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101 despegarse
1 (separarse) to come unstuck2 figurado (perder afecto) to lose affection (de, for)* * *VPR1) [objeto] to come unstuck2) [persona] to become alienated (de from)* * *(v.) = come + unstuck, come + looseEx. If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.Ex. It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.* * *(v.) = come + unstuck, come + looseEx: If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.
Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.* * *
■despegarse verbo reflexivo
1 (desprenderse) to come unstuck
2 (alejarse, distanciarse) to grow apart: el perro no se despega de ella, the dog doesn't leave her side
' despegarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprenderse
- despegar
English:
peel
- come
- unstuck
* * *vpr1. [etiqueta, pegatina, sello] to come unstuck (de from), to peel off;se me despegó la venda my bandage came undoneno se despegó de su novia ni un minuto he didn't leave his girlfriend's side for a minute;no pudo despegarse de aquel pesado she couldn't get rid of o away from that bore;los ciclistas no consiguen despegarse del pelotón the cyclists can't break away from the pack* * *v/r1 come unstuck (de from), come off (de sth)* * * -
102 frenar
v.1 to brake (automobiles).El auto frena de repente The car brakes suddenly.Ricardo frenó el auto Richard braked the car.2 to check.los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back3 to rein in, to rein up, to rein back.El jinete frenó al caballo The rider reined in the horse.María frenó su lengua Mary checked her tongue.4 to halt, to set back, to slow down to a halt.El movimiento frenó The movement slowed down to a halt.5 to scotch, to spoke.El mecánico frena la rueda The mechanic scotches the wheel.* * *1 to brake2 figurado to restrain, check1 to brake* * *verb1) to brake2) check* * *1. VT1) (Aut, Mec) to brake2) (=contener) [+ inflación, crecimiento, avance, deterioro] to check, slow down; [+ pasiones, entusiasmo] to curb; [+ enemigo, ataque] to check, hold backsu novia tiene que frenarle para que no beba tanto — his girlfriend has to restrain him from drinking so much
2.VI (Aut) to brakefrena, que viene una curva — brake, there's a bend coming up
frenar en seco — to brake sharply o suddenly
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex. At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex. The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.----* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *frenar [A1 ]vtA ( Transp) to brakeB1 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down, check; ‹alza/inflación› to curb, check, slow … down; ‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back, slow … up/downfrena la maduración de la fruta it stops the fruit ripening so quickly, it slows down the ripening process of the fruita veces uno tiene que frenar la lengua there are times when one has to hold one's tonguepara frenar la ola de refugiados to stem the flow of refugees2 ‹ilusiones/esperanzas› to put a damper on■ frenarvito brake, apply the brake(s) ( frml)■ frenarse( refl) to restrain oneself* * *
frenar ( conjugate frenar) verbo transitivo
1 (Transp) to brake
2 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down;
‹alza/inflación› to curb, check;
‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back
verbo intransitivo
to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)
frenar verbo transitivo
1 (un vehículo, máquina) to brake
2 (contener) (crisis, inflación, etc) to slow down
(una tendencia, un impulso) to restrain
' frenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retardar
- seco
English:
arrest
- brake
- check
- put on
- slam on
- apply
- curb
* * *♦ vt1. [en vehículo] to brake2. [contener] to check;[disminuir] to curb, to slow down;medidas para frenar el desempleo measures to curb unemployment;nadie pudo frenar a la estrella brasileña no one could stop the Brazilian star;los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back♦ vi[en vehículo] to brake* * *I v/i AUTO brake;frenar en seco brake sharplyII v/t figslow down; impulsos check* * *frenar vt1) : to brake2) detener: to curb, to checkfrenar vi: to apply the brakes* * *frenar vb to brake -
103 hipo
m.1 hiccups.tener hipo to have (the) hiccups2 hiccup, hiccough, singultus.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hipar.* * *1 hiccup, hiccough\quitar el hipo to cure hiccups 2 figurado to take one's breath awaytener hipo por algo figurado to be longing for somethingtener hipo contra alguien figurado to bear a grudge against somebody* * *SM1) [gen] hiccups pl, hiccoughs pl2) †† (=deseo) longing, yearningtener hipo por — to long for, crave
3) †† (=asco) disgust* * *masculino hiccups (pl), hiccoughs (pl)que quita el hipo — (fam) breathtaking
* * *----* dar hipo = hiccup.* entrar hipo = hiccup.* tener hipo = hiccup.* * *masculino hiccups (pl), hiccoughs (pl)que quita el hipo — (fam) breathtaking
* * ** dar hipo = hiccup.* entrar hipo = hiccup.* tener hipo = hiccup.* * *hiccups (pl), hiccoughs (pl)tener hipo to have hiccupsque quita el hipo ( fam); breathtakingtiene una novia que quita el hipo his girlfriend is a real stunner o is breathtakingly beautiful* * *
Del verbo hipar: ( conjugate hipar)
hipo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hipó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hipar
hipo
hipo sustantivo masculino
hiccups (pl), hiccoughs (pl)
hipar verbo intransitivo to hiccup: estuve hipando por lo menos quince minutos, I had the hiccups for at least fifteen minutes
hipo sustantivo masculino hiccups, hiccoughs
le ha entrado hipo, he's got hiccups
♦ Locuciones: familiar quitar el hipo, to take one's breath away
' hipo' also found in these entries:
English:
hiccough
- hiccup
* * *hipo nmhiccups;tener hipo to have (the) hiccups;Famquitar el hipo: el volumen de trabajo que tenemos es como para quitar el hipo we're really snowed under with work;se ha comprado una casa que quita el hipo she's bought an awesome new house* * *m hiccups pl, hiccoughs pl ;quitar el hipo fam take one’s breath away* * *hipo nm: hiccup, hiccups pl* * *hipo n hiccups -
104 monumento
m.1 monument (obra).2 stunner (mujer atractiva).* * *1 ARTE monument* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=construcción) monumentel monumento a la paz — the monument to peace, the peace monument
monumento histórico-artístico — (=edificio) listed building; (=zona) ≈ conservation area
2) * (=mujer) beauty* * *1) ( obra conmemorativa) monument2) (Relig) altar ( decorated for Holy Week)3) ( obra excepcional) masterpiece, classic4) (fam) ( mujer atractiva) stunner (colloq)* * *= monument, memorial.Ex. Her reading was mostly limited to inscriptions on monuments describing the brave deeds of her husband.Ex. The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.----* monumento conmemorativo = memorial.* monumento cultural = cultural monument.* monumento histórico = landmark, historical monument, historical sight, historical landmark, historic landmark, historic monument.* monumento nacional = heritage site, national monument.* monumento público conmemorativo = public memorial.* monumentos = sights.* monumento vivo = living monument.* * *1) ( obra conmemorativa) monument2) (Relig) altar ( decorated for Holy Week)3) ( obra excepcional) masterpiece, classic4) (fam) ( mujer atractiva) stunner (colloq)* * *= monument, memorial.Ex: Her reading was mostly limited to inscriptions on monuments describing the brave deeds of her husband.
Ex: The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.* monumento conmemorativo = memorial.* monumento cultural = cultural monument.* monumento histórico = landmark, historical monument, historical sight, historical landmark, historic landmark, historic monument.* monumento nacional = heritage site, national monument.* monumento público conmemorativo = public memorial.* monumentos = sights.* monumento vivo = living monument.* * *A (obra conmemorativa) monumentmonumento al soldado desconocido monument to the unknown soldiermonumento a los caídos war memoriala esa mujer le levanto un monumento that woman deserves a medal, I take my hat off to that woman ( colloq)Compuestos:memorialcommemorative stonehistorical monumentnational monumentla casa fue declarada monumento nacional en 1960 the house was declared a national monument in 1960B ( Relig) altar ( decorated for Holy Week)C (obra excepcional) masterpiece, classicesta obra es un monumento de la épica española this work is a classic example of the Spanish epicsu novia es un monumento his girlfriend's a stunner o a real looker* * *
monumento sustantivo masculino
1 ( obra conmemorativa) monument;◊ monumento histórico/nacional historical/national monument;
monumento a los caídos war memorial;
monumento funerario commemorative stone
2 ( obra excepcional) masterpiece, classic
3 (fam) ( mujer atractiva) stunner (colloq)
monumento sustantivo masculino monument
' monumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
levantar
- monumental
- alzar
- antigüedad
- conmemorativo
- consagrar
- develar
- erigir
- foco
- iluminación
- iluminar
- inaugurar
- panteón
- reflector
English:
memorial
- monument
- open
- raise
- set up
- land
- war
* * *monumento nm1. [construcción] monument;[estatua] monument, statue;un monumento a los caídos (en la guerra) a war memorial;un monumento a la constitución a monument to the constitution;Fama tu madre habría que hacerle un monumento your mother deserves a medalmonumento funerario burial monument;monumento histórico historical monument;monumento nacional national monument2. [obra artística o científica] classic;un monumento de la poesía del XIX a classic of nineteenth-century poetry3. [altar] = decorated altar used during Holy Week* * *m monument;ser un monumento fig fam be very good-looking* * *monumento nm: monument* * *monumento n monument -
105 realista
adj.1 realistic.2 royalist.f. & m.1 realist (art).2 royalist.* * *► adjetivo1 (de la monarquía) royalist1 (de la monarquía) royalist————————► adjetivo1 (de la realidad) realistic1 (de la realidad) realist* * *1. adj.1) realistic2) royalist2. noun mf.1) realist2) royalist* * *1.ADJ realistic2.SMF realist* * *Iadjetivo ( pragmático) realistic; (Art, Lit, Fil) realistIImasculino y femenino realist* * *= realistic, down-to-earth, realist, hardheaded [hard-headed], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex. Figure 166 on page 152 shows the outline of a realistic holdings pyramid.Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.Ex. This is the life for us, this is the critique -- and only this -- which will make us a profession of realists and not fugitives.Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.----* de manera realista = realistically.* poco realista = unrealistic, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.* ser realista = get real.* * *Iadjetivo ( pragmático) realistic; (Art, Lit, Fil) realistIImasculino y femenino realist* * *= realistic, down-to-earth, realist, hardheaded [hard-headed], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex: Figure 166 on page 152 shows the outline of a realistic holdings pyramid.
Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.Ex: This is the life for us, this is the critique -- and only this -- which will make us a profession of realists and not fugitives.Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.* de manera realista = realistically.* poco realista = unrealistic, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.* ser realista = get real.* * *A1 (pragmático) ‹persona/actitud› realisticB (monárquico) royalistA1 (persona pragmática) realist3 ( Fil) realistB (monárquico) royalist* * *
realista adjetivo ( pragmático) realistic;
(Art, Lit, Fil) realist
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
realist
realista
I adjetivo
1 (con sentido práctico) realistic: él es un soñador, pero su novia es más realista, he's a romantic but his girlfriend is more down-to-earth
2 Arte realist
el arte realista del siglo XIX, nineteenth-century realist art
II mf realist
' realista' also found in these entries:
English:
down-to-earth
- hard-headed
- lifelike
- matter-of-fact
- realistic
- realistically
- true
- unrealistic
- unrealistically
- authentic
- down
- hard
- realist
* * *♦ adj1. [pragmático] realistic2. [en arte, literatura] realist4. Filosofía realist♦ nmf1. [pragmático] realist2. [en arte, literatura] realist4. Filosofía realist* * *I adj realisticII m/f realist* * *realista adj1) : realistic2) : realist3) : royalistrealista nmf1) : realist2) : royalist* * *realista adj realistic -
106 sin embargo
adv.however, but then, all the same, nevertheless.conj.however, nevertheless.Estaba cansado. Sin embargo, llamó a tu novia. He was tired. Nevertheless, he called his girlfriend.* * *nevertheless, however* * *nevertheless, however* * *= however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this saidEx. However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.Ex. Nevertheless, some classes contain tables which may be used to extend the classes shown in the main schedules.Ex. This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken.Ex. Yet even these indexes recognise some rules concerning the structure of headings.Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.Ex. All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget.* * *= however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this saidEx: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
Ex: Nevertheless, some classes contain tables which may be used to extend the classes shown in the main schedules.Ex: This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken.Ex: Yet even these indexes recognise some rules concerning the structure of headings.Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.Ex: All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget. -
107 corta
f.1 felling of wood, said also of reeds.2 deforestation, felling of trees.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cortar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cortar.* * *1 tree felling* * *f., (m. - corto)* * *SF felling, cutting* * *femenino (Chi fam) (cigarette) butt, fag end (BrE)* * *femenino (Chi fam) (cigarette) butt, fag end (BrE)* * *(cigarette) butt, fag end ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)
corta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
corta
cortar
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corta algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
corta algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corta algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl
♦ Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' corta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- corto
- edad
- manga
- onda
- rodaja
- sketch
- vida
- botín
- cortar
- cuento
- paso
- rollo
- talle
- ve
English:
begin
- forty winks
- mow
- short-sleeved
- shortwave
- short
- sound
- sprint
- wellington (boot)
* * *corta nfa la corta o a la larga sooner or later -
108 corto
adj.1 short, small-sized.2 slow-witted.3 short, shy.4 short, brief, laconic, succinct.5 brief, short.6 short, non-talkative, reserved, unexpressive.7 short, scant, wanting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cortar.* * *► adjetivo1 (extensión) short2 (duración) short, brief3 (escaso) scant, meagre (US meager)1 short film, short\a la corta o a la larga figurado sooner or later, in the long runcorto,-a de alcances familiar thick, dimcorto,-a de medios of scant meanscorto,-a de miras familiar narrow-mindedcorto,-a de vista short-sightedni corto,-a ni perezoso,-a familiar without thinking twicequedarse corto,-a (ropa) to become too short■ el pantalón se me ha quedado corto my trousers have become too short for me 2 (calcular mal) to underestimate, miscalculate■ te quedaste corto con los bocadillos you didn't make enough sandwiches 3 (un tiro) to fall short 4 (no decir todo) to hold something back, not say enough————————1 short film, short* * *(f. - corta)adj.1) short2) shy, timid3) scarce* * *1. ADJ1) [longitud, distancia] shortpantalón 1)2) [periodo, visita, reunión] short, briefplazo 1)la película se me hizo muy corta — the film was over o went very quickly
3) (=escaso) [ración] small•
corto de algo, un café con leche, pero corto de café — a coffee with plenty of milk, a milky coffeeando o voy corto de dinero — I'm short of money
ando o voy muy corto de tiempo — I'm short of time, I'm pressed o pushed for time
corto de vista — shortsighted, nearsighted (EEUU)
•
quedarse corto, costará unos tres millones, y seguro que me quedo corto — it will cost three million, and I'm probably underestimatingle dijo lo que pensaba de él, pero se quedó corto — she told him what she thought of him, but it still wasn't enough
4) (=tímido) shy5) (=torpe) dim *, thick *- es más corto que las mangas de un chaleco2. SM1) (Cine) short, short film, short movie (EEUU)2) [de cerveza, vino] small glass; [de café] black coffee3.SF* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> shortiba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt
b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief2) (escaso, insuficiente)corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread
3) < persona>a) (fam) ( tímido) shyb) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupidIIcorto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
1) (Cin)a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> shortiba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt
b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief2) (escaso, insuficiente)corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread
3) < persona>a) (fam) ( tímido) shyb) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupidIIcorto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
1) (Cin)a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot* * *corto11 = brief [briefer -comp., briefest -sup.], short [shorter -comp., shortest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.* andar corto de dinero = be strapped for + cash, be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* arma corta = small arm.* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* cortas miras = nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* corto de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.* corto de miras = myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted].* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].* corto y grueso = stubby [stubbier -comp., stubbiest -sup.].* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de mangas cortas = short-sleeved.* demasiado corto = all too short.* edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.* en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.* hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.* más bien corto = shortish.* novela corta = novella, novelette.* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.* relato corto = short story.* siesta corta = power nap, catnap.* solución a corto plazo = short-term solution.* tirada corta = short run.* tirando a corto = shortish.* vacación corta = short break.corto22 = dim-witted [dimwitted].Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.corto33 = short film.Ex: With an eclectic mix of high-end quality short films and a devoted audience it is little wonder the event has sold out ever year for the past six years.
* festival de cine corto = short film festival.* festival de cortos = short film festival.* * *A1 (en longitud) ‹calle/río› shortel camino más corto the shortest routeel niño dio unos pasos cortitos the baby took a few short stepsme voy a cortar el pelo bien corto I'm going to have my hair cut really shortun jersey de manga corta a short-sleeved pulloverel vestido (se) le ha quedado corto the dress has got(ten) too short for her, she's got(ten) too big for the dressfue a la fiesta vestida de corto she went to the party wearing a short dress/skirtrecibe un pase en corto de Chano he receives a short pass from Chanotener a algn corto to keep sb on a tight rein2 (en duración) ‹película/curso› short; ‹visita/conversación› short, brief; ‹viaje› shortlos días se están haciendo más cortos the days are getting shorteresta semana se me ha hecho muy corta this week has gone very quickly o has flown (by) for meun corto período de auge económico a brief economic booma la corta o a la larga sooner or laterB(escaso, insuficiente): tiene hijos de corta edad she has very young childrenuna ración muy corta a very small portioncorto DE algo:un café con leche corto de café a weak white coffee, a milky coffeepara mí, un gin-tonic cortito de ginebra I'll have a gin and tonic, but not too much ginando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of moneyes muy corto de ambiciones he lacks ambitioncorto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted ( BrE)ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed o ( BrE) pushed for time, I'm very short of timequedarse corto: deben haber gastado más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto they must have spent at least a million, in fact it could well have been morelo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I still felt I hadn't said enough o and I still didn't feel I'd said enoughnos quedamos cortos con el pan we didn't buy enough breadel pase se quedó corto the pass fell shortC ‹persona›ni corto ni perezoso as bold as you like, as bold as brassni corto ni perezoso le dijo lo que pensaba he told him outright o in no uncertain terms what he thought2 ( fam) (poco inteligente) stupidA ( Cin)1 (cortometraje) short, short movie o filmB1 ( Esp) (de cerveza, vino) small glass2 ( Chi) (de whisky etc) shot* * *
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)
corto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cortó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cortar
corto
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corto algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
corto algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corto algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
el vestido le quedó corto the dress is too short for her now;
iba vestida de corto she was wearing a short dress/skirt
‹visita/conversación› short, brief;
2 (escaso, insuficiente):
corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE);
andar corto de tiempo to be pressed for time
3 (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid;
corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense (colloq)
corto 2 sustantivo masculino (Cin)
b)
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl
♦ Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement
' corto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- carabina
- comunicación
- corta
- cortar
- cortarse
- literalmente
- pantalón
- pequeña
- pequeño
- remo
- salida
- short
- slip
- tachuela
- tres
- vista
- corriente
- cursillo
- espacio
- gabán
- llevar
- pelado
- plazo
English:
ankle
- block off
- bob
- coat
- cord
- crop
- dim
- dull
- have
- hop
- least
- short
- short-haired
- short-range
- short-term
- short-winded
- skimpy
- spell
- term
- themselves
- thick
- understatement
- clean
- cut
- draw
- herself
- himself
- jab
- nearsighted
- notice
- on
- over
- push
- sever
- side
- slash
- their
- under
* * *corto, -a♦ adj1. [de poca longitud] short;las mangas me están cortas my sleeves are too short;estos pantalones se me han quedado cortos these trousers are too short for me now;hace varias semanas que no se viste de corto [futbolista] he hasn't been in the squad for several weeks;2. [de poca duración] short;el paseo se me ha hecho muy corto the walk seemed to go very quickly3. [escaso] [raciones] small, meagre;[disparo] short of the target;el lanzamiento se quedó corto the throw fell short;estoy corto de dinero I'm short of money;andamos muy cortos de tiempo we're very short of time, we haven't got very much time;Figcorto de miras short-sighted;corto de vista short-sightedFam Humser más corto que las mangas de un chaleco to be as thick as two short planks5. Compni corto ni perezoso just like that;quedarse corto [al calcular] to underestimate;nos quedamos cortos al comprar pan we didn't buy enough bread;decir que es bueno es quedarse corto it's an understatement to call it good;este programa se queda corto para nuestras necesidades this program doesn't do all the things we need♦ nm1. [cortometraje] short (movie o Br film)2. [bebida]un corto de vino/cerveza a small wine/beer* * *adj short;ir de corto be wearing a short dress;corto de vista nearsighted;de corta edad young;ni corto ni perezoso as bold as brass;a la corta o a la larga sooner or later* * *corto, -ta adj1) : short (in length or duration)2) : scarce3) : timid, shy4)corto de vista : nearsighted* * *corto adj1. (en general) short -
109 desavenencia
f.1 friction, tension (desacuerdo).2 disagreement, disaccord, nonconformity, variance.3 feud.* * *1 (desacuerdo) disagreement, discord2 (riña) quarrel, row* * *SF (=desacuerdo) disagreement; (=riña) quarrel* * *femenino disagreement, difference of opinion* * *femenino disagreement, difference of opinion* * *disagreement, difference of opinion* * *
desavenencia sustantivo femenino disagreement
' desavenencia' also found in these entries:
English:
rift
* * *desavenencia nf[desacuerdo] friction, tension; [riña] quarrel (entre/con between/with);tuvo alguna desavenencia con su novia he had a row or two with his girlfriend;desavenencias matrimoniales marital disagreements* * *f disagreement* * *desavenencia nfdiscordancia: disagreement, dispute -
110 tipazo
m.1 great figure (informal) (de mujer).2 great-looking guy.* * *1 familiar good figure* * *masculino (fam)* * *masculino (fam)* * *( fam)su novia tenía or era un tipazo his girlfriend had an amazing figure ( colloq)mi jefe es or tiene un tipazo my boss is a real hunk ( colloq)* * *tipazo nmFam [de mujer] fantastic figure; [de hombre] good build;con este tipazo toda la ropa le queda bien with a figure like that everything looks good on her -
111 cojón
m.testicle, ball.* * *► interjección ¡cojones!1 tabú fuck it!\ponérsele a uno los cojones de corbata tabú to shit brickspor cojones tabú like it or nottener cojones tabú to have balls* * *
cojón sustantivo masculino vulgar testicle ♦ LOC vulgar excl pl ¡cojones!, fuck!
¡tiene cojones!, that's fucking great! o bloody hell!
* * *♦ nm1. [testículo] ball;¿qué cojones haces tú aquí? what the fuck are YOU doing here?;¿quién cojones se ha creído que es? who the fuck does he think he is?;¡qué resfriado ni qué cojones! don't give me that crap about having a cold!;como una patada en los cojones: tu comentario le cayó o [m5] sentó como una patada en los cojones she was well fucked off about your remark;de los cojones: ya está llorando otra vez el niño de los cojones that fucking child is crying again;de cojones: esta comida está de cojones this meal is Br bloody o US goddamn delicious;es bueno/malo de cojones it's Br bloody o US goddamn marvellous/awful;hace un frío de cojones it's fucking freezing;de cojón de mico: este asado está de cojón de mico this roast is Br bloody o US goddamn delicious;hasta los cojones: estoy hasta los (mismísimos) cojones de nuestros vecinos I've fucking well had it up to here with our neighbours;no haber más cojones: era muy tarde y no hubo más cojones que pillar un taxi it was late and we had no o Br bugger-all choice but to get a taxi;manda cojones: ¡manda cojones que estando enfermo tenga que hacerlo yo! fucking great o can you fucking believe it! I'm the one who has to do it, even though I'm ill!;tus opiniones me las paso por el forro de los cojones I couldn't give a shit o Br toss about what you think;se le pusieron los cojones de corbata cuando se enteró de que su novia estaba embarazada he nearly shat himself when he found out that his girlfriend was pregnant;por cojones: ¡ahora lo vas a hacer por cojones! you Br bloody o US goddamn well ARE going to do it!;¡no me sale de los cojones! I can't be Br bloody o US goddamn bothered!, Br I can't be arsed!;¡no me toques o [m5] hinches los cojones y déjame en paz! why can't you just fucking well leave me alone?;tocarse los cojones: ahí está todo el día tocándose los cojones mientras nosotros trabajamos he just sits around doing zilch o Br bugger-all all day long while we're busy workingsí que tiene los cojones bien puestos, atreverse a contestar al jefe he has certainly got balls, answering back to the boss;le echó cojones al asunto, y le confesó la verdad he screwed up every last fucking ounce of courage and confessed the truth to her;¡qué cojones tiene, insultarme delante de todos! what a fucking nerve, insulting me in front of everyone!;Humtiene más cojones que el caballo de Espartero he's really got balls, that guy♦ interj¡cojones! [expresa enfado] for fuck's sake!;¡que no voy a ir, cojones! I'm not fucking going, all right?* * *m vulgball vulg ; -
112 antipatía
antipatía sustantivo femenino dislike, antipathy;◊ tomarle antipatía a algo/algn to take a dislike to sth/sb
antipatía sustantivo femenino antipathy, dislike: le tengo antipatía a su novia, I don't like his girlfriend ' antipatía' also found in these entries: Spanish: horror - manía - rabia English: alienate - antipathy - dislike - unpleasantness - intensely -
113 cortés
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar) \ \
cortes es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) presente subjuntivoMultiple Entries: cortar cortes cortés
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo 1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop; ‹ asado› to carve; ‹leña/madera› to chop; ‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortés algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;cortés algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth; cortés algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces 2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off; ‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹ flores› (CS) to pick; 3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut; ‹césped/pasto› to mow; ‹ seto› to cut; ‹ rosal› to cut back; ‹ texto› to cut down 4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out 5 ( interrumpir) ‹película/programa› to interrupt [ manifestantes] to block; 6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out) 7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weatherverbo intransitivo 1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut 2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!cortarse verbo pronominal 1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop; [llamada/gas] to get cut off; se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe 2 ‹brazo/cara› to cut; 3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross 4 [ leche] to curdle; [mayonesa/salsa] to separate 5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortés adjetivo polite, courteous
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut (un árbol) to cut down (el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
cortés adjetivo courteous, polite ' cortés' also found in these entries: Spanish: corte - cumplida - cumplido - disolución - educada - educado - gentil - atento - cortar - galantería - presidir English: attentive - chivalrous - civil - courteous - gallant - graceful - gracious - urbane - cut - debonair - polite -
114 corta
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar) \ \
corta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: corta cortar
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo 1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop; ‹ asado› to carve; ‹leña/madera› to chop; ‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corta algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;corta algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth; corta algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces 2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off; ‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹ flores› (CS) to pick; 3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut; ‹césped/pasto› to mow; ‹ seto› to cut; ‹ rosal› to cut back; ‹ texto› to cut down 4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out 5 ( interrumpir) ‹película/programa› to interrupt [ manifestantes] to block; 6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out) 7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weatherverbo intransitivo 1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut 2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!cortarse verbo pronominal 1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop; [llamada/gas] to get cut off; se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe 2 ‹brazo/cara› to cut; 3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross 4 [ leche] to curdle; [mayonesa/salsa] to separate 5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut (un árbol) to cut down (el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to ' corta' also found in these entries: Spanish: bacalao - corto - edad - manga - onda - rodaja - sketch - vida - botín - cortar - cuento - paso - rollo - talle - ve English: begin - forty winks - mow - short-sleeved - shortwave - short - sound - sprint - wellington (boot) -
115 cortado
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar) \ \
cortado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: cortado cortar
cortado 1
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹ persona› 2 [estar] 3◊ la leche está cortada the milk is curdled o off
cortado 2 sustantivo masculino expresso with a dash of milk
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo 1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop; ‹ asado› to carve; ‹leña/madera› to chop; ‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortado algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;cortado algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth; cortado algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces 2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off; ‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹ flores› (CS) to pick; 3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut; ‹césped/pasto› to mow; ‹ seto› to cut; ‹ rosal› to cut back; ‹ texto› to cut down 4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out 5 ( interrumpir) ‹película/programa› to interrupt [ manifestantes] to block; 6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out) 7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weatherverbo intransitivo 1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut 2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!cortarse verbo pronominal 1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop; [llamada/gas] to get cut off; se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe 2 ‹brazo/cara› to cut; 3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross 4 [ leche] to curdle; [mayonesa/salsa] to separate 5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortado,-a
I adjetivo
1 cut (up)
carretera cortada, no through road o road blocked
2 (leche) sour
3 (piel) flaky, dry (labios) chapped
4 familiar (tímido) shy
II sustantivo masculino small coffee with a dash of milk
III sustantivo masculino y femenino shy person
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut (un árbol) to cut down (el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to ' cortado' also found in these entries: Spanish: cortada - el - café - capa - cepillo - comunicación - cristal - rape - te English: bad - cut - cut off - dead - her - nick - sour - crew - off -
116 cortar
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo 1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop; ‹ asado› to carve; ‹leña/madera› to chop; ‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth; cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces 2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off; ‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹ flores› (CS) to pick; 3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut; ‹césped/pasto› to mow; ‹ seto› to cut; ‹ rosal› to cut back; ‹ texto› to cut down 4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out 5 ( interrumpir) ‹película/programa› to interrupt [ manifestantes] to block; 6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out) 7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weatherverbo intransitivo 1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut 2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!cortarse verbo pronominal 1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop; [llamada/gas] to get cut off; se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe 2 ‹brazo/cara› to cut; 3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross 4 [ leche] to curdle; [mayonesa/salsa] to separate 5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut (un árbol) to cut down (el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to ' cortar' also found in these entries: Spanish: bacalao - colgar - desconectar - lámina - ligadura - pelar - pinchar - ras - sana - sano - seccionar - sesgar - despedazar - largo - mitad - plantilla - servir - tijeras - trozo English: bar - begin - block off - blunt - board - breadboard - chop - chop off - chop up - clip - consent - cramp - cut - cut off - cut up - dice - disconnect - edit - fillet - hack - hair-clippers - lop off - mow - nick - nip - pick - rot - sever - shear - shred - shut off - slice - slice through - slice up - slit - snip - take off - bite - block - bread - break - carve - clippers - crop - dock - gash - hang - lawnmower - lop - loss -
117 corto
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar) \ \
corto es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cortó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: cortar corto
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo 1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop; ‹ asado› to carve; ‹leña/madera› to chop; ‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corto algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;corto algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth; corto algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces 2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off; ‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹ flores› (CS) to pick; 3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut; ‹césped/pasto› to mow; ‹ seto› to cut; ‹ rosal› to cut back; ‹ texto› to cut down 4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out 5 ( interrumpir) ‹película/programa› to interrupt [ manifestantes] to block; 6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out) 7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weatherverbo intransitivo 1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut 2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!cortarse verbo pronominal 1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop; [llamada/gas] to get cut off; se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe 2 ‹brazo/cara› to cut; 3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross 4 [ leche] to curdle; [mayonesa/salsa] to separate 5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo1 el vestido le quedó corto the dress is too short for her now; iba vestida de corto she was wearing a short dress/skirt ‹visita/conversación› short, brief; 2 (escaso, insuficiente): corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); andar corto de tiempo to be pressed for time 3 (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid; corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense (colloq)
corto 2 sustantivo masculino (Cin)b)
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut (un árbol) to cut down (el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement ' corto' also found in these entries: Spanish: atar - carabina - comunicación - corta - cortar - cortarse - literalmente - pantalón - pequeña - pequeño - remo - salida - short - slip - tachuela - tres - vista - corriente - cursillo - espacio - gabán - llevar - pelado - plazo English: ankle - block off - bob - coat - cord - crop - dim - dull - have - hop - least - short - short-haired - short-range - short-term - short-winded - skimpy - spell - term - themselves - thick - understatement - clean - cut - draw - herself - himself - jab - nearsighted - notice - on - over - push - sever - side - slash - their - under -
118 mónada
Multiple Entries: monada mónada
monada sustantivo femenino (fam)a) ( cosa bonita):◊ ¡qué mónada de vestido! what a lovely dress!b) ( persona bonita):¡qué mónada de niño! what a lovely o (colloq) cute kid
monada f fam (bonito, gracioso) cute, lovely person o thing: los niños hacían unas monadas sobre el escenario, the children gave an enchanting performance on stage
mónada f Fil monad ' mónada' also found in these entries: Spanish: monada - monería English: cute -
119 monada
Multiple Entries: monada mónada
monada sustantivo femenino (fam)a) ( cosa bonita):◊ ¡qué monada de vestido! what a lovely dress!b) ( persona bonita):¡qué monada de niño! what a lovely o (colloq) cute kid
monada f fam (bonito, gracioso) cute, lovely person o thing: los niños hacían unas monadas sobre el escenario, the children gave an enchanting performance on stage
mónada f Fil monad ' monada' also found in these entries: Spanish: mónada - monería English: cute -
120 reñido
Del verbo reñir: ( conjugate reñir) \ \
reñido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: reñido reñir
reñido
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹partido/batalla› hard-fought, tough 2 [ESTAR]a) ( peleado):
reñir ( conjugate reñir) verbo intransitivo (esp Esp) ( enemistarse) to fall out with sb verbo transitivo (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell … off (colloq)
reñido,-a adjetivo
1 estar reñido, (una cosa con otra) to be incompatible: la humildad está reñida con la soberbia, modesty is incompatible with haughtiness (una persona con otra) Juan está reñido con Manuel, Juan has fallen out with Manuel
2 (pelea, votación) tough, hard-fought: fue un encuentro muy reñido, it was a tough meeting
reñir
I vi (tener una discusión) to quarrel, argue (enfadarse, dejar de hablarse) to fall out [con, with]
II verbo transitivo
1 (regañar) to tell off: mamá me riñó por romper el perchero, mum told me off for breaking the hatstand
2 (una batalla) to fight ' reñido' also found in these entries: Spanish: algo - reñida - sangre English: close - closely - hard-fought - odds - keen
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