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he tied the books up

Толкование Перевод

1 liar

v.

1 to tie up.

El cazador lía los manojos The hunter ties up the bundles.

2 to roll (cigarrillo).

El tabacalero lía los puros The tobacco grower rolls the cigars.

3 to confuse.

¡ya me has liado! now you've really got me confused!

su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema his statement only complicated o confused matters

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liar

Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar) to tie up, bind; (envolver) to wrap up

2 (cigarrillo) to roll

3 (lana) to wind

4 familiar (complicar) to mix up, make a mess of; (confundir) to confuse

■ con tus inventos lo has liado todo you've messed everything up with your silly ideas

■ cuéntale la verdad y no lo líes más tell him the truth and stop messing him about

■ vete por pasos que así no te lías take it slowly, that way you won't get all mixed up

5 familiar (engatusar) to involve

■ me han liado para que me meta en el negocio they managed to get me involved in the deal

► verbo pronominal liarse a + sustantivo

1 to start + gerund

■ se liaron a patadas/golpes they started kicking/hitting each other

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FRASEOLOGÍA

liarse con alguien to have an affair with somebody

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verb

1) to roll

2) tie up

3) confuse

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1. VT

1) [+ fardos, paquetes] (=atar) to tie up; (=envolver) to wrap (up)

lía este paquete con una cuerda — tie up this parcel with some string
bártulos, petate 2)
2) [+ cigarrillo] to roll

3) (=confundir) to confuse

me liaron con tantas explicaciones — they confused me with all their explanations

¡no me líes! — (=no me confundas) don't confuse me!; (=no me metas en problemas) don't get me into trouble!

4)

liarla — * (=provocar una discusión) to stir up trouble; (=hacer algo mal) to make a mess of things

¡la liamos! — we've done it now! *

5)

liarlas — † ** (=irse) to beat it *; (=morir) to peg out **

2.

See:

liarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < cigarrillo> to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up); ( envolver) to wrap (up); (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)

2) (fam)

a) <situación/asunto> to complicate

liarla — (Esp fam) to goof (colloq)

b) ( confundir) < persona> to confuse, get... in a muddle

c) ( en un asunto) < persona> to involve
2.
liarse v pron

1) (fam)

a) asunto to get complicated

b) persona to get confused

2) (Esp fam) ( entretenerse)

nos liamos a hablar y... — we got talking and...

me lié a comprobar los datos — I got held up checking the statistics

liarse a patadas — (Esp fam)

se liaron a patadas — they started kicking each other

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= roll up, strap, wrap up, snarl up.

Ex. Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.

Ex. Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex. Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

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* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < cigarrillo> to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up); ( envolver) to wrap (up); (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)

2) (fam)

a) <situación/asunto> to complicate

liarla — (Esp fam) to goof (colloq)

b) ( confundir) < persona> to confuse, get... in a muddle

c) ( en un asunto) < persona> to involve
2.
liarse v pron

1) (fam)

a) asunto to get complicated

b) persona to get confused

2) (Esp fam) ( entretenerse)

nos liamos a hablar y... — we got talking and...

me lié a comprobar los datos — I got held up checking the statistics

liarse a patadas — (Esp fam)

se liaron a patadas — they started kicking each other

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= roll up, strap, wrap up, snarl up.

Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.

Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex: Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

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liar [ A17 ]

vt

A

1 ‹cigarrillo› to roll

2 (atar) to tie, tie up

3 (envolver) to wrap, wrap up; (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle, bundle up

llevaba las monedas liadas en un pañuelo the coins were wrapped (up) o tied up in a handkerchief

B

1 ( fam); ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

y ella lió el asunto aún más and she confused o complicated matters still further

liarla ( Esp fam); to goof ( colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

2 ( fam) (confundir) ‹persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle

me estás liando con tantos números you're getting me in a muddle o confusing me with all these numbers

3 ( fam) (en un asunto) ‹persona› to involve

a mí no me líes en ese asunto don't go getting me mixed up o involved in all that

4 ( fam) ‹bronca›

me lió la bronca por llegar tarde ( Esp); she tore into me for being late ( AmE), she tore me off a strip for being late ( BrE colloq), she had a go at me for being late ( BrE colloq)

■ liarse

v pron

A ( fam)

1 «asunto/cuestión» (complicarse) to get complicated

2 «persona» (confundirse) to get o become confused, get muddled

B

( Esp fam) (entretenerse): me lié con la radio I started tinkering about with the radio

liarse A + INF:

me lié a comprobar los datos I got held up o tied up o caught up checking the statistics

nos liamos a hablar y estuvimos allí toda la noche we got talking and we were there all night

liarse a tortas/patadas ( Esp fam): se liaron a patadas they started kicking each other

se lió a tortas conmigo he laid into me ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
liar
líar
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cigarrillo› to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up);

( envolver) to wrap (up);
(en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
2 (fam)
a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

b) ( confundir) ‹ persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle

c) ( en un asunto) ‹ persona› to involve

liarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam)
a) [ asunto] to get complicated

b) [ persona] to get confused

2 (Esp fam)
a) ( entretenerse):

◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …

b) ( emprenderla):

◊ se liaron a golpes they started throwing punches at each other

liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up
(un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up
(aturdir) to confuse
' liar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embustera
- embustero
- enredar
- fullera
- fullero
- mentir
- mentirosa
- mentiroso
- trolera
- trolero
- chanta
English:
bundle
- liar
- roll
- skin up
- tie together
- accomplished
- cheap
- chronic
- compulsive
- confirm
- consummate
- downright
- habitual
- inveterate
- out
- pack
- plausible
- shameless
- skillful
- you

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liar

♦ vt

1. [atar] to tie up

2. [envolver]
liar algo en [papel] to wrap sth up in

3. [cigarrillo] to roll

4. [involucrar] to rope in;

liar a alguien en algo to rope sb into sth;

me liaron para que fuera con ellos a la fiesta they roped me into going to the party with them

5. [complicar] to confuse;

¡ya me has liado! now you've really got me confused!;

su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema his statement only complicated o confused matters

6. Esp Fam
liarla [meter la pata] to mess things up;

¡ya la hemos liado!, ¿por qué la invitaste? you've really gone and done it now, why did you invite her?

♦ See also the pronominal verb liarse

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liar

v/t

1 tie (up)

2 en papel wrap (up); cigarillo roll

3 persona confuse

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liar {85} vt

1) atar: to bind, to tie (up)

2) : to roll (a cigarette)

3) : to confuse

♦ See also the reflexive verb liarse

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liar vb

1. (atar) to tie up

lió los libros he tied the books up

2. (confundir) to confuse

me habéis liado con tantos consejos you've confused me with all your advice

3. (complicar) to complicate

no vengas aquí a liar aún más las cosas don't come here to complicate matters even more

Spanish-English dictionary > liar
2 falda

f.

1 skirt (item of clothing).

estar pegado a las faldas de su madre (informal figurative) to be tied to his/her mother's apron strings

falda escocesa kilt

falda pantalón culottes

2 lower slope.

3 lap (regazo).

4 side of the mountain.

5 skirt steak, Rumanian tenderloin, cut of beef of the diaphragm muscle, brisket.

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falda

► nombre femenino

1 (prenda) skirt

2 (regazo) lap

3 (ladera) slope

4 (corte de carne) brisket

5 (de mesa camilla) tablecloth

► nombre femenino plural faldas

1 familiar figurado (mujeres) women, girls

■ dimitió porque le descubrieron un lío de faldas he resigned after being caught having an affair

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar siempre entre faldas to be always with women

andar pegado,-a a las faldas de la madre to be tied to one's mother's apron strings

falda escocesa kilt

falda pantalón culottes plural

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noun f.

1) skirt

2) side

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SF

1) (=ropa) skirt

- está cosido o pegado a las faldas de su madre

- estar cosido a las faldas de su mujer

- haberse criado bajo las faldas de mamá

falda de tablas — pleated skirt

falda de tubo — straight skirt, pencil skirt

falda escocesa — [gen] tartan skirt; (=traje típico escocés) kilt

falda pantalón — culottes pl, split skirt

falda tableada — pleated skirt

2) (=regazo) lap

sentarse en la falda de algn — to sit on sb's lap

3) pl faldas * (=mujeres) women, ladies

es muy aficionado a las faldas — he's a great one for the ladies, he's fond of the ladies

es asunto de faldas — there's a woman behind it somewhere

4) [de montaña] (=ladera) side; (=pie) foot

5) [de res] brisket, skirt

6) [de mesa camilla] table cover

7) [de sombrero] brim

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femenino

1) (Indum) skirt

estar pegado a las faldas de su madre — to be tied to one's mother's apron strings

- falda de tubo

- falda escocesa

- falda pantalón

2) faldas femenino plural ( de cubrecama) valance; ( de mesa camilla) (Esp) tablecloth

3)

a) ( regazo) lap

b) (Coc) flank (steak) (AmE), skirt (BrE)

4) ( de montaña) side

5) faldas femenino plural (fam) ( mujeres) women (pl)

se enemistaron por un asunto de faldas — they fell out over a woman

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= lap, skirt, flank.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.

Ex. Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.

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* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.

* falda de cama = bed skirt, valance.

* falda típica escocesa = kilt.

* gobierno de faldas = petticoat government.

* gustar las faldas = be a bit of a lad.

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femenino

1) (Indum) skirt

estar pegado a las faldas de su madre — to be tied to one's mother's apron strings

- falda de tubo

- falda escocesa

- falda pantalón

2) faldas femenino plural ( de cubrecama) valance; ( de mesa camilla) (Esp) tablecloth

3)

a) ( regazo) lap

b) (Coc) flank (steak) (AmE), skirt (BrE)

4) ( de montaña) side

5) faldas femenino plural (fam) ( mujeres) women (pl)

se enemistaron por un asunto de faldas — they fell out over a woman

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= lap, skirt, flank.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.

Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.

* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.

* falda de cama = bed skirt, valance.

* falda típica escocesa = kilt.

* gobierno de faldas = petticoat government.

* gustar las faldas = be a bit of a lad.

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falda

feminine

A ( Indum) skirt

estar pegado a las faldas de su madre to be tied to one's mother's apron strings

Compuestos:

● falda de tubo

straight skirt

● falda escocesa

(de mujer) tartan skirt, kilt; (de hombre) kilt

● falda midi

midi

● falda pantalón

split skirt, culottes (pl)

B faldas fpl

1 (de un cubrecama) valance

2 (de una mesa camilla) tablecloth, cloth

C

1 (regazo) lap

se sentó al niño en la falda she sat the child on her lap

2 ( Coc) brisket, skirt

D (vertiente) side

la falda de la montaña the side of the mountain

E faldas fpl ( fam) (mujeres) women (pl)

se enemistaron por un asunto de faldas they fell out over a woman

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falda sustantivo femenino
a) (Indum) skirt;

◊ falda escocesa ( de mujer) tartan skirt, kilt;

( de hombre) kilt;
◊ falda pantalón split skirt, culottes (pl);

se enemistaron por un asunto de faldas they fell out over a woman
b) ( de montaña) side

falda sustantivo femenino
1 (de vestir) skirt
falda pantalón, culottes pl
2 (de una montaña) slope, hillside, foot
3 (de ternera) brisket
4 (regazo) lap
♦ Locuciones: estar pegado a las faldas de alguien, to be tied to sb's apron-strings
' falda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrido
- costura
- escocés
- escocesa
- lunar
- remangar
- remangarse
- romperse
- tabla
- teñir
- vuelo
- acampanado
- acortar
- alisar
- angosto
- arreglar
- bajar
- caber
- caer
- caída
- ceñir
- chafar
- componer
- confeccionar
- cortar
- enagua
- ensuciar
- estrechar
- estrecho
- hacer
- hechura
- llegar
- práctico
- raja
- recoger
- recto
- ruedo
- sacar
- subir
- sujetar
- torcido
- transparentarse
- vaquero
- ver
English:
brisket
- chequered
- culottes
- dressmaker
- fit
- foothill
- full-length
- kilt
- lightweight
- ride up
- side
- skimpy
- skirt
- swish
- tear
- catch
- go
- long
- slope

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falda

♦ nf

1. [prenda] skirt;

Comp
Fam
estar pegado o [m5] cosido a las faldas de su madre to be tied to his/her mother's apron strings

Comp
falda acampanada skirt cut on the bias;
falda escocesa kilt;

falda fruncida gathered skirt;

falda pantalón culottes, divided skirt;

falda plisada pleated skirt [with accordion pleats];

falda portafolio wrapover skirt;

falda recta straight skirt;

falda tableada pleated skirt [with knife pleats];

falda de tubo pencil skirt;

falda de volantes ruffled skirt;

falda de vuelo full skirt

2. [de montaña] lower slope;

las faldas de la montaña the lower slopes of the mountain

3. [regazo] lap;

se sentó en las faldas de su madre she sat on her mother's lap

4.
faldas [de mesa camilla] tablecloth

5. [de carne] flank, Br skirt

♦ faldas nfpl
Fam [mujeres]
está metido en un asunto de faldas, tiene un lío de faldas he's got something going with some Br bird o US broad

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falda

f

1 skirt;

ser muy aficionado a las faldas fig be a ladies’ man;

por un asunto de faldas dejar de hablarse because of some woman or other;

por un asunto de faldas con una de las empleadas because of his affair with one of the employees

2 de montaña side

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falda nf

1) : skirt

falda escocesa: kilt

2) regazo: lap (of the body)

3) vertiente: side, slope

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falda n

1. (prenda) skirt

lleva una falda azul she's wearing a blue skirt

2. (de montaña) slope / side

la falda de la montaña the mountain slope

3. (regazo) lap

siéntate en mi falda sit on my lap

Spanish-English dictionary > falda
3 amarrar

v.

1 to moor (Nautical).

2 to tie (up).

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo to tie something/somebody to something

3 to tie up, to bind, to fasten, to fasten up.

El cazador lía los manojos The hunter ties up the bundles.

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amarrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar) to tie (up), fasten

2 MARÍTIMO to moor, tie up

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verb

to tie up, fasten

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1. VT

1) (=asegurar) esp LAm to fasten, tie up; [+ barco] to moor, tie up; [+ cuerda] to lash, belay; (Naipes) to stack

está de amarrar — he's raving mad

- tener a algn bien amarrado

2) * (=empollar) to swot *, mug up *

2.

VI * to get down to it in earnest

3.

See:

amarrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < embarcación> to moor; <animal/persona> to tie up

le amarraron las manos — they tied his hands together

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo — to tie something/somebody to something

b) (AmL exc RPl) < zapatos> to tie; < paquete> to tie... up
2.
amarrarse v pron (AmL exc RPl) <zapatos/cordones> to tie up, do up; < pelo> to tie up

amarrársela — (Col fam) to get tight (colloq)

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= fasten, tether, strap, secure, tie (to), lash, moor.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex. Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex. Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex. Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.

Ex. Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.

Ex. This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

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* amarrar a = lash (up) to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < embarcación> to moor; <animal/persona> to tie up

le amarraron las manos — they tied his hands together

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo — to tie something/somebody to something

b) (AmL exc RPl) < zapatos> to tie; < paquete> to tie... up
2.
amarrarse v pron (AmL exc RPl) <zapatos/cordones> to tie up, do up; < pelo> to tie up

amarrársela — (Col fam) to get tight (colloq)

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= fasten, tether, strap, secure, tie (to), lash, moor.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex: Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.

Ex: Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.

Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

* amarrar a = lash (up) to.

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amarrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹embarcación› to moor; ‹animal/persona› to tie up

amárralo bien para que no se caiga tie it down o on well so that it doesn't fall off

amarrar algo/a algn A algo to tie sth/sb TO sth

2 ( AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos› to tie; ‹paquete› to tie … up

■ amarrarse

v pron

( AmL exc RPl) to tie

ya aprendió a amarrarse los zapatos he's learned to do up o to tie his shoelaces now

amárrate bien los pantalones fasten your pants properly ( AmE), do your trousers up properly ( BrE)

amarrársela ( Col fam); to get tight ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
amarrar
amarrar algo
amarrar ( conjugate amarrar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ embarcación› to moor;

‹animal/persona› to tie up;
◊ le amarraron las manos they tied his hands together;

amarrar algo/a algn a algo to tie sth/sb to sth
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie;

‹ paquete› to tie … up
amarrarse verbo pronominal (AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie up, do up;
‹ pelo› to tie up
amarrar verbo transitivo
1 Náut to moor, tie up
2 (atar) to tie (up), bind: amarra bien la tienda de campaña, que esta noche va a hacer viento, secure the tent well, as tonight it's going to be very windy
' amarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empatar
English:
berth
- hitch
- lash
- lay up
- moor
- attach
- bind
- rope
- strap
- tether
- tie

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amarrar

♦ vt

1. Náut to moor

2. [atar] to tie (up);

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo to tie sth/sb to sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb amarrarse

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amarrar

v/t ( atar) tie

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amarrar vt

1) : to moor (a boat)

2) atar: to fasten, to tie up, to tie down

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amarrar vb

1. (en general) to tie / to tie up

amarró el perro a un poste she tied the dog to a post

2. (embarcación) to moor

amarraron el yate en un pequeño puerto they moored the yacht in a small harbour

Spanish-English dictionary > amarrar
4 ligar

v.

1 to bind.

Ellos ligaron las cuerdas They bound the ropes.

2 to slur (Music).

3 to score (informal) (encontrar pareja).

ligar con alguien to get off with somebody (entablar relaciones) (British), to make out with somebody (United States)

4 to alloy, to combine, to mix.

Ellos ligaron los metales They alloyed the metals.

5 to league, to unite, to confederate, to join.

Ellos ligaron a los bandos They leagued the parties.

6 to associate, to bind together, to link.

Ellos ligaron las empresas They associated the companies.

7 to pair up, to mix well, to pull.

8 to take a beating.

9 to ligate.

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ligar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar) to tie, bind

■ lo ligaron de manos y pies they bound him hand and foot

2 (unir) to link, connect

■ un hombre estrechamente ligado a la historia española a man closely linked with Spanish history

3 (metales) to alloy

■ ligan cinc y cobre para hacer latón they alloy zinc and copper to make brass

4 COCINA to bind

■ liga la carne picada con huevo bind the mince with egg

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (conquistar) to score

■ con esa pinta no me sorprende que no ligues I'm not surprised you never score looking like that

■ ligó con una italiana he picked up an Italian girl, he got off with an Italian girl

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar ligado,-a a to be linked to, be connected

ir ligado,-a a→ link=estar estar ligado,-a

ligarse a alguien familiar to pick somebody up, get off with somebody

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1. VT

1) (=atar) [gen] to tie, bind; (Med) to bind up, put a ligature on

2) (=mezclar) [+ metales] to alloy, mix; [+ bebidas] to mix; [+ salsa] to thicken

3) (=unir) to join, bind together

estar ligado por contrato a — to be bound by contract to

4) * (=conquistar) to pick up *, get off with *, pull *

5) * (=birlar) to pinch *

6) * (=conseguir) to get hold of, lay one's hands on

7) * (=comprar) to buy

8) * (=detener) to nick *

9) Caribe (=contratar) to contract in advance for

2. VI

1) (=ir juntos) to mix well, blend well, go well together

2) * (=conquistar) to pull *

salieron dispuestas a ligar — they went out to try to pick up a man o to pull *

Pepe y Ana han ligado — Pepe and Ana have paired up

3) Caribe, Méx * (=tener suerte) to have a bit of luck, be lucky

la cosa le ligó — And, CAm the affair went well for him

4) Caribe, Méx (=mirar) to look, stare

5)

le ligó su deseo — And, Caribe * her wish came true

3.

See:

ligarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

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= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex. Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex. Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex. People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex. The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

* * *

= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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ligar [A3 ]

vt

A (unir, vincular) to bind

el contrato que la ligaba a la empresa the contract which bound her to the company

los ligaba una larga amistad they were bound together by a long-standing friendship

B

(atar): le ligaron las manos con una cuerda they tied his hands together o they bound his hands with a rope

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

C

1 ‹metales› to alloy

2 ‹salsa› to bind

D

1 ( fam)

(en naipes): ligar un full to get a full house

2 ( RPl fam) (conseguir, obtener) to get

van a visitarlos sólo para ver si ligan algo they only go to visit them to see what they can get out of them

3 ( Esp arg) ‹hachís/coca› to score (sl)

4 ( Esp arg) (apresar) to bust (sl), to nick ( BrE sl)

■ ligar

vi

A ( fam)

(conquistar): los sábados salían a ligar on Saturdays they went out trying to pick up girls/boys ( colloq), on Saturdays they went out on the pick-up o ( AmE) on the make (sl)

ligar CON algn to make out WITH sb ( AmE), to get off WITH sb ( BrE)

B ( Chi fam) (flirtear con) to give … the come-on ( colloq), to give … the eye ( BrE colloq)

C

( Chi fam) (tocar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí siempre me liga lavar los platos it's always me who gets landed with washing o who has to wash the dishes ( colloq)

ligarle ( Per fam); to pull it off ( colloq)

■ ligarse

v pron

A ( fam) (conquistar) to make out with ( AmE colloq), to get off with ( colloq BrE)

B «salsa» to bind

C ( RPl fam) ‹reto/cachetada› to get

se ligó tres meses a la sombra he got three months in prison o ( colloq) inside

ligársela ( RPl fam); to get a hiding o clobbering ( colloq)

D

(Arg, Ven) ( Telec): la línea se ligó I got a crossed line

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ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligaron las manos they tied his hands together;

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;

‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligar they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);

ligar con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin

' ligar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bronce
- pinchar
English:
advance
- chat up
- pass
- pick up
- score
- screw around
- strong
- bind
- slur

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ligar

♦ vt

1. [atar] to tie (up);

liga bien los paquetes tie the packages up tightly;

les ligaron las manos they tied their hands

2. [unir] to bind;

los ligan muchos lazos afectivos they are bound together by a lot of emotional ties;

un contrato lo liga con la empresa he is contractually bound to the company

3. [salsa] to thicken

4. Med to put a ligature on

5. Mús to slur

6. [en naipes] to get;

ligué un póquer de ases I got four aces

7. [metales] to alloy

8. Fam [droga] to score, to get hold of

9. RP [conseguir] to get;

siempre viene a ver si liga algo he always comes along to see what he can get

10. Comp
Fam
ligar bronce to catch some rays

11. Cuba [cosecha] to contract in advance for

12. Ven Dep [béisbol] to hit;

ligó un cuadrangular he hit a home run

♦ vi

1. Fam [encontrar pareja] to score, Br to pull;

en esta ciudad no se liga nada it's a nightmare trying to score o Br pull in this town;

esta noche vamos a salir a ligar we're going out to score with someone tonight, Br we're going out on the pull tonight

2. [salsa] to bind

3. RP, Ven Fam [tener suerte] to be damn lucky, Br to be jammy

4. Carib, Guat, Perú [deseo] to be fulfilled

5. Ven Dep [en béisbol] to go into the wind-up

♦ See also the pronominal verb ligarse

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ligar

I v/t

1 bind

2 ( atar) tie

3 GASTR blend

II v/i

:

ligar con fam pick up

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ligar {52} vt

: to bind, to tie (up)

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ligar vb

1. (unir) to bind [pt. & pp. bound]

nos liga una estrecha amistad we are bound by a close friendship

2. (atar) to tie

ligó la carga en la parte trasera he tied the load onto the back

3. (establecer una relación) to get off

siempre liga con la chica más guapa he always gets off with the prettiest girl

Spanish-English dictionary > ligar
5 encadenar

v.

1 to chain (up).

El secuestrador encadenó a María The kidnapper chained Mary.

2 to link (together).

3 to link together, to connect.

El constructor encadenó los salones The constructor connected the rooms.

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encadenar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner cadenas) to chain (up)

2 figurado (enlazar) to connect, link up

3 figurado (atar) to tie down

■ el cuidado de su madre la encadena en casa looking after her mother ties her to the house

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verb

1) to chain

2) link

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1. VT

1) (=atar con cadenas) (lit) to chain, chain together; (fig) to tie down

los negocios le encadenan al escritorio — business ties him to his desk

2) [+ prisionero] to fetter, shackle

3) [+ de hechos, ideas] to connect, link

4) (=inmovilizar) to shackle, paralyze, immobilize

2.

VI (Cine) to fade in

encadenar a — to fade to

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <prisionero/bicicleta> to chain (up)

b) obligación/trabajo to tie (down)

c) <ideas/pensamientos> to link

2) (Cin) <escenas/secuencias> to fade... together
2.
encadenarse v pron (refl)

encadenarse a algo — to chain oneself to something

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= chain, shackle, fetter.

Ex. Some institutional libraries were chained (when the books were necessarily shelved fore-edge outwards), the chains being attached to a staple riveted to an edge of one of the boards.

Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.

Ex. Christ bears the cross on his shoulder at the head of a long shaft supported by a male prisoner fettered at the legs and a mendicant friar.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <prisionero/bicicleta> to chain (up)

b) obligación/trabajo to tie (down)

c) <ideas/pensamientos> to link

2) (Cin) <escenas/secuencias> to fade... together
2.
encadenarse v pron (refl)

encadenarse a algo — to chain oneself to something

* * *

= chain, shackle, fetter.

Ex: Some institutional libraries were chained (when the books were necessarily shelved fore-edge outwards), the chains being attached to a staple riveted to an edge of one of the boards.

Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.

Ex: Christ bears the cross on his shoulder at the head of a long shaft supported by a male prisoner fettered at the legs and a mendicant friar.

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encadenar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹prisionero› to chain, chain up

encadenó la bicicleta a la reja she chained the bicycle to the railings

2 «obligación/trabajo» to tie, tie down

3 ‹ideas/pensamientos› to link

B ( Cin) ‹escenas/secuencias› to fade … together

■ encadenarse

v pron

( refl) encadenarse A algo to chain oneself TO sth

se encadenaron a las rejas en señal de protesta they chained themselves to the railings in protest

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encadenar ( conjugate encadenar) verbo transitivo ‹prisionero/bicicleta› to chain (up)
encadenar verbo transitivo
1 to chain [a, to]
figurado está encadenada a la casa, she's tied to the house
2 (ideas) to link, connect
' encadenar' also found in these entries:
English:
chain
- fetter

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encadenar

♦ vt

1. [atar] to chain (up) (a to)

2. [enlazar] to link (together)

♦ See also the pronominal verb encadenarse

* * *

encadenar

v/t chain (up); fig

link o

put together

* * *

encadenar vt

1) : to chain

2) : to connect, to link

3) inmovilizar: to immobilize

* * *

encadenar vb to chain

Spanish-English dictionary > encadenar
6 sujetar

v.

1 to hold in place (agarrar) (para mantener en su sitio).

sujeta la cuerda al poste tie the rope to the post

sujetar con clavos/cola to fasten with nails/glue

sujeta los papeles con un clip fasten the papers together with a paper clip

intentó escapar, pero la sujetaron firmemente she tried to escape, but they kept a firm grip on her

si no lo llegan a sujetar, la mata if they hadn't held him back, he would have killed her

María sujeta la cuerda Mary holds the rope.

2 to hold.

3 to fasten, to anchor, to attach, to bind.

María sujetó los barriles Mary fastened the barrels.

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sujetar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar) to fix, secure, hold

2 (agarrar, sostener) to hold, hold on to

3 (para que no escape) to hold down

4 (papeles) to fasten; (pelo) to hold in place

5 figurado (dominar, someter) to control, restrain

6 figurado (atar) to tie down

► verbo pronominal sujetarse

1 (agarrarse) to hold on, hold tight

■ sujétate, que el autobús corre mucho hold tight, the bus is going really fast

2 figurado (someterse) to subject oneself (a, to)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sujetar con clavos to nail down

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verb

1) to hold

2) attach, fasten, secure

3) subdue

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1. VT

1) (=agarrar) to hold

sujeta esto un momento — hold this a moment

dos policías lo sujetaban contra la pared — two policemen pinned o held him against the wall

lo tuvieron que sujetar entre tres personas para que no huyera — he had to be held back o restrained by three people to stop him escaping

2) (=afianzar)

lo sujeté con un esparadrapo — I fixed it with some sticking-plaster

sujeta bien la ropa, que no se la lleve el viento — peg the clothes (up) properly so the wind doesn't blow them away

hay que sujetar bien a los niños dentro del coche — children should be properly strapped in o properly secured when travelling by car

• sujetar algo a, se sujeta a la pared por medio de argollas — it is fixed o attached o secured to the wall through rings

• sujetar algo con, sujetar algo con clavos — to nail sth down

sujetar algo con grapas — to staple sth

sujetar algo con tornillos — to screw sth down

enrolló el mapa y lo sujetó con una goma — she rolled up the map and fastened o secured it with a rubber band

sujetó las facturas con un clip — she clipped the invoices together

3) (=contener) [+ rebelde] to subdue, conquer; [+ rival, animal enfurecido] to keep down

es muy rebelde y sus padres no lo pueden sujetar — he's very rebellious - his parents can't control him

lograron sujetar las aspiraciones de los sindicatos — they succeeded in keeping the aspirations of the unions under control

vive sin ataduras que la sujeten — she has nothing to tie her down, she has no ties to bind her

mis deberes como político me sujetan aquí — my duties as a politician bind me here

2.

See:

sujetarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mantener sujeto) to hold

sujétalo mientras se pega — hold it in place while it sticks

sujétalo bien, que no se escape — hold it tight, don't let it go

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran — we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other

sujétalo mientras llamo a la policía — keep hold of him while I call the police

b) ( sostener) to hold

sujétame los paquetes — hold on to the packages for me

c) (fijar, trabar)

sujeta los documentos con un clip — fasten the documents together with a paper clip

sujetó el dobladillo con alfileres — she pinned up the hem

2) ( dominar) to subdue, conquer
2.
sujetarse v pron

1)

a) ( agarrarse)

sujetarse A algo — to hold on to something

b) (trabar, sostener)

se sujetaba los pantalones con la mano — he held his trousers up with his hand

se sujetó la falda con un imperdible — she fastened her skirt with a safety pin

se sujetó el pelo en un moño — she put o pinned her hair up in a bun

2) ( someterse)

sujetarse A algo — a ley/reglas to abide by something

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= lock in + place, hold in + place, fasten together, clamp, fasten, grip, secure, clip, cinch, rein in.

Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex. It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.

Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex. Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex. Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.

Ex. The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.

Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

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* sujetar abarcando = brace.

* sujetar con algo pesado = weight down.

* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.

* sujetar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

* sujetar fuertemente = keep + a tight hold on.

* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.

* sujetarse a = hold on to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mantener sujeto) to hold

sujétalo mientras se pega — hold it in place while it sticks

sujétalo bien, que no se escape — hold it tight, don't let it go

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran — we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other

sujétalo mientras llamo a la policía — keep hold of him while I call the police

b) ( sostener) to hold

sujétame los paquetes — hold on to the packages for me

c) (fijar, trabar)

sujeta los documentos con un clip — fasten the documents together with a paper clip

sujetó el dobladillo con alfileres — she pinned up the hem

2) ( dominar) to subdue, conquer
2.
sujetarse v pron

1)

a) ( agarrarse)

sujetarse A algo — to hold on to something

b) (trabar, sostener)

se sujetaba los pantalones con la mano — he held his trousers up with his hand

se sujetó la falda con un imperdible — she fastened her skirt with a safety pin

se sujetó el pelo en un moño — she put o pinned her hair up in a bun

2) ( someterse)

sujetarse A algo — a ley/reglas to abide by something

* * *

= lock in + place, hold in + place, fasten together, clamp, fasten, grip, secure, clip, cinch, rein in.

Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.

Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.

Ex: The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.

Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

* sujetar abarcando = brace.

* sujetar con algo pesado = weight down.

* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.

* sujetar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

* sujetar fuertemente = keep + a tight hold on.

* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.

* sujetarse a = hold on to.

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sujetar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(mantener sujeto): las cuerdas que sujetan las maletas a la baca the ropes which hold the suitcases on the roof rack

una cinta roja le sujetaba el pelo her hair was tied back with a red ribbon

para sujetarlo mientras se pega to hold it in place while it sticks

sujétalo bien, que no se te escape hold it tight, don't let it go

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other

yo lo derribé y ellos lo sujetaron I knocked him over and they held him down

sujétalo mientras llamo a la policía keep hold of him o hold on to him while I call the police

2 (sostener) to hold

sujétame los paquetes mientras abro la puerta hold o keep hold of o hold on to the packages for me while I open the door

3

(fijar, trabar): sujeta los documentos con un clip fasten the documents together with a paper clip, clip the documents together

sujetó los papeles con una goma elástica she put a rubber band around the papers

sujetó el dobladillo con alfileres she pinned up the hem

sujeta la cuerda al árbol tie the rope to the tree

sujetar las tablas al bastidor con los tornillos screw the boards to the frame, use the screws to fix the boards to the frame

B (dominar) to subdue, conquer

■ sujetarse

v pron

A

1 (agarrarse) sujetarse A algo to hold on TO sth

2

(trabar, sostener): sujétate ese mechón con una horquilla use a clip to hold your hair back off your face

se sujetó la falda con una cuerda she tied up o fastened her skirt with a piece of string

se sujetó el pelo en un moño she put o tied o pinned her hair up in a bun

B (someterse, ajustarse) sujetarse A algo to abide BY sth

hay que sujetarse a lo que dice la ley you have to abide by what the law says

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sujetar ( conjugate sujetar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( mantener sujeto) to hold;

◊ sujétalo bien, que no se escape hold it tight, don't let it go;

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other
b) ( sostener) to hold;

◊ sujétame los paquetes hold on to the packages for me

c) (fijar, trabar — con clip) to fasten … together;

(— con alfileres) to pin … together
2 ( dominar) to subdue, conquer
sujetarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( agarrarse) sujetarse A algo to hold on to sth

b) (trabar, sostener):

◊ se sujetaba los pantalones con la mano he held his trousers up with his hand;

se sujetó la falda con un imperdible she fastened her skirt with a safety pin
2 ( someterse) sujetarse A algo ‹a ley/reglas› to abide by sth
sujetar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to hold: sujétalo fuerte, hold it tight
¿puedes sujetarme la escalera?, can you hold the ladder for me?
(retener) to hold down
(fijar) to fasten, fix
2 (controlar, someter) to restrain, keep in check
' sujetar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- aguantar
- asegurar
- clavar
- clip
- normalizar
- prender
- sustentar
- tener
- tirante
- trincar
- atorar
- corchete
- goma
- gomita
- peineta
- sostener
English:
anchor
- attach
- clamp
- clasp
- clip
- fasten
- fasten on to
- fix
- hold down
- lash down
- pin
- pin down
- pin up
- place
- screw down
- secure
- strap down
- strap in
- tie down
- bolt
- hold
- keep
- peg
- steady
- strap
- weight

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sujetar

♦ vt

1. [agarrar] [para mantener en su sitio] to hold in place;
[sobre una superficie, con un peso] to hold down; [para que no se caiga] to hold up;
sujeta la cuerda al poste tie the rope to the post;

sujetar con clavos/cola to fasten with nails/glue;

sujeta los papeles con un clip fasten the papers together with a paper clip;

le sujetó el pelo con una goma she tied his hair back with an elastic band;

intentó escapar, pero la sujetaron firmemente she tried to escape, but they kept a firm grip on her;

si no lo llegan a sujetar, la mata if they hadn't held him back, he would have killed her

2. [sostener] to hold;

sujétame esta bolsa un momento hold this bag for a moment, will you?

3. [someter] to control

♦ See also the pronominal verb sujetarse

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sujetar

v/t

1 ( fijar) hold (down), keep in place

2 ( sostener) hold

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sujetar vt

1) : to hold on to, to steady, to hold down

2) fijar: to fasten, to attach

3) dominar: to subdue, to conquer

♦ See also the reflexive verb sujetarse

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sujetar vb

1. (coger) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

¿me sujetas el bolso? can you hold my bag, please?

2. (fijar) to fasten

hay que sujetar estos papeles you must fasten these papers together

lo sujetó a la nevera con un imán she stuck it on the fridge with a magnet

sujetó la moqueta con unos clavos he nailed the carpet down

Spanish-English dictionary > sujetar
7 desfasado

adj.

out of phase, out of place, off-time.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desfasar.

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desfasado

► participio pasado

1→ link=desfasar desfasar

► adjetivo

1 outdated, out of date (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times

■ ¡eres un desfasado! you're just not with it!

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(f. - desfasada)

adj.

dated

* * *

ADJ

1) (=anticuado) behind the times

2) (Téc) out of phase

3)

estar desfasado — (Aer) to be suffering from jetlag

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step

b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned

* * *

= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.

Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.

Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.

Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step

b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned

* * *

= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.

Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.

Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.

Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* * *

desfasado -da

adjective

1 ( Fís) out of phase

2 ‹mecanismo/ritmo› out of sync; ‹planes/etapas› out of step

3 ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

está algo desfasado it's a little behind the times o old-fashioned

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Del verbo desfasarse: ( conjugate desfasarse)

desfasado es:

el participio

desfasado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

desfasado,-a adjetivo
1 (objeto, moda, etc) outdated
2 (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
3 Téc out of phase

' desfasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfasada
- atrasado
English:
time
- out

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desfasado, -a adj

1. [desincronizado] out of synch o sync

2. [persona] out of touch;
[libro, moda] old-fashioned; [ideas] old-fashioned, out of date
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desfasado

adj fig

old-fashioned

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desfasado, -da adj

1) : out of sync

2) : out of step, behind the times

* * *

desfasado adj out of date

Spanish-English dictionary > desfasado
8 recoger

v.

1 to pick up.

recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the ground

Ella recoge la ropa She picks up the clothes.

María recoge a su hijo Mary picks up her son.

2 to collect, to gather.

Ellos recogen manzanas They gather apples.

3 to clear (ordenar, limpiar) (mesa).

4 to pick up, to fetch.

iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school

5 to take in (acoger) (mendigo, huérfano, animal).

6 to gather, to harvest.

7 to take up, to shorten (acortar) (item of clothing).

8 to show (mostrar) (sujeto: foto, película).

la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works

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recoger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver a coger) to take again, take back

2 (coger) to pick up, take back

■ recoja el paquete pick the parcel up

3 (ir a buscar) to pick up, collect

■ me recogerá a las cuatro he'll pick me up at four o'clock

4 (cosecha) to harvest, gather; (fruta) to pick

5 (guardar) to put away

■ recoge la plata put the silverware away

6 (poner al abrigo) to bring in

■ recoge las toallas, va a llover bring those towels in, it's going to rain

7 (suspender) to seize

■ recoger una publicación to seize a publication

8 (juntar) to gather, collect

■ hemos recogido mucho dinero we have collected a lot of money

9 (velas) to take in; (cortinas) to draw

10 (dar asilo) to take in, shelter

■ lo recogieron sus abuelos he was taken in by his grandparents

11 (ordenar) to clear up, tidy up

12 (limpiar) to clean; (el polvo) to wipe off; (líquido) to wipe up

13 (remangar - prendas) to pick up, lift up; (- mangas) to roll up

14 COSTURA to shorten, take up

■ la modista me recogió la falda the seamstress shortened my skirt

► verbo pronominal recogerse

1 (irse a casa) to go home

2 (irse a dormir) to go to bed

3 (para meditar) to retire, withdraw

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

recoger la mesa to clear the table

recogerse el pelo to put one's hair up, tie one's hair back

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verb

to collect, gather

* * *

1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ objeto caído] to pick up; [+ objetos dispersos] to gather (up), gather together

se agachó para recoger la cuchara — he bent down to pick up the spoon

recogí el papel del suelo — I picked the paper up off the floor

recogió la ropa del suelo — she gathered the clothes up off the floor

si tiras agua en el suelo recógela con la fregona — if you spill water on the floor mop it up

2) (=recolectar) [+ datos, información] to gather, collect; [+ dinero, firmas] to collect; [+ correo, basura] to collect, pick up

¿a qué hora recogen el correo? — what time is the mail o post collected?, what time do they collect the mail o post?

a las diez recogen la basura — the rubbish gets collected at ten o'clock

3) (=ordenar) [+ objetos] to clear up, clear away; [+ casa, habitación] to tidy up, straighten up

recógelo todo antes de marcharte — clear up everything before you leave

recogí los platos y los puse en el fregadero — I cleared away the plates and put them in the sink

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

recoge tus cosas — get your things together, gather up your things

4) (=guardar) [+ ropa lavada] to take in, get in; [+ herramientas] to put away

5) (Agr) to harvest, gather in, take in; [+ fruta, guisantes] to pick; [+ flores] to pick, gather

6) (=reducir, ajustar) [+ cuerda, vela] to take in; [+ alas] to fold; [+ cuernos] to draw in; [+ falda] to gather up, lift up; [+ mangas] to roll up; (Cos) to take in, reduce, shorten

7) (=almacenar) [+ polvo] to gather; [+ líquido] to absorb, take up; [en recipiente] to collect

8) (=ir a buscar) [+ persona] to pick up, fetch, collect; [+ billetes, paquete] to collect, pick up

te vendremos a recoger a las ocho — we'll come and pick you up o fetch you o collect you at eight o'clock, we'll come for you at eight o'clock

9) (=mostrar) to show

la imagen recoge uno de los momentos más dramáticos — the picture shows o captures one of the most dramatic moments

el informe recoge la situación — the situation is described in the report

10) (=incluir) to include

el informe recoge diversas sugerencias — various suggestions are included in the report, the report includes various suggestions

vocablos que no están recogidos en el diccionario — words not included in the dictionary

11) [+ demandas, reivindicaciones] to take into account

el acuerdo recoge las demandas de los indígenas — the agreement takes into account the demands of the native people

12) (=recibir)

ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su esfuerzo — she's beginning to reap the reward(s) of her efforts

no recogió más que censuras — he received nothing but condemnation

de todo esto van a recoger muy poco — they won't get much back out of all this, they will get very little return from all this

13) (=retirar) [+ periódico, libro] to seize; [+ moneda] to call in

las autoridades recogieron todos los ejemplares — the authorities seized all the copies

van a recoger las monedas antiguas — they are going to call in the old coins

14) (=dar asilo) to take in, shelter

2.

VI (=ordenar) to tidy up, straighten up; [al cerrar, terminar] to clear up

3.

See:

recogerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( levantar) to pick up

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

recogí el agua con un trapo — I mopped the water up

recoge estos vidrios — clear up this broken glass

b) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

2)

a) <dinero/firmas> to collect

b) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero — to bring the washing in

c) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo — he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

d) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take down

e) < pelo>

le recogió el pelo en una cola — he put her hair into a ponytail

3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect

4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collect

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?

fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things

5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in

6) foto <instantánea/momento> to capture; novela <ambiente/contexto social> to depict

el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report

el espectáculo recoge tres de sus obras breves — the show brings together three of his short works
2.
recoger vi ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
3.
recogersev pron

1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

2) < pelo> to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño — to put one's hair up in a bun

* * *

= capture, collect, cull, gather, pick up, record, reap, harvest, garner, shuffle together, scoop (out), sweep up, wind, stow, pack + Posesivo + bags, clear up, pack up.

Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

Ex. A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex. Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex. Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.

Ex. The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.

Ex. Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.

Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex. The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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* encargado de recoger = gatherer.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.

* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.

* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.

* recoger material = gather + material.

* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( levantar) to pick up

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

recogí el agua con un trapo — I mopped the water up

recoge estos vidrios — clear up this broken glass

b) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

2)

a) <dinero/firmas> to collect

b) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero — to bring the washing in

c) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo — he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

d) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take down

e) < pelo>

le recogió el pelo en una cola — he put her hair into a ponytail

3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect

4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collect

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?

fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things

5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in

6) foto <instantánea/momento> to capture; novela <ambiente/contexto social> to depict

el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report

el espectáculo recoge tres de sus obras breves — the show brings together three of his short works
2.
recoger vi ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
3.
recogersev pron

1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

2) < pelo> to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño — to put one's hair up in a bun

* * *

= capture, collect, cull, gather, pick up, record, reap, harvest, garner, shuffle together, scoop (out), sweep up, wind, stow, pack + Posesivo + bags, clear up, pack up.

Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex: Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.

Ex: The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex: This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.

Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.

Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

* encargado de recoger = gatherer.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.

* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.

* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.

* recoger material = gather + material.

* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

* * *

recoger [E6 ]

vt

A

1 (levantar) to pick up

recoge la servilleta pick up the napkin

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

no pienso recoger vuestros trastos I don't intend to pick up your junk o to clear up after you

recogía el agua que se salía de la lavadora I was mopping up the water that was coming out of the washing machine

recoge estos cristales clear up this broken glass

2 ‹casa/habitación› to straighten (up) ( AmE), to tidy (up) ( BrE)

recoger la mesa to clear the table

B

1 ‹dinero/firmas› to collect

2 ‹deberes/cuadernos› to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero to bring the washing in

3 ‹trigo/maíz› to gather in, take in, harvest; ‹fruta› to pick, harvest; ‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

4 ‹tienda de campaña› to take down; ‹alfombra› to take up; ‹vela› to take down

5 ‹pelo›

le recogió el pelo en una cola he gathered her hair into a ponytail

C (retener) ‹agua› to collect

esta alfombra recoge mucho polvo this carpet collects o gathers a lot of dust

D (retirar de circulación) ‹periódico› to seize; ‹monedas› to withdraw, take … out of circulation

E (ir a buscar) ‹persona› to pick up, fetch, collect; ‹paquete› to collect, pick up ‹equipaje› ( Aviac) to reclaim

¿a qué hora pasan a recoger la basura? what time do they come to take away o collect the garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) rubbish?

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje del tinte? can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners

voy adentro a recoger las maletas I'll go inside and get the suitcases

fui a recoger mis cosas I went to get o to pick up my things

F (dar asilo) to take in

recogieron a un gatito abandonado they took in an abandoned kitten

un asilo para recoger a los vagabundos a hostel to provide shelter for vagrants

G

(incluir, registrar): la obra recoge el trasfondo social de aquel momento the work depicts the social context of that time

la imagen recoge el momento en que … the picture shows o captures the moment in which …

el informe recoge estas últimas estadísticas these latest statistics figure o appear in the report

esta acepción no la recoge ningún diccionario this meaning isn't included in o isn't in any dictionary

su obra está siendo recogida en cuatro volúmenes his works are being collected for publication in four volumes

un espectáculo que recoge tres de sus obras breves a show which brings together three of his short works

■ recoger

vi

to clear up, to straighten up ( AmE), to tidy up ( BrE)

venga, recoger ya, que vamos a comer come on, clear up (your things), it's time to eat

■ recogerse

v pron

A

1 (volver a casa) to go home; (ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire

2 (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

B

1 ‹mangas/pantalones› to roll up; ‹falda› to lift up

2 ‹pelo› to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño to put one's hair up in a bun

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recoger ( conjugate recoger) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( levantar) ‹objeto/papeles› to pick up;

◊ recogí el agua con un trapo I mopped the water up

b) ‹casa/habitación› to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE);

‹ platos› to clear away;
◊ recoger la mesa to clear the table

2
a) ‹dinero/firmas› to collect

b) ‹deberes/cuadernos› to collect, take in

c) ‹trigo/maíz› to harvest, gather in;

‹ fruta› to pick;
‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather
d) ‹tienda de campaña/vela› to take down

e) ‹ pelo› to tie … back;

◊ le recogió el pelo en una cola he tied her hair back in a ponytail

3 ( ir a buscar) ‹ persona› to pick up, fetch, collect;
‹ paquete› to collect, pick up;
‹ basura› to collect;
‹ equipaje› to reclaim
verbo intransitivo ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
recogerse verbo pronominal ‹ pelo› to tie up;
‹ falda› to gather up
recoger
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto caído) to pick up
2 (información, dinero, basura, etc) to gather, collect
3 (una casa) to tidy up
recoger la mesa, to clear the table
4 (en un sitio a alguien o algo) to pick up, fetch, collect: vino a recogernos a las tres, she came to pick us up at three o'clock
5 (ordenar, guardar) to tidy (up), clear up: recoge tus juguetes inmediatamente, pick up your toys this instant
6 (a una persona o animal necesitados) to take in
7 (cosecha) to harvest, gather in
8 (fruta) to pick
II vi (poner orden, colocar, guardar) to tidy up: antes de irnos tenemos que recoger, we'll have to tidy up before we go
' recoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscar
- coger
- inclinarse
- vendimiar
- cosechar
- mesa
- pala
- pinchar
- pretexto
English:
call
- call for
- clear away
- clear up
- collect
- gather
- gather in
- gather up
- harvest
- nuisance
- pack up
- pick
- pick off
- pick up
- pull in
- put away
- rake up
- reclaim
- scoop up
- sweep up
- tidy away
- tidy up
- up
- clear
- collection
- get
- glean
- overflow
- pack
- pull
- reap
- scoop
- sweep
- take
- tidy

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recoger

♦ vt

1. [coger, levantar] to pick up;

recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the ground;

recogieron el agua con una fregona they mopped up the water

2. [reunir, retener] to collect, to gather;

están recogiendo firmas/dinero para… they are collecting signatures/money for…;

este trasto no hace más que recoger polvo this piece of junk is just gathering dust

3. [ordenar, limpiar] [mesa] to clear;
[casa, habitación, cosas] to tidy o clear up
4. [ir a buscar] to pick up, to fetch;

iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school;

¿a qué hora paso a recogerte? what time shall I pick you up?;

¿a qué hora recogen la basura? what time do they collect the rubbish?

5. [recolectar] [mies, cosecha] to harvest;
[fruta, aceitunas] to pick; [setas, flores] to pick, to gather; [beneficios] to reap;
ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su trabajo now she's starting to reap the rewards of her work

6. [mostrar] [sujeto: foto, película] to show;
[sujeto: novela] to depict;
su ensayo recoge una idea ya esbozada por Spinoza her essay contains an idea already hinted at by Spinoza;

una comedia que recoge el ambiente de los ochenta a comedy which captures the atmosphere of the eighties;

la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works

7. [sujeto: ley] to include;

un derecho recogido por la ley a right enshrined in law

8. [acoger] [mendigo, huérfano, animal] to take in;

en el albergue recogen a los sin techo the hostel takes in homeless people

9. [plegar] [velas, sombrillas] to take down;
[cortinas] to tie back
10. [prenda] [acortar] to take up, to shorten;
[estrechar] to take in
♦ vi
[ordenar, limpiar] to tidy o clear up;
cuando acabes de recoger… when you've finished tidying o clearing up…

♦ See also the pronominal verb recogerse

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recoger

v/t

1 pick up, collect;

recoger firmas collect signatures;

recoger las cartas collect one’s mail

2 habitación tidy up;

recoger la mesa clear the table

3 AGR harvest

4 ( mostrar) show

5

:

recoger las piernas lift up one’s legs

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recoger {15} vt

1) : to collect, to gather

2) : to get, to retrieve, to pick up

3) : to clean up, to tidy (up)

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recoger vb

1. (coger, ir a buscar) to pick up

recoge los papeles del suelo pick the papers up off the floor

mi padre me recoge a la salida de clase my father picks me up after school

2. (ordenar) to tidy [pt. & pp. tidied]

hay que recoger la cocina we have to tidy the kitchen

3. (reunir) to collect

este año se ha recogido mucho dinero a lot of money has been collected this year

recoger la mesa to clear the table

recogerse el pelo to tie your hair back

Spanish-English dictionary > recoger
9 comprometer

v.

1 to jeopardize (poner en peligro) (éxito, posibilidades).

2 to embarrass.

publicaron unas fotos que lo comprometen they published some compromising photos of him

3 to compromise, to endanger, to risk.

Su ímpetu comprometió el proyecto His vigor compromised the project.

4 to appoint, to engage.

El gerente comprometió al personal The manager appointed the staff.

5 to obligate, to pledge, to bind.

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comprometer

► verbo transitivo

1 (exponer a riesgo) to endanger, jeopardize, risk; (a una persona) to compromise

■ el general comprometió a los soldados the general put the soldiers at risk

2 (implicar) to involve, implicate

■ esta carta compromete al alcalde en el asunto this letter implicates the mayor in the affair

3 (obligar) to commit

4 (poner en un aprieto) to embarrass

5 (juzgar un tercero) to submit to arbitration

► verbo pronominal comprometerse

1 (contraer una obligación) to commit oneself, pledge

■ se comprometió a pagar she promised to pay

2 (involucrarse) to get involved

3 (establecer relaciones formales) to get engaged

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comprometerse a hacer algo to undertake to do something

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verb

1) to compromise

2) commit

3) jeopardize

•

- comprometerse
- comprometerse con
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1. VT

1) (=poner en evidencia) to compromise

aquellas cartas lo comprometían — those letters compromised him

2) (=implicar)

• comprometer a algn en algo — [futuro] to involve sb in sth; [pasado] to implicate sb in sth

3) (=obligar)

comprometer a algn a algo — to commit sb to sth

esta firma no le compromete a nada — this signature does not commit you to anything

4) (=arriesgar) [+ conversaciones, éxito, reputación, paz] to jeopardize

han comprometido la neutralidad del país — they have jeopardized the neutrality of the country

su rebelión comprometió la vida de los rehenes — his rebellion endangered o jeopardized the hostages' lives

5) (=apalabrar) [+ habitación, entrada] to reserve, book

ya he comprometido la casa — I've already promised the house to someone

6) (=invertir) to invest, tie up

ha comprometido todo su capital en esta empresa — he has invested all his capital in this company, all his capital is tied up in this company

7) frm (=afectar)

la bala le comprometió el pulmón — the bullet damaged his lung

la gangrena le ha comprometido la rodilla — the gangrene has spread to o affected his knee

2.

See:

comprometerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( poner en un apuro) to compromise

b) <vida/libertad> to jeopardize, threaten

2) ( obligar)

comprometer a alguien a algo — to commit somebody to something

esto no te compromete a aceptarlo — this does not commit you to accept
2.
comprometerse v pron

a) ( dar su palabra)

comprometerse a + inf — to promise to + inf

se comprometió a ayudarlo — she promised to help him

me he comprometido para salir esta noche — I've arranged to go out tonight

b) autor/artista to commit oneself politically

c) novios to get engaged

comprometerse con alguien — to get engaged to somebody

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= bind, commit, encumber, compromise, bargain away.

Ex. Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.

Ex. But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

Ex. If the copy price is entered, the system will encumber the appropriate binding fund.

Ex. This article looks at what security measures can be taken without compromising access to materials.

Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

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* comprometer dinero = commit + money, lien + funds.

* comprometerse = become + engaged, vest, pledge, implicate + Reflexivo.

* comprometerse a = commit + Reflexivo + to, undertake to.

* comprometerse con = marry (to).

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( poner en un apuro) to compromise

b) <vida/libertad> to jeopardize, threaten

2) ( obligar)

comprometer a alguien a algo — to commit somebody to something

esto no te compromete a aceptarlo — this does not commit you to accept
2.
comprometerse v pron

a) ( dar su palabra)

comprometerse a + inf — to promise to + inf

se comprometió a ayudarlo — she promised to help him

me he comprometido para salir esta noche — I've arranged to go out tonight

b) autor/artista to commit oneself politically

c) novios to get engaged

comprometerse con alguien — to get engaged to somebody

* * *

= bind, commit, encumber, compromise, bargain away.

Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.

Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

Ex: If the copy price is entered, the system will encumber the appropriate binding fund.

Ex: This article looks at what security measures can be taken without compromising access to materials.

Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

* comprometer dinero = commit + money, lien + funds.

* comprometerse = become + engaged, vest, pledge, implicate + Reflexivo.

* comprometerse a = commit + Reflexivo + to, undertake to.

* comprometerse con = marry (to).

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comprometer [E1 ]

vt

A

1 (poner en un apuro) to compromise

encontraron documentos que lo comprometían they found documents which compromised him

2 ‹vida/libertad› to jeopardize, threaten, endanger

el acuerdo compromete la soberanía de la nación the agreement jeopardizes o endangers o threatens national sovereignty

B (obligar) comprometer a algn A algo to commit sb TO sth

no me compromete a nada it does not commit me to anything

esto no te compromete a aceptarlo this does not commit you to accept o to accepting it, this does not put you under any obligation to accept it

C ‹pulmón/hígado›

la puñalada le comprometió el pulmón the stab wound affected the lung

el cáncer ya le ha comprometido el riñón the cancer has already spread to o reached o affected the kidney

■ comprometerse

v pron

1 (dar su palabra) comprometerse A + INF to promise to + INF

se comprometió a terminarlo para el sábado she promised o ( frml) undertook to finish it by Saturday

me comprometo a cuidarlo como si fuera mío I promise to look after it as if it were my own

ya me he comprometido para salir esta noche I've already arranged to go out tonight

se ha comprometido para empezar en enero he has committed himself to starting in January

2 «autor/artista» to commit oneself politically

3 «novios» to get engaged comprometerse CON algn to get engaged TO sb

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comprometer ( conjugate comprometer) verbo transitivo
a) ( poner en un apuro) to compromise

b) ‹vida/libertad› to jeopardize, threaten

c) ( obligar) comprometer a algn a algo to commit sb to sth;

◊ esto no me compromete a nada this does not commit me to anything

comprometerse verbo pronominal
a) ( dar su palabra) comprometerse a hacer algo to promise to do sth;

◊ me he comprometido para salir esta noche I've arranged to go out tonight

b) [autor/artista] to commit oneself politically

c) [ novios] to get engaged;

comprometerse con algn to get engaged to sb
comprometer verbo transitivo
1 (obligar) to compel, oblige
2 (implicar) to involve, compromise
3 (poner en peligro) to jeopardize: no comprometas tu carrera, don't put your career at risk
' comprometer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
implicar
- vincular
English:
commit
- compromise
- affect

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comprometer

♦ vt

1. [poner en peligro] [éxito, posibilidades] to jeopardize;
[persona, inversión] to compromise;
los documentos comprometen la seguridad del estado the documents jeopardize o endanger state security

2. [avergonzar] to embarrass;

publicaron unas fotos que lo comprometen they published some compromising photos of him

3. [obligar]
comprometer a alguien (a hacer algo) to oblige o compel sb (to do sth);

el acuerdo no nos compromete a nada the agreement doesn't commit us to anything

♦ See also the pronominal verb comprometerse

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comprometer

v/t

1 compromise

2 ( obligar) commit

* * *

comprometer vt

1) : to compromise

2) : to jeopardize

3) : to commit, to put under obligation

♦ See also the reflexive verb comprometerse

Spanish-English dictionary > comprometer
10 bola

f.

1 ball (esfera).

bola de alcanfor mothball

bola de billar billiard ball

bola de cristal crystal ball

bola del mundo globe

bola de naftalina mothball

bola de nieve snowball

convertirse en una bola de nieve (figurative) to snowball

bola de partido match point (en tenis)

2 fib (informal) (mentira).

contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs

3 rumor (informal).

corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend

4 shoe polish. ( Latin American Spanish)

5 shoeblacking, shoe polish, shoe cream.

6 scoop of ice cream.

7 polishing, shoe polishing.

8 tall story, cock-and-bull story, snow job.

9 lie, porky, porky pie.

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bola

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) ball

2 familiar fib, lie

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no rascar bola (incompetente) to make a mess of everything 2 (gandul) not to do a stroke

bola de nieve snowball

bola de cristal crystal ball

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noun f.

1) ball

2) lie, fib

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SF

1) (=cuerpo esférico) ball; [de helado] scoop; (=canica) marble

van a sacar la bola premiada — they're going to pick the winning ball

del susto se me ha hecho una bola en el estómago — my stomach knotted up with fright

- estar hecho una bola

bola de alcanfor — mothball

bola de contar — abacus bead

bola de cristal — crystal ball

bola de fuego — (Mil) fireball; (Meteo) ball lightning

bola del mundo — globe

bola de naftalina — mothball

bola de nieve — snowball

bola de tempestad, bola de tormenta — storm signal

bola negra — black ball
pie 2), queso 1)
2) (Dep) ball; [de petanca] boule

- andar como bola huacha

- dar bola

se lo he dicho mil veces pero no me da bola — I've told him a thousand times but he doesn't take any notice o a blind bit of notice

¡dale bola! — what, again!

- dar la bola

- dejar que ruede la bola

- escurrir la bola

- ir a su bola

aquí cada uno va a su bola — everyone does their own thing here *

tú (ve) a tu bola — just do your own thing *

- parar bolas

no me paró bolas — he didn't take any notice, he didn't pay attention

- pasar la bola

- pasarse de la bola

- no rascar bola

bola de billar — billiard ball, snooker ball

- tener la cabeza como una bola de billar

bola de partido — Esp (Tenis) match ball

bola de set — Esp (Tenis) set point

3) [en lana, algodón] bobble

para que no le salgan bolas es mejor lavarlo a mano — it's best to wash it by hand to stop bobbles

hacerse bolas — [jersey, abrigo] to get bobbly; Méx * [persona] to get o.s. tied up in knots

4) Esp (=músculo) [del brazo] biceps; [de la pantorrilla] calf muscle

sacar bola — to flex one's muscles

5) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) **

tú estás mal de la bola — you're nuts *

- cambiar la bola

6) pl bolas *** (=testículos) balls ***

- en bolas

tíos en bolas — naked men

aquí todo el mundo va o está en bolas — everyone goes round naked o in the nude here

en esta cala está permitido ponerse en bolas — they allow nude bathing on this beach

tras el incendio nos quedamos en bolas — the fire completely cleaned us out *

- hasta las bolas

estoy hasta las bolas de él — I'm pissed off with him ***

me tiene hasta las bolas con sus tonterías — I'm pissed off with his fooling around ***, I've had it up to here with his fooling around *

- pillar a algn en bolas

- ¡qué bolas!

7) * (=mentira) fib

¡vaya bola que nos metiste! — what a fib you told us!

este niño nos quiere meter una bola — that boy's trying to put one past us *

¡qué bola más grande! — what a whopper! *

¿no te habrás tragado esa bola? — you didn't swallow that one, did you? *, you didn't fall for it, did you? *

8) (=rumor)

correr la bola — to spread the word

¿quién ha corrido la bola de que se van a vivir al extranjero? — who's been spreading the word that they're going to move abroad?

9) Méx

dar bola — to polish shoes

10) (Naipes) (grand) slam

media bola — small slam

11) (Náut) signal (with discs)

12) (Tip) golf ball

13) (Mec) ball bearing

14) Méx (=jaleo) row, hubbub; (=pelea) brawl

- se armó la bola

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femenino

1)

a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoop

se hacen bolas con la masa — form the dough into balls

máquina de escribir de bola — golf ball typewriter

b) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marble

parar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)

tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)

c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)

estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)

hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something

pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)

d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

sacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles

- bola de cristal

- bola de nieve

- bola de partido/de set

- bolas criollas

2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)

me metió una bola — he told me a fib

contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)

se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)

3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)

no me dio bola — he didn't take the slightest bit of notice (colloq)

no me da bola — he's not interested in me

4) (Méx fam) ( montón)

una bola de — loads of (colloq)

5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

armarse la bola — (Méx)

se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)

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= fib, fibbing, ball.

Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.

Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.

Ex. People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.

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* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.

* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola de barro = mudpie.

* bola de cristal = crystal ball.

* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.

* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.

* bola de molienda = grinding ball.

* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* decir bolas = fib.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.

* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.

* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* parada de bola = fielding.

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femenino

1)

a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoop

se hacen bolas con la masa — form the dough into balls

máquina de escribir de bola — golf ball typewriter

b) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marble

parar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)

tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)

c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)

estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)

hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something

pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)

d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

sacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles

- bola de cristal

- bola de nieve

- bola de partido/de set

- bolas criollas

2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)

me metió una bola — he told me a fib

contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)

se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)

3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)

no me dio bola — he didn't take the slightest bit of notice (colloq)

no me da bola — he's not interested in me

4) (Méx fam) ( montón)

una bola de — loads of (colloq)

5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

armarse la bola — (Méx)

se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)

* * *

= fib, fibbing, ball.

Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.

Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.

Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.

* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.

* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola de barro = mudpie.

* bola de cristal = crystal ball.

* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.

* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.

* bola de molienda = grinding ball.

* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* decir bolas = fib.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.

* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.

* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* parada de bola = fielding.

* * *

bola

feminine

A

1 (cuerpo redondo) ball; (de helado) scoop

se hacen bolas con la masa form the dough into balls

el gato estaba hecho una bolita en el sofá the cat was curled up (in a little ball) on the sofa

se me hizo una bola en el estómago I got a knot in my stomach

tengo una bola en el estómago de haber comido tan rápido I ate too fast, my stomach feels heavy

te vas a poner como una bola you're going to get very fat

algunos tejidos se hacen bolas some materials get o go bobbly

máquina de escribir de bola golf ball typewriter

dorarle la bola a algn ( fam); to sweet-talk sb ( colloq)

2 ( Dep) ball; (de petanca) boule; (canica) (Col, Per) marble

andar como bola huacha ( Chi fam): ando como bola huacha I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do with myself

como bola sin manija ( RPl fam): me tiene como bola sin manija he has me running about from pillar to post

desde que se mudaron los amigos anda como bola sin manija since his friends moved away he's been at a complete loss o he's been wandering around like a lost soul o he hasn't known what to do with himself

echarse la bolita ( Méx); to pass the buck

más calvo que una bola de boliche ( Méx); bald as a coot ( colloq)

parar or poner bolas ( Col fam); to pay attention, listen up ( AmE colloq)

pare bolas, que le estoy hablando pay attention when I'm talking to you

le advertí, pero no me puso bolas I warned him, but he didn't take the slightest notice ( colloq)

(pelado) como una bola de billar ( RPl); as bald as a coot ( colloq), bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ball

tener la cabeza como una bola de billar to be as bald as a coot ( colloq), to be as bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ball

3 bolas fpl (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (testículos) balls (pl) ( famor vulg)

darle por or romperle las bolas a algn ( vulg); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), piss sb off (sl)

me da por las bolas que me empujen it really gets on my nerves o up my nose when people push me ( colloq), it really pisses me off when people push me (sl)

estar en bolas ( fam o vulg); to be stark naked ( colloq)

estar hasta las bolas ( vulg); to be pissed off (sl)

hacerse bolas con algo ( Méx); to get in a mess over sth

pillar a algn en bolas to catch sb on the hop ( colloq), to catch sb with their pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down ( colloq)

4 ( fam) (músculo — del brazo) biceps; (— de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

sacar bola to flex one's muscles

se me subió la bola I got a cramp ( AmE), I got cramp ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● bola de cristal

crystal ball

● bola de nieve

snowball

● bola de partido

match point

● bola de set

set point

● bolas criollas

fpl ( Ven) game similar to petanque

B ( fam) (mentira) lie, fib ( colloq); (rumor) rumor*

me metió una bola he told me a fib

contar/decir bolas to fib ( colloq), to tell fibs ( colloq)

¡se tragó la bola! she swallowed it! ( colloq), she fell for it! ( colloq)

corre la bola de que … (the) word is that …, word has it that …, it's going round that …

C

(Andes, RPI fam) (atención): se lo dije pero él no me dio bola or pero él, ni bola I told him, but he didn't take the slightest bit o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice ( colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (montón): una bola de niños loads of o a whole bunch of kids ( colloq)

una bola de libros stacks o loads of books ( colloq)

E

( Méx fam) (brillo): ¿le doy bola? shall I polish o shine your shoes?

F ( Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

armarse la bola ( Méx): cuando marcaron el penalty se armó la bola when they scored from the penalty all hell broke loose ( colloq)

¿por qué se armó la bola? — porque no había boletos what was all the fuss about? — there were no tickets left ( colloq)

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bola sustantivo femenino
1 ( cuerpo redondo) ball;
( de helado) scoop;
(Dep) ball;
( de petanca) boule;
( canica) (Col, Per) marble;
◊ bola de cristal crystal ball;

bola de nieve snowball;
bola de partido/de set match/set point
2
◊ bolas sustantivo femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg);

estar en bolas (fam or vulg) to be stark naked (colloq);
hacerse bolas con algo (Méx) to get in a mess over sth
3 (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq);
◊ me metió una bola he told me a fib;

contar/decir bolas to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)
4 (Méx fam) ( montón):
◊ una bola de loads of (colloq)

bola sustantivo femenino
1 ball
(canica) marble
2 fam (mentira) fib
♦ Locuciones: correr la bola, to spread a rumour
(desprevenido) without warning
no dar pie con bola, to be unable to do anything right
vulgar en bolas, (desnudo) naked
' bola' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billar
- borla
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- efecto
- granizo
- hueco
- ratón
English:
ball
- bowl
- crystal ball
- dip
- dumpling
- mothball
- pellet
- scoop
- snowball
- crumple
- crystal
- fib
- into
- putt
- roll-on
- track

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bola nf

1. [esfera] ball;
[de helado] scoop;
tengo una bola en el estómago my stomach feels bloated;

si sigues comiendo pasteles te pondrás como una bola if you carry on eating cakes, you'll get fat;

Comp

dejar rodar la bola to let it ride

Comp
bola de alcanfor mothball;
bola de cristal crystal ball;

bola de fuego fireball;

bola del mundo globe;

bola de naftalina mothball;

bola de nieve snowball;
Fig
convertirse en una bola de nieve to snowball

2. [pelota] ball;
[canica] marble;
Comp
Esp Fam
no tocar o [m5]rascar bola: se pasó el partido entero sin tocar o [m5] rascar bola he didn't do a single thing in the whole match;

Comp

no dio pie con bola he didn't do o get a thing right

Comp
bola de billar billiard ball;
bola de break [en tenis] break point;
Ven bolas criollas bowls [singular];
bola de juego [en tenis] game point;

bola jugadora [en billar] cue ball;

bola de partido [en tenis] match point;

bola de set [en tenis] set point

3. Fam [mentira] fib;

contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs;

me intentó meter una bola she tried to tell me a fib;

esa bola no me la trago I'm not going to fall for that one

4. Fam [rumor]
corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend;

¡corre la bola!, nos van a poner un examen mañana they're going to give us an exam tomorrow, pass it on!

5. Fam [músculo]
sacar bola to make one's biceps bulge

6. bola de nieve [planta] snowball tree

7. muy Fam
bolas [testículos] balls;

Comp
Ven Fam
echarle bolas: tienes que echarle bolas al asunto you really need to put some oomph o guts into it;

Comp
Fam
en bolas [desnudo] stark naked, Br starkers;

pillar a alguien en bolas [sin nada, desprevenido] to catch sb out;

¡me has pillado en bolas!, ¡no tengo ni idea! you've got me there, I haven't a clue!;

el profesor nos pilló en bolas the teacher caught us unprepared;

Comp
RP muy Fam
hinchar o [m5] romper las bolas [molestar] to be a pain in the Br arse o US butt

8. Am [betún] shoe polish

9. Chile [cometa] kite [large and round]

10. Méx Fam [grupo de gente] crowd;

en bola [en grupo] in a crowd, as a group

11. Méx [riña] tumult, uproar

12. Cuba, Chile
bolas croquet

13. Fam

Comp
Esp
a mi/tu/su bola: nosotros trabajando y él, a su bola we were working and there he was, just doing his own thing;
Bol, RP
andar como bola sin manija to wander around;
Ven
de bola que sí sure, you bet your life;
Méx
estar o [m5] meterse en bola to participate;
Méx
hacerse bolas to get muddled up;
RP
estar hecho bola to be shattered o Br knackered;
RP
dar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;

nadie le da bola al nuevo compañero nobody takes any notice of our new colleague;

nunca le dio bola a su hijo she never showed any interest in her son;
Andes, Ven
parar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;
RP
tener bolas [ser valiente] to have guts;
[ser lento] to be slow o thick
14. ver bolo²

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bola

f

1 ball;

no dar pie con bola get everything wrong;

dejar que ruede la bola fig let things take their course

2 TÉC ball bearing

3 de helado scoop

4 fam ( mentira) fib fam

5

:

bolas pl pop balls pop, nuts pop ;

en bolas fam stark naked

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bola nf

1) : ball

bola de nieve: snowball

2) fam : lie, fib

3) Mex fam : bunch, group

una bola de rateros: a bunch of thieves

4) Mex : uproar, tumult

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bola n

1. (esfera) ball

las bolas de billar son de marfil billiard balls are made of ivory

2. (mentira) lie

no cuentes bolas don't tell lies

bola de nieve snowball

Spanish-English dictionary > bola

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