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101 schwören auf
(to put complete trust in (a remedy etc): She swears by aspirin for all the children's illnesses.) swear by -
102 shame
ʃeim 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skam(fullhet)2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) skam3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) synd, skam4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) synd2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) gjøre til skamme2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) skjemme ut, bringe skam over•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shameskamIsubst. \/ʃeɪm\/1) skam, skamfullhet• to my shame, I must admit that she was right2) skjensel, ydmykelse, vanære3) synd, beklagelig situasjon4) ( som interjeksjon) fy for skam!bring shame (up)on bringe skam overa crying shame synd og skamfor shame av skamfor shame! ( gammeldags) fy skam!for very shame ( gammeldags) for skams skyldput somebody to shame skjemme ut noen, bringe skam over noen gjøre noen flau, skamme segshame (up)on you! fy skam!, skam deg!• shame upon the one who swears!what a shame! så synd!a wicked shame synd og skamIIverb \/ʃeɪm\/1) vanære, bringe skam over, skjemme ut2) gjøre skamfull, skamme segshame somebody into doing something få en til å gjøre noe ved å gjøre personen skamfull\/flaushame somebody out of doing something få en til ikke å gjøre noe ved å gjøre personen skamfull\/flau -
103 something
1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) noe (sånt), et eller annet2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) et godt poengnoeIsubst. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/1) ( hverdagslig) ekstraordinær ting eller person2) ( i kombinasjon) noen-og-...-åringIIadv. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/1) noe, litthun er litt\/noe over førti2) ( hverdagslig) noe (så), rent, rett og slett3) ( gammeldags) temmelig, til en viss grad, noesomething like noe sånt somIIIpron. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/noe, et eller annet• it is something at any rate that...det er jo alltids noe\/en trøst at...• would you like a drop of something?a certain something noe vissta little something litt, noepå tide å spise noe\/littor something ( hverdagslig) eller noe sånt, i den stilen, i den dur, i den retningsee something of someone se noe til noen (få) treffe noen, komme i berøring med noensomething like ( hverdagslig) omtrent, cirkanoe lignende, noe i stil med, noenlundesomething of noe av, med en visssomething of everything litt av hvert\/altsomething of the kind\/sort eller something to that effect noe(nting) i den retningen, noe(nting) i den stilen, noe sånt\/slikt, noe i den durensomething or other et eller annet (hva det nå enn er\/var)stand for something bety noetell me something fortell meg (noe), fortell noe for meg si meg noe\/en sakthat's something! det er sikkert, det!think something of oneself eller think oneself something ha høye tanker om seg selv -
104 swear
sweəpast tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) sverge (på)2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) banne•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear tobanneIsubst. \/sweə\/( hverdagslig) sverging, banning, ederhave a good swear banne så det lyserII1) banne, sverge2) sverge på, avlegge ed på, beedige, bekrefte med ed• will you swear to it?3) love høyt og hellig, bedyrebe sworn avlegge ed• I'll be sworn \/ I dare be sworncurse and swear banne og svergeI swear jeg sverger, kors på halsenswear a solemn oath sverge dyrt og helligswear at someone forbanne noen, la det regne eder og forbannelser over noenswear blind banne påswear false sverge falskt, begå menedswear in ta i ededfestepresidenten ble edfestet \/ presidenten avla embetsedenswear like a trooper banne så det lyserswear off someone\/something avsverge noe(n), love å holde seg unna noe(n)swear (up)on the Bible sverge med hånden på Bibelenswear someone to secrecy la noen avlegge taushetsløfteswear the oath avlegge ed(en) -
105 sværge
swear, swear by, vow* * *vb (svor, svoret) swear ( fx I swear that I will do it; swear fidelity to somebody; curse and swear);[ sværge falsk] commit perjury;[ sværge højt og helligt at] swear by all that is holy (el. sacred) that;[ lade én sværge tavshed, lade én sværge på at holde noget hemmeligt] swear somebody to secrecy;[ sværge på] swear ( fx I could swear that I saw him), swear to;[ det tør jeg sværge på] I will take my oath on it;[ jeg tør ikke sværge på det] I would not swear to it;[ sværge sig sammen] conspire;[ sværge til](fig) swear by ( fx he swears by castor oil);[ sværge ved] swear by ( fx I swear by all that I hold sacred);(se også svoren). -
106 extranjero1
1 = foreigner, outlander, expat, foreign national, alien.Ex. Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex. I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.Ex. All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.----* en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.* en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned. -
107 jurar
v.1 to swear (prometer solemnemente).jurar un cargo to be sworn injurar que to swear thatjurar por… to swear by…te lo juro I promise, I swear itte juro que no ha sido culpa mía I swear that it wasn't my faulthabría jurado que era tu hermana I could have sworn it was your sisterno sé mucho alemán — no hace falta que lo jures (Irónico) I don't know much German — you don't say! o tell me something I don't know!Ella juró su declaración She swore her declaration.Ella juró antes de sentarse She swore=took an oath before she sat down.Ella juró al verlo She swore when she saw him.2 to swear to.Ella le jura a Ricardo She swears to Richard.3 to swear under oath to, to vow to, to swear to.Ella juró decir la verdad She swore to tell the truth.* * *1 to swear, take an oath1 (blasfemar) to curse, swear\jurar en falso to commit perjuryjurar en vano to take the name of the Lord in vainjurar fidelidad to pledge allegiancejurársela(s) a alguien to have it in for somebody¡(te) lo juro por Dios! I swear to God!* * *verb1) to swear2) take an oath* * *1. VT1) [solemnemente] to swear•
lo juro por mi honor — I swear on my honour2) [uso enfático] to swearno he oído nada, se lo juro — I didn't hear a thing, I swear
-yo no entiendo mucho de esto -no hace falta que lo jures, guapo — iró "I don't know much about this sort of thing" - "sure you don't, pal" *
2.VI (=blasfemar) to swear¡no jures! — don't swear!
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( al prometer algo) to swearjuraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera — they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag
te juro por mi madre que es verdad — honestly, I swear it's true
jurar + INF — to swear to + inf
tenérsela jurada a alguien — (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq)
b) (fam) ( asegurar) to swear2.no lo entiendo, te lo juro — I honestly don't understand
jurar via) ( maldecir) to curse, swearb) ( prometer)jurar en falso or vano — to commit perjury
* * *= swear, swear to + Infinitivo, swear + oath, take + oath, vow.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Sometimes users ask for documents that are difficult to find such as a photograph of an ostrich with its head in the sand, or the Hippocratic oath that all doctors have to swear, or something about yetis.Ex. The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.Ex. The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.----* jurar como un carretero = swear like + a trooper.* jurar un cargo = swear in.* jurar y perjurar = swear + blind.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( al prometer algo) to swearjuraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera — they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag
te juro por mi madre que es verdad — honestly, I swear it's true
jurar + INF — to swear to + inf
tenérsela jurada a alguien — (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq)
b) (fam) ( asegurar) to swear2.no lo entiendo, te lo juro — I honestly don't understand
jurar via) ( maldecir) to curse, swearb) ( prometer)jurar en falso or vano — to commit perjury
* * *= swear, swear to + Infinitivo, swear + oath, take + oath, vow.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Sometimes users ask for documents that are difficult to find such as a photograph of an ostrich with its head in the sand, or the Hippocratic oath that all doctors have to swear, or something about yetis.Ex: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.Ex: The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.* jurar como un carretero = swear like + a trooper.* jurar un cargo = swear in.* jurar y perjurar = swear + blind.* * *jurar [A1 ]vt1 (al prometer algo) to swearle hizo jurar que no se lo diría a nadie she made him swear not to tell anyonele juró amor eterno she swore undying love to himjuró su cargo el 22 de julio he was sworn in on July 22, he took the oath of office on July 22juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or ( AmL) a la bandera they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flagle juro por Dios que no sabía nada I swear to God I didn't know anythingte juro por mi madre que es verdad honestly, I swear it's truejurar + INF to swear to + INFjuró vengarse de ella he swore to get his revenge on her2 ( fam) (asegurar) to swearhabría jurado que era tu tío I could have sworn it was your unclejuraría que las había dejado aquí I could have sworn I'd left them hereno lo entiendo, te lo juro I honestly don't understand■ jurarvi1 (maldecir) to curse, swear2(prometer): jurar en falso or vano to commit perjury, to bear false witness ( liter)* * *
jurar ( conjugate jurar) verbo transitivo
to swear;
juraron (la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera they swore allegiance to the flag;
juró vengarse he swore to get his revenge;
no lo entiendo, te lo juro I honestly don't understand
verbo intransitivo
jurar
I vi Jur Rel to swear, take an oath
II verbo transitivo to swear
jurar el cargo, to take the oath of office
♦ Locuciones: jurar en vano/en falso, to commit perjury
' jurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
falsa
- falso
- perjurar
English:
swear
- vow
* * *♦ vt1. [prometer solemnemente] to swear;[constitución, bandera] to pledge o swear allegiance to;jurar un cargo to be sworn in;juró vengar la muerte de su padre she swore to avenge her father's death;jurar que to swear that;jurar por… to swear by…;te lo juro por mi madre I swear to God;te lo juro I promise, I swear (it);Irónicono sé mucho alemán – no hace falta que lo jures I don't know much German – you don't say! o tell me something I don't know!;Famtenérsela jurada a alguien to have it in for sb2. [asegurar] to swear;te juro que no ha sido culpa mía I swear that it wasn't my fault;habría jurado que era tu hermana I could have sworn it was your sister;♦ vito swear;Der to commit perjury; Fam* * *I v/i swear;jurar en falso commit perjuryII v/t swear;te lo juro I swear;jurar la bandera swear allegiance to the flag;jurar el cargo be sworn in;tenérsela jurada a alguien have it in for s.o.* * *jurar vt1) : to swearjurar lealtad: to swear loyalty2) : to take an oathel alcalde juró su cargo: the mayor took the oath of officejurar vi: to curse, to swear* * * -
108 extranjero
adj.foreign, alien, overseas, exotic.m.foreigner, out-of-towner, alien, guy from out of town.* * *► adjetivo1 foreign, alien► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 foreigner1 foreign countries plural, abroad\del extranjero from abroaden el extranjero abroad————————1 foreign countries plural, abroad* * *1. (f. - extranjera)noun1) foreigner2) foreign country, abroad, overseas2. (f. - extranjera)adj.foreign, alien* * *extranjero, -a1.ADJ foreign2.SM / F foreigner; (Jur) alien3.SMestar en el extranjero — to be abroad, be in foreign parts
cosas del extranjero — things from abroad, foreign things
* * *I- ra adjetivo foreignII- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( persona) foreignerb) extranjero masculino* * *I- ra adjetivo foreignII- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( persona) foreignerb) extranjero masculino* * *extranjero11 = foreigner, outlander, expat, foreign national, alien.Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.Ex: All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.* en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.* en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned.extranjero22 = foreign, overseas, alien.Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
Ex: The National Library of Australia is the only library in the country with a large collection of overseas documents and in this capacity holds exhibitions of these materials.Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.* agente extranjero = foreign agent.* de origen extranjero = foreign-born.* estudiante extranjero = foreign student, overseas student, exchange student.* inversionista extranjero = foreign investor.* lengua extranjera = foreign language.* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.* moneda extranjera = foreign currency.* ocupación extranjera = foreign occupation.* país extranjero = foreign country, overseas country.* turista extranjero = foreign tourist.extranjero3* en el extranjero = abroad, overseas, offshore.* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.* estudios en el extranjero = study abroad.* hecho en el extranjero = foreign-made.* nacido en el extranjero = foreign-born.* vacaciones en el extranjero = overseas holidays.* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* viajar al extranjero = visit + abroad.* viaje al extranjero = foreign travel.* * *foreignmasculine, feminine1 (persona) foreigner2viajan mucho al extranjero they often travel abroad o to other countries* * *
extranjero◊ -ra adjetivo
foreign
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
b)◊ extranjero sustantivo masculino: al/en el extranjero abroad;
noticias del extranjero foreign news
extranjero,-a
I adjetivo foreign
II sustantivo masculino y femenino foreigner
III sustantivo masculino abroad: está en el extranjero, he's abroad ➣ Ver nota en abroad
' extranjero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaudillar
- exterior
- extranjera
- habla
- refugio
- agringado
- corresponsal
- criollo
- fuera
- gabacho
- gringo
- peripecia
- pinta
English:
abroad
- alien
- come back
- distinctive
- foreign
- foreigner
- home
- overseas
- predicament
- toy with
- go
- interest
- migrant
- part
- rule
* * *extranjero, -a♦ adjforeign♦ nm,f[persona] foreigner♦ nm[territorio]me gusta viajar por el extranjero I like travelling abroad;del extranjero from abroad;ir al extranjero to go abroad* * *I adj foreignII m, extranjera f foreignerIII m:en el extranjero abroad* * *extranjero, -ra adj: foreignextranjero, -ra n: foreignerextranjero nm: foreign countries plviajó al extranjero: he traveled abroadtrabajan en el extranjero: they work overseas* * *extranjero1 adj foreignextranjero2 n foreigner -
109 soltar
v.1 to let go of.¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2 to release (dejar ir) (preso, animales, freno).si yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto (informal) if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to itElla suelta su mano She releases his hand.3 to let or pay out (desenrollar) (cable, cuerda).4 to give (risotada, grito, suspiro).soltar una patada a alguien to give somebody a kick, to kick somebodysoltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch somebody5 to come out with (decir bruscamente).6 to give off (desprender) (calor, olor, gas).estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them7 to unfasten, to loosen, to unloose, to untie.El chico soltó al perro The boy untied the dog.8 to let free, to let go, to let off, to release.El guarda soltó al pillo The guard released the rascal.El diario soltó la información The newspaper let off the information.9 to give forth, to burst out.Soltar un grito Give forth a cry.10 to give out, to fork out, to fork up, to fork over.Miguel suelta mucho dinero Mike gives out a lot of money.11 to lose hold.12 to pay out, to let go, to pay away, to run out.El marinero suelta la cuerda The sailor pays out the rope.* * *1 (desasir) to let go of, release, drop■ ¡suelta el arma! drop the weapon!■ ¡suéltame! let me go!3 (preso) to release, free, set free5 (humo, olor) to give off6 (puntos) to drop7 (de vientre) to loosen1 (desatarse) to come untied, come unfastened2 (desprenderse) to come off3 (tornillo etc) to come loose4 (animal) to get loose, break loose5 (puntos) to come undone6 (vientre) to loosen7 figurado (adquirir habilidad) to become proficient, get the knack8 figurado (desenvolverse) to become self-confident, loosen up\soltar amarras to cast offsoltar la lengua to speak freelysoltar la pasta familiar to cough upsoltar un taco to swearsoltarse a + inf to begin + inf, start + inf / -ingsoltarse a su gusto familiar to let off steam* * *verb1) to release2) loosen* * *1. VT1) (=dejar de agarrar) to let go of; (=dejar caer) to drop¡suéltenme! — let go of me!, let me go!
2) [+ amarras] to cast off; [+ nudo, cinturón] (=quitar) to untie, undo; (=aflojar) to loosen3) (Aut) [+ embrague] to let out, release, disengage frm; [+ freno] to release4) (=dejar libre) [+ preso, animal] to release, set free; [+ agua] to let out, run off5) (=emitir) [+ gas, olor] to give off; [+ grito] to let outsolté un suspiro de alivio — I let out o heaved a sigh of relief
6) (=asestar)7) [al hablar] [+ noticia] to break; [+ indirecta] to drop; [+ blasfemia] to come out with, let fly¡suéltalo ya! — out with it!, spit it out! *
soltó un par de palabrotas — he came out with a couple of rude words, he let fly a couple of obscenities
8) * (=perder) [+ puesto, privilegio] to give up; [+ dinero] to cough up *9) [serpiente] [+ piel] to shed10) (=resolver) [+ dificultad] to solve; [+ duda] to resolve; [+ objeción] to satisfy, deal with11) And (=ceder) to cede, give, hand over2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *soltar11 = dump, release, disengage, loosen, let + go, put down, drop off, let + go of, untie.Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.* no soltar = keep + a tight hold on.* soltar amarras = set + sail, cast off.* soltar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar la pasta = pony up, cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar pasta = shell out + money, shell out.* soltarse = work + loose, come + loose, come off.* soltarse de = break + loose from.* soltarse la melena = let + Posesivo + hair down.* soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* soltar semillas = go to + seed.soltar22 = give off, spout.Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.* soltar una carcajada = emit + laugh, let out + a laugh.* soltar una lágrima = shed + tears.* soltar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.soltar33 = blurt out, spit out, fire off.Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *vtA (dejar ir) to releaselo soltaron porque no tenían pruebas they released him o they let him go because they had no evidencesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streetssoltó al perro para que corriese he let the dog off the leash to give it a runvete o te suelto el perro go away or I'll set the dog on youB(dejar de tener cogido): aguanta esto y no lo sueltes hold this and don't let go of it¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!¿dónde puedo soltar estos paquetes? where can I put down o ( colloq) drop these packages?soltó el dinero y salió corriendo he dropped/let go of the money and ran outsuéltame que me haces daño let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting mesi no sueltas lo que me debes ( fam); if you don't give me o hand over o ( colloq) cough up what you owe mees muy tacaño y no suelta un duro he's so tightfisted you can't get a penny out of himno pienso soltar este puesto I've no intention of giving up this positionC1 (desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untiesoltar amarras to cast off2(aflojar): suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually3 ‹freno› to release; ‹embrague› to let out4 (desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to freeconsiguió soltar la tuerca he managed to get the nut undone o to undo the nutD (desprender) ‹piel› to shed; ‹calor/humo/vapor› to give offesperar a que las verduras suelten el jugo sweat the vegetableseste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater sheds a lot of hairE1 ‹carcajada› to let out; ‹tacos/disparates› to come out withsoltó un grito de dolor she let out o gave a cry of painno soltó palabra he didn't say o utter a wordsiempre suelta el mismo rollo ( fam); she always comes out with o gives us the same old stuff ( colloq)soltó varios estornudos he sneezed several times2 ‹bofetada/golpe› (+ me/te/le etc):cállate o te suelto un tortazo shut up or I'll clobber you ( colloq)F ( fam) ‹vientre› (+ me/te/le etc):te suelta el vientre it loosens your bowels■ soltarvi12(dejar de tener cogido): ¡suelta! let go!, let go of it!■ soltarseA ( refl)«persona/animal» (desasirse): no te sueltes (de la mano) don't let go of my hand, hold on to my handel perro se soltó the dog got loose, the dog slipped its lead ( o collar etc)no pude soltarme I couldn't get awayel prisionero consiguió soltarse the prisoner managed to free himself o get freeB «nudo» (desatarse) to come undone, come loose; (aflojarse) to loosen, come loosela cuerda se soltó y me caí the rope came loose o undone and I felllos tornillos se están soltando the screws are working o coming loosesuéltate el pelo let your hair downpara que no se suelte la costura so that the seam doesn't come unstitched o undoneC(adquirir desenvoltura): necesita práctica para soltarse she needs practice to gain confidenceen Francia se soltó en el francés his French became more fluent when he was in Francesoltarse A + INF to start to + INF, to start -INGse soltó a andar/hablar al año she started walking/talking at the age of one* * *
soltar ( conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dejar ir) ‹ persona› to release, to let … go;
2 ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;
soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran;
¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!
3
b) ( aflojar):◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually
‹ embrague› to let out
‹ tuerca› to undo, get … undone
4 ( desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off;
‹ pelo› to shed
5 ‹ carcajada› to let out;
‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with;
‹ grito› to let out
soltarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ perro] to get loose;
2 ( desatarse) [ nudo] to come undone, come loose;
( aflojarse) [ nudo] to loosen, come loose;
[ tornillo] to come loose
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks
(un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick
(una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out
' soltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- amarra
- carcajada
- escurrirse
- prenda
- rollo
- desprender
- indirecta
- largar
- suelta
- taco
English:
cast off
- cough up
- disengage
- drop
- free
- give
- go
- hint
- let out
- loose
- release
- shell out
- spout
- swear
- unclench
- cast
- cough
- crack
- drag
- laugh
- let
- loosen
- scream
- unleash
- untie
* * *♦ vt1. [desasir] to let go of;soltó la maleta sobre la cama she dropped the suitcase onto the bed;¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2. [dejar ir, liberar] [preso, animales] to release;[freno] to release; [acelerador] to take one's foot off;han soltado a los presos the prisoners have been released;no sueltes al perro don't let the dog off the leash;ve soltando el embrague poco a poco let the clutch out gradually;Fam Famsi yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to it3. [desatar] [cierre] to unfasten;[enganche] to unhook; [nudo, cuerda] to untie; [hebilla, cordones] to undo; [tornillo, tuerca] to unscrew4. [aflojar] [nudo, cordones, tornillo] to loosen5. [desenrollar] [cable, cuerda] to let o pay out;ve soltando cuerda hasta que yo te diga keep letting out o paying out more rope until I tell you to stop6. [desprender] [calor, olor, gas] to give off;este tubo de escape suelta demasiado humo this exhaust pipe is letting out a lot of smoke;estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them;este gato suelta mucho pelo this cat loses a lot of hair7. [dar] [golpe] to give;[risotada, grito, suspiro] to give, to let out;soltar una patada a alguien to give sb a kick, to kick sb;soltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch sb;¡a que te suelto un bofetón! watch it or I'll smack you in the face!8. [decir bruscamente] to come out with;me soltó que me fuera al infierno he turned round and told me to go to hell;Fam¡venga, suelta lo que sepas! come on out with it!;Famnos soltó un sermón sobre la paternidad responsable she gave us o came out with this lecture about responsible parenting* * *v/t1 let go of2 ( librar) release, let go3 olor give off5 famdiscurso launch into6:soltar una bofetada a alguien clobber s.o.* * *soltar {19} vt1) : to let go of, to drop2) : to release, to set free3) aflojar: to loosen, to slacken* * *soltar vb¡suéltame! let go of me!¡va, suelta la pasta! come on, pay up! -
110 taco
m.1 plug (tarugo).2 wedge (cuña).3 swearword (informal) (palabrota). (peninsular Spanish)decir tacos to swear4 mess, muddle (informal) (confusión). (peninsular Spanish)armarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over something)5 cue.6 wad.7 cube.8 taco (cooking).9 heel. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)tacos altos high heels10 shoe heel.11 four-letter word.12 sprag.13 dowel.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tacar.* * *1 (tarugo) plug, stopper2 (para pared) plug, Rawlplug3 (bloc de notas) notepad, writing pad; (calendario) tear-off calendar4 (de entradas) book; (de billetes) wad5 (de billar) cue8 familiar (palabrota) swearword\armarse un taco / hacerse un taco to get all mixed upsoltar un taco / soltar tacos to swear* * *noun m.1) plug, stopper2) pad3) cue* * *SM1) (=pieza) [para tornillo] Rawlplug ®; (=tapón) plug, stopper; [de bota de fútbol] stud; [para fusil] wad, wadding; (=tarugo) wooden pegtaco de salida — (Dep) starting block
2) (Billar) cue3) [de papeles] [para escribir] pad; [de billetes, cupones] book; [de cheque] stub; (=calendario) desk calendar4) [de jamón, queso] cube5) Esp * (=palabrota) rude word, swearword6) Esp ** (=lío) messarmarse o hacerse un taco — to get into a mess, get mixed o muddled up
7) ** (=año) yearcumple cinco tacos — [en la cárcel] he's doing five years' bird **
8) (Mil) ( Hist) ramrod9) LAm (=tacón) heel10) Méx (Culin) taco, filled rolled tortilla; (=bocado) * snack, bite11) Chile (=trago) swig of wine *13) [aplicado a personas] Cono Sur (=chaparro) short stocky person; And * (=personaje) big shot *; CAm, Caribe, Méx fop, dandy* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *taco11 = wadge.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.
taco22 = cleat.Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
* cortado en tacos = diced.* tacos de salida = starting blocks.taco33 = expletive.Ex: Other concerns involve disturbing portrayals of the supernatural, often with negative religious overtones, and the use of mild profanity or other expletives.
* * *Afue una fiesta a todo taco it was a tremendous party ( colloq)pone la música a todo taco she puts the music on full blast2 (de billetes) book; (de folletos) wad3 ( Esp) (de queso, jamón) cubeCompuesto:starting blockB1 (en el billar) cueC2 (CS, Per) (tacón) heelzapatos de taco bajo or chato low-heeled o flat shoesde taco alto high-heeledno me/le llevó ni en los tacos ( Chi fam); she didn't take the slightest notice o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice of me/him ( colloq)Compuestos:● taco aguja or alfiler(CS) spike heel, stiletto (heel) ( BrE)( Arg) wedge heel( Chi) wedge heelD1 ( Coc) tacohacerse taco ( Méx); to wrap (oneself) uphacer taco a algn ( Méx); to wrap sb uphicieron taco al bebé con una cobija they wrapped o bundled the baby up in a blanketdarse taco ( Méx fam): se da mucho taco he really thinks he's it ( colloq), he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)Compuesto:soltó un taco she swore1 (confusión) mess ( colloq)ya tiene 40 tacos he's already 40, he's already passed the 40 mark o reached the big four-oh ( colloq)le cayeron 15 tacos he got 15 years ( colloq)I ( Chi)1 (embotellamiento) traffic jam2 (en un conducto, canal) blockage* * *
taco sustantivo masculino
1
( para tornillo) Rawl® (AmE), Rawplug® (BrE)
( de folletos) wad;
(de queso, jamón) (Esp) cube
2
3
◊ zapatos de taco alto/bajo high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4a) (Coc) taco
5 (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword;
6 (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam
taco sustantivo masculino
1 (de billetes, papeles) wad
(de entradas) book
2 Dep (de bota) stud, US cleat
3 (de billar) cue
4 (de tortilla, jamón, etc) cube
5 LAm (comida mejicana) taco
6 fam (jaleo, follón) hubbub, racket
7 familiar (palabra malsonante) swearword
8 familiar tacos, (años) tiene veinte tacos, he's twenty (years old)
♦ Locuciones: hacerse o armarse un taco, to get into a mess
' taco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
montón
- calendario
English:
book
- cue
- curse
- starting block
- stud
- block
- heel
- high
- stiletto
- swear
* * *taco nm1. [tarugo] plug;[para tornillo] = tubular plug for fixing screws, Br Rawlplug®; [en calzado deportivo] stud2. [cuña] wedgetacos de salida [en atletismo] starting block3. [montón] [de billetes de banco] wad;[de billetes de autobús, metro] book; [de hojas] pile, stack4. [de billar] cuejamón/queso (cortado) en tacos diced ham/cheesedecir tacos to sweararmarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over sth);armar el taco [triunfar] to bring the house downtiene un taco de dinero she's got loads of money, she's loaded10. [tortilla de maíz] taco;Méx Fama mí, mis tacos I mind my own business;Méx Famdarse taco to show off;Méx Famecharse un taco de ojo to get an eyeful;Méx Famhacerse taco to wrap up (warm);Méx Famhacer taco a alguien to wrap sb up;Méx Famponerle mucha crema a los tacos to exaggerate12. Andes, RP [tacón] heel;zapatos de taco alto high heels, high-heeled shoes;zapatos de taco bajo low-heeled shoestaco aguja stiletto heel;taco chino wedge heel;taco corrido wedge heel;taco tanque wedge heel* * *m1 fam ( palabrota) swearword;soltar odecir un taco swear, utter an oath2 L.Am.de zapato heel4 DEP stud5:armar un taco fam cause trouble* * *taco nm1) : wad, stopper, plug2) : pad (of paper)3) : cleat4) : heel (of a shoe)5) : cue (in billiards)6) : light snack, bite7) : taco* * *taco n1. (trozo de queso, jamón, etc) cube / piece¿te apetecen unos tacos de jamón? do you fancy some pieces of ham?2. (de botas) stud3. (cuña) wedgepuse un taco debajo de la mesa para que no se moviera I put a wedge under the table so that it didn't move4. (palabrota) swearword -
111 cuartelero
adj.of the barracks.m.barrack-room ballard.* * *► adjetivo1 barrack, barracks* * *1.ADJ barracks antes de srancho cuartelero — food eaten by soldiers in barracks
2.SM And waiter* * *cuartelero, -a adj1. Mil barracks;vida cuartelera life in (the) barracks2. [lenguaje] vulgar, coarse* * *adj barracks atr -
112 sverge til
verb. (overført) swear by (f.eks.He swears by castor oil.
) -
113 swear by
1) (to appeal to (eg God) as a witness of one's words: I swear by Heaven that I'm innocent.) sverja við2) (to put complete trust in (a remedy etc): She swears by aspirin for all the children's illnesses.) hafa tröllatrú á -
114 swear by
1) (to appeal to (eg God) as a witness of one's words: I swear by Heaven that I'm innocent.) esküszik vmire2) (to put complete trust in (a remedy etc): She swears by aspirin for all the children's illnesses.) esküszik vmire -
115 affidavit
af.fi.da.vit[æfid'eivit] n Jur atestação ou declaração jurada, depoimento juramentado. he swears (makes) an affidavit / ele faz uma declaração sob juramento. the judge takes an affidavit / o magistrado manda fazer um depoimento juramentado. affidavit of support compromisso de sustento. -
116 bargee
bar.gee[ba:dʒ'i:] n 1 barqueiro. 2 pessoa grosseira. he swears like a bargee / ele fala muitos palavrões. -
117 to swear at
to swear atmaldizer, rogar pragas. he swears at his work / ele maldiz seu trabalho. -
118 swear by
1) (to appeal to (eg God) as a witness of one's words: I swear by Heaven that I'm innocent.) jurar por2) (to put complete trust in (a remedy etc): She swears by aspirin for all the children's illnesses.) confiar em -
119 ομοτών
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120 ὀμοτῶν
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