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1 quitar

v.

1 to remove.

quitar la mesa to clear the table (peninsular Spanish)

quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebody

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)

de quita y pon removable; detachable (capucha)

2 to take away, to relieve.

María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.

el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

3 to take up (time).

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time

4 to take, to steal.

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet

5 to switch off.

6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.

María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.

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quitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (separar) to remove, take off

■ le quitó la piel a la pera he peeled the pear

■ quita la tapa remove the lid

2 (sacar) to take off, take out; (prendas) to take off; (tiempo) to take up

■ el médico quitó los puntos al enfermo the doctor took out the patient's stitches

■ quítate los zapatos take your shoes off

3 (apartar) to take away, take off

■ quita eso de ahí clear that away

4 (hacer desaparecer) to remove; (dolor) to relieve; (sed) to quench

■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite

■ eso te quitará el hambre that'll stop you feeling hungry

■ el café me quita el sueño coffee keeps me awake

5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal

■ me han quitado la cartera my wallet's been stolen

■ le quitó la vida he killed him

6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off

7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out

■ me han quitado el alcohol I've been told to cut out alcohol

8 (impedir) to prevent

■ eso no quita para que se lo diga that's no reason not to tell him

9 (disminuir) to take away

■ eso no le quita mérito a la obra that doesn't take anything away from the work

10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off

► verbo pronominal quitarse

1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out

■ se me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more

■ esa mancha no se quita that stain won't come out

2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up

■ se quitó de fumar she gave up smoking

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de quita y pon (que se desprende) removable, detachable 2 (no permanente) temporary

¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!

quitando... except...

quitar de delante to clear away

quitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath away

quitar el sueño (desvelar) to keep awake 2 (preocupar) to worry

■ eso no me quitará el sueño I won't lose any sleep over that

quitar importancia a algo to play something down

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody off

quitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebody

quitarse años figurado to lie about one's age

quitarse la vida eufemístico to commit suicide 2 (admirar) to admire

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verb

1) to remove

2) take off

3) clear

4) rob

•

- quitarse
- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima
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1. VT

1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take down

le quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages

tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble

quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies

quita eso de allí — get that away from there

querían quitarle de su puesto — they wanted to remove him from his post

• quitar la mesa — to clear the table

- quitar de en medio a algn

- no quitarle ojo a algn

2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to take

su hermana le quitó la pelota — his sister took the ball away from him

me quitaron la licencia — I had my licence taken away

le quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train

me quitó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

• quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place

3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay

me quitó las ganas de comer — it took my appetite away

trataba de quitarme esa idea de la cabeza — she tried to make me change my mind

• quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungry

no alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling

• quitar la sed — to quench one's thirst

el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching

• quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping

ese asunto no me quita el sueño — I'm not losing any sleep over that matter

4) (=restar)

no quita nada de su valor — it does not detract at all from its value

no le quiero quitar méritos — I don't want to detract from him

eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong

quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

quitar extensión a un campo — to reduce the size of a field

• quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down

• quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good meal

quitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going

5) (=impedir)

quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth

6) (Mat) to take away, subtract

7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry

8) ** [+ dinero] to make

2.

VI

¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!

eso no quita —

eso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me

eso no quita que eche de menos a mi mujer — that doesn't mean I don't miss my wife

- ni quito ni pongo
quita
3.

See:

quitarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

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= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

* * *

= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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quitar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my desk

quitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off

2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos take his shoes off

B ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her

la policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport away

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his hand

bailar

C (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):

quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84

no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the children

los niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my time

no es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …

no le quites méritos give him his due

ese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off you

hay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bit

trataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter down

le quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the house

D (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of

(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishing

te voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me again

a ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?

E ( fam) (prohibir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink wine

F quitando ger ( fam) except for

quitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest ones

quitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time

■ quitar

vi

A

( Esp fam): ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!

B ( en locs):

de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable

tiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hood

una fe de quita y pon ( iró); a very flexible o convenient sort of faith ( iro)

eso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it

ni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here

en ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter

quien quita y … ( Méx fam): quien quita y me lo regrese pronto I hope she brings it back soon

■ quitarse

v pron

A (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down

(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headache

ya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more

B (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassle

C ( refl)

1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

quítate la chaqueta take your jacket off

2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid of

se quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warm

me tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying

3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:

me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye

¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!

¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!

quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb

4 ‹años›

te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years younger

se quita años or la edad she lies about her age

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quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):
◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;

quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( de las manos):

◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
b) ( privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take away

c) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;

‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ me quita mucho tiempo it takes up a lot of my time;

quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ eso te quitará el hambre that will stop you feeling hungry;

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
◊ quitando ( ger) (fam) except for

verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):
◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

2 ( en locs)
◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;

eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
◊ ya se me quitaron las ganas I don't feel like it any more

2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;
◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

3 ( refl)
a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

b) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;

‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
◊ se quita la edad she lies about her age;

quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get

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quitar

♦ vt

1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;
[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Esp
quitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;

al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;

le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;

quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);

voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;

quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;

me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;

durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;

le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;

eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;

Comp

por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;

Comp
Méx
no quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point

2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;

quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;

han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;

ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;

el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking

3. [robar] to take, to steal;

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;

le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him

4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;
[sed] to quench;
el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;

el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;

el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there

6. [restar] to take away;

a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;

no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;

le quitó importancia al hecho he played it down

7. [impedir]
esto no quita que sea un vago that doesn't change the fact that he's a layabout;

que me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other

8. [exceptuar]
quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything

9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;

quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving

♦ vi

1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;

¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!

2.
de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable

3. Fam [expresando incredulidad]
¡quita!, ¡quite! don't talk rubbish!;

¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;

¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?

♦ See also the pronominal verb quitarse

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quitar

I v/t ropa take off, remove; obstáculos remove;

quitar el polvo dust;

quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;

quitar la mesa clear the table;

de quita y pon fam removable

II v/i

:

¡quita! get out of the way!

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quitar vt

1) : to remove, to take away

2) : to take off (clothes)

3) : to get rid of, to relieve

♦ See also the reflexive verb quitarse

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quitar vb

1. (en general) to take off [pt. took; pp. taken] / to take down

quita los pies del sofá take your feet off the sofa

quítate el abrigo take your coat off

2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove

no puedo quitar la mancha I can't get the stain out

3. (robar cartera, dinero) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

me han quitado la cartera somebody's taken my wallet

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?

¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way!

quitar el sueño to keep awake

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar la sed to quench your thirst

Spanish-English dictionary > quitar
2 steal

sti:l
past tense - stole; verb

1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).)

2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.)

3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.)

steal vb robar

somebody's stolen my money alguien me ha robado el dinero

El pasado de steal es stole y el participio pasado es stolen

steal

tr[stiːl]

noun

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (bargain) ganga, regalo

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steal

tr[stiːl]

transitive verb (pt stole tr[stəʊl], pp stolen tr['stəʊlən])

1 robar, hurtar

■ my car's been stolen me han robado el coche

■ he had his wallet stolen le robaron la cartera

■ he stole it from a tourist se lo robó a un turista

■ she stole it from the shop lo robó en la tienda

■ he stole a kiss from her le robó un beso

intransitive verb

1 (rob) robar, hurtar

2 (move quietly, creep) moverse con sigilo

■ he stole up on her se le acercó sigilosamente

■ they stole away se escabulleron

■ she stole into the room entró sigilosamente en la habitación

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to steal a glance at somebody/something echar una mirada furtiva a alguien/algo

to steal a march on somebody ganarle la mano a alguien, adelantarse a alguien

to steal somebody's heart robarle el corazón a alguien

to steal somebody's thunder quitarle la primicia a alguien

to steal the scene / steal the show acaparar la atención de todos

steal ['sti:l] v, stole ['sto:l] ; stolen ['sto:lə n] ; stealing vt

: robar, hurtar

steal vi

1) : robar, hurtar

2) : ir sigilosamente

to steal away: escabullirse

steal

n.

• robo s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stole, stolen) = apañuscar v.

• escamotear v.

• garfiñar v.

• gatear v.

• hurtar v.

• rapiñar v.

• robar v.

stiːl
1.

(past stole; past p stolen) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<object/idea\>\> robar, hurtar (frml)

to steal something FROM somebody — robarle algo a alguien

he stole some money from the till — robó dinero de la caja

b) ( sneak) (liter)

to steal a glance at something/somebody — echar una mirada furtiva a algo/alguien

2) stolen past p

a) <money/property> robado

b) (liter) <moments/pleasures> robado, escamoteado

2.

vi

1) robar, hurtar (frml)

he was convicted of stealing — lo condenaron por robo

2) ( go stealthily) (+ adv compl)

to steal away o off — escabullirse

they stole into the room — entraron en la habitación a hurtadillas, entraron sigilosamente en la habitación

to steal up on somebody — acercarse* sigilosamente a alguien

[stiːl] (pt stole) (pp stolen)
1. VT

1) (=take) [+ object] robar, hurtar frm; [+ idea] robar

to steal sth from sb — robar algo a algn

he stole it from school — lo robó del colegio

she used to steal money from her parents — solía robar dinero a sus padres

she stole her best friend's boyfriend (from her) — (le) robó el novio a su mejor amiga

- steal sb's heart

- steal a march on sb

- steal the show

- steal sb's thunder

2) liter (=sneak)

• to steal a glance at sb — mirar a algn de soslayo, echar una mirada de soslayo a algn

• to steal a kiss from sb — robar un beso a algn

2. VI

1) (=take things) robar

to steal from sb — robar a algn

2) (=creep)

a)

• to steal into a room — entrar sigilosamente en una habitación, entrar en una habitación a hurtadillas

• to steal out of a room — salir sigilosamente de una habitación, salir de una habitación a hurtadillas

• to steal up/ down the stairs — subir/bajar sigilosamente las escaleras, subir/bajar las escaleras a hurtadillas

to steal up on sb — acercarse a algn sigilosamente

b) (fig)

• a smile stole across her lips — una sonrisa se escapó de sus labios

• a tear stole down her cheek — una lágrima se deslizó por su mejilla

• the light was stealing through the shutters — la luz se filtraba por las contraventanas

3.

N
* (=bargain)
it's a steal — es una ganga * or un regalo *

- steal away

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[stiːl]
1.

(past stole; past p stolen) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<object/idea\>\> robar, hurtar (frml)

to steal something FROM somebody — robarle algo a alguien

he stole some money from the till — robó dinero de la caja

b) ( sneak) (liter)

to steal a glance at something/somebody — echar una mirada furtiva a algo/alguien

2) stolen past p

a) <money/property> robado

b) (liter) <moments/pleasures> robado, escamoteado

2.

vi

1) robar, hurtar (frml)

he was convicted of stealing — lo condenaron por robo

2) ( go stealthily) (+ adv compl)

to steal away o off — escabullirse

they stole into the room — entraron en la habitación a hurtadillas, entraron sigilosamente en la habitación

to steal up on somebody — acercarse* sigilosamente a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > steal
3 routine

1. noun
1) (regular procedure; Computing) Routine, die

2) (coll.) (set speech) Platte, die (ugs.); (formula) Spruch, der

3) (Theatre) Nummer, die; (Dancing, Skating) Figur, die; (Gymnastics) Übung, die
2. adjective
routinemäßig; Routine[arbeit, -untersuchung usw.]

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[ru:'ti:n] 1. noun
(a regular, fixed way of doing things: one's daily routine; One needs some routine.) die Routine
2. adjective
(regular; ordinary: routine work.) Routine-...

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rou·tine

[ru:ˈti:n]

I. n

1. (habit) Routine f

he gave me the old \routine of having had his wallet stolen er kam wieder mit der alten Leier, dass seine Geldbörse gestohlen worden war

to do sth as a matter of \routine etw routinemäßig tun

daily \routine tägliche Routine

set [or fixed] \routine feste Routine

to go into a \routine ( fig) immer dieselbe Leier bringen fam

2. (dancing) Figur f; (gymnastics) Übung f

3. THEAT Nummer f

to go through [or over] a \routine eine Rolle noch einmal durchgehen

to practise a \routine eine Rolle proben

4. COMPUT Programm nt, Routine f

II. adj

1. (regular) routinemäßig

\routine medical check-up Routineuntersuchung f

\routine enquiry/inspection/search Routinebefragung/-untersuchung/-durchsuchung f

\routine maintenance laufende Wartung

to be \routine Routine sein

don't worry, this medical is just \routine machen Sie sich keine Sorgen, diese Untersuchung ist nur Routine

to become \routine zur Gewohnheit werden

2. ( pej: uninspiring) routinemäßig

\routine performance durchschnittliche Leistung

\routine tasks Routine f

\routine work Routinearbeit f

to be \routine and boring alltäglich und langweilig sein

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[ruː'tiːn]
1. n

1) Routine f (ALSO COMPUT)

business or office routine — Büroroutine f

as a matter of routine — routinemäßig

2) (DANCING, SKATING) Figur f; (GYMNASTICS) Übung f

he gave me the old routine about his wife not understanding him — er kam mit der alten Geschichte, dass seine Frau ihn nicht versteht

2. adj
Routine-, routinemäßig
routine duties — tägliche Pflichten pl

routine examination — Routineuntersuchung f

routine flight — Routineflug m

on a routine basis — routinemäßig

to be routine procedure — Routine(sache) sein

it was quite routine — es war eine reine Formsache

reports of bloodshed had become almost routine — Berichte über Blutvergießen waren fast zur Gewohnheit geworden or waren fast an der Tagesordnung

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routine [ruːˈtiːn]

A s

1. a) (Geschäfts-, Amts- etc) Routine f

b) übliche oder gleichbleibende Prozedur, eingefahrenes Gleis, gewohnter Gang

c) mechanische Arbeit, (ewiges) Einerlei

d) Routinesache f, (reine) Formsache

e) pej Schablone f

f) pej (alter) Trott:

make a routine of etwas zur Regel werden lassen;

the daily routine der Alltagstrott

2. US

a) Varieté, Zirkus: Nummer f

b) pej übliches Geschwätz, Masche f, Platte f

3. IT Routine f (in sich abgeschlossener Programmteil)

4. Tanz etc: Schrittfolge f

B adj (adv routinely)

1. a) alltäglich, immer gleichbleibend, üblich

b) laufend, regel-, routinemäßig (Überprüfung etc):

routine maintenance laufende Wartung;

routine order MIL Routine-, Dienstbefehl m

2. routine-, gewohnheitsmäßig, mechanisch, schablonenhaft, Routine…:

routine work

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1. noun
1) (regular procedure; Computing) Routine, die

2) (coll.) (set speech) Platte, die (ugs.); (formula) Spruch, der

3) (Theatre) Nummer, die; (Dancing, Skating) Figur, die; (Gymnastics) Übung, die
2. adjective
routinemäßig; Routine[arbeit, -untersuchung usw.]

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n.

Alltag -e m.

Routine -n f.

English-german dictionary > routine
4 из-под

предл.;
(кого-л./чего-л.)
1) (откуда?) from under у него украли бумажник из-под носу ≈ he had his wallet stolen from under his nose из-под стола
2) (при определении вместилища;
обычно не переводится, причем определяющее существительное употребляется как 1-я часть сложного слова): бутылка из-под вина ≈ wine-bottle банка из-под варенья ≈ jam-jar
3) from near мы приехали из-под Москвы ≈ we have come from near Moscow ∙ из-под палки разг. ≈ under the lash, under pressure сделать что-л. из-под палки ≈ to do something under the lash из-под полы ≈ on the sly;
under the counter

1. (откуда) from under, from beneath;
вылезти ~ стола crawl out from under the table;

2. бутылка ~ молока milk-bottle;
коробка ~ конфет sweet-box;

3. (из района, города, деревни) from somewhere near;
~ Курска from somewhere near Kursk;
сделать что-л. ~ палки do* smth. under the lash;
украсть ~ носа steal* under smb.`s nose;
~ полы on the sly, under the counter.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > из-под
5 из-под

предл.; (кого-л./чего-л.)

1) (откуда?)

from under

у него украли бумажник из-под носу — he had his wallet stolen from under his nose

- из-под стола

2) (при определении вместилища; обычно не переводится, причем определяющее существительное употребляется как 1-я часть сложного слова):

бутылка из-под вина — wine-bottle

банка из-под варенья — jam-jar

3) from near

мы приехали из-под Москвы — we have come from near Moscow

••

из-под палки разг. — under the lash, under pressure

из-под полы — on the sly; under the counter

сделать что-л. из-под палки — to do something under the lash

Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > из-под
6 routine

rou·tine [ru:ʼti:n] n

1) ( habit) Routine f;

he gave me the old \routine of having had his wallet stolen er kam wieder mit der alten Leier, dass seine Geldbörse gestohlen worden war;

to do sth as a matter of \routine etw routinemäßig tun;

daily \routine tägliche Routine;

set [or fixed] \routine feste Routine;

to go into a \routine ( fig) immer dieselbe Leier bringen ( fam)

2) ( dancing) Figur f; ( gymnastics) Übung f

3) theat Nummer f;

to go through [or over] a \routine eine Rolle noch einmal durchgehen;

to practise a \routine eine Rolle proben

4) comput Programm nt adj

1) ( regular) routinemäßig;

\routine medical checkup Routineuntersuchung f;

\routine enquiry/ inspection/ search Routinebefragung/-untersuchung/-durchsuchung f;

\routine maintenance laufende Wartung;

to be \routine Routine sein;

don't worry, this medical is just \routine machen Sie sich keine Sorgen, diese Untersuchung ist nur Routine;

to become \routine zur Gewohnheit werden;

2) (pej: uninspiring) routinemäßig;

\routine performance durchschnittliche Leistung;

\routine tasks Routine f;

\routine work Routinearbeit f;

to be \routine and boring alltäglich und langweilig sein

English-German students dictionary > routine
7 rubare

steal

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rubare v.tr.

1 to steal*: mi hanno rubato il portafoglio, I have had my wallet stolen; fu sorpreso a rubare, he was caught stealing; rubare a piene mani, to steal blind; rubare lo stipendio, ( non lavorare abbastanza) to skive // rubare qlco. con gli occhi, to eye sthg. longingly // rubare sul peso, to give short measure // rubare sul prezzo, to overcharge

2 (fig.) ( sottrarre, portar via) to steal*: rubare un'idea, to steal an idea; ha rubato il fidanzato alla cugina, she stole her cousin's boyfriend; mi hai rubato la parola, you've taken the words out of my mouth; rubare un bacio, un segreto, to steal a kiss, a secret; rubare il cuore, il mestiere a qlcu, to steal s.o.'s heart, s.o.'s job; rubare ore al sonno per studiare, to sacrifice one's sleep in order to study; rubare il sonno a qlcu., to deprive s.o. of sleep; rubare il tempo a qlcu., to take up s.o.'s time; posso rubarti un minuto?, can I have a minute of your time?; il nuovo edificio delle poste ci ruba la vista del fiume, the new post-office building blocks our view of the river.

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[ru'bare]
verbo transitivo

1) to steal* (a qcn. from sb.); (con scasso) to burgle, to burglarize AE; (scippare) to snatch [borsa, gioiello]

gli hanno rubato la macchina — he had his car stolen, his car's been stolen

ci hanno rubato in casa — our house has been burgled

rubare il denaro dalla cassa — to rob the till

rubare sul peso — to give short weight

2) fig. to steal* [idea, segreto, posto di lavoro]; to steal*, to snatch [ bacio]

rubare lo stipendio — to skive (off) BE

rubare il mestiere a qcn. — to steal sb.'s job

rubare il marito a qcn. — to steal sb.'s husband

rubare (il) tempo a qcn. — to take up sb.'s time

posso rubarti un momento? — can I have a moment of your time?

3) fig.

rubare il cuore a qcn. — to steal sb.'s heart

rubare la palla a qcn. — sport to dispossess sb.

rubare la scena — teatr. to rob o steal the show
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Note:

Diversi verbi inglesi, talvolta con costruzioni particolari, traducono l'italiano rubare; innanzitutto, to steal ha come oggetto la cosa rubata, mentre to rob la persona derubata: lui ha rubato il portafoglio a Sheila = he stole Sheila's wallet / he robbed Sheila of her wallet. Per designare il furto in una casa o in un ufficio, si usa to burgle ( to burglarize in inglese americano): ci hanno rubato in casa = our house has been burgled. Farsi rubare qualcosa si traduce con to have / to get something stolen

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rubare

/ru'bare/ [1]

Diversi verbi inglesi, talvolta con costruzioni particolari, traducono l'italiano rubare; innanzitutto, to steal ha come oggetto la cosa rubata, mentre to rob la persona derubata: lui ha rubato il portafoglio a Sheila = he stole Sheila's wallet / he robbed Sheila of her wallet. Per designare il furto in una casa o in un ufficio, si usa to burgle ( to burglarize in inglese americano): ci hanno rubato in casa = our house has been burgled. Farsi rubare qualcosa si traduce con to have / to get something stolen.

verbo transitivo

1 to steal* ( a qcn. from sb.); (con scasso) to burgle, to burglarize AE; (scippare) to snatch [ borsa, gioiello]; gli hanno rubato la macchina he had his car stolen, his car's been stolen; ci hanno rubato in casa our house has been burgled; rubare il denaro dalla cassa to rob the till; rubare sul peso to give short weight

2 fig. to steal* [ idea, segreto, posto di lavoro]; to steal*, to snatch [ bacio]; rubare lo stipendio to skive (off) BE; rubare il mestiere a qcn. to steal sb.'s job; rubare il marito a qcn. to steal sb.'s husband; rubare (il) tempo a qcn. to take up sb.'s time; posso rubarti un momento? can I have a moment of your time?

3 fig. rubare il cuore a qcn. to steal sb.'s heart; rubare la palla a qcn. sport to dispossess sb.; rubare la scena teatr. to rob o steal the show.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > rubare
8 voler

I.

voler¹ [vɔle]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

to fly

• voler de ses propres ailes to stand on one's own two feet

• on entendrait une mouche voler you could hear a pin drop

• voler en éclats to smash into pieces

• une plaisanterie qui vole bas a feeble joke

• ça ne vole pas haut ! (inf) it's pretty low-level!

• voler au secours de qn to fly to sb's assistance

• il lui a volé dans les plumes (inf) he went for him

II.

voler² [vɔle]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

a. [+ objet] ( = dérober) to steal

• voler de l'argent/une idée/un baiser à qn to steal money/an idea/a kiss from sb

• on m'a volé mon stylo someone's taken my pen

• se faire voler ses bagages to have one's luggage stolen

• il ne l'a pas volé ! ( = il l'a mérité) he asked for it!

• il ne l'a pas volée, cette médaille ! he worked hard for that medal!

b. [+ personne] ( = dépouiller) to rob ; ( = léser) to cheat

• voler les clients sur le poids to give customers short measure

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vɔle
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( dérober) to steal ( à quelqu'un from somebody)

il s'est fait voler sa voiture — he's had his car stolen

il s'est fait voler la victoire — fig he's been robbed of his victory

tu ne l'as pas volé! — fig it serves you right!

2) ( léser) to rob

voler le client — to rip the customer off (colloq)

voler quelqu'un sur la quantité — to cheat somebody over the quantity

2.

verbe intransitif to fly

voler au vent — to blow in the wind

voler en éclats — [vitre] to shatter; fig [certitude] to be shattered

voler au secours de quelqu'un — to rush to somebody's aid

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ça vole bas! — that's pretty mindless stuff!

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I vɔle vi
1) [avion, oiseau] to fly

voler de ses propres ailes fig — to stand on one's own two feet

2) [objet] to fly

voler au vent — to fly in the wind

voler en éclats — to be smashed to smithereens

II vɔle
1. vi

[voleur] to steal

tu ne voleras point — Thou shalt not steal

2. vt

1) (= dérober) to steal

voler qch à qn — to steal sth from sb

Ça n'est pas son stylo, il me l'a volé. — That's not his pen, he stole it from me.

On a volé mon appareil photo. — My camera's been stolen.

2) [personne] to rob

voler qn — to rob sb

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voler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( dérober) to steal [objet, secret, baiser] (à qn from sb); on lui a volé sa voiture, il s'est fait voler sa voiture he's had his car stolen; il s'est fait voler la victoire fig he's been robbed of his victory; tu ne l'as pas volé! fig it serves you right, you asked for it!;

2 ( léser) to rob; voler le client to cheat ou rob the customer; ( plus fort) to rip the customer off○; voler l'État to steal from the State; voler qn sur la quantité/le poids to cheat sb over the quantity/the weight; 500 euros? tu t'es fait voler! 500 euros? you've been ripped off!; on se fait voler dans ce magasin! you get ripped off in that shop!; on n'a pas été volés! fig we got our money's worth!

B vi

1 [insecte, avion, pilote] to fly; fig [poussière, plume] to fly; voler au vent [cheveux, jupe] to blow in the wind;

2 ( être lancé) lit, fig [pierres, insultes] to fly; voler en éclats [vitre] to shatter; fig [certitude] to be shattered; faire voler la réputation de qn en éclats fig to shatter sb's reputation;

3 ( se précipiter) voler au secours de qn to rush to sb's aid; fig voler de bouche en bouche [nouvelle] to spread like wildfire. ⇒ mouche.

Idiome

ça vole bas! ( c'est grivois) that's a bit near the knuckle!; ( c'est idiot) that's pretty mindless stuff!

[vɔle] verbe intransitif

1. AÉRONAUTIQUE & ORNITHOLOGIE to fly

faire voler un cerf-volant to fly a kite

voler de ses propres ailes to stand on one's own two feet, to fend for oneself

2. [étincelles, projectile] to fly

il faisait voler ses adversaires/les assiettes he was throwing his opponents around/throwing the plates in the air

voler en éclats to be smashed to bits ou to pieces

ça vole bas! (familier) , ça ne vole pas haut! (familier) VERY funny! (ironique)

3. (littéraire) [nuages, flocons] to fly (along)

4. (soutenu) [se précipiter]

voler vers quelqu'un/quelque chose to fly to somebody/towards something

il a volé à sa rencontre he rushed to meet her

voler au secours de quelqu'un to fly to somebody's assistance

voler dans les plumes à quelqu'un (familier) to let fly at somebody, to have a go at somebody

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[vɔle] verbe transitif

1. [objet, idée] to steal

voler quelque chose à quelqu'un to steal something from somebody

on m'a volé ma montre! my watch has been stolen!

il volait de l'argent dans la caisse he used to steal money from the till

voler un baiser à quelqu'un (littéraire) to steal a kiss from somebody

(en usage absolu) to steal

ce n'est pas bien de voler it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrong

n'avoir pas volé: je n'ai pas volé mon argent/dîner/week-end I've certainly earned my money/earned myself some dinner/earned myself a weekend

tu ne l'as pas volé! [tu es bien puni] you (certainly) asked for it!, it serves you right!

2. [personne] to rob

il s'est fait voler son portefeuille/tout son matériel hi-fi his wallet/all his stereo equipment was stolen

[léser] to cheat, to swindle

je me suis fait voler de dix euros I've been swindled out of ten euros

elle ne t'a pas volé sur le poids de la viande she gave you a good weight of meat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > voler
9 kendu

du/ad.

1.

a. ( oro) to take away, remove (- (r)i: from) ; zakurra \kendu zioten he had his dog taken away | they took his dog away from him; jateko gogoa \kendu zidan it took away my appetite; eskubide hori laster \kenduko diote they're going to take that privilege away from him soon ; \kendu ezinezko eskubideak inalienable rights; kafeak logura kentzen dit coffee keeps me from sleeping; Goethe hartuko nuke, inori ezer \kendu gabe, idazle alemaniar hoberentzat I would consider Goethe, with due respect to others, to be the best German writer ; sagarrari azala \kendu zion he peeled the apple; eszena hori ezin dut burutik \kendu I can't get that scene out of my head; amorratu egin naiz agintearen kontra erabiltzeko neukan armarik onena \kendu didatelako: debatea I have become incensed, among other reasons, because I have been deprived of the best weapon I had to use against authority: debate

b. ( arropa, txapela, e.a.) to take off; horregatik nengoen txapela burutik \kenduta that's why I had my cap off

c. ( zikindura, mantxa) to get out, remove, get rid of

d. ( bizia) to take; bizia \kendu zioten they took his life

e. Tek. ( zatia) to remove, take out, take off

f. ( denbora) to take, take up; denbora asko kentzen dit it takes up a lot of my time

g. ( oztopoa, eragozpena) to remove, take away, do away with

h. Mat. to take away, subtract

i. ( bizarra) to shave off, remove

j. ( estalkia) to take off

k. ( egarria) to quench

2. ( lapurtu) to steal; autobusean kartera \kendu zioten she had her wallet stolen on the bus

3. Joanes \kenduta, guztiak Zarautzen jaio ziren all were born in Zarautz except for Joanes

4. ( libratu) to get rid of; ken ditzagun ohitura txar horiek let us rid ourselves of those bad {habits || routines}

5. Lagunart. ( kostatu) to set back Lagunart., cost; zenbat \kendu dizute auto berri horregatik? how much did that new car set you back? da/ad. to get out of the way; \kendu hortik! get out of there!; \kendu! ezin diat ikusi get out of the way!, I can't see! Oharra: kendu duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib., ostikoka kendu aurkitzeko, bila ezazu ostikoka adieran

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > kendu
10 distracción

f.

1 distraction, oversight.

2 distraction, absence of mind, absent-mindedness, absentmindedness.

3 entertainment, amusement, diversion.

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distracción

► nombre femenino

1 (divertimiento) amusement, pastime, recreation, entertainment

■ su principal distracción es hacer punto knitting is her favourite pastime

■ la ciudad tiene muchas distracciones the city offers many forms of entertainment

2 (despiste) distraction, absent-mindedness

3 (error) oversight, slip

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noun f.

1) distraction

2) entertainment, amusement

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SF

1) (=entretenimiento) entertainment

leer es mi distracción favorita — reading is my favourite pastime o form of entertainment

no faltan distracciones para los niños — there is no lack of entertainment for the children

colecciona sellos como distracción — he collects stamps as a hobby

2) [de preocupaciones, problemas] distraction

el trabajo me sirve de distracción — my work is a distraction for me

este libro te servirá de distracción — this book will help you take your mind off things

3) (=despiste)

en un momento de distracción me robaron la cartera — my attention wandered o I got distracted for a moment and I had my wallet stolen

la causa del accidente podría ser una distracción del conductor — the accident could have been caused by a lapse of concentration on the driver's part

no te saludaría por distracción — I must have been so distracted that I didn't say hello

4) (Econ) [de dinero, fondos] embezzlement

5) (=libertinaje) loose living, dissipation

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femenino

a) ( entretenimiento) entertainment

te servirá de distracción — it'll give you something to do

una buena distracción para los niños — a good way of entertaining children

b) ( descuido)

en un momento de distracciónse la robaron — she took her eye off it for a moment and someone stole it

la más mínima distracción puede ser fatal — the slightest lapse of concentration could be fatal

c) ( de fondos) embezzlement

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= amusement, distraction, entertainment, relaxation.

Ex. Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.

Ex. The telephone provokes a range of interesting problems, and one hopes not to offend callers but rather to minimize the distraction of telephone transactions.

Ex. In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.

Ex. But, yet again, the categories of cultura and leisure may suggest books read simply for pleasure or relaxation.

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femenino

a) ( entretenimiento) entertainment

te servirá de distracción — it'll give you something to do

una buena distracción para los niños — a good way of entertaining children

b) ( descuido)

en un momento de distracciónse la robaron — she took her eye off it for a moment and someone stole it

la más mínima distracción puede ser fatal — the slightest lapse of concentration could be fatal

c) ( de fondos) embezzlement

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= amusement, distraction, entertainment, relaxation.

Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.

Ex: The telephone provokes a range of interesting problems, and one hopes not to offend callers but rather to minimize the distraction of telephone transactions.

Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.

Ex: But, yet again, the categories of cultura and leisure may suggest books read simply for pleasure or relaxation.

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distracción

feminine

1 (entretenimiento) entertainment

hay pocas distracciones para los jóvenes there's not much in the way of entertainment for young people

te servirá de distracción it'll give you something to do

una buena distracción para los niños a favorite form of amusement o entertainment for children

2

(descuido): en un momento de distracción le robaron el bolso she took her eye off her handbag for a moment and someone stole it

la más pequeña distracción puede costarle la vida the slightest lapse of concentration could cost you your life

3 (de fondos) embezzlement

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distracción sustantivo femenino
a) ( entretenimiento) entertainment

b) ( descuido):

◊ en un momento de distracciónse la robaron she took her eye off it for a moment and someone stole it;

la más mínima distracción puede ser fatal the slightest lapse of concentration could be fatal
c) ( de fondos) embezzlement

distracción sustantivo femenino
1 (para divertirse) entertainment
(entretenerse) hobby
2 (falta de atención) distraction, absent-mindedness
' distracción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comecocos
- descuido
- servir
- despiste
English:
distraction
- diversion
- relaxation
- amusement

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distracción nf

1. [entretenimiento] entertainment;
[pasatiempo] hobby, pastime;
faltan distracciones para los niños there isn't enough to keep the children entertained;

¿cuál es tu distracción favorita? what's your favourite pastime?;

la costura/hacer crucigramas le servía de distracción sewing/doing crosswords kept him entertained

2. [despiste] slip;
[falta de atención] absent-mindedness;
tener una distracción to let one's concentration slip, to be distracted;

la distracción del piloto provocó el accidente the pilot's lapse in concentration caused the accident

3. [malversación] embezzlement, misappropriation

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distracción

f

1 distraction

2 ( descuido) absent-mindedness;

por distracción out of absent-mindedness

3 ( diversión) entertainment

4 ( pasatiempo) pastime

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distracción nf, pl - ciones

1) : distraction, amusement

2) : forgetfulness

3) : oversight

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distracción n

1. (pasatiempo) pastime / hobby [pl. hobbies]

su distracción es hacer maquetas de aviones his hobby is making model aeroplanes

2. (diversión) entertainment

una partida de cartas es gran una distracción a game of cards is great fun

Spanish-English dictionary > distracción
11 robar

v.

1 to steal (object).

me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen

robar a alguien to rob somebody

robar el corazón a alguien to steal somebody's heart

la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time

Ellos roban dinero They steal money.

Ellos roban de noche They purloin at night.

2 to draw.

3 to rob (cobrar caro).

en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery

Ellos roban pan They rob bread.

4 to steal from, to rob, to burglarize, to burgle.

María le roba a su vecina Mary steals from her neighbor.

Ellos roban casas They burglarize homes.

5 to rob of.

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robar

► verbo transitivo

1 (banco, persona) to rob; (objeto) to steal; (casa) to break into, burgle

■ le han robado he's been robbed

■ me han robado el bolso my bag has been stolen

2 (raptar) to kidnap

3 (en naipes) to draw

4 figurado (cobrar muy caro) to rip off

■ en aquel restaurante te roban that restaurant is a rip-off

5 figurado (corazón, alma) to steal

6 DEPORTE familiar figurado to rob

■ el árbitro nos ha robado el partido the referee robbed us of the game

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verb

1) to rob, steal

2) abduct

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto, dinero] to steal; [+ banco] to rob

¡nos han robado! — we've been robbed!

robar algo a algn — to steal sth from sb

les robaba dinero a sus compañeros de clase — he was stealing money from his classmates

me han robado la cartera — my wallet has been stolen

Ana le ha robado el novio — Ana has stolen her boyfriend

el defensa le robó el balón — the defender stole the ball off him

no quiero robarle su tiempo — I don't want to take up your time

tuve que robarle horas al sueño para acabar el trabajo — I had to work into the night to finish the job

robarle el corazón a algn — liter to steal sb's heart

2) [+ atención] to steal, capture; [+ paciencia] to exhaust; [+ tranquilidad] to destroy, take away; [+ vida] to take, steal

3) (=estafar) to cheat, rob

en ese negocio te han robado — you've been cheated o robbed in that deal

4) [+ naipes] to take, draw

roba una carta de la baraja — take o draw a card from the deck

5) frm [río, corriente] to carry away

6) †† (=raptar) to kidnap, abduct

2. VI

1) (=sisar) to steal

lo cogieron robando — he was caught stealing

no robarás — (Biblia) thou shalt not steal

entraron a robar en mi casa — they broke into my house

2) (Naipes) to take a card, draw a card

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob

robarle algo a alguien — to steal something from somebody

les robaron todos los ahorros — all their savings were stolen

me robó el corazón — she stole my heart

no te quiero robar más tiempo — I don't want to take up any more of your time

b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap

2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
2.
robar vi to steal

robaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled

me han robado! — I've been robbed!

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= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.

Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex. This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.

Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex. But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.

Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.

Ex. In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.

Ex. Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.

Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.

Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.

Ex. The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.

Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

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* robar en una tienda = shoplift.

* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.

* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob

robarle algo a alguien — to steal something from somebody

les robaron todos los ahorros — all their savings were stolen

me robó el corazón — she stole my heart

no te quiero robar más tiempo — I don't want to take up any more of your time

b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap

2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
2.
robar vi to steal

robaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled

me han robado! — I've been robbed!

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= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.

Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.

Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.

Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.

Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.

Ex: Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.

Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.

Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.

Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.

Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

* robar en una tienda = shoplift.

* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.

* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.

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robar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero/joya/bolso› to steal; ‹banco› to rob

le robó dinero a su padre he stole some money from his father

les robaron todos los ahorros they were robbed of all their savings, all their savings were stolen

entraron pero no robaron nada they broke in but didn't steal o take anything

¿quién me ha robado la regla? who's taken o stolen o ( colloq) swiped my ruler?

me robó el corazón she stole my heart

le robó un beso he stole a kiss from her

le roba horas al sueño para poder estudiar he does o goes without sleep so that he can study

no te quiero robar más tiempo I don't want to take up any more of your time

2 (raptar) ‹niño› to abduct, kidnap

B (estafar) to cheat, rip off ( colloq)

¿$300? ¡te robaron! $300? what a rip-off! o you were conned! ( colloq)

C ( Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up ( colloq)

■ robar

vi

to steal

no robarás ( Bib) thou shalt not steal

robaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into o was burglarized ( AmE) o ( BrE) was burgled

¡me han robado! I've been robbed!

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robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dinero/bolso› to steal;

‹ banco› to rob;
robarle algo a algn to steal sth from sb;
◊ le robó dinero a su jefe he stole some money from his boss;

le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen
b) ( raptar) ‹ niño› to abduct, kidnap

2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
to steal;
◊ robaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into;

¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
(a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
(en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft
robber robbery to rob
to steal
burglar burglary to burgle

' robar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ladrón
- ladrona
- limpiar
- pillar
- quitar
- robo
- bolsear
- chingar
- chorear
- chorrear
- clavar
- desvalijar
- escamotear
- guindar
- soplar
- volar
English:
accuse
- appropriate
- break in
- break into
- burglar
- burglarize
- burglary
- burgle
- cop
- fall in with
- gunpoint
- have up
- make off
- nick
- pinch
- poach
- rip off
- rob
- robber
- robbery
- rustle
- scavenge
- scoop
- snatch
- steal
- stick up
- stoop
- take
- theft
- thief
- thievishness
- break
- plunder
- rip
- wrong

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robar

♦ vt

1. [objeto] to steal;
[casa] to burgle; [banco] to rob;
robar a alguien to rob sb;

me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen;

nos robaron el partido we were robbed;

le robó el corazón she stole his heart;

Prov
Fam
el que roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón it's no crime to steal from a thief

2. [niño, mujer] to abduct, to kidnap

3. [tiempo] to take up;

te robaré sólo un minuto I'll only take up a minute of your time;

la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time

4. [espacio] to take away;

con esta reforma le robamos unos metros al garaje this alteration will take a few square metres away from the garage

5. [naipe] to draw

6. [cobrar caro] to rob;

en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery

♦ vi

1. [sustraer] to steal;

han robado en una tienda del centro there's been a robbery in a shop in the town centre

2. [tomar un naipe] to draw

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robar

v/t

1 persona, banco rob; objeto steal

2 naipe take, pick up

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robar vt

1) : to steal

2) : to rob, to burglarize

3) secuestrar: to abduct, to kidnap

4) : to captivate

robar vi

robar en : to break into

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robar vb

1. (dinero, objeto) to steal [pt. stole; pp. stolen]

me han robado la cartera my wallet has been stolen

le robaron la bici a Enrique Enrique's bike was stolen

2. (persona, banco) to rob [pt. & pp. robbed]

me han robado I've been robbed

3. (casa) to burgle

nos entraron a robar we were burgled

Spanish-English dictionary > robar
12 sustraer

v.

to subtract, to deduct, to take, to withdraw.

Ellos restan el dinero They subtract the money.

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sustraer

Conjugation model [ TRAER], like link=traer traer

► verbo transitivo

1 (robar) to steal

2 (extraer) to remove

3 MATEMÁTICAS to subtract

► verbo pronominal sustraerse

1 (faltar al cumplimiento) to evade (a, -), elude (a, -); (tentaciones) to resist (a, -)

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verb

1) to take away

2) rob, steal

3) subtract

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1. VT

1) (=llevarse) to remove, take away

2) (Mat) (=restar) to subtract, take away; (=descontar) to deduct

3) (=robar) [+ dinero, cuadro] to steal; [+ persona] to abduct

4) [+ agua] to extract

2.

See:

sustraerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Mat) to subtract

2) (frml)

a) ( robar) to steal

le fue sustraída la cartera — his wallet was stolen

b) ( llevarse) to remove, take away
2.
sustraerse v pron (frml)

sustraerse A algo — to avoid something

intentó sustraerse a las miradas del público — he tried to stay o keep out of the public eye

intentó sustraerse a sus preguntas — she tried to elude his questions

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= subtract, subtract, purloin.

Ex. This amount is subtracted from the first fine on the list of fines owed.

Ex. This amount is subtracted from the first fine on the list of fines owed.

Ex. Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Mat) to subtract

2) (frml)

a) ( robar) to steal

le fue sustraída la cartera — his wallet was stolen

b) ( llevarse) to remove, take away
2.
sustraerse v pron (frml)

sustraerse A algo — to avoid something

intentó sustraerse a las miradas del público — he tried to stay o keep out of the public eye

intentó sustraerse a sus preguntas — she tried to elude his questions

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= subtract, subtract, purloin.

Ex: This amount is subtracted from the first fine on the list of fines owed.

Ex: This amount is subtracted from the first fine on the list of fines owed.

Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

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sustraer [ E23 ]

vt

A ( Mat) to subtract

B ( frml)

1 (robar) to steal

le fue sustraída la cartera his wallet was stolen

2 (llevarse) to remove, take away

3 ‹agua› to extract

C (apartar) sustraer a algn DE algo to remove sb FROM sth

sustraer al niño de influencias nocivas to remove the child from harmful influences

■ sustraerse

v pron

( frml) sustraerse A algo to avoid sth

intentó sustraerse a las miradas del público he tried to stay o keep out of the public eye

intentó sustraerse a las preguntas de los periodistas she tried to elude the journalists' questions

se ha sustraído a sus obligaciones como padre he has shirked o neglected his duties as a father

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sustraer verbo transitivo
1 (hurtar) to steal
2 (papeletas) to remove
3 Mat (restar) to subtract
' sustraer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
defraudar

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sustraer, substraer

♦ vt

1. [robar] to steal

2. Mat to subtract

♦ See also the pronominal verb sustraerse

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sustraer

<part sustraido> v/t subtract, take away; ( robar) steal

* * *

sustraer {81} vt

1) : to remove, to take away

2) restar: to subtract

3) : to steal

♦ See also the reflexive verb sustraerse

Spanish-English dictionary > sustraer
13 historia

f.

1 history (ciencia).

pasar a la historia to go down in history

historia antigua/universal ancient/world history

historia del arte art history

historia natural natural history

2 story.

una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost story

es siempre la misma historia it's the same old story

3 story (informal) (excusa, enredo).

¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!

no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?

4 recorded history, written history.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: historiar.

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historia

► nombre femenino

1 (estudio) history

2 (narración) story, tale

3 figurado (cuento) story, take, excuse

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡déjate de historias! get to the point!, stop beating about the bush!

es la historia de siempre it's the same old story

ir con historias to tell stories

pasar a la historia to go down in history

tener una historia con alguien (lío) to have some trouble with somebody 2 (aventura) to have a fling with somebody

historia antigua ancient history

historia natural natural history

historia universal world history

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noun f.

1) history

2) story

3) tale

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SF

1) [de país, institución] history

la historia del cine — the history of film o cinema

es licenciado en historia — he has a degree in history, he has a history degree

es un récord absoluto en la historia del torneo — it is a tournament record

nuestros problemas ya son historia — the problems we had are history now

- hacer historia

un acuerdo que hará historia — an agreement that will make history

un atleta que ha hecho historia en el mundo del deporte — an athlete who has made sporting history

pasar a la historia —

pasará a la historia como la primera mujer en el espacio — she will go down in history as the first woman in space

ese modelo de coche ya ha pasado a la historia — that model of car is a thing of the past

nuestro problema ya pasó a la historia — our problem is a thing of the past o has long since disappeared

- picar en historia

- ser de historia

- tener historia

tiene historia cómo conseguimos este libro — how we got hold of this book is an interesting story, there's an interesting story behind how we got hold of this book

historia antigua — ancient history

historia clínica — medical history

historia del arte — history of art, art history

historia moderna — modern history

historia natural — natural history

Historia Sagrada — Biblical history; [en la escuela] † Scripture

historia universal — world history

2) (=relato) story

esta historia es larga de contar — it's a long story

cuéntame con detalles toda la historia — tell me the whole story in detail

esta es la historia de una princesita — this is the story of a little princess

la historia de siempre o la misma historia o la historia de todos los días — the same old story

una historia de amor — a love story

3) (=enredo) story

¡ahora no me cuentes la historia de tu vida! — don't tell me your whole life story now!

tu vecina siempre viene con historias — your neighbour is always gossiping

4) (=excusa) [sobre algo pasado] excuse, story; [sobre algo presente o futuro] excuse

seguro que te viene con alguna historia — she's sure to give you some excuse o tell you some story

¿así que has estado trabajando hasta ahora? ¡no me vengas con historias o déjate de historias! — so you've been working right up to now, have you? don't give me any of your stories!

dijo que llegaba tarde por no se qué historia — he said he was going to be late for some reason or other

5) * (=lío) business *

andan metidos en una historia un poco rara — they're mixed up in a rather funny business *

6) * (=romance) fling *

tener una historia con algn — to have a fling with sb *

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femenino

1) (Hist) history

la historia se repite — history repeats itself

hacer historia — to make history

pasar a la historia — ( por ser importante) to go down in history; ( perder actualidad) (fam)

aquello ya pasó a la historia — that's ancient history now (colloq)

- historia antigua

- historia clínica

- historia natural

2) ( relato) story

la historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life

una historia de amor — a love story

3) (fam)

a) (cuento, excusa)

me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...

déjate de historias — stop making excuses

b) ( asunto)

se quejó de no sé qué historias — he complained about something or other (colloq)

una historia de drogas — some business to do with drugs (colloq)

c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)

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femenino

1) (Hist) history

la historia se repite — history repeats itself

hacer historia — to make history

pasar a la historia — ( por ser importante) to go down in history; ( perder actualidad) (fam)

aquello ya pasó a la historia — that's ancient history now (colloq)

- historia antigua

- historia clínica

- historia natural

2) ( relato) story

la historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life

una historia de amor — a love story

3) (fam)

a) (cuento, excusa)

me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...

déjate de historias — stop making excuses

b) ( asunto)

se quejó de no sé qué historias — he complained about something or other (colloq)

una historia de drogas — some business to do with drugs (colloq)

c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)

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historia¹

¹ = history, chronology.

Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.

Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.

* aficionado a la historia = history buff.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* amante de la historia = history buff.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* clase de historia = history lesson.

* colección de historia local = local history collection.

* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.

* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.

* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.

* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.

* historia accidentada = chequered history.

* historia clínica = case history.

* historia de la humanidad = human history.

* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.

* historia de la imprenta = history of printing.

* historia de la literatura = literary history.

* historia del arte = art history.

* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.

* historia del libro = book history.

* historia de los archivos = archival history.

* historia de un condado = county history.

* historia de vida = life history.

* historia + enseñar = history + teach, lesson from history.

* historia escrita = written history.

* historia escrita, la = recorded history.

* historia familiar = family history.

* historia hablada = oral history.

* historia literaria = literary history.

* historia local = local history.

* historia marítima = maritime history.

* historia natural = natural history.

* historia oral = oral history.

* historia personal = personal history.

* historia + remontarse a = trace + ascendancy.

* historia social = social history.

* historia trágica = tragic history.

* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* lección de historia = lesson from history, history lesson.

* libro de historia = history book.

* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.

* museo de historia natural = natural history museum.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + the history books as.

* pasar a la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* que hace historia = history-making.

* relatar la historia de = trace + the history of.

* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.

* sentido de la historia = sense of history.

* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.

historia²

² = story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, account.

Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.

Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.

Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

* contar historias = tell + tales.

* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.

* historia amorosa = fling.

* historia de amor = love story.

* historia de detectives = detective story.

* historia + desvelar = story + unfold.

* historia heróica = heroic story.

* historia nunca contada = untold story.

* historia pintoresca = colourful story.

* historia + revelar = story + unfold.

* historia verídica = true story.

* narrar una historia = narrate + story.

* recrear una historia = recreate + story.

* tejer una historia = weave + story.

* urdir una historia = weave + story.

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historia

feminine

A ( Hist) history

historia de la literatura/música history of literature/music

clase/libro de historia history class/book

este tapiz tiene una larga historia this tapestry has a long history

el robo más espectacular de la historia de este país the most spectacular robbery in this country's history

la historia se repite history repeats itself

dejar algo/a algn para la historia ( Chi fam): dejó el auto para la historia he wrecked the car, he totalled the car ( AmE colloq), he wrote the car off ( BrE colloq)

lo dejaron para la historia con tanto golpe they knocked the living daylights out of him ( colloq)

hacer historia to make history

un concierto que hará historia a concert which will go down in o make history

pasar a la historia (por ser importante) to go down in history

(perder actualidad) ( fam): aquello ya pasó a la historia that's all history now ( colloq)

pasará a la historia como un gran político he will go down in history as a great statesman

una fecha que pasará a la historia a date that will go down in history

Compuestos:

● historia antigua

ancient history

● historia clínica

( AmL) medical history

● historia moderna

modern history

● historia natural

natural history

● Historia Sagrada or Sacra

Biblical history

● historia universal

world history

B (relato) story

el libro cuenta la historia de su vida the book tells the story of his life

mira, no me cuentes la historia de tu vida ( fam); look, I don't want to hear your whole life story ( colloq)

me contó toda la historia de su familia he told me his whole family history

me contó toda la historia she told me the whole story

es una historia larga de contar it's a long story

una historia de amor a love story

C ( fam)

1

(cuento, excusa): ahora me viene con la historia de que le robaron la cartera now he's come up with this story o tale about his wallet being stolen

no me vengas con historias don't give me any of your stories

déjate de historias y dime por qué no viniste ayer stop making excuses and tell me why you didn't come yesterday

ya estoy harta de escuchar siempre la misma historia I'm fed up with hearing the same old excuse o story time and again ( colloq)

2

(asunto): alguien se quejó de no sé qué historias somebody complained about something or other ( colloq)

estuvo metido en una historia de drogas he was mixed up in some business o something to do with drugs ( colloq)

3 (lío amoroso) scene ( colloq)

tuvo una historia con una inglesa he had a scene with an English girl

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Del verbo historiar: ( conjugate historiar)

historia es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
historia
historiar
historia sustantivo femenino
1 (Hist) history;
◊ historia antigua ancient history;

historia clínica medical history;
pasar a la historia ( por ser importante) to go down in history;

( perder actualidad) (fam):
◊ aquello ya pasó a la historia that's ancient history now (colloq)

2 ( relato) story;
◊ la historia de su vida the story of his life

3 (fam) (cuento, asunto):
◊ me vino con la historia de que … he came up with this story o tale about …;

déjate de historias stop making excuses;
se quejó de no sé qué historias he complained about something or other (colloq)
historia sustantivo femenino
1 history
2 (cuento) story, tale
familiar ¡no me cuentes historias!, don't give me that!
♦ Locuciones: hacer historia, to make history
pasar a la historia, (por ser importante) to go down in history
(no tener actualidad) to be a thing of the past
' historia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cala
- contar
- deprimente
- exagerada
- exagerado
- hermosa
- hermoso
- hinchar
- histórica
- histórico
- inflar
- jamás
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- meramente
- momento
- motor
- narrar
- real
- reivindicar
- tejer
- accidentado
- amañar
- colar
- culminante
- encachado
- ir
- jugoso
- moderno
- mundial
- novelesco
- protagonista
- relatar
- relato
- rico
- sabroso
- seguir
- serie
- tonto
- trabar
- triste
- verdadero
- verde
- verosímil
English:
account
- ball
- ball game
- borderline
- concoct
- cook up
- creepy
- cuff
- DPhil
- earthy
- embellish
- embroider
- end
- exclusive
- extensive
- fascination
- first
- fudge
- ghost
- hand down
- history
- hoax
- improbable
- invest
- made-up
- make up
- moral
- pity
- plot
- spin
- story
- student
- touch
- trace
- true
- twist
- unlikely
- untold
- woe
- yarn
- base
- case
- course
- go
- life
- making
- natural
- past
- saga
- study

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historia nf

1. [ciencia] history;

un profesor/libro de historia a history teacher/book;

historia de la ciencia/literatura history of science/literature;

he comprado una historia de Grecia I've bought a history of Greece;

ha sido la mayor catástrofe de la historia it was the worst disaster in history;

Comp

hacer historia to make history;

Comp

pasar a la historia: una victoria que pasará a la historia a victory that will go down in history;

el cine mudo ya pasó a la historia silent movies are now a thing of the past

Comp
historia antigua ancient history;
historia del arte art history;

historia contemporánea = modern history since the French Revolution;

historia económica economic history;

historia medieval medieval history;

historia moderna = history of the period between 1492 and the French Revolution;

historia natural natural history;

historia oral oral history;

historia política political history;

historia sagrada biblical history;

historia universal world history

2. [narración] story;

una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost story;

una historia real a true story;

nos contó varias historias de su viaje a Rusia she told us several stories about her trip to Russia;

es siempre la misma historia it's the same old story;

es una historia larga de contar it's a long story

3. Fam [excusa, enredo] story;

¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!;

no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?

4. Fam [asunto]
a mí no me enredes en tus historias don't drag me into your problems;

está metido en una historia muy turbia he's involved in a very shady business;

está metido en una historia de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugs

5. Fam [amorosa] fling;

tener una historia con alguien to have a fling with sb

6. historia clínica medical o case history

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historia

f

1 history;

pasar a la historia go down in history

2 ( cuento) story;

una historia de drogas fam some drugs business;

déjate de historias fam stop making excuses

* * *

historia nf

1) : history

2) narración, relato: story

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historia n

1. (asignatura) history

historia del arte history of art

historia de España Spanish history

2. (relato) story [pl. stories]

la historia de Blancanieves the story of Snow White

3. (excusa) excuse

no me vengas con historias I don't want any excuses

pasar a la historia to go down in history

Spanish-English dictionary > historia
14 enterarse

enterarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (averiguar) to find out (de, about)

2 (tener conocimiento) to learn, hear

■ me enteré del accidente I heard about the accident

3 (darse cuenta) to realize

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to learn, find out

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VPR

1) [de noticia, secreto]

a) [por casualidad] to hear, find out

nos enteramos a través de la radio — we heard it on the radio, we found out from the radio

¿sí? no me había enterado — really? I hadn't heard

no sabía nada, ahora mismo me entero — I had no idea, this is the first I've heard

• enterarse de algo — to hear about sth, find out about sth

no quiero que nadie se entere de esto — I don't want anyone to hear about o find out about this

me enteré de tu accidente por Juan — I heard about o found out about your accident from Juan

me enteré del secuestro a través de la prensa — I read about the kidnapping in the paper

nos enteramos de que se había ido ayer — we heard o found out that he'd gone yesterday

b) [haciendo averiguaciones] to find out

entérate y me lo cuentas — find out and let me know

• enterarse de algo — to find out about sth

tenemos que enterarnos bien de la oferta — we must find out about the details of the offer

entérate de lo que cuesta — find out what it costs

2) (=darse cuenta) to notice

estaba tan dormido que no se enteró — he was so fast asleep that he didn't notice

oye, que es a ti, que no te enteras — * hey, you, are you deaf or something? *

• enterarse de algo — to notice sth

no se enteró de que le habían quitado la cartera — he didn't notice that his wallet had been stolen

tú es que no te enteras de nada — you never know what's going on

todavía no se han enterado de qué tipo de persona es — they still don't know what kind of person he is

- te vas a enterar de quien soy yo o de lo que vale un peine

- para que te enteres

he aprobado el examen, para que os enteréis — I've passed the exam, for your information! *

3) Esp (=comprender, oír) to understand

si hablas tan flojo no me entero — if you talk so quietly I can't understand

no quiero que vuelvas por aquí ¿te enteras? — I don't want you coming back here, do you understand o do you get it? *

¡a ver si te enteras! — wise up! *

• enterarse de algo — to understand sth

no se enteraba de lo que leía — he didn't take in o understand what he was reading

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= learn, come to + Posesivo + notice, come to + Posesivo + attention, wise up, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, learn + the news, realise [realize, -USA].

Ex. 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.

Ex. There is another important difference between electronic documents and all the types of library material that preceded them and it centers on how electronic resources come to our notice.

Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex. The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.

Ex. Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.

Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.

Ex. Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.

Ex. It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.

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* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.

* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.

* enterarse de lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* enterarse de oídas = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

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= learn, come to + Posesivo + notice, come to + Posesivo + attention, wise up, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, learn + the news, realise [realize, -USA].

Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.

Ex: There is another important difference between electronic documents and all the types of library material that preceded them and it centers on how electronic resources come to our notice.

Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.

Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.

Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.

Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.

Ex: It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.

* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.

* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.

* enterarse de lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* enterarse de oídas = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

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enterarse ( conjugate enterarse) verbo pronominal
1 (de suceso, noticia):
◊ ahora me entero this is the first I've heard of it;

me enteré por tus padres I found out from your parents;
le robaron el reloj y ni se enteró they stole her watch and she didn't even notice o realize;
me enteré de la noticia por la radio I heard the news on the radio;
si papá se entera de esto … if Dad finds out about this …
2 ( averiguar) to find out;
enterarse de algo to find out about sth
3 (esp Esp fam) ( entender):
◊ te voy a castigar ¿te enteras? I'll punish you, have I made myself clear?;

¡para que te enteres! (fam) so there! (colloq)
enterarse verbo reflexivo to find out: ¿te has enterado de lo de ayer?, have you heard about what happened yesterday?
ni se enteró de que yo estaba allí, he didn't even realize I was there
' enterarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubrir
- saber
- semblante
- a
- cachar
English:
catch
- find out
- hear
- know
- learn
- mud
- picture
- wind
- find
- must
- on

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vpr

1. [descubrir, saber] to find out;

enterarse de algo/por alguien to find out about sth/from sb;

como se entere, me mata if she finds out, she'll kill me;

nos acabamos de enterarse we've just heard;

¿tú crees que se enterarán? do you think they'll find out?;

no lo sabía, ahora me entero I didn't know, this is the first I've heard of it;

se enterarán de tu pasado y lo publicarán they'll find out about your past and make it public;

entérate bien de los horarios de los trenes make sure you find out about the train times;

¿te has enterado de la noticia? have you heard the news?;

¿te has enterado del accidente de Ana? did you hear about Ana's accident?;

me enteré por mi prima I heard about it from my cousin;

me enteré por la prensa I read about it in the papers;

Comp

¡para que te enteres! I'll have you know!, as a matter of fact!;

Comp

¡te vas a enterarse! you'll know all about it!, you'll catch it!;

Comp

¡se va a enterarse de quién soy yo! he's going to find out what sort of stuff I'm made of!;

Comp
Fam
¡te vas a enterarse de lo que vale un peine! I'll show you what's what!

2. [darse cuenta]
enterarse (de algo) to notice (sth);

tu mujer te está engañando y tú ni te enteras your wife is cheating on you and you haven't even noticed;

no se enteró del golpe she didn't notice the impact;

es una operación muy sencilla, no te vas ni a enterarse it's a very straightforward operation, you won't feel a thing

3. Fam [comprender] to understand;

cuando habla tan rápido no me entero when she talks so fast, I don't understand a word;

no quiero ir, ¿te enteras? I don't want to go, have you got that clear?;

¡entérate de una vez! ¡yo no soy tu criado! get this straight, I'm not your servant!;

no me enteré de lo que dijo en clase I didn't understand what she said in class;

no te enteras de nada you haven't got a clue, have you?

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enterarse

v/r

1 find out, hear (de about)

2

:

¡para que te enteres! fam so there! fam ;

¡se va a enterar! fam he’s in for it! fam

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vr

informarse: to find out, to learn

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enterarse vb

1. (descubrir) to find out [pt. & pp. found]

se enteró de que había faltado a clase he found out that I'd been cutting classes

2. (saber) to hear [pt. & pp. heard]

me enteré del resultado por la radio I heard the result on the radio

3. (darse cuenta) to notice

¡ni siquiera se enteró! she didn't even notice!

4. (comprender) to understand [pt. & pp. understood]

lo leí, pero no me enteré de nada I read it, but I didn't understand a word

Spanish-English dictionary > enterarse
15 sottrarre

mathematics subtract

denaro embezzle

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sottrarre v.tr.

1 (mat.) to subtract: sottrarre quattro da dieci, to subtract (o to take) four from ten

2 ( portar via) to take* away, to remove; ( rubare) to steal*: sottrarre qlco. alla vista di qlcu., to remove sthg. from s.o.'s sight; aveva sottratto tutto il contenuto della cassaforte, he had stolen everything that was in the safe; sottrarre un documento, una lettera, to steal a document, a letter

3 ( liberare, salvare) to save, to rescue; to deliver: lo sottrassero alla morte, al pericolo, they saved him from death, from danger; sottrarre qlcu. alla vendetta di qlcu., to put s.o. out of reach of s.o.'s revenge; sottrarre qlcu. all'ira della folla, to rescue s.o. from the anger of the mob

4 ( detrarre) to deduct: sottrarre le spese, to deduct expenses.

◘ sottrarsi v.rifl.

1 ( sfuggire) to get* out (of sthg.); to evade (sthg.), to escape: non riuscirà a sottrarre alla giustizia, he will not be able to evade justice; sottrarre alla morte, al castigo, to escape death, punishment; sottrarre al pericolo, to get out of danger; sottrarre alla vigilanza di qlcu., to escape from s.o.'s vigilance

2 ( venir meno) to shirk: sottrarre al proprio dovere, alle proprie responsabilità, to shirk one's duty, one's responsibilities; sottrarre a un obbligo, to shirk (o to back out of) an obligation.

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1. [sot'trarre]
vb irreg vt
1) Mat to subtract, take away, (dedurre) to deduct

sottratte le spese — once expenses have been deducted

2)

(portar via) sottrarre a — to take away from

(liberare) sottrarre a o da — to save from, rescue from

(rubare) sottrarre da — to remove from, steal from

gli hanno sottratto il portafoglio — they stole his wallet

sottrarre qn/qc alla vista di qn — to remove sb/sth from sb's sight

2. vr (sottrarsi)

sottrarsi a — (sfuggire) to escape, (evitare) to avoid

sottrarsi alle proprie responsabilità — to avoid one's responsibilities

cerca di sottrarsi alle sue responsabilità — he's trying to avoid his responsibilities

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[sot'trarre] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) mat. to subtract, to take* (away) (da from); (detrarre) to deduct [ somma]

2) (portare via) to take* away; (rubare) to steal* (a qcn. from sb.)

sottrarre qcs. alla vista di qcn. — to remove sth. from sb.'s view, to put sth. out of sb.'s sight

3) fig. (salvare) to save*, to rescue, to deliver [ persona] (a qcs. from sth.)

sottrarre qcn. alla morte — to save sb. from death
2.
verbo pronominale sottrarsi

1) (sfuggire)

- rsi a — to avoid [ arresto]; to escape [ giustizia]; to escape, to avoid [ pericolo]

2) (venire meno)

- rsi a — to shirk, to dodge [doveri, impegno]; to shirk, to evade, to free oneself from, to get out of [ responsabilità]

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sottrarre

/sot'trarre/ [95]

I verbo transitivo

1 mat. to subtract, to take* (away) ( da from); (detrarre) to deduct [ somma]

2 (portare via) to take* away; (rubare) to steal* ( a qcn. from sb.); sottrarre qcs. alla vista di qcn. to remove sth. from sb.'s view, to put sth. out of sb.'s sight

3 fig. (salvare) to save*, to rescue, to deliver [ persona] ( a qcs. from sth.); sottrarre qcn. alla morte to save sb. from death

II sottrarsi verbo pronominale

1 (sfuggire) - rsi a to avoid [ arresto]; to escape [ giustizia]; to escape, to avoid [ pericolo]

2 (venire meno) - rsi a to shirk, to dodge [ doveri, impegno]; to shirk, to evade, to free oneself from, to get out of [ responsabilità].

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sottrarre

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