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  • 21 estar muy cerca de

    (v.) = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to
    Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
    Ex. The convention centre is just steps away from dozens of the city's most popular hotels and attractions.
    Ex. A new hypothesis about recent human evolution suggests that we came very close to extinction because of a 'volcanic winter' that occurred 71000 years ago.
    * * *
    (v.) = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to

    Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.

    Ex: The convention centre is just steps away from dozens of the city's most popular hotels and attractions.
    Ex: A new hypothesis about recent human evolution suggests that we came very close to extinction because of a 'volcanic winter' that occurred 71000 years ago.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar muy cerca de

  • 22 no estar muy lejos de

    Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
    * * *

    Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no estar muy lejos de

  • 23 redacción científica

    (n.) = research writing, scientific writing, technical writing
    Ex. The article has the title 'Improving the effectiveness of research writing'.
    Ex. Will there still be a need for translations in the year 2000 or will there be just one universally accepted language used for scientific and technical writing?.
    Ex. Will there still be a need for translations in the year 2000 or will there be just one universally accepted language used for scientific and technical writing?.
    * * *
    (n.) = research writing, scientific writing, technical writing

    Ex: The article has the title 'Improving the effectiveness of research writing'.

    Ex: Will there still be a need for translations in the year 2000 or will there be just one universally accepted language used for scientific and technical writing?.
    Ex: Will there still be a need for translations in the year 2000 or will there be just one universally accepted language used for scientific and technical writing?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > redacción científica

  • 24 recién

    adv.
    recently, newly, just.
    * * *
    1 recently, newly (café, pan) freshly
    \
    'Recién pintado' "Wet paint"
    recién casados newly weds
    recién llegado,-a newcomer
    recién nacido,-a newborn baby
    * * *
    adv.
    newly, recently
    * * *
    ADV
    1) [antepuesto a participio] newly

    los recién llegados — [a un lugar] the newcomers; [a una reunión] the latecomers

    2) LAm (=apenas) just, recently

    recién llegó — he has only just arrived, he arrived only recently

    recién ahora — right now, this very moment

    recién aquí — right here, just here

    * * *
    2) (AmL)
    a) ( hace poco tiempo) just
    b) ( sólo ahora) only just

    ¿recién te enteras? — you mean you've only just found out?

    c) ( sólo) only

    ¿recién vas por la página 20? — are you only on page 20?

    * * *
    = newly.
    Ex. Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.
    ----
    * bibliotecario recién diplomado = newly graduated librarian.
    * celebración de recién nacido = baby shower.
    * del recién nacido = neonatal.
    * fiesta de recién nacido = baby shower.
    * par de recién casados = newlywed couple.
    * pareja de recién casados = newlywed couple.
    * polluelo recién nacido = hatchling.
    * recién casado = newlywed [newly-wed], honeymooner.
    * recien cogido = fresh-cut.
    * recién cortado = fresh-cut, freshly-cut.
    * recién definido = newly defined [newly-defined].
    * recién descubierto = new found [new-found/newfound].
    * recién diplomado = graduating student.
    * recién graduado = newly-qualified.
    * recién hecho = new-made, hot off the griddle.
    * recién introducido = newly entered.
    * recién licenciado = graduating student.
    * recién llegado = newcomer.
    * recién molido = freshly ground.
    * recién nacido = newly-born, newborn infant, newborn, neonate, newborn baby.
    * recién nacido con cólicos = colicky newborn.
    * recién nacido que padece de cólicos = colicky newborn.
    * recién nombrado = newly appointed.
    * recién + Participio Pasado = freshly + Participio Pasado, spanking new.
    * recién pintado = freshly painted, wet paint, newly painted.
    * recién publicado = hot off the press(es).
    * recién salido de = hot from.
    * recién salido del horno = hot off the griddle.
    * * *
    2) (AmL)
    a) ( hace poco tiempo) just
    b) ( sólo ahora) only just

    ¿recién te enteras? — you mean you've only just found out?

    c) ( sólo) only

    ¿recién vas por la página 20? — are you only on page 20?

    * * *

    Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

    * bibliotecario recién diplomado = newly graduated librarian.
    * celebración de recién nacido = baby shower.
    * del recién nacido = neonatal.
    * fiesta de recién nacido = baby shower.
    * par de recién casados = newlywed couple.
    * pareja de recién casados = newlywed couple.
    * polluelo recién nacido = hatchling.
    * recién casado = newlywed [newly-wed], honeymooner.
    * recien cogido = fresh-cut.
    * recién cortado = fresh-cut, freshly-cut.
    * recién definido = newly defined [newly-defined].
    * recién descubierto = new found [new-found/newfound].
    * recién diplomado = graduating student.
    * recién graduado = newly-qualified.
    * recién hecho = new-made, hot off the griddle.
    * recién introducido = newly entered.
    * recién licenciado = graduating student.
    * recién llegado = newcomer.
    * recién molido = freshly ground.
    * recién nacido = newly-born, newborn infant, newborn, neonate, newborn baby.
    * recién nacido con cólicos = colicky newborn.
    * recién nacido que padece de cólicos = colicky newborn.
    * recién nombrado = newly appointed.
    * recién + Participio Pasado = freshly + Participio Pasado, spanking new.
    * recién pintado = freshly painted, wet paint, newly painted.
    * recién publicado = hot off the press(es).
    * recién salido de = hot from.
    * recién salido del horno = hot off the griddle.

    * * *
    A
    (con participio): el recién iniciado curso escolar the school year that has just begun
    el pan está recién hecho the bread's freshly baked
    ¡cuidado! está recién pintado (be) careful! it's just been painted
    un huevo recién puesto a new-laid egg
    un niño recién nacido a newborn baby
    Compuestos:
    ● recién casado, recién casada
    masculine, feminine recently married man/woman
    los recién casados the newlyweds
    ● recién llegado, recién llegada
    masculine, feminine:
    los recién llegados a la ciudad newcomers to the city
    lo repetiré para los recién llegados I'll go over it again for the benefit of the latecomers o of those people who have just arrived
    ● recién nacido, recién nacida
    masculine, feminine newborn baby
    B ( AmL)
    recién había conseguido una ocupación she had just got(ten) a job
    recién llegaron they have just arrived
    2 (sólo ahora) only just
    ¿recién te enteras? you mean you've only just found out?
    3 (sólo) only
    lo supe recién a los cuatro días I only found out four days later, I didn't find out for four days o until four days later
    recién el lunes puede ser que la podamos ver the first day we might be able to see her is Monday
    ¿recién vas por la página 20? are you only on page 20?
    recién entonces me di cuenta de quién era it was only then I realized who she was
    * * *

     

    recién adverbio
    1 ( con participio):

    está recién pintado it's just been painted;
    tiene un año recién cumplido he's just one;
    los recién casados the newlyweds;
    un recién nacido a newborn baby
    2 (AmL)




    c) ( sólo) only;


    recién el lunes iré the first day I'll be able to go is Monday
    recién adverbio
    1 (antecediendo a un participio pasado) estoy recién afeitado, I've just shaved
    ese libro está recién editado, that's a recently published book
    la comida estaba recién hecha, the food was freshly cooked
    recién casado/casada, newly-wed
    recién nacido, newborn baby
    2 LAm (tan pronto como) as soon as
    3 LAm (hace poco) recently
    ' recién' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bizquear
    - casada
    - casado
    - cascarón
    - dietario
    - flamante
    - nacida
    - nacido
    - apenas
    - criatura
    English:
    freshly
    - laundry
    - new-found
    - newborn
    - newcomer
    - newly
    - newlywed
    - paint
    - wet
    - bride
    - just
    - new
    * * *
    recién adv
    1. (con participio) [hace poco] recently, newly;
    el pan está recién hecho the bread is freshly baked;
    recién pintado [en letrero] wet paint
    los recién casados the newly-weds;
    los recién llegados [los nuevos] the newcomers;
    [los que acaban de llegar] those who have/had just arrived;
    el recién nacido the newborn baby
    2. Am [apenas] just now, recently;
    regresó recién ayer she only o just got back yesterday
    3. Am [ahora mismo] (only) just;
    recién me entero I've (only) just heard;
    recién me llamaron para avisarme they (only) just called to let me know
    4. Am [sólo] only;
    recién el martes sabremos el resultado we'll only know the result on Tuesday, we won't know the result until Tuesday;
    recién me pasaron a buscar a las nueve they only came to collect me at nine, they didn't come and collect me until nine
    * * *
    adv
    1 newly;
    recién casados newly-weds;
    recién nacido newborn;
    recién pintado wet paint
    2 L.Am. ( hace poco) recently, just;
    recién llegamos we only just arrived
    * * *
    recién adv
    1) : newly, recently
    recién nacido: newborn
    recién casados: newlyweds
    recién llegado: newcomer
    2) : just, only just
    recién ahora me acordé: I just now remembered
    * * *
    recién adv recently / just
    "recién pintado" "wet paint"

    Spanish-English dictionary > recién

  • 25 banda

    f.
    banda armada terrorist organization
    2 sash (faja).
    banda magnética magnetic strip
    banda impositiva tax bracket
    banda salarial wage bracket, salary band
    4 waveband (radio).
    banda de frecuencias frequency (band)
    5 cushion.
    6 group of men, group of people, party, corps.
    7 music band, band.
    8 edge of billiard table.
    9 lemniscus.
    * * *
    1 (faja) sash
    2 (lista) band
    3 (tira) strip
    4 (lado) side
    5 (en billar) cushion
    \
    cerrarse en banda to dig one's heels in
    coger por banda a alguien / pillar en banda a alguien to lay one's hands on somebody
    banda magnética magnetic strip
    banda sonora sound track
    banda transportadora conveyor belt
    línea de banda touchline
    ————————
    1 (músicos) band
    3 (pájaros) flock
    \
    banda armada (delincuentes) armed gang 2 (terroristas) terrorist group
    banda de rock rock group
    banda municipal town band
    banda terrorista terrorist group
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) band
    2) gang
    •
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=grupo) [de música] band; [de delincuentes, amigos] gang; [de guerrilleros] band; [de partidarios] party, group; [de aves] flock

    negociaciones a tres bandas — three-party talks, trilateral negotiations

    banda juvenil — youth gang, street gang

    2) (=cinta) [en la ropa] band, strip; [de gala] sash

    banda gástrica — (Med) gastric band

    3) (=franja) [de tierra] strip, ribbon; [de carretera, pista de atletismo] lane

    banda de frecuencia — band, waveband

    banda de rodaje, banda de rodamiento — (Aut) tread

    la Banda Oriental — esp Cono Sur Uruguay

    banda sonora — [de película] soundtrack; [en carretera] rumble strip

    4) (=lado) [de río] side, bank; [de monte] side, edge; [de barco] side

    coger a algn por banda —

    ¡como te coja por banda! — I'll get even with you!

    5) (Dep) sideline, touchline

    fuera de banda — out of play, in touch

    sacar de banda — to take a throw-in, throw the ball in

    línea de banda — sideline, touchline

    6) (Billar) cushion
    * * *
    1) (en la cintura, cruzando el pecho) sash; (franja, lista) band; ( para pelo) (Méx) hairband; ( en brazo) armband
    2) ( de barco) side; ( en billar) cushion; (en fútbol, rugby) touchline

    saque de banda — ( en fútbol) throw-in; ( en rugby) put-in

    irse en banda — (CS fam)

    el equipo se fue en banda — the team did terribly

    3)
    a) ( de delincuentes) gang
    b) (Mús) band
    * * *
    = bandwidth, strip, band, band, sideline, prong, stripe, group, pod, gang, sash, band.
    Ex. Digital transmission is therefore more profligate in its use of bandwidth for the same information.
    Ex. Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
    Ex. For transmission by the telephone network, data must be converted into signals in this band of frequencies, by means of modems.
    Ex. The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
    Ex. The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.
    Ex. There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions.
    Ex. This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
    Ex. The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.
    Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
    Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
    Ex. Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
    Ex. In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.
    ----
    * ancho de banda = bandwidth.
    * asalto a dos bandas = two-pronged attack.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * banda ancha = wide-band, broadband.
    * banda antirrobo magnética = magnetic security tag.
    * banda callejera = street gang, gang, gang of youths.
    * banda de base = baseband.
    * banda de delincuentes = crime ring.
    * banda de linchadores = lynch mob.
    * banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.
    * banda de rodamiento de neumático = tyre tread.
    * banda estrecha = narrow-band.
    * banda gástrica = gastric band.
    * banda impositiva = income tax bracket, tax bracket.
    * banda juvenil = gang of youths.
    * banda magnética = magnetic strip, magnetic stripe, magstripe.
    * banda musical = musical band.
    * banda sonora = sound track film, soundtrack [sound track], rumble strip.
    * banda sonora de película = film music.
    * banda terrorista = terrorist group.
    * cabecilla de la banda = leader of the pack.
    * carrete de banda sonora = sound track film reel.
    * grabación de banda de música = band recording.
    * tarjeta de banda magnética = swipecard.
    * * *
    1) (en la cintura, cruzando el pecho) sash; (franja, lista) band; ( para pelo) (Méx) hairband; ( en brazo) armband
    2) ( de barco) side; ( en billar) cushion; (en fútbol, rugby) touchline

    saque de banda — ( en fútbol) throw-in; ( en rugby) put-in

    irse en banda — (CS fam)

    el equipo se fue en banda — the team did terribly

    3)
    a) ( de delincuentes) gang
    b) (Mús) band
    * * *
    = bandwidth, strip, band, band, sideline, prong, stripe, group, pod, gang, sash, band.

    Ex: Digital transmission is therefore more profligate in its use of bandwidth for the same information.

    Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
    Ex: For transmission by the telephone network, data must be converted into signals in this band of frequencies, by means of modems.
    Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
    Ex: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.
    Ex: There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions.
    Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
    Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.
    Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
    Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
    Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
    Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.
    * ancho de banda = bandwidth.
    * asalto a dos bandas = two-pronged attack.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * banda ancha = wide-band, broadband.
    * banda antirrobo magnética = magnetic security tag.
    * banda callejera = street gang, gang, gang of youths.
    * banda de base = baseband.
    * banda de delincuentes = crime ring.
    * banda de linchadores = lynch mob.
    * banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.
    * banda de rodamiento de neumático = tyre tread.
    * banda estrecha = narrow-band.
    * banda gástrica = gastric band.
    * banda impositiva = income tax bracket, tax bracket.
    * banda juvenil = gang of youths.
    * banda magnética = magnetic strip, magnetic stripe, magstripe.
    * banda musical = musical band.
    * banda sonora = sound track film, soundtrack [sound track], rumble strip.
    * banda sonora de película = film music.
    * banda terrorista = terrorist group.
    * cabecilla de la banda = leader of the pack.
    * carrete de banda sonora = sound track film reel.
    * grabación de banda de música = band recording.
    * tarjeta de banda magnética = swipecard.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Indum) (en la cintura, cruzando el pecho) sash; (franja, lista) band; (para el pelo) ( Méx) hair band
    llevaba una banda negra en el brazo he was wearing a black armband
    2 (de tierra) strip
    Compuestos:
    broad band
    frequency band
    ( Méx) fan belt
    tread
    ( Ven) rubber band, elastic band ( BrE)
    tax band
    trim
    magnetic strip
    ceremonial sash ( worn by the president)
    salary band
    ( Cin) sound track; ( Auto) rumble strip
    ( Méx) conveyor belt
    B
    2 (en el billar) cushion
    3 (en fútbol) touchline
    lanzó el balón fuera de banda he kicked the ball into touch o out of play o ( AmE) out of bounds
    cerrarse en banda to refuse to listen
    coger a algn por banda ( Esp fam); to corner sb
    dejar a algn/andar/quedar en banda ( RPl fam): anda en banda he doesn't know what to do with himself, he's at a bit of a loss
    se fueron y me dejaron en banda they went off and left me not knowing what to do with myself o and left me at a bit of a loss
    irse en banda (CS fam): el equipo se fue en banda the team did terribly
    C
    banda armada armed gang
    banda terrorista terrorist group
    2 ( Mús) band
    3 (de aves) flock
    * * *

     

    banda sustantivo femenino
    1 (en la cintura, cruzando el pecho) sash;
    (franja, lista) band;
    ( para pelo) (Méx) hair-band;
    ( en brazo) armband;

    banda sonora (Cin) sound track;
    banda ancha broadband;
    banda transportadora (Méx) conveyor belt
    2 ( de barco) side;
    ( en billar) cushion;
    (en fútbol, rugby) touchline;


    ( en rugby) put-in
    3

    b) (Mús) band

    banda 1 sustantivo femenino
    1 Mús band
    2 (de criminales) gang
    banda armada, armed gang
    banda terrorista, terrorist group
    3 (de pájaros) flock
    banda 2 sustantivo femenino
    1 (cinta) sash
    2 (franja, lista) strip
    3 (lado) side
    4 (billar) cushion
    5 Ftb línea de banda, touchline
    saque de banda, throw-in
    6 Telec banda de frecuencia, frequency band
    Cine banda sonora, sound track
    ♦ Locuciones: cerrarse en banda, to dig in one's heels
    coger a alguien por banda, to approach someone o to put one's hand in someone
    jugar a varias bandas, to double-deal o to play the field
    ' banda' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabeza
    - cerebro
    - cerrarse
    - escindirse
    - forajida
    - forajido
    - madriguera
    - saque
    - separarse
    - terrorista
    - barra
    - doblar
    - escoleta
    - franja
    - juez
    English:
    band
    - boundary
    - brass band
    - bust
    - flute
    - gang
    - protection money
    - ring
    - rough up
    - sideline
    - soundtrack
    - split off
    - strike up
    - throw in
    - throw-in
    - touch
    - touchline
    - wing
    - brass
    - broadband
    - conveyor (belt)
    - crew
    - elastic
    - fan
    - hair
    - sash
    - side
    - sound
    - swipe
    - tread
    - wave
    * * *
    banda nf
    1. [cuadrilla] gang
    banda armada terrorist organization
    2. [de música] [de viento y percusión] (brass) band;
    [de rock, pop] band;
    3. [faja] sash
    banda presidencial presidential sash
    4. [para el pelo] hairband
    5. [cinta] ribbon
    banda magnética magnetic strip;
    banda de Möbius Möbius strip;
    banda sonora [de película] soundtrack;
    banda transportadora [para bultos, mercancía] conveyor belt;
    [para peatones] moving walkway
    6. [franja] stripe;
    una camisa con bandas blancas a T-shirt with white stripes
    banda sonora [en carretera] rumble strip
    7. [escala] band
    Fin banda de fluctuación fluctuation o currency band;
    banda de precios price range o band;
    banda salarial salary range o band
    8. Rad waveband;
    ancho de banda bandwidth
    banda ancha broadband;
    banda estrecha narrow band;
    banda de frecuencia(s) frequency band
    9. [en fútbol]
    línea de banda touchline;
    el balón salió por la banda the ball went out of play;
    avanzar por la banda to go down the wing
    10. [en billar] cushion
    11. [pez] dealfish
    12. Hist la Banda Oriental = name of former Spanish territories comprising the present-day Republic of Uruguay and southern Brazil
    13. Méx [grupo de jóvenes] gang, crowd;
    se descolgó toda la banda al concierto de rock the whole gang went to the rock concert
    14. Comp
    cerrarse en banda to dig one's heels in;
    se han cerrado en banda a cualquier reforma they have flatly refused to accept any reforms;
    Esp Fam
    agarrar o [m5] coger a alguien por banda [para reñirle] to have a little word with sb;
    [atrapar] to buttonhole sb;
    jugar a dos bandas to play a double game;
    RP Fam
    estar/quedar en banda to be/be left at a loss
    * * *
    f
    1 MÚS ( grupo) band
    2 de delincuentes gang
    3 ( cinta) sash
    4 en fútbol touchline
    5 de billar cushion
    6
    :
    cerrarse en banda fam stand firm, dig one’s heels in fam
    * * *
    banda nf
    1) : band, strip
    2) Mex : belt
    banda transportadora: conveyor belt
    3) : band (of musicians)
    4) : gang (of persons), flock (of birds)
    5)
    banda de rodadura : tread (of a tire, etc.)
    6)
    banda de sonido : sound track
    * * *
    1. (de músicos) band / group
    3. (franja) stripe

    Spanish-English dictionary > banda

  • 26 provincia

    f.
    province.
    * * *
    1 province
    \
    de provincias provincial
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=distrito) province; Esp (Admin) ≈ county

    las Provincias Vascongadas — ( Hist) the Basque Provinces, the Basque Country

    2)

    de provincias: un pueblo de provincias — a country town, a provincial town

    PROVINCIA Spain is divided into 55 administrative provincias, including the islands and Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa. Each one has a capital de provincia, which generally has the same name as the province itself. Provincias are grouped by geography, history and culture into comunidades autónomas.
    See:
    ver nota culturelle COMUNIDAD AUTÓNOMA in comunidad
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Gob) province
    b) (Relig) province
    2) provincias femenino plural ( por oposición a la capital) provinces (pl)
    •• Cultural note:
    Each of the 55 different administrative areas into which Spain is divided. Each provincia includes a main city or town, sometimes more, depending on its social and economic power. The provincial capital usually has the same name as the province. Most comunidades autónomas comprise at least two or more provincias, except Madrid, Murcia and Cantabria, which consist of just one
    * * *
    Ex. Between 1979 and 1983, the number of independent trade union libraries was stagnant in Budapest, while it increased in the provinces.
    ----
    * capital de provincia = provincial capital.
    * de toda la provincia = province-wide.
    * en las provincias = in the provinces.
    * por toda la provincia = province-wide.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Gob) province
    b) (Relig) province
    2) provincias femenino plural ( por oposición a la capital) provinces (pl)
    •• Cultural note:
    Each of the 55 different administrative areas into which Spain is divided. Each provincia includes a main city or town, sometimes more, depending on its social and economic power. The provincial capital usually has the same name as the province. Most comunidades autónomas comprise at least two or more provincias, except Madrid, Murcia and Cantabria, which consist of just one
    * * *

    Ex: Between 1979 and 1983, the number of independent trade union libraries was stagnant in Budapest, while it increased in the provinces.

    * capital de provincia = provincial capital.
    * de toda la provincia = province-wide.
    * en las provincias = in the provinces.
    * por toda la provincia = province-wide.

    * * *
    provincia (↑ provincia a1)
    A
    1 ( Gob) province
    capital de provincia provincial capital
    2 ( Relig) province
    una gira por las provincias or ( Esp) por provincias a tour of the provinces
    una ciudad de provincias a provincial city
    Each of the 55 different administrative areas into which Spain is divided. Each provincia includes a main city or town, sometimes more, depending on its social and economic power. The provincial capital usually has the same name as the province.
    Most comunidades autónomas comunidad autónoma (↑ comunidad a1) comprise at least two or more provincias, except Madrid, Murcia and Cantabria, which consist of just one.
    * * *

     

    provincia sustantivo femenino
    1 (Gob, Relig) province
    2
    ◊ provincias sustantivo femenino plural ( por oposición a la capital) provinces (pl);

    la vida de provincias provincial life
    provincia sustantivo femenino
    1 (territorio) province 2 provincias, (opuesto a la capital) provinces: en provincias no es habitual, it isn't usual in the provinces
    una ciudad de provincias, a provincial city
    ' provincia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ciudad
    - capital
    - departamento
    - limítrofe
    - oeste
    English:
    province
    - provincial
    * * *
    1. [división administrativa] province
    2. Rel province
    3.
    provincias [no la capital] the provinces;
    la gente de provincias people who live in the provinces;
    hacer una gira por provincias to go on a tour of the provinces
    * * *
    f province
    * * *
    : province
    ♦ provincial adj
    * * *
    provincia n province

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  • 27 rondar

    v.
    1 to patrol.
    2 to court.
    3 to be around (edad, cifra).
    ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty
    4 to wander.
    me ronda una idea por la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head
    5 to hover around, to circle, to haunt, to hang round.
    * * *
    1 (vigilar) to patrol, do the rounds of
    2 peyorativo (merodear) to prowl around, hang about, haunt
    3 (cortejar) to woo, court
    5 figurado (años) to be about
    1 (vigilar) to patrol
    2 (merodear) to prowl around, roam around
    4 (andar de noche) to roam at night, wander at night
    * * *
    verb
    1) to patrol, police
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [policía, soldado] to patrol
    2) [+ cifra, edad]
    3) (=perseguir)
    4) † (=cortejar) to court
    2. VI
    1) [policía, soldado] to (be on) patrol
    2) (=deambular) to prowl
    3) [pensamiento, idea]
    4) † [enamorado, la tuna] to serenade
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol
    3) < lugar> to hang around
    4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)

    la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark

    6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade
    2.
    rondar vi
    1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol
    2) ( merodear) to hang around
    3) ( dar serenata) to serenade
    * * *
    = be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.
    Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
    Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
    Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
    Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
    Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.
    Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.
    ----
    * pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.
    * rondar + Número = hover around + Número.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol
    3) < lugar> to hang around
    4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)

    la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark

    6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade
    2.
    rondar vi
    1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol
    2) ( merodear) to hang around
    3) ( dar serenata) to serenade
    * * *
    = be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.

    Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.

    Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
    Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
    Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
    Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.
    Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.
    * pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.
    * rondar + Número = hover around + Número.

    * * *
    rondar [A1 ]
    vt
    A «vigilante/patrulla» to patrol
    B
    «idea/pensamiento»: hace días que me ronda esa idea I've had that idea going around in my head for days
    debemos ahuyentar los malos pensamientos que nos rondan we must chase away the evil thoughts that beset us
    C ‹lugar› to hang around
    la gentuza que ronda el bar the rabble who hang around the bar
    era como si la muerte lo estuviese rondando it was as if death were stalking him
    D (cortejar) to court ( datedor liter)
    lleva varios años rondándola he's been courting her for several years
    E ‹cifra/edad›
    debe estar rondando los 60 she must be around/getting on for 60
    la rentabilidad ronda el 3% the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
    F (dar serenata a) to serenade
    ■ rondar
    vi
    A (para vigilar) «vigilante/patrulla» to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol
    B (merodear) to hang around
    C (dar serenata) to serenade
    * * *

    rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivo
    a) [vigilante/patrulla] to patrol






    verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
    rondar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (a una mujer) to court frml
    (a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
    2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
    3 (vigilar) to patrol
    4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
    5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu
    (una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
    2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around
    ' rondar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    andar
    English:
    prowl
    - haunt
    - push
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [vigilar] to patrol;
    rondaban las calles en parejas they patrolled the streets in pairs
    2. [parecer próximo]
    me está rondando un resfriado I've got a cold coming on;
    le ronda el sueño he's about to drop off;
    me ronda una idea por o [m5] en la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head
    ♦ vi
    1. [vigilar] to patrol;
    rondaban en parejas they patrolled in pairs
    2. [merodear] to wander ( por around)
    3. [edad, cifra] to be around;
    ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty;
    las pérdidas rondan los tres millones the losses are in the region of three million
    4. [cortejar] to serenade
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 zona patrol
    2
    :
    me ronda una idea I have an idea going around in my head
    3 mujer serenade
    4
    :
    rondar los treinta be around thirty
    II v/i fam
    hang around fam
    * * *
    rondar vt
    1) : to patrol
    2) : to hang around
    siempre está rondando la calle: he's always hanging around the street
    3) : to be approximately
    debe rondar los cincuenta: he must be about 50
    rondar vi
    1) : to be on patrol
    2) : to prowl around, to roam about
    * * *
    rondar vb
    1. (patrullar) to patrol [pt. & pp. patrolled]
    2. (frecuentar) to hang around [pt. & pp. hung]
    3. (rayar) to be nearly
    ronda los 30 años he's nearly 30 / he's about 30

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  • 28 de golpe

    * * *
    = in one lump, all at once, all at once
    Ex. LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.
    Ex. Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
    Ex. And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color.
    * * *
    = in one lump, all at once, all at once

    Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.

    Ex: Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
    Ex: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de golpe

  • 29 susto

    m.
    1 fright.
    dar o pegar un susto a alguien to give somebody a fright
    darse o pegarse un susto to get a fright
    no ganar para sustos to have no end of troubles
    2 scare, start, fright, turn.
    * * *
    1 fright, scare, shock
    \
    caerse del susto figurado to be frightened to death
    dar un susto a alguien to give somebody a fright
    darse un susto / llevarse un susto to get a fright
    no pasar del susto figurado to be just a scare
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=impresión repentina) fright, scare

    ¡qué susto! — what a fright!

    darse o pegarse un susto — * to have a fright, get scared (EEUU)

    caerse del susto — to be frightened o scared to death

    meter un susto a algn — * to put the wind up sb *

    2) And (=crisis nerviosa) nervous breakdown
    3)

    el susto — hum [en restaurante] the bill

    * * *

    qué susto me has dado or (fam) pegado! — you gave me such a fright!

    me di or llevé un susto de padre y señor mío — (fam) I got the fright of my life (colloq)

    no ganar para sustos — (Esp fam)

    b) ( miedo) fear
    * * *
    = scare, fright.
    Ex. These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.
    ----
    * dar un susto = spook.
    * dar un susto de muerte = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.
    * dar un susto morrocotudo = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.
    * pegar un susto = spook.
    * que da susto = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].
    * * *

    qué susto me has dado or (fam) pegado! — you gave me such a fright!

    me di or llevé un susto de padre y señor mío — (fam) I got the fright of my life (colloq)

    no ganar para sustos — (Esp fam)

    b) ( miedo) fear
    * * *
    = scare, fright.

    Ex: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.
    * dar un susto = spook.
    * dar un susto de muerte = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.
    * dar un susto morrocotudo = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.
    * pegar un susto = spook.
    * que da susto = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].
    * sustos = things that go bump in the night.

    * * *
    ¡qué susto me has dado or ( fam) pegado! you gave me a real fright!
    me llevé un susto de padre y señor mío ( fam); I got the fright of my life ( colloq)
    el accidente no pasó del susto the accident shook us up a bit but that was all
    2 (miedo) fear
    está con un susto que se muere she's frightened o scared to death
    * * *

     

    susto sustantivo masculino ( impresión momentánea) fright;

    darse or llevarse un susto to get a fright (colloq)
    susto sustantivo masculino fright, scare: me llevé un gran susto, I got a terrible fright

    ' susto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alivio
    - dar
    - llevarse
    - pegar
    - rebotar
    - soponcio
    - ay
    - brinco
    - bueno
    - grande
    - Jesús
    - julepe
    - llevar
    - mayúsculo
    - muerte
    - recobrar
    - salto
    English:
    fright
    - give
    - jolt
    - jump
    - scare
    - shock
    - silly
    - start
    - turn
    - wind
    - wit
    - a
    * * *
    susto nm
    fright;
    tenía cara de susto he looked frightened;
    dar o [m5] pegar un susto a alguien to give sb a fright;
    darse o [m5] pegarse un susto to get a fright;
    ¡qué susto (me di)! I got the fright of my life!;
    ¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me a real fright!;
    reponerse del susto to get over the shock;
    después del susto del accidente… after the shock of the accident…;
    ¡me has dado un susto mortal o [m5] de muerte! you nearly scared me to death!;
    nos dimos un susto mortal o [m5]de muerte cuando nos enteramos de que… we got the shock of our lives when we found out that…;
    Fam
    no ganar para sustos to have no end of troubles
    * * *
    m fright, scare;
    dar o
    pegar un susto a alguien give s.o. a fright;
    no gano para sustos fam nothing’s going right for me, my world has gone haywire
    * * *
    susto nm
    : fright, scare
    * * *
    susto n fright / scare
    dar un susto / pegar un susto to give a fright

    Spanish-English dictionary > susto

  • 30 todos

    adj.
    all, all of.
    intj.
    everybody.
    pron.
    all, everybody, everyone, we all.
    * * *
    (f. - todas) everybody, everyone
    * * *
    = everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyone
    Ex. Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.
    Ex. He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.
    Ex. You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.
    Ex. She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
    Ex. 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
    Ex. This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.
    Ex. In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.
    * * *
    = everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyone

    Ex: Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.

    Ex: He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.
    Ex: You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.
    Ex: She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
    Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
    Ex: This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.
    Ex: In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.

    Spanish-English dictionary > todos

  • 31 enfiestado

    ADJ LAm
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (Andes, Méx, Ven)
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (Andes, Méx, Ven)
    * * *
    (Andes, Méx, Ven): ahora que se va, está enfiestado con las despedidas now that he's leaving, his life's just one big farewell party ( colloq)
    todavía están enfiestados they're still living it up o partying ( colloq)

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfiestado

  • 32 destruir

    v.
    to destroy.
    El temblor destruyó la pared The quake destroyed the wall.
    Sus trucos destruyeron a María His tricks destroyed Mary.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir
    1 to destroy
    2 figurado to destroy, ruin, wreck
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ objeto, edificio] to destroy
    2) (=estropear) [+ amistad, matrimonio, armonía] to wreck, destroy; [+ argumento, teoría] to demolish; [+ esperanza] to dash, shatter; [+ proyecto, plan] to wreck, ruin
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <documentos/pruebas> to destroy; < ciudad> to destroy; < medio ambiente> to damage
    b) ( echar por tierra) < reputación> to ruin; < plan> to wreck; < esperanzas> to dash, shatter

    le destruyó la vida — it/he wrecked o destroyed his/her life

    * * *
    = demolish, destroy, knock out, scupper, wipe out, trash, pull apart, sweep away, knock down, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, destruct, shred, wreck, decimate, lay + waste to, wash out, run down, break down, blow up, rubbish, stomp + Nombre + out, smash.
    Ex. Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.
    Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
    Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.
    Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex. At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.
    Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.
    Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
    Ex. Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.
    Ex. The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
    Ex. That means that the abstractions of scientific knowledge reduce the reality and even destruct it.
    Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.
    Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
    Ex. Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
    Ex. The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
    Ex. Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.
    Ex. It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
    Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
    Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
    Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
    Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
    ----
    * chocar destruyendo = smash into.
    * destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
    * destruir un mito = explode + myth.
    * fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.
    * fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <documentos/pruebas> to destroy; < ciudad> to destroy; < medio ambiente> to damage
    b) ( echar por tierra) < reputación> to ruin; < plan> to wreck; < esperanzas> to dash, shatter

    le destruyó la vida — it/he wrecked o destroyed his/her life

    * * *
    = demolish, destroy, knock out, scupper, wipe out, trash, pull apart, sweep away, knock down, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, destruct, shred, wreck, decimate, lay + waste to, wash out, run down, break down, blow up, rubbish, stomp + Nombre + out, smash.

    Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.

    Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
    Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.
    Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.
    Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.
    Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
    Ex: Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.
    Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
    Ex: That means that the abstractions of scientific knowledge reduce the reality and even destruct it.
    Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.
    Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
    Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
    Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
    Ex: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.
    Ex: It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
    Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
    Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
    Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
    Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
    * chocar destruyendo = smash into.
    * destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
    * destruir un mito = explode + myth.
    * fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.
    * fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹documentos/pruebas› to destroy; ‹ciudad› to destroy
    productos que destruyen el medio ambiente products that damage the environment
    2 (echar por tierra) ‹reputación› to ruin; ‹plan› to ruin, wreck; ‹esperanzas› to dash, shatter
    los problemas económicos destruyeron su matrimonio financial problems wrecked o ruined their marriage
    la droga está destruyendo muchas vidas drugs are wrecking o ruining o destroying the lives of many people
    * * *

     

    destruir ( conjugate destruir) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹documentos/pruebas› to destroy;

    ‹ ciudad› to destroy;
    ‹ medio ambiente› to damage

    ‹ plan› to wreck;
    ‹ esperanzas› to dash, shatter
    destruir verbo transitivo to destroy
    ' destruir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabar
    - barrer
    - dinamitar
    - minar
    - socavar
    - anular
    - consumir
    - liquidar
    English:
    destroy
    - flatten
    - gut
    - nuke
    - obliterate
    - shatter
    - zap
    - explode
    - ruin
    - shred
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [destrozar] to destroy
    2. [desbaratar] [argumento] to demolish;
    [proyecto] to ruin, to wreck; [ilusión, esperanzas] to dash; [reputación] to ruin; [matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up
    3. [hacienda, fortuna] to squander
    * * *
    v/t
    1 destroy
    2 ( estropear) ruin, wreck
    * * *
    destruir {41} vt
    : to destroy
    * * *
    destruir vb to destroy

    Spanish-English dictionary > destruir

  • 33 borracho como una cuba

    blind drunk
    * * *
    (adj.) = pissed as a newt, pissed as a lord, drunk back, blind drunk
    Ex. He's been pissed as a newt all month.
    Ex. Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn.
    Ex. Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
    Ex. New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you ' blind drunk'.
    * * *
    (adj.) = pissed as a newt, pissed as a lord, drunk back, blind drunk

    Ex: He's been pissed as a newt all month.

    Ex: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn.
    Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
    Ex: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you ' blind drunk'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > borracho como una cuba

  • 34 demasiadas veces

    adv.
    too often, too many a time.
    * * *
    Ex. It was just one too many times for him.
    * * *

    Ex: It was just one too many times for him.

    Spanish-English dictionary > demasiadas veces

  • 35 el mundo es un pañuelo

    it's a small world
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. There is just one moon, one golden sun and though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide, it's a small world.
    * * *

    Ex: There is just one moon, one golden sun and though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide, it's a small world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > el mundo es un pañuelo

  • 36 exterminar

    v.
    1 to exterminate.
    2 to destroy, to devastate.
    * * *
    1 (suprimir) to exterminate, wipe out; (destruir) to destroy
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to exterminate
    * * *
    = eradicate, wipe out, exterminate, decimate, kill off, annihilate, stomp + Nombre + out.
    Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex. This article reports on the modification and use of a supermarket ice cream freezer to exterminate insects.
    Ex. Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
    Ex. 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.
    Ex. He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
    Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to exterminate
    * * *
    = eradicate, wipe out, exterminate, decimate, kill off, annihilate, stomp + Nombre + out.

    Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.

    Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex: This article reports on the modification and use of a supermarket ice cream freezer to exterminate insects.
    Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
    Ex: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.
    Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
    Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.

    * * *
    exterminar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹ratas/insectos› to exterminate
    2 ‹raza/población› to wipe out, exterminate
    * * *

    exterminar ( conjugate exterminar) verbo transitivo
    to exterminate
    exterminar verbo transitivo to exerminate
    ' exterminar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    exterminate
    - wipe out
    - wipe
    * * *
    to exterminate
    * * *
    v/t exterminate, wipe out
    * * *
    : to exterminate

    Spanish-English dictionary > exterminar

  • 37 grupo de usuarios

    = user group, users' group, population served
    Ex. Special classification schemes are schemes which cover just one main subject area, or are complied in accordance with the interests of one user group.
    Ex. This article offers hints and advice to those wishing to put together a LAN users' group.
    Ex. This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
    * * *
    = user group, users' group, population served

    Ex: Special classification schemes are schemes which cover just one main subject area, or are complied in accordance with the interests of one user group.

    Ex: This article offers hints and advice to those wishing to put together a LAN users' group.
    Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.

    Spanish-English dictionary > grupo de usuarios

  • 38 no

    adv.
    1 not.
    no sé I don't know
    no es fácil it's not easy, it isn't easy
    no tiene dinero he has no money, he hasn't got any money
    no veo nada I can't see anything
    todavía no not yet
    ¿has oído las noticias? — no have you heard the news? — no o no, I haven't
    ¿aprobó? — no did she pass? — no o no, she didn't
    ¿comen juntos? -- no siempre do they go for lunch together? -- not always
    no fumadores non-smokers
    2 no, not.
    intj.
    no, nah, no way, nay.
    m.
    no.
    * * *
    NO
    1 ( nordoeste) northwest; (símbolo) NW
    * * *
    adv.
    1) no, not
    2) non
    * * *
    ABR
    = noroeste NW
    * * *
    (= noroeste) NW
    * * *
    = by no means, NOT, nay, no, not.
    Nota: Negación usada con verbos; para los nombres, véase no.
    Ex. However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.
    Ex. The Boolean logic operator NOT excludes records containing a particular word.
    Ex. Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.
    Ex. In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.
    Ex. The Boolean logic operator not excludes records containing a particular word.
    ----
    * alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.
    * aún no nacido = unborn.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.
    * catalogación no automatizada = non-computerised cataloguing.
    * con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].
    * ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.
    * ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.
    * documento recuperado no pertinente = false drop.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * encabezamiento no admitido = non-approved heading.
    * encabezamiento no específico = non-specific heading.
    * esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.
    * evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.
    * información no codificada = non-coded information.
    * lo creas o no = believe it or not.
    * material no devuelto = non-return.
    * material no impreso = non-print [nonprint], non-print media.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * ¿no? = do you?, do you?.
    * no {predisponer} en contra = stay on + the right side of.
    * no abandonar = stick with, stand by.
    * no abrasivo = non-abrasive.
    * no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.
    * no académico = non-academic.
    * no acentuado = unaccented.
    * no aceptar = disavow.
    * no aceptarse = go by + the board.
    * no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.
    * no acercarse a = steer + clear of, stay away from, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
    * no ácido = acid-free.
    * no acostumbrado a = unfamiliar with.
    * no actual = non-current.
    * no actuando en capacidad de autor = non-authorial.
    * no actuar como se debe = be remiss.
    * no actuar correctamente = be remiss.
    * no actuar debidamente = be remiss.
    * no acudir = stay away.
    * no acuoso = non-aqueous.
    * no admitir discusión = be out of the question.
    * no adosado = detached.
    * no afectado = unaffected.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no afiliado = unaffiliated.
    * no afín = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.
    * no agravante = non-exacerbating.
    * no agrupado = unclustered.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.
    * no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
    * no alergénico = non-allergenic.
    * no alfabetizado = non-literate.
    * no amante de la literatura = non-literary.
    * no americano = non-US, un-American.
    * no amortizable = irredeemable.
    * no analizado = unexamined.
    * no anclado = unanchored.
    * no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.
    * no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.
    * no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.
    * no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.
    * no antes de = no sooner than.
    * no añorar el pasado = never + look back.
    * no aparecer = be not included.
    * no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.
    * no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].
    * no aprovechar el potencial = fall (far) short of + potential, fall (far) behind + potential.
    * no apto para menores = X-rated.
    * no arrepentirse = not look back, never + look back.
    * no arriesgarse = play it + safe.
    * no asignado = unallocated, unassigned.
    * no asistencia = non-attendance.
    * no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].
    * no asistir = stay away.
    * no atendido = unsatisfied.
    * no atreverse a = flinch at/from, have + no stomach for.
    * no atreverse a tratar = fear to + tread.
    * no auténtico = unauthentic.
    * no autorizado = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unapproved.
    * no avanzar = tread + water.
    * no avanzar más = go + no further.
    * no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.
    * no bastar = not be good enough.
    * no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.
    * no bibliotecario = non-librarian.
    * no británico = non-UK.
    * no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no cabe ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.
    * no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.
    * no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.
    * no canjeable = irredeemable.
    * no cantante = nonsinger.
    * no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
    * no captar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.
    * no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.
    * no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.
    * no centrado = unfocused [unfocussed].
    * no científico = unscientific.
    * no cobrado = uncollected.
    * no codificado = non-coded.
    * no coercitivo = non-coercive.
    * no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
    * no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.
    * no coincidente = ill matched.
    * no colar = Negativo + hold + water.
    * no comentado = unannotated.
    * no comercial = non-profit making, non-commercial [noncommercial].
    * no compatible = non-compatible.
    * no compensatorio = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].
    * no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.
    * no comprobado = untested.
    * no comprometido = uncommitted.
    * no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.
    * no concentrado = unfocused [unfocussed].
    * no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.
    * no concordar con = be at odds with.
    * no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.
    * no conductual = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
    * no confirmado = unsubstantiated.
    * no conformarse con un no = not take + no for an answer.
    * no conmovedor = unmoving.
    * no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
    * no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
    * no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
    * no consumible = nonconsumptive.
    * no consumidor = nonconsumptive.
    * no contagioso = non-contagious.
    * no contaminado = untainted, uncontaminated.
    * no contar = be out of the picture.
    * no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
    * no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.
    * no contencioso = non-contentious.
    * no convencional = non-conventional.
    * no convexo = nonconvex [non-convex].
    * no corregido = uncorrected.
    * no correlativo = non-consecutive.
    * no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.
    * no corroborado = unsubstantiated.
    * no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
    * no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
    * no crítico = non-critical.
    * no cualificado = unskilled.
    * no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspend + disbelief.
    * no cumplido = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].
    * no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.
    * no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.
    * no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.
    * no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.
    * no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.
    * no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.
    * no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.
    * no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.
    * no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.
    * no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.
    * no cursar una asignatura = skip + grades.
    * no dar crédito a = disbelief.
    * no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.
    * no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.
    * no dar fruto = come to + nothing.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no dar ningún resultado = give + zero results, be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.
    * no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.
    * no darse por vencido fácilmente = not take + no for an answer.
    * no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.
    * no debemos + Infinitivo = let us not + Infinitivo.
    * no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.
    * no + deber + sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.
    * no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.
    * no debidamente reconocido = unsung.
    * no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.
    * no decir nada = keep + quiet.
    * no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.
    * no decir nada nuevo = much ado about nothing.
    * no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.
    * no de comportamiento = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
    * no de conducta = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
    * no decreciente = non-decreasing.
    * no dedicado a la investigación = non-research.
    * no definido = unstated.
    * no definirse = sit on + the fence.
    * no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.
    * no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.
    * no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.
    * no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.
    * no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.
    * no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.
    * no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.
    * no dejar pasar = keep out.
    * no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.
    * no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.
    * no deliberado = unintentional.
    * no del todo maduro = underripe.
    * no democrático = undemocratic.
    * no desanimarse = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.
    * no descriptor = non-descriptor.
    * no deseado = unwanted, undesired, uninvited.
    * no desfallecer = keep up.
    * no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.
    * no desglosable = unbreakable.
    * no desmerecer = compare + favourably.
    * no destructivo = non-destructive.
    * no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.
    * no determinista = nondeterministic [non-deterministic].
    * no devolverse = be non-refundable.
    * no diferenciador = nondistinctive.
    * no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.
    * no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.
    * no discapacitado = able-bodied.
    * no disciplinario = impunitive.
    * no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo = gender neutral.
    * no disponible = not applicable [N/A].
    * no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.
    * no dispuesto = unprepared.
    * no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....
    * no distintivo = nondistinctive.
    * no distribuido = undelivered, undelivered.
    * no docente = non-teaching.
    * no económico = non-economic [noneconomic].
    * no educativo = non-teaching, non-educational.
    * no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].
    * no eléctrico = nonelectrical [non-electrical].
    * no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.
    * no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
    * no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.
    * no en inglés = non-English.
    * no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.
    * no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
    * no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.
    * no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
    * no entendido por la materia = outsider.
    * no entregado = undelivered.
    * no envío = non-shipment.
    * no epiléptico = non-epileptic.
    * no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.
    * no escatimar = unstinting.
    * no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.
    * no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).
    * no escrito = unwritten.
    * no es de extrañar que = no wonder that, small wonder that.
    * no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.
    * no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].
    * no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).
    * no especialista = non-expert [nonexpert].
    * no especializado = broader-based.
    * no especificar = leave + undefined.
    * no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).
    * no esta disponible = be down.
    * no estándar = non-standard [nonstandard].
    * no estar + Adjetivo + en absoluto = be far from + Adjetivo.
    * no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.
    * no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.
    * no estar al tanto de = be out of touch with.
    * no estar bien equilibrado = skew.
    * no estar contento = be unhappy.
    * no estar convencido = be dubious.
    * no estar coordinado con = be out of step with.
    * no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.
    * no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).
    * no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * no estar de suerte = be out of luck.
    * no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.
    * no estar disponible = be unavailable.
    * no estar dispuesto a = be unwilling to, be negatively disposed to.
    * no estar documentado = be undocumented.
    * no estar en condiciones de = be unfit for.
    * no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no estar en funcionamiento = be down.
    * no estar en plenitud de facultades = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no estar en + Posesivo + cabales = insane.
    * no estar en sintonía con = be out of step with.
    * no estar expuesto al público = be out of the public eye.
    * no estar familiarizado con = be unfamiliar with.
    * no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.
    * no estar incluido = be not included.
    * no estar muy católico = feel + bad.
    * no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.
    * no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.
    * no estar nunca satisfecho = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * no estar presente en = be absent (from).
    * no estar relacionado con = be unrelated to.
    * no estar seguro = be uncertain.
    * no estar seguro de = be unsure about/of.
    * no estar utilizable = be down.
    * no es una ciencia exacta = not (exactly) rocket science.
    * no es un misterio = not (exactly) rocket science.
    * no exacerbado = non-exacerbating.
    * no examinado = unexamined.
    * no exclusivo = non-exclusive.
    * no excluyente = inclusive, socially-inclusive.
    * no existe = not applicable [N/A].
    * no existir = be out of the picture.
    * no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as, there + be + no such thing as.
    * no existir límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.
    * no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].
    * no explorado = unexplored.
    * no explosivo = non-explosive.
    * no expresado = unspoken, unstated.
    * no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.
    * no falla = reliable.
    * no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.
    * no familiarizado con = unfamiliar with.
    * no ferroso = non-ferrous [nonferrous].
    * no fibroso = non-fibrous.
    * no figurar = be not included.
    * no fijado = non-net.
    * no fructificar = come to + nothing.
    * no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.
    * no funcionar = be out of order.
    * no funcionario = untenured, non-tenured.
    * no + Futuro = won't [will not].
    * no ganado = unearned.
    * no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.
    * no gubernamental = non-government, non-governmental [nongovernmental].
    * no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.
    * no haber = be unavailable.
    * no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.
    * no + haber + dos + Nombre que = no two + Nombre.
    * no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.
    * no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).
    * no haber forma de = there + be + no way.
    * no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.
    * no haber límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.
    * no haber manera de = there + be + no way.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.
    * no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.
    * no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
    * no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.
    * no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.
    * no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.
    * no habiendo = in the absence of.
    * no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.
    * no hace mucho = in the recent past.
    * no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.
    * no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
    * no hacer Algo por cobardía = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * no hacer caso = brush aside.
    * no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.
    * no hacer caso de = slight.
    * no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.
    * no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.
    * no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.
    * no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.
    * no hacer ningún cambio = stand + pat.
    * no hacer otra cosa que = do + nothing but.
    * no hacer sino = do + no more than.
    * no hay = there ain't [there aren't/isn't].
    * no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.
    * no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.
    * no hay escapatoria = needs must when the devil drives.
    * no hay forma de que = for the life of me.
    * no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.
    * no hay manera de que = for the life of me.
    * no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * no hay nada como = nothing beats....
    * no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.
    * no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....
    * no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.
    * no hay + Nombre + que sean = no + Nombre + be.
    * no higroscópico = non-hygroscopic.
    * no hindú = non-Hindu.
    * no homosexual = straight man.
    * no humano = non-human [nonhuman].
    * no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no idéntico = non-identical.
    * no identificado = unnamed.
    * no idoneidad = unsuitability.
    * no impacientarse con = bear with + Pronombre.
    * no importa = never mind, regardless of, whatever.
    * no importa + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que seaAdjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
    * no importa cómo = no matter how.
    * no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo = no matter how + Adjetivo.
    * no importa lo bien = no matter how well.
    * No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.
    * no importa qué = whatever.
    * no importar = be all right with + Persona, make + no difference, cope with.
    * no importar Algo a Alguien = think + little of.
    * no importar en absoluto = have + no qualms about.
    * no importar + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.
    * no importar nada = not give a damn, not give a shit, not give a fuck.
    * no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.
    * no impreso = unprinted.
    * no incluido = unlisted.
    * no incluye = exclusive of.
    * no indicado = unstated.
    * no + Indicativo = fail to + Infinitivo.
    * no + Infinitivo = failure to + Infinitivo.
    * no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.
    * no ingresado = unearned.
    * no inmiscuirse en = remain + uninvolved in, stay away from.
    * no inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * no inscripción = non-registration.
    * no intencional = non-intentional.
    * no interactivo = non-interactive.
    * no interesar = can't/couldn't be bothered.
    * no intervencionista = hands-off, isolationist.
    * no intrusivo = nonobtrusive.
    * no invasivo = noninvasive [non-invasive].
    * no invitado = uninvited.
    * no invitados, los = uninvited, the.
    * no involucrado = uninvolved.
    * no jerárquico = non-hierarchical.
    * no lector = non-reader [nonreader].
    * no letal = non-lethal.
    * no levantarse hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.
    * no librario = non-book [nonbook].
    * no lineal = nonlinear [non-linear].
    * no linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].
    * no listo = unready.
    * no literario = unliterary, non-literary.
    * no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.
    * no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.
    * no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
    * no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.
    * no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.
    * no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.
    * no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.
    * no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.
    * no lo dudes = take it from me.
    * no lucrativo = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.
    * no manifiesto = undeclared.
    * no MARC = non-MARC.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * no materializarse = fall through.
    * Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.
    * Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.
    * no médico = non-clinical.
    * no merecer la pena = be no good.
    * no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.
    * no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.
    * no meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.
    * no miembro = non-member [nonmember].
    * no militar = nonmilitary.
    * no monográfico = non-monographic.
    * no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.
    * no moverse = stay + put.
    * no mucho después = not long after.
    * no musical = non-musical.
    * no muy acertado = wide of the mark.
    * no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.
    * no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.
    * no muy despierto = slow.
    * no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.
    * no muy listos, los = none-too-bright, the.
    * no nacido = unborn.
    * no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.
    * no nombrado = unnamed.
    * no nórdico = non-Nordic.
    * no obstaculizar = be out of the way of.
    * no obstante = albeit (that), however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, notwithstanding, none the less, though, that being said, all this said, when all is said and done.
    * no occidental = non-Western.
    * no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.
    * no oficial = non-government.
    * no olvidar = bear in + mind, be aware of.
    * no ordenado = unsorted.
    * no orgánico = non-organic.
    * no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.
    * no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.
    * no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.
    * no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.
    * no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.
    * no participar = be out of the picture.
    * no participar en = be uninvolved in, remain + uninvolved in.
    * no partidista = non-partisan [nonpartisan].
    * no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.
    * no patentado = non-proprietary.
    * no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.
    * no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.
    * no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.
    * no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.
    * no percatarse de = be blind to.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.
    * no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perderse = keep on + the right track.
    * no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.
    * no perderse mucho, no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no perfumado = non-scented.
    * no periódico = non-periodical.
    * no permitir = disallow.
    * no pertenecer a = have + no place in.
    * no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea = non-EC.
    * no perteneciente al juzgado = out-of-court.
    * no pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.
    * no pillar Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
    * no pillar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no planificado = unplanned.
    * no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].
    * no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.
    * no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping, have + trouble sleeping.
    * no poder darse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no poder dormir = sleeplessness.
    * no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no poder permitirse = ill afford.
    * no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.
    * no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.
    * no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.
    * no poder sino + Infinitivo = cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.
    * no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.
    * no polémico = non-controversial [noncontroversial], non-contentious.
    * no poner en duda = be unquestioned.
    * ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * no precipitarse = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.
    * no predisponer a Alguien en contra = keep on + the right side of.
    * no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.
    * no preocuparse que = rest + assured that.
    * no preparado = uninformed, unready, unprepared.
    * no presentado a examen = absent from exam.
    * no prestar atención = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of.
    * no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.
    * no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.
    * no pretender ser = make + no claim to.
    * no probado = untested.
    * no procesado = unprocessed.
    * no profesional = non-professional [nonprofessional].
    * no programador = non-programmer.
    * no prolongado = unsustained.
    * no pronunciado = undelivered.
    * no prosperar = fall by + the wayside.
    * no provocado = unprovoked.
    * no publicado = unpublished.
    * no público = non-public.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.
    * no puedo comprender = I can't get over.
    * no puedo entender cómo = can't get over how.
    * no quebrar = stay in + business.
    * no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.
    * no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.
    * no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.
    * no querer tener nada que ver con Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
    * no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.
    * no racial = colour-blind.
    * no racista = race-neutral.
    * no realizado = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].
    * no recargado = uncluttered.
    * no reciclable = non-recyclable.
    * no recogido = uncollected.
    * no recompensado = unrewarded.
    * no reconocido = unacknowledged, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].
    * no recopilado = uncollected.
    * no redimido = unredeemed.
    * no reembolsable = non-repayable, non-refundable.
    * no registrado = unlisted, unaffiliated.
    * no reglamentado = unregulated.
    * no regulado = unregulated.
    * no relacionado = unrelated, nonrelative [non-relative].
    * no relacionados entre sí = unrelated.
    * no relativo = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * no relevante = non-relevant.
    * no remunerado = unpaid, unsalaried, non-paying, unremunerated, non-remunerated.
    * no renovable = non-renewable.
    * no renovado = unrenewed.
    * no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.
    * no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).
    * no repartido = undelivered.
    * no representativo = unrepresentative.
    * no restrictivo = non-restrictive.
    * no restringido = non-restrictive, unconfined.
    * no resuelto = unresolved.
    * no resultar fácil = not be easy.
    * no retirado = uncollected.
    * * *
    (= noroeste) NW
    * * *
    no {predisponer} en contra
    (v.) = stay on + the right side of

    Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.

    = by no means, NOT, nay, no, not.
    Nota: Negación usada con verbos; para los nombres, véase no.

    Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.

    Ex: The Boolean logic operator NOT excludes records containing a particular word.
    Ex: Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.
    Ex: In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.
    Ex: The Boolean logic operator not excludes records containing a particular word.
    * alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.
    * aún no nacido = unborn.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.
    * catalogación no automatizada = non-computerised cataloguing.
    * con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].
    * ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.
    * ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.
    * documento recuperado no pertinente = false drop.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * encabezamiento no admitido = non-approved heading.
    * encabezamiento no específico = non-specific heading.
    * esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.
    * evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.
    * información no codificada = non-coded information.
    * lo creas o no = believe it or not.
    * material no devuelto = non-return.
    * material no impreso = non-print [nonprint], non-print media.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * ¿no? = do you?, do you?.
    * no {predisponer} en contra = stay on + the right side of.
    * no abandonar = stick with, stand by.
    * no abrasivo = non-abrasive.
    * no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.
    * no académico = non-academic.
    * no acentuado = unaccented.
    * no aceptar = disavow.
    * no aceptarse = go by + the board.
    * no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.
    * no acercarse a = steer + clear of, stay away from, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
    * no ácido = acid-free.
    * no acostumbrado a = unfamiliar with.
    * no actual = non-current.
    * no actuando en capacidad de autor = non-authorial.
    * no actuar como se debe = be remiss.
    * no actuar correctamente = be remiss.
    * no actuar debidamente = be remiss.
    * no acudir = stay away.
    * no acuoso = non-aqueous.
    * no admitir discusión = be out of the question.
    * no adosado = detached.
    * no afectado = unaffected.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no afiliado = unaffiliated.
    * no afín = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.
    * no agravante = non-exacerbating.
    * no agrupado = unclustered.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.
    * no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
    * no alergénico = non-allergenic.
    * no alfabetizado = non-literate.
    * no amante de la literatura = non-literary.
    * no americano = non-US, un-American.
    * no amortizable = irredeemable.
    * no analizado = unexamined.
    * no anclado = unanchored.
    * no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.
    * no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.
    * no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.
    * no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.
    * no antes de = no sooner than.
    * no añorar el pasado = never + look back.
    * no aparecer = be not included.
    * no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.
    * no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].
    * no aprovechar el potencial = fall (far) short of + potential, fall (far) behind + potential.
    * no apto para menores = X-rated.
    * no arrepentirse = not look back, never + look back.
    * no arriesgarse = play it + safe.
    * no asignado = unallocated, unassigned.
    * no asistencia = non-attendance.
    * no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].
    * no asistir = stay away.
    * no atendido = unsatisfied.
    * no atreverse a = flinch at/from, have + no stomach for.
    * no atreverse a tratar = fear to + tread.
    * no auténtico = unauthentic.
    * no autorizado = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unapproved.
    * no avanzar = tread + water.
    * no avanzar más = go + no further.
    * no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.
    * no bastar = not be good enough.
    * no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.
    * no bibliotecario = non-librarian.
    * no británico = non-UK.
    * no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no cabe ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.
    * no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.
    * no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.
    * no canjeable = irredeemable.
    * no cantante = nonsinger.
    * no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
    * no captar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.
    * no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.
    * no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.
    * no centrado = unfocused [unfocussed].
    * no científico = unscientific.
    * no cobrado = uncollected.
    * no codificado = non-coded.
    * no coercitivo = non-coercive.
    * no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
    * no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.
    * no coincidente = ill matched.
    * no colar = Negativo + hold + water.
    * no comentado = unannotated.
    * no comercial = non-profit making, non-commercial [noncommercial].
    * no compatible = non-compatible.
    * no compensatorio = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].
    * no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.
    * no comprobado = untested.
    * no comprometido = uncommitted.
    * no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.
    * no concentrado = unfocused [unfocussed].
    * no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.
    * no concordar con = be at odds with.
    * no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.
    * no conductual = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
    * no confirmado = unsubstantiated.
    * no conformarse con un no = not take + no for an answer.
    * no conmovedor = unmoving.
    * no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
    * no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
    * no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
    * no consumible = nonconsumptive.
    * no consumidor = nonconsumptive.
    * no contagioso = non-contagious.
    * no contaminado = untainted, uncontaminated.
    * no contar = be out of the picture.
    * no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
    * no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.
    * no contencioso = non-contentious.
    * no convencional = non-conventional.
    * no convexo = nonconvex [non-convex].
    * no corregido = uncorrected.
    * no correlativo = non-consecutive.
    * no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.
    * no corroborado = unsubstantiated.
    * no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
    * no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
    * no crítico = non-critical.
    * no cualificado = unskilled.
    * no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspend + disbelief.
    * no cumplido = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].
    * no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.
    * no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.
    * no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.
    * no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.
    * no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.
    * no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.
    * no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.
    * no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.
    * no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.
    * no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.
    * no cursar una asignatura = skip + grades.
    * no dar crédito a = disbelief.
    * no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.
    * no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.
    * no dar fruto = come to + nothing.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no dar ningún resultado = give + zero results, be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.
    * no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.
    * no darse por vencido fácilmente = not take + no for an answer.
    * no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.
    * no debemos + Infinitivo = let us not + Infinitivo.
    * no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.
    * no + deber + sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.
    * no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.
    * no debidamente reconocido = unsung.
    * no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.
    * no decir nada = keep + quiet.
    * no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.
    * no decir nada nuevo = much ado about nothing.
    * no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.
    * no de comportamiento = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
    * no de conducta = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
    * no decreciente = non-decreasing.
    * no dedicado a la investigación = non-research.
    * no definido = unstated.
    * no definirse = sit on + the fence.
    * no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.
    * no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.
    * no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.
    * no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.
    * no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.
    * no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.
    * no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.
    * no dejar pasar = keep out.
    * no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.
    * no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.
    * no deliberado = unintentional.
    * no del todo maduro = underripe.
    * no democrático = undemocratic.
    * no desanimarse = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.
    * no descriptor = non-descriptor.
    * no deseado = unwanted, undesired, uninvited.
    * no desfallecer = keep up.
    * no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.
    * no desglosable = unbreakable.
    * no desmerecer = compare + favourably.
    * no destructivo = non-destructive.
    * no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.
    * no determinista = nondeterministic [non-deterministic].
    * no devolverse = be non-refundable.
    * no diferenciador = nondistinctive.
    * no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.
    * no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.
    * no discapacitado = able-bodied.
    * no disciplinario = impunitive.
    * no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo = gender neutral.
    * no disponible = not applicable [N/A].
    * no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.
    * no dispuesto = unprepared.
    * no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....
    * no distintivo = nondistinctive.
    * no distribuido = undelivered, undelivered.
    * no docente = non-teaching.
    * no económico = non-economic [noneconomic].
    * no educativo = non-teaching, non-educational.
    * no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].
    * no eléctrico = nonelectrical [non-electrical].
    * no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.
    * no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
    * no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.
    * no en inglés = non-English.
    * no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.
    * no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
    * no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.
    * no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
    * no entendido por la materia = outsider.
    * no entregado = undelivered.
    * no envío = non-shipment.
    * no epiléptico = non-epileptic.
    * no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.
    * no escatimar = unstinting.
    * no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.
    * no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).
    * no escrito = unwritten.
    * no es de extrañar que = no wonder that, small wonder that.
    * no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.
    * no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].
    * no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).
    * no especialista = non-expert [nonexpert].
    * no especializado = broader-based.
    * no especificar = leave + undefined.
    * no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).
    * no esta disponible = be down.
    * no estándar = non-standard [nonstandard].
    * no estar + Adjetivo + en absoluto = be far from + Adjetivo.
    * no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.
    * no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.
    * no estar al tanto de = be out of touch with.
    * no estar bien equilibrado = skew.
    * no estar contento = be unhappy.
    * no estar convencido = be dubious.
    * no estar coordinado con = be out of step with.
    * no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.
    * no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).
    * no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * no estar de suerte = be out of luck.
    * no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.
    * no estar disponible = be unavailable.
    * no estar dispuesto a = be unwilling to, be negatively disposed to.
    * no estar documentado = be undocumented.
    * no estar en condiciones de = be unfit for.
    * no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no estar en funcionamiento = be down.
    * no estar en plenitud de facultades = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no estar en + Posesivo + cabales = insane.
    * no estar en sintonía con = be out of step with.
    * no estar expuesto al público = be out of the public eye.
    * no estar familiarizado con = be unfamiliar with.
    * no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.
    * no estar incluido = be not included.
    * no estar muy católico = feel + bad.
    * no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.
    * no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.
    * no estar nunca satisfecho = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * no estar presente en = be absent (from).
    * no estar relacionado con = be unrelated to.
    * no estar seguro = be uncertain.
    * no estar seguro de = be unsure about/of.
    * no estar utilizable = be down.
    * no es una ciencia exacta = not (exactly) rocket science.
    * no es un misterio = not (exactly) rocket science.
    * no exacerbado = non-exacerbating.
    * no examinado = unexamined.
    * no exclusivo = non-exclusive.
    * no excluyente = inclusive, socially-inclusive.
    * no existe = not applicable [N/A].
    * no existir = be out of the picture.
    * no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as, there + be + no such thing as.
    * no existir límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.
    * no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].
    * no explorado = unexplored.
    * no explosivo = non-explosive.
    * no expresado = unspoken, unstated.
    * no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.
    * no falla = reliable.
    * no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.
    * no familiarizado con = unfamiliar with.
    * no ferroso = non-ferrous [nonferrous].
    * no fibroso = non-fibrous.
    * no figurar = be not included.
    * no fijado = non-net.
    * no fructificar = come to + nothing.
    * no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.
    * no funcionar = be out of order.
    * no funcionario = untenured, non-tenured.
    * no + Futuro = won't [will not].
    * no ganado = unearned.
    * no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.
    * no gubernamental = non-government, non-governmental [nongovernmental].
    * no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.
    * no haber = be unavailable.
    * no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.
    * no + haber + dos + Nombre que = no two + Nombre.
    * no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.
    * no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).
    * no haber forma de = there + be + no way.
    * no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.
    * no haber límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.
    * no haber manera de = there + be + no way.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.
    * no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.
    * no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.
    * no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
    * no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.
    * no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.
    * no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.
    * no habiendo = in the absence of.
    * no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.
    * no hace mucho = in the recent past.
    * no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.
    * no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
    * no hacer Algo por cobardía = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * no hacer caso = brush aside.
    * no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.
    * no hacer caso de = slight.
    * no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.
    * no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.
    * no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.
    * no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.
    * no hacer ningún cambio = stand + pat.
    * no hacer otra cosa que = do + nothing but.
    * no hacer sino = do + no more than.
    * no hay = there ain't [there aren't/isn't].
    * no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.
    * no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.
    * no hay escapatoria = needs must when the devil drives.
    * no hay forma de que = for the life of me.
    * no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.
    * no hay manera de que = for the life of me.
    * no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * no hay nada como = nothing beats....
    * no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.
    * no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....
    * no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.
    * no hay + Nombre + que sean = no + Nombre + be.
    * no higroscópico = non-hygroscopic.
    * no hindú = non-Hindu.
    * no homosexual = straight man.
    * no humano = non-human [nonhuman].
    * no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no idéntico = non-identical.
    * no identificado = unnamed.
    * no idoneidad = unsuitability.
    * no impacientarse con = bear with + Pronombre.
    * no importa = never mind, regardless of, whatever.
    * no importa + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que seaAdjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
    * no importa cómo = no matter how.
    * no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo = no matter how + Adjetivo.
    * no importa lo bien = no matter how well.
    * No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.
    * no importa qué = whatever.
    * no importar = be all right with + Persona, make + no difference, cope with.
    * no importar Algo a Alguien = think + little of.
    * no importar en absoluto = have + no qualms about.
    * no importar + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.
    * no importar nada = not give a damn, not give a shit, not give a fuck.
    * no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.
    * no impreso = unprinted.
    * no incluido = unlisted.
    * no incluye = exclusive of.
    * no indicado = unstated.
    * no + Indicativo = fail to + Infinitivo.
    * no + Infinitivo = failure to + Infinitivo.
    * no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.
    * no ingresado = unearned.
    * no inmiscuirse en = remain + uninvolved in, stay away from.
    * no inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * no inscripción = non-registration.
    * no intencional = non-intentional.
    * no interactivo = non-interactive.
    * no interesar = can't/couldn't be bothered.
    * no intervencionista = hands-off, isolationist.
    * no intrusivo = nonobtrusive.
    * no invasivo = noninvasive [non-invasive].
    * no invitado = uninvited.
    * no invitados, los = uninvited, the.
    * no involucrado = uninvolved.
    * no jerárquico = non-hierarchical.
    * no lector = non-reader [nonreader].
    * no letal = non-lethal.
    * no levantarse hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.
    * no librario = non-book [nonbook].
    * no lineal = nonlinear [non-linear].
    * no linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].
    * no listo = unready.
    * no literario = unliterary, non-literary.
    * no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.
    * no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.
    * no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
    * no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.
    * no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.
    * no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.
    * no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.
    * no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.
    * no lo dudes = take it from me.
    * no lucrativo = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.
    * no manifiesto = undeclared.
    * no MARC = non-MARC.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * no materializarse = fall through.
    * Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.
    * Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.
    * no médico = non-clinical.
    * no merecer la pena = be no good.
    * no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.
    * no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.
    * no meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.
    * no miembro = non-member [nonmember].
    * no militar = nonmilitary.
    * no monográfico = non-monographic.
    * no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.
    * no moverse = stay + put.
    * no mucho después = not long after.
    * no musical = non-musical.
    * no muy acertado = wide of the mark.
    * no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.
    * no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.
    * no muy despierto = slow.
    * no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.
    * no muy listos, los = none-too-bright, the.
    * no nacido = unborn.
    * no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.
    * no nombrado = unnamed.
    * no nórdico = non-Nordic.
    * no obstaculizar = be out of the way of.
    * no obstante = albeit (that), however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, notwithstanding, none the less, though, that being said, all this said, when all is said and done.
    * no occidental = non-Western.
    * no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.
    * no oficial = non-government.
    * no olvidar = bear in + mind, be aware of.
    * no ordenado = unsorted.
    * no orgánico = non-organic.
    * no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.
    * no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.
    * no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.
    * no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.
    * no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.
    * no participar = be out of the picture.
    * no participar en = be uninvolved in, remain + uninvolved in.
    * no partidista = non-partisan [nonpartisan].
    * no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.
    * no patentado = non-proprietary.
    * no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.
    * no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.
    * no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.
    * no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.
    * no percatarse de = be blind to.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.
    * no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perderse = keep on + the right track.
    * no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.
    * no perderse mucho, no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no perfumado = non-scented.
    * no periódico = non-periodical.
    * no permitir = disallow.
    * no pertenecer a = have + no place in.
    * no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea = non-EC.
    * no perteneciente al juzgado = out-of-court.
    * no pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.
    * no pillar Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
    * no pillar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no planificado = unplanned.
    * no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].
    * no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.
    * no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping, have + trouble sleeping.
    * no poder darse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no poder dormir = sleeplessness.
    * no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no poder permitirse = ill afford.
    * no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.
    * no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.
    * no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.
    * no poder sino + Infinitivo = cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.
    * no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.
    * no polémico = non-controversial [noncontroversial], non-contentious.
    * no poner en duda = be unquestioned.
    * ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * no precipitarse = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.
    * no predisponer a Alguien en contra = keep on + the right side of.
    * no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.
    * no preocuparse que = rest + assured that.
    * no preparado = uninformed, unready, unprepared.
    * no presentado a examen = absent from exam.
    * no prestar atención = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of.
    * no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.
    * no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.
    * no pretender ser = make + no claim to.
    * no probado = untested.
    * no procesado = unprocessed.
    * no profesional = non-professional [nonprofessional].
    * no programador = non-programmer.
    * no prolongado = unsustained.
    * no pronunciado = undelivered.
    * no prosperar = fall by + the wayside.
    * no provocado = unprovoked.
    * no publicado = unpublished.
    * no público = non-public.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.
    * no puedo comprender = I can't get over.
    * no puedo entender cómo = can't get over how.
    * no quebrar = stay in + business.
    * no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.
    * no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.
    * no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.
    * no querer tener nada que ver con Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
    * no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.
    * no racial = colour-blind.
    * no racista = race-neutral.
    * no realizado = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].
    * no recargado = uncluttered.
    * no reciclable = non-recyclable.
    * no recogido = uncollected.
    * no recompensado = unrewarded.
    * no reconocido = unacknowledged, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].
    * no recopilado = uncollected.
    * no redimido = unredeemed.
    * no reembolsable = non-repayable, non-refundable.
    * no registrado = unlisted, unaffiliated.
    * no reglamentado = unregulated.
    * no regulado = unregulated.
    * no relacionado = unrelated, nonrelative [non-relative].
    * no relacionados entre sí = unrelated.
    * no relativo = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * no relevante = non-relevant.
    * no remunerado = unpaid, unsalaried, non-paying, unremunerated, non-remunerated.
    * no renovable = non-renewable.
    * no renovado = unrenewed.
    * no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.
    * no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).
    * no repartido = undelivered.
    * no representativo = unrepresentative.
    * no restrictivo = non-restrictive.
    * no restringido = non-restrictive, unconfined.
    * no resuelto = unresolved.
    * no resultar fácil = not be easy.
    * no retirado = uncollected.

    * * *
    NO
    (= noroeste) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] NW
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    NO    
    no
    NO (
    ◊ noroeste) NW

    no adverbio
    a) ( como respuesta) no;

    (modificando adverbios, oraciones, verbos) not la negación de la mayoría de los verbos ingleses requiere el uso del auxiliar `do'
    ◊ ¿te gustó? — no did you like it? — no, I didn't;

    ¿vienes o no? are you coming or not?;
    no te preocupes don't worry;
    ¿por qué no quieres ir? — porque no why don't you want to go? — I just don't

    ◊ no veo nada I can't see a thing o anything;

    no viene nunca she never comes

    ◊ está mejor ¿no? she's better, isn't she?;

    ha dimitido ¿no? he has resigned, hasn't he?

    ◊ se ganó la lotería — ¡no! he won the lottery — he didn't! o no!



    ¿te gustó? a mí no did you like it? I didn't
    f) (delante de n, adj, pp):


    la no violencia non-violence;
    un hijo no deseado an unwanted child
    ■ sustantivo masculino (pl
    ◊ noes) no

    no
    I adverbio
    1 (como respuesta) no: ¿quieres un poco?, - no, gracias, would you like a bit?, - no, thanks
    2 (en frases negativas) not: aún no está dormido, he isn't asleep yet
    hoy no es jueves, today isn't Thursday
    no, no iré, no, I will not go
    no tengo hambre, I am not hungry
    ¿por qué no?, why not?
    ya no fuma, she doesn't smoke any more
    3 (antepuesto a un nombre) la no colaboración se penalizará, non-collaboration will be penalized
    4 (con otros negativos) no diré nada, I won't say a single word
    no lo haré jamás, I'll never do it
    no sin antes..., not without first...
    5 (en advertencia, cartel) no fumar, no smoking
    6 (en preguntas retóricas o de confirmación) está enfadado, ¿no es así?, he is angry, isn't he?
    estoy guapa, ¿o no?, I'm smart, aren't I?
    firmarás el contrato, ¿no?, you'll sign the contract, won't you?
    ¿no nos presentaron el otro día?, weren't we introduced the other day?
    7 (para expresar un temor) llévate el paraguas, no sea que llueva, take your umbrella in case it rains
    II sustantivo masculino no: ¿es un no definitivo?, is that a definite no?

    'no' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abandonarse
    - abarcar
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abasto
    - abatir
    - abatimiento
    - abonarse
    - abortar
    - abrir
    - abreviar
    - abrigar
    - absoluta
    - absolutamente
    - absoluto
    - abstraerse
    - abuela
    - abundar
    - aburrida
    - aburrido
    - abusar
    - acabar
    - acallar
    - acalorarse
    - acariciar
    - acaso
    - accesoria
    - accesorio
    - aceptar
    - acertada
    - acertado
    - achacar
    - achantarse
    - aclararse
    - aconsejar
    - actuación
    - actual
    - acudir
    - adelantar
    - adelante
    - adentro
    - adivinar
    - admitir
    - adónde
    - adorno
    - advertir
    English:
    abide
    - ablaze
    - able
    - about
    - absence
    - absent
    - accepted
    - accommodate
    - account
    - accountable
    - accustom
    - act on
    - action
    - actual
    - actually
    - add up
    - adequately
    - adjust
    - admit
    - admittance
    - advertise
    - advise
    - affair
    - afford
    - afraid
    - agree
    - agreement
    - albeit
    - alike
    - alive
    - all
    - alone
    - aloud
    - also
    - alternative
    - altogether
    - always
    - ambit
    - amiss
    - amusing
    - anathema
    - and
    - answer
    - answer back
    - antisexist
    - any
    - anybody
    - anything
    - anywhere
    - apart
    * * *
    NO (abrev de Noroeste)
    NW
    * * *
    NO
    abr (= noroeste) NW, Northwest
    * * *
    no adv
    1) : no
    ¿quieres ir al mercado? no, voy más tarde: do you want to go shopping? no, I'm going later
    2) : not
    ¡no hagas eso!: don't do that!
    creo que no: I don't think so
    3) : non-
    no fumador: non-smoker
    4)
    ¡como no! : of course!
    5)
    no bien : as soon as, no sooner
    * * *
    no adv
    ¿vienes? No are you coming? No
    ¡no a los accidentes! no more accidents!
    no toques eso don't touch that que no con verbos como creer, pensar, etc se puede traducir por un verbo negativo y so
    La doble negación en inglés equivale a una afirmación, así que con un solo negativo basta
    Si se emplea ¿no? para hacer una pregunta, en inglés se emplea una tag question
    fuiste al médico, ¿no? you went to the doctor's, didn't you?
    el martes es fiesta, ¿no? Tuesday is a holiday, isn't it?
    puedo ir, ¿no? I can go, can't I?

    Spanish-English dictionary > no

  • 39 pique

    m.
    1 grudge (enfado).
    tener un pique con alguien to have a grudge against somebody
    2 rivalry.
    4 resentment, pique.
    5 smooth hound.
    6 sand flea, harvest mite, harvest tick, chigger.
    7 piqué, piqué fabric.
    8 piquet, picquet.
    9 accelerated motion.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: picar.
    * * *
    1 (resentimiento) pique, grudge
    2 (rivalidad) rivalry, needle
    \
    a pique de about to
    irse a pique (barco) to sink 2 (plan, proyecto) to go under, fall through
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (=resentimiento) resentment, pique; (=inquina) grudge; (=rivalidad) rivalry, competition
    2)

    echar a pique — [+ barco] to sink; [+ futuro, carrera] to wreck, ruin

    irse a pique — [barco] to sink; [esperanza, familia] to be ruined

    3)

    estar a pique de hacer algo — (=a punto de) to be on the point of doing sth; (=en peligro de) to be in danger of doing sth

    4) LAm (Min) (=galería) mine shaft; Méx (=pozo) drill, well
    5) LAm (=rebote) bounce, rebound
    6) CAm, Cono Sur (=sendero) trail, narrow path
    7) And (=insecto) jigger flea
    II
    SM (Naipes) spades
    III
    ** SM [de droga] fix **, shot *
    * * *
    1)

    a pique: el camino bajaba a or (Méx) en pique the road down was very steep; una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below; a pique de on the point of, about to; irse a pique barco to sink; negocio to go under, to founder; sus ilusiones se fueron a pique — her hopes were dashed

    2) (fam)
    a) (enfado, resentimiento)
    b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle
    3)
    a) ( carta) spade
    b) piques femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)
    4) (arg) ( de droga) fix (sl)
    5) (Auto) acceleration, pick-up (AmE)

    pegarse un pique — (Chi fam)

    me pegué el pique hasta allá y no estaba — I trailed o traipsed all that way and he wasn't there (colloq)

    6) (AmL) ( rebote)
    7) (Chi) (Min) mine shaft
    * * *
    ----
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * echar a pique = scuttle.
    * irse a pique = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.
    * * *
    1)

    a pique: el camino bajaba a or (Méx) en pique the road down was very steep; una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below; a pique de on the point of, about to; irse a pique barco to sink; negocio to go under, to founder; sus ilusiones se fueron a pique — her hopes were dashed

    2) (fam)
    a) (enfado, resentimiento)
    b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle
    3)
    a) ( carta) spade
    b) piques femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)
    4) (arg) ( de droga) fix (sl)
    5) (Auto) acceleration, pick-up (AmE)

    pegarse un pique — (Chi fam)

    me pegué el pique hasta allá y no estaba — I trailed o traipsed all that way and he wasn't there (colloq)

    6) (AmL) ( rebote)
    7) (Chi) (Min) mine shaft
    * * *
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * echar a pique = scuttle.
    * irse a pique = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.
    * * *
    A
    a pique: el camino bajaba a pique the road down was very steep
    una caída a pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below
    trató de impedir que el negocio se fuera a pique he tried to stop the business from going under
    sus ilusiones se fueron a pique her hopes were dashed
    echó a pique el matrimonio it ruined o wrecked their marriage
    a pique de on the point of, about to
    las correas estaban a pique de romperse the straps were on the point of snapping o were about to snap
    B ( fam)
    1
    (enfado, resentimiento): son piques entre amigos, sin importancia they're just petty quarrels between friends
    tuvieron un pique por lo de la herencia they fell out over the inheritance
    no es nada más que un pique de los suyos, ya se le pasará it's just one of his fits of pique, he'll get over it
    2 (rivalidad) rivalry, needle
    1 (carta) spade
    2 piques fpl (palo) spades (pl)
    D ( arg) (de droga) fix (sl)
    E ( Auto) acceleration, pick-up ( AmE)
    a los piques ( RPl fam); at full throttle ( colloq), at breakneck speed ( colloq)
    salió a los piques he shot out at top speed o at breakneck speed ( colloq)
    darse or pegarse un pique ( Chi fam): ¿por qué no se da un pique por aquí? why don't you come around o pop over? ( colloq)
    me pegué el pique hasta su oficina y no estaba I trailed o traipsed all the way over to his office and he wasn't there ( colloq)
    echar un pique ( Col fam); to race up the strip o drag
    F
    ( AmL) (rebote): la pelota entró de pique the ball went in on the rebound
    la pelota dio tres piques the ball bounced three times
    G ( Chi) ( Min) mine shaft
    * * *

    Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)

    piqué es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    pique es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    picar    
    pique    
    piqué
    picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

    [abeja/avispa] to sting;

    una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
    b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

    ‹ enemigo› to peck
    c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

    d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

    ◊ solo quiero pique algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

    e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

    f) (Taur) to jab

    2
    a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

    ‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
    b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

    ‹ pared› to chip;
    ‹ piedra› to break up, smash
    3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
    verbo intransitivo
    1


    2

    b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

    ◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

    me pican los ojos my eyes sting
    3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
    4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
    ◊ piquele (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

    picarse verbo pronominal
    1

    [manguera/llanta] to perish;
    [cacerola/pava] to rust;
    [ ropa] to get moth-eaten

    [ vino] to go sour
    2 [ mar] to get choppy
    3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
    ( ofenderse) to take offense
    pique sustantivo masculino
    1
    ◊ a pique: una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below;

    a pique de on the point of, about to;
    irse a pique [ barco] to sink;

    [ negocio] to go under
    2 (fam)
    a) (enfado, resentimiento):



    3
    a) ( carta) spade

    b)

    ◊ piques sustantivo femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)

    picar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (carne) to mince
    2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
    3 (hielo) to crush
    4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
    5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
    6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
    7 (piedra) to chip
    8 (papel) to perforate
    9 (comer: las aves) to peck
    (: una persona) to nibble
    picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
    10 fam (incitar) to incite
    11 fam (molestar) to annoy
    12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (pez) to bite
    2 (comida) to be hot
    3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
    me pica la mano, my hand is itching
    4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
    pique sustantivo masculino
    1 fam (rivalidad) rivalry, needle: hay un pique entre ellos por ver quién nada mejor, there's rivalry among them as to who is the best swimmer
    2 fam (resentimiento, enfado) resentment, grudge: tuve un pique con él y ya no me saluda, we had a falling out and now he doesn't speak to me
    ♦ Locuciones: irse a pique (un barco) to sink
    (un plan) to fall through
    (un negocio) to go under
    ' pique' also found in these entries:
    English:
    boat
    - chop up
    - dog
    - founder
    - wall
    - bounce
    - crash
    - fall
    - jab
    - sheer
    - sink
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. Fam [enfado] grudge;
    tener un pique con alguien to have a grudge against sb;
    su pique dura ya un año it's already a year since they fell out
    2. Fam [rivalidad]
    hay mucho pique entre ellas there's a lot of rivalry o needle between them
    3.
    irse a pique [barco] to sink;
    [negocio] to go under; [plan] to fail
    4. Am [rebote] bounce;
    después de dos piques, la pelota se salió de la cancha the ball bounced twice before going out
    5. RP Fam [aceleración] acceleration;
    este auto no tiene nada de pique this car's got no acceleration
    6. Chile Fam [visita]
    dar un pique por casa de alguien to go round to sb's house
    ♦ a los piques loc adv
    RP Fam [muy rápido] in a hurry
    * * *
    m
    1 ( disgusto) resentment
    2 ( rivalidad) rivalry
    3
    :
    irse a pique MAR sink; fig go under, go to the wall;
    echar a pique MAR sink; fig ruin, wreck
    4 L.Am.
    de pelota bounce
    * * *
    pique, etc. picar
    pique nm
    1) : pique, resentment
    2) : rivalry, competition
    3)
    a pique de : about to, on the verge of
    4)
    irse a pique : to sink, to founder

    Spanish-English dictionary > pique

  • 40 sistema de clasificación especializado

    (n.) = special classification scheme, special scheme
    Ex. Special classification schemes are schemes which cover just one main subject area, or are complied in accordance with the interests of one user group.
    Ex. In this sense, LCC although general in scope is a special scheme in its purpose.
    * * *
    (n.) = special classification scheme, special scheme

    Ex: Special classification schemes are schemes which cover just one main subject area, or are complied in accordance with the interests of one user group.

    Ex: In this sense, LCC although general in scope is a special scheme in its purpose.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sistema de clasificación especializado

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