 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( color) white;
2 (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target;
( centro) bullseye;
dar en el blanco to hit the target/bullseye
3 ( vino) white (wine)
blanco,-a
I adjetivo
1 white
2 (pálido) fair
II m,f (hombre) white man
(mujer) white woman
los blancos, whites
LAm (patrón, cacique, sea blanco o no) landowner, powerful man
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) white
2 (diana) target: es el blanco de todas las críticas, he's the target of all the criticism
dar en el blanco, to hit the target
fig (acertar con algo) to hit the nail on the head
3 (espacio sin imprimir) blank 4 blanco del ojo, white of the eye
♦ Locuciones: en blanco: dejó el examen en blanco, he left the exam blank
se quedó en blanco, her mind went blank
figurado pasar la noche en blanco, to have a sleepless night
' blanco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- blanca
- cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- diana
- entonces
- estar
- fotografía
- manzanilla
- mirlo
- narciso
- noche
- punta
- sucia
- sucio
- terrera
- terrero
- Tiro
- vino
- voto
- atinar
- cheque
- chocolate
- dar
- espacio
- glóbulo
- manjar
- mente
- pan
- papeleta
- pescado
- televisión
- tiro
English:
aim at
- angel food cake
- ashen
- black
- blank
- blood
- bread
- bull's-eye
- butt
- cottage cheese
- dappled
- deathly
- dress
- fill in
- gap
- hit
- mark
- milk-white
- monochrome
- nine
- object
- on
- or
- paper
- redneck
- rice
- rifle range
- riflery
- roll
- seal
- sheet
- shooting-match
- sleepless
- target
- target practice
- white
- white blood-cell
- wide
- butter
- fair
- haricot (bean)
- home
- lily
- miss
- pale
- pith
- poplar
- sitting
- sugar
* * *blanco, -a♦ adj1. [color] white;página/verso en blanco blank page/verse;votar en blanco to return a blank ballot paper;dejé cuatro respuestas en blanco I left four answers blank, I didn't answer four questions;se quedó con la mente en blanco his mind went blank;una noche en blanco [sin dormir] a sleepless night2. [pálido] white, pale;estás muy blanco you're so white;nunca se pone moreno porque es muy blanco he never tans because he's very fair-skinned;3. [raza] white♦ nm,f1. [persona] white;los blancos whites♦ nm1. [color] white;el blanco es mi color favorito white is my favourite colour;calentar algo al blanco to make sth white-hot;una televisión en blanco y negro a black-and-white television;filmado en blanco y negro filmed in black and white;prefiero el blanco y negro al color I prefer black-and-white to colourQuím blanco (de) España whiting;blanco del ojo white of the eye;blanco de la uña half-moon2. [diana, objetivo] target;[de miradas] object;se convirtió en el blanco de la crítica he became the target of criticism;dar en el blanco to hit the target;Fig to hit the nail on the head;la campaña publicitaria dio en el blanco the advertising campaign struck a chord;has dado en el blanco con tu último artículo your last article was spot-onblanco fácil sitting duck;blanco móvil moving target3. [espacio vacío] blank (space);ha dejado muchos blancos en el examen she left a lot of things blank in the exam4. [vino] white (wine)* * *I adj1 white;no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro not know what’s what;ponerse oquedarse blanco go whiteme quedé en blanco, me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;pasar la noche en blanco have a sleepless night3:arma blanca knifeII m1 persona white2 ( diana), figtarget;dar en el blanco hit the nail on the head;errar el blanco miss the target;hacer blanco hit the target;ser el blanco de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention* * *blanco, -ca adj: whiteblanco, -ca n: white personblanco nm1) : white2) : target, bull's-eyedar en el blanco: to hit the target, to hit the nail on the head3) : blank space, blankun cheque en blanco: a blank check* * *blanco1 adj whiteblanco2 n3. (color) white4. (diana, objetivo) target -
102 sobre
prep.1 on, above, on top of, onto.Un libro sobre el cáncer de pulmón A book on lung cancer...2 on, about, over, referring to.3 on.Un libro sobre el cáncer de pulmón A book on lung cancer...m.envelope.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: sobrar.* * *1 (encima) on, upon, on top of2 (por encima) over, above3 (acerca de) about, on4 (alrededor de) about, around5 (superioridad en rango) over6 figurado (indica reiteración) upon, after1 (de correo) envelope2 (de sopa etc) packet\irse al sobre familiar to hit the sacksobre manera exceedinglysobre todo above all, especially* * *1. noun m.1) envelope2) packet2. prep.1) on, upon, on top of2) over3) about•* * *ISM1) [para cartas] envelopesobre de paga, sobre de pago — pay packet
2) ** (=cama) bedmeterse en el sobre — to hit the sack *, hit the hay *
3) LAm (=cartera) handbagIIPREP1) (=encima de) onun puente sobre el río Ebro — a bridge across o over the river Ebro
varios policías se abalanzaron sobre él — several policemen jumped on o fell upon him
la responsabilidad que recae sobre sus hombros — the responsibility which rests on o upon his shoulders
tengo que estar sobre él para que lo haga — I have to stand over him to make him do it, I have to keep a constant watch over him to make sure he does it
2) (=por encima de)a) [+ lugar] overb) [con cantidades] above500 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 500 metres o (EEUU) meters above sea level
3) [indicando superioridad] overtiene muchas ventajas sobre los métodos convencionales — it has many advantages over conventional methods
4) [indicando proporción] out of, intres sobre cien — three out of every hundred, three in a hundred
cuatro personas sobre diez no votarían — four out of ten people would not vote, four in every ten people would not vote
5) (Econ) onun aumento sobre el año pasado — an increase on o over last year
6) (=aproximadamente) aboutocupa sobre 20 páginas — it fills about 20 pages, it occupies roughly 20 pages
7) (=acerca de) about, onun libro sobre Tirso — a book about o on Tirso
8) (=además de) in addition to, on top of9)sobre todo — (=en primer lugar) above all; (=especialmente) especially
sobre todo, no perdamos la calma — above all, let's keep calm
* * *I1)a) (Corresp) envelopesobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea — airmail envelope
b) ( envase)un sobre de sopa — a package of soup (AmE), a packet of soup (BrE)
2) (AmL) ( cartera) clutch bagII1) ( indicando posición)a) ( con contacto)letras en azul sobre (un) fondo blanco — blue letters on o upon a white background
b) ( sin contacto) overen el techo justo sobre la mesa — on the ceiling right above o over the table
4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 4,000 meters above sea level
estar sobre alguien — ( vigilar) to check up on somebody
c) ( alrededor de) on3)a) (en relaciones de efecto, derivación, etc) onb) (Com, Fin) onun incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado — an increase of 11% on o over last year's prices
4) ( acerca de) onlegislación sobre impuestos — tax legislation, legislation on taxes
escribió sobre el espinoso tema de... — she wrote on o about the thorny topic of...
5) (Esp) (con cantidades, fechas, horas) around, about (BrE)sobre unos 70 kilos — around o about 70 kilos
6)* * *I1)a) (Corresp) envelopesobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea — airmail envelope
b) ( envase)un sobre de sopa — a package of soup (AmE), a packet of soup (BrE)
2) (AmL) ( cartera) clutch bagII1) ( indicando posición)a) ( con contacto)letras en azul sobre (un) fondo blanco — blue letters on o upon a white background
b) ( sin contacto) overen el techo justo sobre la mesa — on the ceiling right above o over the table
4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar — 4,000 meters above sea level
estar sobre alguien — ( vigilar) to check up on somebody
c) ( alrededor de) on3)a) (en relaciones de efecto, derivación, etc) onb) (Com, Fin) onun incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado — an increase of 11% on o over last year's prices
4) ( acerca de) onlegislación sobre impuestos — tax legislation, legislation on taxes
escribió sobre el espinoso tema de... — she wrote on o about the thorny topic of...
5) (Esp) (con cantidades, fechas, horas) around, about (BrE)sobre unos 70 kilos — around o about 70 kilos
6)* * *sobre11 = envelope.Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
* licencia en sobre hermético = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* sobre acolchado = jiffy bag.* sobre acolchado con burbujas de plástico = bubble bag.* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.* sopa de sobre = instant soup, packet soup.sobre2= about, on, on top of, onto, over, surrounding, the way in which, upon, atop.Ex: His report contains sufficient information about a set of events and the people involved to allow for careful, systematic investigation.
Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.Ex: Cards are superimposed, one on top of another, and carefully aligned.Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.Ex: The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction.Ex: This section, then, will review the basic problems surrounding the choice of form of headings for persons.Ex: Recommendations relating to analytical cataloguing practices concern themselves primarily with the way in which the part of a document or work to be accessed is described.Ex: Taube's original system relied upon 'uniterms' or one concept terms.Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.* sobre ascuas = in suspense.* sobre base de arena = sand-based.* sobre + Cantidad = around + Cantidad.* sobre disco = ondisc.* sobre el automóvil = automotive.* sobre ello = thereupon [thereon].* sobre el papel = in intent, nominally.* sobre el que se están haciendo averiguaciones = under investigation.* sobre el terreno = on the ground.* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.* a partir de esto = on that basis.* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.* sobre la comedia = comedic.* sobre la marcha = on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.* sobre la superficie = above ground.* sobre la tierra = on earth, on the face of the earth, on the ground.* sobre los glaciares = glaciological.* sobre museos = museum-based.* sobre ruedas = on wheels, roll-out, without a hitch.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* sobre todo = above all, above everything else, overwhelmingly, in particular, above all things.* Verbo + sobre todo = Verbo + the most.* y sobre todo = and worst of all.* * *A1 ( Corresp) envelopesobre aéreo or (de) vía aérea airmail envelopesobre de ventanilla window envelope2B ( arg)irse al sobre to hit the sack o the hay ( colloq)1(cuando hay contacto): lo dejé sobre la mesa I left it on the tablelos fue poniendo uno sobre otro she placed them one on top of the othervestía chaqueta a or de cuadros sobre una camisa blanca he wore a checked jacket over a white shirtletras en azul sobre un fondo blanco blue letters on o upon a white backgroundla lluvia que cayó sobre Quito the rain that fell on Quitoprestar juramento sobre los Santos Evangelios to swear on the Holy Biblela población está sobre el Paraná the town is on the Paraná riverse abalanzaron sobre él they leapt on himestamos sobre su pista we're on their trail2 (cuando no hay contacto) overvolaremos sobre Santiago we shall be flying over Santiagose inclinó sobre su lecho de enfermo she leaned o bent over his sick beden el techo justo sobre la mesa on the ceiling right above o over the table4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar 4,000 meters above sea levelestar sobre algn to check up on sbestá constantemente sobre ella para que estudie he has to keep checking up on her to make sure she studies3 (alrededor de) ongira sobre su eje it spins on its axis4 ( Mat):X/y (en ecuaciones) (read as: x sobre y) X/y (léase: x over y)18/20 (calificación) (read as: 18 sobre 20) 18/20 (léase: 18 out of 20)B(en relaciones de jerarquía): sobre estos representantes tenemos al jefe de zona above these representatives we have the area headsu victoria sobre el equipo local their victory over the local teamamar a Dios sobre todas las cosas love God above all elseC1 (en relaciones de efecto, derivación, etc) onhan tenido mucha influencia sobre él they have had a great influence on himuna opereta sobre libreto de Sierra an operetta with libretto by Sierraun nuevo impuesto sobre las importaciones a new tax on importsun incremento del 11% sobre los precios del año pasado an increase of 11% on o over last year's pricesla hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa the mortgage on the houseprestan dinero sobre alhajas they lend money on jewelrycheque sobre Buenos Aires check payable in Buenos Airescheque girado sobre el Banco de Córdoba check drawn on the Banco de CórdobaD (acerca de) onlegislación sobre impuestos tax legislation, legislation on taxesexisten muchos libros sobre el tema there are many books on the subjectescribió sobre el espinoso tema de … she wrote on o about the thorny topic of …E1(próximo a): el ejército está sobre la ciudad the army is at the gates of the cityllegué muy sobre la hora ( AmS); I only arrived a short time beforehanddebe pesar sobre los 70 kilos he must weigh around o about 70 kilosFsobre todo above alltuvo mucho éxito, sobre todo entre la juventud it was very successful, above all o particularly o especially among young peopleaumentan las presiones políticas, sociales y, sobre todo, económicas the political, social and, above all, economic pressures are growing* * *
Del verbo sobrar: ( conjugate sobrar)
sobré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
sobre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sobrar
sobre
sobre-
sobrar ( conjugate sobrar) verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar):
¿te ha sobrado dinero? do you have any money left?b) ( estar de más):◊ ya veo que sobro aquí I can see I'm not wanted/needed here;
a mí no me sobra el dinero I don't have money to throw around (colloq);
sobra un cubierto there's an extra place
sobre sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) envelope
2 (AmL) ( cartera) clutch bag
■ preposición
1 ( indicando posición)
los puso uno sobre otro she placed them one on top of the other;
estamos sobre su pista we're on their trail
en el techo, justo sobre la mesa on the ceiling right above o over the table;
4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar 4,000 meters above sea level
2 ( en relaciones de jerarquía):
3 ( acerca de) on;◊ hay muchos libros sobre el tema there are many books on o about the subject
4 (Esp) (con cantidades, fechas, horas) around, about (BrE);◊ sobre unos 70 kilos around o about 70 kilos
5
sobrar verbo intransitivo
1 (quedar) to be left (over): si sobra tela hago un cojín, if there's any fabric left, I'll make a cushion
2 (haber en exceso) to be more than enough: nos sobra espacio para ponerlo, we have plenty of room to put it
3 (estar de más, ser innecesario) su marido sobraba en aquella reunión, her husband wasn't wanted at that meeting
sobran las disculpas, there is no need for you to apologize
sobre 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (para meter papeles, cartas) envelope
2 (para sopa) packet
(para medicina, etc) sachet
3 fam hum bed
ir al sobre, to go to bed
sobre 2 preposición
1 (encima de) on, upon, on top of: se puso un chal sobre los hombros, she put a shawl over her shoulders
toda la responsabilidad recae sobre él, the entire responsibility falls on him
2 (por encima) over, above
3 (en torno a, hacia) about: llamaron sobre las seis, they phoned at about six o'clock
4 (a propósito de) about, on: hablaremos sobre ello, we'll talk about it
un libro sobre Napoleón, a book on Napoleón
5 (además de) upon
6 (para indicar el objeto de la acción) ejerce mucha influencia sobre él, he has a lot of influence on him
♦ Locuciones: sobre todo, above all
sobre- pref super-, over-
' sobre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- abatirse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acometer
- acumularse
- advertir
- alertar
- antediluviana
- antediluviano
- ascendiente
- ascua
- aviso
- cábala
- caballería
- carta
- cerrar
- charla
- conferencia
- conversar
- copete
- curso
- dato
- derramar
- descargar
- desconocimiento
- deslizarse
- dictaminar
- discusión
- discutir
- disertar
- dispar
- disputar
- documentación
- documentarse
- elevarse
- en
- encima
- encogerse
- entrañas
- especialmente
- estabilizador
- estabilizadora
- estándar
- estimativa
- estimativo
- eurócrata
- extendida
- extendido
- fantasma
English:
about
- above
- act on
- aerial
- alive
- all
- array
- article
- assert
- background
- balance
- basis
- bear down on
- bob
- brain
- bridge
- call
- capital gains tax
- card
- cast
- chiefly
- client
- comfortably
- concise
- confer
- consult
- contention
- converse
- credit bureau
- dab
- dark
- deal with
- debate
- deduction
- definition
- deliberate
- denunciation
- develop
- diary
- differ
- discuss
- dispute
- disseminate
- dissertation
- dive
- double back
- dubious
- enclose
- enclosure
- enlarge
* * *sobre1 nm1. [para cartas] envelope2. [para alimentos, medicamentos] sachet, packet4. Am [bolsa] clutch bag♦ prep1. [encima de] on (top of);el libro está sobre la mesa the book is on (top of) the table;aún hay nieve sobre las montañas there's still snow on the mountains;fui apilando las tejas una sobre otra I piled the tiles up one on top of the other;una cruz roja sobre fondo blanco a red cross on o against a white background;varios policías saltaron sobre él several policemen fell upon him;seguimos sobre su pista we're still on her trail;Andes, RPsobre la hora: ¿tomamos algo antes de que subas al tren? – imposible, ya estoy sobre la hora shall we have a bite to eat before you catch the train? – I can't, I'm already tight for time;llegamos muy sobre la hora we arrived with very little time to spare2. [por encima de] over, above;el puente sobre la bahía the bridge across o over the bay;en estos momentos volamos sobre la isla de Pascua we are currently flying over Easter Island;la catedral destaca sobre los demás edificios the cathedral stands out over o above the other buildings;a 3.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar 3,000 metres above sea level3. [en torno a] on;la Tierra gira sobre sí misma the Earth revolves on its own axis4. [indica superioridad]su opinión está sobre las de los demás his opinion is more important than that of the others;una victoria sobre alguien a win over sbtiene muchas ventajas sobre el antiguo modelo it has a lot of advantages over the old model;su efecto sobre la quemadura es inmediato its effect on the burn is immediate;no tienen influencia sobre ellos they have no influence over them6. [acerca de] about, on;discuten sobre política they are arguing about politics;un libro sobre el amor a book about o on love;una conferencia sobre el desarme a conference on disarmament7. [aproximadamente] about;llegarán sobre las diez/sobre el jueves they'll arrive at about ten o'clock/around Thursday;tiene sobre los veinte años she's about twenty;los solicitantes deben de ser sobre dos mil there must be about two thousand applicants8. [indica acumulación] upon;nos contó mentira sobre mentira he told us lie upon lie o one lie after another9. [indica inminencia] upon;la desgracia estaba ya sobre nosotros the disaster was already upon us♦ sobre todo loc advabove all;afectó sobre todo a la industria turística it particularly affected the tourist industry;y, sobre todo, no le digas nada a ella and, above all, don't say anything to her* * *I m envelope;sopa de sobre packet soupII prp1 on;sobre la mesa on the table2 ( acerca de):sobre esto about this3 ( alrededor de):sobre las tres around three o’clock4:sobre todo above all, especially* * *sobre nm1) : envelope2) : packetun sobre de sazón: a packet of seasoningsobre prep1) : on, on top ofsobre la mesa: on the table2) : over, above3) : about¿tiene libros sobre Bolivia?: do you have books on Bolivia?4)sobre todo : especially, above all* * *sobre1 n1. (para carta) envelope2. (envoltorio) packet3. (envoltorio pequeño) sachetsobre2 prep1. (encima de) on2. (por encima de) over3. (acerca de, alrededor de) aboutsobre todo above all / especially -
103 alquiler
m.1 renting (acción) (house, office, television).¿está en venta o en alquiler? is it for sale or to let?coche de alquiler hire cartenemos viviendas de alquiler we have homes to let2 rent (price) (house, office).* * *1 (acción - de casa) renting, letting; (- de coche) hire2 (cuota - de casa) rent; (- de TV etc) rental■ ¿has pagado el alquiler del piso? have you paid the rent on the flat?\'En alquiler' "To let", US "For rent"alquiler de úteros surrogacy* * *noun m.rent, rental* * *SM1) (=acción) [de inmueble] letting, renting; (Téc) plant hire; [de coche, autocar] hire, hiringalquiler sin conductor — Esp self-drive
alquiler de úteros — surrogate motherhood, womb-leasing
2) (=precio) [de inmueble] rent, rental; [de coche, autocar] hire charge* * *a) ( precio)b) ( acción de alquilar - una casa) renting, letting (BrE); (- un televisor) rental; (- un coche, disfraz) rental (AmE), hire (BrE)se dedica al alquiler de coches — he's in the car-rental (AmE) o (BrE) car-hire business
coches de alquiler — rental (AmE) o (BrE) hire cars
* * *= rental charge, rent, rental, hire, renting, tenancy, chartering.Ex. In estimating the cost of setting up an automated library information system a wide range of factors must be considered, including cost of purchase and need to renew hardware every 3 to 5 years, rental charges, maintenance costs, and staff salaries.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. There is a connection charge and an annual rental plus a charge for each call at rates which vary according to the distance between centres.Ex. It is a service based on the sale rather than the hire of floppy discs.Ex. Entries contain all the information pertinent to a particular title, including a physical description of the material and information for purchasing or renting.Ex. An oppressive farmer tenancy system has developed under these reforms, but the Left movement is working for land nationalization.Ex. The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.----* alojamiento de alquiler = rented accommodation, residential property.* alquiler de bicicletas = bicycle rental.* alquiler de coches = car rental, car hire.* alquiler de vehículos = car rental.* alquiler de vídeos = video rental.* alquiler de vivienda = housing rental.* biblioteca de alquiler = rental library.* compañía de compra por alquiler = hire-purchase company.* contrato de alquiler = rental agreement, lease.* derecho de alquiler = rental right.* devolución del alquiler = rent rebate.* en alquiler = rented.* madre de alquiler = surrogate mother.* madres de alquiler = surrogacy.* mercado inmobiliario de alquiler = rented housing market.* película de alquiler = rental movie.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* remolque de alquiler = U-Haul trailor.* subsidio de alquiler = housing benefit.* tienda de alquiler = rental outlet.* * *a) ( precio)b) ( acción de alquilar - una casa) renting, letting (BrE); (- un televisor) rental; (- un coche, disfraz) rental (AmE), hire (BrE)se dedica al alquiler de coches — he's in the car-rental (AmE) o (BrE) car-hire business
coches de alquiler — rental (AmE) o (BrE) hire cars
* * *= rental charge, rent, rental, hire, renting, tenancy, chartering.Ex: In estimating the cost of setting up an automated library information system a wide range of factors must be considered, including cost of purchase and need to renew hardware every 3 to 5 years, rental charges, maintenance costs, and staff salaries.
Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: There is a connection charge and an annual rental plus a charge for each call at rates which vary according to the distance between centres.Ex: It is a service based on the sale rather than the hire of floppy discs.Ex: Entries contain all the information pertinent to a particular title, including a physical description of the material and information for purchasing or renting.Ex: An oppressive farmer tenancy system has developed under these reforms, but the Left movement is working for land nationalization.Ex: The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.* alojamiento de alquiler = rented accommodation, residential property.* alquiler de bicicletas = bicycle rental.* alquiler de coches = car rental, car hire.* alquiler de vehículos = car rental.* alquiler de vídeos = video rental.* alquiler de vivienda = housing rental.* biblioteca de alquiler = rental library.* compañía de compra por alquiler = hire-purchase company.* contrato de alquiler = rental agreement, lease.* derecho de alquiler = rental right.* devolución del alquiler = rent rebate.* en alquiler = rented.* madre de alquiler = surrogate mother.* madres de alquiler = surrogacy.* mercado inmobiliario de alquiler = rented housing market.* película de alquiler = rental movie.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* remolque de alquiler = U-Haul trailor.* subsidio de alquiler = housing benefit.* tienda de alquiler = rental outlet.* * *1(precio, cantidad): el alquiler del apartamento the rent on the apartmentel alquiler del televisor the television rental2 (acción de alquilar — una casa) renting, letting ( BrE); (— un televisor) rental; (— un coche, disfraz) rental ( AmE), hire ( BrE)el tema del alquiler de úteros the subject of commercial surrogacytomar una casa en alquiler to rent a housecontrato de alquiler tenancy agreementese piso lo tengo en alquiler I've rented that apartment outtiene varios pisos de alquiler she has several apartments that she rents out* * *
alquiler sustantivo masculino
(— de televisor, bicicleta) rental
(— un televisor) rental;
(— un coche, disfraz) rental (AmE), hire (BrE);◊ se dedica al alquiler de coches he's in the car-rental (AmE) o (BrE) car-hire business;
contrato de alquiler tenancy agreement;
coches de alquiler rental (AmE) o (BrE) hire cars
alquiler sustantivo masculino
1 (precio por: un objeto) hire, rental
(: pisos, casas) rent
2 (acción de alquilar: pisos, casas) renting, letting
(: disfraces, electrodomésticos) hire, rental
alquiler de coches, car hire
♦ Locuciones: de alquiler, (para alquilar: pisos, casas) to let o rented
(: coche) for hire
(: televisión) for rent
(alquilado: casa, habitación): vive (en un piso) de alquiler, he lives in a rented flat
lleva un esmoquin de alquiler, he's wearing a hired dinner jacket
(acción de alquilar) vive del alquiler de unos pisos, he lives off the rent from some flats ➣ Ver nota en alquilar
' alquiler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- contrato
- renta
- cobrar
- comer
- ir
- pagar
English:
behind
- car hire
- deposit
- hire
- lodging
- prorate
- raise
- rent
- rent collector
- rent-free
- rental
- surrogate mother
- tenancy
- tenancy agreement
- arrears
- bed
- council
- due
- hack
- housing
- payable
- surrogate
* * *alquiler nm1. [acción] [de casa, oficina] renting;[de televisor] renting; [de coche, bicicleta] hiring;de alquiler [casa] rented;¿está en venta o en alquiler? is it for sale or rent o Br to let?;alquiler de bicicletas [en letrero] bicycles for hire;una madre de alquiler a surrogate motheralquiler con opción a compra rental with option to buy2. [precio] [de casa, oficina] rent;[de televisión] rental; [de coche] hire charge;han subido los alquileres de la vivienda rents have gone up* * *mde alquiler rental atr, Br tb hire atrrent* * *alquiler nmarrendamiento: rent, rental* * *alquiler n1. (dinero piso, etc) rent¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?me han subido el alquiler they've put my rent up / my rent's gone up2. (dinero coche, etc) hire charge -
104 aparecer
v.1 to appear (ante la vista).su número de teléfono no aparece en la guía her phone number isn't (listed) in the phone bookRicardo aparece al final siempre Richard appears at the end always.2 to turn up (algo perdido).¿ya ha aparecido el perro? has the dog been found yet?3 to appear (person).4 to appear to, to appear in front of.Se me apareció una persona A person appeared to me.Me apareció un fantasma A ghost appeared to me.5 to encounter.Se nos apareció un problema We encountered a problem.* * *1 to appear2 (dejarse ver) to show up, turn up3 (en el mercado) to come out (en, onto)1 to appear* * *verb1) to appear, turn up2) come out* * *1. VI1) (=presentarse) to appear, turn up *apareció en casa sin avisar — he appeared o turned up * at the house without warning
2) [algo oculto] to appear, turn up *aparecieron dos nuevos cadáveres en la fosa — two more bodies appeared o turned up * in the trench
3) [algo perdido] to reappear, turn up *ya ha aparecido mi paraguas — my umbrella has finally reappeared o turned up *
4) (=surgir) to appearhan aparecido pintadas en la fachada del ayuntamiento — some graffiti has appeared on the front of the town hall
5) (=editarse) [libro, disco] to come out6) (=figurar) [dato, nombre] to appearmi nombre no aparece en el censo electoral — my name does not appear on the electoral register, my name is not on the electoral register
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) síntoma/mancha to appearb) objeto perdido to turn upc) ( en documento) to appear2) personaa) (fam) ( llegar) to appear, turn upb) (fam) ( dejarse ver) to appear, show up (colloq)c) (en película, televisión) to appear3) (liter) ( parecer) to seem2.aparecerse v prona) fantasma/apariciónb) (AmL fam) persona to turn upno te vuelvas a aparecer por aquí! — don't you dare show your face round here again!
* * *= appear, become + available, come into + being, feature, give, occur, rise, pop up, show up, come into + existence, burgeon, surface, dawn, come through, come up, come with, come on the + scene, set in, crop up.Ex. The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex. I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being.Ex. If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.Ex. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex. The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex. It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.Ex. Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex. Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.Ex. The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.Ex. Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.Ex. However, because of the long duration of feudal society, modern civilization, including modern libraries, dawned in China later than in the industrialized Western countries.Ex. More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.Ex. She outlined the tasks she had been assigned and mentioned that if any emergencies came up she was the person to bring them to.Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex. This is the first CD price cut since the media format came on the scene in the 1980's.Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.Ex. Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.----* aparece frecuentemente en = in evidence in.* aparecer amenazadoramente = rear + its head.* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* aparecer en abundancia = come out of + the woodwork.* aparecer en escena = hit + the scene.* aparecer en gran número = pour (in/into).* aparecer en la lejanía = loom.* aparecer impreso = appear + in print.* aparecer juntos = stand + together.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.* aparecer repentinamente = spring up.* aparecerse la virgen = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet, strike + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* aparecer solo = stand + alone.* aparecer tarde = be a late arrival on the scene, be late on the scene.* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* no aparecer = be not included.* principio de archívese según aparece = file-as-is principle.* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).* volver a aparecer = resurface.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) síntoma/mancha to appearb) objeto perdido to turn upc) ( en documento) to appear2) personaa) (fam) ( llegar) to appear, turn upb) (fam) ( dejarse ver) to appear, show up (colloq)c) (en película, televisión) to appear3) (liter) ( parecer) to seem2.aparecerse v prona) fantasma/apariciónb) (AmL fam) persona to turn upno te vuelvas a aparecer por aquí! — don't you dare show your face round here again!
* * *= appear, become + available, come into + being, feature, give, occur, rise, pop up, show up, come into + existence, burgeon, surface, dawn, come through, come up, come with, come on the + scene, set in, crop up.Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.
Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex: I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being.Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex: The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex: It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.Ex: However, because of the long duration of feudal society, modern civilization, including modern libraries, dawned in China later than in the industrialized Western countries.Ex: More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.Ex: She outlined the tasks she had been assigned and mentioned that if any emergencies came up she was the person to bring them to.Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex: This is the first CD price cut since the media format came on the scene in the 1980's.Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.Ex: Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.* aparece frecuentemente en = in evidence in.* aparecer amenazadoramente = rear + its head.* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* aparecer en abundancia = come out of + the woodwork.* aparecer en escena = hit + the scene.* aparecer en gran número = pour (in/into).* aparecer en la lejanía = loom.* aparecer impreso = appear + in print.* aparecer juntos = stand + together.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.* aparecer repentinamente = spring up.* aparecerse la virgen = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet, strike + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* aparecer solo = stand + alone.* aparecer tarde = be a late arrival on the scene, be late on the scene.* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* no aparecer = be not included.* principio de archívese según aparece = file-as-is principle.* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).* volver a aparecer = resurface.* * *aparecer [E3 ]viA1 «síntoma/mancha» to appearlos carteles han aparecido en diversos puntos de la ciudad the posters have appeared in various parts of the citylos tesoros arqueológicos que han ido apareciendo durante la excavación the archaeological treasures which have appeared o turned up during the dig2 «objeto perdido» to turn up¿aparecieron tus llaves? have your keys turned up yet?hizo aparecer un ramo de flores he produced a bouquet of flowers3 (en un documento) to appearmi nombre no aparece en la lista my name doesn't appear on the list, my name isn't on the listuna cara que aparece mucho en las portadas de las revistas a face that often appears o features on the covers of magazines4 «revista» to come out; «libro» to come out, be publishedB «persona»no ha vuelto a aparecer por aquí he hasn't shown his face round here again3 (en un espectáculo) «personaje/actor» to appearapareció en dos o tres películas he was in o he appeared in two or three moviestodo aparecía como un sueño borroso it all seemed like a hazy dreamel programa de explotación aparecía oscuro the operating program did not seem clear■ aparecervt( Méx) to produce, make … appear1 «fantasma/aparición»: aparecerse A algn; to appear TO sbsu padre se le apareció en sueños his father appeared to him in his dreamsse apareció de vaqueros she turned up o showed up in jeans¡y no te vuelvas a aparecer por aquí! and don't you dare show your face round here again!* * *
aparecer ( conjugate aparecer) verbo intransitivo
1
2 [ persona]
aparecerse verbo pronominala) [fantasma/aparición] aparecerse a algn to appear to sb
◊ ¡no te vuelvas a aparecer por aquí! don't you dare show your face round here again!
aparecer
1 verbo intransitivo
1 to appear: su nombre aparece en los títulos de crédito, his name is on the credits
2 (acudir alguien, encontrar algo perdido) to turn up: apareció con su hija, he turned up with his daughter
el pasaporte apareció un mes más tarde, the passport turned up a week later
' aparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejarse
- sacar
- salir
- surgir
- venir
- amanecer
- improviso
English:
alive
- appear
- arise
- conjure
- crop up
- develop
- listing
- materialize
- pop up
- return
- show
- show up
- sight
- spring
- surface
- turn up
- unaccounted
- view
- woodwork
- emerge
- mushroom
- pop
- reappear
- roll
- scene
- turn
- unaccounted for
* * *♦ vtMéx [presentar] to produce;inesperadamente Pedro apareció mis llaves Pedro quite unexpectedly produced my keys;el mago apareció un conejo de un sombrero the magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat♦ vi1. [ante la vista] to appear;el sol apareció detrás de las murallas the sun appeared o came up from behind the city walls;aparecer de repente to appear from nowhere;el mago hizo aparecer un conejo de su chistera the magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat;su número de teléfono no aparece en la guía her phone number isn't (listed) in the phone book2. [publicación] to come out;la revista aparece los jueves the magazine comes out o is published on Thursdays3. [algo perdido] to turn up;¿ya ha aparecido el perro? has the dog been found yet?;ha aparecido un cuadro inédito de Miró a previously unknown Miró painting has turned up o been discovered4. [persona] to appear;aparecer en público to appear in public;aparece en varias películas de Ford she appears in several of Ford's films;Famaparecer por [lugar] to turn up at;Famhace días que Antonio no aparece por el bar we haven't seen Antonio in the bar for days, it's several days since Antonio showed his face in the bar;Fam¡a buenas horas apareces, ahora que ya hemos terminado! it's a bit late turning up now, we've already finished!;Fam¡y no se te ocurra volver a aparecer por aquí! and don't let me see your face round here again!* * *v/i appear* * *aparecer {53} vi1) : to appear2) presentarse: to show up3) : to turn up, to be found* * *aparecer vb1. (en general) to appear2. (encontrarse) to turn up¿ha aparecido tu cartera? has your wallet turned up?3. (figurar) to be -
105 ataque
m.1 attack (acometida).¡al ataque! charge!ataque aéreo air raidataque preventivo pre-emptive strike2 attack (sport).3 attack.lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president4 fit (acceso).le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the gigglesataque cardíaco o al corazón heart attackataque epiléptico epileptic fitataque de nervios attack of nervesataque de pánico panic attack5 stroke.6 sudden start, pounce.7 bout, sudden spell of sickness, crisis.8 breakdown.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: atacar.* * *1 attack2 MEDICINA fit\ataque aéreo air raidataque de nervios nervous breakdown* * *noun m.- ataque de nervios* * *SM1) (Mil) attackun ataque a o contra algo/algn — an attack on sth/sb
¡al ataque! — charge!
ataque aéreo — air raid, air strike
ataque a superficie — ground attack, ground strike
2) (Med) attackle dio un ataque de tos — he had a coughing fit o a fit of coughing
ataque al corazón, ataque cardíaco — heart attack
ataque cerebral — brain haemorrhage o (EEUU) hemorrhage
3) (=arranque) fitme entró o dio un ataque de risa — I got a fit of the giggles
cuando se entere le da un ataque — * she'll have a fit when she finds out *
4) (=crítica) attackataque a o contra algo/algn — attack on sth/sb
un duro ataque a o contra la ley electoral — a fierce attack on the electoral law
5) (Dep) attack* * *1)a) (Dep, Mil) attackb) ( verbal) attacklanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government
2) ( acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage
•* * *= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.Ex. The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Ex. This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.Ex. Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex. Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.----* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.* ataque de asma = asthma attack.* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* ataque de tos = coughing fit.* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.* ataque epilético = seizure.* ataque matutino = dawn raid.* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* ataques = slings and arrows.* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.* ataques de cólera = flaming.* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* ataque terrorista = terror attack.* ataque violento = paroxysm.* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* ciberataque = cyberattack.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.* * *1)a) (Dep, Mil) attackb) ( verbal) attacklanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government
2) ( acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage
•* * *= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.* ataque de asma = asthma attack.* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* ataque de tos = coughing fit.* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.* ataque epilético = seizure.* ataque matutino = dawn raid.* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* ataques = slings and arrows.* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.* ataques de cólera = flaming.* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* ataque terrorista = terror attack.* ataque violento = paroxysm.* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* ciberataque = cyberattack.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.* * *Aataque aéreo air raidataque por sorpresa surprise attackataque en tres frentes three-pronged attack2 (verbal) attackla oposición lanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno the opposition launched a sharp o fierce o harsh attack on the governmentinterpretó mis críticas como un ataque personal she took my criticisms personally o as a personal attackB (acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira a fit of jealousy/ragesi la ves te va a dar un ataque de risa you'll die laughing if you see her ( colloq)le dio un ataque de llanto he burst into tearsme dio un ataque de rabia al ver tanta injusticia it made me furious o I was enraged to see so much injusticeCompuestos:● ataque cardíaco or al corazónheart attackanxiety attacksi ese ruido continúa me va a dar un ataque de nervios if that noise carries on I'm going to have a fitme da un ataque de nervios cada vez que tengo que hablar en público each time I have to speak in public, I get into a panicpanic attack* * *
Del verbo atacar: ( conjugate atacar)
ataqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ataque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
atacar
ataque
atacar ( conjugate atacar) verbo transitivo
to attack
ataque sustantivo masculino
1a) (Dep, Mil) attack;
2 (Med) attack;
ataque al corazón heart attack;
ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;
me dio un ataque de nervios I got into a panic;
un ataque de risa a fit of hysterics
atacar verbo transitivo to attack, assault
♦ Locuciones: familiar atacar los nervios, to lose one's cool
ataque sustantivo masculino
1 attack, assault
ataque aéreo, air raid
2 Med fit
ataque al corazón, heart attack
ataque de nervios/risa, fit of hysterics/laughter
' ataque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- acometida
- borde
- cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- crisis
- dar
- entrar
- golpe
- histeria
- inicial
- lanzarse
- nervio
- novilunio
- patatús
- repeler
- resistir
- simular
- arrollador
- asalto
- atentado
- crítica
- demoledor
- despiadado
- emprender
- enérgico
- feroz
- frontal
- lanzar
- rechazar
- refugiar
- refugio
- renovar
- salvaje
- simulacro
- soponcio
- sorpresa
English:
access
- aim
- air raid
- appendicitis
- assault
- attack
- barrage
- blitz
- bomb
- bout
- charge
- crack up
- destroy
- DT
- DTs
- fend off
- fierce
- fit
- full-scale
- go
- hysterics
- jealousy
- laughter
- lay
- lightning
- on
- onslaught
- outburst
- repel
- savage
- seizure
- send
- spearhead
- stave off
- stem
- strike
- throw
- turn
- unprovoked
- verge
- ward off
- air
- amok
- bilious
- crack
- drive
- have
- heart
- involvement
- offense
* * *♦ nm1. [acometida] attack;¡al ataque! charge!ataque aéreo [sobre ciudad] air raid; [sobre tropas] air attack; Bolsa ataque especulativo dawn raid;ataque preventivo pre-emptive strike2. Dep attack;una jugada de ataque an attack, an attacking move3. [crítica] attack;lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president4. [acceso] fit;en un ataque de celos la mató he killed her in a fit of jealousy;Famcomo no se calle me va a dar un ataque if he doesn't shut up I'm going to have a fitataque cardíaco heart attack;ataque al corazón heart attack;ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;ataque de nervios attack of hysteria;ataque de pánico panic attack;ataque de risa: [m5] le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the giggles5. [de sustancia] corrosive effect* * *m2 ( acceso) fit;le dio un ataque de risa she burst out laughing* * *ataque nm1) : attack, assault2) : fitataque de risa: fit of laughter3)ataque de nervios : nervous breakdown4)ataque al corazón : heart attack* * *ataque n1. (contra alguien o algo) attack2. (de tos, risa, etc) fit -
106 cuál
adj.which, what.adv.which.pron.which one.* * *1 (precedido de artículo - persona) who, whom■ entrevistamos a los obreros, los cuales nos informaron adecuadamente we interviewed the workers, who duly informed us2 (precedido de artículo - cosa) which■ la casa tiene un mirador desde el cual se ve el mar the house has a balcony with a view of the sea3 (correlativo) such as► adverbio1 formal as, like\cada cual everyone, everybody* * *pron.1) which2) who, whom* * *1. PRON1)a) [aplicado a cosas] whichobtuvo una beca, gracias a la cual pudo subsistir varios años — he got a grant, which gave him enough to live on for several years
el estado al cual se ha solicitado la extradición — the country from which extradition has been requested
b) [aplicado a personas] [como sujeto] who; [como objeto] who, whom; [tras preposición] whomse reunieron con el presidente, el cual les informó del asunto — they had a meeting with the president, who briefed them on the affair
tengo gran amistad con el director, al cual conozco desde hace muchos años — the director, who o whom I have known for many years, is a great friend of mine
había ocho chicos, tres de los cuales hablaban en inglés — there were eight boys, three of whom were speaking in English
2)• lo cual — which
se rieron mucho, lo cual me disgustó — they laughed a lot, which upset me
•
con lo cual — with the result thatse han construido dos escuelas más, con lo cual contaremos con más de 2.000 plazas escolares — two more schools have been built, with the result that o which means that we will have more than 2,000 school places
llegué tarde, con lo cual no pude entrar — I arrived late, which meant I couldn't get in
•
por lo cual — and therefore, consequently3)• cada cual, miembros de distintas religiones, cada cual con su libro sagrado — members of different religions, each (one) with their holy book
depende del gusto de cada cual — it depends on individual taste, it depends on each individual's taste
•
allá cada cual — everyone must look out for themselves4)• sea cual sea o fuese o fuere — whatever
nuestra postura no variará sea cual sea el resultado de las elecciones — our position will not change whatever the outcome of the election (is o may be)
quiere entrar en un club de golf, sea cual sea — he wants to join a golf club, and any one will do
2.ADV CONJ liter likeen la novela su amada se suicida cual nueva Ofelia — in the novel his loved one commits suicide like a modern-day Ophelia
•
cual si — as iftal 3., 1)todos aplaudieron su sugerencia, cual si de una idea genial se tratara — everyone applauded his suggestion, as if it were the most brilliant idea
3.ADJ (Jur) said, aforementionedlos cuales bienes — the said o aforementioned property
* * *I1)a)el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales — ( hablando de personas) (sujeto) who; (complemento) who, whom (frml); ( hablando de cosas) which
según lo cual... — by which...
dos/la mayoría de los cuales — ( hablando de cosas) two/most of which; ( hablando de personas) two/most of whom
b)por lo cual — as a result o therefore
con lo cual: me dijo que yo allí sobraba, con lo cual me fui he told me that I wasn't wanted there, whereupon o at which point I left; olvidó el dinero, con lo cual no pude comprar nada — he forgot the money, which meant that I couldn't buy anything
2) (en locs)cada cual — everyone, everybody
cada cual se fue por su lado — each went his separate way, everyone went their separate ways
IIsea cual sea or fuera or fuere — whatever
preposición (liter) likecual fiera enfurecida... — like a raging beast... (liter)
* * *= what, which.Ex. Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.Ex. There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.----* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* con lo cual = whereupon.* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* de los cuales = out of which.* después de lo cual = whereupon.* el cual = which.* gracias al cual = whereby.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever.* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever.* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, just as, like that, like this.* tal o cual = such and such.* tal y cual = such and such.* * *I1)a)el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales — ( hablando de personas) (sujeto) who; (complemento) who, whom (frml); ( hablando de cosas) which
según lo cual... — by which...
dos/la mayoría de los cuales — ( hablando de cosas) two/most of which; ( hablando de personas) two/most of whom
b)por lo cual — as a result o therefore
con lo cual: me dijo que yo allí sobraba, con lo cual me fui he told me that I wasn't wanted there, whereupon o at which point I left; olvidó el dinero, con lo cual no pude comprar nada — he forgot the money, which meant that I couldn't buy anything
2) (en locs)cada cual — everyone, everybody
cada cual se fue por su lado — each went his separate way, everyone went their separate ways
IIsea cual sea or fuera or fuere — whatever
preposición (liter) likecual fiera enfurecida... — like a raging beast... (liter)
* * *= what, which.Ex: Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.
Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* con lo cual = whereupon.* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* de los cuales = out of which.* después de lo cual = whereupon.* el cual = which.* gracias al cual = whereby.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever.* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever.* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, just as, like that, like this.* tal o cual = such and such.* tal y cual = such and such.* * *cual1A1el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales (hablando de personas) ( sujeto) who;dos señores, con los cuales pasé varios días two gentlemen, who I spent several days with o with whom I spent several daysmedidas con las cuales se desestimula el consumo measures with which consumption is discouragedel motivo por el cual lo hizo the reason why he did itla regla según la cual … the rule by which …me presentó al hermano y a un primo, el cual primo resultó ser un plomo he introduced me to his brother and to a cousin, the latter o the cousin turned out to be a real bore2lo cual whichse disgustó, lo cual es natural she got upset, which is only naturalese día habrá huelga de transportes, por lo cual se ha decidido postergar la reunión there will be a transport strike that day; as a result o therefore o so, it has been decided to postpone the meetinganunció que ella había ganado, con lo cual se produjo una gran silbatina he announced that she had won, at which point o whereupon there was loud booingB ( en locs):cada cual everyone, everybodyque cada cual se ocupe de su equipaje everybody must look after their own luggage, everybody must look after his or her own luggageallí nos separamos y cada cual se fue por su lado we split up there and each went his separate way o everyone went their separate wayssea cual sea or sea cual fuera or sea cual fuere: sea cual sea su decisión whatever their decision is o may besean cuales fueren sus motivos whatever her motives might be o may be o arecada cual con su cada cuala ( fam hum); each with his or her partnercual2( liter); likeel mar, cual fiera enfurecida … the sea, like a raging beast … ( liter)cual si tuviese alas as if I had wings* * *
Multiple Entries:
cual
cuál
cual pronombre
1a)
( complemento) who, whom (frml);
( hablando de cosas) which;◊ mis vecinos, a los cuáles no conocía my neighbors who I didn't know o (frml) whom I did not know;
el motivo por el cuál lo hizo the reason why he did it;
según lo cuál … by which …;
dos de los cuáles two of whom/whichb)
por lo cuál as a result, therefore;
con lo cuál so
2 ( en locs)
sea cual sea or fuera or fuere whatever
cuál pronombre ( uno en particular) which;
( uno en general) what;◊ ¿cuál quieres? which (one) do you want?;
¿y cuál es el problema? so, what's the problem?
■ adjetivo (esp AmL): ¿a cuál colegio vas? what o which school do you go to?
cual
I pron rel
1 (persona) (sujeto) who
(objeto) whom
2 (cosa) which
II pron
1 correl tal cual, exactly as
2 ant (comparativo) such as
♦ Locuciones: a cual más guapo, each more handsome than the other
cuál
I pron interr which (one)?, what?: ¿cuál prefieres?, which one do you prefer?
II adjetivo interr which
' cuál' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballería
- cada
- cual
- cualquiera
- decir
- gentilicio
- lo
- moraleja
- nombre
- suerte
- tal
- talla
- con
- patente
English:
address
- any
- car-boot sale
- chain letter
- climbing frame
- downside
- each
- euro
- exercise
- forecast
- mission
- mode
- motive
- motto
- one
- optimal
- promenade concert
- publicity
- source
- stand
- such-and-such
- that
- title
- two
- weather forecast
- what
- whereupon
- which
- whichever
- who
- whom
- comprehensive
- consent
- grammar
- job
- kind
- such
- surprisingly
- whereby
- why
* * *♦ pron relativo1.[de cosa] which;conoció a una española, la cual vivía en Buenos Aires he met a Spanish girl who lived in Buenos Aires;le extirparon el apéndice, el cual se había inflamado they removed her appendix, which had become inflamed;hablé con dos profesores, los cuales me explicaron la situación I spoke to two teachers who explained the situation to me;me encontré con Sandra, a la cual hacía tiempo que no veía I met Sandra, who o Formal whom I hadn't seen for some time;son dos personas con las cuales me llevo muy bien they're two people I get on very well with, Formal they're two people with whom I get on very well;hablé con la persona a la cual escribí la semana pasada I spoke with the person who I had written to o Formal to whom I had written last week;la compañía para la cual trabajo the company I work for, Formal the company for which I work;un problema para el cual no hay solución a problem to which there is no solution;una norma según la cual no se puede entrar a mitad de espectáculo a rule stating that you may not enter the auditorium while the show is in progress;estoy muy cansado, razón por la cual no saldré esta noche I'm very tired, which is why I'm not going out tonight2.lo cual which;está muy enfadada, lo cual es comprensible she's very angry, which is understandable;ha tenido mucho éxito, de lo cual me alegro she's been very successful and I'm very pleased for her;…de lo cual concluimos que… …from which we can conclude that…;estaba de muy mal humor, en vista de lo cual no le dije nada seeing as o in view of the fact that she was in a very bad mood, I didn't say anything to her;por todo lo cual hemos decidido… as a result of which we have decided…;todo lo cual me hace pensar que no vendrá all of which makes me think he won't comeque cada cual extraiga sus conclusiones you may all draw your own conclusions;le conté lo que había pasado y se quedó tal cual I told her what had happened and she didn't bat an eyelid♦ advLiterario [como] like;se revolvió cual fiera herida he writhed around like a wounded beast;cual padre, tal hijo like father, like son* * *I pron rel:por lo cual (and) so;tiene dos coches, a cuál más caro he has two cars, both (of them) equally expensiveII adv like;dejó la habitación tal cual la encontró she left the room just as she found it* * *cuál adj: which, what¿cuáles libros?: which books?cual prep: like, ascuál pron¿cuál es el mejor?: which one is the best?¿cuál es tu apellido?: what is your last name?2)cuál más, cuál menos : some more, some lesscual pron1)el cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales : who, whom, whichla razón por la cual lo dije: the reason I said it2)lo cual : whichse rió, lo cual me dio rabia: he laughed, which made me mad3)cada cual : everyone, everybody* * *cual pron1. (persona) who / whomhablamos con los estudiantes, los cuales nos informaron sobre la huelga we spoke to the students who told us about the strike2. (cosa) whichla casa, la cual se construyó el año pasado, es preciosa the house, which was built last year, is beautiful -
107 distancia
f.1 distance (espacio).estábamos a bastante distancia del incendio we were quite a distance from the fire¿a qué distancia está el próximo pueblo? how far is the next town?está a varios kilómetros de distancia it is several kilometers awaya distancia from a distancemantener a distancia to keep at a distancemantenerse a una distancia prudencial de to keep at a safe distance fromdistancia de seguridad safe distanceWe traveled quite a long distance Recorrimos un buena distancia.2 gap, space.está a dos minutos de distancia del ciclista francés he's two minutes away from the French cyclist3 difference (diferencia).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: distanciar.* * *1 distance2 figurado (diferencia) difference, gap\a distancia from a distanceacortar distancias to bridge the gapguardar las distancias to keep one's distancedistancia de seguridad AUTOMÓVIL safety distancedistancia focal focal length* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en el espacio] distance¿qué distancia hay entre Sevilla y Granada? — what's the distance between Seville and Granada?
¿a qué distancia está Madrid de Barcelona? — how far (away) is Madrid from Barcelona?, how far is it from Madrid to Barcelona?
a tres metros de distancia del suelo — three metres from o off the ground
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a distancia — from a distancela Universidad a distancia — ≈ the Open University
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acortar las distancias — to shorten the distanceel Real Madrid ha acortado las distancias con el Barcelona — Real Madrid is closing in on Barcelona, Real Madrid is closing the gap with Barcelona
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ganar distancias — to get ahead, make progress•
marcar distancias, el Atlético marcó distancias con el segundo clasificado — Atlético put some distance between itself and the second-placed teamquieren marcar distancias con la dirección del partido — they want to distance themselves from o set themselves apart from the party leadership
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salvando las distancias, es, salvando las distancias, el Picasso de nuestros días — he's the Picasso of today, give or take some obvious differencesdistancia de despegue — (Aer) length of takeoff
distancia de seguridad — (Aut) safe distance
2) [entre opiniones, creencias] distance, gaphay una insalvable distancia entre los dos partidos — there's an unbridgeable distance o gap between the two parties
* * *1) ( en el espacio) distance¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? — how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?
¿a qué distancia está Londres? — how far is it to London?
una llamada de or a larga distancia — a long-distance call
2) (en locs)a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole; se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance; mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance; en la distancia in the distance; guardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distance; salvando las distancias: es como París, salvando las distancias — it's like Paris, up to a point (colloq)
3) ( en el tiempo)la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista — the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present day
con la distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería — looking back the incident seemed insignificant
4) ( afectiva) distanceuna gran distancia los separa — a rift has opened up between them
* * *= remoteness, separation, distance.Ex. One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.Ex. This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.Ex. This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.----* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* aprendizaje a distancia = distance learning, open learning.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* curso a distancia = telecourse.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* distancia a pie = walking distance.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* distancia de frenado = braking distance.* distancia de Hausdorff = Hausdorff distance.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* distancia focal = focal length.* distancia recorrida = mileage.* distancia + ser de + Número = be + Medida + apart.* distancia social = social distance.* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.* estar a años de distancia = be years away.* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* informática a distancia = telecomputing.* larga distancia = long haul.* largas distancias = large distances.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.* medicina a distancia = telemedicine.* Medida de Distancia + de distancia = Medida de Distancia + off.* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gulf.* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* trabajador a distancia = teleworker, telecommuter.* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.* trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.* universidad a distancia = open university, open college.* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* * *1) ( en el espacio) distance¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? — how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?
¿a qué distancia está Londres? — how far is it to London?
una llamada de or a larga distancia — a long-distance call
2) (en locs)a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole; se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance; mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance; en la distancia in the distance; guardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distance; salvando las distancias: es como París, salvando las distancias — it's like Paris, up to a point (colloq)
3) ( en el tiempo)la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista — the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present day
con la distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería — looking back the incident seemed insignificant
4) ( afectiva) distanceuna gran distancia los separa — a rift has opened up between them
* * *= remoteness, separation, distance.Ex: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.
Ex: This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* aprendizaje a distancia = distance learning, open learning.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* curso a distancia = telecourse.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* distancia a pie = walking distance.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* distancia de frenado = braking distance.* distancia de Hausdorff = Hausdorff distance.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* distancia focal = focal length.* distancia recorrida = mileage.* distancia + ser de + Número = be + Medida + apart.* distancia social = social distance.* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.* estar a años de distancia = be years away.* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* informática a distancia = telecomputing.* larga distancia = long haul.* largas distancias = large distances.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.* medicina a distancia = telemedicine.* Medida de Distancia + de distancia = Medida de Distancia + off.* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gulf.* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* trabajador a distancia = teleworker, telecommuter.* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.* trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.* universidad a distancia = open university, open college.* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* * *A (en el espacio) distancela distancia que separa dos puntos the distance between two points¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? what's the distance between Tijuana and Tucson?, how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?¿a qué distancia está Londres? how far is it to London?, how far is London?presenciaron la explosión a una distancia prudencial they witnessed the explosion from a safe distancese situó a una distancia de un metro she stood a meter awayuna llamada de or a larga distancia a long-distance callB ( en locs):a distancia: procesamiento de textos a distancia off-site o remote text processingse situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back o she stood some distance away to see it as a wholeen la distancia in the distanceguardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distancesalvando las distancias: ¡es un Einstein! — salvando las distancias he's another Einstein! — well, I wouldn't go that far!es como París, salvando las distancias it's like Paris, although clearly you can only take the comparison so far ( colloq)tomar distancia ( Mil) to measure an arm's length from the next personhay que tomar distancia para ser objetivo in order to be objective you have to stand back from it o distance yourself from it o ( colloq) get a distance on itCompuesto:distancia de frenado/paradabraking/stopping distanceC(en el tiempo): la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present daya distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería looking back o in retrospect, the incident seemed insignificantD (afectiva) distanceeste incidente aumentó la distancia entre ellos this incident widened the distance o gap between themahora una gran distancia los separa now they're worlds o poles apart, a rift o gulf has opened up between them* * *
Del verbo distanciar: ( conjugate distanciar)
distancia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
distancia
distanciar
distancia sustantivo femeninoa) distance;
¿a qué distancia está Londres? how far is it to London?, se situó a una distancia de un metro she stood a meter away;
See Also→ llamadab) ( en locs)◊ a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole;
se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance;
mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance;
en la distancia in the distance;
See Also→ educación 1, See Also→ enseñanza b
distanciar ( conjugate distanciar) verbo transitivo
distancia a algn de algn to distance sb from sb
distanciarse verbo pronominala) ( en el espacio) distanciase de algo to get far from sth
( refl) distanciase de algn to distance oneself from sb
distancia sustantivo femenino distance: lo contemplábamos a distancia, we looked at it from a distance
nos sentamos a cierta distancia, we sat at a distance
su silueta apareció en la distancia, her figure appeared in the distance
distanciar verbo transitivo to separate
' distancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- calcular
- cerca
- corta
- corto
- cuentakilómetros
- desde
- enfriar
- focal
- mando
- mantenerse
- notable
- pequeña
- pequeño
- recorrer
- salvar
- separar
- separación
- separarse
- tirada
- trayecto
- UNED
- a
- acortar
- ahuyentar
- breve
- caminar
- cuadra
- educación
- enseñanza
- hacer
- llamada
- medir
- noviazgo
- ómnibus
- paso
- radio
- trecho
- universidad
- vislumbrar
English:
apart
- control
- cover
- discreet
- distance
- do
- far
- fly
- for
- from
- gap
- haul
- hold off
- into
- journey
- keep away
- narrow
- off
- pace
- remote control
- ride
- stare
- step
- walk
- way
- within
- commuter
- detachment
- long-distance
- long
- mileage
- open
- recede
- remote
* * *distancia nf1. [espacio] distance;recorrer la distancia entre dos pueblos to cover the distance between two towns;¿a qué distancia está el próximo pueblo? how far is the next town?;¿cuál es la distancia o [m5] qué distancia hay entre Asunción y Montevideo? what is the distance between Asunción and Montevideo?;estábamos a bastante distancia del incendio we were quite a distance from the fire;los viandantes observaban el incidente a cierta distancia the passers-by watched the incident from a distance;a tanta distancia no puedo decirte quién es I can't say who it is from this distance;mantenerse a una distancia prudencial de to keep at a safe distance from;está a varios kilómetros de distancia it is several kilometres away;a distancia from a distance;estudiar a distancia to study by distance learning;mantener algo/a alguien a distancia to keep sth/sb at a distance;mantenerse a distancia (de) to keep one's distance (from);en la distancia in the distancedistancia focal focal distance, focal length;distancia de frenado braking distance;distancia de seguridad safe distance [from the vehicle in front];mantenga la distancia de seguridad [en letrero de tráfico] keep your distance2. [en el tiempo] gap, space;está a dos minutos de distancia del ciclista francés he's two minutes away from the French cyclist;hay varios años de distancia entre estas dos fotografías the two photographs were taken several years apart;con la distancia que da el tiempo, desde la distancia looking back, in retrospect;ahora, desde la distancia, creo que nos equivocamos now, in retrospect, I think we were wrong3. [diferencia] difference;hay o [m5] media una gran distancia entre ambas teorías there is a great difference between the two theories;salvando las distancias allowing for the obvious differences4. [entre personas] distance;la lucha por la herencia aumentó la distancia entre los hermanos the dispute over the inheritance drove the brothers further apart;acortar (las) distancias to come closer (to an agreement)* * *f tb figdistance;a distancia at a distance;acortar distancias tb fig bridge the gap, catch up;guardar (las) distancias fig keep one’s distance* * *distancia nf: distance* * *distancia n distance¿a qué distancia? how far¿a qué distancia está el mar? how far is the sea?¿qué distancia hay entre Cádiz y Córdoba? how far is it from Cádiz to Córdoba? -
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f.1 scale.escala Celsius Celsius (temperature) scaleescala de Richter Richter scaleescala salarial salary scaleescala de valores set of values2 scale.una reproducción a escala a scale modelun dibujo a escala natural a life-size drawinga escala mundial on a worldwide scalea gran escala on a large scale3 stopover.hacer escala to stop oversin escala non-stopescala técnica refueling stop4 scale (Music).5 ladder (escalera).6 intermediate stop.7 staging post.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escalar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escalar.* * *1 (escalera - de mano) ladder; (- de tijera) stepladder2 (graduación) scale; (de colores) range3 (mapa, plano, etc) scale5 MÚSICA scale6 MILITAR promotion list\a gran escala / en gran escala on a large scaleen pequeña escala on a small scaleescala de gato rope ladderescala de valores scale of valuesescala móvil sliding scaleescala musical scale* * *noun f.1) range2) scale* * *SF1) [en medición, gradación] scale•
a escala — [dibujo, mapa, maqueta] scale antes de sun mapa hecho a escala — a map drawn to scale, a scale map
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reproducir algo a escala — to reproduce sth to scaleescala de colores — colour spectrum, color spectrum (EEUU)
escala de tiempo — (Geol) time scale
escala de valores — set of values, scale of values
escala móvil — (Téc) sliding scale; (Econ) sliding salary scale
escala social — social ladder, social scale
2) [de importancia, extensión]un problema a escala mundial — a global problem, a problem on a worldwide scale
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a o en gran escala — on a large scale•
a o en pequeña escala — on a small scaleun caso de corrupción a pequeña escala — a case of small-scale corruption, a case of corruption on a small scale
3) (=parada en ruta)a) (Aer) stopover•
hacer escala — to stop overb) (Náut) port of callescala técnica — refuelling o (EEUU) refueling stop
4) (=escalera de mano) ladderescala de cuerda, escala de viento — rope ladder
5) (Mús) scale* * *1) ( para mediciones) scale2) (Mús) scale3) ( escalafón)4)a) (de mapa, plano) scaleuna reproducción a escala natural — a life-size o life-sized reproduction
b) (de fenómeno, problema) scalea escala nacional — on a nationwide o national scale
a or en gran escala — on a large scale
5) (Aviac, Náut) stopover6) ( escalera) ladder* * *= echelon, magnitude, range, scale, scale, shade, spectrum [spectra, -pl.], continuum, gradation, stopover, rating scale, port of call, rating, sliding scale.Ex. Involvement of lower echelon personnel in planning has the advantage of getting the practical point of view of those closer to the scene of the operations.Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.Ex. The scale of a map is the distance as shown on the map in relation to actual distance.Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.Ex. Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).Ex. Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.Ex. This article discusses the strategic location of the Islands as a stopover and spring-board for more far-flung explorations along the African coast.Ex. This process will allow institutional evaluators to compare their individual evaluations using a standardized format and rating scale.Ex. ' Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any.Ex. But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.Ex. For insulin dosing, use a sliding scale based on patient weight as well as on blood sugar values.----* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.* a escala = drawn-to-scale.* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.* a escala natural = full-scale.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* a un extremo de la escala = at one end of the scale.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum.* en otra escala = on a different plane.* en un extremo de la escala = at one extreme.* escala de ampliación = enlargement ratio.* escala de grises = grey scale [gray scale].* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* escala de tarifas según los ingresos = sliding fee scale.* escala de valores = graded range, set of values.* escala de Wechsler = Wechsler scale.* escala móvil = sliding scale.* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.* escala salarial = salary scale, pay scale, salary schedule, salary range, salary band, sliding pay scale.* escala temporal = time continuum.* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.* hacer escala = stop over.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).* mención de escala = statement of scale.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* puerto de escala = port of call.* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.* * *1) ( para mediciones) scale2) (Mús) scale3) ( escalafón)4)a) (de mapa, plano) scaleuna reproducción a escala natural — a life-size o life-sized reproduction
b) (de fenómeno, problema) scalea escala nacional — on a nationwide o national scale
a or en gran escala — on a large scale
5) (Aviac, Náut) stopover6) ( escalera) ladder* * *= echelon, magnitude, range, scale, scale, shade, spectrum [spectra, -pl.], continuum, gradation, stopover, rating scale, port of call, rating, sliding scale.Ex: Involvement of lower echelon personnel in planning has the advantage of getting the practical point of view of those closer to the scene of the operations.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.Ex: The scale of a map is the distance as shown on the map in relation to actual distance.Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.Ex: Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.Ex: This article discusses the strategic location of the Islands as a stopover and spring-board for more far-flung explorations along the African coast.Ex: This process will allow institutional evaluators to compare their individual evaluations using a standardized format and rating scale.Ex: ' Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any.Ex: But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.Ex: For insulin dosing, use a sliding scale based on patient weight as well as on blood sugar values.* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.* a escala = drawn-to-scale.* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.* a escala natural = full-scale.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* a un extremo de la escala = at one end of the scale.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum.* en otra escala = on a different plane.* en un extremo de la escala = at one extreme.* escala de ampliación = enlargement ratio.* escala de grises = grey scale [gray scale].* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* escala de tarifas según los ingresos = sliding fee scale.* escala de valores = graded range, set of values.* escala de Wechsler = Wechsler scale.* escala móvil = sliding scale.* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.* escala salarial = salary scale, pay scale, salary schedule, salary range, salary band, sliding pay scale.* escala temporal = time continuum.* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.* hacer escala = stop over.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).* mención de escala = statement of scale.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* puerto de escala = port of call.* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.* * *A (para mediciones) scaleCompuestos:Beaufort scale● escala centígrada or Celsius[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] centigrade o Celsius scaleset of values[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] Fahrenheit scaleMercalli scalesliding scaleRichter scalesalary o wage scaleB ( Mús) scaleCompuestos:chromatic scalediatonic scalemusical scaleC(escalafón): la escala social the social scaleD1 (de un mapa, plano) scaleun dibujo hecho a escala a scale drawing, a drawing done to scaleuna reproducción a escala natural a life-size o life-sized reproductionla maqueta reproduce el teatro a escala it's a scale model of the theater2 (de un fenómeno, problema) scalea escala nacional/mundial on a nationwide o national/on a worldwide scaleel negocio empezó a or en pequeña escala the business began on a small scaletodo lo hacen a or en gran escala they do everything on a large scalees un ladrón en pequeña escala he's a small-time thief ( colloq)tras una escala de tres horas en Atenas after a three-hour stopover in Athenshicimos/el avión hizó escala en Roma we/the plane stopped over in Romeun vuelo sin escalas a direct flightla primera escala será Tánger the first port of call will be TangiersCompuesto:refueling* stopel aparato tuvo que hacer una escala técnica en París the plane had to make a refueling stop o to stop for refueling in ParisF (escalera) ladderCompuestos:● escala de cuerda or de vientorope ladderroyal flushextending ladder* * *
Del verbo escalar: ( conjugate escalar)
escala es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
escala
escalar
escala sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) scale;◊ escala centígrada/Fahrenheit centigrade o Celsius/Fahrenheit scale;
escala de valores set of values;
escala musical (musical) scale;
la escala social the social scale;
hecho a escala done to scale;
a gran escala on a large scale
2 (Aviac, Náut) stopover;
escalar ( conjugate escalar) verbo transitivo ‹montaña/pared› to climb, scale;
(en jerarquía, clasificación) to climb (up)
verbo intransitivo (Dep) to climb, go climbing
escala sustantivo femenino
1 (serie, gradación) scale: la maqueta se realizó a escala, the model was made to scale
la escala decimal, decimal scale
2 (de colores) range
escala de valores, set of values
3 (parada provisional) Náut port of call
Av stopover: el avión hace escala en Barcelona, the plane stops over in Barcelona
escala técnica, refuelling stop
4 (escalera portátil) ladder, stepladder
5 (clasificación del personal de una empresa) position: subió de escala en la organización, he was promoted to a higher position in the company
6 (Mús) scale: tocó una escala muy alta, difícil de seguir con la voz, she played a very high scale which was difficult to sing
escalar
I verbo transitivo to climb, scale
II adjetivo Elec
♦ Locuciones: magnitud escalar, scalar quantitity
' escala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- do
- fa
- la
- re
- sol
- abajo
- arriba
- descendente
- mayor
- modelo
- nivel
- tarifa
English:
call in
- full-scale
- grade
- kit
- ladder
- large-scale
- model
- nationally
- nationwide
- originate
- point
- port of call
- price range
- put in
- range
- Richter scale
- rise
- scale
- scale down
- sliding scale
- small-scale
- stop
- stop off
- stop over
- stopover
- wholesale
- country
- full
- global
- put
- rope
- sliding
- time
* * *escala nf1. [para medir, ordenar] scale;[de colores] range; [de cargos militares] scale of ranks;subió varios puestos en la escala social he climbed several rungs of the social ladderescala Celsius Celsius (temperature) scale;escala centígrada Celsius scale;escala Fahrenheit Fahrenheit scale;Informát escala de grises grayscale;escala Kelvin Kelvin scale;Mat escala logarítmica logarithmic scale;escala de popularidad popularity stakes;escala de Richter Richter scale;escala salarial pay o salary scale;escala de valores set of values2. [de dibujo, mapa] scale;un mapa a escala 1/3000 a 1/3000 scale map;una reproducción a escala a scale model;un dibujo a escala natural a life-size drawing3. [de trabajo, plan, idea] scale;pretenden crear una casa de discos a escala reducida they aim to set up a small-scale record company;a escala nacional/mundial on a national/worldwide scale;una ofensiva a gran escala a full-scale offensive4. Mús scale;la escala musical the musical scaleescala cromática chromatic scale;escala diatónica diatonic scale5. [en un vuelo] stopover;[en un crucero] port of call;un vuelo a Estambul con escala en Roma a flight to Istanbul with a stopover in Rome;hacer escala (en) to stop over (in);sin escala non-stop;un vuelo sin escalas a non-stop flightescala de repostaje refuelling stop;escala técnica refuelling stop;haremos escala técnica en Londres we will make a refuelling stop in London6. [escalera] ladderNáut escala de cuerda rope ladder; Náut escala de viento rope ladder* * *f1 tbMÚS scale;a escala to scale, life-sized;a escala mundial on a world scale;en oa gran escala large-scale atr, on a large scale2 AVIA stopover;hacer escala en stop over in* * *escala nf1) : scale2) escalera: ladder3) : stopover* * *escala n1. (serie de cosas) scaleuna escala de 1:50 a scale of of 1:502. (parada) stopover -
109 estímulo
m.1 encouragement, drive, boost, incentive.2 incentive, inducement.* * *1 stimulus, stimulation2 figurado encouragement3 COMERCIO incentive* * *noun m.1) stimulus* * *SM1) (Psic) stimulus2) (=incentivo) incentive* * *a) ( incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus* * *= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.Ex. Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.Ex. Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex. She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.Ex. Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex. The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex. Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.----* dar estímulo = provide + boost.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ser un estímulo = be motivating.* * *a) ( incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus* * *= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.Ex: Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex: She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.* dar estímulo = provide + boost.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ser un estímulo = be motivating.* * *1 (incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión it acts as an incentive o a stimulus to investment, it encourages investment* * *
Del verbo estimular: ( conjugate estimular)
estimulo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estimuló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estimular
estímulo
estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
estímulo sustantivo masculino
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus
estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
estímulo sustantivo masculino
1 (acicate, ánimo) encouragement
2 Biol Fís stimulus
(acción) stimulation
' estímulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- incentivo
- responder
- respuesta
- revulsiva
- revulsivo
- acicate
- arriba
English:
boost
- encouragement
- inspiration
- lift
- shot
- spur
- stimulation
- stimulus
* * *estímulo nm1. [aliciente] incentive;[ánimo] encouragement;servir de estímulo to act o serve as an incentive;medidas de estímulo a la creación de empleo measures to encourage job creation2. Fisiol stimulus* * *m1 stimulus2 ( incentivo) incentive* * *estímulo nm1) : stimulus2) incentivo: incentive, encouragement* * * -
110 habrá
* * *= there'll [there will], there'll [there will].Nota: Contracción de there will.Ex. With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.Ex. With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.* * ** * *= there'll [there will], there'll [there will].Nota: Contracción de there will.Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.
Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.* * *habrá, habría, etc* * *
Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber)
habrá es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
haber
habrá
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
de habrálo sabido had I known, if I'd known;
¡deberías habrálo dicho! you should have said so!
habrá v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you;
¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?;
hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents;
¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?;
no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest;
hubo varios heridos several people were injured;
las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones;
gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome;
no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about;
¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?;
hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?;
¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
( ser necesario) habrá que + inf:◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it;
no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it;
( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
c)
habrá,◊ habría, etc see haber
haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious
( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession
figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets
(salario) wages
♦ Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it
Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
' habrá' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disuasión
- eurócrata
- haber
- intervalo
- millonada
- tripa
- escarmiento
- hacer
- meter
- parar
- precipitación
- ser
English:
back up
- erroneous
- hell
- humour
- hurdle
- mistaken
- scattered
- security
- there
- will
- possess
- sometime
- wait
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111 llegar a un acuerdo
to come to an agreement* * *(v.) = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + dealEx. At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.Ex. Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form.Ex. An undertaking has been made that a piece of notation will not be revised and given another meaning.Ex. The bargain which I made with Mr Johnson was seventy-five pounds (or guineas) a volume.Ex. We found it difficult to come to a consensus of the professional staff on several key points.Ex. Once the silent reading session is accepted then an understanding should also be reached that at these times classmates should not be interrupted, either for idle chatter or for sharing responses.Ex. If we begin to think about the new technology as different from the three-by-five card perhaps then we can have some meeting of the minds.Ex. Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.Ex. Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.Ex. Ultimately, a compromise was developed that provided for the fully spelled-out form as a parenthetical addition in the heading if it is needed to differentiate names = En última instancia se llegó a un acuerdo que permitía que la forma totalmente deletreada se le añadiese entre paréntesis al encabezamiento si se necesitaba diferenciar los nombres.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Times newspaper strikes deal with Gale to digitise back issues from 1785'.Ex. Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.* * *(v.) = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + dealEx: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.
Ex: Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form.Ex: An undertaking has been made that a piece of notation will not be revised and given another meaning.Ex: The bargain which I made with Mr Johnson was seventy-five pounds (or guineas) a volume.Ex: We found it difficult to come to a consensus of the professional staff on several key points.Ex: Once the silent reading session is accepted then an understanding should also be reached that at these times classmates should not be interrupted, either for idle chatter or for sharing responses.Ex: If we begin to think about the new technology as different from the three-by-five card perhaps then we can have some meeting of the minds.Ex: Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.Ex: Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.Ex: Ultimately, a compromise was developed that provided for the fully spelled-out form as a parenthetical addition in the heading if it is needed to differentiate names = En última instancia se llegó a un acuerdo que permitía que la forma totalmente deletreada se le añadiese entre paréntesis al encabezamiento si se necesitaba diferenciar los nombres.Ex: We have to seek and work out partnership agreements with other stakeholders.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Times newspaper strikes deal with Gale to digitise back issues from 1785'.Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike. -
112 muerte
f.1 death (fin de la vida).fallecer de muerte natural to die of natural causesfallecer de muerte violenta to die a violent deathha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally woundedla odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe herun susto de muerte a terrible shockde mala muerte (informal) third-rate, lousymuerte cerebral brain death2 murder (homicidio).se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women* * *1 death2 (asesinato) murder3 la muerte death\a vida o muerte life-and-deathdar muerte a alguien to kill somebodyde mala muerte familiar grotty, crummy, rottena muerte to the deathhasta que la muerte nos separe till death do us partodiar a muerte to detest, loathemuerte cerebral brain death* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=por enfermedad, accidente) deathtuvo una buena muerte — he had a good death, he died a good death
murió de muerte natural — he died a natural death o of natural causes
•
una lucha a muerte — a fight to the deathodiar algo/a algn a muerte — to detest sth/sb, loathe sth/sb
•
causar la muerte a algn — to kill sb, cause the death of sblas heridas que le causaron la muerte — the injuries that killed him o caused his death
•
encontrar la muerte — to die, meet one's death•
herido de muerte — fatally injured•
pena de muerte — death sentence•
estar a las puertas de la muerte — to be at death's door•
un susto de muerte — a terrible frightme diste un susto de muerte — you scared me to death, you gave me a terrible fright
era un hotel de mala muerte — the hotel was a real dump **, the hotel was really grotty **
muerte clínica, en situación de muerte clínica — clinically dead
vida 1)muerte súbita — (Med) sudden death; (Tenis) tie-break; (Golf) sudden death play-off; (Ftbl) sudden death
2) (=asesinato) murder•
dar muerte a algn — to kill sb3) (=desaparición) [de imperio, civilización] death, demise frmla muerte de las civilizaciones indígenas — the death o demise of native civilizations
* * *a) ( de ser vivo) deathmuerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death
me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)
odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest
cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon
de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)
un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place
ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)
ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)
b) ( homicidio)dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody
c) ( fin) death* * *= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.Ex. The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.Ex. When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.Ex. The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.Ex. A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.Ex. We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.----* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* condenado a muerte = death row.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* corredor de la muerte = death row.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.* derecho a la muerte = right to die.* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).* frío de muerte = freezing cold.* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].* lucha a muerte = fight to death.* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* muerte accidental = accidental death.* muerte aparente = suspended animation.* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.* muerte cerebral = brain death.* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.* muerte digna = dignified death.* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.* muerte fetal = foetal death.* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.* muerte natural = natural death.* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.* pelea a muerte = fight to death.* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].* vida or muerte = life or death.* * *a) ( de ser vivo) deathmuerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death
me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)
odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest
cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon
de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)
un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place
ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)
ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)
b) ( homicidio)dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody
c) ( fin) death* * *la muerte= Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, theEx: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.
Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.
Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.Ex: When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.Ex: A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* condenado a muerte = death row.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* corredor de la muerte = death row.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.* derecho a la muerte = right to die.* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).* frío de muerte = freezing cold.* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].* lucha a muerte = fight to death.* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* muerte accidental = accidental death.* muerte aparente = suspended animation.* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.* muerte cerebral = brain death.* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.* muerte digna = dignified death.* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.* muerte fetal = foetal death.* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.* muerte natural = natural death.* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.* pelea a muerte = fight to death.* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].* vida or muerte = life or death.* * *1 (de un ser vivo) deathmuerte natural/repentina natural/sudden deathel veneno le produjo la muerte instantánea the poison killed him instantly200 personas encontraron la muerte en el incendio 200 people lost their lives o ( liter) met their death in the firecondenado a muerte sentenced to deathamenaza de muerte death threathasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do parta la muerte de su padre heredó una fortuna she inherited a fortune on her father's death o when her father diedherido de muerte fatally woundedme dio un susto de muerte ( fam); she scared the living daylights out of me ( colloq), she scared me to death ( colloq)luchó or se debatió varios días con la muerte he was at death's door o fighting for his life for several daysodiar a muerte to loathe, detestes un pueblo de mala muerte it's a dump o a hole ( colloq), it's a really grotty placeser la muerte ( fam) (ser atroz) to be hell o murder ( colloq); (ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic ( colloq)meterse de profesor es la muerte en vida it's murder going into teaching ( colloq)se cree/te crees la muerte he thinks he's/you think you're the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq)2(homicidio): lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas he is accused of killing three people o of causing the deaths of three peopledar muerte a algn ( frml); to kill sb3 (fin) deathla muerte de una civilización the death o demise of a civilizationCompuestos:brain deathcertificaron la muerte clínica dos horas despúes he/she was pronounced clinically dead two hours latercot death, sudden infant death syndrome ( tech)violent death* * *
muerte sustantivo femenino
death;
a la muerte de su padre on her father's death;
muerte de cuna crib death (AmE), cot death (BrE);
me dio un susto de muerte (fam) she scared me to death (colloq);
dar muerte a algn (frml) to kill sb;
de mala muerte (fam) ‹pueblo/hotel› grotty (colloq);
ser la muerte (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq);
( ser estupendo) to be fantastic (colloq)
muerte sustantivo femenino
1 death: murió de muerte natural, she died a natural death
2 (homicidio) killing
(asesinato) murder: al criminal se le imputan tres muertes, the criminal is charged with three murders
♦ Locuciones: a muerte, to death: defender a muerte, to defend to the death
odiar a muerte, to loathe sb
familiar de mala muerte, lousy, rotten
(buenísimo) de muerte, fantastic, great
' muerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- afectar
- amenazar
- borde
- cabecilla
- caer
- condenar
- condenada
- condenado
- conmutar
- desafiar
- ejecución
- enloquecer
- enterada
- enterado
- garito
- garrote
- genuina
- genuino
- hasta
- instantánea
- instantáneo
- lamentar
- lecho
- local
- mal
- marcar
- obsesionar
- origen
- palo
- pena
- pérdida
- puerta
- reciente
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sacudir
- semblante
- sentida
- sentido
- simbolizar
- sobreponerse
- tugurio
- vida
- violenta
- violento
- amenaza
- apenar
- baja
- desafío
English:
afterlife
- anarchy
- brain death
- cheat
- commute
- curtain
- cutthroat
- death
- death penalty
- death row
- death squad
- deathbed
- demise
- dice
- doom
- drive
- dump
- early
- fatal
- fatally
- get
- hole
- inquest
- lead to
- matter
- meet
- misadventure
- mortally
- mourn
- natural
- opposed
- pain
- penalty
- point
- punishable
- register
- release
- scare
- sentence
- shock
- silly
- snuff movie
- squad
- upset
- wit
- accidental
- against
- bereaved
- bereavement
- blow
* * *muerte nf1. [fin de la vida] death;la malaria le produjo la muerte malaria was the cause of death;ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded;una lucha a muerte a fight to the death;la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her;hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part;tener una muerte dulce to die peacefully;Am Famcada muerte de obispo once in a blue moon;Famde muerte: vas a agarrar un resfriado de muerte you're going to catch your death of cold;me he llevado un susto de muerte I got the fright of my life;hace un frío de muerte it's absolutely freezing;esta sopa está de muerte this soup is yummy;Famde mala muerte [cine, restaurante] third-rate;un bar de mala muerte a dive;un pueblo/una casa de mala muerte a hole, a dump;Ven Famser de muerte [muy bueno] to be fantastic;[muy malo] to be the pits muerte aparente suspended animation;muerte cerebral brain death;Der muerte civil civil death, attainder;muerte natural: [m5] morir de muerte natural to die of natural causes;vivió en una residencia hasta su muerte natural she lived in a home until she died of old age;muerte súbita [del bebé] sudden infant death;[en tenis] tie break; [en golf] play-off;muerte violenta violent death;morir de muerte violenta to die a violent death2. [homicidio] murder;se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women;dar muerte a alguien to kill sb3.la muerte [ser imaginario] death4. [final, desaparición] death, demise;la muerte de los regímenes comunistas the demise of the Communist regimes* * *f death;a muerte to the death;odiar a muerte loathe, detest;me dio un susto de muerte it frightened me to death;dar muerte a alguien kill s.o.;de mala muerte fig fam lousy fam, awful fam* * *muerte nf: death* * *muerte n death -
113 repartir
v.1 to share out, to divide.repartió los terrenos entre sus hijos she divided the land amongst her childrenla riqueza está mal repartida there is an uneven distribution of wealth2 to deliver (entregar) (leche, periódicos, correo).repartimos a domicilio we do home deliveries3 to spread (esparcir) (pintura, mantequilla).4 to give out, to allocate (asignar) (trabajo, órdenes).5 to distribute, to deal out, to deal, to hand out.María reparte volantes Mary distributes fliers.María repartió el trabajo Mary distributed=apportioned the work load.El jugador repartió The player dealt.* * *1 (dividir) to distribute, divide, share out3 (comida) to hand out4 (naipes) to deal5 (distribuir) to spread out\repartir golpes to hit out* * *verb1) to deliver2) distribute3) divide, share4) deal* * *1. VT1) (=dividir entre varios) to divide (up), share (out)tendremos que repartir el pastel — we'll have to share (out) o divide (up) the cake
2) (=distribuir, dar) [+ correo, periódicos] to deliver; [+ folletos, premios] to give out, hand out; [+ naipes] to deal3) (=esparcir)hay guarniciones repartidas por todo el país — there are garrisons dotted about o spread about o distributed all over the country
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <ganancias/trabajo> to distribute, share out2) <panfletos/propaganda> to hand out, give out; <periódicos/correo> to deliver; <cartas/fichas> to deal3) ( esparcir) to spread, distribute2.repartir vi (Jueg) to deal3.repartirse v pron to share out* * *= circulate, deliver, spread (over/throughout), hand out, apportion, share out, parcel out, space out, distribute, dish out.Ex. The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex. You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex. Printing may occasionally have been split up in this way for the sake of speed, but it is more likely to have been done in order to share out work equitably between the members of a partnership.Ex. Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.Ex. The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.Ex. A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex. One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.----* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.* repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.* repartir a manos llenas = dish out.* repartir dinero dadivosamente = shell out + money.* repartir la carga = spread + the load.* repartirse = spread over.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <ganancias/trabajo> to distribute, share out2) <panfletos/propaganda> to hand out, give out; <periódicos/correo> to deliver; <cartas/fichas> to deal3) ( esparcir) to spread, distribute2.repartir vi (Jueg) to deal3.repartirse v pron to share out* * *= circulate, deliver, spread (over/throughout), hand out, apportion, share out, parcel out, space out, distribute, dish out.Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex: Printing may occasionally have been split up in this way for the sake of speed, but it is more likely to have been done in order to share out work equitably between the members of a partnership.Ex: Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex: One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.* repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.* repartir a manos llenas = dish out.* repartir dinero dadivosamente = shell out + money.* repartir la carga = spread + the load.* repartirse = spread over.* * *repartir [I1 ]vtA ‹ganancias› to distribute, share out; ‹trabajo› to share outla riqueza está mal repartida wealth is unfairly distributedrepartió el pastel entre los cuatro she shared the cake out o divided the cake up among the four of themB1 ‹panfletos/propaganda› to hand out, give out, distributela policía repartió golpes ( fam); the police hit o beat people2 ‹periódicos/correo› to deliver3 ‹cartas/fichas› to dealC (esparcir) to spread, distributerepartir el pegamento uniformemente por toda la superficie spread o distribute the glue evenly over the whole surface■ repartirvito deal¿a quién le toca repartir? whose turn is it to deal?, who's the dealer?to share outnos repartimos las ganancias/el trabajo we shared out the profits/the work* * *
repartir ( conjugate repartir) verbo transitivo
‹periódicos/correo› to deliver;
‹naipes/fichas› to deal
verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to deal
repartir verbo transitivo
1 (una tarta, los beneficios) to share out, US to divide up
2 (distribuir) to give out: repartían golosinas entre los niños, they were sharing out sweets amongst the children
repartió a sus hombres por el edificio, he spread his men out all over the building
repartieron programas a los asistentes, they handed out programmes to the audience
(un pedido, el correo) to deliver
3 (extender) to spread
4 Teat Cine to cast: hoy reparten los papeles, today they are doing the casting
5 Naipes to deal
' repartir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distribuir
- dividir
- propaganda
English:
apportion
- carve up
- cut
- deal
- deal out
- deliver
- dish out
- dispense
- distribute
- dole out
- even
- give out
- hand around
- hand out
- hand round
- issue
- portion out
- share out
- split up
- allocate
- allot
- divide
- dole
- give
- hand
- pass
- share
* * *♦ vt1. [dividir] to share out, to divide;repartió los terrenos entre sus hijos she divided the land amongst her children;la riqueza está mal repartida there is an uneven distribution of wealth2. [distribuir] [leche, periódicos, correo] to deliver;[naipes] to deal (out);repartimos a domicilio we do home deliveries;Famrepartió puñetazos a diestro y siniestro he lashed out with his fists in every direction3. [esparcir] [pintura, mantequilla] to spread;reparte bien la salsa pour the sauce evenly;4. [asignar] [trabajo, órdenes] to give out, to allocate;[papeles] to assign;nos vamos a repartir las tareas we're going to share the jobs out between us♦ vi[en juego de naipes] to deal;ahora reparto yo it's my turn to deal* * *v/t1 ( dividir) share out, divide up2 productos deliver3:* * *repartir vt1) : to allocate2) distribuir: to distribute, to hand out3) : to spread* * *repartir vb1. (dividir) to share / to share out2. (entregar papeles, etc) to hand out3. (correo) to deliver4. (naipes) to deal¿a quién le toca repartir? whose turn is it to deal? -
114 roce
m.1 rubbing (contacto).el roce de la seda contra su piel the feel of the silk against her skinel roce de su mano en la mejilla the touch of his hand on her cheekel roce del viento en la piedra the weathering effect of the wind on the stoneme ha salido una ampolla del roce del zapato I've got a blister from my shoe rubbing against my foot2 graze (rasguño) (en piel).el pantalón tiene roces en las rodillas the trousers are worn at the kneesla pared está llena de roces the wall has had the paint scraped off it in several places3 close contact (trato).4 brush, quarrel (desavenencia).tener un roce con alguien to have a brush with somebody5 disagreement, friction, clashing, confrontation.6 rub, kiss, light touch.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: rozar.* * *1 (fricción) rubbing; (en piel) chafing3 (contacto físico) light touch, brush5 familiar (disensión) friction, brush* * *noun m.1) brush, graze2) friction* * *SM1) (=acción) rub, rubbing; (Téc) friction; (Pol) friction2) (=herida) graze3) * (=contacto) close contacttener roce con algn — to be in close contact with sb, have a lot to do with sb
4) (=disgusto) brush* * *1) ( contacto) rubbing2) ( trato frecuente) regular contact3) (fricción, desacuerdo)4) (CS) ( don de gentes) social graces (pl)* * *= friction, run-in.Ex. It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.----* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* * *1) ( contacto) rubbing2) ( trato frecuente) regular contact3) (fricción, desacuerdo)4) (CS) ( don de gentes) social graces (pl)* * *= friction, run-in.Ex: It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.
Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* * *A1 (contacto) rubbingno soporta el roce de la sábana en las quemaduras he can't bear the sheet rubbing against o touching his burnsel roce del zapato le había producido ampollas the constant rubbing o chafing of the shoe had given her blisters, she had blisters where the shoe had rubbed o chafedel roce de las dos piezas genera calor friction between the two parts produces heatel roce de su mejilla the brush of her cheektiene los puños gastados por el roce his cuffs have worn2(marca, señal): le hicieron un roce al coche someone scratched o scraped her carel cuello de la camisa tiene roce the shirt collar is grimy with wearB(fricción, desacuerdo): no han tenido ni un roce they haven't had a single cross word, there's been no friction between themha habido graves roces dentro del partido there have been serious clashes o there has been a lot of friction within the partytuvo un roce con la policía she had a brush with the law* * *
Del verbo rozar: ( conjugate rozar)
rocé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
roce es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
roce
rozar
roce sustantivo masculino
( fricción) friction;
el roce de su mejilla the brush of her cheek;
tiene los puños gastados por el roce his cuffs are worn
c) ( desacuerdo):
tener un roce con algn to have a brush with sb
rozar ( conjugate rozar) verbo transitivo ( tocar ligeramente):
sus labios roceon mi frente her lips brushed my forehead;
las sillas rozan la pared the chairs rub o scrape against the wall;
la bala le rozó el brazo the bullet grazed his arm;
me roza el zapato my shoe's rubbing
rozarse verbo pronominal
[manos/labios] to touch
◊ el bebé está rozado the baby has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
roce sustantivo masculino
1 (acción) rubbing, friction
estar algo desgastado por el roce, to be worn
2 (señal: en la piel) graze
(: en una superficie) rub, scuff mark
3 (entre personas: trato) regular contact
(: discusión) friction, brush
rozar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa o persona a otra) to touch, brush: su mano rozó mi cara, his hand brushed my face
2 (produciendo daño) to graze
(un zapato) to rub
3 (una cualidad o defecto, una cifra) to border on, verge on: su último cuadro roza la genialidad, his last painting borders on genius
4 (por el uso) to wear out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una cosa o persona a otra) to touch, brush
pasar rozando, to brush past
2 (produciendo daño) to rub: estos zapatos me rozan, these shoes are rubbing
3 (una cualidad o defecto, una cifra) to border on, verge on: su actitud rozaba en la mala educación, his attitude verged on rudeness
' roce' also found in these entries:
English:
brush
- rub off
- touch
* * *♦ nm1. [contacto] rubbing;el roce de la seda contra su piel the brushing of the silk against her skin;el roce de su mano en la mejilla the touch of his hand on her cheek;el roce de la silla con la pared ha desgastado la pintura the back of the chair has worn away some of the paint on the wall;me ha salido una ampolla del roce del zapato I've got a blister from my shoe rubbing against my foot;el roce del viento en la piedra the weathering effect of the wind on the stone2. [rozadura]la pared está llena de roces the wall has had the paint scraped off it in several places3. [rasguño] [en piel] graze;[en madera, zapato] scuffmark; [en metal] scratch4. [trato] close contact;con el roce se han ido tomando cariño being in close contact has made them grow fond of each other5. [desavenencia] brush, quarrel;tener un roce con alguien to have a brush with sb* * *m figfriction;tener roces con come into conflict with* * *roce nm1) : rubbing, chafing2) : brush, graze, touch3) : close contact, familiarity4) : friction, disagreement -
115 ha
f.abbreviation of acre.* * *ha1→ link=haber haber————————ha► símbolo* * *ABR= hectárea(s)* * *interjección ah!, ha!* * *interjección ah!, ha!* * *haah!, ha!* * *
Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber)
ha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
Ha.
ha
haber
ha interjección
ah!, ha!
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
de halo sabido had I known, if I'd known;
¡deberías halo dicho! you should have said so!
ha v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you;
¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?;
hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents;
¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?;
no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest;
hubo varios heridos several people were injured;
las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones;
gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome;
no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about;
¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?;
hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?;
¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
( ser necesario) ha que + inf:◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it;
no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it;
( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
c)
haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious
( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession
figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets
(salario) wages
♦ Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it
Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
'ha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abarquillarse
- abstención
- acaso
- acentuarse
- adelantarse
- adelgazar
- agraciada
- agraciado
- alejarse
- algo
- amiguete
- anquilosarse
- antinuclear
- antitabaco
- antojadiza
- antojadizo
- apretar
- arenilla
- astronómica
- astronómico
- atravesarse
- avejentarse
- aviso
- baja
- bajar
- bebida
- blancuzca
- blancuzco
- brecha
- bregar
- causa
- clasificación
- colectiva
- colectivo
- colocar
- colorín
- cómo
- coña
- concejalía
- concesión
- confesar
- confundirse
- congelarse
- congraciarse
- considerablemente
- consolidar
- consolidarse
- consumarse
- continencia
English:
absent
- academic
- account for
- admission
- antipollution
- antiquated
- anyhow
- appear
- assignment
- atomize
- back out
- bad
- balloon
- bandwagon
- become
- beehive
- behind
- belly
- bird
- bite
- bomb
- boon
- boost
- botch
- bottom
- break
- bring
- bug
- bump
- burst
- busywork
- candid
- carbohydrate
- censor
- check up on
- chew up
- clamp down
- cock-up
- cold
- come
- come into
- come up with
- commercialize
- complaint
- conception
- consecutive
- considerably
- convertible
- cottage industry
- crackdown
* * *ha♦ nf (abrev de hectárea)ha♦ interjah!, oh!* * *havb → haber* * *ha haber -
116 haya
f.1 beech (tree).2 Haya.f. & m.1 Haya.2 beech tree, beech.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: haber.* * *1 The Hague* * *SF* * *Ifemenino beechII* * *Ifemenino beechII* * ** * *
Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber)
haya es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
haber
haya
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
de hayalo sabido had I known, if I'd known;
¡deberías hayalo dicho! you should have said so!
haya v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you;
¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?;
hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents;
¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?;
no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest;
hubo varios heridos several people were injured;
las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones;
gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome;
no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about;
¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?;
hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?;
¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
( ser necesario) haya que + inf:◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it;
no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it;
( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
c)
haya feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular (árbol, madera) beech
haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious
( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession
figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets
(salario) wages
♦ Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it
Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
haya sustantivo femenino
1 Bot (árbol) beech
2 (madera) beech (wood)
' haya' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apostilla
- contraorden
- enfado
- haber
- hoy
- quien
- temer
- alegrar
- caber
- confusión
- dudar
- preocupar
English:
beech
- chance
- extraordinary
- fascinating
- Hague
- omen
- some
- anybody
- astonished
- pot
- suspect
- untoward
- whoever
- wonder
* * *♦ nf1. [árbol] beech (tree)* * *:La Haya The Hague* * *haya nf: beech (tree and wood)* * * -
117 hube
1→ link=haber haber* * ** * ** * *hube, hubo, etc* * *
Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber)
hube es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
haber
hube
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
de hubelo sabido had I known, if I'd known;
¡deberías hubelo dicho! you should have said so!
hube v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you;
¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?;
hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents;
¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?;
no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest;
hubo varios heridos several people were injured;
las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones;
gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome;
no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about;
¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?;
hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?;
¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
( ser necesario) hube que + inf:◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it;
no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it;
( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
c)
hube,◊ hubo, etc see haber
haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious
( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession
figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets
(salario) wages
♦ Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it
Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
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118 interés
m.1 interest, concernment, regard, interestedness.2 interest, yield.* * *■ cuando crezcas verás que era por tu interés when you're older you'll realize it was for your own good2 FINANZAS interest\de gran interés very interestingir en interés de to be in the interests ofponer interés en algo to take an interest in something, put effort into somethingtener interés en to be interested ininterés compuesto compound interestinterés simple simple interestintereses creados vested interests* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=valor) interest2) (=curiosidad) interestel tema despertó o suscitó el interés del público — the topic aroused public interest
ha seguido con gran interés la campaña electoral — he has followed the electoral campaign with great interest
•
esperar algo con interés — to await sth with interest•
mostrar interés en o por algo — to show (an) interest in sth•
poner interés en algo — to take an interest in sthsi tienes interés por el piso, todavía está a la venta — if you're interested in the flat, it's still for sale
siento auténtico interés por los idiomas — I have a real interest o I am really interested in languages
sentir o tener interés por hacer algo — to be interested in doing sth
3) (=beneficio)a) [de persona, país] interestno deberías dejarte llevar por el interés — you shouldn't let yourself be swayed by personal interest
¿qué interés tienes tú en que pierdan el partido? — what's your interest in their losing the match?
te lo digo por tu propio interés — I'm telling you for your own benefit o in your own interest
en interés del país ha renunciado a la reelección — in the interest(s) of the country he is not standing for re-election
b) (Econ) interestun préstamo a o con un interés del 9 por ciento — a loan at 9 per cent interest
mi capital me da un interés del 5,3 por ciento — my capital yields an interest of 5.3 per cent
•
devengar interés — to accrue interest, earn interestinterés devengado — accrued interest, earned interest
4) pl interesesa) (Com) interests•
un conflicto de intereses — a conflict of interests•
tener intereses en algo — to have interests o a stake in sthtiene intereses en varias compañías extranjeras — he has interests o a stake in several foreign companies
b) (=aficiones) interests¿qué intereses tienes? — what are your interests?
* * *1)a) (importancia, valor) interestde interés científico — of scientific significance o interest
b) ( actitud) interesttengo especial interés en que... — I am particularly concerned o keen that...
c) (afición, inquietud) interest2)a) (conveniencia, beneficio) interestpor tu propio interés — in your own interest, for your own good
actúa sólo por interés — he acts purely in his own interest o out of self-interest
c) intereses masculino plural (bienes, capital)tiene intereses en esa empresa — he has a stake o an interest in that company
3) (Fin) interesta or con un interés del 12% — at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%
•* * *1)a) (importancia, valor) interestde interés científico — of scientific significance o interest
b) ( actitud) interesttengo especial interés en que... — I am particularly concerned o keen that...
c) (afición, inquietud) interest2)a) (conveniencia, beneficio) interestpor tu propio interés — in your own interest, for your own good
actúa sólo por interés — he acts purely in his own interest o out of self-interest
c) intereses masculino plural (bienes, capital)tiene intereses en esa empresa — he has a stake o an interest in that company
3) (Fin) interesta or con un interés del 12% — at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%
•* * *interés11 = appeal, appetite, concern, focus, involvement, interest, knowledge interest, piquancy, penchant, pursuit, topicality.Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.Ex: The use of agents is necessary but not ideal, because an agent often represents rival concerns, and aims for a quick turnover rather than long-term profitability.Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.Ex: Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.Ex: Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.Ex: This year, the event is gaining topicality because of the EU enlargement.* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotec = library advocacy.* adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.* ámbito de interés = sphere of interest.* ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.* aprovecharse del interés general por Algo = exploit + appeal.* área de interés = field of interest.* atraer el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interest.* atraer el interés de = catch + the imagination of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* campo de interés = sphere of interest.* captar el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest.* captar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.* coincidir con los intereses de uno = match + interests.* combinar intereses = bridge + interests.* conflicto de intereses = conflict of interest(s), competing interests.* con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.* con intereses propios = self-interested.* conjunto de intereses = set of interests.* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).* constatar el interés = gauge + interest.* con un interés en = with a stake in.* crear interés = build + interest.* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.* debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.* defensa de intereses = lobbying.* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.* de interés humano = human interest.* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.* despertar el interés = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest.* despertar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.* despertar interés = arouse + interest, attract + interest, raise + interest, spark + interest.* despertar interés por = kindle + interest in.* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.* dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.* el interés público = the public interest.* en interés de = in the interest(s) of.* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).* estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.* estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.* expresión de interés = application.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* foco de interés = focus of interest, focus of concern, focus of attention.* fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest, foster + interest.* fomentar interés = build + interest.* generar interés = generate + interest.* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.* guiado por intereses propios = interest-determined.* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.* institución de interés histórico = heritage institution.* institución de interés histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* interés + centrarse en = interest + lie with.* interés comercial = business interest, commercial interest.* interés común = shared interest.* interés creado = vested interest.* interés + decaer = interest + flag.* interés económico = economic interest.* intereses = breadth of interests.* intereses comerciales = market forces, marketplace forces.* intereses comunes = common ground, community of interest.* intereses contrapuestos = conflicting interests.* intereses cotidianos = life interests.* intereses de lectura = reading interests.* intereses encontrados = competing interests.* intereses ocultos = hidden agenda.* interés general = public interest.* interés pasajero = passing interest.* interés periodístico = newsworthiness.* interés personal = vested interest, self-interest, axe + to grind, personal interest.* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.* interés por los libros = awareness of books.* interés público = public interest.* interés renovado = renewed interest.* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.* lleno de interés = solicitously.* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.* lugares de interés = sights.* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.* máximo interés = maximum interest.* mostrar interés = mark + interest.* mostrar interés en = show + interest in.* mostrar interés por = express + interest in.* motivado por intereses propios = interest-based.* mucho interés = keen interest.* muestra de interés = expression of interest.* no tener ningún interés = can't/couldn't be bothered.* noticias diarias de interés = daily news alerts.* objeto de interés = object of interest.* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* perder el interés = pall.* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.* perfil de interés = subject interest.* perfil de interés del usuario = subject profile, user interest profile.* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.* por interés = out of interest.* por interés personal = self-interested.* profundizar el interés = deepen + interest.* promover un interés = promote + interest.* proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.* punto de interés = point of interest.* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* renovado interés = upsurge.* resumen de interés = highlight abstract.* reunión por temas de interés = breakout session.* según los intereses personales de cada uno = interest-based.* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).* servir los intereses = serve + interests.* sesión por tema de interés = breakout session.* sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tema de interés = area of concern, area of enquiry [area of inquiry], area of interest, focus area, issue of concern, topic of interest.* temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.* temas de interés particular = particular concerns.* tenemos intereses en ambas partes = our feet are in both worlds.* tener intereses en juego = have + invested.* tener interés por = have + an interest in.* tener interés por = be interested in.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener un interés muy personal en = have + a stake in, hold + a stake in.* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.interés22 = interest, rate, interest charge.Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
Ex: The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms.Ex: And, most importantly, even if a company makes a loss, it still has to pay its interest charges.* interés bancario = interest rate.* interés compuesto = compound interest.* intereses del capital = capital charges.* interés fijo = fixed interest.* interés simple = simple interest.* pago de los intereses = interest payment.* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.* tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.* * *A1 (importancia, valor) interestde interés turístico of interest to touristsun tema de interés humano a human interest storyun descubrimiento de enorme interés científico a discovery of enormous scientific significance o importanceuna anécdota sin ningún interés an anecdote of little or no interest2 (actitud) interestel anuncio despertó or suscitó el interés de todos the advertisement aroused everyone's interestcon gran interés with great interestinterés EN algo interest IN sthpon más interés en tus estudios take more interest in your schoolworktengo especial interés en que esto se resuelva pronto I am particularly concerned o keen that this should be resolved quicklytienen gran interés en probarlo they are very interested in testing it3 (afición, inquietud) interestla fotografía se cuenta entre sus muchos intereses photography is one of her many interestsB1 (conveniencia, beneficio) interestpor tu propio interés in your own interest, for your own good o benefitlas mejoras van en interés de todos the improvements are in everyone's interestactúa sólo por interés he acts purely out of self-interest o in his own interesthabía un conflicto de intereses there was a conflict of interests(bienes, capital): tiene intereses en varias empresas he has a stake o an interest in several companiesun contable administra sus intereses an accountant looks after her investmentsCompuestos:mpl vested interests (pl)mpl private interests (pl)el interés público the public interestC ( Fin) interestun préstamo a or con un interés del 12% a loan at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%pagan unos intereses muy altos or un interés muy alto they pay very high interest o very high rates of interestdevengar or ganar intereses to earn interesttipo de interés rate of interestCompuestos:compound interestsimple interest* * *
interés sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) interest;
pon más interés en tus estudios take more interest in your schoolwork;
tengo especial interés en que … I am particularly concerned o keen that …;
tienen gran interés en verlo they are very interested in seeing it;
por tu propio interés in your own interest, for your own good;
actúa solo por interés he acts purely in his own interest o out of self-interest;
conflicto de intereses conflict of interests
2 (Fin) interest;
a or con un interés del 12% at 12% interest o at an interest rate of 12%;
tipo de interés rate of interest
interés sustantivo masculino
1 (curiosidad) interest: tienes que poner más interés en ello, you must take more interest in it
tengo interés en/por viajar a Perú, I'm interested in travelling to Peru
2 (importancia) esta película carece de interés, this movie lacks interest
no ha sucedido nada de interés, nothing interesting has happened
3 (provecho personal) self-interest: te llama solo por interés, he phones you out of self-interest
(provecho, bien) in the interest of: lo haré en interés tuyo, I shall do it for your own good
en interés de la ciencia, for the sake of science
4 Fin interest
con un interés del 15%, at an interest rate of 15%
tipos de interés, interest rates
♦ Locuciones: perder el interés, to lose interest
con intereses, (con creces, más de lo que se recibió) with interest
' interés' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amorfa
- amorfo
- candente
- captar
- carente
- comodidad
- común
- conveniencia
- dar
- decir
- deducirse
- desgana
- desganada
- desganado
- despertarse
- desvivirse
- devengar
- entregarse
- flojedad
- hinchar
- hipotecaria
- hipotecario
- importar
- inquietud
- interesar
- interesada
- interesado
- lengua
- llamar
- menguante
- morbosa
- morboso
- pasar
- polarizar
- revelar
- solicitud
- tinta
- tipo
- ver
- abusivo
- acaparar
- anecdótico
- anual
- aparentar
- aparente
- apreciar
- atractivo
- atraer
- auténtico
- baja
English:
accrue
- active
- ax
- axe
- bear
- benefit
- capture
- conflicting
- deep
- demolish
- develop
- fire
- flag
- flat
- fluctuate
- foster
- interest
- interest rate
- keen
- keenly
- lack
- lending
- LIBOR
- pall
- pay
- prime rate
- really
- reduction
- revive
- rising
- self-interest
- send down
- show
- sight
- simple interest
- stake
- stimulate
- sustain
- vested
- wane
- yield
- bank
- concern
- fixed
- memorabilia
- pique
- purpose
- rate
- revival
- secondary
* * *1. [utilidad, valor] interest;de interés interesting;un descubrimiento de gran interés para los enfermos de sida a discovery of great signifiance to people with AIDS;una construcción de interés histórico a building of historical interest2. [curiosidad] interest;un tema de interés común a subject of interest to everyone;el hallazgo ha despertado el interés de los científicos the discovery has aroused scientists' interest;tengo interés por recorrer el centro de la ciudad I'm interested in doing a tour of the town centre;sigo con interés la polémica I'm following the debate with interest3. [esfuerzo] interest;trabajó con mucho interés en el proyecto she was an enthusiastic worker on the project;poner interés en algo to take a real interest in sth;tienes que poner más interés en los estudios you must show a bit more interest in your schoolwork4. [conveniencia, provecho] interest;una obra de interés general o [m5] público a construction project that is in everyone's o the public interest;hacer algo por el interés de alguien, hacer algo en interés de alguien to do sth in sb's interest;tengo interés en que venga pronto it's in my interest that he should come soon;a todos nos mueve un interés común we are all motivated by a common interest5. [egoísmo] self-interest, selfishness;por interés out of selfishness;casarse por (el) interés to marry for moneyintereses creados vested interests6.intereses [aficiones] interests;entre sus intereses se cuentan el golf y la vela his interests include golf and sailing7.intereses [económicos] interests;los intereses españoles en Latinoamérica Spanish interests in Latin America;tiene intereses en una empresa del sector he has interests o a stake in a company in that sector;su hermana administra sus intereses her sister looks after her financial interests8. Fin interest;un préstamo con un interés del 5 por ciento a loan at 5 percent interest;interés a corto/largo plazo short-/long-term interest;interés acumulable cumulative interest;interés compuesto compound interest;intereses de demora penalty interest [for late payment];interés devengado accrued o earned interest;interés interbancario interbank deposit rate;interés de mora penalty interest [for late payment];interés preferencial preferential interest rate;interés simple simple interest;intereses vencidos interest due* * *m1 interest2 COM interest;sin interés interest free3 despself-interest4:* * ** * *interés n interesten esta cuenta obtendrás un interés del 5% you'll get 5% interest from this accounttener interés en/por hacer algo to be keen to do something -
119 soltar
v.1 to let go of.¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2 to release (dejar ir) (preso, animales, freno).si yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto (informal) if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to itElla suelta su mano She releases his hand.3 to let or pay out (desenrollar) (cable, cuerda).4 to give (risotada, grito, suspiro).soltar una patada a alguien to give somebody a kick, to kick somebodysoltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch somebody5 to come out with (decir bruscamente).6 to give off (desprender) (calor, olor, gas).estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them7 to unfasten, to loosen, to unloose, to untie.El chico soltó al perro The boy untied the dog.8 to let free, to let go, to let off, to release.El guarda soltó al pillo The guard released the rascal.El diario soltó la información The newspaper let off the information.9 to give forth, to burst out.Soltar un grito Give forth a cry.10 to give out, to fork out, to fork up, to fork over.Miguel suelta mucho dinero Mike gives out a lot of money.11 to lose hold.12 to pay out, to let go, to pay away, to run out.El marinero suelta la cuerda The sailor pays out the rope.* * *1 (desasir) to let go of, release, drop■ ¡suelta el arma! drop the weapon!■ ¡suéltame! let me go!3 (preso) to release, free, set free5 (humo, olor) to give off6 (puntos) to drop7 (de vientre) to loosen1 (desatarse) to come untied, come unfastened2 (desprenderse) to come off3 (tornillo etc) to come loose4 (animal) to get loose, break loose5 (puntos) to come undone6 (vientre) to loosen7 figurado (adquirir habilidad) to become proficient, get the knack8 figurado (desenvolverse) to become self-confident, loosen up\soltar amarras to cast offsoltar la lengua to speak freelysoltar la pasta familiar to cough upsoltar un taco to swearsoltarse a + inf to begin + inf, start + inf / -ingsoltarse a su gusto familiar to let off steam* * *verb1) to release2) loosen* * *1. VT1) (=dejar de agarrar) to let go of; (=dejar caer) to drop¡suéltenme! — let go of me!, let me go!
2) [+ amarras] to cast off; [+ nudo, cinturón] (=quitar) to untie, undo; (=aflojar) to loosen3) (Aut) [+ embrague] to let out, release, disengage frm; [+ freno] to release4) (=dejar libre) [+ preso, animal] to release, set free; [+ agua] to let out, run off5) (=emitir) [+ gas, olor] to give off; [+ grito] to let outsolté un suspiro de alivio — I let out o heaved a sigh of relief
6) (=asestar)7) [al hablar] [+ noticia] to break; [+ indirecta] to drop; [+ blasfemia] to come out with, let fly¡suéltalo ya! — out with it!, spit it out! *
soltó un par de palabrotas — he came out with a couple of rude words, he let fly a couple of obscenities
8) * (=perder) [+ puesto, privilegio] to give up; [+ dinero] to cough up *9) [serpiente] [+ piel] to shed10) (=resolver) [+ dificultad] to solve; [+ duda] to resolve; [+ objeción] to satisfy, deal with11) And (=ceder) to cede, give, hand over2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *soltar11 = dump, release, disengage, loosen, let + go, put down, drop off, let + go of, untie.Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.* no soltar = keep + a tight hold on.* soltar amarras = set + sail, cast off.* soltar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar la pasta = pony up, cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar pasta = shell out + money, shell out.* soltarse = work + loose, come + loose, come off.* soltarse de = break + loose from.* soltarse la melena = let + Posesivo + hair down.* soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* soltar semillas = go to + seed.soltar22 = give off, spout.Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.* soltar una carcajada = emit + laugh, let out + a laugh.* soltar una lágrima = shed + tears.* soltar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.soltar33 = blurt out, spit out, fire off.Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *vtA (dejar ir) to releaselo soltaron porque no tenían pruebas they released him o they let him go because they had no evidencesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streetssoltó al perro para que corriese he let the dog off the leash to give it a runvete o te suelto el perro go away or I'll set the dog on youB(dejar de tener cogido): aguanta esto y no lo sueltes hold this and don't let go of it¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!¿dónde puedo soltar estos paquetes? where can I put down o ( colloq) drop these packages?soltó el dinero y salió corriendo he dropped/let go of the money and ran outsuéltame que me haces daño let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting mesi no sueltas lo que me debes ( fam); if you don't give me o hand over o ( colloq) cough up what you owe mees muy tacaño y no suelta un duro he's so tightfisted you can't get a penny out of himno pienso soltar este puesto I've no intention of giving up this positionC1 (desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untiesoltar amarras to cast off2(aflojar): suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually3 ‹freno› to release; ‹embrague› to let out4 (desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to freeconsiguió soltar la tuerca he managed to get the nut undone o to undo the nutD (desprender) ‹piel› to shed; ‹calor/humo/vapor› to give offesperar a que las verduras suelten el jugo sweat the vegetableseste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater sheds a lot of hairE1 ‹carcajada› to let out; ‹tacos/disparates› to come out withsoltó un grito de dolor she let out o gave a cry of painno soltó palabra he didn't say o utter a wordsiempre suelta el mismo rollo ( fam); she always comes out with o gives us the same old stuff ( colloq)soltó varios estornudos he sneezed several times2 ‹bofetada/golpe› (+ me/te/le etc):cállate o te suelto un tortazo shut up or I'll clobber you ( colloq)F ( fam) ‹vientre› (+ me/te/le etc):te suelta el vientre it loosens your bowels■ soltarvi12(dejar de tener cogido): ¡suelta! let go!, let go of it!■ soltarseA ( refl)«persona/animal» (desasirse): no te sueltes (de la mano) don't let go of my hand, hold on to my handel perro se soltó the dog got loose, the dog slipped its lead ( o collar etc)no pude soltarme I couldn't get awayel prisionero consiguió soltarse the prisoner managed to free himself o get freeB «nudo» (desatarse) to come undone, come loose; (aflojarse) to loosen, come loosela cuerda se soltó y me caí the rope came loose o undone and I felllos tornillos se están soltando the screws are working o coming loosesuéltate el pelo let your hair downpara que no se suelte la costura so that the seam doesn't come unstitched o undoneC(adquirir desenvoltura): necesita práctica para soltarse she needs practice to gain confidenceen Francia se soltó en el francés his French became more fluent when he was in Francesoltarse A + INF to start to + INF, to start -INGse soltó a andar/hablar al año she started walking/talking at the age of one* * *
soltar ( conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dejar ir) ‹ persona› to release, to let … go;
2 ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;
soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran;
¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!
3
b) ( aflojar):◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually
‹ embrague› to let out
‹ tuerca› to undo, get … undone
4 ( desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off;
‹ pelo› to shed
5 ‹ carcajada› to let out;
‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with;
‹ grito› to let out
soltarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ perro] to get loose;
2 ( desatarse) [ nudo] to come undone, come loose;
( aflojarse) [ nudo] to loosen, come loose;
[ tornillo] to come loose
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks
(un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick
(una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out
' soltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- amarra
- carcajada
- escurrirse
- prenda
- rollo
- desprender
- indirecta
- largar
- suelta
- taco
English:
cast off
- cough up
- disengage
- drop
- free
- give
- go
- hint
- let out
- loose
- release
- shell out
- spout
- swear
- unclench
- cast
- cough
- crack
- drag
- laugh
- let
- loosen
- scream
- unleash
- untie
* * *♦ vt1. [desasir] to let go of;soltó la maleta sobre la cama she dropped the suitcase onto the bed;¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2. [dejar ir, liberar] [preso, animales] to release;[freno] to release; [acelerador] to take one's foot off;han soltado a los presos the prisoners have been released;no sueltes al perro don't let the dog off the leash;ve soltando el embrague poco a poco let the clutch out gradually;Fam Famsi yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to it3. [desatar] [cierre] to unfasten;[enganche] to unhook; [nudo, cuerda] to untie; [hebilla, cordones] to undo; [tornillo, tuerca] to unscrew4. [aflojar] [nudo, cordones, tornillo] to loosen5. [desenrollar] [cable, cuerda] to let o pay out;ve soltando cuerda hasta que yo te diga keep letting out o paying out more rope until I tell you to stop6. [desprender] [calor, olor, gas] to give off;este tubo de escape suelta demasiado humo this exhaust pipe is letting out a lot of smoke;estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them;este gato suelta mucho pelo this cat loses a lot of hair7. [dar] [golpe] to give;[risotada, grito, suspiro] to give, to let out;soltar una patada a alguien to give sb a kick, to kick sb;soltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch sb;¡a que te suelto un bofetón! watch it or I'll smack you in the face!8. [decir bruscamente] to come out with;me soltó que me fuera al infierno he turned round and told me to go to hell;Fam¡venga, suelta lo que sepas! come on out with it!;Famnos soltó un sermón sobre la paternidad responsable she gave us o came out with this lecture about responsible parenting* * *v/t1 let go of2 ( librar) release, let go3 olor give off5 famdiscurso launch into6:soltar una bofetada a alguien clobber s.o.* * *soltar {19} vt1) : to let go of, to drop2) : to release, to set free3) aflojar: to loosen, to slacken* * *soltar vb¡suéltame! let go of me!¡va, suelta la pasta! come on, pay up! -
120 atril
m.1 lectern.2 bookrest, easel, lectern.3 music stand, music rack, music rest.* * *1 (para libros) lectern, bookrest; (para música) music stand* * *SM [para libro] bookrest, reading desk; (Mús) music stand; (Rel) lectern* * ** * *= lectern, book snake, book cradle, bookrest [book-rest], book stand, music stand.Ex. The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.Ex. The book snake is used to hold the pages of a book open for note taking without damaging it.Ex. The book cradle is a cloth book rest which can be adjusted to fit the shape of the book.Ex. The book cradle is a cloth bookrest which can be adjusted to fit the shape of the book.Ex. Reading aids such as talking books, magnifiers and book stands have made a valuable contribution.Ex. Most of us have been too busy to practise for several years and want to blow the cobwebs off our music stands and start playing again.* * ** * *= lectern, book snake, book cradle, bookrest [book-rest], book stand, music stand.Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.
Ex: The book snake is used to hold the pages of a book open for note taking without damaging it.Ex: The book cradle is a cloth book rest which can be adjusted to fit the shape of the book.Ex: The book cradle is a cloth bookrest which can be adjusted to fit the shape of the book.Ex: Reading aids such as talking books, magnifiers and book stands have made a valuable contribution.Ex: Most of us have been too busy to practise for several years and want to blow the cobwebs off our music stands and start playing again.* * *1 (para partituras) music stand2 (para libros) lectern* * *
atril sustantivo masculino ( para partituras) music stand;
( para libros) lectern
atril m (para libros) bookrest
(para partituras) music stand
' atril' also found in these entries:
English:
bookrack
- lectern
- stand
* * *atril nm[para libros] lectern; [para partituras] music stand; [para hojas] document stand* * *m lectern* * *atril nm: lectern, stand
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