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1 oreja de ratón
• hiding-place• hierarch• mouse-ear• mouse-ear hawkweed• rattlesnake weed -
2 escondite
m.1 hiding place (place).2 hide-and-seek (game).3 hiding-place, hideaway, hideout, hide-out.* * *1 (lugar) hiding place2 (juego) hide-and-seek\jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=escondrijo) hiding place; (Caza, Orn) hide, blind (EEUU)2) (=juego) hide-and-seekjugar al escondite con algn — (lit, fig) to play hide-and-seek with sb
* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex. He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex. The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex. The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex. Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex. The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex. He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.----* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *el esconditeEx: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex: The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex: The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex: The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex: He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *1 (lugar — para personas) hideout; (— para cosas) hiding place2 ( Jueg):jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *
escondite sustantivo masculino
( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg):
escondite sustantivo masculino
1 (escondrijo) hiding place
2 (juego) hide-and-seek
' escondite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
madriguera
English:
hide-and-seek
- hide
- hiding
* * *escondite nm1. [lugar] hiding place2.el escondite [juego] hide-and-seek;jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *m1 lugar hiding place2 juego hide-and-seek* * *escondite nm1) encondrijo: hiding place2) escondidas: hide-and-seek* * *1. (lugar) hiding place2. (juego) hide and seek -
3 escondrijo
m.1 hiding place.2 hiding-place, hideaway, hide-out, den.3 hidden recess, hidden place, recess.* * *1 hiding place* * *noun m.* * *SM (=escondite) hiding place, hideout; (=rincón poco visible) nook* * *masculino hidden place, recess (liter)* * *= nook, hideout, hiding, hiding hole, hideaway.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex. He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.* * *masculino hidden place, recess (liter)* * *= nook, hideout, hiding, hiding hole, hideaway.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.* * *hidden place, recess ( liter)* * *
escondrijo sustantivo masculino
hidden place, recess (liter)
escondrijo sustantivo masculino hiding place
' escondrijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escondite
English:
hide-out
- hiding
* * *escondrijo nmhiding place* * *m hiding place* * *escondrijo nmescondite: hiding place* * *escondrijo n hiding place -
4 zulo
m.1 hiding place.2 cache.* * *1 hide-out* * *SM [de armas] cache; [de documentos] hiding place* * *masculino (Esp) cache* * *= hiding hole, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.Ex. He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.Ex. The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex. The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex. Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex. The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex. He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.* * *masculino (Esp) cache* * *= hiding hole, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex: The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex: The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex: He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.* * *( Esp)cache* * *zulo nm[para secuestrado] = concealed room in which a hostage is imprisoned; [para armas] cache* * *m hiding place -
5 nido
m.1 nest.2 home, abode.3 nidus.* * *1 nest\caerse del nido figurado to be born yesterday■ ¿qué te crees, que me acabo de caer del nido o qué? what do you take me for? I wasn't born yesterday you know!nido de abeja smockingnido de amor love nestnido de ladrones den of thieves* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] nestnido de abeja — [en tela] honeycomb pattern
2) (=escondrijo) hiding place3) [de conflictos] hotbed; [de discusiones] focus4) [en hospital] baby unit5) [de bebé] (=camita) cot; (=corralito) play-pen6) (=emplazamiento)* * *a) (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido — (fam)
¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)
b) ( hogar) nestc) ( guarida) den* * *= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.Ex. When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.Ex. Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.Ex. Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.Ex. The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.----* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.* nido familiar = family nest.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* * *a) (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido — (fam)
¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)
b) ( hogar) nestc) ( guarida) den* * *= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.
Ex: Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.* nido familiar = family nest.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* * *1 (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido ( fam): ¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know! ( colloq)parece que se acaba de caer del nido he's so naive o ( colloq) greenser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipersen los nidos de antaño no hay pájaros hogaño ( arc); things have changed o time doesn't stand still2 (hogar) nestlos hijos ya han dejado el nido the children have already left home o flown the nest3 (en una guardería) babies' sleeping area4 (guarida) denun nido de ladrones a den of thievesCompuestos:smockingmachine-gun nestlove nest* * *
nido sustantivo masculino
nest;
un nido de amor a love nest
nido sustantivo masculino
1 Zool nest
2 (casa, hogar) nest: tus hijos pronto abandonarán el nido, your children will be leaving home soon
3 (guarida, refugio) den: el palacio es un nido de traidores, the palace is a den of traitors
figurado este departamento es un nido de víboras, this department is a nest of vipers
4 (lugar propicio) hotbed: ese ayuntamiento es un nido de discordia, there's a lot of in-fighting going on in that town council
5 (de armas, etc) nest: a 50 metros había un nido de ametralladoras, there was a machine-gun emplacement 50 metres away
6 (en un hospital) child-care unit
' nido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- hacer
- hormiguero
- jicotera
English:
nest
- out of
* * *nido nm1. [refugio de animal] nest;caerse de un nido: ¿te crees que me he caído de un nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know2. [en hospital] baby unit;[en guardería] babies' room3. [lugar de reunión]un nido de vicio/ladrones a den of vice/thieves;esa zona es un nido de prostitución that area is crawling with prostitutes;ese cuartel es un nido de conspiradores that barracks is crawling with conspirators;ser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipers4. [hogar] nest;los niños ya han salido del nido the children have already left o flown the nest;nido de amor love nest5. [origen] breeding ground;esa mesa es un nido de polvo that table seems to attract the dust* * *m nest* * *nido nm1) : nest2) : hiding place, den* * *nido n nest -
6 acechadera
f.1 lookout post, observation post.2 lurking place, cover.* * *SF (=escondite) hiding place; (Caza) hide, blind (EEUU)* * *hiding place -
7 caleta
f.1 cove, creek, fleet, a small bay or inlet. (Nautical)2 coasting vessel, coaster. (Andes & Nautical)3 hiding-place (escondite). (Andes)* * *1 cove* * *SF1) (Geog) cove, small bay, inlet2) And (=barco) coasting vessel, coaster3) And (=escondite) cache* * *1) ( ensenada) cove, small bay2) (Col, Ven) ( escondite) cache* * *= cove.Ex. The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.* * *1) ( ensenada) cove, small bay2) (Col, Ven) ( escondite) cache* * *= cove.Ex: The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.
* * *A (ensenada) cove, small bayB1 (Col, Ven) (escondite) cacheC1 (persona egoísta) selfish person2 (de productos) hoarder* * *
caleta sustantivo femenino ( ensenada) cove
' caleta' also found in these entries:
English:
cove
* * *caleta nf1. [bahía] cove, inlet3. Col, Ven [escondite] hiding place* * *f cove -
8 gazapera
f.1 warren for rabbits (conejera).2 a hiding place where people meet for unlawful purposes.3 hiding place for burglars and criminals, den.4 brawl, scuffle.* * *SF1) (=madriguera) rabbit hole, warren2) * [de maleantes] den3) (=riña) brawl, shindy ** * *1) ( madriguera) warren; ( de maleantes) den2) (fam) ( pelea) brawl, scuffle* * *1) ( madriguera) warren; ( de maleantes) den2) (fam) ( pelea) brawl, scuffle* * *A1 (madriguera) warren2 (de maleantes) den* * *gazapera nf[madriguera] burrow, rabbit hole -
9 alzamiento
• elevation• fraudulent bankruptcy• hiding• hiding of assets by a bankrupt• hiding-place• insubordination• lifting• raising• rebellion• upheaval• uprising -
10 alzamiento de bienes
• fraudulent bankruptcy• hiding• hiding of assets by a bankrupt• hiding-place -
11 huronera
f.1 ferret hole.2 lurking place.* * *SF1) (Zool) [de hurón] ferret hole; [de oso, león] den, lair2) (=escondrijo) hiding place* * *ferret hole* * *huronera nf[madriguera] ferret hole -
12 conducir
v.1 to drive.Batista condujo a Ricardo al gimnasio Batista drove Richard to the gym.María conduce por la noche Mary drives at night.2 to manage, to run (dirigir) (empresa).3 to lead (person).María conduce una vida loca Mary leads a crazy life.4 to conduct (por tubería, cable) (calor).María conduce la conferencia Mary conducts the conference.El maestro condujo la orquesta local The maestro conducted the local...5 to guide, to usher, to walk.María condujo a Silvia al cuarto Mary guided Silvia to the room.6 to conduce.La soledad conduce a la tristeza Loneliness conduces to sadness.* * *(c changes to zc before a and o; the Preterite is irregular)Present Indicativeconduzco, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducís, conducen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to drive2) conduct3) lead* * *1. VT1) (Aut) to drive2) (=llevar) to take, leadeste pasillo conduce a los pasajeros al avión — this corridor leads o takes passengers to the plane
3) [+ electricidad, calor] to conduct; [+ agua, gas] to convey4) frm (=estar a cargo de) [+ negocio, empresa] to manage; [+ equipo] to lead; [+ debate] to chair, lead5) (TV, Radio) to present2. VI1) (Aut) to drive¿sabes conducir? — can you drive?, do you know how to drive?
si bebes, no conduzcas — don't drink and drive
2) (=llevar)esta carretera conduce al aeropuerto — this road leads to the airport, this road takes you to the airport
¿esa actitud a qué conduce? — where will that attitude get you?
esto no nos conduce a ninguna parte o a nada — this is getting us nowhere
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( llevar)conducir a algo — camino/sendero to lead to something
esa actitud no conduce a nada or ninguna parte — that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere
2) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive2.¿sabes conducir? — can o do you drive?
conducir vt1)a) (guiar, dirigir) to lead2) (esp Esp) < vehículo> to drive3) <electricidad/calor> to conduct3.conducirse v pron to behave, conduct oneself (frml)* * *= lead, steer, drive, engage, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, shepherd, drive along.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex. He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex. A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.----* academia de conducir = driving school.* carnet de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* conducir a = lead up to.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.* conducir + Ganado = herd.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* conducir una barca con una pértiga = pole.* examen de conducir = road test.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* permiso de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( llevar)conducir a algo — camino/sendero to lead to something
esa actitud no conduce a nada or ninguna parte — that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere
2) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive2.¿sabes conducir? — can o do you drive?
conducir vt1)a) (guiar, dirigir) to lead2) (esp Esp) < vehículo> to drive3) <electricidad/calor> to conduct3.conducirse v pron to behave, conduct oneself (frml)* * *= lead, steer, drive, engage, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, shepherd, drive along.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.* academia de conducir = driving school.* carnet de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* conducir a = lead up to.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.* conducir + Ganado = herd.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* conducir una barca con una pértiga = pole.* examen de conducir = road test.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* permiso de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.* * *conducir [I6 ]viA (llevar) conducir A algo to lead TO stheste sendero conduce a la playa this path leads to the beachpuede conducir a error it can lead to mistakesesa actitud no conduce a ninguna parte or nada that attitude won't achieve anything o ( colloq) won't get us anywhere¿sabes conducir? can o do you drive?■ conducirvtA1 (guiar, dirigir) to lead conducir a algn A algo to lead sb TO sthnos condujo al lugar donde se escondía la banda he led us to the gang's hiding placefue elegido para conducir los destinos de la nación he was chosen to steer the nation's destinycondujo la lucha armada contra la dictadura he led the armed struggle against the dictatorshipel cadáver será conducido al cementerio a las diez the body will be taken to the cemetery at 10 o'clock3 ( AmL) ‹programa› to host, present; ‹debate› to chairB ( esp Esp) ‹vehículo› to driveC1 ‹electricidad/calor› to conduct2 ‹agua› to carry, taketo behave, conduct oneself ( frml)* * *
conducir ( conjugate conducir) verbo intransitivo
◊ esa actitud no conduce a nada that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere;
a qué conduce eso? what's the point of that?b) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive;
verbo transitivo
conducir a algn a algo to lead sb to sth;
conducir a algn ante algn to take sb before sb
‹ debate› to chair
conducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un coche) to drive
2 (llevar a un sitio) to take
(a una situación) to lead
3 (corriente eléctrica) to conduct: condujeron las aguas al embalse, the waters were channelled to the reservoir
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto to drive
2 (camino, actitud) to lead: eso no conduce a nada, this leads nowhere
' conducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administrar
- altar
- carnet
- conducción
- correr
- cuestión
- documentación
- estado
- examen
- ir
- permiso
- sanción
- temeraria
- temerario
- vértigo
- carné
- clase
- conduje
- conduzca
- derecha
- forma
- imprudencia
- licencia
- llevar
- noche
- patente
- quitar
- rápido
English:
averse
- conduct
- drive
- driver
- driving licence
- driving test
- ease
- insane
- lead
- learner
- lesson
- licence
- license
- limit
- more
- reckless driving
- reverse
- safely
- speed
- steer
- test
- come
- driver's license
- driving
- left
- L
- navigate
- right
- road
- student
- usher
* * *♦ vt1. [vehículo] to drive2. [por tubería, cable] [calor] to conduct;[líquido] to convey, to carry; [electricidad] to carry3. [dirigir] [empresa] to manage, to run;[ejército] to lead; [asunto] to handle4. [programa televisivo] to present, to host5. [persona] to lead;el guía nos condujo a la salida the guide led us to the exit♦ vi1. [en vehículo] to driveesas discusiones no conducen a nada those discussions won't achieve anything;este plan conduce al desastre this plan is a recipe for disaster;una cifra que puede conducir a error a figure which could be misleading o lead to mistakes* * *I v/t1 vehículo drive2 ( dirigir) lead (a to);esto no conduce a nada this is getting us nowhere3 EL, TÉC conduct5 MÚS conductII v/i1 drive* * *conducir {61} vt1) dirigir, guiar: to direct, to lead2) manejar: to drive (a vehicle)conducir vi1) : to drive a vehicle2)conducir a : to lead to* * *conducir vb¿sabes conducir? can you drive?6. (electricidad, calor) to conduct -
13 descubrir
v.1 to discover.Elsa descubrió el escondite Elsa discovered the hiding place.2 to unveil (destapar) (estatua, placa).la entrevista nos descubrió otra faceta de su personalidad the interview revealed another aspect of his characterdescubrir el pastel (figurative) to let the cat out of the bag, to give the game away3 to discover, to find out (enterarse de).descubrió que su mujer lo engañaba he discovered o found out that his wife was cheating on him4 to give away.5 to uncover, to bare, to find out.Elsa descubre sus brazos Elsa uncovers her arms.6 to disclose, to bare, to expose, to reveal.Teo descubrió su secreto Teo disclosed his secret.* * *(pp descubierto,-a)1 (gen) to discover; (petróleo, oro, minas) to find; (conspiración) to uncover; (crimen) to bring to light2 (revelar) to reveal3 (averiguar) to find out, discover4 (delatar) to give away5 (divisar) to make out, see6 (destapar) to uncover1 (la cabeza) to take off one's hat3 (en boxeo) to lower one's guard* * *verb1) to discover, find out2) uncover3) unveil* * *( pp descubierto)1. VT1) (=encontrar) [+ tesoro, tratamiento, persona oculta] to discover, find; [+ país, deportista] to discoveral revisar las cuentas ha descubierto numerosas irregularidades — when he went over the accounts he discovered o found numerous irregularities
descubra Bruselas, corazón de Europa — discover Brussels, the heart of Europe
los análisis han descubierto la presencia de un virus — the tests have revealed o shown up the presence of a virus
2) (=averiguar) [+ verdad] to find out, discoverhe descubierto la causa de su malhumor — I've found out o discovered why he's in such a bad mood
descubrió que era alérgica a las gambas — she found out o discovered she was allergic to prawns
3) (=sacar a la luz) [+ conspiración, estafa] to uncover; [+ secreto, intenciones] to revealnunca nos descubrirá sus secretos — he will never tell us his secrets, he will never reveal his secrets to us
4) (=delatar) to give away5) (=destapar) [+ estatua, placa] to unveil; [+ cacerola] to take the lid off; [+ naipes] to turn over, lay up; [+ cara] to uncoverdescubrió la cara y su contrincante le asestó un derechazo en la mandíbula — he uncovered his face and his opponent landed a right on his jaw
6) (=divisar) to make outapenas se podía descubrir al avión entre las nubes — you could just make out the plane among the clouds
7) liter (=transparentar) to revealla seda le descubría el escote — the silk revealed o exposed her cleavage
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <tierras/sustancia/fenómeno> to discover; <oro/ruinas/cadáver> to discover, find; < virus> to identifyb) <artista/atleta> to discover2)a) (enterarse de, averiguar) <razón/solución> to discover, find out; <complot/engaño> to uncover; < fraude> to detectaún no se han descubierto las causas del accidente — the causes of the accident have not yet been established
b) < persona escondida> to find, track downc) < culpable> find... outd) ( delatar) to give... away3)a) <estatua/placa> to unveilb) (liter) ( dejar ver) <cuerpo/forma> to revealc) ( revelar) <planes/intenciones> to reveal2.descubrirse v pron1) (refl) ( quitarse el sombrero) to take one's hat off; < rostro> to uncoverme descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them
2) ( delatarse) to give oneself away* * *= dig up, discover, find out, unlock, spy, uncover, unearth, find, come to + light, unveil, ferret out, unfurl, lay + bare, tease apart, bare, suss (out).Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. This, in turn, depends upon users and user interests, and it may be necessary to conduct a survey to discover or update the profile of user interests.Ex. For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex. NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.Ex. His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex. A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.Ex. Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.Ex. He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.----* descubrir Algo = make + a discovery.* descubrir el pastel = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, let + the cat out of the bag.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.* sin descubrir = undiscovered.* volver a descubrir = rediscover.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <tierras/sustancia/fenómeno> to discover; <oro/ruinas/cadáver> to discover, find; < virus> to identifyb) <artista/atleta> to discover2)a) (enterarse de, averiguar) <razón/solución> to discover, find out; <complot/engaño> to uncover; < fraude> to detectaún no se han descubierto las causas del accidente — the causes of the accident have not yet been established
b) < persona escondida> to find, track downc) < culpable> find... outd) ( delatar) to give... away3)a) <estatua/placa> to unveilb) (liter) ( dejar ver) <cuerpo/forma> to revealc) ( revelar) <planes/intenciones> to reveal2.descubrirse v pron1) (refl) ( quitarse el sombrero) to take one's hat off; < rostro> to uncoverme descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them
2) ( delatarse) to give oneself away* * *= dig up, discover, find out, unlock, spy, uncover, unearth, find, come to + light, unveil, ferret out, unfurl, lay + bare, tease apart, bare, suss (out).Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: This, in turn, depends upon users and user interests, and it may be necessary to conduct a survey to discover or update the profile of user interests.Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex: NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex: A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.* descubrir Algo = make + a discovery.* descubrir el pastel = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, let + the cat out of the bag.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.* sin descubrir = undiscovered.* volver a descubrir = rediscover.* * *vtA1 ‹tierras/sustancia/fenómeno› to discover; ‹oro/ruinas/cadáver› to discover, finden los análisis han descubierto unos anticuerpos extraños the tests have revealed o ( BrE) shown up the presence of unusual antibodiestodavía no se ha descubierto el virus causante de la enfermedad the virus responsible for causing the disease has not yet been identifieddurante mi investigación descubrí este expediente in the course of my research I discovered o unearthed this dossierhe descubierto un restaurante fabuloso cerca de aquí I've discovered a wonderful restaurant nearby2 ‹artista/atleta› to discoverB1 (enterarse de, averiguar) to discover, find outdescubrió que lo habían engañado he discovered o found out that he had been trickedaún no se han descubierto las causas del accidente the causes of the accident have not yet been establishedel complot fue descubierto a tiempo the plot was uncovered in timedescubrieron el fraude cuando ya era demasiado tarde the fraud was detected when it was already too lateen momentos como éstos descubres quiénes son los verdaderos amigos it's at times like these that you find out who your real friends are2 ‹persona escondida› to find, track down3 ‹culpable› find … outno dijo nada por miedo a que lo descubrieran he said nothing for fear that he might be found out4 (delatar) to give … awayla carta los descubrió the letter gave them awayestamos preparando una fiesta para Pilar, no nos descubras we're arranging a party for Pilar, so don't give the game awayC1 ‹estatua/placa› to unveil2 ( liter) (dejar ver) ‹cuerpo/forma› to reveal3 (revelar) ‹planes/intenciones› to revealA ( refl) (quitarse el sombrero) to take one's hat off; ‹rostro› to uncoverse descubrió el brazo para enseñar las cicatrices he pulled up his sleeve to show the scars¡me descubro! I take my hat off to you/him/themB (delatarse) to give oneself away* * *
descubrir ( conjugate descubrir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹tierras/oro/artista› to discover
2
‹complot/engaño› to uncover;
‹ fraude› to detect
3
descubrir verbo transitivo
1 (algo oculto o ignorado) to discover
(un plan secreto) to uncover
(oro, petróleo, etc) to find
2 (algo tapado) to uncover, (una placa conmemorativa) to unveil
3 (enterarse) to find out: descubrió que no era hija de su padre, she found out that she wasn't her father's daughter
4 (revelar, manifestar) to give away
' descubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinar
- delatar
- desvelar
- encontrarse
- hallar
- instigación
- sacar
- coger
- destapar
- encontrar
English:
bare
- bean
- call
- detect
- dig out
- discover
- expose
- find
- find out
- search out
- see
- show up
- smell out
- strike
- uncover
- unveil
- cat
- divine
- ferret
- rediscover
- spot
- spy
- trace
- unearth
* * *♦ vt1. [hallar] to discover;[petróleo] to strike, to find; [oro, plutonio] to find; [nuevas tierras, artista, novedad científica] to discover;no han descubierto la causa de su enfermedad they haven't discovered the cause of his illness;callejeando descubrimos un bar irlandés we came across an Irish bar as we wandered about the streets;la policía descubrió al secuestrador the police found the kidnapper;Fam Hum¡has descubierto América! you've reinvented the wheel2. [destapar] [estatua, placa] to unveil;[complot, parte del cuerpo] to uncover; [cualidades, defectos] to reveal;los periodistas descubrieron un caso de estafa the reporters uncovered a case of fraud;la entrevista nos descubrió otra faceta de su personalidad the interview revealed another aspect of his character;descubrir el pastel to let the cat out of the bag, to give the game away3. [enterarse de] to discover, to find out;¿qué has conseguido descubrir? what have you managed to find out?;descubrió que su mujer lo engañaba he discovered o found out that his wife was cheating on him4. [vislumbrar] to spot, to spy5. [delatar] to give away;una indiscreción la descubrió an indiscreet remark gave her away* * *<part descubierto> v/t2 ( averiguar) discover, find out* * *descubrir {2} vt1) hallar: to discover, to find out2) revelar: to uncover, to reveal* * *descubrir vb1. (encontrar, hallar) to discover -
14 expectante
adj.1 expectant.2 attending.f. & m.expectant person.* * *► adjetivo1 expectant* * *ADJ (=esperanzador) expectant; (=ansioso) eager; (=ilusionado) excited* * *adjetivo expectant* * *= expectant.Ex. And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.* * *adjetivo expectant* * *= expectant.Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.
* * *expectantse mantuvo expectante, a la espera de los acontecimientos she waited expectantly to see what would happen* * *
expectante adjetivo
expectant;
expectante adjetivo expectant: el público estaba expectante ante la salida de su ídolo, the audience waited expectantly for their idol to appear
' expectante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vilo
English:
expectant
* * *expectante adjexpectant;permaneció expectante en su escondrijo she waited expectantly in her hiding place* * *adj expectant* * *expectante adj: expectant -
15 nidal
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16 palenque
m.1 fence, palisade (estacada).2 arena (recinto).salir al palenque to enter the fray3 cockpit, cockfighting arena (para peleas de gallos). (Mexican Spanish)4 hitching post. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)5 festival, open-air festival.* * *1 (valla) wooden palisade2 (área) arena* * *SM1) (=estacada) stockade, palisade2) (=recinto) arena, ring; [de gallos] pit3) Cono Sur [de caballos] tethering post4) Cono Sur * (=alboroto) din, racket* * *1) ( valla) fence, stockade2) (RPl) ( poste) tethering post3) (Méx)a) ( fiesta popular) festival (with cockfights, music, etc)b) ( para gallos) cockpit* * *1) ( valla) fence, stockade2) (RPl) ( poste) tethering post3) (Méx)a) ( fiesta popular) festival (with cockfights, music, etc)b) ( para gallos) cockpit* * *A (valla) fence, stockadeB ( Col) (escondrijo) hiding placeC ( Méx)1 (fiesta popular) festival (with cockfights, music, etc)2 (para gallos) cockpit* * *
palenque sustantivo masculino
1 (RPl) ( poste) tethering post
2 (Méx)
* * *Palenque nsite of an ancient Mayan city in South Mexico famous for its architectural remains* * *m L.Am.cockpit (in cock fighting)* * *palenque nm1) estacada: stockade, palisade2) : arena, ring -
17 escondedero
SM hiding place -
18 socucho
m.1 a large and narrow room in the lower story of a house. (Mexico)2 hiding-place, cave.* * *m L.Am.tiny house, shoebox fam -
19 escondite secreto
• hide out• hidebound• secret hiding place -
20 escondite secreto
m.secret hiding place, mew, hideaway.
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