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1 thick

Ɵik
1. adjective
1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grueso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grosor

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) espeso, denso

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, espeso, abundante

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso, espeso

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) cargado

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tonto

2. noun
(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) parte más espesa; corazón; crítico

- thickly
- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin

thick adj

1. grueso / gordo

a thick book un libro grueso

2. tupido / poblado

thick hair pelo tupido

a thick beard una barba poblada

3. denso / espeso

thick smoke humo denso

thick clouds nubes densas

4. espeso

this sauce is too thick esta salsa es demasiado espesa

5. corto / burro

he's really thick es muy burro

thick

tr[ɵɪk]

adjective

1 (solid things) grueso,-a

■ it's a thick book es un libro grueso

■ it's two inches thick tiene dos pulgadas de grosor

2 (liquid, gas, vegetation etc) espeso,-a

3 (beard, eyebrows) poblado,-a

4 (cloud, smoke, fog, forest) denso,-a, espeso,-a

5 (fur, hedge) tupido,-a

6 familiar (stupid) corto,-a, corto,-a de alcances, de pocas luces; (unable to think) espeso,-a

7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a; (of speech, voice) poco claro,-a

adverb

1 espesamente, gruesamente

■ cut the bread nice and thick corta el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas

■ don't spread the jam too thick no pongas demasiada mermelada

■ the snow lay thick on the ground había una capa espesa de nieve en la tierra

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

thick and fast en cantidad

■ the snow fell thick and fast nevaba copiosamente

■ the questions came thick and fast llovieron las preguntas

through thick and thin a las duras y a las maduras, pase lo que pase, contra viento y marea

to be as thick as thieves estar a partir un piñón, ser como uña y carne

to be as thick as two short planks ser tan corto como las mangas de un chaleco

to be in the thick of something estar metido,-a de lleno en algo

■ she loves being in the thick of things a ella le encanta estar en el ajo

to be thick with somebody ser íntimo,-a amigo,-a de alguien

to be thick with something estar lleno,-a de algo

to get a thick ear recibir una torta

to give somebody a thick ear dar una torta a alguien

to have a thick head tener resaca, tener la cabeza embotada

to have a thick skin ser insensible a las críticas

to lay it on thick (exaggerate) exagerar 2 (flatter) dar coba

thick ['ɵɪk] adj

1) : grueso

a thick plank: una tabla gruesa

2) : espeso, denso

thick syrup: jarabe espeso

♦ thickly adv

thick n

1)

in the thick of : en medio de

in the thick of the battle: en lo más reñido de la batalla

2)

through thick and thin : a las duras y a las maduras

thick

adj.

• amazacotado, -a adj.

• apelmazado, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• brumoso, -a adj.

• copudo, -a adj.

• craso, -a adj.

• de espesor adj.

• doble adj.

• espeso, -a adj.

• grueso, -a adj.

• morrocotudo, -a adj.

• tupido, -a adj.

• turbio, -a adj.

• viciado, -a adj.

• viscoso, -a adj.

• zurraposo, -a adj.

n.

• espesor s.m.

• grueso s.m.

I θɪk
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> grueso

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espeso

c) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado

she has thick hair — tiene mucho pelo

2) (covered, filled) (pred)

to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

3) ( heavy) < accent> fuerte, marcado

4) (colloq)

a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)

b) ( close) (pred)

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

II

adverb

a) ( thickly)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

b)

thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas

III

noun

she likes to be in the thick of things — le gusta estar donde está la acción

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

[θɪk]
1. ADJ
(compar thicker) (superl thickest)
1) (=not thin) [wall, line, slice, neck] grueso; [lips] grueso, carnoso; [waist] ancho; [sweater] gordo; [spectacles] de lente gruesa

a thick layer of snow/dust — una espesa capa de nieve/polvo

a thick layer of potatoes/butter — una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla

a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre

it's 2 metres thick — tiene 2 metros de grosor

a 5 centimetres thick door — una puerta de 5 centímetros de grosor

• to give sb a thick ear * — dar un sopapo a algn *

• how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?

• it's or that's a bit thick * — (=unreasonable) eso ya pasa de castaño oscuro *

2) (=dense) [beard, eyebrows] poblado; [carpet, fur] tupido; [forest] tupido, poblado; [vegetation, dust] espeso; [air, atmosphere] cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] denso; [fog] espeso, denso

• to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupida

• to be thick with — (gen) estar lleno de

the pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente

the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo

the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores

to be thick on the ground * —

cameramen and interviewers were thick on the ground — había cámaras y entrevistadores a patadas *

3) (=not runny) [yoghurt, sauce] espeso

if the soup becomes too thick, add more water — si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua

whisk until thick — bátase hasta que se ponga espeso

4) ** (=stupid) corto *, burro *

he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *

I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *

- be as thick as a brick or two short planks

- as thick as

5) (=strong) [accent] fuerte, marcado

6) (from drink, illness, tiredness) [voice] pastoso

• his voice was thick with emotion — su voz estaba empañada por la emoción or cargada de emoción

• his voice was thick with sarcasm — su tono iba cargado de sarcasmo

7) * (=very friendly)

to be thick (with sb) — ser uña y carne (con algn) *

- be as thick as thieves

8) (=groggy)

I woke up with a thick head — me desperté con la cabeza embotada

2.

ADV (=in a thick layer)

• the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad

• the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve

• slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas

• he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla

- come/follow thick and fast

the jokes came thick and fast — los chistes iban surgiendo uno detrás de otro con rapidez

distress calls were coming in thick and fast — llovían las llamadas de auxilio

the snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar

- lay it on thick

3.

N

to be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo

he was in the thick of the fighting — estaba en lo más intenso de la lucha

- through thick and thin

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I [θɪk]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> grueso

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espeso

c) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado

she has thick hair — tiene mucho pelo

2) (covered, filled) (pred)

to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

3) ( heavy) < accent> fuerte, marcado

4) (colloq)

a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)

b) ( close) (pred)

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

II

adverb

a) ( thickly)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

b)

thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas

III

noun

she likes to be in the thick of things — le gusta estar donde está la acción

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

English-spanish dictionary > thick
2 thick

adj infml

1)

They are really thick. They are thick as can be — Они такие друзья. Их водой не разольешь

2)

He's a bit thick — До него туго доходит

She's sort of thick — Она туго соображает

She can be really thick sometimes — Иногда она такая тупая

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > thick
3 thick

thick [θɪk]

1 adjective

(a) (wall, slice, writing) épais(aisse), gros (grosse); (print) gras (grasse); (lips) épais(aisse), charnu; (shoes, boots) gros (grosse);

∎ the boots have a thick fur lining les bottes sont doublées de fourrure épaisse;

∎ the snow was thick on the ground il y avait une épaisse couche de neige sur le sol;

∎ the boards are 20 cm thick les planches ont une épaisseur de 20 cm, les planches font 20 cm d'épaisseur;

∎ British familiar to give sb a thick ear donner une gifle à qn;

∎ British familiar he got a thick ear il a reçu une bonne gifle

(b) (hair) épais(aisse); (beard, eyebrows) épais(aisse), touffu; (grass, forest, crowd) épais(aisse), dense; (carpet) épais(aisse);

∎ pubs are not very thick on the ground round here les pubs sont plutôt rares par ici

(c) (soup, cream, sauce) épais(aisse);

∎ to become or to get thick épaissir

(d) (fog, smoke) épais(aisse), dense; (clouds) épais(aisse); (darkness, night) profond;

∎ the air is rather thick in here on respire mal ici;

∎ familiar my head feels a bit thick this morning j'ai un peu mal au crâne ou aux cheveux ce matin

(e) (covered, full)

∎ the shelves were thick with dust les étagères étaient recouvertes d'une épaisse couche de poussière;

∎ the air was thick with smoke (from smokers) la pièce était enfumée; (from fire, guns) l'air était empli d'une épaisse fumée;

∎ the streets were thick with police les rues étaient pleines de policiers

(f) (voice → with emotion) voilé; (→ after late night, drinking) pâteux;

∎ in a voice thick with emotion d'une voix voilée par l'émotion

(g) (accent) fort, prononcé

(h) familiar (intimate) intime^□, très lié^□ ;

∎ he's very thick with the boss il est très bien avec le chef, lui et le chef sont comme les deux doigts de la main;

∎ those two are as thick as thieves ces deux-là s'entendent comme larrons en foire

(i) British familiar (stupid) bête^□, débile;

∎ to be as thick as two short planks être bête comme ses pieds ou bête à manger du foin;

∎ will you get that into your thick skull! tu vas te mettre ça dans la tête, oui ou non?

(j) British familiar (unreasonable)

∎ that's a bit thick! c'est un peu fort!;

∎ it's a bit thick expecting us to take them to the airport! ils exagèrent de compter sur nous pour les conduire à l'aéroport!^□

2 adverb

(spread) en couche épaisse; (cut) en tranches épaisses, en grosses tranches;

∎ the snow lay thick on the ground il y avait une épaisse couche de neige sur le sol;

∎ the grass grows thick at the bottom of the hill l'herbe pousse dru en bas de la colline;

∎ arrows started falling thick and fast around them les flèches pleuvaient (dru) autour d'eux;

∎ invitations/phone calls began to come in thick and fast il y eut une avalanche d'invitations/de coups de téléphone;

∎ the questions/jokes came or flew thick and fast les questions/blagues fusaient;

∎ familiar to lay it on thick exagérer^□, en rajouter

3 noun

∎ to stick or to stay with sb through thick and thin rester fidèle à qn contre vents et marées ou quoi qu'il arrive

4 in the thick of preposition

au milieu ou cœur de, en plein, en plein milieu de;

∎ in the thick of the battle en plein milieu ou au plus fort de la bataille;

∎ in the thick of the discussion en pleine discussion;

∎ he's really in the thick of it (dispute, activity) il est vraiment dans le feu de l'action;

∎ we soon found ourselves in the thick of things nous nous sommes vite retrouvés au cœur de l'action

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > thick
4 he really lays it on thick / with a trowel

das ist ein Aufschneider (Übertreiber)

English-German idiom dictionary > he really lays it on thick / with a trowel
5 pelo

m.

1 hair (cabello).

la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair

2 fur.

3 down.

4 nap.

5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.

6 head of hair, tresses.

7 thrix.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pelar.

* * *

pelo

► nombre masculino

1 hair

■ tiene un pelo muy bonito she has beautiful hair

■ siempre he llevado el pelo corto I've always had short hair

2 (de animal) coat, fur

3 familiar bit

■ faltó un pelo para que lo pegara I came to within an inch of hitting him

■ perdí el tren por un pelo I missed the train by seconds

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a pelo (sin montura) bareback 2 (sin ayuda) without help 3 (sin nada) without anything

caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for it

con pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detail

de medio pelo second-rate

estar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)

no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince words

no tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's fool

no verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebody

poner los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on end

por los pelos by the skin of one's teeth

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real man

soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down

tirarse de los pelos (estar furioso) to be furious 2 (arrepentirse) to kick oneself

tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody

tomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's leg

venir al pelo familiar to be just the thing

pelo de camello camelhair

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noun m.

1) hair

2) fur

3) pile

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SM

1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand

un pelo rubio — a blond hair

2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pile

tiene el pelo rubio — she has blond hair

tiene el pelo rizado — he has curly hair

tienes mucho pelo — you have thick hair

tiene poco pelo — his hair is thin

se me está cayendo el pelo — I am losing my hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

dos caballos del mismo pelo — two horses of the same colour

pelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)

3) [de reloj] hairspring

4) [de diamante] flaw

5) (=grieta) hairline crack

6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade

7)

a pelo * —

cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback

cantar a pelo — to sing unaccompanied

hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex

está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on

ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked

pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey

- agarrarse a un pelo

al pelo * —

te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove

este regalo me viene al pelo — this present is just what I needed o wanted

viene al pelo el comentario — that comment is spot on

un tema que viene muy al pelo en esta discusión — a subject which is highly relevant to this debate

caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —

¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!

- cortar un pelo en el aire

- dar a algn para el pelo

con estos pelos * —

¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!

- ser de dos pelos

- echar el pelo

lucirle el pelo a algn * —

así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off

- de medio pelo

- de pelo en pecho

un hombre de pelo en pecho — a real man

- hacer a pelo y pluma

- por los pelos

pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam

parece traído por los pelos — it seems far-fetched

- con pelos y señales

- soltarse el pelo

- tener el pelo de la dehesa

- no tener pelos en la lengua

- no tocar un pelo de la ropa a algn

- tomar el pelo a algn

- no ver el pelo a algn

no se les ve el pelo desde hace mucho — there's been no sign of them for ages
punta 1., 2)
8)

un pelo * (=un poco) —

no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring

no me fío un pelo de ellos — I don't trust them an inch

me temo que te pasas un pelo — I am afraid you are going a bit too far

no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch

no tiene un pelo de tonto — he's no fool

no perdí el avión por un pelo — I only just caught the plane

nos escapamos por un pelo — we had a close shave

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masculino

1) ( de personas) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo — he has really thick hair

llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose

al pelo — (fam)

la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her

el dinero extra me viene al pelo — the extra money is just what I need

andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)

caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched

2) (fam) ( poco)

se han pasado un pelo — they've gone a bit too far

no me fío (ni) un pelo de él — I don't trust him an inch

te queda un pelito corta — it's a tiny bit short for you

3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) fur

un perro de pelo largo — a long-haired dog

montar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback

- pelo de camello

4) ( de alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo — a shag-pile carpet

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= hair, bristle.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.

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* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* cable de pelos = stranded wire.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.

* erizar los pelos = bristle.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.

* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.

* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.

* goma del pelo = hair bobble.

* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.

* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* implante de pelo = hair implant.

* lavado de pelo = shampooing.

* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.

* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* manta de pelo = hair coat.

* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.

* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].

* pelo lacio = straight hair.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.

* pinza del pelo = hair claw.

* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.

* rizador del pelo = curler.

* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.

* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.

* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.

* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

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masculino

1) ( de personas) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo — he has really thick hair

llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose

al pelo — (fam)

la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her

el dinero extra me viene al pelo — the extra money is just what I need

andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)

caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched

2) (fam) ( poco)

se han pasado un pelo — they've gone a bit too far

no me fío (ni) un pelo de él — I don't trust him an inch

te queda un pelito corta — it's a tiny bit short for you

3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) fur

un perro de pelo largo — a long-haired dog

montar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback

- pelo de camello

4) ( de alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo — a shag-pile carpet

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= hair, bristle.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.

* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* cable de pelos = stranded wire.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.

* erizar los pelos = bristle.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.

* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.

* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.

* goma del pelo = hair bobble.

* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.

* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* implante de pelo = hair implant.

* lavado de pelo = shampooing.

* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.

* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* manta de pelo = hair coat.

* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.

* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].

* pelo lacio = straight hair.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.

* pinza del pelo = hair claw.

* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.

* rizador del pelo = curler.

* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.

* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.

* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.

* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

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pelo

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair

tengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cut

tiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo he has really thick hair

siempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o loose

me encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soup

al pelo ( fam); great ( colloq)

la falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirt

el dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I need

¿cómo se portó el coche? — al pelo ( Col); how did the car go? — just great o spot on ( colloq)

andar or estar con los pelos de punta (CS fam); to be in a real state ( colloq)

caérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair

como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)

con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!

con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detail

lo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of him

de medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-rate

le regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ring

echar el pelo ( Chi fam); to live it up ( colloq), to have a good time ( colloq)

no tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his words

no tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)

no verle el pelo a algn ( fam); not to see hide nor hair of sb ( colloq)

hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for ages

ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more

ponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o mad

una película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling movie

por los pelos ( fam); only just

se libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrested

aprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)

por un pelo ( AmL); just

me salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)

perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few seconds

por un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in time

se me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on end

se me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end

tirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetched

tirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)

tirarse los pelos (de rabia) ( Chi fam); to be furious

tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sb

tomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your leg

me están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the date

traído por or de los pelos farfetched

el argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetched

B ( fam)

(poco): se han pasado un pelo they've gone a bit too far o ( BrE colloq) a bit over the top

no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inch

no quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inch

te queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for you

C ( Zool) (filamento) hair; (pelaje — de un perro, gato) hair, fur; (— de un conejo, oso) fur

el gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the house

la perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairs

un perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dog

montar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride bareback

ser pelos de la cola ( Chi fam); to be nothing

Compuestos:

● pelo de camello

camelhair

● pelo de conejo

angora, angora wool

● pelo de elefante

elephant hair

D (de una alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpet

este suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere

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Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)

pelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

peló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹fruta/zanahoria› to peel;

‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
b) ‹ ave› to pluck

2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
◊ se te está pelando la nariz your nose is peeling

pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;
◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;

llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);

( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
◊ pelo de camello camelhair

3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer

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pelo nm

1. [cabello] hair;

hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;

la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;

se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;

tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;

llevar o [m5] tener el pelo de punta to have spiky hair;

cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;
[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;
teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;

llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;

Comp

se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;

Comp
Méx Fam
de pelos [muy bien] great;

Comp
Chile Fam
echar el pelo to chill;

Comp
Fam
estar hasta los pelos to be fed up;

Comp

así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;

Comp

de medio pelo second-rate;

Comp
Fam
te voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;

Comp

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;

Comp

por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;

Comp
CSur Fam
andar o [m5] estar con los pelos de punta to be strung-out;

Comp

poner a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;

se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;

Comp

con pelos y señales with all the details;

Comp

no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;

Comp

no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;

Comp

soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;

Comp

tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;

Comp

tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;

no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;

Comp

tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;

Comp

traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;

Comp

venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;

venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;

Comp

no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;

Comp
Fam
¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!

2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;
[de perro, caballo] coat;
Comp

a pelo: montar (a caballo) a o RP [m5] en pelo to ride bareback;
Fam
presentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;
Esp muy Fam
follar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]

Comp
pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair
3. [de melocotón] down

4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;
[de alfombra] pile;
este jersey suelta mucho pelo o [m5] muchos pelos this jumper leaves a lot of hairs everywhere

5. Fam [pizca, poquito]
échame un pelo más de ginebra could I have a smidgin o tad more gin?;

pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;

no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all

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pelo

m

1 de persona, de perro hair;

tiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;

por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;

por un pelo just, barely;

los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;

tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;

traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;

soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam

2 de animal fur;

a pelo fam ( sin preparación) unprepared;

montar a pelo ride bareback;

tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;

con pelos y señales in minute detail;

hombre de pelo en pecho real man;

(ni) un pelo not at all;

no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;

no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;

no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam

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pelo nm

1) : hair

2) : fur

3) : pile, nap

4)

a pelo : bareback

5)

con pelos y señales : in great detail

6)

no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt

7)

tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg

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pelo n

1. (en general) hair

tenía el pelo largo he had long hair

se ha cortado el pelo she's had her hair cut

2. (de animal) fur

los gatos tienen el pelo muy suave cats have got very soft fur

con pelos y señales in great detail

no tener un pelo de tonto to be nobody's fool

ponerte los pelos de punta to make your hair stand on end

por los pelos by the skin of your teeth

tomar el pelo to pull somebody's leg

Spanish-English dictionary > pelo
6 espeso

adj.

thick, sirupy, heavy, dense.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: espesar.

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espeso

► adjetivo

1 (líquido, sustancia, objeto) thick

2 (bosque, niebla) thick, dense

3 (pasta, masa) stiff

4 figurado (libro) dense, difficult

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar espeso,-a familiar not to be able to think straight

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(f. - espesa)

adj.

dense, thick

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ADJ

1) [gen] thick; [bosque] dense; [pasta] stiff; [líquido] thick, heavy

2) (=sucio) dirty, untidy

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- sa adjetivo

a) < salsa> thick; <vegetación/niebla> dense, thick; < nieve> thick, deep; <cabello/barba> bushy, thick

b) <libro/obra> (fam) heavy (colloq), dense (colloq)

c) (Per fam) ( cargoso) annoying

no seas espeso! — don't be such a pain! (colloq)

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= thick [thicker -comp., thickest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], bushy [bushier -comp., bushiest -sup.], thickened.

Ex. They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

Ex. The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.

Ex. Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.

Ex. Psoriasis is a non-contagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin.

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* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.

* hacerse más espeso = thicken.

* sangre espesa = thick blood.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

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- sa adjetivo

a) < salsa> thick; <vegetación/niebla> dense, thick; < nieve> thick, deep; <cabello/barba> bushy, thick

b) <libro/obra> (fam) heavy (colloq), dense (colloq)

c) (Per fam) ( cargoso) annoying

no seas espeso! — don't be such a pain! (colloq)

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= thick [thicker -comp., thickest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], bushy [bushier -comp., bushiest -sup.], thickened.

Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.

Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.

Ex: Psoriasis is a non-contagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin.

* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.

* hacerse más espeso = thicken.

* sangre espesa = thick blood.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

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espeso -sa

adjective

1 ‹salsa› thick; ‹vegetación/niebla› dense, thick; ‹nieve› thick, deep; ‹cabello/barba› bushy, thick

un espeso manto de nieve a thick blanket of snow

2 ‹libro/obra› ( fam); heavy ( colloq), dense ( colloq)

3

( Per fam) (cargante): ¡no seas espeso! don't keep on! ( colloq), don't be such a pain! ( colloq)

¡qué espesa es la profesora! the teacher's a real slavedriver ( colloq)

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Del verbo espesar: ( conjugate espesar)

espeso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

espesó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
espesar
espeso
espesar ( conjugate espesar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to thicken
espesarse verbo pronominal [ salsa] to thicken;
[ vegetación] to become thick, become dense
espeso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ salsa› thick;

‹vegetación/niebla› dense, thick;
‹ nieve› thick, deep;
‹cabello/barba› bushy, thick
b) (Per fam) ( cargoso) annoying

espesar verbo transitivo to thicken
espeso,-a adjetivo
1 (tupido) dense
(condensado) thick
un espeso humo, a dense smoke
2 (persona) dense, thick: hija mía, ¡qué espesa estás hoy!, oh dear, you're being really thick today!
' espeso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clara
- claro
- espesa
- fina
- fino
- follaje
English:
bushy
- thick
- dense
- density
- thicken
- thin

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espeso, -a adj

1. [líquido, pintura, salsa] thick

2. [cabello, barba] thick, bushy;
[bosque, vegetación] dense; [seto] thick; [niebla] dense, thick; [humo] thick; [nieve] deep; [muro] thick
3. [complicado] dense, difficult

4. Fam [torpe] dense, slow;

hoy estás un poco espeso you're being a bit dense today, you're a bit slow today

5. Perú, Ven Fam [pesado]
¡no seas espeso! don't be a pain!

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espeso

adj thick; vegetación, niebla thick, dense

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espeso, -sa adj

: thick, heavy, dense

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espeso adj thick

Spanish-English dictionary > espeso
7 couche

couche [ku∫]

feminine noun

   a. [de peinture] coat ; [de beurre, fard, neige] layer

• en tenir une couche (inf) to be really thick (inf)

• en remettre or en rajouter une couche (inf) to lay it on thick (inf)

   b. ( = zone) layer

• la couche d'ozone the ozone layer

• couches sociales social strata

• dans toutes les couches de la société at all levels of society

   c. [de bébé] nappy (Brit), diaper (US)

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kuʃ
1.

nom féminin

1) (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer

une couche d'huile — a film of oil

2) ( strate) stratum, layer

la couche d'ozone — the ozone layer

‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ — ‘ozone-friendly’

3) Sociologie sector

les couches laborieuses — the working classes ou sectors

4) ( pour bébés) nappy GB, diaper US

5) ( lit) liter bed

2.

couches (dated) nom féminin pluriel ( accouchement) childbirth (sg)

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kuʃ
1. nf

1) (= strate) layer, GÉOLOGIE layer, stratum

2) [peinture, vernis] coat

3) [poussière, crème] layer

en tenir une couche fig — to be as thick as two short planks

4) [bébé] nappy Grande-Bretagne diaper USA

couche jetable — disposable nappy

5) lit, humoristique (= lit) bed

partager la couche de qn — to share sb's bed

2. couches nfpl

1) (= enfantement) confinement sg

mourir en couches — to die in childbirth

2) (= strates sociales)

couches sociales — social levels, social strata

les couches moyennes — the middle classes

les couches populaires — the working classes

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couche

A nf

1 (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer; passer la deuxième couche to put on the second coat; une couche de crasse/graviers a layer of filth/gravel; une couche d'huile a film of oil;

2 ( strate) stratum, layer; les couches atmosphériques the layers ou strata of the atmosphere; la couche d'ozone the ozone layer; ‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ ‘ozone-friendly’; une couche argileuse/calcaire a stratum ou layer of clay/lime;

3 Sociol sector; les couches défavorisées/laborieuses the underprivileged/working classes ou sectors; toutes les couches socioprofessionnelles all the social and occupational sectors;

4 ( pour bébés) nappy GB, diaper US; couche jetable disposable nappy GB ou diaper US;

5 ( lit) liter bed; partager la couche de qn to share sb's bed; ⇒ faux.

B couches† nfpl ( accouchement) childbirth; être en couches to be giving birth.

Idiome

en tenir une (sacrée) couche◑ to be really thick○.

[kuʃ] nom féminin

1. [épaisseur - de neige, terre, maquillage] layer ; [ - de peinture] coat ; [ - CUISINE] layer

étaler quelque chose en couches épaisses/fines to spread something thickly/thinly

avoir ou en tenir une couche (familier) to be (as) thick as a brick (UK) ou as two short planks (UK), to be as dumb as they come (US)

2. ASTRONOMIE & GÉOLOGIE layer, stratum

couche d'ozone ozone layer

‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ ‘ozone-friendly’

3. SOCIOLOGIE level, social stratum

4. HORTICULTURE hotbed

5. [de bébé] nappy (UK), diaper (US)

couche jetable disposable nappy

6. (littéraire) [lit] bed

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couches nom féminin pluriel

[accouchement] confinement

elle est morte en couches she died in childbirth

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > couche
8 couché

couche [ku∫]

feminine noun

   a. [de peinture] coat ; [de beurre, fard, neige] layer

• en tenir une couche (inf) to be really thick (inf)

• en remettre or en rajouter une couche (inf) to lay it on thick (inf)

   b. ( = zone) layer

• la couche d'ozone the ozone layer

• couches sociales social strata

• dans toutes les couches de la société at all levels of society

   c. [de bébé] nappy (Brit), diaper (US)

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kuʃ
1.

nom féminin

1) (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer

une couche d'huile — a film of oil

2) ( strate) stratum, layer

la couche d'ozone — the ozone layer

‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ — ‘ozone-friendly’

3) Sociologie sector

les couches laborieuses — the working classes ou sectors

4) ( pour bébés) nappy GB, diaper US

5) ( lit) liter bed

2.

couches (dated) nom féminin pluriel ( accouchement) childbirth (sg)

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kuʃ
1. nf

1) (= strate) layer, GÉOLOGIE layer, stratum

2) [peinture, vernis] coat

3) [poussière, crème] layer

en tenir une couche fig — to be as thick as two short planks

4) [bébé] nappy Grande-Bretagne diaper USA

couche jetable — disposable nappy

5) lit, humoristique (= lit) bed

partager la couche de qn — to share sb's bed

2. couches nfpl

1) (= enfantement) confinement sg

mourir en couches — to die in childbirth

2) (= strates sociales)

couches sociales — social levels, social strata

les couches moyennes — the middle classes

les couches populaires — the working classes

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couche

A nf

1 (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer; passer la deuxième couche to put on the second coat; une couche de crasse/graviers a layer of filth/gravel; une couche d'huile a film of oil;

2 ( strate) stratum, layer; les couches atmosphériques the layers ou strata of the atmosphere; la couche d'ozone the ozone layer; ‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ ‘ozone-friendly’; une couche argileuse/calcaire a stratum ou layer of clay/lime;

3 Sociol sector; les couches défavorisées/laborieuses the underprivileged/working classes ou sectors; toutes les couches socioprofessionnelles all the social and occupational sectors;

4 ( pour bébés) nappy GB, diaper US; couche jetable disposable nappy GB ou diaper US;

5 ( lit) liter bed; partager la couche de qn to share sb's bed; ⇒ faux.

B couches† nfpl ( accouchement) childbirth; être en couches to be giving birth.

Idiome

en tenir une (sacrée) couche◑ to be really thick○.

( féminin couchée) [kuʃe] adjectif

1. [allongé] lying down

[au lit] in bed

couché! [à un chien] (lie) down!

2. [écriture] slanting, sloping

3. [pli] recumbent

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > couché
9 espeso

Del verbo espesar: ( conjugate espesar) \ \
espeso es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

espesó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: espesar espeso
espesar ( conjugate espesar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo to thicken espesarse verbo pronominal [ salsa] to thicken; [ vegetación] to become thick, become dense
espeso

◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ salsa› thick;
‹vegetación/niebla› dense, thick; ‹ nieve› thick, deep; ‹cabello/barba› bushy, thick
b) (Per fam) ( cargoso) annoying

espesar verbo transitivo to thicken
espeso,-a adjetivo
1 (tupido) dense (condensado) thick
un espeso humo, a dense smoke
2 (persona) dense, thick: hija mía, ¡qué espesa estás hoy!, oh dear, you're being really thick today! ' espeso' also found in these entries: Spanish: clara - claro - espesa - fina - fino - follaje English: bushy - thick - dense - density - thicken - thin

English-spanish dictionary > espeso
10 schwäbeln

v/i

1. speak in ( oder the) Swabian dialect; sie schwäbelt fürchterlich umg. she speaks a really thick Swabian dialect

2. have a Swabian accent

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schwä|beln ['ʃvɛːbln]
vi (inf)
to speak Swabian or the Swabian dialect; (mit Akzent) to speak with a Swabian accent
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schwä·beln

[ˈʃvɛ:bl̩n]

vi (fam) to speak in [the] Swabian dialect

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schwäbeln v/i

1. speak in ( oder the) Swabian dialect;

sie schwäbelt fürchterlich umg she speaks a really thick Swabian dialect

2. have a Swabian accent

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwäbeln
11 espesa

f., (m. - espeso)

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Del verbo espesar: ( conjugate espesar)

espesa es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
espesa
espesar
espesar ( conjugate espesar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to thicken
espesarse verbo pronominal [ salsa] to thicken;
[ vegetación] to become thick, become dense
espeso,-a adjetivo
1 (tupido) dense
(condensado) thick
un espeso humo, a dense smoke
2 (persona) dense, thick: hija mía, ¡qué espesa estás hoy!, oh dear, you're being really thick today!
espesar verbo transitivo to thicken
' espesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espeso
English:
ale
- discern
- gore

Spanish-English dictionary > espesa
12 espesa

Del verbo espesar: ( conjugate espesar) \ \
espesa es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: espesa espesar
espesar ( conjugate espesar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo to thicken espesarse verbo pronominal [ salsa] to thicken; [ vegetación] to become thick, become dense
espeso,-a adjetivo
1 (tupido) dense (condensado) thick
un espeso humo, a dense smoke
2 (persona) dense, thick: hija mía, ¡qué espesa estás hoy!, oh dear, you're being really thick today!
espesar verbo transitivo to thicken ' espesa' also found in these entries: Spanish: espeso English: ale - discern - gore

English-spanish dictionary > espesa
13 alto

1. adj high

persona tall

a voce alta in a loud voice

leggere aloud

in alto at the top

moto up

a notte alta in the middle of the night

2. m top

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alto agg.

1 high; ( di statura) tall; ( di spessore) thick: quella torre è molto alta, that tower is very high; il monte è alto 2114 metri, the mountain is 2114 metres high; il ragazzo è alto per la sua età, the boy is tall for his age; una bistecca bella alta, a really thick steak // il sole era alto sull'orizzonte, the sun was high above the horizon // andare a testa alta, to hold one's head high // tenere alto il morale, to keep one's morale high

2 ( profondo) deep: qui l'acqua è alta, the water is deep here

3 ( di tessuto) wide: questa stoffa è alta 140 cm, this material is 140 cm wide

4 ( di suono) ( acuto) high, shrill; ( forte) loud: parlare a voce alta, to speak in a loud voice (o loudly)

5 ( elevato) high: il prezzo mi sembra molto alto, the price seems very high to me // (econ.): alto costo, expensiveness; alta congiuntura, boom // (med.) pressione alta, high pressure

6 (fig.) ( nobile, sublime) high, excellent; noble; un gesto di alta generosità, a very generous gesture; un uomo di alti sentimenti, a man of noble character; avere un'alta opinione di qlcu., to have a high (o excellent) opinion of s.o. // tenere alto il proprio nome, la propria reputazione, to keep one's (good) reputation

7 (fig.) ( di classe, di importanza) high; ( di grado) high-ranking, top: l'alta società, high society; l'alta finanza, high finance; l'alta matematica, higher mathematics; le classi alte, upper classes; un alto funzionario, a high-ranking (o top) official; l'alta direzione, top management; alti studi, advanced studies // l'alta stagione, the high season // alto tradimento, high treason

8 (geogr.) northern, upper: Alta Italia, Northern Italy; Alta Lombardia, Upper Lombardy

9 (st.) early: alto Medioevo, early Middle Ages

10 ( di tempo) late: la Pasqua è alta quest'anno, Easter is late this year // a giorno alto, a notte alta, late in the day, in the night

◆ s.m.

1 height, top // gli alti e bassi della vita, the ups and downs of life (o the vicissitudes of life) // un ordine venuto dall'alto, an order from the top // far cadere una cosa dall'alto, to do (o to give) sthg. condescendingly // guardare qlcu. dall'alto in basso, to look down on s.o.

2 ( cielo) heaven: un'ispirazione venuta dall' alto, an inspiration from heaven above.

alto avv.

1 high; above, up; volare alto, to fly high; mirare alto, to aim high // mani in alto!, hands up!

2 ( ad alta voce) aloud, loudly: proclamare alto che..., to proclaim loudly that...

3 (letter.) ( nobilmente) nobly.

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['alto] alto (-a)
1. agg

1) (gen) high, tall

un edificio alto — a tall building

un muro alto 10 metri — a wall 10 metres high

quanto sei alto? — how tall are you?

è alto 1 metro e 80 — he's 6 foot (tall)

Marisa è più alta di me — Marisa's taller than me

Matteo è il più alto della famiglia — Matteo is the tallest in the family

andare a testa alta fig — to carry one's head high

aveva la febbre alta — she had a high temperature

salto in alto — high jump

2) (suono: elevato) high(-pitched), (forte) loud

ad alta voce — out loud, aloud

l'ha detto a voce alta perché sentissero tutti — she said it in a loud voice so that everybody would hear

abbassa un po', è troppo alto — turn it down a bit, it's too loud

ad alto rischio — high-risk

3) (fig : elevato: carica, dignitario) high, (sentimenti, pensieri) lofty, noble

avere un'alta opinione di sé — to have a high opinion of o.s.

4) (profondo: acqua) deep

in quel punto l'acqua è molto alta — the water's very deep there

essere ancora in alto mare fig — to still have a long way to go

a notte alta — in the dead of night

5) Geog

l'alta Italia — Northern Italy

l'alto Po — the upper reaches of the Po

6) (largo: tessuto) wide

2. sm

(parte superiore) top (part)

in alto — up

mani in alto! — hands up!

guardare in alto — to look up

là in alto — up there

dall'alto fig — from on high

dall'alto di — from the top of

dall'alto della torre si vede tutta la città — from the top of the tower you can see the whole city

dall'alto in o al basso — up and down

guardare dall'alto in basso qn fig — to look down on sb

alti e bassi — ups and downs

la sua carriera ha avuto alti e bassi — his career has had its ups and downs

3. avv

(volare) high

"alto" — (su casse di imballaggio) "this side up"

4.

- alta definizione

- alta fedeltà

- alta moda

- alta pressione

- alta società

- alta stagione

- alta velocità

- alto comando

- alto commissario

- l'Alto Medioevo

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['alto] 1.
aggettivo

1) (di altezza considerevole) [montagna, muro, tacco] high; [albero, monumento, edificio, erba] tall; [ neve] deep; (profondo) [ acqua] deep; (spesso) [ strato] thick

un muro alto 5 metri — a five-metre high wall

2) (di statura elevata) [ persona] tall

quanto sei alto? — how tall are you? what's your height?

sono alto un metro e sessanta — I'm one metre sixty (tall)

3) (in posizione elevata)

la parte -a di — the top part of [edificio, muro]

lo scaffale più alto — the top shelf

la città -a — the upper town

il sole è alto sull'orizzonte — the sun is high above the horizon

4) (in una scala di valori) [temperatura, pressione, densità, voto, prezzo, reddito] high

avere un'-a opinione di qcn. — to have a high opinion of sb

5) (forte) [voce, suono] loud

a voce -a — [leggere, pensare] aloud, in a loud voice; [ parlare] loudly

6) mus. (acuto) [nota, tonalità] high(-pitched)

7) (in una gerarchia)

di alto rango — of high rank, high-ranking

il ceto alto — the upper class(es)

8) (nel tempo)

l'alto Medioevo — the early Middle Ages

9) (nobile) [ principio] high, noble

10) geogr. upper

l'Alta Italia — Northern Italy

Alto Egitto — Upper Egypt
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (parte superiore) top

"alto" — (sugli imballaggi) "this side up"

2) in alto

guardare in alto — to look up

nell'angolo in alto a sinistra — in the top left-hand corner

mirare troppo in alto — to aim too high (anche fig.)

3) dall'alto from above, from the top, from on high
3.
avverbio [volare, saltare] high

alto dirigente — top o senior manager

alto funzionario — high-ranking official, senior officer

alto mare — high o open sea

alto tradimento — high treason

- a definizione — telev. high definition

- a fedeltà — high-fidelity

- a finanza — high finance

- a marea — high tide o water

- a moda — haute couture, high fashion

- a pressione — meteor. high pressure

- a società — high society

- a stagione — peak o high season

- a tensione — el. high tension o voltage

- a uniforme — dress uniform, formal o full dress

- a velocità — ferr. high speed

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guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso — to eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb. o down one's nose at sb.

- i e bassi — ups and downs

avere degli -i e bassi — to have one's ups and downs; econ. to have peaks and troughs

mani in alto! — hands up!

andare a testa -a — to walk tall o with one's head held high

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alto

/'alto/

I aggettivo

1 (di altezza considerevole) [montagna, muro, tacco] high; [albero, monumento, edificio, erba] tall; [ neve] deep; (profondo) [ acqua] deep; (spesso) [ strato] thick; un muro alto 5 metri a five-metre high wall

2 (di statura elevata) [ persona] tall; quanto sei alto? how tall are you? what's your height? sono alto un metro e sessanta I'm one metre sixty (tall)

3 (in posizione elevata) la parte -a di the top part of [edificio, muro]; lo scaffale più alto the top shelf; la città -a the upper town; il sole è alto sull'orizzonte the sun is high above the horizon

4 (in una scala di valori) [temperatura, pressione, densità, voto, prezzo, reddito] high; avere un'-a opinione di qcn. to have a high opinion of sb.

5 (forte) [voce, suono] loud; a voce -a [leggere, pensare] aloud, in a loud voice; [ parlare] loudly

6 mus. (acuto) [nota, tonalità] high(-pitched)

7 (in una gerarchia) di alto rango of high rank, high-ranking; il ceto alto the upper class(es)

8 (nel tempo) l'alto Medioevo the early Middle Ages

9 (nobile) [ principio] high, noble

10 geogr. upper; l'Alta Italia Northern Italy; Alto Egitto Upper Egypt

II sostantivo maschile

1 (parte superiore) top; "alto" (sugli imballaggi) "this side up"

2 in alto guardare in alto to look up; nell'angolo in alto a sinistra in the top left-hand corner; mirare troppo in alto to aim too high (anche fig.)

3 dall'alto from above, from the top, from on high

III avverbio

[volare, saltare] high

IDIOMS

guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso to eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb. o down one's nose at sb.; - i e bassi ups and downs; avere degli -i e bassi to have one's ups and downs; econ. to have peaks and troughs; mani in alto! hands up! andare a testa -a to walk tall o with one's head held high

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COMPOUNDS

alto dirigente top o senior manager; alto funzionario high-ranking official, senior officer; alto mare high o open sea; alto tradimento high treason; - a definizione telev. high definition; - a fedeltà high-fidelity; - a finanza high finance; - a marea high tide o water; - a moda haute couture, high fashion; - a pressione meteor. high pressure; - a società high society; - a stagione peak o high season; - a tensione el. high tension o voltage; - a uniforme dress uniform, formal o full dress; - a velocità ferr. high speed.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > alto
14 canuto

m.

1 tube (tubo).

no sabe hacer la o con un canuto (informal figurative) he is as thick as two short planks

2 joint (informal) (porro).

3 small tube, reed, small tube open at both sides.

4 hashish cigarette, cigarette containing cannabis, spliff, joint.

5 Canute, Canute the Great.

6 Canuto.

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canuto

► nombre masculino

1 (tubo) tube

2 BOTÁNICA internode

3 argot (porro) joint

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1. SM

1) (=tubo) small tube, small container

2) * (=porro) joint *

3) (Bot) internode

4) * (=persona) telltale, tattletale (EEUU)

5) * (=teléfono) phone, blower *

6) (Cos) needle case

2. ADJ *

1) super *, smashing *

2)

- pasarlas canutas

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I
- ta adjetivo (Chi fam & pey) protestant

pasarlas canutas — (Esp fam) to have a terrible time
II
masculino

1) ( tubo) document tube

2) (Esp arg) ( de hachís) joint (colloq)

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= joint.

Ex. In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.

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* fumarse un canuto = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

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I
- ta adjetivo (Chi fam & pey) protestant

pasarlas canutas — (Esp fam) to have a terrible time
II
masculino

1) ( tubo) document tube

2) (Esp arg) ( de hachís) joint (colloq)

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= joint.

Ex: In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.

* fumarse un canuto = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.

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canuto¹ -ta

adjective

( Chi fam pey) protestant

pasarlas canutas ( Esp fam); to have a terrible time

las pasé canutas para quitarme el anillo I had a terrible job o time getting my ring off ( colloq)

canuto²

masculine

A (tubo) document tube

B ( Esp arg) (de hachís) joint ( colloq), spliff (sl)

C ( Chi fam pey) ( Relig) protestant

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Multiple Entries:
Canuto
canuto
canuto sustantivo masculino ( tubo) document tube
canuto sustantivo masculino
1 (para planos, documentos) tube
2 (para lanzar proyectiles soplando) blowpipe
3 argot (porro) joint, spliff
' canuto' also found in these entries:
English:
peashooter
- spliff
- joint

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canuto¹ nm

1. [tubo] tube

2. Fam [de droga] joint

canuto², -a Ven Fam

♦ adj
[tonto] thick
♦ nm,f
[tonto]
es un canuto he's really thick

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canuto

m

1 tube

2 fam

de marihuana joint fam

Spanish-English dictionary > canuto
15 zorrera

f.

1 fox-hole (madriguera); kennel.

2 a smoking chimney, a smoky kitchen or room (habitación).

3 heaviness of the head, drowsiness (modorra).

4 fox hole.

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zorrera

► nombre femenino

1 (madriguera) foxhole

2 familiar smoke-filled room

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SF

1) (=madriguera) foxhole; (fig) smoky room

2) (=turbación) worry, anxiety

3) (=modorra) drowsiness

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femenino (Zool) earth

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femenino (Zool) earth

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zorrera

feminine

A ( Zool) earth

B

( Esp fam) (atmósfera cargada): vaya una zorrera que tenéis aquí there's a real fug in here ( colloq), the air's really thick in here

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zorrera nf

1. [madriguera] foxhole

2. [habitación] smoke-filled room

3. ver zorrero

Spanish-English dictionary > zorrera
16 enchufarse

enchufarse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar figurado to get a job

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VPR *

1) [en el trabajo] to wangle o.s. a job *, get a cushy job **

2) (=relacionarse bien) to get in with the right people

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vpr
RP Fam
enchufarse algo to stick sth on;

si hace frío, te enchufás unas medias bien gruesas if it's cold, just stick some really thick socks on

Spanish-English dictionary > enchufarse
17 pelo

Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar) \ \
pelo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

peló es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: pelar pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo 1
a) ‹fruta/zanahoria› to peel;
‹habas/marisco› to shell; ‹ caramelo› to unwrap
b) ‹ ave› to pluck
2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short 3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq) 4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq) pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel; [cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
◊ se te está pelando la nariz your nose is peeling

pelo sustantivo masculino 1 ( de personas) hair; pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;
◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;
llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE) 2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair; ( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur; (— de conejo, oso) fur;
◊ pelo de camello camelhair
3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth ' pelo' also found in these entries: Spanish: aclarado - ahuecar - alisarse - arremolinarse - barba - caerse - caída - calva - canosa - canoso - caracol - castaña - castaño - cepillarse - cepillo - cerda - cero - cinta - comer - copete - cortarse - corte - crespa - crespo - de - decir - decolorarse - diadema - el - enjuagar - enredar - enredarse - erizar - estropajosa - estropajoso - fastidiar - fijador - fosca - fosco - ir - gancho - goma - grasa - grasienta - grasiento - graso - horquilla - laca - lazada - llevar English: applicant - arrange - artificial - balding - bareback - bleach - blow-dry - bob - body - braid - bristle - brush - bun - bushy - clip - coat - come out - conditioner - consent - crew cut - crop - curl - dark - deceive - disheveled - dishevelled - do - dye - fair - fall out - false - flowing - fly - fool - fringe - frizzy - fur - fuzzy - gel - get - ginger - glossy - greasy - grey - grey-haired - grow - hair - hair-clippers - hair-conditioner - hair-restorer

English-spanish dictionary > pelo
18 tonne

tonne [tɔn]

feminine noun

ton

• un 5 tonnes ( = camion) a 5-ton truck

• des tonnes de (inf) une tonne de (inf) tons of (inf)

• il y en a des tonnes (inf) there are tons (inf) of them

• en faire des tonnes (inf) to overdo it

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tɔn
nom féminin tonne, metric ton

des tonnes de choses à faire — (colloq) fig tons ou loads (colloq) of things to do

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tɔn nf
metric ton, tonne

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tonne nf

1 ⇒ Le poids Mes ( 1 000 kg) tonne, metric ton; un (camion de) sept tonnes a 7-tonne truck, a 7-tonner○;

2 fig ( grande quantité) ton; des tonnes de choses à faire tons ou loads of things to do;

3 ( tonneau) tun;

4 ( bouée) buoy.

Composés

tonne équivalent charbon, TEC ton coal equivalent; tonne équivalent pétrole, TEP ton oil equivalent, TOE.

[tɔn] nom féminin

1. [unité de masse] ton, tonne

un bateau de mille tonnes a thousand-ton ship

tonne (métrique) (metric) ton ou tonne

un (camion de) deux tonnes a two-ton lorry (UK) ou truck (US)

2. (familier)

des tonnes [beaucoup] tons, heaps, loads

j'ai des tonnes de choses à vous raconter I've loads of things to tell you

en faire des tonnes [en rajouter] to lay it on (really) thick

3. AGRICULTURE [réservoir] tank

[grand tonneau] large cask ou barrel

[son contenu] cask, barrel

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tonne
19 dumm

thick; asinine; stupid; inane; brainless; silly; dumb; foolish; bovine

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dụmm [dʊm] [dʊm]
1. adj comp ordm;er
['dʏmɐ] ['dʏmɐ] superl ordm;ste(r, s) ['dʏmstə] ['dʏmstə]
1) stupid, dumb (esp US); Mensch stupid, thick (inf), dumb (esp US); (= unklug, unvernünftig) stupid, silly, foolish

der dumme August (inf) — the clown

dumme Gans — silly goose

dummes Zeug ( reden) — (to talk) rubbish (Brit) or nonsense

ein dummes Gesicht machen — to look stupid

jdn wie einen dummen Jungen behandeln (inf) — to treat sb like a child

jdn für dumm verkaufen (inf) — to think sb is stupid

du willst mich wohl für dumm verkaufen — you must think I'm stupid

ich lasse mich nicht für dumm verkaufen — I'm not so stupid (inf)

das ist gar nicht ( so) dumm — that's not a bad idea

er ist dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (inf) — he's as stupid as they come (inf)

das war dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (inf) — that was as stupid as you can get (inf)

jetzt wirds mir zu dumm — I've had enough

der Krach macht mich ganz dumm ( im Kopf) — the noise is making my head spin

See:

→ Bohnenstroh, Bauer → Wäsche

2) (= ärgerlich, unangenehm) annoying; Gefühl auch nagging; Sache, Geschichte, Angelegenheit auch silly

es ist zu dumm, dass er nicht kommen kann — it's too bad that he can't come

etwas Dummes — a silly or stupid thing

so etwas Dummes — how silly or stupid

2. adv comp ordm; er, superl am ordm;sten

dumm gucken — to look stupid

dümmer hättest du dich wirklich nicht anstellen können — you couldn't have made things worse if you'd tried

sich dumm anstellen — to behave stupidly

sich dumm stellen — to act stupid, to play dumb (esp US)

dumm fragen — to ask a silly question/silly questions

dumm dastehen — to look stupid or foolish

sich dumm und dämlich reden (inf) — to talk till one is blue in the face (inf)

sich dumm und dämlich suchen (inf) — to search high and low

sich dumm und dämlich verdienen (inf) — to earn the earth (inf)

dumm geboren, nichts dazugelernt (prov) — he/she etc hasn't got the sense he/she etc was born with (prov)

jdm dumm kommen (inf) — to get funny with sb (inf)

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1) (foolish or idiotic.) half-witted

2) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) foolish

3) foolishly

4) oafish

5) stupidly

6) (foolish; slow at understanding: a stupid mistake; He isn't as stupid as he looks.) stupid

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dumm

<dümmer, dümmste>

[ˈdʊm]

I. adj

1. (geistig beschränkt) stupid, thick, dense

2. (unklug, unvernünftig) foolish

wirklich kein \dummer Vorschlag that's not a bad idea at all

▪ es wäre \dumm, etw zu tun it would be foolish to do sth

▪ so \dumm sein, etw zu tun stupid enough to do sth

▪ etwas D\dummes something foolish

so etwas D\dummes! how foolish!; s.a. Gesicht

3. (albern) silly

▪ jdm zu \dumm sein/werden to be/become too much for sb

diese Warterei wird mir jetzt zu \dumm, ich gehe! I've had enough of waiting around [or I've been waiting around long enough], I'm going [or off]!

4. (ärgerlich, unangenehm) Gefühl nasty; Geschichte, Sache unpleasant

zu \dumm (fam)

es ist zu \dumm, dass er nicht kommen kann [it's] too bad that he can't come

zu \dumm, jetzt habe ich mein Geld vergessen! [oh] how stupid [of me], I've forgotten my money

[es ist] \dumm [, dass] it's a pity [that]

II. adv stupidly

frag nicht so \dumm don't ask such stupid questions

▶ \dumm und dämlich (fam)

sich akk \dumm und dämlich reden to talk until one is blue in the face

sich akk \dumm und dämlich suchen to search high and low

sich \dumm und dämlich verdienen to earn a fortune

▶ \dumm dastehen to look [or to be left looking] stupid, to not lift a little finger to help

▶ jdm \dumm kommen (fam) to be insolent [or BRIT a. cheeky] to sb

▶ sich akk \dumm stellen to act stupid

▶ jdn für \dumm verkaufen (fam) to take sb for a ride

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1.
dümmer, dümmst... Adjektiv

1) stupid; stupid, thick, dense < person>

sich dumm stellen — act stupid

sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen — (ugs.) not be taken in

sich dumm und dämlich od. dusselig reden/verdienen — (ugs.) talk till one is blue in the face/earn a fortune

2) (unvernünftig) foolish; stupid; daft

so etwas Dummes! — how stupid!

3) (ugs.): (töricht, albern) idiotic; silly; stupid

das ist mir [einfach] zu dumm — (ugs.) I've had enough of it

4) (ugs.): (unangenehm) nasty < feeling, suspicion>; annoying < habit>; awful (coll.) < coincidence>

so etwas Dummes! — how annoying!
2.
adverbial

1) (ugs.): (töricht) foolishly; stupidly

frag nicht so dumm — don't ask such silly or stupid questions

2) (ugs.): (unangenehm) < end> badly or unpleasantly

jemandem dumm kommen — be cheeky or insolent to somebody

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dumm; dümmer, am dümmsten

A. adj

1. stupid, thick umg;

dumme Kuh pej stupid cow;

sich dumm stellen umg act the fool;

er ist nicht (so) dumm he’s no fool;

er ist dümmer, als die Polizei erlaubt umg he’s as thick as two short planks (US as a board);

sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen not be taken in ( oder fooled);

willst du mich für dumm verkaufen? you must think I’m stupid;

dummes Zeug! umg rubbish!;

dummes Zeug reden umg talk nonsense;

das ist gar nicht so dumm that’s not a bad idea;

das war dumm von mir how stupid of me;

schön dumm wärst du umg you’d be a fool;

jemanden wie einen dummen Jungen behandeln treat sb like a child;

dumm geboren und nicht dazugelernt sprichw he, she etc hasn’t got the sense he, she etc was born with

2. (albern) silly; (töricht, unklug) foolish;

dumme Gans pej silly goose

3. Sache: (unangenehm) awkward, nasty; (lästig) annoying, tiresome; (ärgerlich) annoying, irritating; Angewohnheit: unpleasant; Zufall: terrible, awful;

ich hatte ein dummes Gefühl dabei I had an awful feeling about it;

zu oder

wie dumm! what a nuisance;

schließlich wurde es mir zu dumm in the end I got tired of the whole business;

mir ist was Dummes passiert (habe Unangenehmes erlebt) something awful happened to me

4. umg, fig:

mir ist ganz dumm im Kopf (schwindelig) I feel really weird; (verwirrt) my head is swimming;

dein Gerede macht mich ganz dumm your wittering (US blathering) (on) is confusing me

B. adv

1. stupidly;

sich dumm anstellen be stupid, do something stupid; (ungeschickt) be clumsy;

dumm daherreden umg witter (US blather) on;

dumm aus der Wäsche schauen umg look stupid;

jetzt steh ich ganz schön dumm da umg, fig now I’m the one left looking stupid;

wer dumm fragt, bekommt dumme Antworten sprichw ask a silly question(, get a silly answer)

2. umg:

das hätte dumm ausgehen können that could have ended badly;

es ist dumm gelaufen (für ihn) he’s had (a run of) bad luck;

jemandem dumm kommen (unverschämt sein) be cheeky to sb;

ich hab mich dumm und dämlich geredet, um ihn zu überzeugen umg I talked until I was blue in the face trying to persuade him;

sich dumm und dämlich verdienen umg be raking it in

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1.
dümmer, dümmst... Adjektiv

1) stupid; stupid, thick, dense < person>

sich dumm stellen — act stupid

sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen — (ugs.) not be taken in

sich dumm und dämlich od. dusselig reden/verdienen — (ugs.) talk till one is blue in the face/earn a fortune

2) (unvernünftig) foolish; stupid; daft

so etwas Dummes! — how stupid!

3) (ugs.): (töricht, albern) idiotic; silly; stupid

das ist mir [einfach] zu dumm — (ugs.) I've had enough of it

4) (ugs.): (unangenehm) nasty <feeling, suspicion>; annoying < habit>; awful (coll.) < coincidence>

so etwas Dummes! — how annoying!
2.
adverbial

1) (ugs.): (töricht) foolishly; stupidly

frag nicht so dumm — don't ask such silly or stupid questions

2) (ugs.): (unangenehm) < end> badly or unpleasantly

jemandem dumm kommen — be cheeky or insolent to somebody

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adj.

asinine adj.

blockheaded* adj.

dull adj.

foolish adj.

ignorant adj.

oafish adj.

stupid adj. adv.

asininely adv.

dully adv.

oafishly adv.

purblindly adv.

stupidly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dumm
20 stark

I Adj.

1. allg. strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc.); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful; das starke Geschlecht umg. the stronger sex; starkes Mittel MED. strong ( oder potent) medication; starke Seite fig. strong point, strength, forte; sich stark machen für stand up for; den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg. try to act tough; Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics Pl.; starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units; eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company; sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong; etwas Starkes trinken umg. drink some hard stuff

2. (beleibt) stout; (dick) Wand etc.: thick; er ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight; für die stärkere Frau oder Figur euph. for the fuller figure; das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long; 5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick; das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick

3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc.: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc.: severe; einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair; starker Beifall loud applause; starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand; starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater; starkes Fieber a high temperature; starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain; die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad; starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain; starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration; ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film

4. umg., iro. (schlimm) bad; das ist ( wirklich) stark! oder das ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick; da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!

5. (gut) good; umg. (großartig) great; ein starker Film auch a brilliant film; Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel; eine starke Leistung a fine performance; stark in der Abwehr SPORT strong in defen|ce (Am. -se); der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (Am. field); echt stark Sl. real cool

6. LING., Verb etc.: strong

II Adv.

1. (sehr) strongly; stark befahren (STRAßE etc.) busy; stark behaart very hairy; stark benachteiligt severely handicapped; stark beschäftigt very busy; stark betont strongly stressed; stark betrunken very drunk; stark bevölkert densely populated; eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region; stark erkältet sein have a bad cold; stark gewürzt highly seasoned; stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated; stark ansteigen rise sharply; sich stark verändern change radically; stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely); stark regnen rain heavily, pour; stark riechen have a strong smell; stark trinken / rauchen be a heavy drinker / smoker; stark wirken have a strong effect; stark wirkend Medikament etc.: powerful; jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about s.o.; stark auf Mitternacht / die 70 zugehen umg. be fast approaching midnight / 70

2. (gut) well; sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg. MUS. her playing (THEAT. her acting) was great; unheimlich stark aussehen / singen umg. look really great ( oder fantastic) / sing incredibly well

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super; powerful; heavy; strong; intense; mighty; great

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stạrk [ʃtark]
1. adj comp - er
['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃtɛrkstə]
1) (= kräftig, konzentriert) strong (AUCH GRAM); (= mächtig) Stimme, Staat, Partei strong, powerful

stark bleiben — to be strong; (im Glauben) to hold firm

den starken Mann spielen or markieren or mimen (all inf) — to play the big guy (inf)

das ist seine starke Seite — that is his strong point or his forte

das ist stark or ein starkes Stück! (inf) — that's a bit much!

See:

→ starkmachen

2) (= dick) thick; (euph = korpulent) Dame, Herr large, well-built (euph); Arme, Beine large, strong (euph)

Kostüme für stärkere Damen — suits for the fuller figure

3) (= beträchtlich, heftig) Schmerzen, Kälte intense; Frost severe, heavy; Regen, Schneefall, Verkehr, Raucher, Trinker, Druck heavy; Sturm violent; Erkältung bad, heavy; Wind, Strömung, Eindruck strong; Appetit, Esser hearty; Beifall hearty, loud; Fieber, Nachfrage high; Trauer, Schmerz deep; Übertreibung, Widerhall, Bedenken considerable, great

starke Abneigung — strong dislike

4) (= leistungsfähig) Motor powerful; Sportler able; Mannschaft, Brille, Arznei strong

er ist in Englisch nicht sehr stark — he's quite weak in English

5) (= zahlreich) Auflage, Gefolge large; Nachfrage great, big

wir hoffen auf starke Beteiligung — we are hoping that a large number of people will take part

zehn Mann stark — ten strong

das Buch ist 300 Seiten stark — the book is 300 pages long

6) (inf = hervorragend) Leistung, Werk great (inf)

Meatloafs stärkstes Album — Meatloaf's greatest album (inf)

2. adv comp - er
['ʃtɛrkɐ] superl am -sten
1) (mit vb) a lot; (mit adj, ptp) very; applaudieren loudly; pressen, drücken, ziehen hard; regnen heavily; rauchen a lot, heavily; beeindrucken greatly; vertreten, dagegen sein strongly; abgenutzt, beschmutzt, beschädigt, entzündet etc badly; bluten profusely; vergrößert, verkleinert greatly

es hat stark gestürmt — there was a severe storm

es hat stark gedonnert — there was a loud clap of thunder

es donnert nicht mehr so stark — the thunder is not as loud now

stark wirken — to have a strong effect

stark wirkend (Medikament, Alkohol) — potent

stark gesalzen — very salty

stark gewürzt — highly spiced

stark verschuldet — heavily or deeply in debt

stark behaart sein — to be very hairy

stärker befahrene Straßen — busier roads

die Ausstellung wurde stark besucht — the exhibition was well attended

das Auto zieht stark nach links — the car is pulling badly to the left

er ist stark erkältet — he has a bad or heavy cold

er hat das Schmerzmittel zu stark dosiert — the painkillers he prescribed were too strong

Frauen sind stärker vertreten —

der Artikel wird immer stärker verkauft — sales of this product continue to increase

2) (inf = hervorragend) really well

die singt unheimlich stark — she's a really great singer (inf), she sings really well

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1) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hard

2) heavy

3) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) heavy

4) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) high

5) (powerful; strong: a potent drink.) potent

6) strongly

7) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) strong

8) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) strong

9) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) strong

10) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) strong

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stark

<stärker, stärkste>

[ʃtark]

I. adj

1. (kraftvoll) strong

ein \starker Händedruck a powerful grip

\starke Muskeln strong muscles, brawn no pl

2. (mächtig) powerful, strong

3. (unbeugsam) Charakter, Wille strong

4. (dick) Ast, Schnur, Wand thick

5. (von bestimmter Dicke)

ein 500 Seiten \starkes Buch a book of 500 pages

6. (zahlreich) Anwesenheit large

die Veranstaltung erfreute sich einer \starken Beteiligung a large number of people took part in the event

\starke Nachfrage great demand

7. (zahlenstark)

120 Mann \stark sein to be 120 strong, to number 120

8. (euph: korpulent) large euph, well-built euph

stärker werden to put on weight

9. (hochgradig)

\starke Ähnlichkeit strong resemblance

\starker Raucher/Trinker heavy smoker/drinker

10. (gehaltvoll, wirksam) Kaffee, Zigaretten strong

\starke Drogen/ \starker Schnaps strong [or hard] drugs/schnapps

\starke Medikamente strong [or potent] medicines

11. (heftig, intensiv) severe, heavy

\starker Druck high pressure

ein \starker Erdstoß a heavy seismic shock

\starker Frost severe [or heavy] frost

\starke Hitze/Kälte intense [or severe] heat/cold

\starke Regenfälle/Schneefälle heavy rainfall no pl/snowfall[s]

\starke Schwüle oppressive sultriness

\starke Strömung strong [or forceful] current

\starker Sturm violent storm

12. (kräftig, laut) loud

\starker Applaus hearty [or loud] applause

ein \starker Aufprall/Schlag/Stoß a hard [or heavy] impact/blow/knock

ein \starkes Rauschen a [loud] roar[ing]

13. (schlimm) severe

\starke Entzündung/Vereiterung severe inflammation/suppuration

eine \starke Erkältung a bad [or heavy] cold

\starkes Fieber a bad [or high] fever

eine \starke Grippe/Kolik a bad case of [the fam] flu/colic

\starke Krämpfe bad [or severe] cramps

\starker Schmerz severe [or intense] pain

14. (tief empfunden) Eindruck, Gefühle intense, strong

\starke Bedenken considerable reservations

\starke Liebe deep [or profound] love

15. (leistungsfähig) Glühbirne, Motor powerful; Herz, Nerven strong; Brille strong

16. (fähig) Gegner strong; Schüler, Sportler a. able

in etw dat \stark sein to be strong in sth

17. (sehr gut) Leistung great

meiner Meinung nach war sein letztes Buch sein bisher stärkstes in my opinion his last book was his best up to now

18. (sl: hervorragend) great fam

19. (fam: dreist)

das ist \stark! that's a bit much! fam; s.a. Stück

20. LING Deklination, Konjugation strong

II. adv

1. (heftig) heavily

gestern hat es \stark gestürmt there was a heavy [or violent] storm yesterday

\stark regnen/schneien to rain/snow heavily [or a lot

2. (in höherem Maße) greatly, a lot

die Ausstellung war \stark besucht there were a lot of visitors to the exhibition

sich akk an etw dat \stark beteiligen to be heavily involved [or to play a big part] in sth

\stark betrunken sein to be very drunk

\stark gekauft werden to sell extremely well [or fam like hot cakes]

sich akk \stark langweilen to be bored stiff [or BRIT rigid] fam

\stark übertreiben to greatly [or grossly] exaggerate

\stark vertreten strongly represented

3. (schlimm) severely

\stark beschädigt badly [or considerably] damaged

\stark bluten to bleed profusely [or heavily]

\stark erkältet sein to have a bad [or heavy] cold

4. (kräftig) hard

du musst stärker drücken you must push harder

\stark applaudieren to applaud loudly [or heartily

5. (eine große Menge verwendend) strongly

zu \stark gesalzen too salty

\stark gewürzt highly spiced

6. (sl: hervorragend) really well

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1.
; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv

1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>

sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)

2) (dick) thick; stout <rope, string>; (verhüll.): (korpulent) well-built (euphem.)

3) (zahlenmäßig groß, umfangreich) sizeable, large <army, police>; big < demand>

eine 100 Mann starke Truppe — a 100-strong unit

4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>

5) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) great (coll.); fantastic (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very much

stark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.

stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent

stark gewürzt — strongly seasoned

es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty

stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold

er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)

2) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) fantastically (coll.)

3) (Sprachw.)

stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb

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stark

A. adj

1. allg strong (auch Ähnlichkeit, Argument, Band, Brille, Eindruck, Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack, Getränk, Gift, Glaube, Licht, Nerven, Parfüm, Verdacht, Vorurteil, Wille etc); Gegner, Kandidat, Motor, Organisation, Stellung: auch powerful; (kräftig) Mensch: strong; Sache: auch robust, sturdy; (mächtig) powerful;

das starke Geschlecht umg the stronger sex;

starkes Mittel MED strong ( oder potent) medication;

starke Seite fig strong point, strength, forte;

den starken Mann markieren, den starken Maxe spielen umg try to act tough;

Politik der starken Hand heavy-handed policy, strongarm tactics pl;

starke Truppenverbände strong ( oder large) troop units;

eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie a company of 200 men, a 200 strong company;

sie waren 200 Mann stark they were 200 men strong;

etwas Starkes trinken umg drink some hard stuff

2. (beleibt) stout; (dick) Wand etc: thick;

er ist stärker geworden he’s put on weight;

für die stärkere Frau oder

Figur euph for the fuller figure;

das Buch ist 600 Seiten stark the book is 600 pages long;

5 mm starker Karton cardboard 5 mm thick;

das Seil ist 4 cm stark the rope is 4 cm thick

3. (intensiv) intense; (heftig) violent; Erkältung, Raucher, Regen, Trinker, Verkehr etc: heavy; Frost, Schmerzen, Anfall etc: severe;

einen starken Haarwuchs haben (dichtes Haar) have thick hair; (schnell wachsend) have a luxuriant growth of hair;

starker Beifall loud applause;

starke Nachfrage great ( oder heavy) demand;

starker Esser big ( oder hearty) eater;

starkes Fieber a high temperature;

starke Schmerzen severe ( oder intense) pain;

die Schmerzen sind stark auch the pain is very bad;

starke Schmerzen haben be in severe pain;

starke Übertreibung gross exaggeration;

ein Film der starken Gefühle a film of intense emotions, an intensely emotional film

4. umg, iron (schlimm) bad;

das ist (wirklich) stark! oder

das ist ein starkes Stück! that’s pretty rich, that’s a bit thick;

da hast du dir aber ein starkes Stück geleistet! you’ve really gone and done it (this time)!

5. (gut) good; umg (großartig) great;

ein starker Film auch a brilliant film;

Roths stärkster Roman Roth’s best ( oder strongest) novel;

eine starke Leistung a fine performance;

stark in der Abwehr SPORT strong in defence (US -se);

der stärkste Spieler auf dem Platz the best player on the pitch (US field);

echt stark sl real cool

6. LING, Verb etc: strong

B. adv

1. (sehr) strongly;

stark befahren (Straße etc) busy;

stark behaart very hairy;

stark benachteiligt severely handicapped;

stark beschäftigt very busy;

stark betont strongly stressed;

stark betrunken very drunk;

stark bevölkert densely populated;

eine stark bevölkerte Region auch a high-population region;

stark erkältet sein have a bad cold;

stark gewürzt highly seasoned;

stark übertrieben grossly exaggerated;

stark ansteigen rise sharply;

sich stark verändern change radically;

stark bluten bleed heavily ( oder profusely);

stark regnen rain heavily, pour;

stark riechen have a strong smell;

stark trinken/rauchen be a heavy drinker/smoker;

stark wirken have a strong effect;

stark wirkend Medikament etc: powerful;

jemanden stark im Verdacht haben have strong suspicions about sb;

stark auf Mitternacht/die 70 zugehen umg be fast approaching midnight/70

2. (gut) well;

sie hat stark gespielt SPORT she played really well ( stärker: brilliantly); umg MUS her playing (THEAT her acting) was great;

unheimlich stark aussehen/singen umg look really great ( oder fantastic)/sing incredibly well

…stark im adj

1. (kräftig)

nervenstark with strong nerves;

saugstark with powerful suction

2. (zahlenmäßig stark)

mitgliederstark with a large number of members

3. (gut)

gedächtnisstark with a good memory;

konzentrationsstark with good powers of concentration;

kopfballstark good at heading the ball

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1.
; stärker, stärkst... Adjektiv

1) strong <man, current, structure, team, drink, verb, pressure, wind, etc.>; potent <drink, medicine, etc.>; powerful <engine, lens, voice, etc.>; (ausgezeichnet) excellent <runner, player, performance>

sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)

2) (dick) thick; stout <rope, string>; (verhüll.): (korpulent) well-built (euphem.)

3) (zahlenmäßig groß, umfangreich) sizeable, large <army, police>; big < demand>

eine 100 Mann starke Truppe — a 100-strong unit

4) (heftig, intensiv) heavy <rain, snow, traffic, smoke, heat, cold, drinker, smoker, demand, pressure>; severe <frost, pain>; strong <impression, influence, current, resistance, dislike>; grave <doubt, reservations>; great <exaggeration, interest>; hearty <eater, appetite>; loud < applause>

5) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) great (coll.); fantastic (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (sehr, überaus, intensiv) (mit Adj.) very; heavily <indebted, stressed>; greatly <increased, reduced, enlarged>; strongly <emphasized, characterized>; badly <damaged, worn, affected>; (mit Verb) <rain, snow, drink, smoke, bleed> heavily; <exaggerate, impress> greatly; <enlarge, reduce, increase> considerably; <support, oppose, suspect> strongly; < remind> very much

stark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.

stark riechen/duften — have a strong smell/scent

stark gewürzt — strongly seasoned

es ist stark/zu stark gesalzen — it is very/too salty

stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold

er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)

2) (Jugendspr.): (großartig) fantastically (coll.)

3) (Sprachw.)

stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb

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(Regen) adj.

heavy (rain) adj. (Umgangssprache) adj.

awesome (US) adj. adj.

heavy adj.

intense adj.

strong adj. adv.

deeply adv.

strongly adv.

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