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101 tener noticias de
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102 agradable
adj.1 pleasant (person).son muy agradables they're very pleasant2 pleasant (clima, temperatura).es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!* * *► adjetivo1 nice, pleasant* * *adj.agreeable, pleasant* * *ADJ (=grato) pleasant, agreeableser agradable al gusto — to taste good, be tasty
* * *adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day
* * *= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.Ex. But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.Ex. Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.Ex. Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.Ex. The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex. This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.Ex. I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.Ex. The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.----* agradable al gusto = palatable.* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.* de sabor agradable = palatable.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* * *adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day
* * *= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.Ex: But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.Ex: Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.Ex: The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.* agradable al gusto = palatable.* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.* de sabor agradable = palatable.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* * *1 ‹persona› pleasant, nice; ‹carácter› pleasantes agradable (para) con todo el mundo she's nice to everybody2 ‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing, nice; ‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable we had a very nice o enjoyable dayagradable a la vista pleasing to the eyeno fue un espectáculo agradable it wasn't a pretty sight* * *
agradable adjetivo ‹ persona› pleasant, nice;
‹ carácter› pleasant;
‹día/velada› enjoyable, nice;
‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing;
‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nice;
agradable adjetivo pleasant
' agradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- encanto
- esforzarse
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- fresca
- fresco
- gustosa
- gustoso
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- imaginar
- música
- simpática
- simpático
- suave
- trato
- vida
- bien
- bueno
- cambio
- dije
- lindo
- rico
- sabroso
English:
above
- agreeable
- change
- congenial
- convivial
- cool
- decent
- delightful
- doll
- doorman
- engaging
- enjoyable
- guy
- length
- likable
- likeable
- livable
- nice
- personable
- place
- pleasant
- pleasantly
- pleasing
- pleasurable
- company
- cozy
- easy
- friendly
- have
- make
- palatable
- sight
- sweet
* * *agradable adj1. [persona] pleasant;son muy agradables they're very pleasant;es una persona de talante muy agradable he has a very pleasant disposition2. [clima, temperatura] pleasant;[olor, sabor, película, ciudad] nice, pleasant;es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice;¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!* * *adj pleasant, nice;agradable a la vista good-looking* * *agradable adjgrato, placentero: pleasant, agreeable♦ agradablemente adv* * *agradable adj pleasant / nice -
103 alegre
adj.1 happy (contento).una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman2 cheerful, bright.3 tipsy (borracho).4 perky, bright, sunny, debonair.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alegrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (contento) happy, glad2 (color) bright3 (música) lively4 (espacio) cheerful, pleasant5 familiar (achispado) tipsy6 eufemístico (irreflexivo) thoughtless, irresponsible, rash\alegre de cascos familiar scatterbrained* * *adj.1) glad, cheerful, happy2) bright3) lively4) merry* * *ADJ1) (=feliz) [persona] happy; [cara, carácter] happy, cheerfulser alegre — to be cheerful o happy
María es muy alegre — María's a very cheerful o happy person
2) (=luminoso) [día, habitación, color] bright3) [música, fiesta] lively4) * (=borracho)estar alegre — to be merry o tipsy *
5) (=irresponsable) thoughtless6) (=inmoral) [vida] fast; [chiste] † risqué, bluemujer 1)* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex. Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex. However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex. The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex. The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.----* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *1 ‹persona/carácter› happy, cheerful; ‹color› bright; ‹fiesta› lively; ‹música› livelysu habitación es muy alegre her room is very brightes muy alegre, siempre está de buen humor she's very cheerful o she's a very happy person, she's always in a good moodse puso muy alegre con la noticia the news made him very happy* * *
Del verbo alegrar: ( conjugate alegrar)
alegré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
alegre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
alegrar
alegre
alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it
‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!
alegrarse verbo pronominala) (ponerse feliz, contento):
se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrese con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
alegre adjetivo
‹ color› bright;
‹fiesta/música› lively;
es muy alegre she's very cheerful, she's a very happy person
alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
alegre adjetivo
1 (contento) happy, glad ➣ Ver nota en gay
2 (color vivo) bright
(música) lively
(habitáculo) pleasant, cheerful
3 fig (achispado, bebido) tipsy, merry
' alegre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excesivamente
- feliz
- gay
- pletórica
- pletórico
- viva
- vivo
- contento
- vida
English:
bright
- brighten up
- cheerful
- cheery
- festive
- gay
- glad
- gleeful
- happy
- jaunty
- jolly
- joyful
- joyous
- light-hearted
- merry
- perky
- rip-roaring
- sunny
- tipsy
- good
- light
- lively
- self
* * *alegre adj1. [persona] happy, cheerful;estás muy alegre you're very happy o cheerful today;¡hay que estar alegre! cheer up!;es una persona muy alegre she's a very happy o cheerful person2. [fiesta, día] lively3. [habitación, decoración, color] bright4. [irreflexivo] happy-go-lucky;hace las cosas de un modo muy alegre she's very happy-go-lucky5. [borracho] tipsy, merry* * *adj2 fam ( bebido) tipsy* * *alegre adj1) : glad, cheerful2) : colorful, bright* * *alegre adj2. (color, habitación) bright -
104 alzar
v.1 to lift, to raise.Ricardo alzó los muebles Richard raised the furniture.2 to raise (increase).3 to erect (to build).4 to stir up, to raise.5 to increase, to jack up.La tienda alzó los precios The store increased=jacked up the prices.6 to perk, to liven, to hearten.La tisana alzó a Ricardo The tisane perked Richard.7 to earn, to make.* * *1 (levantar) to raise, lift2 (construir) to build, erect3 (un plano) to draw up, make out4 (quitar) to remove, take off, take away5 (una cosecha) to get in, gather in6 (cortar la baraja) to cut7 RELIGIÓN to elevate8 (en impresión) to gather1 (levantarse) to rise up, get up2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel3 (sobresalir) to stand out4 DERECHO to lodge an appeal\alzar el vuelo to take offalzar los ojos to look upalzar velas MARÍTIMO to hoist sailalzarse con algo to run off with something* * *verbto lift, raise- alzarse* * *1. VT1) (=levantar)a) [+ objeto, persona] to lift; [+ objeto muy pesado] to hoist; [+ copa] to raiselos manifestantes alzaron sus banderas — the demonstrators raised o lifted up their flags
b) [+ brazo, cabeza, cejas] to raisealzó la mano para pedir la palabra — he put up o raised his hand to ask permission to speak
no alzó la mirada del libro ni un momento — he didn't look up o avert his gaze más frm from the book for one moment
vuelo II, 1)alza un poco más la voz, que no te oigo — speak up a little, I can't hear you
2) (=erigir) [+ monumento] to raise; [+ edificio] to erect3) [+ mantel] to put away4) [+ prohibición] to lift5) [+ cosecha] to gather in, bring in6) (Rel) [+ cáliz, hostia] to elevate7) (Tip) to gather10) Méx [+ dinero] to save2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( levantar) to raiseel bebé quiere que lo alcen — (AmL) the baby wants to be picked up
2) <edificio/monumento> to erect3) (Méx) ( poner en orden) < juguetes> to pick up; <cuarto/casa> to clean (up)2.alzarse v pron1) ( sublevarse) to rise up2) (period) ( llevarse)alzarse con algo: se alzó con los fondos del club he ran off with the club funds; se alzó con el título he carried off the title; alzarse con la victoria — to triumph
3) (liter) edificio/montañala torre se alza por encima de los tejados — the tower soars o towers high above the rooftops
4) (CS fam) animal to come into o (BrE) on heat* * *----* alzarse = tower above/over.* alzarse empinadamente = shoot up.* máquina de alzar = gathering machine.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( levantar) to raiseel bebé quiere que lo alcen — (AmL) the baby wants to be picked up
2) <edificio/monumento> to erect3) (Méx) ( poner en orden) < juguetes> to pick up; <cuarto/casa> to clean (up)2.alzarse v pron1) ( sublevarse) to rise up2) (period) ( llevarse)alzarse con algo: se alzó con los fondos del club he ran off with the club funds; se alzó con el título he carried off the title; alzarse con la victoria — to triumph
3) (liter) edificio/montañala torre se alza por encima de los tejados — the tower soars o towers high above the rooftops
4) (CS fam) animal to come into o (BrE) on heat* * ** alzarse = tower above/over.* alzarse empinadamente = shoot up.* máquina de alzar = gathering machine.* * *alzar [A4 ]vtA ‹brazo/cabeza› to raise, lift; ‹voz› to raise; ‹telón/barrera› to raise; ‹velas› to hoist; ‹hostia› to elevate; ‹precios› to raise, put upalzó al niño para que viera el desfile she lifted the little boy up so he could see the paradetodos alzaron sus pancartas they all held up their placardssaludaron con el puño alzado they gave the clenched fist salutealzó los ojos al cielo she raised her eyes heavenward(s) o to heavenalza la voz, que no te oigo speak a little louder o speak up, I can't hear youfue alzado al poder por los militares he was put in power by the militaryalzó la mirada y lo vio she looked up and saw himel bebé llora, quiere que lo alcen ( AmL); the baby's crying, he wants to be picked upB ‹edificio/monumento› to erectC ( Méx) (poner en orden) ‹juguetes› to pick up, tidy up ( BrE), tidy away ( BrE); ‹cuarto/casa› to straighten (up), tidy up ( BrE)tengo que alzar los trastes I have to clear away the dishesD■ alzarseA (sublevarse) to rise uplos campesinos se alzaron contra los terratenientes the peasants rose up against the landownersalzarse en armas to take up arms, to rise up in armsB ( period) (llevarse) alzarse CON algo:se alzó con los fondos del club he ran off with the club fundsse alzó con el título he carried off o won the titleel equipo local se alzó con la victoria the home team triumphed o won o was victoriousC ( liter)(erguirse): el Aconcagua se alza majestuoso entre los demás picos Aconcagua rises majestically from the surrounding peaksel rascacielos se alza muy por encima de los otros edificios the skyscraper soars o towers high above the other buildingsDE (CS) «animal» to come into o ( BrE) on heat* * *
alzar ( conjugate alzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( levantar)
alzó la mirada she looked up
2 ‹edificio/monumento› to erect
3 (Méx) ( poner en orden) ‹ juguetes› to pick up;
‹cuarto/casa› to clean (up)
alzarse verbo pronominal ( sublevarse) to rise up;
alzar verbo transitivo to raise, lift: el cormorán alzó el vuelo repentinamente, the cormorant took off suddenly
' alzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torno
- vista
- vuelo
English:
lift up
- look up
- hoist
- raise
- throw
* * *♦ vt1. [levantar] to lift, to raise;[voz] to raise; [vela] to hoist; [cuello de abrigo] to turn up; [mangas] to pull up; Am [bebé] to pick up;alzó la cabeza al oír el ruido she looked up when she heard the noise;alzar la voz a alguien to raise one's voice to sb;¡a mí no me alzas la voz! don't you talk to me like that!;alzar el vuelo [despegar] [pájaro] to fly off;[avión] to take off;alzar un embargo to lift an embargo2. [aumentar] to raise;alzaron la producción de coches they increased o stepped up car production3. [construir] to erect;han alzado un templete en el medio de la plaza they've erected a shrine in the middle of the square4. [sublevar] to stir up, to raise;alzaron a los campesinos contra los terratenientes they encouraged the peasants to revolt against the landowners5. [recoger] to pick (up);alzar la ropa de invierno to put away one's winter clothes;alzar los frutos to gather fruit;alzar la mesa to clear the table6. Rel to elevate7. Imprenta to collatealzaron lo suficiente para unos tacos they scraped together enough money to buy some tacos♦ viRel to elevate* * *alzar velas hoist the sails;alzar la vista raise one’s eyes, look up;alzar el vuelo take off* * *alzar {21} vt1) elevar, levantar: to lift, to raise2) : to erect* * *alzar vb1. (persona, cosa) to lift up2. (voz, mano) to raise -
105 atroz
adj.1 terrible, awful.hace un frío atroz it's terribly o awfully cold2 atrocious, horrible, inhumane, abominable.3 agonizing, excruciating.* * *1 (bárbaro) atrocious, outrageous* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=terrible) atrocious; (=cruel) cruel, inhuman; (=escandaloso) outrageous2) * (=enorme) huge, terrific; (=malísimo) dreadful, awful* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *1 (brutal, cruel) appalling, terrible2 (uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful, dreadful ( BrE)tengo un dolor de cabeza atroz I have an atrocious o an awful headache* * *
atroz adjetivo
atrocious
atroz adjetivo
1 (pésimo, insoportable) atrocious
2 fam (enorme) enormous, tremendous
' atroz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insensibilidad
- barbaridad
- muerte
English:
agonizing
- appalling
- atrocious
- dreadful
- excruciating
- heinous
- hell
- hideous
- raging
- unspeakable
- vicious
- crippling
- dire
- terrible
* * *atroz adj1. [cruel] [crimen, tortura] horrific, barbarices de una fealdad atroz he's terribly o incredibly ugly3. [muy malo] atrocious, awful* * *adj1 appalling, atrocious2:un éxito atroz a smash hit* * *♦ atrozamente adv* * *atroz adj1. (cruel) atrocious / appalling2. (enorme) terriblehace un frío atroz it's terribly cold / it's freezing -
106 calle
intj.you don't say, how extraordinary, what do you know.f.1 street, road.¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?el lenguaje de la calle everyday languagecalle arriba/abajo up/down the streetcalle de dirección única one-way streetcalle mayor main streetcalle peatonal pedestrian precinctcalle principal main street2 lane (en atletismo, natación). (peninsular Spanish)3 terrace.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: callar.* * *1 street, road2 DEPORTE lane\doblar la calle to turn the cornerechar a alguien de patitas en la calle to throw somebody out, kick somebody outechar/tirar por la calle de en medio figurado to go ahead regardless/take the middle coursehacer la calle (prostituta) to walk the streetsllevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to give somebody a tough time* * *noun f.street, road* * *SF1) (=vía pública) street; [con más tráfico] road- se los lleva a todos de calle- llevar o traer a algn por la calle de la amarguracalle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —
calle ciega Ven, Col —
calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac
calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —
calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street
calle peatonal — pedestrianized street, pedestrian street
aplanar 1., 1), cabo 2)calle sin salida — cul-de-sac, dead end, dead end street
2) (=no casa)a)• la calle, he estado todo el día en la calle — I've been out all day
se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by
a los dos días de su detención ya estaba otra vez en la calle — two days after his arrest he was back on the streets again
•
irse a la calle — to go out, go outside¡iros a la calle a jugar! — go and play outside!
llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days
- coger la calle- poner a algn de patitas en la calleb)• de calle, ropa de calle — (=no de estar en casa) clothes for wearing outside the house ; (=no de gala) everyday clothes pl
iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *
3)la calle — (=gente) the public
4) (Natación, Atletismo) lane; (Golf) fairway5) (Aer)calle de rodadura, calle de rodaje — taxiway
* * *1)a) (camino, vía) streetesa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end
b) ( en sentido más amplio)de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)
2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway* * *= street, thoroughfare, fairway.Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex. Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex. A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.----* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.* accidente en la calle = street accident.* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* calle comercial = shopping mile.* calle de natación = swim lane.* calle de rodadura = taxiway.* calle de rodaje = taxiway.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* calle estrecha = lane.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* criado en la calle = street-smart.* curtido en la calle = street-smart.* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* en la calle = out-of-home.* esquina de una calle = street corner.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* niño de la calle = waif.* nivel de la calle = road-level.* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner en la calle = evict.* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.* ropa de calle = street clothes.* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront] .* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* vagancia en las calles = loitering.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* zapato de calle = walking shoe.* * *1)a) (camino, vía) streetesa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end
b) ( en sentido más amplio)de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)
2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway* * *= street, thoroughfare, fairway.Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex: A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.* accidente en la calle = street accident.* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* calle comercial = shopping mile.* calle de natación = swim lane.* calle de rodadura = taxiway.* calle de rodaje = taxiway.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* calle estrecha = lane.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* criado en la calle = street-smart.* curtido en la calle = street-smart.* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* en la calle = out-of-home.* esquina de una calle = street corner.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* niño de la calle = waif.* nivel de la calle = road-level.* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner en la calle = evict.* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.* ropa de calle = street clothes.* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront].* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* vagancia en las calles = loitering.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* zapato de calle = walking shoe.* * *A1 (camino, vía) streetlas principales calles comerciales the main shopping streetscruza la calle cross the street o roadesa calle no tiene salida that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead endel colegio está dos calles más arriba the school is two blocks up o two streets further up2(en sentido más amplio): hace una semana que no salgo a la calle I haven't been out for a weekmañana el periódico saldrá a la calle por última vez tomorrow the newspaper will hit the newsstands o will come out o will be printed for the last timeme he pasado todo el día en la calle I've been out all dayme lo encontré en la calle I bumped into him in the streetlo que opina el hombre de la calle what the man in the street thinksel lenguaje de la calle everyday languagese crió en la calle she grew up on the streetsde calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dressechar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street)echarse a la calle to take to the streetsechar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle courseestar en la calle «periódico/revista» to be on salellevarse a algn de calle ( fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him ( colloq)salir a la calle «persona» to go out; «periódico/revista» to go on sale, to come outCompuestos:(Andes, Ven) no through road, dead end, cul-de-sac ( BrE)(CS) calle ciegaone-way street● calle de doble sentido or direccióntwo-way streetone-way street( RPl) one-way street( Col) one-way street( Chi) one-way streetpedestrian streetB (en atletismo, natación) lane; (en golf) fairwayCompuesto:calle de rodadura or rodajetaxiway, taxi strip* * *
Del verbo callar: ( conjugate callar)
callé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
calle es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
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callar
calle
c/ (◊ calle) St, Rd
callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
to be quiet, shut up (colloq);
no pude hacerlo calle I couldn't get him to be quiet;
hacer calle a la oposición to silence the opposition
verbo transitivoa) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet
callarse verbo pronominal
cuando entró todos se calleon when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
la próxima vez no me calleé next time I'll say something
calle sustantivo femenino
1 ( vía) street;
calle ciega (Andes, Ven) dead end, cul-de-sac (BrE);
calle de dirección única or (Col) de una vía one-way street;
hoy no he salido a la calle I haven't been out today;
el libro saldrá a la calle mañana the book comes out tomorrow;
el hombre de la calle the man in the street;
el lenguaje de la calle colloquial language;
echar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street);
en la calle ‹estar/quedar› ( en la ruina) penniless;
( sin vivienda) homeless;
( sin trabajo) out of work
2 (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane;
( en golf) fairway
callar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
(silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
calle sustantivo femenino
1 street, road
calle cortada, cul-de-sac, dead end
calle mayor, high street, US main street
2 Dep (de una pista, un circuito) lane
♦ Locuciones: echarse a la calle: los vecinos se echaron a la calle, the residents took to the streets
familiar en la calle, (sin trabajo) con esa ley, miles de obreros se quedaron en la calle, thousands of workers were put out of a job
hacer la calle, to be a prostitute o to prostitute oneself o to walk the streets
poner a alguien (de patitas) en la calle, to throw sb out into the street
(en el trabajo) to give sb the boot
el hombre de la calle, the man in the street
una mujer de la calle, a prostitute
llevarse de calle, to win easily
tirar/coger por la calle de en medio, to bowl sb over
traer/llevar por la calle de la amargura, to give sb a difficult time
' calle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abordar
- achuchar
- amargura
- ancha
- ancho
- aparcamiento
- atinar
- atracador
- atracadora
- atravesar
- cabo
- caca
- cariño
- colapso
- deferencia
- descolgarse
- desembocar
- digna
- digno
- dupdo
- ensanchar
- ensordecer
- equivocarse
- foco
- gorro
- horda
- hormiguear
- invadir
- isleta
- lateral
- manzana
- mayor
- mujer
- obra
- ojo
- pajarito
- papelera
- pasar
- paseo
- pavimento
- portal
- precaución
- próxima
- próximo
- regar
- robar
- sita
- sito
- sola
English:
across
- activity
- anybody
- barricade
- block off
- boom box
- boot out
- bootleg
- bottom
- busk
- collapse
- common
- commotion
- continuation
- corner
- crescent
- cross
- decorate
- distraught
- down
- drain
- end
- evict
- front door
- go along
- gutter
- high street
- hold on
- hoodlum
- illuminate
- illumination
- lane
- lead off from
- length
- look at
- main
- map
- mend
- middle
- multinational
- off
- on
- one-way
- open out
- out
- out of
- outdoor
- over
- peddle
- pedestrianize
* * *calle nf1. [en población] street, road;cruzar la calle to cross the street o road;calle arriba/abajo up/down the street o road;tres calles más abajo three blocks further down;Famhacer la calle [prostituta] to walk the streets;llevarse a alguien de calle to win sb over;traer o [m5] llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to put sb through hell, to make sb's life hell;RP Famtener calle to know what's what, to be street smartVen calle ciega dead end, blind alley;calle cortada: [m5] hay cuatro calles cortadas en el centro four streets Br in the city centre o US downtown are closed to traffic;calle cortada (por obras) [en letrero] road closed (for repairs);CSur calle cortada dead end, blind alley;calle de dirección única one-way street;calle de doble dirección two-way street;calle mayor high street, US main street;calle principal main street;RP calle de una mano one-way street; Col calle de una vía one-way streetse pasa el día en la calle she is always out;salgo un momento, ¿quieres algo de la calle? I'm just popping out, can I get you anything (from the shops)?;no grites, te puede oír toda la calle don't shout, the whole neighbourhood can hear you;[sin casa] to throw sb out;echar a alguien a la calle [de un trabajo] to sack sb;[de un lugar público] to kick o throw sb out;echarse a la calle [manifestarse] to take to the streets;el asesino está en la calle tras pasar años en la cárcel the murderer is out after spending years in prison;salir a la calle [salir de casa] to go out¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?;el lenguaje de la calle everyday languagela calle de dentro/de fuera the inside/outside lane5. [en golf] fairway* * *f1 street;echar a alguien a la calle fig throw s.o out on the street;quedarse en la calle fig fall on hard times;llevarse a alguien de calle have s.o. chasing after one;traer ollevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura make s.o.’s life a misery;hacer la calle famde prostituta turn tricks fam, Brwalk the streets2 DEP lane* * *calle nf: street, road* * *calle n1. (en general) street¿en qué calle vives? which street do you live in?2. (en deportes) lane -
107 confidencial
adj.confidential.* * *► adjetivo1 confidential* * *adj.* * *ADJ confidential* * *adjetivo confidential* * *= confidential, q.t., classified, sensitive, undisclosed, unrevealed, hush-hush.Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.Ex. 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.Ex. The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex. These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.Ex. More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.Ex. Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.----* abuso de información confidencial = insider trading, insider dealing.* información confidencial = inside information, confidential information, insider information.* tener acceso a información confidencial = be on the inside.* * *adjetivo confidential* * *= confidential, q.t., classified, sensitive, undisclosed, unrevealed, hush-hush.Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
Ex: 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.Ex: The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.Ex: More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.* abuso de información confidencial = insider trading, insider dealing.* información confidencial = inside information, confidential information, insider information.* tener acceso a información confidencial = be on the inside.* * *confidential* * *
confidencial adjetivo
confidential
confidencial adjetivo confidential
' confidencial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secreto
English:
confidential
- hush-hush
- private
- privileged
- secret
- insider
- restricted
* * *confidencial adjconfidential* * *adj confidential* * *confidencial adj: confidential♦ confidencialmente adv -
108 congelado de frío
= frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones)Ex. I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.Ex. Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.Ex. The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.Ex. And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.* * *= frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones)Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.
Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.Ex: The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.Ex: And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow. -
109 dejar solo
v.to leave alone, to let alone.* * *(v.) = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbedEx. But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.Ex. Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.Ex. Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.* * *(v.) = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbedEx: But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.
Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.Ex: Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own. -
110 desde
prep.1 since (time).no lo veo desde el mes pasado/desde ayer I haven't seen him since last month/yesterdaydesde ahora from now ondesde el principio from the beginningdesde hace mucho/un mes for ages/a monthdesde… hasta… from… until…desde el lunes hasta el viernes from Monday till Fridaydesde entonces since thendesde que sincedesde que murió mi madre since my mother died2 from (espacio).desde arriba/fuera from above/the outsidedesde… hasta… from… to…desde aquí hasta el centro from here to the centerEstá listo desde ese día It is ready from that day.3 from.desde 100.000 pesos from 100,000 pesos* * *1 (tiempo) since■ ¿desde cuándo? since when?■ desde entonces since then, from then on2 (lugar) from\desde ahora from now ondesde hace mucho tiempo for a long timedesde... hasta from... todesde que since* * *prep.1) since2) from•- desde entonces
- desde luego* * *PREP1) [indicando origen] from•
desde lejos — from a long way off, from afar liter2) [con cantidades, categorías] from3) [en el tiempo]desde el martes — (=el pasado) since Tuesday; (=el próximo) after Tuesday
•
¿desde cuándo vives aquí? — how long have you been living here?¿desde cuándo ocurre esto? — how long has this been happening?
•
desde hace tres años — for three years•
desde el 4 hasta el 16 — from the 4th until o to the 16th•
desde niño — since childhood, since I was a child-¿desde cuándo eres comunista? -desde siempre — "since when have you been a communist?" - "I've always been one"
4)•
desde luego —a) (=por supuesto) of course-¿vendrás? -desde luego — "are you coming?" - "of course (I am)"
eso, desde luego, no es culpa mía — that, of course, is not my fault
-¿quieres venir con nosotros? -desde luego que sí — "do you want to come with us?" - "of course I do"
-¿no sabes nada de eso? -desde luego que no — "you don't know anything about it?" - "of course not"
no era muy morena pero rubia desde luego que no — she wasn't really dark-haired, but she certainly wasn't blonde
b) [como coletilla]desde luego, vaya fama estamos cogiendo — we're certainly getting quite a reputation
desde luego, ¿quién lo iba a pensar? — I ask you, who would have thought it?, well, who would have thought it?
¡mira que olvidarte de llamar! ¡desde luego que eres despistado! — how could you forget to phone? you're so absent-minded!
5)DESDE Expresiones temporales En expresiones temporales, desde puede traducirse por since, from o, en combinación con hace/ hacía, por for. ► Desde ( que ) se traduce por since siempre que se especifique a partir de cuándo comenzó una acción o un estado que sigue desarrollándose en el presente o en el momento en que se habla: Llevo aquí de vacaciones desde el viernes I have been here on holiday since Friday No come mejillones desde que sufrió aquella intoxicación alimenticia He hasn't eaten mussels since he had that bout of food poisoning Dijo que no la había visto desde la guerra He said he hadn't seen her since the war NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que en casos como estos cuando se trata de algo que comienza en el pasado y sigue en el presente, el inglés hace uso del {pretérito perfecto} (en sus formas simple o progresiva). ► Traducimos desde por from cuando desde simplemente indica el momento en el que empezó la acción cuando la oración indica el final de la acción o se implica, de algún modo, que esta ya ha terminado: Y desde aquel día el rey no volvió a hablar del asunto And from that day on(wards), the king never spoke about the subject again ► La construcción desde ... hasta se traduce por from ... until o por from ... to: Trabajamos desde las nueve de la mañana hasta las cinco de la tarde We work from nine in the morning until o to five in the afternoon Tendrás que pagar el alquiler desde julio hasta octubre You will have to pay rent from July until o to October ► Desde hace y desde hacía se traducen por for ya que van seguidos de una cantidad de tiempo: Estoy esperando desde hace más de una hora I have been waiting for over an hour No se había sentido tan feliz desde hacía años He hadn't felt so happy for years ► En oraciones interrogativas, desde cuándo se traduce por how long. En este tipo de preguntas, el inglés utiliza el pretérito perfecto para referirse a algo que empezó en el pasado y continúa en el presente: ¿Desde cuándo os conocéis? How long have you known each other? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradadesde que puedo recordar — ever since I can remember, as long as I can remember
* * *1) ( en el tiempo) sincedesde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married
¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!
¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?
desde niño — since he/I was a child
desde el primer momento or un principio — right from the start
desde el 15 hasta el 30 — from the 15th to o until the 30th
2) ( en el espacio) fromdesde aquí/allá — from here/there
¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?
3) (en escalas, jerarquías) from* * *= from, from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.Ex. In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.----* desde allí = thence.* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.* desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.* desde aquel momento = ever after.* desde cero = from the ground up.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun.* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde el primer día = from day one.* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde el punto de vista de = in terms of, from the vantage of.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally.* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* desde el punto de vista de la cinética = kinetically.* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.* desde el punto de vista de la mitosis = mitotically.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* desde el punto de vista económico = fiscally.* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].* desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.* desde ese día = since that day.* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.* desde + Expresión Temporal = since + Expresión Temporal, ever since + Expresión Temporal.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).* desde fuera = from the outside.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde hace ya años = for years now.* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.* desde la antigüedad = since ancient times.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la época de/cuando = since the days of/when.* desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.* desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.* desde la perspectiva de = in light of.* desde la prehistoria = since prehistoric times.* desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.* desde muy lejos = from afar.* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....* desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.* desde principio a fin = throughout.* desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.* desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.* desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.* desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.* desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, medically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = clinically.* desde un punto de vista cognitivo = cognitively.* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.* desde un punto de vista ecológico = ecologically.* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista médico = medically, medically.* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.* desde un punto vista ético = ethically.* existir desde hace años = be around for years.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.* * *1) ( en el tiempo) sincedesde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married
¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!
¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?
desde niño — since he/I was a child
desde el primer momento or un principio — right from the start
desde el 15 hasta el 30 — from the 15th to o until the 30th
2) ( en el espacio) fromdesde aquí/allá — from here/there
¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?
3) (en escalas, jerarquías) from* * *= from, from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
Ex: In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.* desde allí = thence.* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.* desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.* desde aquel momento = ever after.* desde cero = from the ground up.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun.* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde el primer día = from day one.* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde el punto de vista de = in terms of, from the vantage of.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally.* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* desde el punto de vista de la cinética = kinetically.* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.* desde el punto de vista de la mitosis = mitotically.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* desde el punto de vista económico = fiscally.* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].* desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.* desde ese día = since that day.* desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.* desde + Expresión Temporal = since + Expresión Temporal, ever since + Expresión Temporal.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).* desde fuera = from the outside.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde hace ya años = for years now.* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.* desde la antigüedad = since ancient times.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la época de/cuando = since the days of/when.* desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.* desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.* desde la perspectiva de = in light of.* desde la prehistoria = since prehistoric times.* desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.* desde muy lejos = from afar.* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....* desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.* desde principio a fin = throughout.* desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.* desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.* desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.* desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.* desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, medically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = clinically.* desde un punto de vista cognitivo = cognitively.* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.* desde un punto de vista ecológico = ecologically.* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista médico = medically, medically.* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.* desde un punto vista ético = ethically.* existir desde hace años = be around for years.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.* * *A (en el tiempo) sincedesde entonces/desde que se casó no lo he vuelto a ver I haven't seen him again since then/since he got marriedestamos aquí desde el mes pasado we've been here since last month¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? how long have you been working here?¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? — ¡desde siempre! since when have you liked mussels? — I've always liked them!¿desde cuándo hay que hacerlo así? — desde ahora when do we have to start doing it that way? — as from nowdesde niño había sido muy ambicioso he had been very ambitious ever since he was a childdesde el primer momento or un principio right from the start o the outsetno los veo desde hace meses I haven't seen them for monthsestaba enfermo desde hacía un año he had been ill for a yeardesde que + SUBJ( liter): desde que llegara a ese país since the day that she arrived in that countrydesde que aprendiera a escribir since the time I learned to writeDESDE … HASTA:estará abierto desde el 15 hasta el 30 it will be open from the 15th to o till o until the 30thdesde que llegó hasta que se fue from the time she arrived to the time she leftB (en el espacio) fromles mandé una postal desde Dublín I sent them a postcard from Dublinlo vi desde la ventana I saw him from the window¿desde dónde tengo que leer? where do I have to read from?desde mi punto de vista from my point of viewnosotros, desde aquí, intentaremos hacer lo que podamos we'll do what we can here o from this end o from our endDESDE … HASTA … FROM … TO …desde la página 12 hasta la 20 from page 12 to o as far as o up to page 20desde la cabeza hasta los pies from head to footC (en escalas, jerarquías) fromblusas desde 12 euros blouses from 12 eurosDESDE … HASTA … FROM … TO …todos, desde los trabajadores hasta los empresarios, … everyone, from the workers (up) to the management, …desde el director hasta el último empleado de la compañía from the director (down) to the lowest employee in the companytemas que van desde la reforma penal hasta la crisis económica subjects ranging from penal reform to the economic crisisD* * *
desde preposición
1 ( en el tiempo) since;◊ desde entonces/desde que se casó since then/since he got married;
¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? how long have you been working here?;
desde el primer momento right from the start;
no los veo desde hace meses I haven't seen them for months;
desde el 15 hasta el 30 from the 15th to o until the 30th
2 ( en el espacio) from;◊ desde aquí/allá from here/there;
¿desde dónde tengo que leer? where do I have to read from?;
desde la página 12 hasta la 20 from page 12 (up) to page 20
3 (en escalas, jerarquías) from;
desde
I preposición
1 (punto en que comienza a contarse el tiempo) since: estuvo allí desde el jueves hasta el lunes, she was there from Thursday until Monday
no he hablado con él desde hace meses, I haven't talked to him for months
¿desde cuándo lo sabes?, how long have you known?
desde que María me lo dijo, ever since Maria told me
desde ayer, since yesterday
desde esta mañana, from this morning on
2 (punto en que comienza a contarse una distancia o se señala una perspectiva) from
desde aquí, from here
desde la ventana, from the window
figurado habla desde la ignorancia, he speaks out from ignorance
♦ Locuciones: desde luego, of course
desde siempre, always
' desde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- arriba
- borrasca
- caer
- cuándo
- desarrollar
- doblarse
- donde
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- españolizar
- ir
- gritar
- judoka
- lloro
- llover
- lozana
- lozano
- luego
- mendicidad
- mustia
- mustio
- nos
- residir
- risa
- robar
- rondar
- siempre
- tarde
- ver
- vivir
- yudoka
- abajo
- antiguo
- arrastrar
- bombardear
- bombardeo
- descender
- descenso
- dominar
- exterior
- mejor
- memoria
- mirar
- pie
- razón
- retroactivo
- saber
- ser
- simpatizar
English:
absolutely
- all
- approach
- arouse
- back up
- beginning
- blow
- burning
- can
- carry
- certainly
- conception
- ease off
- ease up
- educationally
- elapse
- explode
- first
- for
- from
- go
- gorgeous
- grandstand
- hear of
- hence
- inherent
- jump down
- kerb-crawl
- kerb-crawling
- know
- listen
- look down
- lost
- mainland
- off
- ought
- outset
- outside
- pass down
- perspective
- range
- respect
- scene
- see
- since
- spectacular
- splendid
- standing
- talk down
- then
* * *♦ prep1. [indica tiempo] since;no lo veo desde el mes pasado/desde ayer I haven't seen him since last month/since yesterday;desde aquel día, nada volvió a ser igual from that day on, things were never the same again;desde ahora from now on;¿desde cuándo? since when?;¿desde cuándo se conocen? how long o since when have you known each other?;¿desde cuándo no hay que llamar para entrar? since when has it been all right to come in without knocking?;desde entonces since then;no la veo desde hace un año I haven't seen her for a year, it's a year since I last saw her;desde hace dos días no come she hasn't eaten for two days;¿desde cuánto hace que no come? how long has she not been eating?;desde hace mucho/un mes for ages/a month;trabaja para ellos desde hace poco she recently started working for them;te espero desde hace más de una hora I've been waiting for you for more than an hour;Fam¡desde hace que no la veo! [en tono enfático] I haven't seen her for AGES!;desde… hasta… from… until…;desde el 1 hasta el 15 de septiembre from 1 to 15 September;desde niño o [m5] desde pequeño me enseñaron a dar las gracias I was brought up to say thank you to people from an early age;desde el principio supe que no iba a salir bien I knew from the very beginning o from the word go it wasn't going to turn out well;desde que since;desde que la vi en el teatro, no he vuelto a saber nada de ella I haven't heard from her since (the day) I saw her at the theatre;desde que murió mi madre since my mother died;desde ya [inmediatamente] right now;ponte a ordenar esta habitación desde ya start tidying this room this instant2. [indica espacio] from;desde mi ventana se ve el puerto you can see the harbour from my window;vinieron a vernos desde Santiago they came from Santiago to visit us;¿desde dónde nos disparan? where are they shooting at us from?;desde arriba/abajo from above/below;visto desde arriba, parece más grande seen from above, it looks bigger;se ve desde lejos it can be seen from a long way away;desde… hasta… from… to…;desde aquí hasta el centro from here to the centre;desde un punto de vista jurídico… from a legal point of view…;afrontemos el proceso de paz desde la democracia y el respeto let us enter the peace process in a spirit of democracy and respect3. [indica cantidad mínima] from;desde 10.000 euros from 10,000 euros4. [indica lo que se abarca]desde… hasta… from… to…;se encargan de todo, desde el viaje hasta el alojamiento they take care of everything, from the travel arrangements to the accommodation;sabe hacer de todo, desde cambiar un fusible hasta arreglar una moto she can do all sorts of things, from changing a fuse to repairing a motorbike♦ desde luego loc adv1. [por supuesto]¡desde luego (que sí)! of course!;¡desde luego que me gusta! of course I like it!;¡desde luego que no os ayudaré! no way am I going to help you!, I'm certainly not going to help you!2. [en tono de reproche]¡desde luego! for goodness' sake!;¡desde luego! ¡no te creía capaz de una cosa así! I certainly didn't think you were capable of something like this!;¡desde luego, tienes cada idea! you really come out with some funny ideas!* * *prpdesde 1993 since 1993;desde que since;desde hace tres días for three days;desde hace mucho/poco for a long/short time;desde mañana from tomorrow;desde arriba/abajo from above/below;te veo desde aquí I can see you from here3 en escala from;desde … hasta … from … to …4:desde luego of course* * *desde prep1) : from2) : since3)desde ahora : from now on4)desde entonces : since then5)desde hace : for, since (a time)ha estado nevando desde hace dos días: it's been snowing for two days6)desde luego : of course7)desde que : since, ever since8)desde ya : right now, immediately* * *desde prep1. (lugar, cantidad) fromno sabemos nada de ellos desde que se casaron we haven't heard anything from them since they got marrieddesde... hasta from... todesde entonces since then / from then on¿desde cuándo? how long?¿desde cuándo pasas las vacaciones aquí? how long have you been coming here on holiday? -
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112 hacerse
pron.v.1 to recede, to separate.2 to become, to enter into some new state or condition (llegar a ser).3 to accustom oneself (acostumbrarse).Hacerse de miel, to treat one gently, not to be very severe. Hacerse con alg or de algo, to acquire, to attain; to purchase anything which is wantingHacerse memorable to become memorable, famous, notorious, etc. Hacerse añicos, to take great pains in doing anythingHacerse chiquito to pretend to be modest; to conceal one's knowledgeTodavía no se ha hecho, it still has not been done. Hacer cortesía (mutuamente), to exchange courtesiesHacerse grande to grow tall, to get tall* * *1 (volverse) to become, get2 (crecer) to grow3 (acostumbrarse) to get used (a, to), become accustomed (a, to)4 (resultar) to become, go on, seem■ la película se hizo muy larga the film went on too long, I found the film too long5 (simular) to pretend6 (mandar hacer) to have made, have done* * *1) to become2) get3) pretend, play* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=realizar, crear)hacerse algo — [uno mismo] to make o.s. sth; [otra persona] to have sth made
¿os hicisteis muchas fotos? — did you take a lot of photos?
idea 1), nudo II, 1)•
hacerse pipí — to wet o.s.2) (=cocinarse)3) + infina) (=conseguir)b) (=mandar)4) (=reflexivo)5) [recíproco]6) (=llegar a ser)a) + sustantivo to becomeb) + adjesto se está haciendo pesado — this is getting o becoming tedious
7) (=parecer)se me hizo largo/pesado el viaje — the journey felt long/boring
se me hace que... — esp LAm it seems to me that..., I get the impression that...
se me hace que nos están engañando — it seems to me that o I get the impression that we're being deceived
8) * (=fingirse)9) (=moverse)•
hazte para allá, que me siente — move up that way a bit so I can sit down10) [seguido de preposición]hacerse a (=acostumbrarse) to get used tohacerse con [+ información] to get hold of; [+ ciudad, fortaleza] to take¿te has hecho ya a levantarte temprano? — have you got used to getting up early yet?
* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx. Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *
■hacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (convertirse) to become, grow
hacerse mayor, to grow old
se hizo monja, she became a nun
2 (simular) to pretend: me vio, pero se hizo el despistado, he saw me, but pretended he hadn't
hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear 3 hacerse con, (conseguir) to get hold of
4 (acostumbrarse) to get used [a, to]: enseguida me hice a dormir sola, I soon got used to sleeping alone
me tengo que hacer a la idea, I've got to get used to the idea
' hacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adueñarse
- agenciarse
- arrumaco
- asegurarse
- boca
- cargar
- cargo
- comprometerse
- curar
- dueña
- dueño
- eco
- idea
- ilusión
- ladearse
- lío
- loca
- loco
- lograr
- mar
- oro
- ovillo
- permanente
- remolón
- remolona
- rogar
- sorda
- sordo
- sueca
- sueco
- suplantar
- taco
- tonta
- tonto
- agujero
- América
- amigo
- análisis
- ánimo
- añicos
- bola
- caca
- camote
- cirugía
- cocer
- competencia
- comprender
- confiar
- control
- correr
English:
appear
- become
- befriend
- break
- break up
- charge
- come
- cook
- corner
- daydream
- deepen
- delude
- drag on
- endear
- evidence
- fall
- fiendish
- get on
- get through
- get-rich-quick
- grow
- grow up
- hard
- impersonate
- join
- kid
- masquerade
- materialize
- move along
- muddle
- part
- part with
- piece
- play
- pose
- possum
- power
- pretend
- pull over
- put out
- run
- sail
- sea
- seize
- shatter
- shoeshine
- sidestep
- smash
- stage
- stake
* * *vpr1. [convertirse en] to become;hacerse musulmán to become a Muslim;se hizo hombre he became a man;hacerse viejo to grow old;hacerse del Universitario to sign for o join Universitario2. [guisarse, cocerse] to cook;el pavo se está haciendo the turkey's in the oveny se hizo la luz [cita bíblica] and there was light4. [resultar] + adj to get;se hace muy pesado it gets very tedious;se me ha hecho muy corto el viaje the journey seemed very short;la clase se me ha hecho eterna the class seemed to go on foreverse hizo un corte en la mano she cut her hand6. [fabricarse] + nombre to make oneself;me hice un vestido [yo mismo] I made myself a dress;[la modista] I had a dress made;se han hecho una casa al lado del mar they've built (themselves) a house by the seacon lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like9. [mostrarse] + "el" + adjse hace el gracioso/el simpático he acts the comedian/the nice guy;hacerse el distraído to pretend to be miles away;¿eres tonto o te lo haces? are you stupid or are you just pretending to be?10.hacerse a [acostumbrarse a] [m5] no consiguió hacerse a la comida británica she couldn't get used to British food;no me hago a su forma de trabajar I can't get used to the way they work;hacerse a una idea to get used to an idea;hazte a la idea de que no vamos a poder ir de vacaciones you'd better start getting used to the idea that we won't be able to go on holiday[vehículo] to pull over12.se hizo con el control de la empresa he took control of the company13. [referido a necesidades fisiológicas][excremento] the baby has dirtied his Br nappy o US diaper; Famel bebé se ha hecho encima [orina] the baby has wet himself;el bebé se ha hecho pipí the baby's wet himselftengo que hacerme de unas llaves para poder entrar I need to get hold of some keys to get in;se hizo de un diploma y salió a buscarse la vida she got herself a qualification and set out to make her fortune;nos hicimos de algo de comida y pasamos el día en el campo we got some food together and spent the day in the country¿y tu prima? ¿qué se hizo? [corto plazo] where has your cousin got to?;[largo plazo] whatever happened to that cousin of yours?17. Am Fam [salir bien]precisaba una beca y por suerte se le hizo she needed a scholarship and luckily she got one;después de años, se me hizo, gané la grande after waiting for years, at last it happened for me, I got the big one18. Méx, RP Fam [creer]¿llegará Pedro? – se me hace que no do you think Pedro will come? – I don't think so* * *v/r2 ( cocinarse) cook3 ( convertirse, volverse) get, become;hacerse viejo get old;hacerse de noche get dark;se hace tarde it’s getting late;¿qué se hizo de aquello? what happened with that?4:hacerse el sordo/el tonto pretend to be deaf/stupid5:hacerse a algo get used to sth6:hacerse con algo get hold of sth* * *vr1) : to become2) : to pretend, to act, to playhacerse el tonto: to play dumb3) : to seemel examen se me hizo difícil: the exam seemed difficult to me4) : to get, to growse hace tarde: it's growing late* * *hacerse vb2. (volverse + adjetivo) to get3. (fingir) to pretend to be4. (parecer) to seem5. (conseguir) to get¿dónde te has hecho con esa camiseta? where did you get that T shirt?7. (acostumbrarse) to get used to8. (apartarse) to move -
113 helado hasta la médula de los huesos
= frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones)Ex. I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.Ex. Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.Ex. The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.Ex. And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.* * *= frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones)Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.
Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.Ex: The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.Ex: And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.Spanish-English dictionary > helado hasta la médula de los huesos
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114 horripilante
adj.1 horrifying, spine-chilling.2 horrible, hideous (muy feo).3 dreadful, horrible, gruesome, horrifying.* * *► adjetivo1 hair-raising, horrifying, terrifying* * *ADJ (=espeluznante) [escena] hair-raising, horrifying; [persona] creepy *, terrifying* * *adjetivo terrifying, horrifying* * *= horrifying, gruesome, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], hair-raising, frightening, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], grotesquely ugly.Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.Ex. In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.* * *adjetivo terrifying, horrifying* * *= horrifying, gruesome, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], hair-raising, frightening, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], grotesquely ugly.Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.* * *terrifying, horrifying, hair-raising* * *
horripilante adjetivo
terrifying, horrifying
horripilante adjetivo hair-raising, scary
' horripilante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantosa
- espantoso
English:
grisly
- gruesome
- horrifying
* * *horripilante adj1. [terrorífico] horrifying, spine-chilling* * *adj horrible* * *horripilante adj: horrifying, hair-raising -
115 infección adquirida en el hospital
(n.) = hospital-acquired infectionEx. Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.* * *(n.) = hospital-acquired infectionEx: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.
Spanish-English dictionary > infección adquirida en el hospital
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116 infección de hospital
(n.) = hospital-acquired infectionEx. Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.* * *(n.) = hospital-acquired infectionEx: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.
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117 manotazo
m.slap.* * *1 slap, smack, swipe\quitar algo a alguien de un manotazo to swipe something away from somebody* * *SM slap, smackdar un manotazo a algn — to give sb a slap, slap sb
* * *masculino swipe* * *= slap in the face, slap, swat, cuff.Ex. He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.Ex. And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.Ex. While they grappled, Lackey appeared to throw some semblance of punches, although they looked more like swats directed at an insect.Ex. He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.----* aplastar de un manotazo = swat.* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.* intentar dar un manotazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar dar un zarpazo = swat at.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* * *masculino swipe* * *= slap in the face, slap, swat, cuff.Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.Ex: While they grappled, Lackey appeared to throw some semblance of punches, although they looked more like swats directed at an insect.Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.* aplastar de un manotazo = swat.* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.* intentar dar un manotazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar dar un zarpazo = swat at.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* * *swipese lo quitó de un manotazo she grabbed it from him with one swipepasamos la noche matando mosquitos a manotazos we spent the night swatting mosquitoes* * *
manotazo sustantivo masculino
swipe
manotazo sustantivo masculino smack, slap
' manotazo' also found in these entries:
English:
chop
- smack
* * *slap;mató la mosca de un manotazo he killed the fly with a swipe of his hand;dar un manotazo a alguien to give sb a slap* * *m slap* * *manotazo nm: slap, smack, swipe -
118 muerto de frío
= frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones)Ex. I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.Ex. Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.Ex. The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.Ex. And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.* * *= frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones)Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.
Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.Ex: The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.Ex: And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow. -
119 opinión
f.opinion, notion, conviction, belief.* * *1 (juicio) opinion, view■ en mi opinión in my opinion, in my view\cambiar de opinión to change one's mindla opinión pública public opinion* * *noun f.* * *SF opinion, viewen mi opinión — in my opinion o view
ser de la opinión (de) que... — to be of the opinion that..., take the view that...
mudar de opinión — to have a change of mind o opinion
* * *femenino opinion¿cuál es tu opinión sobre el programa? — what do you think of the program?
* * *= claim, contention, feedback, judgement [judgment], regard, view, say, voice, perception.Ex. The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.Ex. The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.Ex. The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.Ex. In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex. I am particularly interested in hearing from practicing music and digital librarians, those in industry, and those who have had experience with other evaluation programmes, though all voices are welcomed.Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).----* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.* apoyar un opinión = support + contention.* artículo de opinión = discussion article, discussion paper, opinion article, feature article, opinion piece, op-ed.* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno = set in + Posesivo + opinions.* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambio de opinión = change of heart, change of mind.* columna de opinión = op-ed.* compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* defender un opinión = support + view.* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.* discrepacia de opiniones = conflict of opinions.* divergencia de opinión = divergence of opinion.* división de opiniones = division of opinion, split decision, divided opinions.* documento de opinión = discussion document.* empresa dedicada a los sondeos de opinión = polling firm, polling agency.* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en la opinión de = in the opinion of.* en mi opinión = to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books.* en + Posesivo + opinión = to + Posesivo + mind.* escuchar la opinión de Alguien = hear + opinion.* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.* expresar la opinión = volunteer + view.* expresar la opinión de uno = make + Posesivo + feelings known, put + viewpoint across.* expresar la opinión de uno sobre = give + Posesivo + thoughts on.* expresar opinión = express + view.* expresar opinión (sobre) = express + opinion (on).* expresar + Posesivo + opinión = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.* expresar una opinión = voice + opinion.* expresar una opinión sobre = state + opinion on, venture + opinion on.* formarse una opinión = form + impression.* grupo de opinión = focus group.* haber división de opiniones = be split on, opinion + be divided.* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos = critics + be divided.* influir en la opinión pública = shape + public opinion, influence + public opinion.* intercambiar opiniones = exchange + views, share + opinions.* intercambio de opiniones sobre = exchange of opinion on.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* líder de opinión = opinion leader.* manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.* mi opinión = my two cents' worth.* moldear la opinión pública = mould + public opinion.* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.* opinión consensuada = consensus of opinion.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.* opiniones diversas = mixed reactions, mixed reviews.* opiniones divididas = divided opinions.* opiniones opuestas = contrasting opinions.* opinión + estar dividida = opinion + be divided.* opinión general = consensus, consensus of opinion, accepted wisdom, conventional wisdom.* opinión general, la = received wisdom, the.* opinión generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.* opinión mayoritaria = majority opinion.* opinión personal = personal opinion.* opinión pública = outside-world, public opinion.* opinión pública, la = public mind, the.* opinión (sobre) = opinion (on).* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* recabar la opinión = canvass + opinion.* recabar la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* recabar la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* recabar opiniones = solicit + input.* recabar opinión sobre = elicit + opinion on.* recabar + Posesivo + opinión = gauge + Posesivo + reaction.* recabar una opinión = solicit + opinion.* recibir opiniones diversas = receive + mixed reviews.* reservarse la opinión = reserve + judgement.* respaldar una opinión = buttress + claim, support + view.* según la opinión de = in the opinion of.* según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.* según + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* sondeo de opinión = opinion poll, Gallup poll, perceptions study, opinion polling.* sondeo de opinión por teléfono = telephone opinion poll.* sondeo de opinión pública = public opinion poll.* sondeo informal de opinión = straw poll.* sostener la opinión = argue.* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión = be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.* tener la opinión = it + be + Posesivo + understanding.* tener opinión = take + view.* tener una opinión = take + viewpoint, hold + view, hold + opinion.* tener una opinión sobre = have + an opinion on.* una segunda opinión = a second opinion.* * *femenino opinion¿cuál es tu opinión sobre el programa? — what do you think of the program?
* * *opinión (sobre)Ex: A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.
= claim, contention, feedback, judgement [judgment], regard, view, say, voice, perception.Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.
Ex: The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex: I am particularly interested in hearing from practicing music and digital librarians, those in industry, and those who have had experience with other evaluation programmes, though all voices are welcomed.Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.* apoyar un opinión = support + contention.* artículo de opinión = discussion article, discussion paper, opinion article, feature article, opinion piece, op-ed.* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno = set in + Posesivo + opinions.* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambio de opinión = change of heart, change of mind.* columna de opinión = op-ed.* compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* defender un opinión = support + view.* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.* discrepacia de opiniones = conflict of opinions.* divergencia de opinión = divergence of opinion.* división de opiniones = division of opinion, split decision, divided opinions.* documento de opinión = discussion document.* empresa dedicada a los sondeos de opinión = polling firm, polling agency.* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en la opinión de = in the opinion of.* en mi opinión = to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books.* en + Posesivo + opinión = to + Posesivo + mind.* escuchar la opinión de Alguien = hear + opinion.* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.* expresar la opinión = volunteer + view.* expresar la opinión de uno = make + Posesivo + feelings known, put + viewpoint across.* expresar la opinión de uno sobre = give + Posesivo + thoughts on.* expresar opinión = express + view.* expresar opinión (sobre) = express + opinion (on).* expresar + Posesivo + opinión = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.* expresar una opinión = voice + opinion.* expresar una opinión sobre = state + opinion on, venture + opinion on.* formarse una opinión = form + impression.* grupo de opinión = focus group.* haber división de opiniones = be split on, opinion + be divided.* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos = critics + be divided.* influir en la opinión pública = shape + public opinion, influence + public opinion.* intercambiar opiniones = exchange + views, share + opinions.* intercambio de opiniones sobre = exchange of opinion on.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* líder de opinión = opinion leader.* manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.* mi opinión = my two cents' worth.* moldear la opinión pública = mould + public opinion.* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.* opinión consensuada = consensus of opinion.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.* opiniones diversas = mixed reactions, mixed reviews.* opiniones divididas = divided opinions.* opiniones opuestas = contrasting opinions.* opinión + estar dividida = opinion + be divided.* opinión general = consensus, consensus of opinion, accepted wisdom, conventional wisdom.* opinión general, la = received wisdom, the.* opinión generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.* opinión mayoritaria = majority opinion.* opinión personal = personal opinion.* opinión pública = outside-world, public opinion.* opinión pública, la = public mind, the.* opinión (sobre) = opinion (on).* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* recabar la opinión = canvass + opinion.* recabar la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* recabar la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* recabar opiniones = solicit + input.* recabar opinión sobre = elicit + opinion on.* recabar + Posesivo + opinión = gauge + Posesivo + reaction.* recabar una opinión = solicit + opinion.* recibir opiniones diversas = receive + mixed reviews.* reservarse la opinión = reserve + judgement.* respaldar una opinión = buttress + claim, support + view.* según la opinión de = in the opinion of.* según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.* según + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* sondeo de opinión = opinion poll, Gallup poll, perceptions study, opinion polling.* sondeo de opinión por teléfono = telephone opinion poll.* sondeo de opinión pública = public opinion poll.* sondeo informal de opinión = straw poll.* sostener la opinión = argue.* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión = be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.* tener la opinión = it + be + Posesivo + understanding.* tener opinión = take + view.* tener una opinión = take + viewpoint, hold + view, hold + opinion.* tener una opinión sobre = have + an opinion on.* una segunda opinión = a second opinion.* * *opinionno comparto tu opinión sobre este tema I do not share your view o opinion o I disagree with you on this subject¿cuál es tu opinión sobre el programa? what do you think of the program?¿qué opinión le merece esta nueva producción? ( frml); what is your opinion of this new production?en mi opinión fue un error in my opinion it was a mistakecambió de opinión he changed his mindes de la opinión de que no se les debe pegar a los niños she doesn't believe in hitting children, she is of the opinion that you mustn't hit childrenimportantes sectores de opinión piensan que … significant bodies of opinion think that …es una cuestión de opinión it's a matter of opinionno tengo muy buena opinión de él I don't think very highly of him, I don't have a very high opinion of himCompuesto:la opinión pública public opinionun cambio en la opinión pública a change in public opinionno se puede engañar a la opinión pública con falsas promesas you cannot fool people o the public with false promises* * *
opinión sustantivo femenino
opinion;
cambió de opinión he changed his mind;
la opinión pública public opinion
opinión sustantivo femenino opinion: siempre está cambiando de opinión, she's always changing her mind
' opinión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adherirse
- antinuclear
- apoyarse
- apreciación
- asesorar
- aventurar
- cambio
- certera
- certero
- concepto
- consejo
- criterio
- decantar
- decir
- discutible
- disidencia
- ecuánime
- emitir
- encuesta
- entender
- fama
- idea
- impresión
- incluso
- judicatura
- juicio
- manifestar
- mí
- opinar
- opositor
- opositora
- opuesta
- opuesto
- para
- parecer
- pericial
- prender
- previa
- previo
- pronunciarse
- prospección
- prudente
- pulsar
- ratificar
- según
- sentir
- sesgar
- solicitar
- someter
- sondeo
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- advance
- adverse
- approve of
- argue
- belief
- book
- change
- colour
- currency
- current
- dead
- decided
- differ
- discount
- editorial
- esteem
- estimation
- feeling
- find
- frank
- glowing
- groundswell
- high
- inflated
- initially
- judge
- judgement
- judgment
- like-minded
- low
- mind
- minority
- mirror
- misguided
- mixed
- moderate
- one-sided
- opinion
- opinion poll
- opposing
- opposite
- outlook
- partisan
- poll
- position
- prerogative
- prevail
- prevailing
* * *opinión nfopinion;en mi opinión no deberíamos ir in my opinion, we shouldn't go;es mi opinión personal that's my personal opinion;¿cuál es tu opinión al respecto? what's your opinion o view on this matter?;después de escuchar distintas opiniones sobre el tema… after hearing different views on the matter…;compartir una opinión to share a view o an opinion;he cambiado de opinión I've changed my mind;reservarse la opinión to reserve judgment;ser de la opinión de que to be of the opinion that;ser una cuestión de opinión to be a matter of opinion;tener buena/mala opinión de alguien to have a high/low opinion of sbla opinión pública public opinion* * *f opinion;la opinión pública public opinion;en mi opinión in my opinion;tener buena/mala opinión de alguien think highly/little of s.o.* * ** * *opinión n opinion / view -
120 pena
f.1 shame, pity.da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anythingel pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3 problem, trouble (desgracia).4 struggle.a duras penas with great difficulty5 punishment (castigo).le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty yearsso o bajo pena de under penalty ofpena capital o de muerte death penalty6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)me da pena I'm embarrassed about it7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.8 penna, contour feather.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.* * *1 (castigo) sentence, punishment2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow3 (lástima) pity■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble\a duras penas with great difficultyhecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad waymerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth itsin pena ni gloria undistinguishedpena capital capital punishmentpena de muerte death penalty* * *noun f.1) pity2) sorrow3) penalty, punishment4) difficulty, trouble5) shame•* * *SF1) (=tristeza) sorrowtenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death
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alma en pena — lost soul•
dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like thatme daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain
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morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heartsin pena ni gloria —
2) (=lástima) shame, pity¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!
¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)
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de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state•
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state3) pl penas (=problemas)a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty
4) (=esfuerzo)•
ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?
no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it
5) (Jur) sentenceel juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison
bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death
tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion
pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty
¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!
sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease
7) And (=fantasma) ghost* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.----* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *A1(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sadme da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begginga mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry forestá que da pena she's in a terrible stateno te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell youlloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterlysentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death2 (lástima) pity, shame¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her adviceese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on heren las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badlyestar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad waysin pena ni gloria almost unnoticeduna película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticedpasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university careervale or merece la pena it's worth itmerece la pena leerlo it's worth readingno vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade himun museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visitbien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk1(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrowssus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartachete oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear yousubió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairsllegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty2 (penurias, dificultades) hardshippasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for itpasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expeditionC ( Der) sentenceel juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentenceso pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myselfCompuestos:afflictive punishmentdeath penaltylos que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishmentcorporal punishmentdeath penaltyfinecustodial sentenceD ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassmentle da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in publicme da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of nightme puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassmentquitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gailyE ( Per) (fantasma) ghost* * *
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)
pena es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;
me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;
es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural
me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;
( con dificultad) with difficulty
3 (Der) sentence;
peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;
me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well
* * *pena nf1. [lástima] shame, pity;es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems4. [dificultad] struggle;pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there5. [castigo] punishment;cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;Formal [a menos que] unless pena capital death penalty;pena de cárcel prison sentence;pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;[en fútbol] penalty;pena de muerte death penalty;pena de reclusión prison sentence6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her7. CompEsp Famdibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;Famhecho una pena in a real state;una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;sin pena ni gloria without distinction;un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year* * *f1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;da pena it’s sad2 ( congoja) grief, distress3 ( lástima) pity;es una pena it’s a shame o pity;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;me da pena I’m embarrassed5 JUR sentence6:no vale ono merece la pena it’s not worth it;a duras penas with great difficulty;so pena de on pain of;con más pena que gloria ingloriously;sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed* * *pena nf1) castigo: punishment, penaltypena de muerte: death penalty2) aflicción: sorrow, griefmorir de pena: to die of a broken heart¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!3) dolor: pain, suffering4) dificultad: difficulty, troublea duras penas: with great difficulty5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment6)valer la pena : to be worthwhile* * *pena n1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness2. (lástima) shame / pity¡qué pena! what a pity!3. (condena) sentence4. (problema) trouble / problemmerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it
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