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41 helecho hembra
m.common brake, bracken, female fern. -
42 lauréola hembra
f.mezereon, spurge laurel. -
43 leopardo hembra
m.leopardess. -
44 pájaro hembra
m.hen bird. -
45 parte hembra
f.female end. -
46 rosca hembra
f.box thread, internal thread. -
47 tapón hembra
m.pipe cap. -
48 tigre hembra
f. & m.tigress, female tiger. -
49 enchufe
m.1 plug ( electricity and electronics) (macho).2 connections (informal) (recomendación).tener enchufe to have connectionsobtener algo por enchufe to get something by pulling strings o through one's connections3 socket, electric socket, jack, outlet.4 contact, personal connection.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enchufar.* * *2 familiar figurado (trabajo) easy job; (influencias) contacts plural, friends plural in high places\tener enchufe familiar to have contactsenchufe bipolar two-pin plugenchufe tripolar three-pin plug* * *noun m.1) plug, socket2) contact, patronage* * *SM1) (Elec) (=macho) plug; (=hembra) socket; [en la pared] point, socket2) (Téc) (=conexión) joint; (=manguito) sleeve, jacket (EEUU)3) * (=puesto laboral) cushy job *4) * (=influencia) useful contact* * *1) (Elec) ( macho) plug; ( hembra) socket, power point (BrE); ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)2) (Esp fam) ( influencia)por enchufe — through connections, by pulling some strings
* * *= plug, socket, socket outlet, light socket.Ex. No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.Ex. One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.Ex. Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.Ex. In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.----* adaptador para enchufes = plug adapter.* enchufe con clavijas redondas = round-prong plug.* enchufe de la luz = light socket.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* enchufe hembra = outlet, socket.* enchufes, los = nepotism.* recurrir a enchufes = pull + strings.* usar enchufes = pull + strings.* * *1) (Elec) ( macho) plug; ( hembra) socket, power point (BrE); ( del teléfono) socket, point (BrE)2) (Esp fam) ( influencia)por enchufe — through connections, by pulling some strings
* * *= plug, socket, socket outlet, light socket.Ex: No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.
Ex: One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.* adaptador para enchufes = plug adapter.* enchufe con clavijas redondas = round-prong plug.* enchufe de la luz = light socket.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* enchufe hembra = outlet, socket.* enchufes, los = nepotism.* recurrir a enchufes = pull + strings.* usar enchufes = pull + strings.* * *enchufe enchufe y enchufismo (↑ enchufe a1)A2 (del teléfono) socket, pointCompuestos:wall plug, wall sockettwo-way adaptorB ( fam)(influencia): hace falta tener algún enchufe you need to have connections, you need to have friends in high places o in the right placesentró en la empresa por enchufe he got into the company by the back door o by pulling some strings* * *
Del verbo enchufar: ( conjugate enchufar)
enchufé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
enchufe es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
enchufar
enchufe
enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
enchufe sustantivo masculino
1
( hembra) socket, power point (BrE)
2 (Esp fam) ( influencia):
por enchufe by pulling some strings
enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
enchufe sustantivo masculino
1 Elec (hembra) socket
(macho) plug
2 (persona) contact: consiguió el puesto porque tenía un buen enchufe, she got the job because she had a good contact
' enchufe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encajar
- hembra
- hueso
- macho
- trifásica
- trifásico
- clavija
English:
connected
- contact
- fit
- influence
- pull
- socket
- wall socket
- adapter
- jack
- plug
- point
- power
* * *enchufe nm[hembra] socket enchufe de clavija jack plugtener enchufe to have connections;obtener algo por enchufe to get sth by pulling strings o through one's connections* * *m2:tener enchufe fig fam have pull fam, have connections* * *enchufe nm1) : connection2) : plug, socket* * *enchufe n1. (macho) plug2. (hembra) socket -
50 oveja
f.sheep, ewe.oveja descarriada lost sheepoveja negra black sheep* * *1 sheep, ewe\cada oveja con su pareja like should stick to likela oveja negra de la familia the black sheep of the family* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=animal) [sin distinción de sexo] sheep; (=hembra) ewe2) Cono Sur (=prostituta) whore* * ** * *= sheep.Ex. The presidential address carried the title 'Do libraries need sheep?' = El discurso presidencial se titulaba "¿Necesitan las ovejas las bibliotecas?".----* carne de oveja = sheepmeat.* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* cuidar ovejas = herd + sheep.* oveja descarriada, la = lost sheep, the.* oveja hembra = ewe.* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.* * ** * *= sheep.Ex: The presidential address carried the title 'Do libraries need sheep?' = El discurso presidencial se titulaba "¿Necesitan las ovejas las bibliotecas?".
* carne de oveja = sheepmeat.* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* cuidar ovejas = herd + sheep.* oveja descarriada, la = lost sheep, the.* oveja hembra = ewe.* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.* * *(nombre genérico) sheep; (hembra) eweun rebaño de ovejas a flock of sheepcontar ovejas to count sheepencomendar las ovejas al lobo to ask for trouble, put one's head in the lion's mouthcada oveja con su pareja birds of a feather flock togetherte he dicho siempre que cada oveja con su pareja I've always told you it's best to stick with your own kindCompuestos:( Bib):la oveja descarriada the lost sheeplas ovejas descarriadas vuelven al redil the lost sheep return to the foldblack sheepla oveja negra de la familia the black sheep of the family* * *
oveja sustantivo femenino ( nombre genérico) sheep;
( hembra) ewe;
la oveja negra the black sheep;
la oveja descarriada (Bib) the lost sheep
oveja sustantivo femenino
1 sheep
2 (hembra) ewe: compró dos ovejas y un carnero, he bought two ewes and a ram
3 fig (persona) la oveja descarriada/negra, the lost/black sheep ➣ Ver nota en cordero
' oveja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cordera
- cordero
- taba
- trasquilar
- borrego
- descarriado
- parir
- uña
English:
black
- bleat
- ewe
- fleece
- mutton
- shear
- sheep
- uncommon
* * *oveja nfsheep, ewe;contar ovejas to count sheep;cada oveja con su pareja birds of a feather flock togetheroveja descarriada lost sheep;oveja merina merino (sheep);Fig oveja negra black sheep* * *f sheep* * *oveja nf1) : sheep, ewe2)oveja negra : black sheep* * * -
51 ciervo
m.deer, red deer, hart.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - cierva)noundeer, stag* * *SM (Zool) [gen] deer; [macho] stag, buck; (Culin) venison* * ** * *= deer, stag, red deer, buck.Ex. No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.Ex. The analysis was applied to the identification of meats from red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, cattle, sheep, and goat.Ex. Quickly, I glassed him and saw he was a really big buck even through thick brush.----* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.* * ** * *= deer, stag, red deer, buck.Ex: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.Ex: The analysis was applied to the identification of meats from red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, cattle, sheep, and goat.Ex: Quickly, I glassed him and saw he was a really big buck even through thick brush.* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.* * *ciervo -vamasculine, feminineCompuesto:ciervo volante or voladormasculine stag beetle* * *
ciervo
( macho) stag;
( hembra) hind
ciervo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino Zool deer
(macho) stag
(hembra) hind, doe
' ciervo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierva
- cuerno
- berrear
- berrido
- bramar
- bramido
- cría
English:
deer
- doe
- stag
- buck
* * *ciervo, -a nm,f1. [macho] deer, stag;[hembra] deer, hind* * *m ZO buck* * *ciervo, -va n: deer, stag m, hind f* * * -
52 celo
m.1 zeal, keenness (esmero).2 devotion.3 heat.4 Sellotape® (British), Scotch® tape (United States) (cinta adhesiva). (peninsular Spanish)5 jealousy.6 Celo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: celar.* * *1 (cuidado) zeal, fervour (US fervor)1 jealousy sing\dar celos to make jealous————————1 familiar sellotape, US Scotch tape* * *ISM1) (=diligencia) zealhacer algo con celo — to do sth zealously o with zeal
huelga 1)celo profesional — professional commitment, commitment to one's job
2) (Rel) zeal3) (Zool) [de hembra] oestrus, estrus (EEUU); [de macho] rutuna hembra en celo — a female on heat o in season
IIestar en celo — to be on heat, be in season
® SM (=cinta adhesiva) Sellotape ®, Scotchtape ® (EEUU), sticky tapeIIISM (Mús) cello* * *1) (esmero, fervor) zeal2) (Zool)a) ( de los machos) rutb) ( de las hembras) heatestar en celo — to be in season, to be in heat (AmE) o (BrE) on heat
3) celos masculino plural jealousysentir or tener celos de alguien — to be jealous of somebody
4) (Esp) ( cinta adhesiva) Scotch® tape (AmE), Sellotape® (BrE)* * *= rutting, oestrus [estrus, -USA], rut.Ex. During rutting, the temperament of the animal changes to a more aggressive and less tractable nature.Ex. Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days.Ex. There are peaks in deer traffic accidents during the rut in the autumn and after fawning in the spring.----* época del celo = rutting, rutting season.* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* * *1) (esmero, fervor) zeal2) (Zool)a) ( de los machos) rutb) ( de las hembras) heatestar en celo — to be in season, to be in heat (AmE) o (BrE) on heat
3) celos masculino plural jealousysentir or tener celos de alguien — to be jealous of somebody
4) (Esp) ( cinta adhesiva) Scotch® tape (AmE), Sellotape® (BrE)* * *= rutting, oestrus [estrus, -USA], rut.Ex: During rutting, the temperament of the animal changes to a more aggressive and less tractable nature.
Ex: Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days.Ex: There are peaks in deer traffic accidents during the rut in the autumn and after fawning in the spring.* época del celo = rutting, rutting season.* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* * *A1 (esmero) zeal, conscientiousness2 (fervor) zealcelo religioso/patriótico religious/patriotic zealsiente or tiene celos de su hermano pequeño she feels o is jealous of her little brotherlo hizo para darle celos he did it to make her jealous* * *
celo sustantivo masculino
1 (esmero, fervor) zeal
2 (Zool)
3◊ celos sustantivo masculino plural
jealousy;
tener celos de algn to be jealous of sb;
darle celos a algn to make sb jealous
4 (Esp) ( cinta adhesiva) Scotch® tape (AmE), Sellotape® (BrE)
celo sustantivo masculino
1 (empeño) zeal
2 Zool (en los machos) rut
(en las hembras) heat: los gatos ya están en celo, cats are in heat
3 celos pl: tiene celos de su hermana, she's jealous of her sister
♦ Locuciones: huelga de celo, work-to-rule
celo(r) sustantivo masculino familiar sellotape(r), US Scotch tape(r)
' celo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afán
- huelga
English:
go-slow
- heat
- mating season
- rule
- rut
- Scotch tape
- sellotape
- work-to-rule
- zeal
- season
- zealous
* * *♦ nm1. [esmero] zeal, keenness;con celo zealously2. [devoción] devotion3. [de hembra] heat;[de ciervo] rut;♦ celos nmpljealousy;dar celos a alguien to make sb jealous;tener celos de alguien to be jealous of sb* * *m1 zealSellotape®3:celos pl jealousy sg ;tener celos de be jealous of;dar celos a alguien make s.o. jealous4:en celo ZO in heat* * *celo nm1) : zeal, fervor2) : heat (of females), rut (of males)3) celos nmpl: jealousytenerle celos a alguien: to be jealous of someone* * * -
53 leopardo
m.1 leopard.2 Leopardo.* * *1 leopard* * *SM leopard* * *masculino leopard* * *= leopard.Ex. Early naturalists distinguished between leopards and panthers not by colour (a common misconception), but by the length of the tail.* * *masculino leopard* * *= leopard.Ex: Early naturalists distinguished between leopards and panthers not by colour (a common misconception), but by the length of the tail.
* * *leopardleopardo hembra leopardess* * *
leopardo sustantivo masculino
leopard;
leopardo m Zool leopard
' leopardo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mancha
English:
leopard
- spot
* * *leopardo nmleopard* * *m ZO leopard* * *leopardo nm: leopard* * *leopardo n leopard -
54 cabra
f.goat.cabra de angora angora goatcabra montés wild goat* * *1 goat\estar como una cabra familiar to be off one's rocker, be nutscabra montés wild goat, chamois* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Zool) goat; (=hembra) nanny goat, she-goat; (=almizclero) musk deer4) Cono Sur * (=niña) little girl5) (=moto) motorbikecabro* * *femenino goatestar como or más loco que una cabra — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq); ver tb cabro II
* * *= goat.Ex. If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.----* cabra hembra = nanny-goat, she-goat.* cabra macho = billy-goat, he-goat.* cabra montés = mountain goat.* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* piel de cabra = goat, goatskin.* * *femenino goatestar como or más loco que una cabra — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq); ver tb cabro II
* * *= goat.Ex: If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.
* cabra hembra = nanny-goat, she-goat.* cabra macho = billy-goat, he-goat.* cabra montés = mountain goat.* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* piel de cabra = goat, goatskin.* * *goatla cabra siempre tira al monte a leopard never changes its spotsCompuesto:Spanish Ibex* * *
Del verbo caber: ( conjugate caber)
cabrá es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
caber
cabra
cabrá
caber ( conjugate caber) verbo intransitivo
1
no cabemos los cuatro there isn't room for all four of us;
en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters;
no cabrá en sí de alegría to be beside oneself with joy
cabrá por algo to go through sth
2 (en 3a pers) (frml) ( ser posible):
no cabe duda de que … there is no doubt that …;
cabría decir que … it could be said that …;
es, si cabe, aún mejor it is even better, if such a thing is possible;
dentro de lo que cabe all things considered
3 (Mat):
cabra sustantivo femenino
goat;◊ estar como una cabrá (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)
cabrá, cabré, etc see caber
caber verbo intransitivo
1 (poder entrar) to fit: no cabe por la ventana, it won't go through the window
no sé si cabrán los tres, I don't known if there is room for all three of them
2 (en un recipiente) to hold: en esta botellla caben dos litros, this bottle holds two litres
(vestimenta) estos zapatos ya no me caben, these shoes don't fit me anymore
3 (en 3.ª persona) (ser posible, existir) cabe que vayamos el viernes, it's possible that we'll go on Friday
no nos cabe duda alguna, we have no doubts
♦ Locuciones: no me cabe en la cabeza, I can't understand it
no está mal, dentro de lo que cabe, it isn't bad, under the circumstances
Andy no cabía en sí de gozo, Andy was beside himself with joy
cabra sustantivo femenino goat
cabra montesa, mountain goat, wild goat
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar como una cabra, to be off one's head
' cabrá' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabra
- despeñarse
- atar
- chivo
English:
bleat
- butt
- goat
- ibex
- loony
- nanny goat
- nut
- nanny
- raving
* * *cabra nf1. [animal] goat;Famestar como una cabra to be off one's head;la cabra siempre tira al monte you can't make a leopard change its spotscabra de angora angora goat;cabra montés wild goat, ibex;cabra montés de los Pirineos Spanish ibex3. Carib, Col [dado cargado] loaded dice4. Carib, Col [trampa] = cheat in game of dice or dominoes* * *f ZO goat;estar como una cabra fam be nuts fam ;la cabra siempre tira al monte a leopard never changes its spots* * *cabra nf: goat* * *cabra n goat -
55 preñar
v.to get pregnant, to impregnate, to knock up.* * ** * *VT1) (=dejar embarazada) to get pregnant; (Zool) to impregnate, fertilize2) (=llenar) to fill* * ** * ** * *preñar [A1 ]vt‹vaca/yegua› to impregnatepreñó a la vecina ( fam); he knocked up the woman next door ( vulg), he got the woman next door in the family way ( BrE colloq)* * *preñar vt1. [hembra] to make pregnant;Famha preñado a tres mujeres he's got three women pregnant* * *v/t impregnate, make pregnant* * *preñar vtembarazar: to make pregnant -
56 H
f.h, letter h.* * *h1 ( habitante) inhabitant————————h1 ( hora) hour; (abreviatura) h* * *I =h['ate]SF (=letra) H, h IIABR1) = hectárea(s)2) (Quím)= hidrógeno H IIIABR= hora h., hr.* * ** * *----* bomba H = hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).* * ** * ** bomba H = hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).* * *H, h( read as /ˈatʃe/)1 (= hombre) M, male2 (= hembra) F, female* * *
Multiple Entries:
H
h.
H,
H, h f (letra) H, h
'h' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- H
- pasar
- S.A.R.
- sabihonda
- sabihondo
- sabionda
- sabiondo
- h.
- hache
- hacienda
English:
A
- alcohol
- alcoholic
- antihistamine
- behalf
- boyhood
- brotherhood
- coherent
- cohesion
- cohesive
- courtship
- cubbyhole
- diehard
- dojo
- fish-hook
- H
- ha ha
- habitual
- habitually
- haematology
- haemoglobin
- haemophilia
- haemophiliac
- half
- half-a-dozen
- half-baked
- half-breed
- half-brother
- half-caste
- half-closed
- half-day
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-mast
- half-monthly
- half-moon
- half-naked
- half-open
- half-pay
- half-pint
- half-serious
- half-sister
- half-time
* * *H1 (abrev de Hermano)BrH21. (abrev de Hombre) M2. (abrev de Hembra) FH, h ['atʃe] nf[letra] H, h; Fampor h o por b for one reason or another* * *h nf: eighth letter of the Spanish alphabet -
57 cedro
m.1 cedar.2 Cedro.* * *1 cedar* * *SM cedar* * *masculino cedar* * *= cedar tree, cedar.Ex. Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's most treasured symbol.Ex. Local experts and environmentalists warn that global warming could have a negative impact on the cedars.----* cedro hembra = cigar-box cedar.* cedro rojo = cigar-box cedar.* * *masculino cedar* * *= cedar tree, cedar.Ex: Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's most treasured symbol.
Ex: Local experts and environmentalists warn that global warming could have a negative impact on the cedars.* cedro hembra = cigar-box cedar.* cedro rojo = cigar-box cedar.* * ** * *
cedro sustantivo masculino
cedar
cedro sustantivo masculino Bot cedar
' cedro' also found in these entries:
English:
cedar
* * *cedro nmcedarcedro del Atlas Atlas cedar;cedro del Líbano Cedar of Lebanon* * *m BOT cedar* * *cedro nm: cedar -
58 pisar
v.1 to tread on.pisar el freno to put one's foot on the brake2 to tread, to step.pisa con cuidado tread carefully3 to trample on.4 to step on, to tread on, to walk on, to set foot on.Las vacas hollaron el pasto The cows trampled on the grass.* * *1 (gen) to tread on, step on2 (acelerador, embrague) to put one's foot on1 to tread, walk, step■ no pises muy fuerte que nos oyen los vecinos tread more quietly, the neighbours will hear us\pisar fuerte figurado to go all out, make a big impactpisar la uva to tread grapes* * *verbto tread, trample* * *1. VT1) (=andar sobre) to walk on¿se puede pisar el suelo de la cocina? — can I walk on the kitchen floor?
2) (=poner el pie encima de) to tread on, step onperdona, te he pisado — sorry, I trod o stepped on your foot
vio una cucaracha y la pisó — she saw a cockroach and trod o stood on it
pisar el acelerador a fondo — to step on the accelerator, put one's foot down *
3) (=ir a) to set foot in4) [+ uvas] to tread; [+ tierra] to tread down5) (=avasallar) to trample on, walk all overno se deja pisar por nadie — he doesn't let anybody trample on o walk all over him
6) (Mús) [+ tecla] to strike, press; [+ cuerda] to hold down8) * (=adelantarse a)talón 1)2.VI (=andar) to tread3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con el pie)la pisó sin querer — he accidentally stepped o trod on her foot
pisar el escenario — to go on stage, tread the boards
b) ( humillar) to trample on, walk all over2) (RPl, Ven)a) (Coc) to mashb) (fam) ( atropellar) to run over3) (Esp fam) ( adelantarsea)me has pisado la idea — you stole o (BrE colloq) pinched my idea!
4)a) ave macho to mountb) (AmC vulg) ( joder) to screw (vulg)2.pisar vi to treadno pises ahí, está mojado — don't walk o tread there, it's wet
* * *= set + foot (inside/in/on), tread, tread on, step on.Ex. Extensive use of made of the prominently painted yellow van by the public, including individuals who had never set foot inside a library.Ex. E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.Ex. Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet.----* al pisar = underfoot.* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisándole los talones a Alguien = in hot pursuit of.* pisar el embrague = depress + the clutch.* pisar el freno = apply + the brakes.* pisar el umbral = cross + the threshold of.* pisar el umbral de = cross + the threshold of.* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.* pisar los talones a = come on + the heels of.* pisar + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisar suavemente = pad.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar un pedal = depress + pedal.* pisar uvas = tread + grapes.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con el pie)la pisó sin querer — he accidentally stepped o trod on her foot
pisar el escenario — to go on stage, tread the boards
b) ( humillar) to trample on, walk all over2) (RPl, Ven)a) (Coc) to mashb) (fam) ( atropellar) to run over3) (Esp fam) ( adelantarsea)me has pisado la idea — you stole o (BrE colloq) pinched my idea!
4)a) ave macho to mountb) (AmC vulg) ( joder) to screw (vulg)2.pisar vi to treadno pises ahí, está mojado — don't walk o tread there, it's wet
* * *= set + foot (inside/in/on), tread, tread on, step on.Ex: Extensive use of made of the prominently painted yellow van by the public, including individuals who had never set foot inside a library.
Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.Ex: Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet.* al pisar = underfoot.* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisándole los talones a Alguien = in hot pursuit of.* pisar el embrague = depress + the clutch.* pisar el freno = apply + the brakes.* pisar el umbral = cross + the threshold of.* pisar el umbral de = cross + the threshold of.* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.* pisar los talones a = come on + the heels of.* pisar + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisar suavemente = pad.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar un pedal = depress + pedal.* pisar uvas = tread + grapes.* * *pisar [A1 ]vtA1(con el pie): bailando la pisó sin querer he accidentally stepped o trod on her foot while they were dancingpisé un charco I stepped o trod in a puddle[ S ] prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grasspisé el acelerador I put my foot on the acceleratorpisar las uvas to tread the grapeshace una semana que no piso la calle I haven't been out (of the house) for a weekno vuelvo a pisar esta casa nunca más I'll never set foot in this house againpisar el escenario to go on stage, tread the boards2 (humillar) to trample on, walk all overB (RPl, Ven)1 ( Coc) (aplastar) to mashpisar las papas con un tenedor mash the potatoes with a fork2 ( fam) (atropellar) to run overla pisó un auto she was run over (by a car)C ( fam)otro periódico nos pisó la noticia another newspaper beat us to the story ( colloq)D1 «macho» to mount■ pisarvito treadpisa con cuidado, no vayas a resbalar tread carefully so that you don't slip, watch how you go or you'll slippisó mal y se torció el tobillo her foot slipped o she missed her footing and sprained her ankleno pises ahí, está mojado don't walk o tread there, it's wetpisar fuerte to make a big impactentró pisando fuerte en el mundo de la música she hit the music scene in a big way ( colloq)pisa fuerte en el mercado it is making a big impact in the market■ pisarse* * *
pisar ( conjugate pisar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ charco› to step in, tread in (esp BrE);◊ la pisó sin querer he accidentally stepped o (esp BrE) trod on her foot;
( on signs) prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass
2 (RPl, Ven)a) (Coc) to mash
verbo intransitivo
to tread;
pisar
I verbo transitivo
1 to tread on, step on: le pisé el vestido, I stepped on her dress
prohibido pisar el césped, keep off the grass
Auto pisar el freno/acelerador, to put one's foot on the brake/accelerator
2 fig (ir a, estar en) to set foot in: nunca he pisado un restaurante japonés, I've never set foot in a Japanese restaurant
3 fam (adelantarse) me pisó la idea, he pinched the idea from me
4 (avasallar, humillar) to walk all over sb
II verbo intransitivo to tread, step: pisa con cuidado, be careful where you step
♦ Locuciones: estar pisando los talones a alguien, to be hot on the heels of sb
ir pisando fuerte, to be very self-confident
' pisar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prohibida
- prohibido
- césped
English:
depress
- engage
- gazump
- ice
- jam on
- press
- push
- stand
- step
- tread
- keep
- mash
* * *♦ vt1. [con el pie] to tread on;[uvas] to tread;pisar el freno to put one's foot on the brake;prohibido pisar el césped [en cartel] keep off the grass;Andes, RP Famdejarse pisar el poncho to be a doormat;Andes, RP Fampisar el poncho: nadie me pisa el poncho bailando nobody can beat me at dancing2. [visitar] to set foot in;nunca he pisado su casa I've never set foot in her house3. [despreciar] to trample on;la conducta de este país pisa todas las leyes internacionales this country's actions fly in the face of international lawpisar una idea a alguien to think of something before sb;el periódico rival les pisó la noticia the rival paper stole o pinched the story from them, the rival paper got in first with the news[tocar] to strike6. [hembra] to cover7. RP [aplastar] to mash♦ vito tread, to step;pisa con cuidado tread carefully;pisar fuerte to be firing on all cylinders;venir pisando fuerte to be on the road to success* * *I v/t1 step on;pisar a alguien step on s.o.’s foot2 uvas tread3 fig ( maltratar) walk all over4 idea stealII v/i:fuerte fig make a big impact;piso fuerte en latín I’m good at o strong in Latin* * *pisar vt1) : to step on, to set foot in2) : to walk all over, to mistreatpisar vi: to step, to walk, to tread* * *pisar vb1. (suelo) to walk on -
59 puerco
adj.dirty, filthy, grimy, grubby.m.1 pig, hog, swine.2 pork, pork meat.* * *► adjetivo2 (canalla) rotten► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal - macho) pig; (- hembra) sow2 familiar (persona sucia) pig3 familiar (sinvergüenza) swine, rotter\puerco espín / puerco espino porcupine* * *1. (f. - puerca)adj.2. (f. - puerca)nounpig, hog* * *puerco, -a1. SM / F1) (=cerdo) pig/sow, hog/sow (EEUU)puerco jabalí — wild boar, wild pig
Martínpuerco montés, puerco salvaje — wild boar, wild pig
2) * (=sinvergüenza) pig *; (=canalla) swine *, rotter *2. ADJ1) (=asqueroso) dirty, filthy2) (=repugnante) nasty, disgusting3) (=grosero) coarse4) (=mezquino) rotten *, meanpuerca* * *IIIel muy puerco — the dirty rat (colloq)
- ca masculino, femenino1)a) ( animal) (m) pig, hog, boar; (f) pig, hog, sowb) (Méx) ( carne) pork2) (fam) ( persona - sucia) pig (colloq); (- despreciable) swine (colloq)* * *= mucky pup, swine, pig.Ex. I would recommend this product if you don't have many white clothes and if you don't have children, as we all know they are mucky pups.Ex. The words ' swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.Ex. A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.----* puerco espín = hedgehog.* * *IIIel muy puerco — the dirty rat (colloq)
- ca masculino, femenino1)a) ( animal) (m) pig, hog, boar; (f) pig, hog, sowb) (Méx) ( carne) pork2) (fam) ( persona - sucia) pig (colloq); (- despreciable) swine (colloq)* * *= mucky pup, swine, pig.Ex: I would recommend this product if you don't have many white clothes and if you don't have children, as we all know they are mucky pups.
Ex: The words ' swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.* puerco espín = hedgehog.* * *( fam pey)2 ‹película/libro› dirty, smutty ( colloq)masculine, feminineAa cada puerco le llega su San Martín everyone gets their just deserts o their comeuppance in the endCompuestos:porcupinewild boar* * *
puerco◊ -ca adjetivo (fam &
pey) ( sucio) dirty;
( despreciable) low-down (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
(f) pig, hog, sow;
2 (fam) ( persona — sucia) pig (colloq);
(— despreciable) swine (colloq)
puerco,-a
I adj pey (sucio, cochino) dirty, filthy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (animal) pig
(macho) hog, (hembra) sow
puerco espín, porcupine
2 pey (persona sucia) pig
' puerco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
puerca
- carne
English:
hog
- swine
- pork
* * *puerco, -a♦ adjFam1. [sucio] filthy2. [malintencionado] nasty, mean♦ nm,f1. [animal] pig, f sowpuerco espín porcupine♦ nmMéx [carne] pork* * *I adj dirty; figfilthy famII m1 ZO pig; figpersona slob* * *puerco, -ca adj: dirty, filthypuerco, -ca n1) cerdo, marrano: pig, hog2) : pig, dirty or greedy person3)puerco espín : porcupine* * *puerco n pig -
60 pájara
f.1 hen bird.2 sly woman, wicked woman.* * *2 familiar (en ciclismo) bonk* * *SF1) (Orn) hen, hen bird; (=perdiz hembra) hen partridge2) * (=mujer taimada) sneaky bitch *; (=ladrona) thieving woman3) (Dep) (=desfallecimiento) collapse4) (=pájaro de papel) paper bird; (=cometa) kite5)6)* * *1) (fam & pey) ( mujer astuta) crafty woman, scheming bitch (sl & pej)2) (fam) ( decaimiento brusco) collapse* * *= sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex. Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.Ex. By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *1) (fam & pey) ( mujer astuta) crafty woman, scheming bitch (sl & pej)2) (fam) ( decaimiento brusco) collapse* * *= sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex: Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.
Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *B ( fam) (decaimiento brusco) collapseluego viene la pájara or agarras una pájara then you just collapse o you lose all impetus o ( colloq) you hit the wall* * *
pájara sustantivo femenino
1 (hembra de pájaro) hen
2 pey (mujer) old devil, witch
* * *pájara nf¡buena pájara está esa hecha! she's a crafty devil!2. [en ciclismo] bonk* * *f fig desp
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