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'hevn1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) cielo, paraíso2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) cielo3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) paraíso, gloria•- heavenly- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
- thank heavens
heaven n cielofor heaven's sake! ¡por Dios!tr['hevən]1 cielo2 familiar gloria, paraíso1 cielo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in seventh heaven estar en el séptimo cieloto stink to high heaven familiar apestarthis is heaven! familiar ¡ésto es la gloria!heavens! ¡cielos!good heavens! familiar ¡santo cielo!, ¡por Dios!, ¡madre mía!thank heavens! ¡gracias a Dios!for heaven's sake! familiar ¡por el amor de Dios!heaven knows! familiar ¡ni idea!heaven forbid! ¡no lo quiera Dios!to move heaven and earth mover cielo y tierraheaven ['hɛvən] n1) : cielo mfor heaven's sake: por Dios2) heavens nplsky: cielo mthe heavens opened up: empezó a llover a cántarosn.• cielo s.m.• firmamento s.m.'hevən1) ( place) cielo mto be in seventh heaven — estar* en el séptimo cielo
to move heaven and earth — remover* (el) cielo y (la) tierra
2) ( sky) (usu pl) cielo mto stink to high heaven — (colloq) oler* que apesta (fam)
3) (in interj phrases, as intensifier)(good) heavens! — Dios mío!, santo cielo!
did you vote for him? - (good) heavens, no! — ¿votaste por él? - ¿estás loca?
heavens to Betsy! — (AmE hum) cielo santo!
they gave her the job, heaven knows why — le dieron el trabajo a ella, vete a saber porqué; forbid 2), name I 1), sake c)
4) ( bliss) (colloq)how was your vacation? - it was heaven — ¿qué tal las vacaciones? - divinas or sensacionales (fam)
['hevn]N1) (Rel) (gen) cielo m(good) heavens! — ¡cielos!
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an injustice that cries out to heaven — una injusticia que clama al cielo•
heaven forbid! — ¡no lo quiera Dios!heaven forbid that we end up in the same hotel! — ¡ojalá no or quiera Dios que no terminemos en el mismo hotel!
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heaven help them if they do — que Dios les ayude si lo hacen•
heaven knows why — Dios sabe por qué•
what in heaven's name does that mean? — ¿qué demonios significa eso?•
the heavens opened — se abrieron los cielos, las nubes descargaron con fuerza•
for heaven's sake! — ¡por Dios!•
thank heaven! — ¡gracias a Dios!, ¡menos mal!- move heaven and earth to do sth- stink to high heaven- be in seventh heaven2) (fig) paraíso misn't he heaven? — ¡qué maravilla de hombre!
* * *['hevən]1) ( place) cielo mto be in seventh heaven — estar* en el séptimo cielo
to move heaven and earth — remover* (el) cielo y (la) tierra
2) ( sky) (usu pl) cielo mto stink to high heaven — (colloq) oler* que apesta (fam)
3) (in interj phrases, as intensifier)(good) heavens! — Dios mío!, santo cielo!
did you vote for him? - (good) heavens, no! — ¿votaste por él? - ¿estás loca?
heavens to Betsy! — (AmE hum) cielo santo!
they gave her the job, heaven knows why — le dieron el trabajo a ella, vete a saber porqué; forbid 2), name I 1), sake c)
4) ( bliss) (colloq)how was your vacation? - it was heaven — ¿qué tal las vacaciones? - divinas or sensacionales (fam)
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