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21 corona
f.1 crown.2 garland.corona fúnebre/de laurel funeral/laurel wreath3 halo.4 wreath, garland.5 Corona.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: coronar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: coronar.* * *1 (aro, cerco) crown2 (de flores etc) wreath, garland, crown3 figurado (dignidad real) King's, Queen's5 (coronilla) crown, crown of the head6 (aureola) halo7 (de diente, moneda) crown8 (en geometría) annulus, ring\corona funeraria funeral wreathcorona solar solar corona* * *noun f.* * *SFcorona de laurel — (lit) laurel wreath
2) [de difuntos] wreathceñir 1., 4)corona funeraria, corona mortuoria — funeral wreath
3)la Corona — (=monarquía) the Crown; ( Hist) (=reino) the kingdom
4) [de muela] [natural] crown; [artificial] crown, artificial crown5) (Mec) [de coche] crown wheel; [de bicicleta] chain wheel; [de reloj] winder, crown6) (Econ) [de Suecia, Islandia, Rep. Checa] crown7) (Astron) corona; (Meteo) halo8) [de monje] tonsure* * *1)a) ( de soberano) crownb) ( institución)c) (Dep) crown2) ( de flores) crown, wreath; ( para funerales) wreath3) (Astron) corona4) ( moneda) crown5) (Odont) crown* * *= Krone [Kroner, -pl.], crown.Ex. Only with a turnover of 1 million Kroner annually will the courses be self-financing.Ex. This article discusses the economic aspects of the work of libraries and shows that the Slovak Library Network (i.e. 9,118 libraries) cost 364,778,546 Kcs (Czechoslovak crowns) in 1988.----* abogado de la corona = Queen's Counsel (QC).* corona de flores = wreath.* derecho de autor de la Corona = Crown copyright.* joyas de la corona = crown jewels.* media corona = half-crown monthly magazine.* * *1)a) ( de soberano) crownb) ( institución)c) (Dep) crown2) ( de flores) crown, wreath; ( para funerales) wreath3) (Astron) corona4) ( moneda) crown5) (Odont) crown* * *= Krone [Kroner, -pl.], crown.Ex: Only with a turnover of 1 million Kroner annually will the courses be self-financing.
Ex: This article discusses the economic aspects of the work of libraries and shows that the Slovak Library Network (i.e. 9,118 libraries) cost 364,778,546 Kcs (Czechoslovak crowns) in 1988.* abogado de la corona = Queen's Counsel (QC).* corona de flores = wreath.* derecho de autor de la Corona = Crown copyright.* joyas de la corona = crown jewels.* media corona = half-crown monthly magazine.* * *A1 (de un soberano) crownciñó la corona en 1582 he was crowned in 1582el heredero de la corona the crown prince2(institución): la corona the Crownlos territorios de la corona Crown territories3 ( Dep) crownB (de flores) crown, wreath; (para funerales) wreathla corona de espinas the crown of thornsCompuesto:( Chi) donation to charity ( instead of sending a wreath)C ( Astron) coronaCompuesto:corona, aureoleD (moneda)1 ( Hist) crown2 (en Suecia, Islandia) krona, crown; (en Dinamarca, Noruega) krone, crown; (en Checoslovaquia) koruna, crownF1 (de reloj) winder, crown2 ( Auto) crown wheel* * *
Del verbo coronar: ( conjugate coronar)
corona es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
corona
coronar
corona sustantivo femenino
1
b) ( institución):
( para funerales) wreathd) (Astron) corona
2 ( moneda) crown
3 (Odont) crown
coronar ( conjugate coronar) verbo transitivo
corona sustantivo femenino
1 crown
la corona española, the Spanish Crown
2 (de flores) wreath, garland
corona funeraria, funeral wreath
3 Fin (moneda danesa, noruega) krone
(sueca) krona
(histórica) crown
coronar verbo transitivo to crown
' corona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- aureola
- diadema
- imperial
- pasar
English:
cake
- crown
- rim
- wreath
- cap
* * *corona nf1. [de monarca] crown;el heredero de la corona the crown princecorona de espinas crown of thorns2. [deportiva] crown3.la corona [la monarquía] the Crown4. [estado]la Corona de España/Inglaterra the Spanish/English Crown5. [de flores] wreathcorona fúnebre funeral wreath;corona de laurel laurel wreath6. [de santo] halo7. [coronilla] crown8. [moneda] crown;[danesa, noruega] krone9. [en diente] crown10. [solar] coronacorona solar (solar) corona11. [rueda dentada] crown wheel* * *f crown* * *corona nf1) : crown2) : wreath, garland3) : corona (in astronomy)* * *corona n1. (en general) crown2. (ramo de flores) wreath -
22 coronar con
(v.) = crown withEx. It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.* * *(v.) = crown withEx: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.
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23 curandero
adj.quack-healing.m.1 quack doctor, charlatan, quack, bonesetter.2 witch doctor, medicine man.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (charlatán) quack2 (curador) folk healer* * *curandero, -aSM / F quack, quack doctor* * *- ra masculino, femenino ( en medicina popular) folk healer; ( hechicero) witch doctor; ( charlatán) (pey) quack doctor (pej)* * *= healer, charlatan, medicine man, witch doctor, quack, faith healer.Ex. Just why a patient should trust a particular healer is a question that has not been adequately explored in the literature on healing.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.Ex. The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.Ex. The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.* * *- ra masculino, femenino ( en medicina popular) folk healer; ( hechicero) witch doctor; ( charlatán) (pey) quack doctor (pej)* * *= healer, charlatan, medicine man, witch doctor, quack, faith healer.Ex: Just why a patient should trust a particular healer is a question that has not been adequately explored in the literature on healing.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.Ex: The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.Ex: The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.* * *curandero -ramasculine, feminine1 (en medicina popular) folk healer; (hechicero) witch doctor* * *
curandero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en medicina popular) folk healer;
( hechicero) witch doctor;
( charlatán) (pey) quack doctor (pej)
curandero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino quack
' curandero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curandera
- yerbatera
- yerbatero
- charlatán
- lego
English:
charlatan
- faith healer
- healer
- quack
- faith
* * *curandero, -a nm,f1. [que utiliza magia] witch doctor;[que utiliza remedios naturales] traditional healer* * *m, curandera f faith healer* * *curandero, -ra nm1) : witch doctor2) : quack, charlatan -
24 duradero
adj.durable, permanent, abiding, long-lasting.* * *► adjetivo1 durable, lasting* * *(f. - duradera)adj.durable, lasting* * *ADJ [ropa, tela] hard-wearing; [paz, efecto] lasting; [relación] lasting, long-term antes de s* * *- ra adjetivo <amistad/recuerdo> lasting (before n); <ropa/zapatos> hardwearing, longwearing (AmE)* * *= durable, sustained, lasting, enduring, everlasting, long-lasting, serviceable, abiding, enduringly + Adjetivo, long-lived, hard-wearing.Ex. The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.Ex. Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.Ex. Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.Ex. Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.Ex. By means of this method copies are long-lasting and do not fade.Ex. Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex. Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.Ex. The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.----* amor duradero = lasting love.* bienes duraderos = durable goods.* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.* efecto duradero = lasting effect, long-lasting effect.* impacto duradero = lasting impact.* impresión duradera = lasting impression.* más duradero = longer-lasting.* papel duradero = durable paper.* * *- ra adjetivo <amistad/recuerdo> lasting (before n); <ropa/zapatos> hardwearing, longwearing (AmE)* * *= durable, sustained, lasting, enduring, everlasting, long-lasting, serviceable, abiding, enduringly + Adjetivo, long-lived, hard-wearing.Ex: The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.
Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.Ex: By means of this method copies are long-lasting and do not fade.Ex: Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex: Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.Ex: The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.* amor duradero = lasting love.* bienes duraderos = durable goods.* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.* efecto duradero = lasting effect, long-lasting effect.* impacto duradero = lasting impact.* impresión duradera = lasting impression.* más duradero = longer-lasting.* papel duradero = durable paper.* * *duradero -ra* * *
duradero
‹ropa/zapatos› hardwearing, longwearing (AmE)
duradero,-a adjetivo durable, lasting
' duradero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duradera
- resistente
- secular
- agudeza
- agudo
English:
continued
- durable
- enduring
- hardwearing
- lasting
- long-lasting
- serviceable
- long
* * *duradero, -a adj1. [que permanece] lasting;es una vacuna de efecto duradero it is a long-acting vaccine2. [ropa, zapatos] hard-wearing* * ** * *duradero, -ra adj: durable, lasting* * *duradero adj lasting -
25 grulla
adj.&f.feminine of GRULLO.f.crane.* * *1 crane* * *SF (tb: grulla común) crane* * *femenino crane* * *= crane.Nota: Avez zancuda.Ex. The positive relationship between crane and farmer is threatened by growing amounts of crop damage caused by cranes.----* grulla coronada = grey crowned crane.* * *femenino crane* * *= crane.Nota: Avez zancuda.Ex: The positive relationship between crane and farmer is threatened by growing amounts of crop damage caused by cranes.
* grulla coronada = grey crowned crane.* * *crane* * *
grulla sustantivo femenino
crane
grulla f Orn crane
' grulla' also found in these entries:
English:
crane
* * *grulla nf[ave] crane grulla canadiense sandhill crane;grulla cantora whooping crane* * *f ZO crane* * *grulla nf: crane (bird) -
26 hechicero
adj.witching.m.sorcerer, bewitcher, medicine man, enchanter.* * *► adjetivo1 bewitching, charming► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *hechicero, -a1. ADJ1) [rito, poder] magic, magical2) [labios, ojos] enchanting, bewitching2.SM / F (=brujo) sorcerer/sorceress, wizard/witch; [de tribu] witch doctor* * *I II- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( brujo) (m) sorcerer, wizard; (f) sorceress, witchb) ( de tribu) witch doctor* * *= medicine man, shaman, sorcerer, witch doctor.Ex. The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.Ex. But only good teaching and careful questioning can help students become the village shaman rather than the village fool.Ex. In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.Ex. The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.* * *I II- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( brujo) (m) sorcerer, wizard; (f) sorceress, witchb) ( de tribu) witch doctor* * *= medicine man, shaman, sorcerer, witch doctor.Ex: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.
Ex: But only good teaching and careful questioning can help students become the village shaman rather than the village fool.Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.Ex: The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.* * *‹persona› enchanting, beguiling ( liter), captivating; ‹ojos/sonrisa› bewitching, enchanting, captivatingmasculine, feminine2 (de una tribu) witch doctor* * *
hechicero
‹ojos/sonrisa› captivating
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) sorceress, witch
hechicero,-a
I adjetivo bewitching, enchanting
II m,f (hombre) wizard, sorcerer
(mujer) witch, sorceress
' hechicero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hechicera
- maga
- mago
- curandero
English:
enchanter
- sorcerer
- witchdoctor
- witch
* * *hechicero, -a♦ adj[personalidad, ojos, sonrisa] enchanting, bewitching♦ nm,f[hombre] wizard, sorcerer; [mujer] witch, sorceress* * *I adj bewitching, captivatingII m1 ( mago) sorcerer2 de tribu witch-doctor* * *hechicero, -ra adj: bewitching, enchantinghechicero, -ra n: sorcerer, sorceress f* * *hechicero n wizard -
27 pintoresco
adj.1 picturesque, colourful, quaint, colorful.2 colorful, colourful, flowery.* * *► adjetivo1 (lugar) picturesque2 (persona) bizarre, colourful (US colorful)* * *(f. - pintoresca)adj.* * *ADJ picturesque* * *- ca adjetivo picturesque* * *= quaint, colourful [colorful, -USA], scenic, picturesque.Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of ' colorful' characters.Ex. This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.Ex. It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.----* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.* sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.* * *- ca adjetivo picturesque* * *= quaint, colourful [colorful, -USA], scenic, picturesque.Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of ' colorful' characters.Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.* sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.* * *pintoresco -ca1 ‹lugar/paisaje› picturesque2 ‹lenguaje/costumbres› picturesque, colorful** * *
pintoresco◊ -ca adjetivo
picturesque
pintoresco,-a adjetivo
1 (lugar) picturesque, quaint
un lugar muy pintoresco, a place full of local color
2 (persona) bizarre
' pintoresco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pintoresca
- folklórico
English:
beauty spot
- colourful
- picturesque
- quaint
- scenic
- beauty
* * *pintoresco, -a adj1. [bonito] picturesque2. [extravagante] colourful* * *adj picturesque* * *pintoresco, -ca adj: picturesque, quaint -
28 plagar de errores
(v.) = litter with + failure, litter with + errorEx. Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.Ex. Many errors in Watt's 'Bibliotheca Britannica' are repeated by Allibone -- and 'Bibliotheca Britannica' was littered with error!.* * *(v.) = litter with + failure, litter with + errorEx: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.
Ex: Many errors in Watt's 'Bibliotheca Britannica' are repeated by Allibone -- and 'Bibliotheca Britannica' was littered with error!. -
29 testa
f.head.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: testar.* * *1 head* * *SF1) (=cabeza) head2) * (=inteligencia) brains pl ; (=sentido común) gumption ** * *femenino (fam) head* * *= pate.Ex. His head is totally shaved and remarkably translucent; when the studio lights hit his pate at just the right angle, you can practically see his brain.* * *femenino (fam) head* * *= pate.Ex: His head is totally shaved and remarkably translucent; when the studio lights hit his pate at just the right angle, you can practically see his brain.
* * *( fam)head, nut ( colloq)¿no te entra eso en la testa? can't you get that into your thick skull? ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo testar: ( conjugate testar)
testa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
testa
testar
testa f (de un hombre, un animal) head
testar
I verbo intransitivo to make o draw up one's will
II verbo transitivo to test
* * *testa nfheadtesta coronada [monarca] crowned head, monarch* * *f head -
30 testa coronada
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31 braquiodonte
adj.brachyodont, type of dentition characterized by low-crowned teeth as opposed to high-crowned hypsodont teeth. -
32 ser coronado
v.1 to be crowned.2 to be crowned. -
33 ceñir
v.to fit tightly, to tighten, to be tight on, to belt.María fajó su cintura Mary belted her waist.* * *(the i of certain endings is absorbed by ñ; the e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *1. VT1) (=ajustar)el vestido le ceñía el cuerpo — the dress clung to o hugged her body, the dress was really tight-fitting
2) (Cos) to take in3) liter (=rodear) to surround, encirclela muralla que ciñe la ciudad — the wall that surrounds o encircles the city
un lazo de terciopelo le ceñía la cintura — she had a velvet ribbon around her waist, a velvet ribbon encircled o liter girdled her waist
4) liter (=llevar puesto)la corona que ciñó nuestro rey — the crown that our king wore, the crown that rested on the head of our king
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) falda/vestidoel vestido le ceñía el talle — the dress clung to o hugged her waist
b) (liter) < corona> to take, put on2.ceñirse v pron1) (limitarse, atenerse)ceñirse a algo: ceñirse al reglamento to adhere to o (colloq) stick to the rules; cíñase al tema — keep to the subject
* * *= girdle, gird.Ex. If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.Ex. The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.----* ceñirse = fit + snugly.* ceñirse a = hew to.* ceñirse en/sobre = centre around/on/upon.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) falda/vestidoel vestido le ceñía el talle — the dress clung to o hugged her waist
b) (liter) < corona> to take, put on2.ceñirse v pron1) (limitarse, atenerse)ceñirse a algo: ceñirse al reglamento to adhere to o (colloq) stick to the rules; cíñase al tema — keep to the subject
* * *= girdle, gird.Ex: If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.
Ex: The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.* ceñirse = fit + snugly.* ceñirse a = hew to.* ceñirse en/sobre = centre around/on/upon.* * *vt1«vestido/pantalón»: ese pantalón te ciñe demasiado those pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers are too tight for youun vestido ajustado que le ceñía el talle a tight dress that clung to o hugged her waist3 ( liter); ‹espalda› to gird; ‹corona› to take, put onciñó la corona en 1582 he was crowned in 1582■ ceñirseA (limitarse, atenerse) ceñirse A algo:en estos casos hay que ceñirse al reglamento in such cases one must adhere to o ( colloq) stick to the rulesle ruego que se ciña al tema del debate I would ask you to keep to the subject of the debatecíñase a contestar la pregunta restrict o limit yourself to answering the question* * *
ceñir ( conjugate ceñir) verbo transitivo:
el vestido le ceñía el talle the dress clung to her waist
ceñirse verbo pronominal ceñirse a algo ‹ a las reglas› to adhere to o (colloq) stick to sth;
ceñirse al tema to keep to the subject
' ceñir' also found in these entries:
English:
encircle
* * *♦ vt1. [ajustar, apretar] to take in2. [poner] to put on;le ciñó una banda de honor a sash of honour was placed around him3. [abrazar] to embrace;el vestido le ceñía el talle the dress hugged her figure4. [rodear] to surround;las colinas ciñen la ciudad the hills surround the city* * *v/t fig:las fábricas ciñen la ciudad the plants surround the city;la ciñó con los brazos he wrapped his arms around her* * *ceñir {67} vt1) : to encircle, to surround2) : to hug, to cling tome ciñe demasiado: it's too tight on me -
34 ceñirse
1 (atenerse) to keep (a, to), limit oneself (a, to)2 (adaptarse) to adhere (a, to), stick (a, to), abide (a, by)3 (ajustarse una prenda) to cling* * *VPR1) (=reducirse)ceñirse a algo: esta biografía se ciñe a la vida personal del autor — this biography limits itself o restricts itself to the author's personal life
me voy a ceñir a algunos detalles significativos — I am going to limit o restrict myself to certain relevant details
2) (=atenerse)ceñirse a algo: no se ciñeron a lo acordado — they did not keep to o stick to the agreement
será difícil ceñirse al presupuesto — it will be difficult to keep to o keep within o stay within the budget
por favor, cíñase a las preguntas del fiscal — please keep to the questions of the public prosecutor, please limit yourself to answering the questions of the public prosecutor
3) frm (=ponerse) to put onse ciñó la gorra y se marchó — he put o pulled his hat on and left
ceñirse la corona — to be crowned, take the crown liter
ceñirse la espada — †† to put on one's sword, gird one's sword liter
* * *(v.) = fit + snuglyEx. English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.* * *(v.) = fit + snuglyEx: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
* * *
ceñirse verbo reflexivo
1 (a un tema) to limit oneself, stick [a, to]: hay que ceñirse a los términos del contrato, we must keep to the terms of the contract
ciñéndonos a este caso en concreto, let's just concentrate on this particular case
2 (prenda) to cling [a, to] (marcar una prenda los contornos) to cling [a, to]
(el cinturón, la espada) to put on
' ceñirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
stick to
- book
- keep
- stick
* * *vpr1. [apretarse] to tighten;se ciñó la espada he girded o put on his swordcíñete a contestar a lo que te han preguntado restrict yourself to answering the questions you have been asked;me ciño a lo que dicta la ley I'm sticking to the letter of the law;la retrospectiva no se ciñe a sus cuadros más conocidos the retrospective does not restrict itself to her best-known works* * *v/r:ceñirse a algo fig stick to sth* * *vrceñirse a : to restrict oneself to, to stick to -
35 coñazo
m.1 drag.2 hard blow, blow.* * *1 tabú pain, drag\dar el coñazo tabú to be a real pain, pester, hassle* * *1) (Esp fam o vulg) ( persona o cosa pesada)darle el coñazo a alguien — (fam)
2) (Col, Ven fam) ( golpe) blowse agarraron a coñazos — they had a fight o (BrE colloq) punch-up
3) (Ven fam) ( gran cantidad)* * *= bummer, drag, nuisance, pest.Ex. The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex. Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.----* ser un coñazo = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *1) (Esp fam o vulg) ( persona o cosa pesada)darle el coñazo a alguien — (fam)
2) (Col, Ven fam) ( golpe) blowse agarraron a coñazos — they had a fight o (BrE colloq) punch-up
3) (Ven fam) ( gran cantidad)* * *= bummer, drag, nuisance, pest.Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.
Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.* ser un coñazo = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *A( Esp fam o vulg) (persona o cosa pesada): la película fue un coñazo the movie was a load of crap (sl)¡qué coñazo! what a drag! ( colloq)¡qué coñazo de tía! what a pain in the neck she is! ( colloq), what a pain in the ass she is! ( vulg)darle el coñazo a algn ( fam): mira, no me des el coñazo con tus desgracias look, stop going on about your problems ( colloq)deja de darme el coñazo, ya te he dicho que no lo tengo stop going on at me o pestering me o hassling me, I've already told you I haven't got it ( colloq)me di un coñazo en la cabeza con la puerta I nearly crowned myself on the door ( colloq)C( Ven fam) (gran cantidad): tengo un coñazo de cartas por escribir I have loads of letters to write ( colloq)* * *
coñazo sustantivo masculino
◊ dar el coñazo (fam) to be a pain (colloq)
coñazo sustantivo masculino vulgar pain (in the neck)
' coñazo' also found in these entries:
English:
pain
- sod
* * *coñazo nmEsp muy Fam pain, drag;¡qué coñazo de película! what a Br bloody o US goddamn boring film!;tu compañero es un coñazo your mate's a real pain o drag;¡deja de dar el coñazo! stop being such a pain!;me está dando el coñazo para que le deje ver el fútbol he's going on and on at me to let him watch the football* * *m vulgpain in the butt pop, drag fam ; -
36 fortaleza1
1 = fortress.Nota: Plural fortresses.Ex. It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress. -
37 loro
m.1 parrot (animal).2 chatterbox (informal).3 sounds(informal) (music device). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (pájaro) parrot2 argot (mujer fea) bag3 argot (charlatán) windbag\estar al loro argot (atento) to be on the ball, keep one's wits about one 2 (informado) to know the score* * *1. SM1) (=ave) parrot2) ** (=radio) radio; (=radiocasete) radio-cassette¡al loro! — watch out!
3) (=charlatán) chatterbox *mi hermana es un loro, no para de hablar — my sister's a chatterbox, she never stops talking
4) * (=mujer fea) old bag *, old bat *5) Cono Sur (=en robo) thieves' lookout man6) Cono Sur (Med) bedpan7) Cono Sur (=moco)sacar los loros — * to pick one's nose
8) Caribe (=cuchillo) pointed and curved knifelora2.ADJ dark brown* * *I- ra masculino, femenino (Zool) parrotIIhablar como un loro — (fam) to be a chatterbox (colloq)
masculino (fam)a) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( mujer fea) (Esp fam) hag* * *= parrot.Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.----* al loro = in the know.* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* verde loro = parrot green.* * *I- ra masculino, femenino (Zool) parrotIIhablar como un loro — (fam) to be a chatterbox (colloq)
masculino (fam)a) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( mujer fea) (Esp fam) hag* * *= parrot.Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
* al loro = in the know.* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* verde loro = parrot green.* * *masculine, feminineA ( Zool) parrotdijo la lección como un loro he recited the lesson parrot-fashionestar al loro ( Esp fam) (pendiente, alerta) to be on one's toes ( colloq), to be on the ball ( colloq), to keep one's eyes open ( colloq)(informado): está al loro de lo que pasa allí he keeps up with what's going on there, he's very clued up about o he's very up on what's going on there ( colloq)B ( fam) (charlatán) chatterboxesa mujer es un loro or una lora that woman is a real chatterbox o windbag ( colloq)loro2B ( fam) (en un robo) lookoutCsacarse los loros to pick one's nose* * *
loro 1◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) parrot
loro 2 sustantivo masculino (fam) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq), gasbag (colloq)
loro m Zool parrot
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar al loro, to be on the ball o to keep one's eyes open: hay que estar al loro o se te pasan las oportunidades, you have to be on the ball or you'll be passed by
' loro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotorra
English:
dog
- parrot
* * *loro nm1. [animal] parrot;Famhablar como un loro to chatter;enumeró la lista como un loro she reeled off the list parrot-fashionloro real yellow-headed o yellow-crowned amazon [enterado] to be well up (on what's happening);si no estamos al loro, no conseguiremos entradas if we're not quick off the mark we won't get tickets;¿estás al loro de lo que le ha pasado a Claudia? are you up on what happened to Claudia?;¡al loro!: ¡al loro!, ¿a que no sabes a quien he visto? listen! you'll never guess who I saw;¡al loro con Luis, si puede te engañará! be careful with Luis, he'll cheat you if he gets a chance!* * *m parrot;estar al loro fam ( enterado) be clued up fam, be on the ball fam* * *loro nm: parrot* * * -
38 monarca
f. & m.monarch, king, crowned head, sovereign.m.monarch.* * *1 monarch* * *noun mf.* * *SMF monarch* * *masculino y femenino monarch* * *= monarch.Ex. Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.* * *masculino y femenino monarch* * *= monarch.Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.
* * *monarch* * *
monarca sustantivo masculino y femenino
monarch
monarca mf monarch
' monarca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soberana
- soberano
- absoluto
- reinar
- rey
English:
monarch
- reigning
- rule
- ruling
* * *monarca nmmonarchmonarca absoluto absolute monarch* * *m monarch* * *monarca nmf: monarch* * *monarca n monarch -
39 permanente2
2 = lingering, perennial, permanent, lasting, enduring, non-volatile [nonvolatile], abiding, standing, enduringly + Adjetivo, continuing, ongoing [on-going].Ex. Another lingering misconception is that reference work is restricted to reference libraries.Ex. Housing has become a perennial problem in Britain.Ex. Abstracts planned primarily as alerting devices may be shorter than those abstracts which are to be stored for permanent reference.Ex. Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.Ex. Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.Ex. A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.----* conferencia permanente = standing conference.* decisión permanente = permanent arrangement.* hacer permanente = render + permanent.* más permanente = longer-lasting.* orden permanente de pago = standing account.* papel permanente = durable paper.* primer molar permanente = first molar.* PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos) = PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* servicio de actualización permanente = current awareness, current-awareness service. -
40 rey
m.1 king.los Reyes the King and Queenhablando del rey de Roma talk o speak of the devil(Día de) Reyes Epiphanylos Reyes Católicos (6 January, day on which children receive presents) the Spanish Catholic monarchs Ferdinand V and Isabellalos Reyes Magos the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men¿qué les vas a pedir a los Reyes (Magos)? ? what are you going to ask Father Christmas for?el rey de la selva the king of the jungle2 Rey.* * *1 king\a cuerpo de rey figurado like a kinga rey muerto, rey puesto off with the old, on with the new(día de) Reyes Epiphanyel Rey Sol the Sun Kinglos Reyes Católicos the Catholic Monarchs* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=monarca) king- hablando del rey de Roma por la puerta asomarey de armas — ( Hist) king of arms
2) pl Reyes (=fecha) Epiphanylos Reyes Magos — the Magi, the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men
¿qué te han traído los Reyes? — ≈ what did Father Christmas bring you?
3) [en ajedrez, naipes] king4) [uso apelativo] pet *anda, rey, cómetelo todo — come on, pet, eat it all up *
2.ADJ INVDÍA DE REYES In the Spanish-speaking world, los Reyes or El Día de Reyes is the day when people traditionally receive presents for the Christmas season. When they go to bed on January 5, children leave their shoes outside their bedroom doors or by their windows in the expectation that the Reyes Magos (Wise Men) will leave presents beside them. They may already have written letters to SS.MM. los Reyes Magos de Oriente with a list of what they would like. For Reyes it is traditional to eat Roscón de Reyes, a ring-shaped cake studded with frosted fruits and containing a little trinket or coin.* * *1)a) ( monarca) kinghablando del rey de Roma... — (fr hecha) talk of the devil!
a rey muerto, rey puesto — no sooner has one gone than another comes along o comes to take their place
b) (en ajedrez, naipes) kingc) ( como apelativo) pet (colloq), precious (colloq)2)a) Reyes masculino Epiphany, January 6thb) los Reyes masculino plural: tb•• Cultural note:Los Reyes Magos — the Three Wise Men, The Three Kings
The cabalgata de los Reyes Magos takes place in Spain on January 5, the day before Epiphany ( día de Reyes). It is a parade of floats symbolizing the coming of the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem. In Spain and some Latin American countries, Epiphany is the day when gifts are exchanged* * *= king.Ex. If only every chair could be a throne and hold a king or a queen.----* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.* nombrar rey = enthrone.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* vivir como un rey = live like + a king.* * *1)a) ( monarca) kinghablando del rey de Roma... — (fr hecha) talk of the devil!
a rey muerto, rey puesto — no sooner has one gone than another comes along o comes to take their place
b) (en ajedrez, naipes) kingc) ( como apelativo) pet (colloq), precious (colloq)2)a) Reyes masculino Epiphany, January 6thb) los Reyes masculino plural: tb•• Cultural note:Los Reyes Magos — the Three Wise Men, The Three Kings
The cabalgata de los Reyes Magos takes place in Spain on January 5, the day before Epiphany ( día de Reyes). It is a parade of floats symbolizing the coming of the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem. In Spain and some Latin American countries, Epiphany is the day when gifts are exchanged* * *= king.Ex: If only every chair could be a throne and hold a king or a queen.
* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.* nombrar rey = enthrone.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* vivir como un rey = live like + a king.* * *Reyes Magos (↑ rey a1)A1 (monarca) kingla visita oficial de los Reyes de Suecia the official visit of the King and Queen of Swedenlos Reyes y sus hijos the royal couple and their childrenel león, rey de la selva the lion, king of the junglehablando del rey de Roma … ( fr hecha); talk of the devil!a rey muerto, rey puesto: ya tiene otro novio, a rey muerto, rey puesto she already has another boyfriend, as soon as one goes out the window another comes in the door o as soon as one's off the scene she's on to the next ( colloq)yo ni quito ni pongo rey it's nothing to do with me o I have no say in these things2 (en ajedrez) king; (en naipes) kingven aquí rey mío come here, my pet o my precious ( colloq)Compuesto:mpl:los Reyes Católicos the Catholic Monarchs ( Ferdinand and Isabella)B12* * *
rey sustantivo masculino
1
los Rreyes y sus hijos the royal couple and their children
2
Los Rreyes Magos the Three Wise Men, The Three Kings
rey sustantivo masculino
1 king
2 (mago, genio) es el rey de rock, he's the king of rock
3 Rel (el día de) Reyes, Epiphany o Twelfth Night o 6 January
los Reyes Magos, the (Three) Wise Men
Recuerda que el plural, kings, se refiere solo al sexo masculino. Los reyes de España, es decir, el rey y la reina, se traduce por the king and queen of Spain.
Observa cómo se lee un nombre acompañado de un número: Elizabeth II, Elizabeth the Second; Henry VIII, Henry the Eighth.
' rey' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- coronación
- cuerpo
- incógnito
- injuria
- juramentar
- misma
- mismo
- reina
- suceder
- coronar
- corte
- cortejo
- de
- destronar
- disponer
- fiel
- infante
- interceder
- majestad
- representación
- séquito
- vivir
English:
appear
- ascend
- bear
- court
- do
- entertain
- exile
- fit
- forget
- inflict
- king
- queen
- live
- stalemate
* * *rey nm1. [monarca] king;los Reyes the King and Queen;el rey de la selva the king of the jungle;hablando del rey de Roma talk o speak of the devillos Reyes Católicos = the Spanish Catholic monarchs Ferdinand V and Isabella;los Reyes Magos the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men;¿qué les vas a pedir a los Reyes (Magos)? ≈ what are you going to ask Santa Claus for?;rey de la montaña [en ciclismo] king of the mountains;Hist el Rey Sol the Sun King; CAm, Méx rey de los zopilotes [ave] king vulture2.(Día de) Reyes Epiphany [6 January, day on which children receive presents]3. [en ajedrez] king4. [en naipes] king5. [apelativo] love, darling* * *m king;los reyes the king and queen;no quitar ni poner rey fig have no say* * *rey nm: king* * *rey n kingReyes Epiphany / January 6thEl día de Reyes no se celebra en los países anglosajones. Los regalos se dan el día de Navidad¿qué te han traído los Reyes? what did Father Christmas bring you?Reyes Magos Three Wise Men / Three Kings
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