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1 dentro

adv.

1 inside.

espera aquí dentro wait in here

está ahí dentro it's in there

dentro de in

dentro del coche in o inside the car

dentro de la legalidad within the law

dentro de lo posible as far as possible

dentro de lo razonable within reason

dentro de lo que cabe, no ha sido un mal resultado all things considered, it wasn't a bad result

de dentro inside

el bolsillo de dentro the inside pocket

hacia/para dentro inwards

por dentro (on the) inside; inside, deep down (figurative)

2 intrad.

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dentro

► adverbio

1 inside (de edificio) indoors, inside

■ lo puse dentro I put it inside

■ vayamos a tomar una copa dentro let's have a drink indoors

■ está ahí dentro it's in there

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dentro de (lugar) in, inside 2 (tiempo) in

■ dentro de la casa in the house

■ dentro de una semana in a week, in a week's time

dentro de lo posible as far as possible

dentro de lo que cabe under the circumstances

dentro de poco soon, shortly

entrar/estar dentro de lo posible to be possible

muy dentro deep down, deep inside

■ sentía amor muy dentro he felt love deep inside

por dentro (de una cosa) (on the) inside 2 (de una persona) deep down, inside, inwardly

■ está podrido por dentro it's rotten inside

■ se siente muy solo por dentro he feels lonely inside

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adv.

1) inside

2) indoors

•

- dentro de
- dentro de poco
- por dentro
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ADV

1) inside

María está dentro — María is inside

allí dentro — in there

vamos dentro — let's go in(side)

comimos dentro porque estaba lloviendo — we ate inside o indoors because it was raining

• de o desde dentro — from inside, from within frm

• para dentro, se fueron para dentro — they went in(side)

mételo para dentro para que quepa en la funda — push it in so that it fits in the cover

• por dentro — inside

el edificio es precioso por dentro — the building is beautiful inside

la sandía es roja por dentro — a watermelon is red on the inside

el vestido lleva un forro por dentro — the dress is lined o has a lining inside

se siente muy desgraciado por dentro — he feels very unhappy inside

2)

• dentro de —

a) (=en el interior de) in, inside

dentro de la casa — in(side) the house

tenía un pañuelo dentro del bolso — she had a handkerchief in o inside her bag

lo metió dentro del cajón — he put it in the drawer

ascensos dentro de la empresa — promotions within the company

b) (=después de) in

dentro de tres meses — in three months, in three months' time

llegará dentro de poco — he'll be here shortly

c) (=en los límites de) within

esto no está dentro de mi competencia — this is not within my area of responsibility

dentro de lo posible — as far as possible

su reacción estaba dentro de lo previsto — her reaction was what one might have expected

dentro de todo, me puedo considerar afortunado — all in all o all things considered, I can count myself lucky
caber 5), c)
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adverbio

1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adentro in this sense] inside

aquí/ahí dentro — in here/there

el perro duerme dentro — the dog sleeps indoors

es azul por dentro — it's blue on the inside

la parte de dentro — the inside

2) dentro de

a) ( en el espacio) in, inside

dentro del edificio — inside o in the building

b) ( en el tiempo) in

se casan dentro de dos semanas — they're getting married in two weeks' time

dentro del plazo previsto — within o in the time stipulated

c) (de límites, posibilidades) within

no está/está dentro de nuestras posibilidades — it is beyond/well within our means

está dentro de lo posible — it's not impossible

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* barrer hacia dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrer para dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = fall within + the province of.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* dentro de = inside, within.

* dentro de la escuela = in-school.

* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.

* dentro de la ley = within the law.

* dentro de la misma profesión = intraoccupational.

* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.

* dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* dentro de lo posible = as far as possible.

* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro del radio de acción = within range.

* dentro del seno de = within the pale of.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* dentro de todo = all in all.

* dentro de una región = intra-regional [intraregional].

* dentro de unos años = in a few years' time.

* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* dentro y fuera de = in and out of, in and out of.

* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.

* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.

* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* entrar dentro de = fall under.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* hacia dentro = inward.

* hacia dentro y hacia fuera = Verbo + in and out.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* más dentro = further into.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* presentar dentro de = package.

* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.

* reírse para dentro = laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.

* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.

* subdivisión dentro de una clase = link, step of division.

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adverbio

1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adentro in this sense] inside

aquí/ahí dentro — in here/there

el perro duerme dentro — the dog sleeps indoors

es azul por dentro — it's blue on the inside

la parte de dentro — the inside

2) dentro de

a) ( en el espacio) in, inside

dentro del edificio — inside o in the building

b) ( en el tiempo) in

se casan dentro de dos semanas — they're getting married in two weeks' time

dentro del plazo previsto — within o in the time stipulated

c) (de límites, posibilidades) within

no está/está dentro de nuestras posibilidades — it is beyond/well within our means

está dentro de lo posible — it's not impossible

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dentro(de)

= inside, within

Ex: To indicate that the book has been properly checked in, the date it was returned may be stamped inside the book.

Ex: A summary is a restatement, within the document, of the salient findings and conclusions of a document.

* barrer hacia dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrer para dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = fall within + the province of.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* dentro de = inside, within.

* dentro de la escuela = in-school.

* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.

* dentro de la ley = within the law.

* dentro de la misma profesión = intraoccupational.

* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.

* dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* dentro de lo posible = as far as possible.

* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro del radio de acción = within range.

* dentro del seno de = within the pale of.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* dentro de todo = all in all.

* dentro de una región = intra-regional [intraregional].

* dentro de unos años = in a few years' time.

* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* dentro y fuera de = in and out of, in and out of.

* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.

* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.

* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* entrar dentro de = fall under.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* hacia dentro = inward.

* hacia dentro y hacia fuera = Verbo + in and out.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* más dentro = further into.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* presentar dentro de = package.

* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.

* reírse para dentro = laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.

* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.

* subdivisión dentro de una clase = link, step of division.

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dentro

adverb

A (lugar, parte) [ Latin American Spanish also uses adentro in this sense] inside

se está tan calentito aquí dentro it's so nice and warm in here

el perro duerme dentro the dog sleeps in the house o inside o indoors

es azul por dentro it's blue on the inside, the inside's blue

B

dentro de ( loc prep)

1 (en el espacio) in, inside

una vez dentro del edificio once inside o in the building

tenía una piedrecita dentro del zapato I had a little stone in my shoe

dentro de nuestras aguas jurisdiccionales inside o within our territorial waters

2 (en el tiempo) in

se mudan dentro de poco they're moving soon o shortly

se casan dentro de dos semanas they're getting married in two weeks' time o in two weeks

dentro del plazo previsto within o in the time stipulated

3 (de límites, posibilidades) within

su situación no está dentro de las previstas en el reglamento her situation does not fall within the categories provided for by the regulations

dentro de lo que cabe está bien de precio it's not a bad price, considering o all things considered

dentro de todo or dentro de lo que cabe no estuvo tan mal all in all, it wasn't that bad

no está dentro de nuestras posibilidades it is beyond our means

está dentro de lo posible it's possible, it's not impossible, it's not beyond the realms of possibility

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dentro adverbio
1 (lugar, parte) Latin American Spanish also uses
◊ adentro in this sense inside;

aquí/ahí dentro in here/there;
el perro duerme dentro the dog sleeps indoors;
por dentro on the inside;
la parte de dentro the inside
2
◊ dentro de

a) ( en el espacio) in, inside;

◊ dentro del edificio in o inside the building

b) ( en el tiempo) in;

◊ dentro de dos semanas in two weeks' time

c) (de límites, posibilidades) within;

◊ dentro de nuestras posibilidades within our means

dentro adverbio
1 (en el interior de un objeto) inside
por dentro es rojo, it's red (on the) inside
(de un edificio, casa) inside, indoors: nos dejaron ver el castillo por dentro, they let us see the inside of the castle
como llovía mucho, nos quedamos dentro de la casa, as it was raining hard, we stayed indoors
2 (de una persona) deep down: me salió de dentro, it came from the bottom of my heart
lo llevo muy dentro, I feel it deep down
por dentro estaba arrepentido, deep down (inside) he was really sorry
♦ Locuciones: dentro de, (lugar) inside
(plazo) dentro de poco, shortly, soon
dentro de un año, in a year's time
dentro de lo que cabe, all things considered o under the circumstances: es bastante inteligente, dentro de lo que cabe, he's quite intelligent as far as we can tell
' dentro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- área
- caber
- discografía
- encajar
- enmarcarse
- gravedad
- hora
- mes
- poca
- poco
- posibilidad
- posible
- procesión
- revés
- vista
- adentro
- allí
- aquí
- breve
- claustrofobia
- día
- en
- escándalo
- lícito
- marco
- margen
- momento
- plazo
- por
- quince
- rato
- roce
- tender
- tufo
- viciado
English:
also
- dock
- dome
- expect
- framework
- from
- here
- hollow
- in
- in-house
- indoors
- ingrown
- inside
- insider
- inwardly
- inwards
- long
- manuscript
- means
- moment
- momentarily
- now
- presently
- radius
- reason
- sail
- shortly
- shut out
- soon
- there
- time
- tuck in
- walk-in
- week
- while
- within
- allow
- before
- bound
- come
- credit
- hence
- home
- month
- outside
- range
- take
- tuck

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dentro adv

1. [en el espacio] inside;

espera aquí dentro wait in here;

está ahí dentro it's in there;

de dentro inside;

el bolsillo de dentro the inside pocket;

sacamos unas mesas de dentro we brought some tables out from indoors o inside;

el abrazo me salió de dentro I hugged her spontaneously;

dentro de in;

dentro del coche in o inside the car;

guardo mucho rencor dentro de mí I feel very resentful inside;

consiguió abrir la puerta desde dentro she managed to open the door from the inside;

hacia/para dentro inwards;

por dentro [de un recipiente] on the inside;
[de un lugar] inside; [de una persona] inside, deep down;
está muy limpio por dentro it's very clean inside;

le dije que sí, pero por dentro pensaba lo contrario I said yes, but actually I was thinking the opposite

2. [en el tiempo]
dentro de in, within;

el curso se acaba dentro de tres días the term ends in three days o in three days' time o three days from now;

dentro de un año terminaré los estudios I'll have finished my studies within a year;

dentro de los próximos meses within the next few months;

dentro de nada [dentro de un rato] in a minute, in a moment;
[pronto] before you know it, before long;
la cena estará lista dentro de nada dinner will be ready in a moment;

dentro de poco in a while, before long;

dentro de poco no quedarán máquinas de escribir it won't be long before there are no typewriters left

3. [en posibilidades]
dentro de lo posible as far as possible;

dentro de lo que cabe, no ha sido un mal resultado all things considered, it wasn't a bad result;

esta situación no está prevista dentro del reglamento this situation isn't covered by the regulations;

comprar una nueva casa no está dentro de mis posibilidades buying a new house would be beyond my means

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dentro

I adv inside;

por dentro inside; fig inside;

de dentro from inside

II prp

:

dentro de en espacio in, inside; en tiempo in, within

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dentro adv

1) : in, inside

2) : indoors

3)

dentro de : within, inside, in

4)

dentro de poco : soon, shortly

5)

dentro de todo : all in all, all things considered

6)

por dentro : inwardly, inside

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dentro adv

1. (en general) in / inside

la llave está dentro the key's inside

2. (edificio) indoors

vamos dentro porque hace frío let's go indoors because it's cold

por dentro inside / on the inside

Spanish-English dictionary > dentro
2 momento

m.

1 moment (instante).

a cada momento all the time

al momento straightaway

de un momento a otro any minute now

de momento, por el momento for the time being o moment

dentro de un momento in a moment o minute

desde el momento (en) que… from the moment that…; (tiempo) seeing as… (causa)

por momentos by the minute

en todo momento at all times

2 time.

llegó un momento en que… there came a time when…

has venido en buen/mal momento you've come at a good/bad time

del momento of the day (actual)

3 momentum, impulse.

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momento

► nombre masculino

1 moment

■ ¡espera un momento! hang on a moment!

■ en un momento estoy contigo I'll be with you in a moment

■ llegamos en un momento it took us no time at all to get there

2 (período) time

■ fueron momentos difíciles they were difficult times

■ has escogido mal momento para venir you've chosen a bad time to call

3 (oportunidad) time, moment

■ ya llegará tu momento your time will come

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada momento every second, all the time

al momento immediately

de momento for the moment

de un momento a otro any minute now

del momento (en el pasado) of the time, of that time 2 (de ahora) current, present-day

desde el momento en que... (en cuanto) from the moment..., as soon as...

■ desde el momento en que te vi... from the moment I saw you...

en cualquier momento at any moment, at any time

en este momento at the moment

por el momento for the time being

por momentos by the minute

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noun m.

1) moment

2) time

•

- al momento

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SM

1) (=instante) moment

la miró un momento — he looked at her for a moment

espera un momento — hold on a minute o moment

-¡Juan, ven aquí! -¡un momento! — "come here, Juan" - "just a minute o moment!"

llegará dentro de un momento — she'll be here in a minute o moment

está protestando desde el momento en que llegó — he's been complaining from the moment he arrived

hace un momento — just a moment ago

en ese preciso momento se paró el coche — at that very moment o right then, the car stopped

este es un momento histórico — this is a historic moment

no paró de hablar ni un solo momento — he never stopped talking for a single second

no creí ni por un momento que llegaría a divorciarse — I never thought for a moment that she'd get divorced

• llegará en breves momentos — she'll be here shortly

• en este momento — at the moment, right now

en este momento el doctor no puede atenderle — the doctor can't see you at the moment o right now

• no dejó de apoyarme en ningún momento — she never stopped supporting me for a moment

• en un primer momento — at first

en un primer momento creí que era un resfriado — at first I thought it was a cold

• estuvo a mi lado en todo momento — he was at my side the whole time

• en un momento — in next to no time

limpió el cuarto en un momento — he cleaned the room in next to no time

2) (=rato)

los mejores momentos del partido — the highlights of the match

pasamos momentos inolvidables en Madrid — we had an unforgettable time in Madrid

3) (=época) time

en el momento actual — at the present time

deben usarse las técnicas disponibles en el momento — the currently available techniques should be used

• del momento, la música más representativa del momento — the music which is most representative of current trends

el grupo favorito del momento — the most popular group at the moment

4) (=coyuntura)

nuestra empresa pasa por un momento magnífico — our company is doing splendidly at the moment

atravesamos un momento difícil — we are going through a difficult time o patch

el actor estaba en su mejor momento — the actor was in his prime

llegué en buen momento — I arrived at a good time

• ha llegado el momento de hacer algo — the time has come to do sth

• en el momento oportuno — at the right time

• ser buen/mal momento para hacer algo — to be a good/bad time to do sth

es el mejor momento para invertir en bolsa — it's the ideal time to invest in the stock market

• todo se hará en su momento — we'll do everything in good time o when the time comes

ya te avisarán en su momento — they'll let you know in due course

5) [otras locuciones]

• al momento — at once

• a cada momento se despertaba y pedía agua — she kept waking up and asking for water, she was constantly waking up and asking for water

• en cualquier momento — any time now

puede llegar en cualquier momento — she could arrive at any moment

• en un momento dado, en un momento dado, conseguí sujetarlo del brazo — at one stage I managed to grab hold of his arm

en un momento dado, yo mismo puedo echarte una mano — I could give you a hand some time, if necessary

• de momento — for the moment

de momento continúa en el trabajo — he's staying in the job for the time being o for the moment

de momento déjalo y piénsatelo mejor — leave it for the moment and think it over

de momento no lo reconocí, pero luego recordé su cara — at first I didn't recognize him, but then I remembered his face

• desde el momento en que, los impuestos, desde el momento en que son obligatorios, son una extorsión — since taxes are compulsory, they amount to extortion

• en el momento — straight away

la llamé y acudió en el momento — I called her and she came over straight away

• de un momento a otro — any minute now

• en el momento menos pensado — when least expected

esas cosas pasan en el momento menos pensado — those things happen when you least expect them

• por momentos — by the minute

está cambiando por momentos — it is changing by the minute

• por el momento — for the time being, for now

6) (Mec) momentum, moment

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masculino

1)

a) ( instante puntual) moment

justo en ese momento — just at that moment

en todo momento — at all times

a partir de ese momento — from that moment on

en este momento no está — she's not in right now o at the moment

b) ( lapso breve) minute, moment

dentro de un momento — in a minute o moment

eso te lo arreglo en un momento — I'll fix that for you in no time at all

un momentito! — ( por teléfono) just a moment, just a minute

no para ni un momento — she's on the go the whole time

c) (época, período) time, period

atravesamos momentos difíciles — we're going through a difficult time o period

está en su mejor momento — he is at his peak

d) ( ocasión) time

llegas en buen/mal momento — you've arrived at the right time/at a bad time

cuando llegue el momento — when the time comes

en ningún momento — never, at no time

e) ( tiempo presente) moment

la moda del momento — the fashion of the moment

2) (en locs)

al momento — at once

de momento: de momento se siente bien she feels all right at the moment; de momento se va a quedar en mi casa she's going to stay with me for the time being; dejemos este asunto de momento let's forget this matter for the moment; desde el momento que (CS) since, as, seeing as (colloq); de un momento al otro: están por llegar de un momento al otro they'll be arriving any minute now; cambia de opinión de un momento al otro she changes her mind from one minute to the next; en cualquier momento: puedes llamar en cualquier momento you can call at any time; pueden llegar en cualquier momento they could arrive any time now o at any moment; en el momento immediately; en el momento menos pensado when they/you/we least expect it; en un momento dado at a given moment; si en un momento dado tu quisieras... if at any o some time you should want to...; por el momento for the time being; por momentos: el frío aumenta por momentos it's getting colder by the minute; su estado empeoraba por momentos — her condition was deteriorating from one minute to the next

3) (Fís, Mec) momentum

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= instant in time, point, time, moment.

Ex. This should suffice to guarantee the integrity of the catalog at any given instant in time.

Ex. The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point.

Ex. Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.

Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

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* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* aprovechar el momento = catch + the moment.

* atravesando momentos difíciles = beleaguered.

* a último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* capturar el momento = catch + the moment.

* del momento = of the time(s).

* desde aquel momento = ever after.

* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.

* detenerse por un momento = pause.

* de último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.

* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.

* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en el momento = on the spot.

* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.

* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.

* en el momento justo = on cue.

* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.

* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.

* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.

* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.

* en ningún momento = at no time, anywhere along the line.

* en otro momento = some other time.

* en qué momento = at what point.

* en su debido momento = in due time.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en su momento = in timely fashion.

* en su momento álgido = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en todo momento = at all times, at every instant, every step of the way, throughout, at every turn, day in and day out, at all hours, time after time.

* en un determinado momento = at one point.

* en un momento = in a time, in a flash.

* en un momento concreto = at a particular point in time, at a particular point in time.

* en un momento dado = at a given point in time, at any one time, at any given point, at one particular time, at any given time, at any given moment, at a given moment in time, at a given moment.

* en un momento de = at a time of, at one stage of.

* en un momento de apuro = if it comes to the crunch.

* en un momento de apuros = when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst.

* en un momento de cabreo = in the heat of the moment.

* en un momento de enfado = in the heat of the moment.

* en un momento de enojo = in the heat of the moment.

* en un momento determinado = on any one occasion.

* en un momento en el que = at a time when.

* en unos momentos = momentarily, at any moment.

* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* hace un momento = a moment ago.

* hace unos momentos = a few moments ago.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point.

* justo en ese momento = just then.

* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* llegado este momento = at this juncture, at this point.

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

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* lograr el momento de = reach + point of.

* moda del momento = flavour of the month, sizzle.

* momento álgido = climax.

* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.

* momento clave = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* momento crucial = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento decisivo = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento escogido = timing.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* momento oportuno = timing.

* momentos = moments.

* momentos álgidos = high.

* momentos alocados = heady days.

* momentos bajos = low.

* momentos culminantes = highlights.

* momentos de presión = the heat is on.

* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.

* momentos emocionantes = heady days.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento ad = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.

* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* un mejor momento = a better time.

* un momento determinado = a frozen moment in time, a given moment in time.

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masculino

1)

a) ( instante puntual) moment

justo en ese momento — just at that moment

en todo momento — at all times

a partir de ese momento — from that moment on

en este momento no está — she's not in right now o at the moment

b) ( lapso breve) minute, moment

dentro de un momento — in a minute o moment

eso te lo arreglo en un momento — I'll fix that for you in no time at all

un momentito! — ( por teléfono) just a moment, just a minute

no para ni un momento — she's on the go the whole time

c) (época, período) time, period

atravesamos momentos difíciles — we're going through a difficult time o period

está en su mejor momento — he is at his peak

d) ( ocasión) time

llegas en buen/mal momento — you've arrived at the right time/at a bad time

cuando llegue el momento — when the time comes

en ningún momento — never, at no time

e) ( tiempo presente) moment

la moda del momento — the fashion of the moment

2) (en locs)

al momento — at once

de momento: de momento se siente bien she feels all right at the moment; de momento se va a quedar en mi casa she's going to stay with me for the time being; dejemos este asunto de momento let's forget this matter for the moment; desde el momento que (CS) since, as, seeing as (colloq); de un momento al otro: están por llegar de un momento al otro they'll be arriving any minute now; cambia de opinión de un momento al otro she changes her mind from one minute to the next; en cualquier momento: puedes llamar en cualquier momento you can call at any time; pueden llegar en cualquier momento they could arrive any time now o at any moment; en el momento immediately; en el momento menos pensado when they/you/we least expect it; en un momento dado at a given moment; si en un momento dado tu quisieras... if at any o some time you should want to...; por el momento for the time being; por momentos: el frío aumenta por momentos it's getting colder by the minute; su estado empeoraba por momentos — her condition was deteriorating from one minute to the next

3) (Fís, Mec) momentum

* * *

= instant in time, point, time, moment.

Ex: This should suffice to guarantee the integrity of the catalog at any given instant in time.

Ex: The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point.

Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.

Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* aprovechar el momento = catch + the moment.

* atravesando momentos difíciles = beleaguered.

* a último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* capturar el momento = catch + the moment.

* del momento = of the time(s).

* desde aquel momento = ever after.

* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.

* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.

* detenerse por un momento = pause.

* de último momento = last minute [last-minute].

* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.

* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.

* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en el momento = on the spot.

* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.

* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.

* en el momento justo = on cue.

* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.

* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.

* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.

* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.

* en ningún momento = at no time, anywhere along the line.

* en otro momento = some other time.

* en qué momento = at what point.

* en su debido momento = in due time.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en su momento = in timely fashion.

* en su momento álgido = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en todo momento = at all times, at every instant, every step of the way, throughout, at every turn, day in and day out, at all hours, time after time.

* en un determinado momento = at one point.

* en un momento = in a time, in a flash.

* en un momento concreto = at a particular point in time, at a particular point in time.

* en un momento dado = at a given point in time, at any one time, at any given point, at one particular time, at any given time, at any given moment, at a given moment in time, at a given moment.

* en un momento de = at a time of, at one stage of.

* en un momento de apuro = if it comes to the crunch.

* en un momento de apuros = when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst.

* en un momento de cabreo = in the heat of the moment.

* en un momento de enfado = in the heat of the moment.

* en un momento de enojo = in the heat of the moment.

* en un momento determinado = on any one occasion.

* en un momento en el que = at a time when.

* en unos momentos = momentarily, at any moment.

* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* hace un momento = a moment ago.

* hace unos momentos = a few moments ago.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point.

* justo en ese momento = just then.

* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* llegado este momento = at this juncture, at this point.

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

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* lograr el momento de = reach + point of.

* moda del momento = flavour of the month, sizzle.

* momento álgido = climax.

* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.

* momento clave = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* momento crucial = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento decisivo = watershed, turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento escogido = timing.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* momento oportuno = timing.

* momentos = moments.

* momentos álgidos = high.

* momentos alocados = heady days.

* momentos bajos = low.

* momentos culminantes = highlights.

* momentos de presión = the heat is on.

* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.

* momentos emocionantes = heady days.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento ad = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.

* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* un mejor momento = a better time.

* un momento determinado = a frozen moment in time, a given moment in time.

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momento

masculine

A

1 (instante puntual) moment

justo en ese momento sonó el teléfono just at that moment the telephone rang

¿tiene que ser en este preciso momento? does it have to be right this minute o right now?

me ayudó en todo momento he helped me at all times

a partir de ese momento from that moment on

en este momento no está she's not in right now o at the moment

en este momento acaba de irse she's just this minute left

en un primer momento pensé que era mentira at first I thought it was a lie

2 (lapso breve) minute, moment

empieza dentro de un momento it starts in a minute o moment

eso te lo arreglo yo en un momento I'll fix that for you in no time at all

¡un momentito! (por teléfono) just a moment o just a minute

miraba el reloj a cada momento she kept looking at her watch every two minutes

no para ni un momento she's on the go the whole time

3 (época, período) time, period

el país atraviesa momentos difíciles the country is going through a difficult time o period

el momento de mayor esplendor de nuestras letras the most brilliant time o period in our literary history

está en su mejor momento he is at his peak

4 (ocasión) time

llegas en buen/mal momento you've arrived at the right time/at a bad time

no es momento ahora para hablar de eso this isn't the time to talk about that

cuando llegue el momento when the time comes

en ningún momento he dicho que … I have never said that …, at no time have I said that …

éste no es momento para ponerse a discutir this is no time to start arguing

5 (tiempo presente) moment

la moda del momento the fashion of the moment

los temas más importantes del momento político español the most important issues in contemporary Spanish politics

B ( en locs):

al momento at once

cuando te llame quiero que vengas al momento when I call you I want you to come at once

de momento: de momento se siente bien she feels all right at the moment

de momento no tiene más remedio que aceptar for the moment he has no alternative but to accept

de momento se va a quedar en casa con nosotros she's going to stay at home with us for the time being

desde el momento que (CS); since, as, seeing as ( colloq)

desde el momento que ni siquiera me contestó la carta since o as o seeing as he didn't even answer my letter

de un momento al otro: están por llegar de un momento al otro they'll be arriving any minute now

cambia de opinión de un momento al otro she changes her mind from one minute to the next

en cualquier momento: puedes llamar en cualquier momento you can call at any time

en cualquier momento viene y nos dice que se casa any day now he'll come and tell us he's getting married

en el momento immediately

me los arreglaron en el momento they repaired them for me immediately o there and then o on the spot

en el momento menos pensado when they/you/we least expect it

en un momento dado: la velocidad del vehículo en un momento dado the speed of the vehicle at a given moment

si en un momento dado tu quisieras … if at any o some time you should want to …, if you should ever want to …

por el momento: por el momento voy a ir a vivir con mi hermano for the time being I'm going to stay with my brother

¿necesitas dinero? — por el momento no do you need any money — not just now o no, for the time being I'm OK

por el momento te vas a tener que conformar you'll have to make do for now o for the moment

por momentos: el frío aumenta por momentos it's getting colder by the minute

su estado empeoraba por momentos her condition was deteriorating from one minute to the next

C ( Fís, Mec) momentum

Compuesto:

momento de inercia

moment of inertia

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momento sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( instante puntual) moment;

◊ justo en ese momento just at that moment;

a partir de ese momento from that moment on;
en todo momento at all times
b) ( lapso breve) minute, moment;

◊ dentro de un momento in a minute o moment;

¡un momentito! ( por teléfono) just a moment, just a minute;
eso te lo arreglo en un momento I'll fix that for you in no time at all
c) (época, período) time, period;

◊ atravesamos momentos difíciles we're going through a difficult time o period;

está en su mejor momento he is at his peak
d) ( ocasión) time;

◊ llegas en buen/mal momento you've arrived at the right time/at a bad time;

en ningún momento at no time
2 ( en locs)
◊ al momento at once;

de momento ( ahora mismo) right now;

( mientras tanto) for the time being;
( por ahora) for the moment;
◊ de un momento al otro ( dentro de muy poco) any minute now;

en cualquier momento at any time;
en el momento immediately;
en el momento menos pensado when they (o you etc) least expect it;
por el momento for the time being
3 (Fís, Mec) momentum
momento sustantivo masculino
1 (instante) moment
vivir el momento, to live for the moment
2 (periodo) time: hablamos un momento, we talked for a minute
un momento de la historia, a moment in history
3 (ocasión) no encuentro el momento adecuado, I can't find the right moment
ya llegará tu momento, you'll have your chance
♦ Locuciones: al momento, at once
de momento/por el momento, for the time being
de un momento a otro, at any moment
en un momento dado, at a given moment
por momentos, by the minute
' momento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- asomarse
- callar
- coger
- compadre
- consolidar
- consolidarse
- cualquier
- culminante
- dada
- dado
- derramamiento
- descansar
- designar
- destiempo
- determinada
- determinado
- día
- encontrar
- esperar
- estopa
- europeísta
- fecha
- golpe
- hacer
- hora
- indicada
- indicado
- inicial
- justa
- justo
- llegar
- mal
- ninguna
- ninguno
- oportuna
- oportuno
- parar
- pasarse
- pensar
- por
- precisa
- preciso
- relax
- sostener
- tigre
- a
- acercar
- actualmente
- adecuado
English:
afterthought
- all
- appropriate
- awkward
- bear with
- begrudge
- bonded warehouse
- cliff-hanger
- cue
- dicey
- due
- eleventh
- evil
- far
- for
- forget
- hiatus
- hitherto
- hot news
- in
- inconvenient
- inopportune
- instant
- jiffy
- just
- lucky
- minute
- moment
- momentarily
- momentum
- move on
- nutty
- occasion
- opportune
- optimal
- point
- pop in
- pop out
- pop over
- pop up
- proud
- quick
- raincheck
- relax
- religion
- right
- ripe
- slip down
- sometime
- sometimes

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momento nm

1. [instante preciso] moment;

a partir de este momento from this moment (on);

desde el momento (en) que… [indica tiempo] from the moment that…;
[indica causa] seeing as o that…;
desde ese momento from that moment on, since that moment;

hasta ese momento until that moment, until then;

lo podemos hacer en cualquier momento we can do it any time;

en cualquier momento se puede producir la dimisión del presidente the president could resign at any moment;

llegará en cualquier momento she'll be arriving any moment now;

justo en ese momento entró mi padre at that very moment o right then, my father came in;

en ese momento vivía en Perú I was living in Peru at that time;

en este momento está reunida she's in a meeting at the moment;

en el momento menos pensado te puede ocurrir un accidente accidents can happen when you least expect them;

en todo momento at all times;

en/hasta el último momento at/right up until the last moment;

nos permite calcular la temperatura en un momento dado it enables us to calculate the temperature at any given moment;

si en un momento dado necesitas ayuda, llámame if at any time you need my help, call me;

momento decisivo turning point;

el momento de la verdad the moment of truth;

la situación podría cambiar de un momento a otro the situation could change any minute now o at any moment;

era difícil predecir lo que iba a pasar de un momento a otro it was hard to predict what was going to happen from one moment to the next

2. [rato corto] moment, minute;

¿puedo hablar un momento contigo? could I speak to you for a moment o minute?;

sólo será un momento I'll only o I won't be a minute;

dentro de un momento in a moment o minute;

le arreglamos sus zapatos en el momento [en letrero] shoes mended while you wait;

estará preparado en un momento it'll be ready in a moment o minute;
también Fig
espera un momento hold on a minute;

hace un momento a moment ago;

momentos después moments later;

sin dudarlo un momento without a moment's hesitation;

¡un momento! just a minute!

3. [periodo] time;

llegó un momento en que… there came a time when…;

estamos pasando un mal momento we're going through a difficult spell o Br patch at the moment;

está en un buen momento (de forma) she's in good form at the moment;

las reformas fueron rechazadas por los políticos del momento the reforms were rejected by the politicians of the day;

es el artista del momento he's the artist of the moment;

en un primer momento initially, at first;

la película tiene sus (buenos) momentos the movie has its moments

4. [ocasión] time;

cuando llegue el momento when the time comes;

en algún momento sometime;

si en algún momento te sientes solo if you ever feel lonely, if at any time you should feel lonely;

has venido en buen/mal momento you've come at a good/bad time;

en momentos así at times like this;

en ningún momento pensé que lo haría at no time did I think that she would do it, I never thought she would do it

5. Fís moment

Comp
momento angular angular momentum;
momento de inercia moment of inertia;

momento lineal momentum;

momento de torsión torque

6. [en frases]
a cada momento all the time;

al momento [inmediatamente] straightaway;
Am [hasta ahora] at the moment, so far;
quiere todo lo que pide al momento she expects to get whatever she asks for straightaway;
Am
al momento se cuentan 38 muertos at the moment the number of deaths stands at 38, the number of deaths so far stands at 38;

¿quieres café? – de momento no do you want some coffee? – not just now o not at the moment;

te puedes quedar de momento you can stay for now o for the time being;

de momento estoy de acuerdo contigo for the moment, I'll agree with you;

por el momento for the time being, for the moment;

por momentos by the minute;

me estoy poniendo nerviosa por momentos I'm getting more and more nervous by the minute

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momento

m moment;

a cada momento all the time;

al momento at once;

por el momento, de momento for the moment;

hasta el momento up to now, so far;

de un momento a otro from one minute to the next;

desde un primer momento right from the beginning;

por momentos by the minute;

no es el momento the time isn’t right;

atravesar un mal momento, pasar por un momento difícil go through a bad patch;

estar en su mejor momento be at one’s peak o best

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momento nm

1) : moment, instant

espera un momentito: wait just a moment

2) : time, period of time

momentos difíciles: hard times

3) : present, moment

los atletas del momento: the athletes of the moment, today's popular athletes

4) : momentum

5)

al momento : right away, at once

6)

de momento : at the moment, for the moment

7)

de un momento a otro : any time now

8)

por momentos : at times

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momento n

1. (en general) moment

estaba aquí hace un momento he was here a moment ago

¡espera un momento! hold on a moment!

2. (período, ocasión) time

cuando llegue el momento, se lo diré I'll tell him when the time comes

de momento / por el momento for the moment

Spanish-English dictionary > momento
3 antes

adv.

1 before.

no importa si vienes antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier

ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to

mucho/poco antes long/shortly before

lo antes posible as soon as possible

antes de Cristo before Christ, BC

antes de tiempo ahead of time

antes de hacer algo before doing something

antes de que before

antes de que llegaras before you arrived

de antes old; (antiguo) previous (anterior)

2 before.

me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you)

antes de before

3 first (primero).

esta señora está antes this lady is first

entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me

m.pl.

1 elks, mooses.

2 suedes.

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antes

► adverbio

1 (tiempo) before, earlier

■ llámame antes de salir ring me before you leave

■ llegué antes que él I arrived before him

■ antes del partido before the match

■ deberías estar allí antes de las nueve you should be there before nine

■ bébete el café antes de que se enfríe drink your coffee before it gets cold

2 (en el pasado) before, in the past

3 (lugar) in front, before

► conjunción

1 on the contrary, quite the opposite, rather

■ no la aborrece, antes la ama he doesn't hate her, on the contrary he loves her

► adjetivo

1 before

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

antes bien on the contrary

■ no se acobardó, antes bien se encaró con su enemigo he didn't shrink back, on the contrary, he stood up to his enemy

antes de J.C. before Christ

antes de nada first of all

lo antes posible as soon as possible

* * *

adv.

1) before, earlier

2) rather, sooner

3) formerly, previously

•

- antes bien
- antes de anoche
- antes de ayer
- antes de Cristo
- antes de que
- antes que
- cuanto antes

* * *

1.

ADJ before

llame el día antes para pedir cita — call the day before for an appointment

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el tren ha llegado una hora antes — the train has arrived an hour early

2. ADV

1) [en el tiempo]

a) [con relación a otro acontecimiento]

yo llegué antes — I arrived first

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

antes de 1900 — before 1900

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de terminado el discurso — before the speech was over

antes de una semana no vamos a saber nada — we won't know anything for a week

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself

antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm

somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes de que te vayas — before you go

esperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade

b) [en el pasado]

antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no tienen la alegría de antes — they don't have the joie de vivre they used to have

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

fue una boda de las de antes — it was an old-style wedding

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

c) (=hasta ahora) before, before now

nunca antes he tenido problemas — I've never had any problems before

d) (=más temprano) earlier

no he podido venir antes — I couldn't come any earlier

los viernes salimos un poco antes — on Fridays we leave a little earlier

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

e) (=más joven) at a younger age, at an earlier age

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

2) [en el espacio] before

tres páginas antes — three pages before

• antes de algo — before sth

la calle que hay antes del semáforo — the street before the traffic lights

3.

CONJ [indicando preferencia] sooner, rather

preferimos ir en tren antes que en avión — we prefer to go by train rather than by plane

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

antes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

b) (en locs)

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

b) ( indicando preferencia)

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

4) ( en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

5)

a)

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

b)

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

* * *

= earlier, formerly, before now.

Ex. These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex. Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex. OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.

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* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.

* antes de acostarse = before bed.

* antes de ahora = before now.

* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.

* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.

* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* antes del amanecer = before dawn.

* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].

* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes (de que) = before.

* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.

* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* antes o después de = either side of.

* antes que = sooner than.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* como antes = as before.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.

* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.

* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.

* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.

* minutos antes de = minutes before.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no visto antes = unprecedented.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

b) (en locs)

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

b) ( indicando preferencia)

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

4) ( en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

5)

a)

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

b)

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

* * *

antes (de que)

= before

Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

= earlier, formerly, before now.

Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex: OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.

* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.

* antes de acostarse = before bed.

* antes de ahora = before now.

* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.

* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.

* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* antes del amanecer = before dawn.

* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].

* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes (de que) = before.

* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.

* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* antes o después de = either side of.

* antes que = sooner than.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* como antes = as before.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.

* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.

* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.

* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.

* minutos antes de = minutes before.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no visto antes = unprecedented.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *

antes

adverb

A

1 (con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes you should have told me before o earlier

lo haré lo antes posible I'll do it as soon as possible

los inquilinos de antes eran más simpáticos the people who lived there before o the previous tenants were nicer

días antes había estado con él I had been with him a few days before

la había hecho el día antes she had made it the day before o the previous day

2 ( en locs):

antes de before

llegó antes de las tres/del accidente she arrived before three/before the accident

debe estar aquí antes de las ocho you must be here before o by eight

unos días antes de la publicación del libro a few days before the book was published o ( frml) prior to the publication of the book

antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche the night before last

antes de ayer the day before yesterday

antes DE + INF before -ING

muéstrame la carta antes de mandársela show me the letter before you send it to him o before sending it to him

antes ( DE) QUE + SUBJ:

a ver si podemos terminarlo antes (de) que lleguen let's try and finish before they get here

antes (de) que me olvide, llamó Marisa before I forget, Marisa called

no se lo muestres antes (de) que yo lo vea don't show it to him until I've seen it

mucho/poco antes (de) que tú nacieras a long time/just before you were born

B (en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes no se veían mendigos por la calle como ahora you didn't use to see beggars on the streets o in the past you didn't see beggars on the streets o you didn't see beggars on the streets before, the way you do now

antes salíamos mucho más que ahora we used to go out o in the past we went out much more than we do now

ya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more, he's not the same person he was

las casas de antes eran más sólidas houses used to be o in the past houses were more solidly built

C

1 (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes I was here first

antes que before

el señor está antes que yo this man was here before me o is before me

antes que nada first of all

la obligación está antes que la diversión duty comes before pleasure

mis hijos están antes que tú para mí my children are more important to me than you are, my children come before you

2

(indicando preferencia): ¿casarme con él? ¡antes me muero! marry him? I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that

la muerte antes que la deshonra death before dishonor

antes QUE + INF:

antes que verlos pasar hambre, soy capaz de robar I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

D (en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes I get off two stops before

el ejemplo dado líneas antes the example given a few lines above o before

está antes de Rocha/del puente it's before you get to o it's this side of Rocha/the bridge

E

1

antes bien ( liter); on the contrary

2

antes no (Chi, Méx fam): antes no te apuñalaron you were lucky o you can count yourself lucky you didn't get stabbed

* * *

antes adverbio
1
a) ( con anterioridad) before;

◊ lo compré el día antes I bought it the day before;

lo antes posible as soon as possible
b) ( más temprano) earlier;

◊ no pude llegar antes I couldn't arrive earlier

c) ( en locs)

◊ antes de before;

antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC;
no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours;
le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week;
antes de lo esperado earlier than expected;
antes de hacer algo before doing sth;
antes (de) que me olvide before I forget;
no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it
d) ( en el espacio) before

2 ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past;
◊ ya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more

3
a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first;

◊ antes que nada first of all;

yo estaba antes I was here first
b) ( indicando preferencia):

◊ ¡antes me muero! I'd rather o sooner die!;

cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that
antes
I adverbio
1 (en el tiempo) before
antes de las dos, before two o'clock
un año antes, a year before
mucho antes, long before
poco antes, a short time before
2 (tiempo remoto) in the past
antes se bordaba a mano más, people used to hand-embroider more in the past
3 (en el espacio) before
la escuela está antes de la estación, the school is before the station
II conj antes morir que disculparme, I'd rather die than apologize
♦ Locuciones: antes (bien), on the contrary
cuanto antes, as soon as possible
lo antes posible, as soon as possible
' antes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- acaso
- acopiar
- adelantarse
- anoche
- anticiparse
- aquél
- aquélla
- atusar
- ayer
- bélica
- bélico
- cadáver
- como
- congelación
- consumir
- cuanta
- cuanto
- dérmica
- dérmico
- engañarse
- escaparse
- escarceo
- escribano
- folclórica
- folclórico
- gay
- grabar
- homologar
- hostelera
- hostelero
- incluida
- incluido
- interesar
- manía
- marcha
- mejor
- menos
- merodear
- mezclar
- no
- noche
- ocurrirse
- poca
- poco
- presupuesto
- recoger
- resolver
- sabatina
- sabatino
English:
action
- advance
- anything
- applaud
- apprentice
- arbitration
- as
- asap
- averse
- back
- BC
- before
- beforehand
- best
- better
- blurt out
- board
- boil over
- breathing space
- bridge
- bustling
- capture
- clean
- clean up
- clear
- clock
- clock off
- clock out
- close
- cram
- customary
- defrost
- dispose of
- early
- enact
- even
- eventual
- exercise
- family
- fellow
- first
- flying
- formerly
- from
- gather in
- go over
- ground
- hold off
- hors d'oeuvre
- jack up

* * *

antes

♦ adv

1. [en el tiempo] before;
[antaño] formerly, in the past;
lo he dicho antes I've said it before;

no importa si venís antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier;

me lo podías haber contado antes you could have told me earlier o before;

antes llovía más it used to rain more often;

antes no había televisión y la gente se entretenía con la radio in the past, there wasn't any television, so people used to listen to the radio;

ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to;

desde el accidente, ya no es el mismo de antes he hasn't been the same since the accident;

cuanto antes as soon as possible;

mucho/poco antes long/shortly before;

lo antes posible as soon as possible;

antes de before;

antes de entrar dejen salir [en letrero] please let people off first before boarding;

no llegues antes de las cinco don't get there before five, make sure you arrive no earlier than five;

tenlo preparado antes de medianoche have it ready by midnight;

antes de hacer algo before doing sth;

consúltame antes de añadir nada consult me first before you add anything o before adding anything;

antes de que llegaras before you arrived;

antes de anoche the night before last;

antes de ayer the day before yesterday;

antes de Cristo before Christ, BC;

de antes [antiguo] old;
[anterior] previous;
el sistema de antes era muy lento the old system was very slow;

esta cerveza sabe igual que la de antes this beer tastes the same as the previous one o the one before

2. [en el espacio] before;

me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you);

antes de before;

el motel está antes del próximo cruce the motel is before the next junction

3. [primero] first;

esta señora está antes this lady is first;

ten paciencia, este señor está antes que nosotros be patient, this man is in front of us;

entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me;

¿quién va a salir antes? who's going to leave (the) first?

4. [expresa preferencia] rather;

no quiero tener coche, antes me compraría una moto I don't want a car, I'd rather buy a motorbike;

antes… que rather… than;

prefiero la sierra antes que el mar I prefer the mountains to the sea;

iría a la cárcel antes que mentir I'd rather go to prison than lie;

antes de nada first of all, before anything else;

antes que nada [expresando preferencia] above all, first and foremost;

antes al contrario on the contrary

♦ adj
[previo] previous;
la noche antes the night before

♦ antes bien loc conj

on the contrary;

no le aburría, antes bien parecía agradarle far from boring him, it appeared to please him

* * *

antes

I adv before;

cuanto antes, lo antes posible as soon as possible;

poco antes shortly before;

antes que nada first of all;

antes bien on the contrary;

de antes old

II prp

:

antes de before;

antes de hora, antes de tiempo early, ahead of time;

antes de llegar el tren before the train arrived

III conj

:

antes de que subj before

* * *

antes adv

1) : before, earlier

2) : formerly, previously

3) : rather, sooner

antes prefiero morir: I'd rather die

4)

antes de : before, previous to

antes de hoy: before today

5)

antes que : before

antes que llegue Luis: before Luis arrives

6)

cuanto antes : as soon as possible

7)

antes bien : on the contrary

* * *

antes adv

1. (previamente) before

avísame antes de irte let me know before you go

antes no utilizábamos ordenadores we didn't use computers before

2. (más temprano) earlier

se levanta antes que yo he gets up earlier than I do

3. (lugar) just before

la piscina está antes del cruce the swimming pool is just before the crossroads

antes de before

antes de leer el periódico before reading the newspaper

antes de la guerra before the war

antes de que before

antes de que yo naciera before I was born

antes que nada above all

cuanto antes as soon as possible

lo antes possible as soon as possible

Spanish-English dictionary > antes
4 poco

adj.

not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

* * *

poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

■ hago muy poco ejercicio últimamente I do very little exercise these days

■ somos pocos para tanto trabajo there are too few of us for so much work

■ pocas Navidades salimos de viaje we don't often travel at Christmas

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

- poco a poco
- por poco 2. (f. - poca)
pron.

little, few
3. (f. - poca)
adj.

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

• poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

poca cosa se podría haber hecho — there wasn't much we could have done

comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

• y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

2) [en plural] few, not many

pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

me quedan pocas probabilidades — I don't have much chance

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use

una hora da para poco — you can't get much done in an hour

con lo poco que me quedaba — with what little I had left

ya sabes lo poco que me interesa — you know how little it interests me

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

voy a dormir un poco — I am going to have a little sleep

le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly

necesito descansar un poco — I need to rest for a while

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

es un poco lo que yo comentaba — that's more or less what I was saying

• un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

lo hice un poco como protesta — I did it partly as a protest

• un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

dame un poco de vino — can I have some wine?

¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

lleva poco trabajando aquí — he hasn't been working here long

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

tu hermana ha llamado hace poco — your sister called a short while ago

la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

pocos son los que... — there are few who...

ya somos pocos los que nos sentimos así — there are now very few of us who feel this way

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

es tonto como hay pocos — he's as stupid as they come

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

sus libros son poco conocidos aquí — his books are not very well known here

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

a poco Méx —
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¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

• de a poco — LAm gradually

• tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

tiene la vida en poco — he doesn't value his life

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

• a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

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I
adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

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= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *
I
adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *

poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful

es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice

para locs ver poco³ pron D. (↑ poco (3))

poco² -ca

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck

¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes

a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity

hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade

éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you

a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied

me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much

sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast

por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left

es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that

B

poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while

tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen

falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off

a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped

dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly

poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left

C

un poco

1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?

descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest

espera un poquito wait a little while

todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little

2

un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine

tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)

come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham

3

un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)

habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little

D ( en locs):

a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?

¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!

nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us

en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come

tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives

me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million

poco menos que nearly

es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible

le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her

poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

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poco 1 adverbio:
◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

( en plural) few;
◊ muy poco vino very little wine;

muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
◊ había poco que hacer there was little to do;

por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3
◊ un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

4 ( en locs)
◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually

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poco, -a

♦ adj
(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
de poca importancia of little importance;

poca agua not much water;

pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;

tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;

con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata

♦ pron

1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;

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poco

I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;

de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;

por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

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poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

1) : little, not much, (a) few

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

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poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

estuve con él hace poco I was with him not long ago

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco
5 rato

m.

while.

estuvimos hablando mucho rato we were talking for quite a while

a cada rato viene a hacerme preguntas he keeps coming and asking me questions (all the time)

un buen rato a good time; (momento agradable) a good while, quite some time (mucho tiempo)

¡hasta otro rato! see you soon!

al poco rato (de) shortly after

con esto hay para rato that should keep us going for a while

pasar el rato to kill time, to pass the time

pasar un mal rato to have a hard time of it

ratos libres spare time

a ratos at times

a ratos perdidos at odd moments

tenemos lluvia para rato the rain will be with us for some time

va para rato it will take some (considerable) time

un rato (largo) (informal) really, terribly (mucho) (peninsular Spanish)

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rato

► nombre masculino

1 (tiempo) time, while, moment

■ habló hace un rato he spoke a while ago

■ hace mucho rato que se fue she left quite a while ago

■ charlamos un rato we chatted for a while

2 (espacio) way

■ hay un buen rato hasta Vigo it's a long way to Vigo

3 familiar (mucho) very, a lot

■ este libro es un rato bueno this is a very good book

■ sabe un rato de deportes she's a mine of information about sports

■ me gusta un rato I love it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al poco rato shortly after

a ratos at times

a ratos perdidos at odd moments

hacer pasar un mal rato a alguien to give somebody a rough time

¡hasta otro rato! see you later!

hay para rato it'll take a while

pasar el rato to kill time

pasar un buen rato to have a good time

pasar un mal rato to have a bad time

ratos libres free time sing

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noun m.

while

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SM

1) (=espacio de tiempo)

a) [uso incontable]

lleva bastante rato hablando — he's been talking for quite a while o for quite some time

• hace rato — a while ago, some time ago

hace rato que se fue — he left a while ago, he left some time ago

• largo rato — a long time

hablamos largo rato — we talked a long time

• más rato — Chile later

déjalo para más rato — leave it for later

nos vemos más rato — see you later

• mucho rato — a long time

¿vas a tardar mucho rato? — will you be long?

para rato —

tenemos carretera para rato — we still have quite a way to go

tenemos para rato con este trabajo — we still have quite a lot to do to get this work finished, we're still a long way from finishing this work

aún queda presidente para rato — the president will still be around for some time to come
cuerda 2)
b) [uso contable]

durante el rato que estuve esperando — during the short time I was waiting

estoy encantada de haber tenido este rato para charlar contigo — I'm delighted to have had this time to chat to you

en esos ratos me olvido de todo — at such moments I forget about everything

• otro rato, ya lo llamaré otro rato — I'll call him back another time

dile que se ponga otro rato al teléfono — can you call her back to the phone for a minute?

¡hasta otro rato! — so long!, I'll see you!

• todo el rato — the whole time, all the time

c)

• un rato — a (short) while

al cabo de un rato dijo... — after a (short) while he said...

dentro de un rato — in a (short) while

solo estuvo allí un rato — he was only there a (short) while

todavía tardará un rato en salir — it'll still be a while before he comes out

me quedaré un rato más — I'll stay a bit longer

me tuvo esperando un buen rato — she kept me waiting a good while o quite some time

escríbeme cuando tengas un rato — write to me when you have a spare moment

no regresó hasta pasado un buen rato — he didn't come back for a while

• dar un mal rato a algn — to give sb a hard time

estos hijos no dan más que malos ratos — these children give you nothing but grief

mujer, no te des mal rato — don't let yourself be upset

• pasar un buen/mal rato — to have a good/bad time

me hizo pasar un mal rato — I had a terrible time because of him

pasar el rato — to pass the time

• tener sus ratos — to have one's moments

ratos de ocio — leisure time

ratos libres — spare time, free time

2) [otras expresiones temporales]

• al rato — shortly afterwards, shortly after, a short while later

al poco rato sonó el teléfono — shortly afterwards o shortly after o a short while later the phone rang

llamaron al poco rato de irte — they called a short while after o shortly after you left

al rato viene — Méx * he'll be here soon o in a (short) while

voy a comer al rato — Méx * I'm going to eat soon o in a moment

• a cada rato — every other minute

caminaba despacio, parándose a cada rato — she walked slowly, stopping all the time o every other minute

• de rato en rato — every so often

3)

• ratos: a ratos — at times

a ratos, me parece sincero y a otros no — at times he seems sincere and at other times not

el enfermo solo se levanta a ratos — the patient only gets up from time to time o now and again

• de a ratos — Arg, Uru from time to time, now and again

• a ratos perdidos — in one's spare moments

trabajo en el jardín a ratos perdidos — I work in the garden in my spare moments

4) *

• un rato Esp [uso adverbial] (=bastante) —

es un rato difícil — it's pretty tricky *

es un rato listo — he's pretty smart *

pesan un rato — they weigh quite a bit, they're pretty heavy *

sabe un rato largo de matemáticas — she knows quite a bit of maths *

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masculino

a) ( tiempo breve) while

hace un rato — a while ago

ya hace rato que volvieron — they've been back a while o some time now

espera un ratito — wait a minute (colloq)

en mis ratos libres or de ocio — in my spare time

pasé un mal rato — it was terrible

iré dentro de un rato — I'll go shortly

b) (en locs)

a cada rato — (AmL)

me interrumpe a cada rato — he's always interrupting me

al (poco) rato — shortly afterwards

al poco rato de irte tú — shortly o just after you left

al rato se me quitó el dolor — shortly afterward(s) the pain went

sólo al rato me di cuenta — I only realized a little while later

a ratos — from time to time, now and again

a ratos perdidos — now and again

para rato — (fam)

tengo para rato — I'll be a while, I'll be some time

todavía hay para rato — there's still a long way to go

pasar el rato — to while away the time

un rato (largo) — (Esp fam) a lot

saber un rato largo de algo — to know a hell of a lot about something (colloq)

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* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* disponer de un rato libre = spare + time.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* en los ratos libres de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* hace un rato = earlier on.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* rato libre = free moment.

* tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* tener un rato libre = spare + time.

* todo el rato = all the while.

* un rato = awhile.

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masculino

a) ( tiempo breve) while

hace un rato — a while ago

ya hace rato que volvieron — they've been back a while o some time now

espera un ratito — wait a minute (colloq)

en mis ratos libres or de ocio — in my spare time

pasé un mal rato — it was terrible

iré dentro de un rato — I'll go shortly

b) (en locs)

a cada rato — (AmL)

me interrumpe a cada rato — he's always interrupting me

al (poco) rato — shortly afterwards

al poco rato de irte tú — shortly o just after you left

al rato se me quitó el dolor — shortly afterward(s) the pain went

sólo al rato me di cuenta — I only realized a little while later

a ratos — from time to time, now and again

a ratos perdidos — now and again

para rato — (fam)

tengo para rato — I'll be a while, I'll be some time

todavía hay para rato — there's still a long way to go

pasar el rato — to while away the time

un rato (largo) — (Esp fam) a lot

saber un rato largo de algo — to know a hell of a lot about something (colloq)

* * *

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* disponer de un rato libre = spare + time.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* en los ratos libres de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* hace un rato = earlier on.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* rato libre = free moment.

* tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* tener un rato libre = spare + time.

* todo el rato = all the while.

* un rato = awhile.

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rato

masculine

1 (tiempo breve) while

hace un rato que se fue he left a while ago, it's a while since he left

ya hace rato que volvieron they've been back a while o some time now

¿puedes salir un rato? can you come out for a while?

espera un ratito que ya acabo wait a minute o ( colloq) hang on a second, I've nearly finished

llevo un buen rato esperando I've been waiting for quite some time o for quite a while

en mis ratos libres or de ocio in my spare time

pasé un mal rato it was terrible

dentro de un ratito te llamo, que ahora estoy ocupado I'll call you in a little while, I'm busy right now

2 ( en locs):

a cada rato ( AmL): me interrumpe a cada rato he keeps interrupting me every five minutes o the whole time

al (poco) rato: llegó al poco rato de irte tú he arrived shortly o just after you left

al rato se me quitó el dolor shortly afterward(s) o a short time later the pain went

sólo al rato me di cuenta de la gravedad del asunto I only realized how serious the situation was a little while later

¿quieres bailar? — al rato ( Méx); do you want to dance? — later o in a while

a ratos from time to time, now and again

a ratos perdidos now and then, now and again

de a rato or ( Esp) de a ratos from time to time, now and again

más rato ( Chi); later

voy a guardar este pedazo para más rato I'm going to save this piece for later

para rato ( fam): no me esperes, tengo para rato don't wait for me, I'll be a while o I'll be some time o I'll be quite a long time

todavía hay para rato there's still a long way to go ( o a lot to do etc)

si está hablando con Juan tenemos para rato if she's talking to Juan, we'll be here all day/all night ( colloq hum)

pasar el rato to while away o pass the time

me puse a leer una revista para pasar el rato I started reading a magazine to while away o pass the time

un rato largo ( Esp fam): sabe un rato largo de música she sure knows a lot o she knows a hell of a lot about music ( colloq)

¡esto pesa un rato largo! this weighs a ton! ( colloq)

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rato sustantivo masculino
a) ( tiempo breve) while;

◊ hace un rato a while ago;

espera un ratito wait a minute (colloq);
en mis ratos libres in my spare time;
pasé un mal rato it was terrible;
iré dentro de un rato I'll go shortly
b) ( en locs)

◊ a cada rato (AmL): me interrumpe a cada rato he keeps interrupting me;

al (poco) rato shortly afterwards;
al poco rato de irte tú shortly o just after you left;
a ratos from time to time;
para rato (fam): tengo para rato I'll be a while, I'll be some time;
todavía hay para rato there's still a long way to go;
pasar el rato to while away the time
rato sustantivo masculino
1 (porción de tiempo) while, time: al poco rato llegó Juan, shortly after Juan came
me hizo pasar un mal rato, she gave me an awful time
ratos libres, spare time sing
♦ Locuciones: no tengas prisa, hay para rato, take it easy, it'll take a while
pasar el rato, to while away the time
a cada rato, every other minute
a ratos, at times, now and again
un buen rato, a long time
familiar un rato (largo), very o a lot: sabe un rato (largo) de ajedrez, she knows a good deal about chess
' rato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprovechar
- cacho
- correa
- decir
- entretenerse
- expansión
- hueca
- hueco
- llevar
- menudencia
- reposar
- romper
- tela
- trago
- amable
- conversar
- libre
- para
English:
after
- awhile
- fill in
- mess about
- mess around
- spell
- stop off
- time
- wait
- while
- while away
- bit
- by
- come
- linger
- pass
- snatch
- talk

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rato nm

while;

estuvimos hablando mucho rato we were talking for quite a while;

te llamaré en que tenga un rato (libre) I'll call you as soon as I've got a free moment;

hace un rato estaba en la oficina she was in the office just a short while ago;

a cada rato viene a hacerme preguntas he keeps coming and asking me questions (all the time);

al poco rato (de) shortly after;

al rato me di cuenta de que no le había dado mi teléfono a bit later I realized I hadn't given her my phone number;
Méx
¿vamos a comer algo? – al rato shall we go and have something to eat? – in a while;

a ratos at times;

a ratos perdidos at odd moments;

un buen rato [momento agradable] a good time;
[mucho tiempo] a good while, quite some time;
pasamos un buen rato con ellos we had a good time with them;

¡hasta otro rato!, Méx [m5]¡nos vemos al rato! see you soon!;

con esto hay para rato this should keep us going for a while;

va para rato it will take some (considerable) time;

tenemos lluvia para rato the rain will be with us for some time;

pasar el rato to kill time, to pass the time;

pasar un mal rato to suffer;

me hizo pasar un mal rato he made me suffer;

ratos libres spare time;
Esp Fam
un rato (largo): se enfadó un rato largo she was dead annoyed;
Esp Fam
hay que saber un rato (largo) de economía para ocupar ese puesto you have to know loads about economics in that job

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rato

m

1 time, while;

ratos libres spare time sg ;

al poco rato after a short time o while;

todo el rato all the time;

a ratos at times, from time to time;

a ratos perdidos now and again;

a cada rato always;

un buen rato a good while, a pretty long time;

pasar el rato pass the time;

he pasado un buen/mal rato I’ve had a great/an awful time;

¡hasta otro rato! see you later!

2 ( mucho)

:

hay para rato there is a lot to do;

saber un rato largo de algo know a lot about sth

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rato nm

1) : while

2)

pasar el rato : to pass the time

3)

a cada rato : all the time, constantly

les sacaba dinero a cada rato: he was always taking money from them

4)

al poco rato : later, shortly after

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rato n while

hace un rato que lo espero I've been waiting for him for a while

al poco rato shortly after

a ratos from time to time

para rato

no nos esperes, tenemos para rato don't wait for us, we'll be quite a while

hay para rato it's going to take a long time

pasar el rato to pass the time

Spanish-English dictionary > rato
6 pronto

adj.

1 ready, willing.

2 prompt.

3 keen.

adv.

soon, before long, in a short time, in a short while.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: prontar.

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pronto

► adjetivo

1 quick, fast

■ la pronta reacción del conductor evitó un desastre the driver's quick reaction prevented a disaster

► nombre masculino pronto

1 familiar (gen) sudden urge, sudden impulse; (de ira) fit

■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat

► adverbio

1 (rápido) soon

■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon

2 (temprano) early

■ has llegado demasiado pronto you've arrived too early

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de pronto suddenly

■ de pronto se acordó de la consigna he suddenly remembered the watchword

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

por lo/de pronto (para empezar) for a start 2 (por el momento) for the moment

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pronto

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (gen) sudden urge, sudden impulse; (de ira) fit

■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat

► adverbio

1 (rápido) soon

■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon

2 (temprano) early

■ has llegado demasiado pronto you've arrived too early

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1. (f. - pronta)
adj.

1) quick

2) ready
2. adv.
1) quickly

2) soon

•

- de pronto

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1. ADV

1) (=dentro de poco) soon

el tren estará pronto aquí — the train will be here soon

pronto hará diez años que nos casamos — it will soon be ten years since we got married

todavía es pronto para salir — it's too soon o early to leave

• cuanto más pronto mejor — the sooner the better

• ¡ hasta pronto! — see you soon!

• lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

2) Esp (=temprano) early

hoy he comido un poco pronto — I ate a bit early today

acostarse pronto — to go to bed early

levantarse pronto — to get up early

3) (=rápidamente) quickly

se hizo famoso muy pronto — he became famous very quickly

¡venid aquí, pronto! — come here, right now o quickly!

- se dice muy pronto

4) [otras locuciones]

• al pronto — at first

• de pronto — (=repentinamente) suddenly; (=inesperadamente) unexpectedly; Col, Cono Sur (=a lo mejor) maybe, perhaps

de pronto se cayó el cuadro de la pared — the picture suddenly fell off the wall

se presentó de pronto en la casa — he turned up at the house unexpectedly

de pronto no sabe — maybe o perhaps he doesn't know

• por de o lo pronto — (=por ahora) for now, for the moment; (=en primer lugar) for a start, for one thing

por lo pronto toma setenta euros, mañana te daré el resto — take seventy euros for now o for the moment, and I'll give you the rest tomorrow

-¿por qué no viniste? -bueno, por lo pronto estaba demasiado cansado — "why didn't you come?" - "well, for a start o for one thing I was too tired"

• tan pronto se ríe, tan pronto llora — one minute he's laughing, the next he's crying

tan pronto es amigo tuyo, como de repente ya no lo es — one minute he's your friend, the next he doesn't want to know

• tan pronto como — + subjun as soon as

te llamaré tan pronto como sepa algo — I'll call you as soon as I hear anything

2. ADJ

1) frm (=rápido) [regreso, solución, mejoría] swift; [respuesta] prompt; [servicio, persona] quick

le deseo una pronta recuperación — I wish you a swift recovery

quedo a la espera de su pronta respuesta — I look forward to your prompt reply

es pronto en las decisiones — he is quick about making decisions

estuvo muy pronto para irse — he was very quick to leave

2) Cono Sur (=preparado) ready

la comida está pronta — lunch is ready

• estar pronto para algo — to be ready for sth

los republicanos estamos prontos para este desafío — we republicans are ready for this challenge

estar pronto para hacer algo — to be ready to do sth

3.

SM Esp
* (=arrebato)
le dio un pronto y se largó — he left on a sudden impulse

tiene unos prontos muy malos — he gets ratty all of a sudden *

le dio un pronto de enojo y me golpeó — she flew into a sudden rage and hit me

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp

2) (RPl) ( preparado) ready
II
adverbio

1) ( en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años — she'll soon be 40

ven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!

hasta pronto! — see you soon!

lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

2) (Esp) ( temprano) early

3) (en locs)

de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe

por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now

tan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
III
masculino (fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato — he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo — she has a very quick temper

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp

2) (RPl) ( preparado) ready
II
adverbio

1) ( en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años — she'll soon be 40

ven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!

hasta pronto! — see you soon!

lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

2) (Esp) ( temprano) early

3) (en locs)

de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe

por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now

tan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
III
masculino (fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato — he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo — she has a very quick temper

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pronto¹

= hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.

Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.

Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.

Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.

Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.

pronto²

= early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], shortly, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.], before long, it wasn't long before + Nombre, it won't be long before + Nombre, momentarily.

Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.

Ex: We shall return to the problem of synonyms shortly.

Ex: Not surprisingly, he soon found that the inventory lists were not quite adequate for his purposes.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.

Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.

Ex: Regular service will be resumed momentarily.

* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.

* adelantarse pronto en el marcador = take + an early lead.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].

* demasiado pronto = too soon.

* de pront = without warning.

* de pronto = suddenly, of a sudden, all of a sudden, just like that, cold turkey, all at once.

* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.

* muy pronto = before long, pretty soon.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* tan pronto = quite so soon.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap), at an early a juncture as possible.

* volver pronto = haste back.

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pronto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 (rápido) prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

esperamos una pronta respuesta we look forward to your prompt o early reply

2 (despierto, vivaz) sharp

tiene la mente clara y el juicio pronto he has a clear mind and sharp o keen judgment

B ( RPl) (preparado) ready

está pronto para salir he's ready to go out

la comida está pronta dinner's ready

para locuciones ver pronto² adv C. (↑ pronto (2))

pronto²

adverb

A (en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años she'll soon be 40

los efectos se hicieron sentir muy pronto the effects made themselves felt very quickly, the effects very soon made themselves felt

ven aquí ¡pronto! come here, right now!

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

pronto no se va a poder salir a la calle de noche soon o before long you won't be able to go out at night

eso se dice muy pronto ( fam); that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

B ( Esp) (temprano) early

¿tú tan pronto por aquí? what are you doing here so early?

C ( en locs):

de pronto (repentinamente) suddenly; (a lo mejor) ( AmS) perhaps, maybe

de pronto se abrió la puerta y entró Roberto suddenly the door opened and Roberto walked in

de pronto no se han enterado maybe o perhaps they haven't heard

por lo pronto or por de pronto (para empezar) for a start; (por el momento) for the moment, for now

por lo or de pronto el primer capítulo es bastante flojo for a start o for one thing, the first chapter is rather weak

Julián, por lo or de pronto, dijo que no vendría Julián, for one, said he wouldn't be coming

tan pronto: tan pronto ríe, tan pronto llora ( liter); one moment she's laughing and the next she's crying

tan pronto te saluda, como te da la espalda he might say hello to you, but he's just as likely to turn his back on you

tan pronto como as soon as

pronto³

masculine

( fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo she has a very quick temper

en uno de sus prontos in one of his fits of temper o bouts of anger

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pronto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ( rápido) ‹entrega/respuesta› prompt

b) (RPl) ( preparado) ready

pronto 2 adverbio
1
a) ( en poco tiempo) soon;

◊ ¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible
b) (Esp) ( temprano) early

2 ( en locs)
◊ de pronto ( repentinamente) suddenly;

por lo pronto or por de pronto for the moment, for now;
tan pronto como as soon as
pronto,-a
I adjetivo
1 prompt, speedy
una pronta respuesta, a prompt reply
II adverbio
1 (en poco tiempo) soon, quickly: espero verte pronto, I hope to see you soon
2 (temprano) early: debemos levantarnos pronto, we must get up early ➣ Ver nota en soon
III m (reacción repentina) a fit of temper: le dio un pronto y se marchó, he had a fit of temper and went away
♦ Locuciones: de pronto, suddenly
por lo pronto, (para empezar) to start with
tan pronto como, as soon as
' pronto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apenas
- bien
- comunicar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- cuidar
- dejar
- librarse
- muy
- nido
- pronta
- próximamente
- recién
- recua
- repente
- si
- soltar
- tarde
- ahora
- ahorita
- hacer
- hasta
- luego
- posible
- tanto
- venta
- ver
English:
accustom
- blow
- early
- go
- hang back
- last
- like
- long
- mean
- offhand
- outgrow
- pass on
- prick up
- prompt
- smart
- soon
- spawn
- suddenly
- turn
- up
- become
- get
- grow
- look
- mobile
- novelty
- one
- presently
- quickly
- ready
- roll
- see
- set
- speedy
- stricken
- sudden
- warm

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pronto, -a

♦ adj

1. [rápido] quick, fast;
[respuesta] prompt, early; [curación, tramitación] speedy;
pronto pago prompt payment

2. RP [preparado] ready;

¿demorás mucho? – no, ya estoy pronto are you going to be long? – no, I'm ready;

prontos, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!

♦ adv

1. [rápidamente] quickly;

tan pronto como as soon as;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

2. Esp [temprano] early;

salimos pronto we left early;

llegó muy pronto a la cita she arrived very early for the appointment

3. [dentro de poco] soon;

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

ya verás cómo encontrarás casa pronto you'll soon find a house, don't worry;

pronto se acabará el año the year will soon be over

♦ nm
Fam
tiene unos prontos de rabia inaguantables she gets these sudden fits of rage which are really unbearable;

le dio un pronto y se fue something got into him and he left

♦ al pronto loc adv

at first

♦ de pronto loc adv

1. [imprevistamente] suddenly;

el ladrón apareció de pronto en la salida the robber suddenly appeared in the exit

2. Andes, RP [tal vez] perhaps, maybe;

de pronto se perdieron perhaps o maybe they got lost

♦ por de pronto, por lo pronto loc adv
[de momento] for the time being; [para empezar] to start with;
por de o [m5]lo pronto pon los niños a dormir, luego hablaremos for the moment just put the children to bed, we'll talk later

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pronto

I adj

1 prompt;

por lo o

de pronto for now, for the moment

2 Rpl: preparado ready

II adv

1 ( dentro de poco) soon;

tan pronto como as soon as;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible;

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

más pronto o más tarde sooner or later

2 ( temprano) early;

de pronto suddenly;

eso se dice pronto that’s easy for you/him etc to say, that’s easily said

III m fam

:

le dio un pronto y dejó el trabajo he left his job on impulse;

tiene unos prontos de celos inaguantables he has fits of unbearable jealousy

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pronto adv

1) : quickly, promptly

2) : soon

3)

de pronto : suddenly

4)

lo más pronto posible : as soon as possible

5)

tan pronto como : as soon as

pronto, -ta adj

1) rápido: quick, speedy, prompt

2) preparado: ready

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pronto adv

1. (en seguida) soon

volveré pronto I'll be back soon

2. (rápidamente) quickly

acaba pronto finish quickly

3. (temprano) early [comp. earlier; superl. earliest]

los niños se levantan pronto the children get up early

de pronto suddenly

hasta pronto see you soon

tan pronto como as soon as

tan pronto como llegue as soon as he arrives

Spanish-English dictionary > pronto
7 tiempo

m.

1 time.

al poco tiempo soon afterward

a tiempo (de hacer algo) in time (to do something)

a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo at the same time

cada cierto tiempo every so often

con el tiempo in time

con tiempo with plenty of time to spare, in good time

dar tiempo al tiempo to give things time

del tiempo of the season; (fruta) at room temperature (bebida)

de un tiempo a esta parte recently, for a while now

en mis tiempos in my day o time

estar a tiempo de to have time to

tener tiempo de to have time to

fuera de tiempo at the wrong moment

ganar tiempo to save time

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for ages

hacer tiempo to pass the time

matar o engañar el tiempo to kill time

perder el tiempo to waste time

en tiempos de Maricastaña donkey's years ago

a tiempo completo full-time

a tiempo parcial part-time

tiempo de cocción cooking time

tiempo de exposición shutter speed (en cámara)

tiempo libre spare time

tiempo muerto (sport) time out

tiempo real (computing) real time

tiempo de respuesta response time

2 long time (periodo largo).

hace tiempo que it is a long time since

hace tiempo que no vive aquí he hasn't lived here for some time

tomarse uno su tiempo to take one's time

3 age.

¿qué tiempo tiene? how old is he?

4 movement (movimiento).

motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine

5 weather (clima).

hizo buen/mal tiempo the weather was good/bad

si el tiempo lo permite o no lo impide weather permitting

hace un tiempo de perros it's a foul day

poner a o al mal tiempo buena cara to put a brave face on things

6 half (sport).

7 tense (grammar).

tiempo simple/compuesto simple/composite tense

8 time (Music) (compás).

9 tempo, beat, rhythmic unit, time.

10 turn, time.

11 Father Time.

12 tempus.

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tiempo

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) time

■ no tuve tiempo para hablar con él I didn't have time to talk to him

2 (época) time, period, age, days plural

■ en tiempo de los romanos in Roman times

3 METEREOLOGÍA weather

■ ¿qué tiempo hace? what's the weather like?

4 (edad) age

■ ¿qué tiempo tiene el niño? how old is your baby?

5 (temporada) season, time

■ fruta del tiempo fruit in season

6 (momento) moment, time

■ no es tiempo de preguntarle eso it's not the time to ask him that

7 MÚSICA tempo, movement

8 DEPORTE (parte) half

9 GRAMÁTICA tense

10 TÉCNICA stroke

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a su tiempo / a su debido tiempo in due course

a tiempo (en el momento oportuno) in time 2 (a la hora) on time

a través de los tiempos through the ages

a un tiempo at the same time

al mismo tiempo at the same time

al poco tiempo soon afterwards

antes de tiempo too early, too soon

con el tiempo in the course of time, with time

con tiempo in advance

¿cuánto tiempo...? how long...?

■ ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste allí? how long did you stay there?

■ ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí en España? how long have you lived in Spain?

¿cuánto tiempo hace...? how long ago...?

■ ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no vas al cine? how long ago is it since you went to the cinema?

dar tiempo to give time

dar tiempo al tiempo figurado to let matters take their course

dar tiempo a uno de/para to have enough time to

■ si salgo a las cinco me dará tiempo de hacer las compras if I leave at five I'll have enough time to do the shopping

de tiempo en tiempo from time to time

de tiempo inmemorial from time immemorial

de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now

demasiado tiempo too long

desde hace tiempo / desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time

el tiempo corre time goes by, time flies

el tiempo es oro figurado time is money

en mis tiempos in my time

en otro tiempo / en otros tiempos formerly

estar a tiempo de to still have time to

fuera de tiempo (de temporada) out of season 2 (inoportunamente) at the wrong moment

ganar tiempo to save time

hace tiempo a long time

■ hace tiempo que no cantas you haven't sung for a long time

hacer buen tiempo / hace mal tiempo the weather is good / the weather is bad

hacer tiempo / hacer el tiempo to kill time

matar (el) tiempo / pasar (el) tiempo to kill time

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

perder el tiempo / perder tiempo to waste time

¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!

sin perder tiempo at once

tiempo atrás some time ago, time ago

tomarse tiempo to take one's time

¡y si no, al tiempo! time will tell!

tiempo de perros familiar lousy weather

tiempo libre free time

tiempos difíciles hard times

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noun m.

1) time

2) period, epoch, age

3) weather

4) tense

5) tempo

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SM

1) [indicando duración] time

no tengo tiempo — I haven't got time

tenemos todo el tiempo del mundo — we have all the time in the world

el tiempo pasa y no nos damos ni cuenta — time goes by o passes and we don't even realize it

tómate el tiempo que quieras — take as long as you want

• me llevó bastante tiempo — it took me quite a long time

hace bastante tiempo que lo compré — I bought it quite a while ago

• ¿ cuánto tiempo se va a quedar? — how long is he staying for?

¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso? — how long ago was that?

¿cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? — how long have you been living here?

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!

• más tiempo, necesito más tiempo para pensármelo — I need more time o longer to think about it

no puede quedarse más tiempo — he can't stay any longer

• mucho tiempo, una costumbre que viene de mucho tiempo atrás — a long-standing custom

has tardado mucho tiempo — you took a long time

ocurrió hace mucho tiempo — it happened a long time ago

hace mucho tiempo que no la veo — I haven't seen her for a long time

• al poco tiempo de — soon after

al poco tiempo de su muerte — soon after his death

se acostumbró a la idea en muy poco tiempo — she soon got used to the idea, it didn't take her long to get used to the idea

tiempo de exposición — (Fot) exposure time

tiempo libre — spare time, free time

2) [otras locuciones]

• a tiempo — in time

llegamos a tiempo de ver la película — we got there in time to see the film

todavía estáis a tiempo de cambiar de idea — it's still not too late for you to change your minds

el avión llegó a tiempo — the plane arrived on time

• cada cierto tiempo — every so often

• a tiempo completo — full-time

trabajar a tiempo completo — to work full-time

• con tiempo, llegamos con tiempo de darnos un paseo — we arrived in time to have a walk

si me lo dices con tiempo — if you tell me beforehand

• con el tiempo — eventually

con el tiempo lo conseguiremos — we'll manage it eventually

• dar tiempo, no da tiempo a terminarlo — there isn't enough time to finish it

¿crees que te dará tiempo? — do you think you'll have (enough) time?

dale tiempo — give him time

• fuera de tiempo — at the wrong time

• ganar tiempo — to save time

• hacer tiempo — to while away the time

• matar el tiempo — to kill time

• a tiempo parcial — part-time

trabajo a tiempo parcial — part-time work

trabajador a tiempo parcial — part-timer

• de un o algún tiempo a esta parte — for some time (past)

• pasar el tiempo — to pass time

no es más que una forma de pasar el tiempo — it just a way of passing time

• perder el tiempo — to waste time

estás perdiendo el tiempo — you're wasting your time

me estás haciendo perder el tiempo — you're wasting my time

sería simplemente perder el tiempo — it would just be a waste of time

¡rápido, no perdamos (el) tiempo! — quick, there's no time to lose!

sin perder tiempo — without delay

• sacar tiempo para hacer algo — to find the time to do sth

• tener tiempo para algo — to have time for sth

- andando el tiempo

- el tiempo apremia

- dar tiempo al tiempo

- de tiempo en tiempo

- con el tiempo y una caña hasta las verdes caen

- el tiempo es oro

- el tiempo dirá

- el tiempo todo lo borra

3) (=momento) time

al mismo tiempo, a un tiempo — at the same time

al (mismo) tiempo que — at the (same) time as

cada cosa a su tiempo — everything in good time

• llegamos antes de tiempo — we arrived early

ha nacido antes de tiempo — he was born prematurely, he was premature

• a su debido tiempo — in due course

4) (=época) time

durante un tiempo vivimos en Valencia — we lived in Valencia for a time o while

en tiempo de los griegos — in the days of the Greeks

en mis tiempos — in my day

en tiempos de mi abuelo — in my grandfather's day

en los buenos tiempos — in the good old days

en estos tiempos que corren — these days

en otros tiempos — formerly

en los últimos tiempos — recently, lately, in recent times

a través de los tiempos — through the ages

los tiempos están revueltos — these are troubled times

hay que ir con los tiempos — you have to move with the times

en tiempos de Maricastaña —

va vestida como en tiempos de Maricastaña — her clothes went out with the ark, her clothes are really old-fashioned

una receta del tiempo de Maricastaña — an ancient o age-old recipe

tiempos modernos — modern times

5) (=edad) age

Ricardo y yo somos del mismo tiempo — Ricardo and I are the same age

¿cuánto o qué tiempo tiene el niño? — how old is the baby?

6) (Dep) half

primer tiempo — first half

segundo tiempo — second half

tiempo muerto — (lit) time-out; (fig) breather

7) (Mús) [de compás] tempo, time; [de sinfonía] movement

8) (Ling) tense

en tiempo presente — in the present tense

tiempo compuesto — compound tense

tiempo simple — simple tense

9) (Meteo) weather

hace buen tiempo — the weather is good

hace mal tiempo — the weather is bad

¿qué tiempo hace ahí? — what's the weather like there?

si dura el mal tiempo — if the bad weather continues

• del tiempo, ¿quiere el agua fría o del tiempo? — would you like the water chilled or at room temperature?

prefiero la fruta del tiempo — I prefer fruit that's in season

- a mal tiempo, buena cara
mapa, hombre
10) (Inform) time

tiempo compartido — time-sharing

tiempo de ejecución — run time

tiempo real — real time

conversación en tiempo real — real-time conversation

cada jugador está conectado en tiempo real — all the players are playing in real time

11) (Industria) time

tiempo de paro, tiempo inactivo — downtime

tiempo preferencial — prime time

12) (Náut) stormy weather

13) (Mec) cycle

motor de dos tiempos — two-stroke engine

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masculino

Sentido I

1) ( que transcurre) time

el tiempo pasa — time passes o goes by

cómo pasa el tiempo!/el tiempo vuela! — how time flies!

te acostumbrarás con el tiempo — you'll get used to it in time

el tiempo dirá — time will tell

el tiempo apremia — time is short, time is of the essence (frml)

perder el tiempo — to waste time

no hay tiempo que perder! — there's no time to lose!

recuperar el tiempo perdido — to make up for lost time

pérdida de tiempo — waste of time

para ganar tiempo — (in order) to gain time

- tiempo compartido

- tiempo universal

2)

a) (duración, porción de tiempo) time

¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? — how long is it since you last saw him?

hace (mucho) tiempo que no sé de él — I haven't heard from him for a long time

ya hace tiempo que se marchó — she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages

estudió todo el tiempo — she studied the whole time

la mayor parte del tiempo — most of the time

al poco tiempo — soon after

dentro de muy poco tiempo — very soon

¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?

cada cierto tiempo — every so often

de tiempo en tiempo — from time to time

me llevó mucho tiempo — it took me a long time

no pude quedarme más tiempo — I couldn't stay any longer

hace algún tiempo que no viene — he hasn't been around for some time

nos quedaremos (por) un tiempo — we'll stay for a while

un or algún tiempo atrás — some time ago o back

viene de tiempo atrás — this goes back a long way

poco tiempo después — a short time after

de un tiempo a esta parte está insoportable — he's been quite unbearable for some time now

de un tiempo a esta parte ha estado muy triste — he's been very sad recently

a tiempo completo/parcial — full time/part time

de tiempo completo — full-time

b) (período disponible, tiempo suficiente) time

no tenemos mucho tiempo — we don't have much time

tengo todo el tiempo del mundo — I've got all the time in the world

no sé de dónde voy a sacar el tiempo — I don't know where I'm going to find the time

hay tiempo de sobra — there's plenty of time

me va a faltar tiempo — I'm not going to have enough time

c) (Dep) ( marca) time

d) ( de bebé)

¿cuánto tiempo tiene? — how old is he?

- tiempo libre

3) (en locs)

a tiempo — in time

no vamos a llegar a tiempo — we won't get there in time

todavía estás a tiempo — you still have time

al mismo tiempo or a un tiempo — at the same time

al tiempo que — at the same time as o that

con tiempo — in good time

con (el) tiempo y una caña... — everything in good time

dar(le) tiempo al tiempo — to be patient

hacer tiempo — to while away the time; (Dep) to play for time

matar el tiempo — (fam) to kill time

robarle tiempo al sueño — to burn the candle at both ends

el tiempo es oro — time is precious o money

el tiempo todo lo cura — time is a great healer

4)

a) ( época)

en mi(s) tiempo(s) — in my day o my time

eran otros tiempos — things were different then

qué tiempos aquellos! — those were the days!

es del tiempo de mi abuela — from my grandmother's time

en aquellos tiempos — at that time, in those days

los problemas de nuestro tiempo — the problems of our time o age

en los tiempos que corren — these days, nowadays

ser del tiempo de Maricastaña — (fam) to have come out of the ark (colloq)

b) ( temporada) season

c) (momento propio, oportuno)

a su (debido) tiempo — in due course

cada cosa a su tiempo — everything in (its own) good time

nació antes de tiempo — he was premature

5) (Dep) ( en partido) half

primer/segundo tiempo — first/second half

- tiempo extra or suplementario

- tiempo muerto

6) (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time; ( de sinfonía) movement

7) (Ling) tense

Sentido II

8) (Meteo) weather

hace buen/mal tiempo — the weather's good/bad

mal tiempo — bad weather

el pronóstico del tiempo — the weather forecast

¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? — what's the weather like over there?

del or (Méx) al tiempo — at room temperature

a mal tiempo, buena cara — I/you/we may as well look on the bright side

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masculino

Sentido I

1) ( que transcurre) time

el tiempo pasa — time passes o goes by

cómo pasa el tiempo!/el tiempo vuela! — how time flies!

te acostumbrarás con el tiempo — you'll get used to it in time

el tiempo dirá — time will tell

el tiempo apremia — time is short, time is of the essence (frml)

perder el tiempo — to waste time

no hay tiempo que perder! — there's no time to lose!

recuperar el tiempo perdido — to make up for lost time

pérdida de tiempo — waste of time

para ganar tiempo — (in order) to gain time

- tiempo compartido

- tiempo universal

2)

a) (duración, porción de tiempo) time

¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? — how long is it since you last saw him?

hace (mucho) tiempo que no sé de él — I haven't heard from him for a long time

ya hace tiempo que se marchó — she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages

estudió todo el tiempo — she studied the whole time

la mayor parte del tiempo — most of the time

al poco tiempo — soon after

dentro de muy poco tiempo — very soon

¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?

cada cierto tiempo — every so often

de tiempo en tiempo — from time to time

me llevó mucho tiempo — it took me a long time

no pude quedarme más tiempo — I couldn't stay any longer

hace algún tiempo que no viene — he hasn't been around for some time

nos quedaremos (por) un tiempo — we'll stay for a while

un or algún tiempo atrás — some time ago o back

viene de tiempo atrás — this goes back a long way

poco tiempo después — a short time after

de un tiempo a esta parte está insoportable — he's been quite unbearable for some time now

de un tiempo a esta parte ha estado muy triste — he's been very sad recently

a tiempo completo/parcial — full time/part time

de tiempo completo — full-time

b) (período disponible, tiempo suficiente) time

no tenemos mucho tiempo — we don't have much time

tengo todo el tiempo del mundo — I've got all the time in the world

no sé de dónde voy a sacar el tiempo — I don't know where I'm going to find the time

hay tiempo de sobra — there's plenty of time

me va a faltar tiempo — I'm not going to have enough time

c) (Dep) ( marca) time

d) ( de bebé)

¿cuánto tiempo tiene? — how old is he?

- tiempo libre

3) (en locs)

a tiempo — in time

no vamos a llegar a tiempo — we won't get there in time

todavía estás a tiempo — you still have time

al mismo tiempo or a un tiempo — at the same time

al tiempo que — at the same time as o that

con tiempo — in good time

con (el) tiempo y una caña... — everything in good time

dar(le) tiempo al tiempo — to be patient

hacer tiempo — to while away the time; (Dep) to play for time

matar el tiempo — (fam) to kill time

robarle tiempo al sueño — to burn the candle at both ends

el tiempo es oro — time is precious o money

el tiempo todo lo cura — time is a great healer

4)

a) ( época)

en mi(s) tiempo(s) — in my day o my time

eran otros tiempos — things were different then

qué tiempos aquellos! — those were the days!

es del tiempo de mi abuela — from my grandmother's time

en aquellos tiempos — at that time, in those days

los problemas de nuestro tiempo — the problems of our time o age

en los tiempos que corren — these days, nowadays

ser del tiempo de Maricastaña — (fam) to have come out of the ark (colloq)

b) ( temporada) season

c) (momento propio, oportuno)

a su (debido) tiempo — in due course

cada cosa a su tiempo — everything in (its own) good time

nació antes de tiempo — he was premature

5) (Dep) ( en partido) half

primer/segundo tiempo — first/second half

- tiempo extra or suplementario

- tiempo muerto

6) (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time; ( de sinfonía) movement

7) (Ling) tense

Sentido II

8) (Meteo) weather

hace buen/mal tiempo — the weather's good/bad

mal tiempo — bad weather

el pronóstico del tiempo — the weather forecast

¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? — what's the weather like over there?

del or (Méx) al tiempo — at room temperature

a mal tiempo, buena cara — I/you/we may as well look on the bright side

* * *

tiempo¹

¹ = time, length of time, period.

Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.

Ex: There is a correlation between length of time spent obtaining the book required and loss of interest.

Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

* absorber tiempo = absorb + time.

* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.

* acaparar el tiempo de Alguien = monopolise + time.

* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.

* adelantado a su tiempo = ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).

* adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* administración del tiempo = time management.

* administrar el tiempo = manage + time.

* adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo = time-based.

* agotarse el tiempo = time + run out.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.

* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* algún tiempo = awhile.

* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, at one and the same time, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.

* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.

* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* alquilar tiempo = buy + time.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.

* apurado de tiempo = time-rationed, crunched for time, time-crunched.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* avatares del tiempo, los = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.

* avecinarse tiempos difíciles = tough times ahead, lean times ahead, darker times + lie ahead, hard times ahead.

* basado en el tiempo = time-based.

* bastante tiempo = ample time.

* breve período de tiempo = while.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.

* cápsula del tiempo = time capsule.

* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.

* comprar tiempo = buy + time.

* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.

* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.

* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).

* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, as time goes by, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.

* consagrado por el tiempo = time-proven.

* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.

* considerado desde hace mucho tiempo = long considered.

* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.

* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.

* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.

* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.

* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* dedicación de tiempo = expenditure of time.

* dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.

* dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.

* dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, devote + time, dedicate + time.

* dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* demasiado tiempo = too long.

* demostrado válido por el tiempo = time-tested.

* de otros tiempos = of yore.

* de otro tiempo = of yore.

* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.

* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.

* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks, for yonks.

* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.

* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.

* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.

* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.

* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.

* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.

* desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.

* desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.

* desperdiciar tiempo = squander + time.

* desperdicio de tiempo = time waster.

* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.

* de todos los tiempos = all-time, of all time(s).

* de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.

* donar tiempo = donate + Posesivo + time.

* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.

* durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.

* durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.

* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.

* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.

* durante este tiempo = in this time.

* durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.

* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.

* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).

* durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.

* durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.

* durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.

* durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.

* durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* el tiempo de Algo = in season.

* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.

* el tiempo es oro = time is money.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.

* embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.

* emplear tiempo = spend + time, expend + time, devote + time.

* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.

* en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.

* en los últimos tiempos = latterly, in recent times, in modern times, in recent memory.

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.

* en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.

* en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en su tiempo = formerly.

* en tiempo de carnaval = carnivalistically.

* en tiempo de feria = carnivalistically.

* en tiempo de guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* en tiempo real = real time [real-time], in real time.

* en tiempos de = in times of.

* en tiempos de adversidad = in times of + adversity.

* en tiempos de austeridad = in austere times.

* en tiempos de guerra = in time(s) of war.

* en tiempos de Maricastaña = in olden days, in olden times.

* en tiempos de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime, in peace, in time(s) of peace.

* en tiempos de recesión = in recessionary times.

* en tiempos de recesión económica = in recessionary times.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.

* en tiempos prehistóricos = in prehistoric times.

* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.

* en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.

* en un tiempo razonable = timely.

* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.

* equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent (FTE).

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.

* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.

* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.

* estado del tiempo = weather conditions.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.

* faceta de tiempo = Time facet.

* factor tiempo = time factor.

* facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.

* finito en el tiempo = timebound [time-bound].

* florecer antes de tiempo = bolt.

* frontera del tiempo = time boundary.

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos = out of keeping with the times, out of tune with the times.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* germinar antes de tiempo = bolt.

* gestión del tiempo = time management.

* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago.

* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.

* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks and yonks, yonks.

* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.

* hace mucho tiempo = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer algún tiempo = sometime back.

* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* hace tiempo = for some time, long ago, once, long since.

* hace un montonazo de tiempo = yonks and yonks.

* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hace ya tiempo = long since.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* intervalo de tiempo = date range.

* inversión de tiempo = commitment of time.

* invertir el tiempo de Uno en = invest + Posesivo + time in.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* justo a tiempo = (just) in the nick of time, just in time, not a moment too soon.

* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.

* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* liberar tiempo = free up + time.

* limitado por el tiempo = time-constrained.

* límite de tiempo = time limit.

* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* malos tiempos = bad times.

* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].

* matar el tiempo = kill + time.

* mejoría del tiempo = break in the weather.

* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo = long time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.

* muy a tiempo = in good time.

* muy venerado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* noción del tiempo = notion of time, sense of time.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.

* nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.

* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.

* ocupar el tiempo = fill in + Posesivo + time.

* ocupar tiempo = occupy + time, take up + time.

* olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar tiempo = spend + time.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.

* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.

* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.

* pérdida de tiempo = time wasting, wild goose chase, waste of time, time-consuming [time consuming], fool's errand.

* pérdida de un tiempo precioso = waste of precious time.

* perdido hace tiempo = long-lost.

* período de tiempo = amount of time, time, time frame [timeframe], time lapse, time period, time span [time-span], time slot, period of time, date range.

* permanecer estable con el tiempo = be stable over time.

* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.

* plazo de tiempo = timeline [time line].

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for indefinite time.

* postulado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.

* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.

* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* preocupado por el tiempo = time-conscious.

* programador de tiempo = egg timer.

* prolongar el tiempo = prolong + time.

* propugnado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.

* recuperar el tiempo perdido = make up for + lost time.

* reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.

* remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.

* remontarse en el tiempo = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.

* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.

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

* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.

* sensible al tiempo = time-sensitive [time sensitive].

* sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.

* ser una pérdida de tiempo = be idle, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.

* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.

* siempre que Uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.

* si hay tiempo = time permitting.

* sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.

* si queda tiempo = time permitting.

* sistema de tiempo real = real-time system.

* sobrado de tiempo = unpressed for time.

* sólo por tiempo limitado = for a limited time only.

* subordinado al tiempo = time-dependent.

* suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* tanto tiempo = so much time, this long, such a very long time.

* tardar tanto tiempo en = take + so long to.

* tardar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.

* tarifa calculada según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* tarifa calculada según el tiempo utilizado = time-based tariff.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.

* tiempo adicional = extra-time.

* tiempo agotado = time out.

* tiempo + apremiar = time + press, time + be of the essence.

* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.

* tiempo de acceso = access time, seek time, access speed.

* tiempo de búsqueda = search time.

* tiempo de calidad = quality time.

* tiempo de carga = loading time.

* tiempo de conexión = connect time.

* tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.

* tiempo de CPU = CPU time.

* tiempo de demora = lead time.

* tiempo de descarga = download time.

* tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.

* tiempo de duración = lifespan [life span].

* tiempo de emisión = airtime.

* tiempo de espera = lead time, wait time, waiting time, waiting period.

* tiempo de estudio = study time.

* tiempo de inicio = start time.

* tiempo de ordenador = computer time, computer time.

* tiempo de préstamo = document delivery.

* tiempo de proceso = processing time.

* tiempo de reacción = reaction time.

* tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.

* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.

* tiempo + estar a favor de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.

* tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.

* tiempo familiar = quality time.

* tiempo fuera de servicio = downtime.

* tiempo futuro = future tense.

* tiempo inmemorial = time immemorial.

* tiempo libre = leisure, leisure time, free time, idle hours, spare time.

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* tiempos alocados = heady days.

* tiempos de los romanos = Roman times.

* tiempos de paz = peacetime [peace time].

* tiempos difíciles = difficult times, tough times, hard times, embattled time(s).

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* tiempos emocionantes = heady days.

* tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.

* tiempo + ser + precioso = time + be + precious.

* tiempos mejores = better times.

* tiempos modernos = modern times.

* tiempos turbulentos = embattled time(s).

* tiempo transcurrido = elapsed time.

* tiempo verbal = tense.

* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.

* todo el tiempo = all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the while.

* tomar el tiempo = time.

* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* trabajador a tiempo parcial = part-timer.

* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.

* trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.

* transcurrir tiempo = lapse + time.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

* un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.

* un tiempo = awhile.

* usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].

* vencido hace tiempo = long overdue.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.

* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.

* viaje en el tiempo = time travel.

* vicisitudes del tiempo, las = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.

* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.

* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.

* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.

* y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.

tiempo²

² = weather.

Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.

* alerta del tiempo = weather warning.

* artífice del tiempo = weather-maker, rainmaker.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.

* del tiempo = room temperature.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* hombre del tiempo = weatherman.

* justo a tiempo = not a minute too soon.

* mapa del tiempo = weather map.

* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

* tiempo de invierno = winter weather.

* tiempo de verano = summer weather.

* tiempo estival = summer weather.

* tiempo inclemente = intemperate weather.

* tiempo invernal = winter weather.

* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.

* * *

tiempo

masculine

Sentido I

A (como algo que transcurre) time

ya ha pasado mucho tiempo desde aquello that all happened a long time ago o a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

el tiempo va pasando y las cosas no mejoran time passes o goes by and things don't get any better

¡cómo pasa or corre el tiempo! how time flies!, doesn't time go quickly!

ya te acostumbrarás con el tiempo you'll get used to it in time

el tiempo dirá time will tell

el tiempo apremia time is short, I'm/we're pressed for time, time is of the essence ( frml)

¡el tiempo vuela! how time flies!

a ver si dejas de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time?

¡qué manera de perder el tiempo! what a waste of time!

no pierdas tiempo con eso don't waste time with o on that

¡deprisa, no hay tiempo que perder! quick, there's no time to lose!

sin perder tiempo without wasting a moment, without further ado

hay que recuperar el tiempo perdido we must make up for lost time

todas las advertencias fueron tiempo perdido all our warnings were a waste of time

es una pérdida de tiempo it's a waste of time

para ganar tiempo, ve metiendo las cartas en los sobres to save time, start putting the letters into the envelopes

les contó una historia para ganar tiempo to gain time she told them a story, she played for time by telling them a story

creo que si vamos por aquí ganamos tiempo I think we'll save time if we go this way

Compuestos:

● tiempo compartido

time-sharing

● tiempo real

real time

● tiempo universal

universal time, Greenwich Mean Time

B

1 (duración, porción de tiempo) time

luego de todo este tiempo after all this time

¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? how long is it since you last saw him?

¿cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? how long have you lived o been living here?

de esto que te cuento ya hace mucho tiempo all this happened a long time ago now

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages o it's been ages since I last saw you o ( colloq) long time, no see

hace demasiado tiempo, no creo que se acuerde it was too long ago, I don't think she'll remember

hace mucho tiempo que no sé nada de ellos I haven't heard from them for a long time o ( colloq) for ages

todavía falta or queda mucho tiempo para su boda it's still a long time till their wedding

todo este tiempo me ha estado mintiendo he's been lying to me all this time

se ha pasado todo el tiempo hablando she's done nothing but talk the whole time

pasaba la mayor parte del tiempo leyendo he spent most of the time reading

tómate el tiempo que te haga falta take as long as you need

dentro de muy poco tiempo very soon o very shortly

¿cada cuánto tiempo conviene hacerse un chequeo? how often should one have a check-up?

cada cierto tiempo every so often

de tiempo en tiempo from time to time

¿cuánto tiempo van a pasar en Los Ángeles? how much time o how long are you going to spend in Los Angeles?

me llevó mucho tiempo preparar la tarta it took me a long time o ( colloq) ages to make the cake

no pude quedarme (por) más tiempo I couldn't stay any longer

¿por qué tardaste tanto tiempo en contestarme? why did you take such a long time o so long to answer me?

ya hace algún or un tiempo que no se le ve por aquí he hasn't been around here for some time o for quite a time o for quite a while now

queremos quedarnos (por) un tiempo we want to stay for a while o for a time

un or algún tiempo atrás some time ago o back

una costumbre que viene de mucho tiempo atrás a custom that dates back a long way

poco tiempo después or al poco tiempo se volvieron a encontrar a short time later they met again o they met again not long afterward(s)

de un tiempo a esta parte se ha vuelto muy agresivo he's been very aggressive recently o ( frml) of late

trabajar a tiempo completo/parcial to work full time/part time

2

(mucho tiempo): hacía tiempo que no lo veíamos we hadn't seen him for a long time o for quite a while o ( colloq) for ages

ya hace tiempo que se marchó she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago

¡mira que yo lo venía diciendo desde hacía tiempo! haven't I been saying so for a long time o ( colloq) for ages?

3

(período disponible, tiempo suficiente): no he tenido tiempo de terminarlo I haven't had time to finish it

hay tiempo de sobra para eso there's plenty of time for that

no tenemos mucho tiempo we don't have much time

tengo todo el tiempo del mundo I've got all the time in the world

no sé de dónde voy a sacar el tiempo I don't know where I'm going to find the time

no tengo tiempo ni para respirar I hardly have time to breathe

no he tenido tiempo material para hacerlo I haven't had a moment to do it o I just haven't had the time to do it

me va a faltar tiempo para terminarlo I'm not going to have enough time to finish it

no me ha dado tiempo a or de acabarlo I haven't had time to finish it

no da tiempo de hacerlo todo there isn't (enough) time to do it all

dame un poco de tiempo give me a bit of o a little time

no me dieron suficiente tiempo they didn't give me enough time

4 ( Dep) (marca) time

¿qué tiempo hizo Espinosa? what was Espinosa's time?

lo hizo en un tiempo récord she did it in record time

5

(de un bebé): ¿cuánto tiempo tiene? how old is he?

Compuestos:

● tiempo de funcionamiento

uptime

● tiempo libre

spare time, free time

C ( en locs):

a tiempo in time

no vamos a llegar a tiempo we won't get there in time

llegas justo a tiempo de echarnos una mano you're just in time to give us a hand

todavía estamos a tiempo de coger el tren si vamos en taxi we can still catch o we still have time to catch the train if we take a taxi

piénsatelo, todavía estás a tiempo think about it, there's still time

con tiempo in good time

le gusta llegar con tiempo she likes to arrive with time to spare o in good time

avísame con tiempo let me know in advance o in good time

si llegan con tiempo pueden ver la galería antes if you arrive early, you can have a look at the gallery beforehand

al mismo tiempo or a un tiempo at the same time

no hablen todos al mismo tiempo don't all talk at once o at the same time

llegaron al mismo tiempo they arrived at the same time

al tiempo que at the same time as o that

con el tiempo y una caña … everything in good time

dar(le) tiempo al tiempo to be patient

seguro que va a mejorar, tú dale tiempo al tiempo I'm sure she's going to get better, you just have to be patient o to give it time

no debemos precipitarnos, hay que dar tiempo al tiempo let's not rush into this, we must be patient

hacer a tiempo ( RPl): no hice a tiempo a ir al banco I didn't have enough time to go to the bank

hacerse tiempo (CS); to make time

hacer tiempo (mientras se espera algo) to while away the time, to kill time; (para hacer algo) to make time;

( Dep) to play for time

matar el tiempo ( fam); to kill time

robarle tiempo al sueño to have less sleep than one needs, to burn the candle at both ends

y si no ¡al tiempo! just you wait and see!, mark my words!

el tiempo es oro time is precious, time is money

el tiempo todo lo cura time is a great healer

todo tiempo pasado fue mejor the past always looks better

D

1

(época): en mi(s) tiempo(s) esas cosas no pasaban things like that didn't use to happen in my day o my time

eran otros tiempos things were different then

¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!

esa música es del tiempo de mi abuela that music is from my grandmother's time

en aquellos tiempos un helado costaba una peseta at that time o back then o in those days an ice cream used to cost one peseta

los problemas de nuestro tiempo the problems of our time o age

en los tiempos que corren these days, nowadays

desde tiempos inmemoriales from o since time immemorial

aquéllos eran tiempos difíciles those were difficult times

en tiempos de paz in times of peace, in peacetime

estamos viviendo tiempos de crisis we are living in extremely difficult times

se ha adelantado a su tiempo he is ahead of his time

hubo un tiempo en que yo pensaba igual there was a time when I thought the same

ese peinado es del tiempo de Maricastaña ( fam); that hairstyle looks as if it came out of the ark ( colloq), that hairstyle looks really old-fashioned o out-of-date

2 (temporada) season

todavía no ha llegado el tiempo de las naranjas oranges aren't in season yet

fruta del tiempo fresh fruit, seasonal fruit

3

(momento propio, oportuno): eso lo trataremos a su (debido) tiempo we'll deal with o discuss that in due course

cada cosa a su tiempo everything in (its own) good time

lo sacó del fuego antes de tiempo she took it off the heat before it was ready

nació antes de tiempo he was premature, he was born prematurely

Compuesto:

tiempo pascual

Eastertide

E

1 ( Dep)

(en un partido): primer/segundo tiempo first/second half

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

2 ( Mec):

un motor de dos/cuatro tiempos a two-stroke/four-stroke engine

3 (de una sinfonía) movement

Compuestos:

● tiempo complementario

( Dep) overtime ( AmE), extra time ( BrE); ( Com) period of inactivity

● tiempo muerto

time out

● tiempo(s) extra

( Méx) overtime ( AmE), extra time ( BrE)

● tiempo suplementario

overtime ( AmE), extra time ( BrE)

F (compás) tempo, time

G ( Ling) tense

tiempo simple/compuesto simple/compound tense

Sentido II ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] weather

hace buen tiempo the weather's good o fine, it's good o fine weather, it's fine

el mal tiempo reinante the prevailing o current bad weather

nos hizo un tiempo estupendo/asqueroso we had wonderful/terrible weather

el pronóstico del tiempo the weather forecast

¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? what's the weather like over there?

del or ( Méx) al tiempo at room temperature

un vaso de leche del tiempo a glass of milk at room temperature

a mal tiempo, buena cara I/you/we may as well look on the bright side

* * *

tiempo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) time;

◊ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! how time flies!;

te acostumbrarás con el tiempo you'll get used to it in time;
perder el tiempo to waste time;
¡no hay tiempo que perder! there's no time to lose!;
para ganar tiempo (in order) to gain time;
tiempo libre spare time, free time;
¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? how long is it since you last saw him?;
hace tiempo que no sé de él I haven't heard from him for a long time;
ya hace tiempo que se marchó she left quite some time ago;
¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages;
la mayor parte del tiempo most of the time;
me llevó mucho tiempo it took me a long time;
no pude quedarme más tiempo I couldn't stay any longer;
poco tiempo después a short time after;
de un tiempo a esta parte for some time (now);
a tiempo completo/parcial full time/part time;
no vamos a llegar a tiempo we won't get there in time;
al mismo tiempo at the same time;
avísame con tiempo let me know in good time;
¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!;
en aquellos tiempos at that time, in those days
b) ( temporada) season;

◊ fruta del tiempo fruits in season

c) (momento propio, oportuno):

◊ a su (debido) tiempo in due course;

cada cosa a su tiempo everything in (its own) good time
d) ( edad de bebé):

◊ ¿cuánto tiempo tiene? how old is he?

2 (Dep) ( en partido) half;
◊ primer tiempo first half

3 (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time;
( de sinfonía) movement
4 (Ling) tense
5 (Meteo) weather;
◊ hace buen/mal tiempo the weather's good/bad;

del or (Méx) al tiempo ‹ bebida› at room temperature
tiempo sustantivo masculino
1 (indeterminado) time: llegó a tiempo para ver el espectáculo, he got there in time to see the show
hace mucho tiempo, a long time ago
me llevó mucho tiempo, it took me a long time
la vi poco tiempo después, I saw her a short time after o soon afterwards
¿cuánto tiempo tienes para acabarlo?, how long have you got to finish it?
es tiempo perdido, it's a waste of time
tómate tu tiempo, take your time
no puedo quedarme más tiempo, I can't stay any longer
a su (debido) tiempo, in due course
a un tiempo/al mismo tiempo, at the same time
de tiempo en tiempo, from time to time
tiempo libre, free time
2 (de un bebé) age: ¿cuánto o qué tiempo tiene?, how old is she?
3 (época) en mis tiempos de estudiante, in my student days
nació en tiempos de Luis XIV, he was born in the time of Louis XIV
malos tiempos o fig tiempo de vacas flacas, hard times o rainy days
4 Meteor weather
hace buen tiempo, the weather is good
tiempo tormentoso, stormy weather
5 Mús tempo
6 Dep half
primer tiempo, first half
tiempo muerto, time out
7 Ling tense 8 del tiempo, (temperatura ambiente) póngame un refresco del tiempo, no lo quiero con hielo, could I have a non-refrigerated soft drink, please
9 Auto (motor) de dos/cuatro tiempos, two-cycle/four-cycle
♦ Locuciones: dar tiempo al tiempo, to let matters take their course
hacer tiempo, to while away the time
matar el tiempo, to kill time
Lab a tiempo parcial/completo, part/full time
con el tiempo, in the course of time
de un tiempo a esta parte, lately
' tiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acá
- achuchar
- adelanto
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- allá
- andar
- anquilosarse
- antes
- anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
- anticiparse
- apremiar
- aprovechada
- aprovechado
- apurada
- apurado
- aquí
- áspera
- áspero
- atonía
- atrás
- avenida
- avenido
- bizantina
- bizantino
- bochorno
- cargada
- cargado
- cerca
- coincidir
- conceder
- congraciarse
- contrarreloj
- contrato
- corta
- corto
- costar
- cuando
- cuanta
- cuanto
- cundir
- de
- debida
- debido
- dedicar
- descontar
- desde
English:
absorb
- accomplice
- accustom
- administration
- advance
- advantage
- after
- age
- ago
- ahead
- allow
- as
- at
- barring
- be
- beautiful
- before
- begin
- behind
- best
- between
- beyond
- bitter
- bleak
- boiling
- breezy
- brighten up
- brisk
- busy
- by
- bygone
- calm
- catch up
- change
- clear up
- clock
- concurrently
- corner
- course
- dawdle
- demand
- depend
- dilly-dally
- distant
- drag
- dull
- early
- encroach
- end
- enough

* * *

tiempo nm

1. [transcurso, rato, momento] time;

en poco o [m5] dentro de poco tiempo lo sabremos we will soon know;

tardé o [m5] me llevó bastante tiempo it took me quite a while o quite a long time;

es una tarea que lleva mucho tiempo it's a very time-consuming task;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!;

todo el tiempo all the time;

estuvo todo el tiempo de pie he was standing up the whole time;

al mismo tiempo at the same time;

al poco tiempo, poco tiempo después soon after(wards);

podríamos discutirlo al tiempo que comemos we could discuss it while we eat;

antes de tiempo [nacer] prematurely;
[florecer, celebrar] early;
muchos llegaron antes de tiempo a lot of people arrived early;

a tiempo completo full-time;

a tiempo parcial part-time;

a su (debido) tiempo in due course;

cada cosa a su tiempo everything in due course o in good time;

a un tiempo at the same time;

empujaron todos a un tiempo they all pushed together o at the same time;

cada cierto tiempo every so often;

¿cada cuánto tiempo tiene que tomarlo? how often o frequently does he have to take it?;

con el tiempo in time;

de tiempo en tiempo from time to time, now and then;

de un tiempo a esta parte recently, for a while now;

dar tiempo al tiempo to give things time;

el tiempo lo dirá time will tell;

ganar tiempo to save time;

hacer tiempo to pass the time;
RP
hacerse tiempo to make time, to find time;

matar el tiempo to kill time;

perder el tiempo to waste time;

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose;

Comp

el tiempo es oro time is money;

Comp

el tiempo todo lo cura time is a great healer

Comp
Informát tiempo de acceso access time; Informát tiempo de búsqueda search time;
tiempo de cocción cooking time;
Fot tiempo de exposición exposure time;
tiempo libre: [m5] no me queda mucho tiempo libre I don't have much free o spare time any more;

te dan tiempo libre para asuntos personales they give you time off for personal matters;

tiempo muerto idle time;

tiempo de ocio leisure time;
Informát tiempo real real time; Informát tiempo de respuesta response time;
tiempo universal coordinado Coordinated Universal Time

2. [periodo disponible, suficiente] time;

¡se acabó el tiempo! pueden ir entregando los exámenes time's up, start handing in your papers!;

a tiempo (para algo/de hacer algo) in time (for sth/to do sth);

no llegamos a tiempo de ver el principio we didn't arrive in time to see o for the beginning;

estar a tiempo de hacer algo to be in time to do sth;

si quieres apuntarte, aún estás a tiempo if you want to join in, you still have time o it's not too late;

con tiempo (de sobra) with plenty of time to spare, in good time;

¿nos dará tiempo? will we have (enough) time?;

no me dio tiempo a o [m5] no tuve tiempo de decírselo I didn't have (enough) time to tell her;

dame tiempo y yo mismo lo haré give me (a bit of) time and I'll do it myself;

me faltó tiempo para terminarlo I didn't have (enough) time to finish it;
Fam Irónico
le faltó tiempo para ir y contárselo a todo el mundo she wasted no time in telling everyone about it;

sacar tiempo para hacer algo to find (the) time to do sth;

¿tienes tiempo para tomar algo? do you have time for a drink?;

tenemos todo el tiempo del mundo we have all the time in the world

3. [periodo largo] long time;

¿cuánto tiempo hace (de eso)? how long ago (was that)?;

¿cuánto tiempo hace que no vas al teatro? how long is it since you went to the theatre?;

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! it's been ages since I saw you!, I haven't seen you for ages!;

hace tiempo que it is a long time since;

hace tiempo que no vive aquí he hasn't lived here for some time;

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for ages;

tiempo atrás some time ago;
Méx
tener tiempo de algo: tiene tiempo de estudiar lingüística she's been studying linguistics for a long time;

tómate tu tiempo (para hacerlo) take your time (over it o to do it)

4. [época] time;

aquél fue un tiempo de paz y felicidad those were peaceful and happy times, it was a time of peace and happiness;

corren o [m5] son malos tiempos para el estudio del latín it isn't a good time to be studying Latin;

en estos tiempos que corren these days;

del tiempo [fruta] of the season;

las ideas de nuestro tiempo the ideas of our time o day;

el hombre de nuestro tiempo modern man;

el mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos the greatest ever boxer, the greatest boxer of all time;

mi álbum favorito de todos los tiempos my all-time favourite album, my favourite ever album;

en aquellos tiempos, por aquel tiempo in those days, back then, at that time;

en los buenos tiempos in the good old days;

en mis tiempos in my day o time;

Johnson, en otro tiempo plusmarquista mundial,… Johnson, once the world record-holder o the former world record-holder,…;

en tiempo(s) de Napoleón in Napoleon's time o day;

eran otros tiempos (entonces) things were different (back) then;

¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!;

en tiempos [antiguamente] in former times;

Comp

en tiempos de Maricastaña donkey's years ago;

Comp

ser del tiempo del Perú, RP [m5] ñaupa o Chile [m5] ñauca to be ancient, to be as old as the hills

5. [edad] age;

¿qué tiempo tiene? how old is he?

6. [clima] weather;

¿qué tal está el tiempo?, ¿qué tal tiempo hace? what's the weather like?;

buen/mal tiempo good/bad weather;

hizo buen/mal tiempo the weather was good/bad;

nos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible weather;

del tiempo, Méx [m5] al tiempo [bebida] at room temperature;

estas cervezas están del tiempo these beers aren't cold o haven't been chilled;

si el tiempo lo permite o [m5] no lo impide weather permitting;

Comp

hace un tiempo de perros it's a foul day;

Comp

poner al mal tiempo buena cara to put a brave face on things

7. Dep [mitad] half;
[cuarto] quarter;
primer/segundo tiempo first/second half

Comp
tiempo añadido injury o stoppage time;
tiempo de descuento injury o stoppage time;

tiempo muerto time-out;

tiempo reglamentario normal time

8. [marca] [en carreras] time;

consiguió un tiempo excelente his time was excellent;

lograron clasificarse por tiempos they qualified as fastest losers

Comp
tiempo intermedio split time [at halfway point];
tiempo parcial split time;

tiempo récord record time;

en un tiempo récord in record time

9. [movimiento] movement;

levantó las pesas en dos tiempos he lifted the weights in two movements;

motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine

10. Gram tense

Comp
tiempo compuesto compound tense;
tiempo simple simple tense

11. Mús [ritmo] tempo;
[movimiento] movement; [compás] time
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tiempo

m

1 time;

a tiempo in time;

a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo at the same time;

antes de tiempo llegar ahead of time, early; celebrar victoria too soon;

a su (debido) tiempo in due course;

cada cosa a su tiempo all in good time;

con tiempo in good time, early;

dar tiempo al tiempo give things time;

hacer tiempo while away the time;

desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time;

hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;

de tiempo en tiempo from time to time;

de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now;

durante algún tiempo for some time;

por poco tiempo for a short time;

hace tanto tiempo it’s so long ago;

el tiempo es oro time is money;

con el tiempo, andando el tiempo with time, in time;

trabajar a tiempo completo/parcial work full/part time;

le faltó tiempo para … fig he couldn’t wait to…;

poner al mal tiempo buena cara fig look on the bright side;

volver el tiempo atrás fig turn the clock back

2 ( época)

:

en mis tiempos in my day

3 ( clima) weather;

hace buen/mal tiempo the weather’s fine/bad

4 GRAM tense

5 DEP de juego half;

medio tiempo half time

6 ( edad)

:

¿qué tiempo tiene? de un niño how old is he?

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tiempo nm

1) : time

justo a tiempo: just in time

perder tiempo: to waste time

tiempo libre: spare time

2) : period, age

en los tiempos que corren: nowadays

3) : season, moment

antes de tiempo: prematurely

4) : weather

hace buen tiempo: the weather is fine, it's nice outside

5) : tempo (in music)

6) : half (in sports)

7) : tense (in grammar)

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tiempo n

1. (período, momento) time

no tengo tiempo para salir de compras I haven't got time to go out shopping

en tiempos de mi abuelo in my grandfather's time

2. (período largo) long time / ages

ya hace tiempo que vive aquí he's lived here for a long time

3. (estado atmosférico) weather

hizo buen tiempo the weather was good

4. (parte) half [pl. halves]

marcó en el primer tiempo he scored in the first half

5. (de un bebé) age

¿cuánto tiempo tiene tu bebé? how old is your baby?

6. (verbal) tense

un tiempo compuesto a compound tense

a tiempo in time

al mismo tiempo at the same time

con tiempo in good time

del tiempo (fruta) in season (bebida) at room temperature

hacer tiempo to pass the time

perder el tiempo to waste time

¿cuánto tiempo hace que...? how long...?

¿cuánto tiempo hace que conoces a Susana? how long have you known Susana?

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! it's been ages since I saw you!

tiempo libre free time / spare time

Spanish-English dictionary > tiempo
8 aquí

adv.

here, right here, over here, in here.

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aquí

► adverbio

1 (lugar) here

■ por aquí por favor this way please

2 (tiempo) now

■ de aquí en adelante from now on

■ de aquí tres meses in three months' (time)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de aquí para allá back and forth, to and fro

de aquí (que) hence

hasta aquí podíamos llegar figurado that's the end of it

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adv.

here

- de aquí en adelante

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ADV

1) [en el espacio] here

aquí dentro — in here

aquí mismo — right here

ven aquí — come here

soy de aquí — I'm from (round) here

la gente de aquí — (the) people here

a 2km de aquí — 2km from here

aquí Pepe, aquí Manolo — this is Pepe and this is Manolo

andar de aquí para allá — to walk up and down o to and fro

hasta aquí — so far, thus far frm, as far as here

por aquí — round here

por aquí cerca — round here somewhere

venga por aquí — come this way

no pasó por aquí — he didn't come this way

he aquí la razón — frm herein lies the reason frm

- ni de aquí a Lima o la Luna

- y aquí no ha pasado nada

- hubo un lío de aquí te espero

2) [en el tiempo]

de aquí en adelante — from now on

de aquí a un mes — a month from now

de aquí a nada — in next to no time

hasta aquí — up till now

3)

de aquí que — and so, that's why

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio) here

está aquí dentro/arriba — it's in/up here

la tienda de aquí, de la esquina — the shop just here, on the corner

aquí Pepe, mi primo — this is my cousin Pepe

tú por aquí! — what are you doing here?

no soy de aquí — I'm not from these parts o from around here

pase por aquí — come this way

viven por aquí — they live around here

dando vueltas de aquí para allá — going to and fro o from one place to another

aquí y ahora — right here and now

he aquí el motivo del descontento — (liter) herein lies/lay the cause of their discontent (liter)

2) ( en el tiempo)

de aquí a 2015 — from now until 2015

de aquí en adelante — from now on

de aquí a que termine van a pasar horas — it'll take me hours to finish

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= around here, here, herein, round here, over here.

Ex. And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.

Ex. Instead, the place of AACR in the historical development of cataloguing codes will be examined here.

Ex. The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future.

Ex. It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.

Ex. Eventually the situation should improve over here.

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* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* aquí mismo = right here.

* aquí tiene(s) = here is/are.

* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.

* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* ven aquí = come over here.

* venir aquí = come over.

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio) here

está aquí dentro/arriba — it's in/up here

la tienda de aquí, de la esquina — the shop just here, on the corner

aquí Pepe, mi primo — this is my cousin Pepe

tú por aquí! — what are you doing here?

no soy de aquí — I'm not from these parts o from around here

pase por aquí — come this way

viven por aquí — they live around here

dando vueltas de aquí para allá — going to and fro o from one place to another

aquí y ahora — right here and now

he aquí el motivo del descontento — (liter) herein lies/lay the cause of their discontent (liter)

2) ( en el tiempo)

de aquí a 2015 — from now until 2015

de aquí en adelante — from now on

de aquí a que termine van a pasar horas — it'll take me hours to finish

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= around here, here, herein, round here, over here.

Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.

Ex: Instead, the place of AACR in the historical development of cataloguing codes will be examined here.

Ex: The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future.

Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.

Ex: Eventually the situation should improve over here.

* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* aquí mismo = right here.

* aquí tiene(s) = here is/are.

* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.

* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* ven aquí = come over here.

* venir aquí = come over.

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aquí

adverb

A (en el espacio) here

¡ven aquí! come here!

está aquí dentro/arriba it's in/up here

voy a la tienda de aquí, de la esquina I'm going to the shop just here, on the corner

aquí el señor quería hablar con usted this gentleman (here) wanted to have a word with you

Martín, aquí Pepe, mi primo Martín, this is my cousin Pepe

de aquí a la estación hay dos kilómetros it's two kilometers from here to the station

¡Ernesto, tú por aquí! Ernesto, what are you doing here?

no soy de aquí I'm not from these parts o from around here

pase por aquí, por favor come this way, please

viven por aquí they live around here

estuvo todo el día dando vueltas de aquí para allá she spent the whole day going to and fro o going from one place to another

aquí Madrid ( Rad) this is Madrid, Madrid calling

las reformas tienen que comenzar aquí y ahora the reforms must begin right here and now

he aquí el motivo del descontento ( liter); herein lies/lay the cause of their discontent ( liter)

de aquí a la luna or La Habana ( fam): éste es mucho mejor, de aquí a la luna this one's much better, there's no comparison

eras la más bonita de la clase, de aquí a La Habana you were far and away the prettiest girl in the class

de aquí te espero ( Esp fam): había un atasco de aquí te espero there was a massive o an incredible traffic jam

le pegaron una paliza de aquí te espero they beat the living daylights out of him ( colloq)

B (en el tiempo) now

de aquí a 2015 from now until 2015, between now and 2015

de aquí en adelante from now on

de aquí a que termine van a pasar horas it'll take me hours to finish, I won't finish for hours

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aquí adverbio
1 ( en el espacio) here;
◊ está aquí dentro it's in here;

aquí mismo right here;
no soy de aquí I'm not from these parts o from around here;
pase por aquí come this way;
viven por aquí they live around here;
el agua me llegaba hasta aquí the water came up to here;
dando vueltas de aquí para allá going to and fro o from one place to another
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ de aquí al 2015 from now until 2015;

de aquí en adelante from now on;
de aquí a un año a year from now
aquí adverbio
1 (lugar) here
aquí abajo/arriba, down/up here
aquí mismo, right here
aquí y allá, here and there
de aquí para allá, up and down, to and from
hasta aquí, this far
pasen por aquí, por favor, this way please
es de por aquí, he's from around here
2 (tiempo) de aquí a julio, between now and July
hasta aquí no hemos tenido problemas, up till now we have had no trouble
♦ Locuciones: ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, I've had enough of you!
' aquí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- absolutamente
- acercarse
- aclimatarse
- antecesor
- antecesora
- asomar
- aún
- batuta
- caer
- cañón
- cohibirse
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- córcholis
- danzar
- deber
- desde
- diana
- eh
- en seguida
- encajar
- engañarse
- enseguida
- escandalera
- esperar
- estar
- estropicio
- exabrupto
- gato
- hacer
- imaginarse
- inquietarse
- interfecta
- interfecto
- larga
- largo
- llevarse
- mal
- merodear
- modo
- mucha
- mucho
- ocurrir
- odisea
- operarse
- partir
- pasar
- pequeña
- pequeño
English:
about
- abundance
- action
- any
- around
- assemble
- away
- boss
- bung
- cat
- cold
- come by
- compulsory
- control
- cosy
- countryside
- cozy
- do
- down
- erupt
- ever
- fancy
- far
- fill in
- flash
- fleck
- for
- forbid
- foreigner
- fork
- gear
- glad
- goodwill
- grisly
- gulley
- gully
- have
- he's
- hell
- hence
- here
- hop
- horrid
- in-house
- legal
- lie
- lodging
- mild
- minute
- must

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aquí adv

1. [indica lugar] here;

aquí abajo/arriba down/up here;

aquí dentro/fuera in/out here;

aquí mismo right here;

aquí y ahora here and now;

aquí y allá here and there;

¡aquí tienes! [dando algo] here you are!;
Fam
aquí Clara, una amiga this is my friend Clara;
Fam
aquí el señor quería una cerveza this gentleman wanted a beer;

los aquí presentes everyone here o present;

¡fuera de aquí! go away!;

¡ven aquí! come here!;

era muy desordenado y dejaba las cosas aquí y allá he was very untidy and left things lying around all over the place;

de aquí en adelante from here on;

de aquí para allá [de un lado a otro] to and fro;

va de aquí para allá sin tener destino fijo she travels around without really knowing where she's going;

por aquí over here;

vive por aquí she lives around here somewhere;

vengan todos por aquí, por favor please all come this way;

por aquí cerca nearby, not far from here;

razón aquí [en letrero] enquire within;

Comp
Fam
de aquí te espero: nos pilló una tormenta de aquí te espero we got caught in a mother of a storm;

es un mentiroso de aquí te espero he tells lies like nobody's business, he's a liar through and through;

se organizó un follón de aquí te espero all hell broke loose

2. [ahora] now;

de aquí a mañana between now and tomorrow;

la traducción tiene que estar acabada de aquí a mañana the translation has to be ready by tomorrow;

de aquí a poco shortly, soon;

de aquí a un mes a month from now, in a month;

de aquí en adelante from now on

3. [en tiempo pasado]
pasó a leer el manifiesto y aquí todo el mundo se calló he began reading the manifesto, at which point everyone went silent;

aquí empezaron los problemas that was when the problems started

4. [consecuencia]
de aquí que [por eso] hence, therefore;

llegaba siempre tarde al trabajo, de aquí que lo hayan despedido he was always late for work, so they sacked him

5. Am [más o menos]
¿cómo estás? - aquí how are you? – so-so

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aquí

adv

1 en el espacio here;

desde aquí from here;

por aquí here;

¡ven aquí! come here!;

ir de aquí para allá go backwards and forwards; ociosamente wander around;

he aquí this/that is

2 en el tiempo now;

de aquí en adelante from now on;

de aquí que ocurra by the time it happens;

de aquí a ocho días within the next week, by next week

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aquí adv

1) : here

2) : now

de aquí en adelante: from now on

3)

por aquí : around here, hereabouts

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aquí adv

1. (lugar) here

aquí había un mercado there used to be a market here

¡vámonos de aquí! let's get out of here!

2. (ahora) now

hasta aquí up till now

de aquí en adelante from now on

de aquí para allá back and forth

por aquí this way

Spanish-English dictionary > aquí
9 tratar

v.

1 to treat (comportarse con) (persona, objeto).

¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?

El médico trata al paciente The doctor treats=cures the patient.

2 to have dealings or contact with.

la traté muy poco I didn't have much to do with her

3 to treat (tema, asunto).

eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss

4 to treat.

5 to treat (agua, sustancia, alimento).

6 to process (computing) (datos, información).

Ellos tratan el cuero They process the leather.

7 to deal.

Las empresas trataron The companies made a deal.

8 to try, to make a trial, to attempt it, to attempt.

Ella trató por mucho tiempo She tried for a long time.

9 to handle, to maneuver, to manoeuvre.

Ellos tratan sus pensamientos They handle their thoughts.

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tratar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen - objeto) to treat, handle; (- persona) to treat

■ trató la caja con cuidado she handled the box with care

■ nos trató bien he treated us well

2 (asunto, tema) to discuss, deal with

3 (gestionar) to handle, run

4 (dar tratamiento) to address as

5 (calificar, considerar) to consider, call

■ lo trató de idiota she called him an idiot

6 MEDICINA to treat

7 (datos, texto) to process

8 QUÍMICA to treat

► verbo intransitivo

1 (relacionarse) to be acquainted ( con, with), know ( con, -)

2 (tener tratos) to deal ( con, with)

3 (negociar) to negotiate ( con, with)

4 (intentar) to try (de, to)

■ trata de hacerlo try to do it

5 (versar) to be about

■ trata de/sobre espías it's about spies

6 COMERCIO to deal (en, in)

■ trata en pieles he deals in furs

► verbo pronominal tratarse

1 (relacionarse) to talk to each other, be on speaking terms

■ no se tratan they're not on speaking terms

2 (llamarse) to address each other as, call each other

3 (referirse) to be about

■ se trataba de un atraco it was about a robbery

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FRASEOLOGÍA

se trata de... it's a question of..., it's a matter of...

■ se trata de averiguar cómo lo hicieron it's a question of working out how they did it

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verb

1) to treat

2) handle

•

- tratar con
- tratar de
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1. VT

1) [+ persona, animal, objeto] to treat

su novio la trata muy mal — her boyfriend treats her very badly

hay que tratar a los animales con cariño — animals should be given plenty of affection, animals should be treated lovingly

te dejo la cámara, pero trátala bien — I'll let you have the camera, but be careful with it o treat it carefully

la vida la ha tratado muy bien — life has been very kind to her, life has treated her very well

este asunto debe ser tratado con cuidado — this matter should be handled carefully

• tratar a algn de loco — to treat sb like a madman

- tratar a algn a patadas

2) (=llamar)

¿cómo le tenemos que tratar cuando nos hable? — how should we address him when he speaks to us?

• tratar a algn de algo — to call sb sth

tratar a algn de vago — to call sb a layabout

tratar a algn de tú/usted — to address sb as "tú"/"usted"

3) (=relacionarse con)

tratar a algn: ya no lo trato — I no longer have any dealings with him

lo trato solo desde hace seis meses — I have only known him for six months

me cae bien, pero no la he tratado mucho — I like her, but I haven't had a lot to do with her

4) (Med) [+ paciente, enfermedad] to treat

me están tratando con un nuevo fármaco — I'm being treated with a new drug

le trataron la neumonía con antibióticos — they treated the pneumonia with antibiotics

¿qué médico te está tratando? — which doctor is giving you treatment?

5) [+ tejido, madera, residuos] to treat

el agua se ha tratado con cloro — the water has been treated with chlorine

6) (=discutir) [+ tema] to deal with; [+ acuerdo, paz] to negotiate

trataremos este tema en la reunión — we'll deal with this subject in the meeting

este asunto tiene que tratarlo directamente con el director — you'll have to speak directly with the manager about this matter

7) (Inform) to process

2. VI

1)

• tratar de — [libro] to be about, deal with; [personas] to talk about, discuss

la película trata de un adolescente en Nueva York — the film is about a teenager in New York

ahora van a tratar del programa — they're going to talk about o discuss the programme now

2) (=intentar)

• tratar de hacer algo — to try to do sth

trataré de llegar pronto — I'll try to arrive early

trata de no ser demasiado estricto con él — try not to be too strict with him

• tratar de que, trataré de que esta sea la última vez — I'll try to make sure that this is the last time

trata por todos los medios de que el trabajo esté acabado para mañana — try and do whatever you can to make sure that the job is done by tomorrow

3) (=relacionarse)

• tratar con algn, trato con todo tipo de gente — I deal with all sorts of people

no tratamos con traidores — we don't have dealings with traitors

no había tratado con personas de esa clase — I had not previously come into contact with people like that

para tratar con animales hay que tener mucha paciencia — you have to be very patient when dealing with animals

es muy difícil tratar con el enemigo — it is not at all easy to have dealings with the enemy

4) (Com)

• tratar con o en algo — to deal in sth

trataban con o en pieles — they dealt in furs, they were involved in the fur trade

3.

See:

tratarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( intentar) to try

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

2) obra/libro/película

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3) (tener contacto, relaciones)

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

4) (Com)

tratar en algo — to deal in something
2.
tratar vt

1)

a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

b) ( llamar)

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

2) ( frecuentar)

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

3) <tema/asunto> to deal with

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

4)

a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treat

b) <sustancia/metal> to treat
3.
tratarse v pron

1)

a)

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

b) (recípr)

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

2) (+ compl)

a) (recípr)

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other

b) (refl) ( cuidarse)

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment

4) tratarse de (en 3^a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de)

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

* * *

= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex. The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.

Ex. 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.

Ex. Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.

Ex. An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex. In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex. Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex. Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.

Ex. In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex. Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex. The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.

Ex. The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.

Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

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* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.

* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* sin tratar = untreated.

* temer tratar = fear to + tread.

* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.

* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.

* tratar como un objeto = objectify.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).

* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.

* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.

* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.

* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.

* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.

* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.

* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.

* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.

* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.

* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].

* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.

* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.

* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.

* tratar específicamente = target.

* tratar información = handle + information.

* tratar injustamente = malign.

* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.

* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.

* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.

* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.

* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.

* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( intentar) to try

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

2) obra/libro/película

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3) (tener contacto, relaciones)

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

4) (Com)

tratar en algo — to deal in something
2.
tratar vt

1)

a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

b) ( llamar)

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

2) ( frecuentar)

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

3) <tema/asunto> to deal with

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

4)

a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treat

b) <sustancia/metal> to treat
3.
tratarse v pron

1)

a)

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

b) (recípr)

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

2) (+ compl)

a) (recípr)

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other

b) (refl) ( cuidarse)

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment

4) tratarse de (en 3^a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de)

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

* * *

tratar (con)

(v.) = negotiate (with)

Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.

= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.

Ex: 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.

Ex: Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.

Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex: Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex: Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.

Ex: In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex: Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.

Ex: The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.

Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.

* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* sin tratar = untreated.

* temer tratar = fear to + tread.

* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.

* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.

* tratar como un objeto = objectify.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).

* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.

* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.

* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.

* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.

* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.

* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.

* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.

* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.

* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.

* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].

* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.

* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.

* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.

* tratar específicamente = target.

* tratar información = handle + information.

* tratar injustamente = malign.

* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.

* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.

* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.

* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.

* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.

* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* * *

tratar [A1 ]

vi

A (intentar) to try tratar DE + INF to try to + INF

trate de comprender try to o ( colloq) try and understand

traten de no llegar tarde try not to be late

tratar DE QUE + SUBJ:

trata de que queden a la misma altura try to o ( colloq) try and get them level

trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

B

«obra/libro/película»: tratar DEor SOBRE algo: ¿de qué trata el libro? what's the book about?

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with o will be on the subject of alternative medicine, the theme of the lecture will be alternative medicine

C (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar CON algn to deal WITH sb

en mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo in my job I deal with o come into contact with all kinds of people

tratar con él no es nada fácil he's not at all easy to get on with

prefiero tratar directamente con el fabricante I prefer to deal directly with the manufacturer

D ( Com) tratar EN algo to deal IN sth

tratar en joyas/antigüedades to deal in jewels/antiques

los mercaderes que trataban en esclavos/pieles the merchants who dealt o traded in slaves/furs

■ tratar

vt

A

1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien/como si fuera de la familia they treat me very well/as if I were one of the family

trata la guitarra con más cuidado be more careful with the guitar

2 (llamar) tratar a algn DE algo to call sb sth

¿me estás tratando de mentiroso? are you calling me a liar?

tratar a algn de usted/tú to address sb using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

a mi suegro nunca lo he tratado de usted I've never called my father-in-law `usted'

B ‹persona›

(frecuentar): lo trataba cuando era joven I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

nunca lo he tratado I have never had any contact with him o any dealings with him

C ‹tema/asunto›

vamos a tratar primero los puntos de mayor urgencia let's deal with o discuss the more pressing issues first

no sé cómo tratar esta cuestión I don't know how to deal with o handle this matter

el libro trata la Revolución Francesa desde una óptica inusual the book looks at the French Revolution from an unusual angle

esto no se puede tratar delante de los niños we can't discuss this in front of the children

D

1 ‹paciente/enfermedad› to treat

2 ‹sustancia/metal/madera› to treat

cultivos tratados con insectidas crops treated with insecticides

■ tratarse

v pron

A (relacionarse, tener contacto)

1 tratarse CON algn:

no me gusta la gente con la que se trata I don't like the people he mixes with

se trata con gente de la alta sociedad she socializes o mixes with people from high society, she moves in high circles

¿tú te tratas con los Rucabado? are you friendly with the Rucabados?

2 ( recípr):

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos we're related but we never see each other o we never have anything to do with each other

B (+ compl)

1 ( recípr):

se tratan de usted/tú they address each other as `usted'/`tú'

se tratan sin ningún respeto they have o show no respect for each other

2 ( refl) to treat oneself

¡qué mal te tratas, eh! ( iró); you don't treat yourself badly, do you?, you know how to look after yourself, don't you?

C ( Med) (seguir un tratamiento) to have o undergo treatment

D tratarse de ( en tercera persona)

1 (ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? what's it about?, what does it concern? ( frml)

se trata de Roy it's about Roy

2

(ser cuestión de): se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso, hazlo pasar ahora if that's all it is o if that's all he wants, show him in now

bueno, si se trata de echarle un vistazo nada más … OK, if it's just a question of having a quick look at it …

3

(ser): se trata de la estrella del equipo we're talking about o he is the star of the team

tratándose de usted, no creo que haya inconvenientes since it's for you o in your case I don't think there will be any problems

* * *

tratar ( conjugate tratar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( intentar) to try;
◊ traten de llegar temprano try to arrive early;

trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again
2 [obra/libro/película] tratar de algo to be about sth;
tratar sobre algo to deal with sth;
◊ la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3 (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar con algn to deal with sb;
◊ en mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo in my job I deal with all kinds of people

verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› to treat;
◊ me tratan muy bien they treat me very well

2 ( frecuentar):
◊ lo trataba cuando era joven I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

3 ‹tema/asunto› to discuss, to deal with
4
a) (Med) to treat

b) ‹sustancia/metal› to treat

tratarse verbo pronominal
1 tratarse con algn ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with sb;
( alternar) to socialize o mix with sb;
◊ no nos tratamos mucho ( recíp) we don't have much to do with each other

2 (+ compl) ( recípr):
◊ se tratan sin ningún respeto they show no respect for each other

3 (Med) to have o undergo treatment
4
◊ tratarse de (en 3a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about;

◊ ¿de qué se trata? what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de) to be a question of;

◊ se trata de participar, no de ganar it's a question of taking part, not of winning;

solo porque se trata de ti just because it's you
tratar
I verbo transitivo
1 (portarse) to treat
2 (cuidar) to look after, care: trátame el libro bien, look after my book
3 (dirigirse a una persona) address: nos tratamos de tú, we call each other "tú" o we're on first name terms
4 (considerar, llamar) me trató de tonto, he called me stupid
5 (someter a un proceso) to treat
6 (someter a tratamiento médico) to treat: le tienen que tratar la artritis, they have to treat his arthritis
7 (tener relación social) la he tratado muy poco, I don't know her very well
8 (considerar, discutir) to deal with: no hemos tratado la cuestión, we haven't discussed that subject
II verbo intransitivo 1 tratar de, (un libro, una película) to be about: ¿de qué trata?, what is it about?
2 (intentar) to try [de, to]
3 Com tratar en, to trade in o with 4 tratar con, (negociar) to negotiate with
' tratar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- defraudar
- delicada
- delicado
- drogodependencia
- ir
- girar
- hablar
- mimar
- negociar
- tú
- confianza
- curar
- debido
- huir
- manera
- miramiento
- piel
- punto
- tocar
- trato
- usted
English:
about
- address
- associate
- bid
- clutch
- deal with
- discuss
- form
- grapple
- ground
- handle
- light
- lionise
- mistreat
- muck about
- muck around
- patronize
- peer
- push through
- rubberize
- specific
- squarely
- tactfully
- tout
- treat
- try
- try on
- victimize
- attempt
- bite
- contact
- could
- cover
- deal
- favor
- grasp
- process
- profile
- raw
- seek
- snub
- tackle
- take
- thrash
- untreated
- way

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tratar

♦ vt

1. [portarse con, manejar] to treat;

¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?;

no la trates tan mal don't be so nasty to her;

la vida no la ha tratado bien life has not been kind to her;

te dejo los discos, pero trátamelos bien I'll let you borrow the records, but look after them o be careful with them for me

2. [paciente, enfermedad, herida] to treat;

la están tratando de cáncer, le están tratando un cáncer she's being treated for cancer;

el médico que la trata the doctor who is treating her

3. [tener relación con] to have dealings o contact with;

era compañera de clase pero la traté muy poco she was in my class, but I didn't have much to do with her

4. [llamar, dirigirse a]
tratar a alguien de usted/tú = to address sb using the “usted” form/the “tú” form;

no hace falta que me trates de señor there's no need to call me “sir”;

tratar a alguien de tonto to call sb an idiot

5. [tema, asunto] to treat;

el tema que trata la obra the subject of the book;

hay que tratar ese asunto con cuidado this matter needs to be dealt with carefully;

eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss

6. [agua, sustancia, tejido, alimento] to treat

7. Informát [datos, información] to process

8. Bol [insultar] to insult, to swear at

♦ vi

1. [intentar]
tratar de hacer algo to try to do sth;

trata de comprenderlo, por favor please try to understand;

trataré de no equivocarme I'll try not to get it wrong;

sólo trataba de que estuvieras más cómodo I was only trying to make you more comfortable

2. [versar]
tratar de o [m5] sobre to be about;

¿de qué trata el documental? what's the documentary about o on?;

la ponencia trata sobre contaminación acústica the paper is about o on noise pollution

3. [tener relación]
tratar con alguien to have dealings with sb;

en mi trabajo tengo que tratar con todo tipo de gente I have to deal with all sorts of people in my job;

trata con gente muy rara she mixes with some very strange people;

Comp
RP
tratar a alguien con pinzas to handle sb with kid gloves

4. [comerciar] to deal (en in)

♦ See also the pronominal verb tratarse

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tratar

I v/t

1 treat

2 ( manejar) handle

3 ( dirigirse a) address (de as);

tratar a alguien de tú address s.o. informally, use the tú form with s.o.;

tratar a alguien de usted address s.o. formally, use the usted form with s.o.

4 gente come into contact with

5 tema deal with

II v/i:

1

:

tratar con alguien deal with s.o.

2

:

tratar de ( intentar) try to

3 COM

:

tratar en deal in

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tratar vi

1)

tratar con : to deal with, to have contact with

no trato mucho con los clientes: I don't have much contact with customers

2)

tratar de : to try to

estoy tratando de comer: I am trying to eat

3)

tratar de or

tratar sobre : to be about, to concern

el libro trata de las plantas: the book is about plants

4)

tratar en : to deal in

trata en herramientas: he deals in tools

tratar vt

1) : to treat

tratan bien a sus empleados: they treat their employees well

2) : to handle

trató el tema con delicadeza: he handled the subject tactfully

♦ See also the reflexive verb tratarse

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tratar vb

1. (en general) to treat

me trataron muy bien they treated me very well

2. (ocuparse, tener relación) to deal with [pt. & pp. dealt]

trata con muchos artistas he deals with a lot of artists

3. (hablar) to discuss

se reunieron para tratar un problema they met to discuss a problem

4. (referirse) to be about

la película trataba de vampiros the film was about vampires

tratar de to try to

trataré de ser puntual I'll try to be punctual

Spanish-English dictionary > tratar
10 señor

adj.

mister, Mr., Mr.

m.

1 gentleman, lord, gent.

2 sir, mister.

3 Lord.

4 master.

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señor

► adjetivo

1 (noble) distinguished, noble

2 familiar fine

■ es un señor coche it's quite a car

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (hombre) man, gentleman; (mujer) woman, lady

2 (amo - hombre) master; (- mujer) mistress

3 HISTORIA (hombre) lord; (mujer) lady

4 (tratamiento - hombre) sir; (- mujer) madam, US ma'am

■ buenos días, señora good morning, madam

5 (ante apellido - hombre) Mr; (- mujer) Mrs

■ el Sr. Rodríguez Mr Rodríguez

6 (ante título)

■ el señor cura the priest

7 (en carta - hombre) Sir; (- mujer) Madam

■ muy señora mía Dear Madam

■ estimados señores Dear Sir

► nombre masculino el Señor

1 RELIGIÓN the Lord

► interjección señor

1 good Lord!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser todo un señor / ser toda una señora to be a real gentleman / be a real lady

¡señoras y señores! ladies and gentlemen!

el señor de la casa / la señora de la casa the gentleman of the house / the lady of the house

Nuestro Señor / Nuestra Señora Our Lord / Our Lady

señor feudal feudal lord

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noun m.

1) gentleman

2) sir

3) owner, master

4) mister

5) lord

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señor, -a
1. ADJ

1) * [antes de sustantivo] [uso enfático] great big *

vive en una señora casa — he lives in a great big house *

eso es un señor melón — that's some melon

2) (=libre) free, at liberty

eres muy señor de hacerlo si quieres — you're quite free o at liberty to do so if you want

2. SM / F

1) (=persona madura) man o más frm gentleman/lady

ha venido un señor preguntando por ti — there was a man o más frm a gentleman here asking for you

le espera una señora en su despacho — there's a lady waiting to see you in your office

es todo un señor — he's a real gentleman

lo he comprado en la planta de señoras — I bought it in ladieswear

- dárselas de señor

señora de compañía — companion

2) (=dueño) [de tierras] owner; [de criado, esclavo] master/mistress

el señor no vendrá hoy a comer — the master will not be here for lunch today

¿está la señora? — is the lady of the house in?

el señor de la casa — the master of the house

no es señor de sus pasiones — he cannot control his passions

3) [fórmula de tratamiento]

a) [con apellido] Mr/Mrs

es para el señor Serrano — it's for Mr Serrano

el señor y la señora Durán — Mr and Mrs Durán

los señores Centeno y Sánchez tuvieron que irse antes — frm Messrs Centeno and Sánchez had to leave early frm

los señores (de) González — Mr and Mrs González

b) * [con nombre de pila]

buenos días, señor Mariano — [a Mariano Ruiz] good morning, Mr Ruiz

la señora María es de mi pueblo — [hablando de María Ruiz] Mrs Ruiz is from my village

c) [hablando directamente] sir/madam

no se preocupe señor — don't worry, sir

¿qué desea la señora? — [en tienda] can I help you, madam?; [en restaurante] what would you like, madam?

¡oiga, señora! — excuse me, madam!

¡señoras y señores! — ladies and gentlemen!

d) [con nombre de cargo o parentesco]

el señor alcalde — the mayor

el señor cura — the priest

señor presidente — Mr President

señor alcalde — Mr Mayor

sí, señor juez — yes, my Lord

como diría tu señora madre — as your mother would say

e) frm [en correspondencia]

muy señor mío — Dear Sir

muy señora mía — Dear Madam

muy señores nuestros — Dear Sirs

señor director — [en carta a periódico] Dear Sir

4) [uso enfático]

pues sí señor, así es como pasó — yes indeed, that's how it happened

¡no señor, ahora no te vas! — oh no, you're not going anywhere yet!
señora
5) [en letrero]

señores — gents

3. SM

1) ( Hist) lord

señor de la guerra — warlord

señor feudal — feudal lord

2) (Rel)

el Señor — the Lord

alabemos al Señor — let us praise the Lord

Nuestro Señor — Our Lord

Nuestro Señor Jesucristo — Our Lord Jesus Christ

recibir al Señor — to take communion

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I
- ñora adjetivo (delante del n) (fam) ( uso enfático)

es un señor puesto — it's a really good job

aquello era un señor cuadro — it was a huge picture
II
- ñora

1)

a) ( persona adulta) (m) man, gentleman; (f) lady

te busca un señor — there's a man o gentleman looking for you

la señora del último piso — the lady who lives on the top floor

peluquería de señoras — ladies' hairdresser's

la señora de la limpieza — the cleaning lady

señoras — ladies, women

b) ( persona distinguida) (m) gentleman; (f) lady

es todo un señor — he's a real gentleman

tiene ínfulas de gran señora — she gives herself airs and graces

- señora de compañía

2) (dueño, amo)

el señor/la señora de la casa — the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)

el señor de estas tierras — (Hist) the lord of these lands

- señor feudal

3) (Relig)

a) Señor masculino Lord

Dios, nuestro Señor — the Lord God

Nuestro Señor Jesucristo — our Lord Jesus Christ

b) Señora femenino

Nuestra Señora de Montserrat — Our Lady of Montserrat

4) señora femenino ( esposa) wife

5) ( tratamiento de cortesía)

a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr; (f) Mrs

los señores de Paz — Mr and Mrs Paz

b) (uso popular, con nombres de pila)

la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel — ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López

c) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos)

el señor alcalde no podrá asistir — the mayor will not be able to attend

la señora directora está ocupada — the director is busy

Señor Director — (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)

d) (frml) ( sin mencionar el nombre)

perdón, señor/señora ¿tiene hora? — excuse me, could you tell me the time?

¿se lleva ésa, señora? — will you take that one, Madam? (frml)

muy señor mío/señores míos — (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs

Teresa Chaves - ¿señora o señorita? — Teresa Chaves - Miss, Mrs or Ms?

los señores han salido — Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home

e) ( uso enfático)

¿y lo pagó él?-sí señor — you mean he paid for it-he did indeed

no señor, no fue así — no that is certainly not what happened

no señor, no pienso ir — there's no way I'm going
•• Cultural note:
Señor/Señora/Señorita

Titles used before someone's name when speaking to or about them. They are generally followed by the person's surname, or first name and surname. They can also be followed by the person's professional title, without the name: señor arquitecto, señora doctora, señorita maestra. They can be used on their own to attract attention. In letters they can be followed by the appropriate forms of don/doña: Sr. Dn Juan Montesinos, Sra Dña. Ana Castellón. The full forms are written in lower case when used in the middle of a sentence; the abbreviated forms are always capitalized - for señor, Sr., for señora, Sra., and for señorita, Srta. Señor is used for men. Señores, can mean "sirs", "gentlemen", and "ladies and gentlemen", and when used of a married couple means "Mr and Mrs": los señores Montesino. Señora is used for married women and widows, and women of unknown marital status. Señorita is used for single women, young women of unknown marital status, and female teachers

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= master, Mr (Mister), gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.].

Ex. But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.

Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Ex. These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.

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* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* señor feudal = suzerain.

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I
- ñora adjetivo (delante del n) (fam) ( uso enfático)

es un señor puesto — it's a really good job

aquello era un señor cuadro — it was a huge picture
II
- ñora

1)

a) ( persona adulta) (m) man, gentleman; (f) lady

te busca un señor — there's a man o gentleman looking for you

la señora del último piso — the lady who lives on the top floor

peluquería de señoras — ladies' hairdresser's

la señora de la limpieza — the cleaning lady

señoras — ladies, women

b) ( persona distinguida) (m) gentleman; (f) lady

es todo un señor — he's a real gentleman

tiene ínfulas de gran señora — she gives herself airs and graces

- señora de compañía

2) (dueño, amo)

el señor/la señora de la casa — the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)

el señor de estas tierras — (Hist) the lord of these lands

- señor feudal

3) (Relig)

a) Señor masculino Lord

Dios, nuestro Señor — the Lord God

Nuestro Señor Jesucristo — our Lord Jesus Christ

b) Señora femenino

Nuestra Señora de Montserrat — Our Lady of Montserrat

4) señora femenino ( esposa) wife

5) ( tratamiento de cortesía)

a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr; (f) Mrs

los señores de Paz — Mr and Mrs Paz

b) (uso popular, con nombres de pila)

la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel — ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López

c) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos)

el señor alcalde no podrá asistir — the mayor will not be able to attend

la señora directora está ocupada — the director is busy

Señor Director — (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)

d) (frml) ( sin mencionar el nombre)

perdón, señor/señora ¿tiene hora? — excuse me, could you tell me the time?

¿se lleva ésa, señora? — will you take that one, Madam? (frml)

muy señor mío/señores míos — (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs

Teresa Chaves - ¿señora o señorita? — Teresa Chaves - Miss, Mrs or Ms?

los señores han salido — Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home

e) ( uso enfático)

¿y lo pagó él?-sí señor — you mean he paid for it-he did indeed

no señor, no fue así — no that is certainly not what happened

no señor, no pienso ir — there's no way I'm going
•• Cultural note:
Señor/Señora/Señorita

Titles used before someone's name when speaking to or about them. They are generally followed by the person's surname, or first name and surname. They can also be followed by the person's professional title, without the name: señor arquitecto, señora doctora, señorita maestra. They can be used on their own to attract attention. In letters they can be followed by the appropriate forms of don/doña: Sr. Dn Juan Montesinos, Sra Dña. Ana Castellón. The full forms are written in lower case when used in the middle of a sentence; the abbreviated forms are always capitalized - for señor, Sr., for señora, Sra., and for señorita, Srta. Señor is used for men. Señores, can mean "sirs", "gentlemen", and "ladies and gentlemen", and when used of a married couple means "Mr and Mrs": los señores Montesino. Señora is used for married women and widows, and women of unknown marital status. Señorita is used for single women, young women of unknown marital status, and female teachers

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= master, Mr (Mister), gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.].

Ex: But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.

Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Ex: These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.

* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* señor feudal = suzerain.

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señor¹ - ñora

adjective

1 ( delante del n) ( fam)

(uso enfático): ha conseguido un señor puesto she's got herself a really good job

fue una señora fiesta it was some party o quite a party! ( colloq)

2

(libre): eres muy señor de hacer lo que quieras you're completely free to do as you like

señor² - ñora Señor/Señora/Señorita (↑ señora a1)

A

1 (persona adulta) ( masculine) man, gentleman; ( feminine) lady

te busca un señor there's a man o gentleman looking for you

la señora del último piso the lady who lives on the top floor

peluquería de señoras ladies' hairdresser's

la señora de la limpieza the cleaning lady

[ S ] señoras ladies, women

tiene 20 años pero se viste muy de señora she's only 20 but she dresses a lot older

2 (persona distinguida) ( masculine) gentleman; ( feminine) lady

es todo un señor he's a real gentleman

tiene ínfulas de gran señora she gives herself airs and graces, she fancies herself as some sort of lady ( BrE)

Compuesto:

señora de compañía

feminine companion

B

(dueño, amo): el señor/la señora de la casa the gentleman/the lady of the house ( frml)

los vasallos debían fidelidad a sus señores ( Hist) the vassals owed allegiance to their lords

a la señora le pareció mal ( iró); Madam o her ladyship didn't like the idea ( iro)

Compuesto:

señor feudal

masculine feudal lord

C ( Relig)

1

Señor masculine Lord

recibir al Señor to receive the body of Christ

Dios, nuestro Señor the Lord God

Nuestro Señor Jesucristo our Lord Jesus Christ

nuestro hermano que ahora descansa or duerme en el Señor our brother who is now at peace

2

Señora feminine: Nuestra Señora de Montserrat Our Lady of Montserrat

D

1

señora feminine (esposa) wife

saludos a tu señora give my regards to your wife

la señora de Jaime está muy enferma Jaime's wife is very ill

2

señor masculine ( Méx) (esposo) husband

E (tratamiento de cortesía) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (con apellidos) ( masculine) Mr; ( feminine) Mrs

buenas tardes, Señor López good afternoon, Mr López

Señora de Luengo, ¿quiere pasar? would you go in please, Mrs/Ms Luengo?

¿avisaste a la señora (de) Fuentes? did you tell Mrs/Ms Fuentes?

los señores de Paz Mr and Mrs Paz

ya tenemos en nuestras manos los documentos enviados por los señores Gómez y López ( frml); we have now received the documents from Messrs. Gómez and López ( frml)

2

(uso popular, con nombres de pila): ¿cómo está, Señora Cristina? ≈ how are you Mrs Fuentes?, ≈ how are you, Mrs F? ( colloq)

la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel no está ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López is not at home

3 ( frml)

(con otros sustantivos): el señor alcalde no podrá asistir the mayor will not be able to attend

la señora directora está ocupada the director is busy

salude a su señor padre/señora madre de mi parte ( ant); please convey my respects to your father/mother ( dated)

Señor Director ( Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir ( frml)

4 ( frml)

(sin mencionar el nombre): perdón, señor/señora, ¿tiene hora? excuse me, could you tell me the time?

pase señor/señora come in, please

señoras y señores ladies and gentlemen

¿se lleva ésa, señora? will you take that one, Madam? ( frml)

muy señor mío/señores míos ( Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs

Teresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?

los señores han salido Mr and Mrs Paz are not at home

¿el señor/la señora va a cenar en casa? will you be dining in this evening, sir/madam? ( frml)

5

(uso enfático): ¿y lo pagó él? — pues sí, señor you mean he paid for it? — he did indeed o ( colloq) he sure did

no, señor/señora, no fue así oh, no! that's not what happened

no, señor, no pienso prestárselo there's no way I'm going to lend it to him

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Multiple Entries:
Señor
señor
señor
◊ - ñora sustantivo masculino, femenino

1
a) ( persona adulta) (m) man, gentleman;

(f) lady;
◊ peluquería de señoras ladies' hairdresser's

b) ( persona distinguida) (m) gentleman;

(f) lady;
◊ es todo un señor he's a real gentleman

2 (dueño, amo):
◊ el señor/la señora de la casa the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)

3 (Relig)
a)

◊ Señor sustantivo masculino

Lord
b)

◊ Señora sustantivo femenino: Nuestra Sseñora de Montserrat Our Lady of Montserrat

4
◊ señora sustantivo femenino ( esposa) wife

5 ( tratamiento de cortesía)
a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr;

(f) Mrs;
◊ los señores de Paz Mr and Mrs Paz

b) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos):

◊ la señora directora está ocupada the director is busy;

Sseñor Director (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)
c) (frml) ( sin mencionar el nombre):

◊ perdón, señor ¿tiene hora? excuse me, could you tell me the time?;

muy señor mío/señores míos (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs;
Teresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?;
los señores han salido Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home
señor sustantivo masculino
1 (hombre) man, gentleman
2 sir (en inglés británico indica una posición social inferior) señor, se le ha caído la cartera, excuse me, you have dropped your wallet 3 señoras y señores, ladies and gentlemen
4 (tratamiento) Mr: ha llegado el Sr. Gómez, Mr Gómez is here
el señor presidente está reunido, the President is in a meeting
5 (en correspondencia) estimado señor, Dear Sir
6 Hist lord
7 Rel El Señor, the Lord
8 (persona respetable) es todo un señor y no hace caso de habladurías, he doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to idle chatter, he's a real gentleman
9 familiar (grande, importante) el joven principiante se ha convertido en un señor actor, the inexperienced young actor has become a star
Recuerda que no se usa Mr o Mrs solo con el nombre de pila, excepto cuando un "criado" está hablando con su "señor". En todo caso debes decir Mr Miguel más el apellido o Mr más el apellido. La misma regla se aplica también a Mrs y Ms.
' señor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- ama
- amo
- audiencia
- caballero
- de
- don
- estimada
- estimado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- N. S.
- señora
- señorita
- señorito
- Sr.
- el
- encantado
- mío
- parte
- rogar
English:
dear
- esquire
- follow-up
- gent
- lord
- master
- mister
- Mr
- Mrs
- Ms
- outstanding
- sir
- worship
- Epiphany
- gentleman
- squire

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señor, -ora

♦ adj

1. [refinado] noble, refined

2. Fam [antes de sustantivo] [gran] real;
[excelente] wonderful, splendid;
tienen una señora casa/un señor problema that's some house/problem they've got

♦ nm

1. [tratamiento] [antes de apellido, nombre, cargo] Mr;

el señor López Mr López;

los señores Ruiz Mr and Mrs Ruiz;

¿están los señores (Ruiz) en casa? are Mr and Mrs Ruiz in?;

dile al señor Miguel que gracias say thanks to Miguel from me;

¡señor presidente! Mr President!;

el señor director les atenderá enseguida the manager will see you shortly

2. [tratamiento] [al dirigir la palabra] Sir;

pase usted, señor do come in, do come in, Sir;

¡oiga señor, se le ha caído esto! excuse me! you dropped this;

señores, debo comunicarles algo gentlemen, there's something I have to tell you;

¿qué desea el señor? what would you like, Sir?;

sí, señor yes, Sir;

Muy señor mío, Estimado señor [en cartas] Dear Sir;

Muy señores míos [en cartas] Dear Sirs

3. [hombre] man;

llamó un señor preguntando por ti there was a call for you from a man;

el señor de la carnicería the man from the butcher's;

en el club sólo dejaban entrar a (los) señores they only let men into the club;

un señor mayor an elderly gentleman;

señores [en letrero] men, gents

4. [caballero] gentleman;

es todo un señor he's a real gentleman;

vas hecho un señor con ese traje you look like a real gentleman in that suit

5. [dueño] owner;
Formal
¿es usted el señor de la casa? are you the head of the household?

6. Formal [de criado, esclavo] master

7. [noble, aristócrata] lord

Comp
Hist señor feudal feudal lord;
señor de la guerra warlord

8. [en religión]
el Señor the Lord;

Nuestro Señor Our Lord;

¡Señor, ten piedad! Lord, have mercy upon us!

9. [indica énfasis]
sí señor, eso fue lo que ocurrió yes indeed, that's exactly what happened;

¡sí señor, así se habla! excellent, that's what I like to hear!;

no señor, estás muy equivocado oh no, you're completely wrong;

a mí no me engañas, no señor you can't fool ME

♦ interj

Good Lord!;

¡Señor, qué manera de llover! Good Lord, look how it's raining!

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Señor

m Lord

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señor, - ñora n

1) : gentleman m, man m, lady f, woman f, wife f

2) : Sir m, Madam f

estimados señores: Dear Sirs

3) : Mr. m, Mrs. f

4) : lord m, lady f

el Señor: the Lord

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señor n

1. (hombre) man [pl. men]

¿quién es ese señor? who's that man?

2. (con apellido) Mr

el señor Pérez Mr Pérez

3. (de cortesía) sir

sí, señor yes, sir

el Señor the Lord

Spanish-English dictionary > señor
11 próximo

adj.

1 next, coming, forthcoming, upcoming.

2 nearby, near, nearest, neighboring.

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próximo

► adjetivo

1 (cerca) near

2 (siguiente) next

■ el mes próximo next month

■ en los próximos días in the next few days

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(f. - próxima)

adj.

1) next, forthcoming

2) near

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ADJ

1) (=cercano) near, close; [pariente] close

un lugar próximo a la costa — a place near the coast

vivimos muy próximos — we live very close by

en fecha próxima — soon, at an early date

estar próximo a algo — to be close to sth, be near sth

estar próximo a hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth

2) (=siguiente) next

el mes próximo — next month

el próximo 5 de junio — on 5th June next

se bajarán en la próxima parada — they will get off at the next stop

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- ma adjetivo

1)

a) ( siguiente) next

el próximo jueves — next Thursday

b) (como pron)

esto lo dejamos para la próxima — we'll leave this for next time

tome la próxima a la derecha — take the next (on the) right

me bajo en la próxima — I'm getting off at the next stop

2) [ESTAR] ( cercano)

a) ( en el tiempo) close, near

la fecha ya está próxima — the day is close o is drawing near

en fecha próxima — in the near future

estar próximo A + INF — to be close to + ing, to be about to + inf

estaba próximo a morir — he was close o near to death

b) ( en el espacio) near, close

próximo A algo — close o near to something

* * *

= adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], forthcoming, immediate, next + Expresión Temporal, sorrounding, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], coming, near-side, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, proximate.

Ex. Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

Ex. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex. This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex. And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.

Ex. It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties.

Ex. The command 'neighbour' lists the terms around the base term alphabetically forwards or backwards.

Ex. I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.

Ex. The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.

Ex. The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.

Ex. This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.

Ex. The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.

Ex. For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.

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* acontecimiento próximo = coming event.

* año próximo, el = coming year, the.

* de próxima publicación = about to be published.

* durante el próximo año = over the next year.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* en el año próximo = in the coming year, in the coming year.

* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.

* en las próximas semanas = over the next few weeks.

* en los próximos años = in the next few years.

* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* lado más próximo, el = near side, the.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* mes próximo, el = next month.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* próximo a = adjacent to, in the vicinity of, in the proximity of.

* próximos años, los = years ahead, the, next few years, the.

* * *

- ma adjetivo

1)

a) ( siguiente) next

el próximo jueves — next Thursday

b) (como pron)

esto lo dejamos para la próxima — we'll leave this for next time

tome la próxima a la derecha — take the next (on the) right

me bajo en la próxima — I'm getting off at the next stop

2) [ESTAR] ( cercano)

a) ( en el tiempo) close, near

la fecha ya está próxima — the day is close o is drawing near

en fecha próxima — in the near future

estar próximo A + INF — to be close to + ing, to be about to + inf

estaba próximo a morir — he was close o near to death

b) ( en el espacio) near, close

próximo A algo — close o near to something

* * *

= adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], forthcoming, immediate, next + Expresión Temporal, sorrounding, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], coming, near-side, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, proximate.

Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.

Ex: It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties.

Ex: The command 'neighbour' lists the terms around the base term alphabetically forwards or backwards.

Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.

Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.

Ex: The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.

Ex: This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.

Ex: The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.

Ex: For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.

* acontecimiento próximo = coming event.

* año próximo, el = coming year, the.

* de próxima publicación = about to be published.

* durante el próximo año = over the next year.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* en el año próximo = in the coming year, in the coming year.

* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.

* en las próximas semanas = over the next few weeks.

* en los próximos años = in the next few years.

* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* lado más próximo, el = near side, the.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* mes próximo, el = next month.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* próximo a = adjacent to, in the vicinity of, in the proximity of.

* próximos años, los = years ahead, the, next few years, the.

* * *

próximo -ma

adjective

A

1 (siguiente) next

en la próxima estación at the next station

el próximo jueves vamos al cine (esta semana) we're going to the movies this Thursday o on Thursday; (la siguiente) we're going to the movies next Thursday

el mes/año próximo next month/year

2 ( como pron):

esto lo dejamos para la próxima we'll leave this for next time

tome la próxima a la derecha take the next right, take the next on the right

nos bajamos en la próxima we are getting off at the next stop

B [ ESTAR] (cercano)

1 (en el tiempo) close, near

la fecha ya está próxima the day is close o is drawing near

el verano está próximo summer's nearly here

el programa se emitirá en fecha próxima the program will be transmitted in the near future

próximo A + INF close TO + ING

estaba próximo a morir he was close o near to death

ya estaba próximo a graduarse he was close to graduating o he had nearly finished school o he was about to graduate

2 (en el espacio) near, close próximo A algo close o near TO sth

un hotel próximo a la playa a hotel close to o near the beach

* * *

próximo
◊ -ma adjetivo

1
a) ( siguiente) next;

◊ el próximo jueves next Thursday

b) ( como pron):

◊ esto lo dejamos para la próxima we'll leave this for next time;

tome la próxima a la derecha take the next (on the) right
2 [ESTAR] ( cercano)
a) ( en el tiempo) close;

◊ la fecha ya está próxima the day is close;

en fecha próxima in the near future
b) ( en el espacio) near, close;

próximo A algo close o near to sth
próximo,-a adjetivo
1 (cercano) near, close
una calle próxima, a nearby street
en fechas próximas, soon o in the near future
2 (siguiente) next: me bajo en la próxima (parada), I get off at the next stop
el próximo verano iremos a Berlín, next summer we're going to Berlin
' próximo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cara
- cerca
- concejo
- cónclave
- inmediata
- inmediato
- mes
- novilunio
- pegar
- próxima
- salida
- tomar
- vecina
- vecino
- entrante
- futuro
- lunes
- oriente
- plazo
- proyecto
English:
beside
- bring in
- call
- coming
- forthcoming
- four-door
- kin
- move
- near
- Near East
- next
- operational
- proximate
- close
- dealer
- due
- fare
- Monday
- pending
- start
- tide
- up

* * *

próximo, -a adj

1. [en el tiempo] near, close;

en fecha próxima shortly;

las vacaciones están próximas the holidays are nearly here

2. [en el espacio] near, close;

una casa próxima al río a house near the river;

el colegio está muy próximo al centro the school is very near to Br the centre o US downtown

3. [en número] close;

un número de muertos próximo al centenar a death toll approaching one hundred

4. [siguiente] next;

el próximo año next year;

el próximo domingo next Sunday;

la próxima vez next time;

me bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop;

gira en la próxima a la derecha take the next right

* * *

próximo

adj

1 ( siguiente) next;

el próximo año next year;

¡hasta la próxima! see you next time!

2 ( cercano) near, close (a to)

* * *

próximo, -ma adj

1) : near, close

la Navidad está próxima: Christmas is almost here

2) siguiente: next, following

la próxima semana: the following week

* * *

próximo adj

1. (siguiente) next

bajo en la próxima parada I get off at the next stop

la semana próxima next week

2. (cercano) near

una cafetería próxima al hospital a café near the hospital

Si algo está próximo en el tiempo, se usa el adverbio nearly o soon

está próximo el verano it's nearly summer / it will soon be summer

Spanish-English dictionary > próximo
12 ahora

adv.

1 now.

ahora mismo right now

ahora es el momento de… now is the time to…

ahora o nunca it's now or never

a partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante from now on

ahora que lo dices,… now (that) you mention it,…

ahora que soy más viejo, ya no pienso igual now (that) I'm older I think differently

hasta ahora sólo se han presentado dos voluntarios so far only two people have volunteered

por ahora for the time being

2 just now, a few minutes ago (hace poco).

he leído tu mensaje ahora I've just read your message

se acaban de marchar ahora mismo they just left a few moments ago, they've just left

conj.

but, however (pero).

ahora bien but

* * *

ahora

► adverbio

1 (en este momento) now

■ ahora no tengo tiempo I haven't got time now

2 (hace un momento) just a moment ago

■ lo acabo de ver ahora I've just seen it

3 (dentro de un momento) in a minute, shortly

■ ahora te lo preparo I'll get it ready for you in a minute

► conjunción

1 (adversativa) however

■ gana poco; ahora, tampoco trabaja mucho he doesn't earn very much; but then, he doesn't work very hard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ahora bien but, however

ahora o nunca now or never

de ahora en adelante from now on

hasta ahora until now, so far

por ahora for the time being

* * *

adv.

1) now

2) presently

•

- ahora mismo
- hasta ahora
* * *

1. ADV

1) (=en este momento) now

hace ahora un mes — a month ago now

ahora o nunca — now or never

ese color se lleva mucho ahora — people wear that colour a lot these days o now

el ahora primer ministro — the present prime minister

• de ahora en adelante — from now on

• de ahora — of today

la juventud de ahora — the youth of today, today's youth

no es una cosa de ahora — it's not a recent thing

• desde ahora — from now on

• hasta ahora — up to now, so far

• ahora mismo — right now

ahora mismo están reunidos — they're in a meeting at the moment o right now

• a partir de ahora — from now on

• por ahora — for the moment, for now

es todo lo que podemos hacer por ahora — it's all we can do for the moment o for now

por ahora ha dirigido sólo dos películas — up to now he has only directed two films

• ahora que — now that

ahora que lo dices — now that you mention it

ahora que lo pienso — come to think of it, now that I think of it

• ahora resulta que... — now it turns out that...

• ahora sí que me voy — I'm definitely going this time

ahora sí que os habéis equivocado — this time you're definitely wrong

2) (=hace poco) just now

me lo acaban de decir ahora — they've just told me

acaban de llegar ahora mismito — they've just this minute arrived

• ahora tiempo — Chile a while ago

• ahora último — Chile recently

3) (=enseguida) in a minute

ahora lo apunto — I'll write it down in a minute

ahora mismo voy — I'll be right there, I'll be there in a minute

¡hasta ahora! — see you in a minute!

2. CONJ

1) (=sin embargo)

ahora, yo entiendo que eso no fue lo acordado — I understand, though, that that is not what was agreed

es muy barato; ahora, si no te gusta no lo compro — it's very cheap; then again, if you don't like it I won't buy it

• ahora bien — however

• ahora que — although

es listo, ahora que bastante vago — he's bright, although quite lazy

2) [uso distributivo]

ahora la quitan, ahora la ponen — one minute they take it away, the next they put it back

la ducha escocesa, ahora caliente, ahora fría — the Scottish shower - one minute hot, the next cold

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( en el momento presente) now

ahora me lo dices! — now you tell me!

la juventud de ahora — young people today

ahora que lo pienso — now I come to think of it

problemas hasta ahora insolubles — hitherto insoluble problems

hasta ahora — so far o up to now

de ahora en adelante or desde ahora — from now on

por ahora va todo bien — everything's going all right so far

por ahora — for the time being

b) (inmediatamente, pronto)

ahora mismo — right now o away

ahora te lo muestro — I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment

ahora voy! — I'm coming!

hasta ahora! — (esp Esp) see you soon!

c) ( hace un momento) a moment ago

ahora último — (Chi) recently

2)

a) (indep) ( con sentido adversativo)

ésta es mi sugerencia. Ahora, si tú tienes una idea mejor... — that's my advice. Of course, if you have a better idea...

b)

ahora bien — (indep) however

* * *

= now, in present times, at present time, at this moment in time.

Ex. The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.

Ex. The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.

Ex. The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.

Ex. While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism.

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* ahora bien = now.

* ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.

* ahora mismo = right now, just now.

* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* antes de ahora = before now.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* justo ahora = right now, just now.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( en el momento presente) now

ahora me lo dices! — now you tell me!

la juventud de ahora — young people today

ahora que lo pienso — now I come to think of it

problemas hasta ahora insolubles — hitherto insoluble problems

hasta ahora — so far o up to now

de ahora en adelante or desde ahora — from now on

por ahora va todo bien — everything's going all right so far

por ahora — for the time being

b) (inmediatamente, pronto)

ahora mismo — right now o away

ahora te lo muestro — I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment

ahora voy! — I'm coming!

hasta ahora! — (esp Esp) see you soon!

c) ( hace un momento) a moment ago

ahora último — (Chi) recently

2)

a) (indep) ( con sentido adversativo)

ésta es mi sugerencia. Ahora, si tú tienes una idea mejor... — that's my advice. Of course, if you have a better idea...

b)

ahora bien — (indep) however

* * *

= now, in present times, at present time, at this moment in time.

Ex: The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.

Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.

Ex: The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.

Ex: While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism.

* ahora bien = now.

* ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.

* ahora mismo = right now, just now.

* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* antes de ahora = before now.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* justo ahora = right now, just now.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.

* * *

ahora

adverb

A

1 (en el momento presente) now

entonces ganaba más que ahora I was earning more then than (I am) now

¡ahora me lo dices! now you tell me!

ahora que está lloviendo se le ocurre salir now that it's raining he wants to go out

¡ahora sí que la hemos hecho buena! ( fam); now we've done it! ( colloq), now we've really gone and done it! ( colloq)

la juventud de ahora young people today, the youth of today

ahora que lo pienso now I come to think of it

ahora que lo dices now you (come to) mention it

problemas hasta ahora insolubles hitherto insoluble problems

hasta ahora sólo hemos recibido tres ofertas so far o up to now we have only received three offers

de ahora en adelante or desde ahora from now on

de entonces a ahora or desde entonces hasta ahora since then, between then and now

por ahora va todo bien everything's going all right so far

¿te puedes arreglar con 1.000 pesos por ahora? can you make do with 1,000 pesos for the time being o for now?

2

(inmediatamente, pronto): hazlo ahora mismo do it right now o right away o this instant o this minute

ahora te lo muestro I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment

¡ahora voy! I'm coming!

¡hasta ahora! see you soon!

3 (hace un momento) a moment ago

lo acabo de comprar ahora I've just this minute bought it, I just bought it a few moments o minutes ago

ahora último ( Chi); recently

ahora tiempo ( Chi); not so long ago

B

1 ( indep)

(con sentido adversativo): ésta es mi sugerencia. Ahora, si tú tienes una idea mejor … that's my advice. Of course, if you have a better idea …

no pagan mucho. Ahora, el trabajo es muy fácil they don't pay very well. Mind you, it's very easy work

2

ahora bien ( indep) however

* * *

ahora adverbio
1
a) ( en el momento presente) now;

◊ ahora que lo pienso now I come to think of it;

la juventud de ahora young people today;
hasta ahora so far, up to now;
de ahora en adelante from now on;
por ahora for the time being;
por ahora va todo bien everything's going all right so far
b) (inmediatamente, pronto):

◊ ahora mismo right now o away;

ahora te lo muestro I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment;
¡ahora voy! I'm coming!;
¡hasta ahora! (esp Esp) see you soon!
c) ( hace un momento) a moment ago

2
◊ ahora bien ( indep) however

ahora
I adverbio
1 (en este instante) now ➣ Ver nota en now 2 (hace muy poco) ahora mismo acabo de verle, I've just seen him
(dentro de muy poco) ahora mismo iba a salir, I'm just leaving
ahora vuelvo, I'll be right back 3 de ahora en adelante, from now on
hasta ahora, (hasta el momento) until now, so far
(hasta luego) see you later
por a., for the time being
II conj ahora bien, (sin embargo) however
(admitido esto) well then
' ahora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualmente
- ahorita
- apear
- bien
- consabida
- consabido
- derrumbarse
- desahogo
- despistada
- despistado
- doble
- estar
- estirón
- explicarse
- golpista
- hormigueo
- justa
- justo
- ligadura
- mando
- media
- misma
- mismo
- mullida
- mullido
- paro
- partir
- penitencia
- pereza
- prematura
- prematuro
- que
- resultar
- salir
- servir
- teléfono
- tripa
- ubicarse
- vaya
- vestidura
- vivir
- acercar
- adelante
- aprovechar
- cuando
- dejar
- desear
- destinado
- duda
- enterarse
English:
all
- anything
- apart
- at
- attain
- billion
- central
- colour
- come
- currently
- dad
- daddy
- directly
- else
- far
- for
- forward
- from
- fund
- future
- granite
- hence
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hitherto
- just
- lease
- light
- meantime
- middle
- military
- muddy
- now
- occasion
- on
- only
- onward
- onwards
- presently
- procrastinate
- queer
- report
- right
- shall
- should
- step
- stress
- study
- this
- time

* * *

ahora

♦ adv

1. [en el presente] now;

ahora los jóvenes se entretienen de otra manera young people today have different forms of entertainment;

¿no has querido comer? ahora te aguantas hasta la hora de la cena so you didn't eat your lunch up? well, you're just going to have to wait until dinnertime now;

un territorio hasta ahora inexplorado a region as yet unexplored;

hasta ahora sólo se han presentado dos voluntarios so far only two people have volunteered;
Fam
ahora sí que la hemos fastidiado we've really gone and blown it now;
Fam
ahora lo harás porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I jolly well say so;

ya verás como ahora lo consigues just wait and see, you'll manage it this time;

¡ahora caigo! [ahora comprendo] now I understand!;
[ahora recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora mismo right now;

ahora o nunca it's now or never;

ahora me entero it's the first I've heard of it, that's news to me;

¿sabías que no hace falta hacer eso? – ¡ahora me entero! did you know you don't need to do that? – now you tell me!;

a partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante from now on;
RP
de ahora en más from now on;

por ahora for the time being;

por ahora no hemos tenido ningún problema we haven't had any problems so far;

ahora que lo pienso, no fue una película tan mala come to think of it, it wasn't that bad a film

2. [pronto] in a second;

ahora cuando venga descubriremos la verdad we'll find out the truth in a moment, when she gets here;

ahora voy, déjame terminar let me finish, I'm coming in a minute;

justo ahora iba a llamarte I was just about to phone o Br ring you this minute;

lo voy a hacer ahora mismo, en cuanto acabe de planchar I'll do it just as soon as I've finished the ironing

3. [hace poco] just now, a few minutes ago;

he leído tu mensaje ahora I've just read your message;

se acaban de marchar ahora mismo they just left a few moments ago, they've just left

♦ conj

1.
ahora…ahora [ya… ya] [m5]ahora habla, ahora canta one minute she's talking, the next she's singing

2. [pero] but, however;

éste es mi plan, ahora, no vengas si no quieres that's my plan, but of course you don't have to come if you don't want to;

tienes razón, ahora, que la historia no está completa you're right, mind you, the story isn't finished yet

♦ ahora bien loc conj

but;

* * *

ahora

adv

1 ( pronto) in a moment;

¡hasta ahora! see you soon!

2 (en este momento) now;

ahora mismo right now;

por ahora for the present, for the time being;

desde ahora, de ahora en adelante from now on;

ahora que now that;

es ahora o nunca it’s now or never

3

:

ahora bien however;

y ¿ahora qué?, esperas que … and then you expect …

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ahora adv

1) : now

2)

ahora mismo : right now

3)

hasta ahora : so far

4)

por ahora : for the time being

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ahora adv

1. (en este momento) now

ahora es la hora now is the time

ahora o nunca now or never

2. (enseguida) in a minute / shortly

ahora vuelvo I'll be back in a minute / I'll be right back

ahora mismo (en este momento) right now (enseguida) right away

de ahora en adelante from now on

hasta ahora up to now / so far

por ahora for the time being

¡hasta ahora! see you soon!

Spanish-English dictionary > ahora
13 allí

adv.

there, yonder, yon, over there.

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allí

► adverbio

1 (lugar) there, over there

■ allí abajo/arriba down/up there

■ por allí over there, round there

2 (tiempo) then, at that moment

■ de allí a poco shortly afterwards

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adv.

there, over there

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ADV

1) [indicando posición] there

allí arriba — up there

allí dentro — in there

allí cerca — near there

de allí — from there

de allí para acá — back and forth

por allí — over there, round there

hasta allí — as far as that, up to that point

allí donde va despierta admiración — wherever he goes he makes a favourable impression

está tirado por allí — * he's hanging around somewhere

2) [indicando tiempo]

de allí a poco — shortly afterwards

3) [expresiones]

de allí — (=por lo tanto) and so, and thus frm o liter

de allí que... — (=por eso) that is why..., hence... frm

de allí a decir que es un timo — but that's a long way from calling it a swindle

hasta allí no más — LAm that's the limit

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio) there

siéntate allí — sit there

allí arriba/dentro — up/in there

allí donde estés/vayas — wherever you are/go

2) ( en el tiempo)

allí es cuando empezaron los problemas — that's when the problems started

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= there.

Ex. There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.

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* allí donde = as and when, where, wherever.

* allí donde se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.

* desde allí = thence.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio) there

siéntate allí — sit there

allí arriba/dentro — up/in there

allí donde estés/vayas — wherever you are/go

2) ( en el tiempo)

allí es cuando empezaron los problemas — that's when the problems started

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= there.

Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.

* allí donde = as and when, where, wherever.

* allí donde se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.

* desde allí = thence.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

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allí

adverb

A (en el espacio) there

siéntate allí sit there

allí arriba/abajo/fuera/dentro up/down/out/in there

no, allí no, allá no, not there, over there

aquí había un plato sucio, allí un calcetín … there was a dirty plate here, a sock there …

allí donde estés/vayas wherever you are/go

B

(en el tiempo): allí es cuando empezaron los problemas that's when the problems started

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allí adverbio
there;
◊ allí arriba/dentro up/in there;

allí donde estés/vayas wherever you are/go
allí adverbio there, over there
allí abajo/arriba, down/up there
allí mismo, right there
por allí, (en aquella dirección) that way
(en aquel lugar) over there

' allí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ánimo
- arrancar
- constante
- desde
- disparada
- disparado
- enterarse
- esclarecimiento
- gachí
- hacia
- holgar
- misma
- mismo
- misteriosamente
- permanecer
- pintar
- plantarse
- precisamente
- realidad
- ver
- acordar
- agradar
- ancho
- asustar
- atrás
- caer
- claustrofobia
- dizque
- dominar
- gente
- harto
- indicar
- morir
- mucho
- uno
- urgir
English:
board
- check
- cling
- evaluation
- go
- hopefully
- imagine
- in
- over
- ruggedness
- spot
- tell
- there
- unless
- up
- vacant
- already
- by
- certainly
- down
- few
- for
- frozen
- get
- good
- local
- making
- on
- right
- since
- stand
- state
- strength
- think
- way
- where

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allí adv

1. [en el espacio] there;

allí abajo/arriba down/up there;

allí mismo right there;

está por allí it's around there somewhere;

se va por allí you go that way;

está allí dentro it's in there;

allí donde vayas… wherever you go…

2. [en el tiempo] then;

hasta allí todo iba bien everything had been going well until then o up to that point

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allí

adv there;

por allí over there; dando direcciones that way;

¡allí está! there it is! allí mismo right there;

de allí from there;

hasta allí that far

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allí adv

: there, over there

allí mismo: right there

hasta allí: up to that point

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allí adv

1. (lugar) there

nos vemos allí a las dos I'll see you there at two o'clock

allí está there it is

2. (tiempo) then

hasta allí up until then

allí abajo down there

allí arriba up there

Spanish-English dictionary > allí
14 concreto

adj.

1 concrete, definite, particular, specific.

2 concrete, physical, non-abstract.

m.

1 concrete.

2 concrete noun.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: concretar.

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concreto

► adjetivo

1 (real) concrete, real

2 (particular) particular, specific

■ quiero ese libro concreto I want that particular book

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en concreto (en particular) in particular, specifically 2 (exactamente) exactly

en el caso concreto de... in the particular case of...

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(f. - concreta)

adj.

1) concrete

2) specific

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1. ADJ

1) (=específico) [medida, propuesta] specific, concrete; [hecho, resultado] specific; [fecha, hora] definite, particular

una forma concreta de llevarlo a la práctica — a specific way of putting it into practice

voy a poner algunos ejemplos concretos — I'm going to give a few specific examples

en un plazo breve tendremos datos más concretos — we will have more specific o precise information shortly

no me dijo ninguna hora concreta — he didn't tell me any definite o particular time

en este caso concreto — in this particular case

lo importante son los hechos concretos — the most important thing is the actual facts

2) (=no abstracto) concrete

un nombre concreto — a concrete noun

3)

• en concreto —

a) [con verbos]

nos referimos, en concreto, al abuso del alcohol — we are referring specifically to alcohol abuse

he viajado mucho por África, en concreto, por Kenia y Tanzania — I've travelled a lot in Africa, specifically in Kenya and Tanzania o in Kenya and Tanzania to be precise

¿qué dijo en concreto? — what exactly did he say?

b) [con sustantivos]

¿busca algún libro en concreto? — are you looking for a particular o specific book?, are you looking for any book in particular?

no se ha decidido nada en concreto — nothing definite o specific has been decided

2.

SM LAm (=hormigón) concrete

concreto armado — reinforced concrete

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I
- ta adjetivo

a) ( específico) <política/acusación> concrete, specific; <motivo/ejemplo/pregunta> specific; <fecha/hora> definite; < lugar> specific, particular

en tu caso concreto — in your particular case

en concreto — specifically

quiero saber, en concreto, cuánto cuesta — what I want to know specifically is how much it costs

una conferencia sobre historia, en concreto, el siglo XV — a lecture on history, the XV century to be precise

en una zona en concreto — in a particular o specific area

no sé nada en concreto — I don't know anything definite

b) ( no abstracto) concrete
II
masculino (AmL) concrete

- concreto armado

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= definite, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], given, individual, one, specific, specified, single, particular, defined, concrete, designated, circumscribed, targeted, coextensive [co-extensive], narrowly focused.

Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

Ex. The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.

Ex. The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.

Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex. If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.

Ex. In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.

Ex. It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.

Ex. The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.

Ex. The second exercise in this course was to outline priorities in library services which had to be concrete, describable and achievable.

Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex. Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.

Ex. Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.

Ex. Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.

Ex. Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.

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* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.

* búsqueda de documentos concretos = item search.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* detalles concretos = fine detail(s).

* en concreto = in particular, to be specific.

* enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].

* en la situación concreta = on the scene.

* ente concreto = concrete entity.

* en un momento concreto = at a particular point in time.

* especializado en un mercado concreto = niche.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

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I
- ta adjetivo

a) ( específico) <política/acusación> concrete, specific; <motivo/ejemplo/pregunta> specific; <fecha/hora> definite; < lugar> specific, particular

en tu caso concreto — in your particular case

en concreto — specifically

quiero saber, en concreto, cuánto cuesta — what I want to know specifically is how much it costs

una conferencia sobre historia, en concreto, el siglo XV — a lecture on history, the XV century to be precise

en una zona en concreto — in a particular o specific area

no sé nada en concreto — I don't know anything definite

b) ( no abstracto) concrete
II
masculino (AmL) concrete

- concreto armado

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= definite, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], given, individual, one, specific, specified, single, particular, defined, concrete, designated, circumscribed, targeted, coextensive [co-extensive], narrowly focused.

Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.

Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.

Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.

Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.

Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.

Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.

Ex: The second exercise in this course was to outline priorities in library services which had to be concrete, describable and achievable.

Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.

Ex: Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.

Ex: Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.

Ex: Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.

* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.

* búsqueda de documentos concretos = item search.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* detalles concretos = fine detail(s).

* en concreto = in particular, to be specific.

* enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].

* en la situación concreta = on the scene.

* ente concreto = concrete entity.

* en un momento concreto = at a particular point in time.

* especializado en un mercado concreto = niche.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

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concreto¹ -ta

adjective

1 (específico) ‹política/acusación› concrete, specific

en tu caso concreto in your particular case

por un motivo concreto for a specific reason

fijemos una fecha/hora concreta let's fix a definite date/time

quieren reformas/soluciones concretas they want real o concrete reforms/solutions

un lugar concreto a specific o particular place

una pregunta concreta a specific question

en concreto: quiero saber, en concreto, cuánto me va a costar what I want to know specifically is how much it is going to cost

la conferencia versó sobre pintura española, en concreto, Goya y Velázquez the lecture was on Spanish painting, Goya and Velázquez, to be precise o to be more specific

en una zona en concreto in a particular o specific area

2 (no abstracto) concrete

lo concreto y lo abstracto the concrete and the abstract

concreto²

masculine

( AmL)

concrete

Compuesto:

concreto armado

reinforced concrete

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Del verbo concretar: ( conjugate concretar)

concreto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

concretó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
concretar
concreto
concretar ( conjugate concretar) verbo transitivo
a) ( concertar) ‹fecha/precio› to fix, set

b) (precisar, definir) to be specific about;

◊ no concretamos nada we didn't settle on anything definite

verbo intransitivo:
◊ a ver si concretas try and be more specific;

llámame para concreto give me a call to arrange the details
concretarse verbo pronominal
to become a reality
concreto 1 -ta adjetivo
a) ( específico) ‹política/solución/acusación› concrete, specific;

‹motivo/ejemplo/pregunta› specific;
‹fecha/hora› definite;
‹ caso› particular;
‹ lugar› specific, particular;
◊ en tu caso concreto in your particular case;

en concreto specifically;
en una zona en concreto in a particular o specific area;
no sé nada en concreto I don't know anything definite
b) ( no abstracto) concrete

concreto 2 sustantivo masculino (AmL) concrete;
◊ concreto armado reinforced concrete

concretar verbo transitivo
1 (precisar un tema, un punto) to specify
2 (concertar una fecha, hora) to fix
concreto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (preciso, real) concrete
2 (particular) specific
en este caso concreto..., in this particular case...
II sustantivo masculino LAm (hormigón) concrete
♦ Locuciones: en concreto, specifically: lo veré esta semana, el martes en concreto, I'll meet him this week, Tuesday to be precise
no sé nada en c., I have no firm information

' concreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- ceñirse
- concreta
- concretamente
- determinada
- determinado
- particular
- puntual
- regalar
- sala
English:
actual
- concrete
- particular
- specific
- specifically

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concreto¹, -a adj

1. [no abstracto] concrete;

un concepto concreto a concrete concept

2. [determinado] specific, particular;

aún no tenemos una fecha concreta we don't have a definite date yet;

estoy buscando un disco concreto, no me vale cualquiera I'm looking for a particular o specific record, not just any one;

si no me das los detalles concretos no te podré ayudar if you don't give me the specific o precise details I won't be able to help you;

en el caso concreto de Nicaragua,… in the specific case of Nicaragua,…;

en concreto, todavía no sabemos nada in short, we don't know anything yet;

piensa volver a Europa, en concreto a Francia she's thinking of coming back to Europe, to France to be precise;

es un experto en economía, y más en concreto, en gestión de empresas he's an expert in economics, more specifically in business management;

nada en concreto nothing definite;

la culpa no se le puede atribuir a nadie en concreto there is no one person who is to blame;

en ningún sitio en concreto nowhere in particular, not in any one place

concreto² nm
Am concrete
Comp
concreto armado reinforced concrete
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concreto

I adj

1 specific;

en concreto specifically;

nada en concreto nothing specific

2 (no abstracto) concrete

II m L.Am.

concrete

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concreto, -ta adj

1) : concrete, actual

2) : definite, specific

en concreto: specifically

♦ concretamente adv

concreto nm

hormigón: concrete

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concreto adj

1. (particular) specific

busco un libro concreto I'm looking for a specific book

2. (real) actual

hechos concretos actual facts

en concreto (en particular) in particular (para ser exacto) to be precise

Spanish-English dictionary > concreto
15 fecha

f.

date.

una fecha señalada an important date

en fecha próxima in the next few days

fijar la fecha de algo to set a date for something

hasta la fecha to date, so far

ocurrió por estas fechas it happened around this time of year

fecha de caducidad sell-by date; (de alimentos) expiry date; (de carné, pasaporte) use before date (de medicamento)

fecha de entrega delivery date

fecha límite deadline

fecha de nacimiento date of birth

fecha de vencimiento due date

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fechar.

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fecha

► nombre femenino

1 date

■ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?

2 (día) day

■ la carta tardó tres fechas en llegar the letter took three days to get here

■ en unas fechas debutará en el Teatro Nacional in a few days he'll be making his debut at the National Theatre

► nombre femenino plural fechas

1 (época) time sing

■ por esas fechas at that time

■ en estas fechas at this time of year

■ el año pasado por estas fechas this time last year

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a seis (cuatro, diez, etc) días fecha COMERCIO six (four, ten, etc) days after sight

con fecha... dated...

de fecha... dated...

en fecha próxima at an early date

fijar la fecha to fix a date

hasta la fecha so far, until now

poner fecha a to date

sin fecha undated

fecha de caducidad expiry date

fecha de nacimiento date of birth

fecha límite deadline, closing date

fecha tope deadline, closing date

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noun f.

date

- fecha de caducidad
- fecha límite
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SF

1) (=día preciso) date

¿a qué fecha estamos? — what's the date today?

han adelantado la fecha de las elecciones — they've brought forward the (date of the) election

ya tengo fecha para el dentista — I've got an appointment at the dentist's

la carta tiene fecha del 21 de enero — the letter is dated 21 January

a partir de esa fecha no volvió a llamar — from then on o thereafter he never called again

a 30 días fecha — (Com) at 30 days' sight

• con fecha de, una carta con fecha del 15 de agosto — a letter dated 15 August

• hasta la fecha — to date, so far

• pasarse de fecha — (Com) to pass the sell-by date

este yogur está pasado de fecha — this yoghurt is past its sell-by date

• poner la fecha — to date

no se olvide poner la fecha en la solicitud — don't forget to date the form

• en fecha próxima — soon

• sin fecha, una carta sin fecha — an undated letter, a letter with no date

fecha de caducidad — [de medicamento, tarjeta] expiry date; [de alimento] sell-by date

fecha de emisión — date of issue

fecha de entrega — delivery date

fecha de nacimiento — date of birth

fecha de vencimiento — (Com) due date

fecha de vigencia — (Com) effective date

fecha futura, en alguna fecha futura — at some future date

un cheque con una fecha futura — a postdated cheque

fecha límite — deadline

fecha límite de venta — sell-by date

fecha tope — [de finalización] deadline; [de entrega] closing date

2) pl fechas (=época)

son fechas de escasa actividad — it's a time of year when there isn't much happening

siempre viene por estas fechas — he always comes about this time of year

el año pasado por estas fechas — this time last year

para esas fechas ya eran diez las víctimas — by then the death toll was already ten

en breves fechas frm — shortly

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femenino date

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what date is it today?

con or de fecha 7 de marzo — (Corresp) dated March 7 o (BrE) 7th March

hasta la fecha — to date

le dieron/tiene fecha para Agosto — (para examen, entrevista, etc) she has her exam (o interview etc) in August; ( para cita con el médico) she has an appointment in August; ( para el parto) the baby is due in August

el año pasado por estas fechas — this time last year

en fecha próxima — soon

- fecha de caducidad

- fecha de consumo preferente

- fecha de vencimiento

- fecha límite or tope

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= date.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

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* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* certificado de fecha de registro = time stamp [timestamp].

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* con fecha = dated.

* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.

* fecha de caducidad = date due, expiry date, expiration date, best by date, best before date, limited life, sell-by date.

* fecha de cierre = closed date.

* fecha de cobertura = date of coverage.

* fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.

* fecha de defunción = date of death.

* fecha de devolución = return date.

* fecha de edición = edition date.

* fecha de entrega = delivery date.

* fecha de expurgo = purge date.

* fecha de finalización = completion date, completion target.

* fecha de impresión = imprint date.

* fecha de inicio = trigger date.

* fecha de la cubierta = cover date.

* fecha del copyright = copyright date.

* fecha de llegada = arrival date.

* fecha de nacimiento = birth date, date of birth.

* fecha de pedido = date of order.

* fecha de publicación = age, date of issue, date of publication.

* fecha de registro = accession date, time stamp [timestamp].

* fecha de reimpresión = reprint date.

* fecha de retención = retention date.

* fecha de salida = departure date.

* fecha de vencimiento = date due, expiry date, due date, expiration date, deadline, best by date, best before date, dateline, sell-by date.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline, timeline [time line], dateline.

* fecha tope = deadline, dateline.

* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hoja de fecha de devolución = date label.

* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* sello de fecha = date stamp.

* sin fecha = undated.

* tener la fecha de + Fecha = be dated + Fecha.

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femenino date

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what date is it today?

con or de fecha 7 de marzo — (Corresp) dated March 7 o (BrE) 7th March

hasta la fecha — to date

le dieron/tiene fecha para Agosto — (para examen, entrevista, etc) she has her exam (o interview etc) in August; ( para cita con el médico) she has an appointment in August; ( para el parto) the baby is due in August

el año pasado por estas fechas — this time last year

en fecha próxima — soon

- fecha de caducidad

- fecha de consumo preferente

- fecha de vencimiento

- fecha límite or tope

* * *

= date.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* certificado de fecha de registro = time stamp [timestamp].

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* con fecha = dated.

* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.

* fecha de caducidad = date due, expiry date, expiration date, best by date, best before date, limited life, sell-by date.

* fecha de cierre = closed date.

* fecha de cobertura = date of coverage.

* fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.

* fecha de defunción = date of death.

* fecha de devolución = return date.

* fecha de edición = edition date.

* fecha de entrega = delivery date.

* fecha de expurgo = purge date.

* fecha de finalización = completion date, completion target.

* fecha de impresión = imprint date.

* fecha de inicio = trigger date.

* fecha de la cubierta = cover date.

* fecha del copyright = copyright date.

* fecha de llegada = arrival date.

* fecha de nacimiento = birth date, date of birth.

* fecha de pedido = date of order.

* fecha de publicación = age, date of issue, date of publication.

* fecha de registro = accession date, time stamp [timestamp].

* fecha de reimpresión = reprint date.

* fecha de retención = retention date.

* fecha de salida = departure date.

* fecha de vencimiento = date due, expiry date, due date, expiration date, deadline, best by date, best before date, dateline, sell-by date.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline, timeline [time line], dateline.

* fecha tope = deadline, dateline.

* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hoja de fecha de devolución = date label.

* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* sello de fecha = date stamp.

* sin fecha = undated.

* tener la fecha de + Fecha = be dated + Fecha.

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fecha

feminine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

date

¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?

con or de fecha 7 de marzo último ( Corresp) dated March 7 o ( BrE) 7th March last

tuve que adelantar la fecha I had to move up ( AmE) o ( BrE) bring forward the date

atrasaron la fecha they moved back o ( BrE) put back the date

hasta la fecha to date

le dieron/tiene fecha para Agosto (para un examen, una entrevista etc) she has her exam ( o interview etc) in August, she has an appointment in August; (para el parto) the baby is due in August

el año pasado por estas fechas this time last year

[ S ] inauguración en fecha próxima opening soon

Compuestos:

● fecha de caducidad

(de un medicamento) expiration date ( AmE), expiry date ( BrE); (de un alimento) use-by date

[ S ] fecha de caducidad 25 junio 2010 (en un medicamento) expires June 25th 2010; (en un alimento) use by June 25th 2010

● fecha de consumo preferente

best-before date

● fecha de vencimiento

(de una letra) due date, maturity date (de un medicamento, alimento) ( AmL) fecha de caducidad

● fecha límite

closing date

● fecha patria

national day

● fecha tope

closing date

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Del verbo fechar: ( conjugate fechar)

fecha es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
fecha
fechar
fecha sustantivo femenino
date;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;

con fecha 7 de marzo (Corresp) dated March 7 o (BrE) 7th March;
hasta la fecha to date;
el año pasado por estas fechas this time last year;
en fecha próxima soon;
fecha de caducidad or (AmL) vencimiento ( de medicamento) expiration date (AmE), expiry date (BrE);

( de alimento) use-by date;
◊ fecha de consumo preferente best-before date;

fecha límite or tope (para solicitud, suscripción) closing date;

(para proyecto, trabajo) deadline
fechar ( conjugate fechar) verbo transitivo
to date
fecha sustantivo femenino
1 date: hasta la fecha no ha habido cambios, so far there have been no changes
fecha de caducidad, sell-by date
fecha límite, deadline 2 fechas, (momento, tiempo) time sing; el mes pasado por estas fechas, this time last month
por aquellas fechas, at that time
fechar verbo transitivo to date
' fecha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantar
- botepronto
- caducidad
- citar
- concretar
- convenir
- designar
- día
- envasada
- envasado
- ser
- estar
- hasta
- indicada
- indicado
- límite
- nacimiento
- señalar
- señalada
- señalado
- tope
- trasladar
- a
- acordar
- aproximar
- bien
- cambiar
- cercano
- concreto
- decisivo
- determinado
- encabezamiento
- envío
- equivocar
- fijar
- fijo
- inconveniente
- lugar
- para
- programar
- prorrogar
- próximo
- reciente
- recordar
- retrasar
- seguro
English:
advance
- be
- closing date
- date
- deadline
- expiration date
- expiry
- name
- rearrange
- sell-by date
- set
- settle
- settle on
- target date
- time limit
- as
- back
- birth
- closing
- dead
- hither
- pin
- reschedule
- sell
- such
- time

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fecha nf
[día] date; [momento actual] current date;
una fecha señalada an important date;

pon la fecha en la carta put the date on the letter, date the letter;

en fecha próxima in the next few days;

a fecha de hoy todavía no se conocen los resultados at the moment the results are still not known;

su lanzamiento todavía no tiene fecha a date has still not been set for its launch;

el 28 es la fecha de su cumpleaños the 28th is his birthday;

fijar la fecha de algo to set a date for sth;

a partir de esta fecha from this date;

hasta la fecha to date, so far;

ocurrió por estas fechas it happened around this time of year

Comp
fecha de caducidad [de alimentos] use-by date; [de medicamento] use before date; Cont fecha de cierre closing date;
fecha de consumo use-by date;

fecha de entrega delivery date, date of delivery;

fecha de expedición date of issue;

fecha de facturación invoice o billing date;

fecha límite deadline, closing date;

fecha límite de venta sell-by date;

fecha de nacimiento date of birth;
Am fecha patria national holiday [commemorating important historical event];
fecha tope deadline;
Fin fecha vencimiento due date
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fecha

f date;

hasta la fecha to date;

en estas fechas at this time of year;

sin fecha undated

* * *

fecha nf

1) : date

2)

fecha de caducidad or

fecha de vencimiento : expiration date

3)

fecha límite : deadline

* * *

fecha n date

¿a qué fecha estamos? what's the date today? / what's today's date?

en/por estas fechas at/around this time of year

hasta la fecha to date

fecha de caducidad sell by date

fecha límite / feche tope (en general) deadline (de concurso, etc) closing date

Spanish-English dictionary > fecha
16 arrancar

v.

1 to uproot (sacar de su sitio) (árbol).

arrancar a alguien de un sitio (figurative) to shift somebody from somewhere

2 to start (poner en marcha) (coche, máquina).

El carro no arranca The car won't start.

3 to set off.

4 to pull out, to break off, to break away, to pluck.

Juana arrancó las hierbas Johanna pulled out the weeds.

5 to start up, to boot up, to boot, to get started.

Ricardo arrancó el auto sin problemas Richard started the car up without trouble

6 to begin, to start.

Arrancamos el año con optimismo We began the year with optimism.

7 to blow off.

El huracán arrancó las plantas The hurricane blew off the plants.

8 to avulse, to pull off forcibly.

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arrancar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (árbol) to uproot; (flor) to pull up

2 (plumas, cejas) to pluck; (cabello, diente) to pull out; (con violencia - página) to tear out

3 (arrebatar) to snatch, grab

■ me arrancó el bolso he snatched my bag

4 (obtener - aplausos, sonrisa) to get; (- confesión, información) to extract

5 (rescatar) to rescue, save

■ intentaron arrancarle de la droga they tried to get him off drugs

6 (coche) to start

► verbo intransitivo

1 (partir) to begin, start

2 (salir) to go, leave

3 (coche) to start; (tren) to pull out

4 figurado (provenir) to stem (de, from)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arrancar a correr to break into a run

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verb

1) to pull out, tear out

2) pluck

3) snatch

4) start

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1. VT

1) (=sacar de raíz)

a) [+ planta, pelo] to pull up; [+ clavo, diente] to pull out; [+ pluma] to pluck; [+ ojos] to gouge out; [+ botón, esparadrapo, etiqueta] to pull off, tear off; [+ página] to tear out, rip out; [+ cartel] to pull down, tear down

he estado arrancando las malas hierbas del jardín — I've been pulling up the weeds in the garden

le arrancó la oreja de un mordisco — he bit off his ear

azulejos arrancados de las paredes de una iglesia — tiles that have been pulled off the walls of a church

b) [explosión, viento] to blow off

una explosión le arrancó las dos piernas — an explosion blew both his legs off

el vendaval ha arrancado varios árboles — the gale has uprooted several trees

el golpe le arrancó dos dientes — the blow knocked two of his teeth out
cuajo, raíz
c) (Med) [+ flema] to bring up

2) (=arrebatar) to snatch (a, de from)
[con violencia] to wrench (a, de from)
le arrancó al niño de los brazos — she snatched the baby from his arms

no podían arrancarle el cuchillo — they were unable to get the knife off him, they were unable to wrest o wrench the knife from him

el viento me lo arrancó de las manos — the wind blew it out of my hands, the wind snatched it from my hands más frm

3) (=provocar) [+ aplausos] to draw; [+ risas] to provoke, cause

el tenor arrancó una gran ovación — the tenor received a great ovation

hemos conseguido arrancarle una sonrisa — we managed to get a smile out of him

el beso arrancó algunos suspiros entre el público — when they kissed part of the audience let out a sigh

• arrancar las lágrimas a algn — to bring tears to sb's eyes

4) (=separar)

• arrancar a algn de — [+ lugar] to drag sb away from; [+ éxtasis, trance] to drag sb out of; [+ vicio] to wean sb off a bad habit

no había forma de arrancarla del teléfono — there was no way I could drag her away from the phone

5) (=obtener) [+ apoyo] to gain, win; [+ victoria] to snatch; [+ confesión, promesa] to extract; [+ sonido, nota] to produce

no hubo forma de arrancarle una palabra — we couldn't get a word out of him

• arrancar información a algn — to extract information from sb, get information out of sb

6) (Aut) [+ vehículo, motor] to start

un motor de los que se arrancan con manivela — an engine that you crank up

7) (Inform) [+ ordenador] to boot, boot up, start up

tengo problemas para arrancar el ordenador — I have problems starting up o booting the computer

2. VI

1) [vehículo, motor] to start

el coche no arranca — the car won't start o isn't starting

esperé hasta que arrancó el tren — I waited until the train left

2) (=moverse) to get going, get moving

¡venga, arranca! — * come on, get going o get moving!, come on, get a move on! *

3) (=comenzar) to start

¿desde dónde arranca el camino? — where does the road start?

el momento donde arrancó nuestra relación — the moment when our relationship started

• arrancar a hacer algo — to start doing sth, start to do sth

arrancó a hablar a los dos años — she started talking o to talk when she was two

arrancó a cantar/llorar — he broke o burst into song/tears

• arrancar de — to go back to, date back to

esta celebración arranca del siglo XV — this celebration dates o goes back to the 15th century

problemas que arrancan de muy antiguo — problems that go back a long way

4) (Náut) to set sail

5) (Arquit) [arco] to spring (de from)

6) Chile
* (=escapar)
salieron arrancado — they ran away

arranquemos de aquí — let's get away from here

tuvieron que arrancar del país — they had to get out of the country

- arrancar a perderse

3.

See:

arrancarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull off

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso — he snatched her bag

2) <confesión/declaración> to extract

no hay quien le arranque una palabra — no one can get a word out of him

consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa — she managed to get a smile out of him

3) <motor/coche> to start
2.
arrancar vi

1)

a) motor/vehículo to start

el tren está a punto de arrancar — the train is about to leave

no arranques en segunda! — don't try and move off in second gear!

b) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get going

no hay quien lo haga arrancar — it's impossible to get him going

c) ( empezar)

arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing

2) (provenir, proceder)

a) costumbre to originate

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV — this tradition dates from the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias — that's where all his misfortunes stem from

b) carretera to start

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away

arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
3.
arrancarse v pron

1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off

2) (Taur) to charge

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away

arrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull off

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso — he snatched her bag

2) <confesión/declaración> to extract

no hay quien le arranque una palabra — no one can get a word out of him

consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa — she managed to get a smile out of him

3) <motor/coche> to start
2.
arrancar vi

1)

a) motor/vehículo to start

el tren está a punto de arrancar — the train is about to leave

no arranques en segunda! — don't try and move off in second gear!

b) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get going

no hay quien lo haga arrancar — it's impossible to get him going

c) ( empezar)

arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing

2) (provenir, proceder)

a) costumbre to originate

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV — this tradition dates from the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias — that's where all his misfortunes stem from

b) carretera to start

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away

arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
3.
arrancarse v pron

1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off

2) (Taur) to charge

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away

arrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody

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arrancar¹

¹ = rip off, wrench, pluck up, rip + open, pluck out, strip off, winkle out, pull up, rip.

Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.

Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.

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

Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

Ex: Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.

Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

* abrir arrancando = rip + open.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.

* arrancar de = wretch from.

* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.

* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien = scalp.

* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.

* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien = scalp.

* arrancar + Nombre + de = wring + Nombre + out of/from.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arrancar una página = tear out + page.

arrancar²

² = boot, boot up, crank up.

Ex: In computer science to boot means to start up a computer system.

Ex: Since then, the computer has started to make a whirring noise everytime it is booted up.

Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.

* al arrancar = at startup.

* arrancar con cables = jump-start [jump start].

* arrancar + Sistema Operativo = start + Sistema Operativo.

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arrancar [A2 ]

vt

A ‹hoja de papel/página› to tear out; ‹etiqueta› to tear o rip off; ‹esparadrapo› to pull off; ‹botón› to tear o rip o pull off; ‹planta› to pull up; ‹flor› to pick; ‹diente› to pull out

arrancó la planta de raíz she pulled the plant up by the roots, she uprooted the plant

le arrancó un mechón de pelo he pulled out a clump of her hair

no le arranques hojas al libro don't tear pages out of the book

arrancó la venda he tore off the bandage

me arrancó la carta de las manos she snatched the letter out of my hands

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag, he grabbed her bag from her

cuando se apoltrona no hay quien consiga arrancarlo de casa when he gets into one of his stay-at-home moods it's impossible to drag him out

arrancar a algn de los brazos del vicio ( liter); to rescue sb from the clutches of evil ( liter)

el teléfono lo arrancó de sus pensamientos the sound of the telephone brought him back to reality with a jolt

B ‹confesión/declaración› to extract

consiguieron arrancarle una confesión they managed to extract a confession from o get a confession out of her

no hay quien le arranque una palabra de lo ocurrido no one can get a word out of him about what happened

por fin consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa she finally managed to get a smile out of him

C ‹motor/coche› to start; ( Inf) to boot; ( Inf) to boot (up)

■ arrancar

vi

A

1 ( Auto, Mec) «motor/vehículo» to start

el coche no arranca the car won't start

el tren está a punto de arrancar the train is about to leave

¡no arranques en segunda! don't try and move off o pull away in second gear!

2 (moverse, decidirse) ( fam):

no hay quien lo haga arrancar it's impossible to get him moving o to get him off his backside ( colloq)

tarda horas en arrancar it takes him hours to get started o to get down to doing anything ( colloq)

3 (empezar) arrancar A + INF to start to + INF, to start -ING

arrancó a llorar he burst into tears, he started crying o to cry

B (provenir, proceder)

1 «problema/crisis/creencia»: arrancar DE algo; to stem FROM sth

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV this tradition dates from o back to the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias that's where all his misfortunes stem from

2 «carretera» to start

la senda que arranca de or en este punto the path that starts from this point

3 ( Const):

el punto del cual arranca el arco the point from which the arch springs o stems

de la pared arrancaba un largo mostrador a long counter came out from o jutted out from the wall

C ( Inf) to boot up

volver* a arrancar to reboot

D «toro» to charge

E ( Chi fam) (huir) to run off o away arrancar DE algo/algn to get away FROM sth/sb

fueron los primeros en arrancar del país they were the first to get out of o skip the country ( colloq)

arrancar a perderse ( Chi fam); to be off like a shot ( colloq)

■ arrancarse

v pron

A ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out; ‹piel› to pull off; ‹botón› to pull off

B

1 ( Taur) to charge

2 ( Mús):

arrancarse por sevillanas to break into dance o into a sevillana ; sevillanas

C

1 ( Chi fam) (huir) to run away

se les arrancó el prisionero the prisoner got away from them o ran away ( colloq)

arrancarse DE algo/algn to run away FROM sth/sb

2 ( Chi fam) «precios» to shoot up ( colloq)

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arrancar ( conjugate arrancar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ hoja de papel› to tear out;
‹ etiqueta› to tear off;
‹botón/venda› to pull off;
‹ planta› to pull up;
‹ flor› to pick;
‹diente/pelo› to pull out;
◊ le arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag

2 ‹confesión/declaración› to extract
3 ‹motor/coche› to start
verbo intransitivo [motor/vehículo] to start
arrancarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out;
‹piel/botón› to pull off
2 (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away
arrancar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una planta) to uproot, pull up
arrancar de raíz, to uproot
2 (una página) to tear out
(un diente) to pull out
3 fig (una confesión) to extract
4 (mover) no había manera de arrancar a Rodrigo de allí, it was impossible to pull Rodrigo away
5 Auto Téc to start
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto Téc to start
2 (empezar) to begin: estábamos tan tranquilos y de repente arrancó a llorar, everything was quiet when he suddenly started crying
' arrancar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- mala
- malo
- calentar
- cuajo
- raíz
English:
boot
- crank
- dig up
- extract
- get
- light
- pick off
- pluck
- pull away
- pull off
- pull up
- rip off
- root out
- root up
- scalp
- start
- start up
- tear
- tear away
- tear off
- tear out
- tear up
- wrench
- yank
- dig
- draw
- exact
- jump
- kick
- move
- pull
- push
- rip
- root
- strip
- up

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arrancar

♦ vt

1. [sacar de su sitio] [árbol] to uproot;
[malas hierbas, flor] to pull up; [cable, página, pelo] to tear out; [cartel, cortinas] to tear down; [muela] to pull out, to extract; [ojos] to gouge out; [botón, etiqueta] to tear o rip off;
arranqué el póster de la pared I tore the poster off the wall;

arrancar la cabellera a alguien to scalp sb;

arrancar de cuajo o [m5] de raíz [árbol] to uproot;
[brazo, pierna] to tear right off; Fig
arrancar a alguien de un sitio to shift sb from somewhere;
Fig
arrancar a alguien de las drogas/del alcohol to get sb off drugs/alcohol

2. [arrebatar]
arrancar algo a alguien to grab o snatch sth from sb;

arrancar algo de las manos de alguien to snatch sth out of sb's hands;

tenía el bolso muy bien agarrado y no se lo pudieron arrancar she was holding on very tight to her handbag and they couldn't get it off her;

el vigilante consiguió arrancarle el arma al atracador the security guard managed to grab the robber's gun;

el Barcelona consiguió arrancar un punto en su visita a Madrid Barcelona managed to take a point from their visit to Madrid;

la oposición arrancó varias concesiones al gobierno the opposition managed to win several concessions from the government

3. [poner en marcha] [coche, máquina] to start;
Informát to start up, to boot (up)
4. [obtener]
arrancar algo a alguien [confesión, promesa, secreto] to extract sth from sb;
[sonrisa, dinero, ovación] to get sth out of sb; [suspiro, carcajada] to bring sth from sb;
no consiguieron arrancarle ninguna declaración they failed to get a statement out of him

♦ vi

1. [partir] to leave;

¡corre, que el autobús está arrancando! quick, the bus is about to leave;

el Tour ha arrancado finalmente the Tour has finally got o is finally under way

2. [máquina, coche] to start;

no intentes arrancar en segunda you shouldn't try to start the car in second gear

3. [empezar] to get under way, to kick off;

ya arrancó la campaña electoral the election campaign is already under way;

el festival arrancó con un concierto de música clásica the festival got under way o kicked off with a classical music concert;

empataron al poco de arrancar la segunda mitad they equalized shortly after the second half had got under way o kicked off

4. Fam
arrancar a hacer algo [persona] to start doing o to do sth;

arrancó a llorar de repente she suddenly started crying, she suddenly burst into tears

5. [provenir]
la tradición arranca de la Edad Media the tradition dates back to the Middle Ages;

el río arranca de los Andes the river has its source in the Andes;

todos los problemas arrancan de una nefasta planificación all the problems stem from poor planning

♦ See also the pronominal verb arrancarse

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arrancar

I v/t

1 planta, página pull out

2 vehículo start (up)

3 ( quitar) snatch;

le arrancaron el bolso they snatched her purse

II v/i

1 de vehículo, máquina start (up)

2 INFOR boot (up)

3

:

arrancar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth

4 Chi ( huir) run away

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arrancar {72} vt

1) : to pull out, to tear out

2) : to pick, to pluck (a flower)

3) : to start (an engine)

4) : to boot (a computer)

arrancar vi

1) : to start an engine

2) : to get going

♦ See also the reflexive verb arrancarse

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arrancar vb

1. (sacar) to pull out

el dentista me ha arrancado un diente I've had a tooth out

2. (página) to tear out [pt. tore; pp. torn]

arrancó una hoja del libro she tore a page out of the book

3. (planta) to pull up

han arrancado todas las plantas all the plants have been pulled up

4. (arrebatar) to snatch

me arrancó el libro de las manos he snatched the book out of my hands

5. (motor, coche) to start

el motor no arranca the engine won't start

Spanish-English dictionary > arrancar

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