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1 complicado

adj.

1 complicated, complex, confusing, complicate.

2 complicated.

3 in a delicate condition.

4 involved.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: complicar.

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complicado

► participio pasado

1→ link=complicar complicar

► adjetivo

1 (gen) complicated, complex

2 (carácter) complex

3 (implicado) involved

■ estaba complicado en la estafa he was involved in the fraud

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(f. - complicada)

adj.

complicated

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ADJ (=complejo) complicated, complex; (Med) [fractura] compound; [estilo] elaborate; [persona] complex; [método] complicated, involved; (Jur) involved, implicated

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- da adjetivo

a) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complex

b) < carácter> complex; < persona> complicated

c) ( rebuscado)

no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!

d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate

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= confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.

Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

Ex. These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.

Ex. The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.

Ex. There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.

Ex. Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.

Ex. Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.

Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.

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* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* fractura complicada = compound fracture.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.

* trabajo complicado = major exercise.

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- da adjetivo

a) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complex

b) < carácter> complex; < persona> complicated

c) ( rebuscado)

no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!

d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate

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= confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.

Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.

Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.

Ex: There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.

Ex: Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.

Ex: Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.

Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* fractura complicada = compound fracture.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.

* trabajo complicado = major exercise.

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complicado -da

adjective

1 ‹problema/historia/situación› complicated, complex; ‹sistema› complicated, complex, involved

2 ‹carácter› complex; ‹persona› complicated

3

(rebuscado): ¡no seas tan complicado! don't make life difficult for yourself!, don't make things so complicated!

4 ‹diseño› elaborate, complex, intricate; ‹adorno› elaborate

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Del verbo complicar: ( conjugate complicar)

complicado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
complicado
complicar
complicado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹problema/sistema/situación› complicated, complex

b) ‹ carácter› complex;

‹ persona› complicated
c) ‹diseño/adorno› elaborate

complicar ( conjugate complicar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹situación/problema/asunto› to complicate, make … complicated

b) ( implicar) ‹ persona› to involve, get … involved

complicarse verbo pronominal
a) [situación/problema/asunto] to get complicated;

[ enfermedad]:
◊ se le complicó con un problema respiratorio he developed respiratory complications;

See Also→ vida 2
b) ( implicarse) complicadose en algo to get involved in sth

complicado,-a adjetivo
1 (complejo) complicated
2 (implicado) involved
complicar verbo transitivo
1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs
' complicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidentada
- accidentado
- avispero
- bizantina
- bizantino
- complicada
- designar
- fregado
- más
- puñetera
- puñetero
- rebuscada
- rebuscado
- enmarañado
- sí
English:
can
- complicated
- compound
- convoluted
- elaborate
- intricate
- involved
- rocky
- tangled
- thicken
- wrestle
- meet
- taxing
- uncomplicated

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complicado, -a adj

1. [situación, problema] complicated

2. [sistema, procedimiento] complicated

3. [carácter] complex;

es un niño muy complicado he's a very complex child

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complicado

adj complicated

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complicado, -da adj

: complicated

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complicado adj complicated / complex

Spanish-English dictionary > complicado
2 supercomplicado

= hyper-complicated.

Ex. Some applications are hyper-complicated and some are simply impractical.

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= hyper-complicated.

Ex: Some applications are hyper-complicated and some are simply impractical.

Spanish-English dictionary > supercomplicado
3 / (barra inclinada)

= slash (/), oblique stroke (/), stroke (/), sloped stroke (/), oblique, oblique.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. Use a slash (/) to search for all the terms in a range of terms.

Ex. It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization.

Ex. The stroke / (slash in USA) is used to join consecutive UDC numbers to indicate a broader heading for which no single piece of notation exists.

Ex. It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.

Ex. The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.

Spanish-English dictionary > / (barra inclinada)
4 4 (cuatro)

= 4 (four).

Ex. Data base management systems can be used to provide complicated logical arrangements of data and they are discussed in Chapter 4.

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* 1/4 (un cuarto) = one-quarter (1/4), one fourth (1/4).

* 1/4 (un cuarto, una cuarta parte) = one fourth (1/4).

Spanish-English dictionary > 4 (cuatro)
5 Enciclopedia Británica, la

= Encyclopaedia Britannica, the, Britannica, the

Ex. Like the young reader who complained to the reference librarian that the Encyclopaedia Britannica told her more about crocodiles than she wanted to know, most enquirers have a pretty good idea when they have got enough for their needs.

Ex. On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.

Spanish-English dictionary > Enciclopedia Británica, la
6 absolutamente + Adjetivo

(n.) = downright + Adjetivo, crazily + Adjetivo

Ex. Bibliographies developed in this way are rarely totally reliable and are sometimes downright misleading.

Ex. It sounds crazily complicated, but it may work.

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(n.) = downright + Adjetivo, crazily + Adjetivo

Ex: Bibliographies developed in this way are rarely totally reliable and are sometimes downright misleading.

Ex: It sounds crazily complicated, but it may work.

Spanish-English dictionary > absolutamente + Adjetivo
7 acelerado

adj.

1 accelerated, fast-pace, fast, quick.

2 frenetic, hyperactive.

f. & m.

hothead.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: acelerar.

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acelerado

► participio pasado

1→ link=acelerar acelerar

► adjetivo

1 accelerated, fast, quick

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(f. - acelerada)

adj.

intensive, accelerated

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ADJ

1) (=rápido) [avance, crecimiento, ritmo] rapid

con el corazón acelerado — with her heart racing o beating fast

andaban con paso acelerado — they walked at a brisk pace

los ochenta fueron una década muy acelerada — the eighties was a decade of hectic activity

2) [curso] intensive, crash antes de s

3) * [persona] hyper *

se le ve muy acelerado últimamente — he's been very hyper lately *

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- da adjetivo

1) < curso> intensive, crash (before n)

a paso acelerado — at a brisk pace

2) (fam) < persona> nervous

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= exponential, rushed, quickened, fast-paced [fast paced], hurry up, rapid paced, accelerated.

Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.

Ex. Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.

Ex. For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

Ex. Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

Ex. A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.

Ex. This is a rapid paced, 30 minute session that introduces students to the concept of a search strategy and to various reference sources in print.

Ex. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.

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* crecimiento acelerado = rising tide.

* curso acelerado = crash course.

* de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.

* programa acelerado = crash program(me).

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- da adjetivo

1) < curso> intensive, crash (before n)

a paso acelerado — at a brisk pace

2) (fam) < persona> nervous

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= exponential, rushed, quickened, fast-paced [fast paced], hurry up, rapid paced, accelerated.

Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.

Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.

Ex: This is a rapid paced, 30 minute session that introduces students to the concept of a search strategy and to various reference sources in print.

Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.

* crecimiento acelerado = rising tide.

* curso acelerado = crash course.

* de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.

* programa acelerado = crash program(me).

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acelerado -da

adjective

A ‹curso› intensive, crash ( before n)

íbamos a paso acelerado we were walking at a brisk pace

B ( fam); ‹persona› nervous

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Del verbo acelerar: ( conjugate acelerar)

acelerado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
acelerado
acelerar
acelerado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ curso› intensive, crash ( before n);

a paso acelerado at a brisk pace
acelerar ( conjugate acelerar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹coche/motor›:

◊ aceleró el coche ( en marcha) he accelerated;

( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)
b) ‹proceso/cambio› to speed up;

‹ paso› to quicken
verbo intransitivo
a) (Auto) to accelerate

b) (fam) ( darse prisa) to hurry (up)

acelerado,-a adjetivo accelerated, fast
acelerar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to accelerate
' acelerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acelerada
English:
apace

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acelerado, -a adj

1. [rápido] rapid, quick

2. Fís accelerated

3. Fam
estar acelerado [persona] to be hyper

4. Aut
el motor está acelerado the engine is racing

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acelerado

I adj

1 nervous, het-up

2

:

curso acelerado intensive course

II part → acelerar

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acelerado, -da adj

: accelerated, speedy

Spanish-English dictionary > acelerado
8 acelerar

v.

1 to speed up (proceso).

2 to accelerate.

El auto acelera para llegar primero The car accelerates to get there first

Ricardo acelera el motor Richard accelerates the motor.

3 to expedite.

El muchacho acelera el trámite The boy expedites the procedure.

4 to grow faster, to become faster.

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acelerar

► verbo transitivo

1 to accelerate (paso) to quicken

2 figurado to speed up

► verbo pronominal acelerarse

1 figurado (azorarse) to be embarrassed

2 figurado (apresurarse) to hasten, hurry up

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verb

1) to accelerate, speed up

2) hasten

3) hurry

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1. VT

1) (Aut) [+ coche] to accelerate; [+ motor] to rev, rev up

2) (=apresurar) [+ cambio, proceso] to speed up; [+ acontecimiento] to hasten

deben acelerar los trámites de aduana — they must speed up customs procedures

las conversaciones aceleraron el final de la guerra — the talks hastened the end of the war

acelerar la marcha — to go faster

acelerar el paso — to quicken one's pace, speed up

acelerar el ritmo de algo — to speed sth up

3) (Fís) [+ partícula, velocidad] to accelerate

2. VI

1) (Aut) [coche, conductor] to accelerate

no aceleres en las curvas — don't accelerate on the bends

aceleró a fondo — he put his foot to the floor

2) * (=darse prisa) to get a move on *, hurry up

venga, acelera, que nos están esperando — come on, get a move on * o hurry up, they're waiting for us

3.

See:

acelerarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <coche/motor>

aceleró el coche — ( en marcha) he accelerated; ( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)

b) <proceso/cambio> to speed up; < paso> to quicken
2.
acelerar vi

a) (Auto) to accelerate

b) (fam) ( darse prisa) to hurry (up)
3.
acelerarse v pron (AmL fam) to get overexcited, lose one's cool (colloq)

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= accelerate, expedite, speed, speed up, hasten, pick up + speed, fast track, jump-start [jump start], move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex. This type of checking can be delegated to the printer to speed publication of the abstracts journal.

Ex. APIF makes it possible to determine whether an item is in stock and to speed up and improve processing techniques.

Ex. Just as with all earth science literature, commercial publishers, societies, and government agencies have hastened to produce a wide range of data bases in CD-ROM format.

Ex. This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.

Ex. The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.

Ex. Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

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* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.

* acelerar el ritmo = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* acelerar un proceso = hasten + process.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <coche/motor>

aceleró el coche — ( en marcha) he accelerated; ( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)

b) <proceso/cambio> to speed up; < paso> to quicken
2.
acelerar vi

a) (Auto) to accelerate

b) (fam) ( darse prisa) to hurry (up)
3.
acelerarse v pron (AmL fam) to get overexcited, lose one's cool (colloq)

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= accelerate, expedite, speed, speed up, hasten, pick up + speed, fast track, jump-start [jump start], move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex: This type of checking can be delegated to the printer to speed publication of the abstracts journal.

Ex: APIF makes it possible to determine whether an item is in stock and to speed up and improve processing techniques.

Ex: Just as with all earth science literature, commercial publishers, societies, and government agencies have hastened to produce a wide range of data bases in CD-ROM format.

Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.

Ex: The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.

Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.

* acelerar el ritmo = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* acelerar un proceso = hasten + process.

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acelerar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹coche/motor›

aceleró el coche (en marcha) he accelerated; (sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)

2 ‹proceso/cambio› to speed up; ‹paso› to quicken

acelera el paso, que es tarde walk a bit faster, it's getting late

el gobierno ha acelerado la marcha de las reformas the government has speeded up o stepped up the pace of the reforms

3 ( Fís) to accelerate

■ acelerar

vi

1 ( Auto) to accelerate

2 ( fam) (darse prisa) to hurry, hurry up

acelera, que vamos a llegar tarde hurry up o ( colloq) get a move on, we'll be late!

■ acelerarse

v pron

( AmL fam) to get overexcited, lose one's cool ( colloq)

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acelerar ( conjugate acelerar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹coche/motor›:

◊ aceleró el coche ( en marcha) he accelerated;

( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)
b) ‹proceso/cambio› to speed up;

‹ paso› to quicken
verbo intransitivo
a) (Auto) to accelerate

b) (fam) ( darse prisa) to hurry (up)

acelerar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to accelerate
' acelerar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- agilizar
- aligerar
- apresurar
- marcha
English:
accelerate
- expedite
- pick up
- quicken
- race
- rev
- speed
- speed up
- hasten
- hurry
- spurt
- suggestion

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acelerar

♦ vt

1. [proceso] to speed up

2. [vehículo] to accelerate;
[motor] to gun;
tendremos que acelerar la marcha si no queremos llegar tarde we'll have to step up the pace if we don't want to be late

3. Fam [persona] to get hyper

♦ vi

1. [conductor] to accelerate

2. [darse prisa] to hurry (up);

acelera, que llegamos tarde hurry up, we're late!

♦ See also the pronominal verb acelerarse

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acelerar

I v/t motor rev up; fig

speed up;

aceleró el coche she accelerated;

acelerar el paso walk faster

II v/i accelerate

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acelerar vt

1) : to accelerate, to speed up

2) agilizar: to expedite

acelerar vi

: to accelerate (of an automobile)

♦ See also the reflexive verb acelerarse

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acelerar vb to accelerate

Spanish-English dictionary > acelerar
9 argumento

m.

1 argument.

un argumento a favor de/en contra de hacer algo an argument for/against doing something

2 plot.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: argumentar.

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argumento

► nombre masculino

1 argument

2 (de novela, obra, etc) plot

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noun m.

1) argument, reasoning

2) plot

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SM

1) [de razonamiento] argument tb Jur

no me convencen tus argumentos — I'm not convinced by your arguments o reasoning

2) (Literat, Teat) plot; (TV etc) storyline

argumento de la obra — plot summary, outline

3) LAm (=discusión) argument, discussion, quarrel

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masculino

a) ( razón) argument

me dejó sin argumentos — she demolished all my arguments

b) (Cin, Lit) plot, story line

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= argument, contention, plot, point, thesis, storyline, thread, peg.

Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.

Ex. A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.

Ex. The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.

Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.

Ex. Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.

Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.

Ex. The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.

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* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.

* argumento científico = scientific argument.

* argumento comercial = business case.

* argumento convincente = compelling argument.

* argumento de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.

* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].

* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.

* argumento principal = main argument.

* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* argumentos = ammunition, ammo.

* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.

* argumentos en contra = counter-evidence.

* corroborar un argumento = substantiate + claim.

* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* defender un argumento = support + view.

* demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.

* encadenamiento de argumentos = threading.

* esgrimir un argumento = put forward + argument.

* formular un argumento = advance + argument, put forward + argument.

* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.

* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.

* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.

* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.

* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.

* respaldar el argumento de uno = back up + story.

* respaldar un argumento = back + Posesivo + argument, buttress + argument, buttress + Posesivo + case.

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masculino

a) ( razón) argument

me dejó sin argumentos — she demolished all my arguments

b) (Cin, Lit) plot, story line

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= argument, contention, plot, point, thesis, storyline, thread, peg.

Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.

Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.

Ex: The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.

Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.

Ex: Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.

Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.

Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.

* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.

* argumento científico = scientific argument.

* argumento comercial = business case.

* argumento convincente = compelling argument.

* argumento de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.

* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].

* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.

* argumento principal = main argument.

* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* argumentos = ammunition, ammo.

* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.

* argumentos en contra = counter-evidence.

* corroborar un argumento = substantiate + claim.

* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* defender un argumento = support + view.

* demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.

* encadenamiento de argumentos = threading.

* esgrimir un argumento = put forward + argument.

* formular un argumento = advance + argument, put forward + argument.

* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.

* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.

* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.

* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.

* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.

* respaldar el argumento de uno = back up + story.

* respaldar un argumento = back + Posesivo + argument, buttress + argument, buttress + Posesivo + case.

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argumento

masculine

1 (razón) argument

me dejó sin argumentos she demolished all my arguments

esgrimió argumentos sólidos y convincentes he employed solid, convincing arguments

2 ( Cin, Lit) plot, story line

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Del verbo argumentar: ( conjugate argumentar)

argumento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

argumentó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
argumentar
argumento
argumentar ( conjugate argumentar) verbo transitivo
to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
a) ( razón) argument

b) (Cin, Lit) plot, story line

argumentar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
1 (razonamiento) argument
2 (trama) plot
' argumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arma
- base
- confusa
- confuso
- consistente
- débil
- densidad
- desmontar
- disuasiva
- disuasivo
- disuasoria
- disuasorio
- esgrimir
- exposición
- hilo
- inconsistente
- mala
- malo
- oponer
- peso
- razón
- risa
- seguir
- simplón
- simplona
- socorrida
- socorrido
- solidez
- sutil
- vigente
- consistencia
- contradecir
- contundente
- embrollo
- estúpido
- fundar
- pobre
- raciocinio
- rebuscado
- resumir
- retorcido
- sólido
- sostener
- verosímil
English:
acknowledge
- argument
- bogus
- case
- clever
- cogent
- contest
- core
- demolish
- devastating
- follow
- forceful
- impress
- lame
- leg
- pith
- plot
- point
- powerful
- reasonable
- shrewd
- side
- sound
- stand up
- state
- story
- story-line
- take apart
- telling
- tenuous
- thread
- valid
- weak
- weakness
- wishy-washy
- woolly
- wooly

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argumento nm

1. [razonamiento] argument

2. [trama] plot

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argumento

m

1 razón argument

2 de libro, película etc plot

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argumento nm

1) : argument, reasoning

2) : plot, story line

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argumento n

1. (razonamiento) argument

no me convencen tus argumentos your arguments don't convince me

2. (tema de película, etc) plot

el argumento es muy complicado the plot is very complicated

Spanish-English dictionary > argumento
10 asimétrico

adj.

asymmetric, asymmetrical, irregular, disproportionate.

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asimétrico

► adjetivo

1 asymmetric, asymmetrical

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ADJ asymmetric, asymmetrical

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- ca adjetivo asymmetric

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= asymmetric, asymmetrical.

Ex. These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.

Ex. MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.

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* amenaza asimétrica = asymmetric threat.

* conflicto asimétrico = asymmetric conflict.

* enemigo asimétrico = asymmetric enemy.

* guerra asimétrica = asymmetric war, asymmetric warfare.

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- ca adjetivo asymmetric

* * *

= asymmetric, asymmetrical.

Ex: These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.

Ex: MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.

* amenaza asimétrica = asymmetric threat.

* conflicto asimétrico = asymmetric conflict.

* enemigo asimétrico = asymmetric enemy.

* guerra asimétrica = asymmetric war, asymmetric warfare.

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asimétrico -ca

adjective

asymmetric, unsymmetrical

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asimétrico
◊ -ca adjetivo

asymmetric
asimétrico,-a adjetivo asymmetric, asymmetrical

' asimétrico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asimétrica
English:
asymmetric
- asymmetrical
- lop

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asimétrico, -a adj

asymmetric, asymmetrical

* * *

asimétrico

adj asymmetrical

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asimétrico, -ca adj

: asymmetrical, asymmetric

Spanish-English dictionary > asimétrico
11 aspecto

m.

1 appearance (apariencia).

tener buen aspecto to look well; (persona) to look nice (comida)

tiene mal aspecto he doesn't look well; (persona) it doesn't look very nice (comida)

tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp

2 aspect (faceta).

bajo este aspecto from this angle

en todos los aspectos in every respect

3 point of view, side.

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aspecto

► nombre masculino

1 (faceta) aspect, side, angle

■ en el aspecto político from a political point of view, politically

2 (apariencia) look, appearance

■ ¿qué aspecto tenía? what did he look like?

■ no tienes muy buen aspecto you don't look too good

■ este pastel tiene buen aspecto this cake looks delicious

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en el aspecto de que in the sense that, in that

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noun m.

1) aspect

2) look

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SM

1) (=apariencia) look

no lo conozco, pero no me gusta su aspecto — I don't know him, but I don't like the look of him

un señor con aspecto de ejecutivo — a man who looks/looked like an executive

un hombre de aspecto saludable — a healthy-looking man

tener aspecto simpático — to look friendly

¿qué aspecto tenía? — what did he look like?

el debate iba tomando un aspecto desagradable — the discussion was starting to turn ugly

• tener buen aspecto — to look well

• tener mal aspecto, Juan tiene muy mal aspecto — Juan isn't looking good o well at all

esa herida tiene mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

aspecto exterior — outward appearance

2) (=punto) aspect

los aspectos a tener en cuenta para el análisis — aspects to bear in mind when analysing the problem

estudiar todos los aspectos de una cuestión — to study all aspects of an issue

en algunos aspectos me parece una obra genial — in some respects I think it is a work of genius

el aspecto más destacado de la teoría — the strong(est) point of the theory

bajo ese aspecto — from that point of view

3) (Geog) aspect

4) (Arquit) aspect

5) (Ling) aspect

6)

al primer aspecto — † at first sight

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

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= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex. The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex. Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

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* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

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= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

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aspecto

masculine

A (apariencia)

1 (de una persona) appearance; (de un objeto, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man, a man of distinguished appearance

la barba le da aspecto de intelectual his beard makes him look intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

no lo recuerdo ¿qué aspecto tiene? I don't remember him, what does he look like?

tiene buen aspecto, no parece enfermo he looks fine, he doesn't look sick at all

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto that's a nasty-looking wound, that wound looks nasty

por su aspecto exterior la casa parecía deshabitada the house looked unoccupied from (the) outside

2

(cariz): no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

B (rasgo, faceta) aspect

ése es sólo un aspecto del problema that's only one aspect of the problem

debemos considerar el aspecto legal we have to consider the legal aspect(s)

me gustaría aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ciertos aspectos la situación no ha cambiado in certain respects the situation has not changed

en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

C ( Ling) aspect

D ( Astron) aspect

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aspecto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de persona, lugar) look, appearance;

◊ un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man;

¿qué aspecto tiene? what does he look like?;
a juzgar por su aspecto judging by the look of her;
tiene mal aspecto [ persona] she doesn't look well;

[ cosa] it doesn't look nice
b) (de problema, asunto):

◊ no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

2 (rasgo, faceta) aspect;
◊ en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

aspecto sustantivo masculino
1 look, appearance
2 (matiz de un asunto) aspect
' aspecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- achantar
- achinada
- achinado
- aire
- conservarse
- descuidarse
- dimensión
- enjuiciar
- esteroide
- faceta
- fachada
- figura
- giro
- igual
- lado
- lechosa
- lechoso
- lozana
- lozano
- ofrecer
- panorama
- parecer
- parecerse
- pinta
- plana
- plano
- planta
- presencia
- presentación
- querer
- rasgo
- revestir
- siniestra
- siniestro
- traza
- ver
- vertiente
- abandonar
- campesino
- cara
- corresponder
- cuidado
- dejado
- descuidar
- desgarbado
- encarado
- enfermizo
- exterior
English:
air
- appearance
- aspect
- bearing
- cat
- complexion
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- doleful
- dowdy
- dramatically
- drawn
- feminine
- flip side
- frumpy
- good
- grim
- light
- look
- metamorphosis
- odd-looking
- old-looking
- regard
- seedy
- side
- tidiness
- young-looking
- economics
- scruffy
- smarten up
- sorry
- way

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aspecto nm

1. [apariencia] appearance;

un adulto con aspecto de niño an adult who looks like a child, an adult with a childlike appearance;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[comida] to look nice o good;
tiene mal aspecto [persona] she doesn't look well;
[comida] it doesn't look very nice;
tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp;

la casa ofrecía un aspecto horrible después de la fiesta the house looked a real mess after the party

2. [faceta] aspect;

bajo este aspecto from this angle;

en ese aspecto in that sense o respect;

en todos los aspectos in every respect;

en cuanto al aspecto económico del plan,… as far as the financial aspects of the plan are concerned,…;

hay que destacar como aspecto negativo que… one negative aspect o point is that…

3. Gram aspect

4. [en astrología] aspect

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aspecto

m

1 de persona, cosa look, appearance;

tener buen aspecto look good;

tener aspecto de ser/estar seem (to be);

tenía aspecto de ser una persona simpática he seemed (to be) o he looked a nice guy

2 ( faceta) aspect

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aspecto nm

1) : aspect

2) apariencia: appearance, look

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aspecto n

1. (apariencia) appearance

no juzgues a las personas por su aspecto físico don't judge people by their physical appearance

Se suele traducir aspecto mediante el verbo to look más un adjectivo

tiene aspecto de cansada she looks tired

esa tortilla tiene buen aspecto that omelette looks delicious

2. (faceta) aspect

me interesa el aspecto político I'm interested in the political aspect

Spanish-English dictionary > aspecto
12 atascar

v.

1 to block (up).

Las hojas atascaron las canaletas The leaves blocked the gutters.

2 to clog, to jam, to block, to obstruct.

Las hojas atascan la canaleta The leaves clog the roof gutter.

3 to stall, to get stuck, to bog, to bog down.

El barro atascó a los buses The mud stalled=bogged the buses.

Su intransigencia atascó la situación His stubbornness complicated matters.

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atascar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (bloquear) to block up, clog

2 figurado (obstaculizar) to hamper, hinder, obstruct

► verbo pronominal atascarse

1 (bloquearse) to get blocked, get blocked up, get clogged

■ la tubería se atascó con la porquería the pipe got blocked up with dirt

2 (mecanismo) to jam, get jammed, get stuck

3 figurado (estancarse) to get tangled up, get bogged down

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1.

VT [+ agujero etc] to plug, bung up; [+ cañería] to clog up; [+ fuga] to stop; [+ proceso] to hinder

2.

See:

atascarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cañería> to block

2) (Méx) < motor> to stall
2.
atascarse v pron

1)

a) cañería/fregadero to block, get blocked

b) tráfico to get snarled up

nos atascamos a la entrada de la ciudad — we got stuck in a traffic jam coming into the city

c) (fam) persona ( al hablar) to dry up; ( en examen) to get stuck

estamos atascados con esto — we're bogged down o stuck on this point

2)

a) mecanismo to jam, seize up

la cerradura está atascada — the lock's jammed

b) (Méx) motor to stall

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= jam, bog down, snarl up.

Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

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* atascarse = be hung up on.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cañería> to block

2) (Méx) < motor> to stall
2.
atascarse v pron

1)

a) cañería/fregadero to block, get blocked

b) tráfico to get snarled up

nos atascamos a la entrada de la ciudad — we got stuck in a traffic jam coming into the city

c) (fam) persona ( al hablar) to dry up; ( en examen) to get stuck

estamos atascados con esto — we're bogged down o stuck on this point

2)

a) mecanismo to jam, seize up

la cerradura está atascada — the lock's jammed

b) (Méx) motor to stall

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= jam, bog down, snarl up.

Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

* atascarse = be hung up on.

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atascar [A2 ]

vt

A ‹cañería› to block

B ( Méx) ‹motor› to stall

■ atascarse

v pron

A

1 «cañería/fregadero» to block, get blocked

2 «tráfico» to get snarled up

nos atascamos a la entrada de la ciudad we got stuck in a traffic jam coming into the city

3 ( fam); «persona» (al hablar) to dry up; (en un examen) to get stuck

estamos atascados con esto we're bogged down o stuck on this point

B

1 «mecanismo» to jam, seize up

la cerradura está atascada the lock's jammed

2 ( Méx) «motor» to stall

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atascar ( conjugate atascar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ cañería› to block

b) (Méx) ‹ motor› to stall

atascarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [cañería/fregadero] to block, get blocked

b) [ tráfico] to get snarled up

2
a) [ mecanismo] to jam, seize up

b) (Méx) [ motor] to stall

atascar vtr (obstruir) to block, obstruct
' atascar' also found in these entries:
English:
bung up
- clog
- clog up
- jam
- obstruct
- snarl up
- block
- snarl
- stall

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atascar

♦ vt

to block (up)

♦ See also the pronominal verb atascarse

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atascar

v/t block

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atascar {72} vt

1) atorar: to block, to clog, to stop up

2) : to hinder

♦ See also the reflexive verb atascarse

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atascar vb (obstruir) to block

hay algo que atasca la alcantarilla there's something blocking the drain

Spanish-English dictionary > atascar
13 barajar

v.

1 to shuffle (cards).

María baraja las cartas Mary shuffles the cards.

2 to consider.

3 to give consideration to.

María barajó el asunto Mary gave consideration to the issue.

4 to explain.

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barajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (naipes) to shuffle

2 figurado (considerar - posibilidades etc) to consider; (- cifra) to talk about

3 (problema) to solve; (obstáculo) to overcome

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verb

1) to shuffle

2) consider

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1. VT

1) [+ cartas] to shuffle

2) (=considerar) [+ nombres, candidatos] to consider, weigh up

se baraja la posibilidad de que... — the possibility that... is being weighed up o considered, there is discussion about the possibility that...

las cifras que se barajan ahora — the figures now being put o bandied about

3) (=mezclar) to jumble up, mix up

4) Cono Sur, Méx [+ asunto] (=confundir) to confuse; (=demorar) to delay

5) Cono Sur (=ofrecer) to pass round, hand round

6) Cono Sur (=agarrar) to catch ( in the air)

- barajar algo en el aire

2.

VI to quarrel, squabble

3.

See:

barajarse

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verbo transitivo

1) < cartas> to shuffle

2) <nombres/posibilidades> to consider, look at; < cifras> to talk about, mention

3)

a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( explicar) to explain

barájamela más despacio — explain it o (colloq) give it to me more slowly

b) (Col fam) ( enredar)

el nuevo jefe le barajó la vida — his new boss made life very complicated for him

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= look toward(s).

Ex. Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

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* barajar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.

* barajar nombres = bandy + names.

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verbo transitivo

1) < cartas> to shuffle

2) <nombres/posibilidades> to consider, look at; < cifras> to talk about, mention

3)

a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( explicar) to explain

barájamela más despacio — explain it o (colloq) give it to me more slowly

b) (Col fam) ( enredar)

el nuevo jefe le barajó la vida — his new boss made life very complicated for him

* * *

= look toward(s).

Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

* barajar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.

* barajar nombres = bandy + names.

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barajar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹cartas› to shuffle

B ‹nombres/posibilidades›

se barajaron varias posibilidades/diversas hipótesis several possibilities/various hypotheses were considered

estamos barajando varias ideas acerca de la forma de hacer el libro we are looking at o toying with o considering various ways of doing the book

las cifras que se barajan son las de 144 aviones y 22 barcos the figures being talked about o mentioned are 144 airplanes and 22 ships

C

1 (Col, Méx fam) (explicar) to explain

barájamela más despacio explain it o ( colloq) give it to me more slowly

2

( Col fam) (enredar): el nuevo jefe le barajó la vida his new boss made life very complicated for him

el nacimiento del bebé les barajó la vida the birth of the baby turned their life upside down

D ( Chi) ‹golpe› to parry, block; ‹balón› to stop

barajárselas ( Chi fam); to get by

■ barajar

vi

to quarrel

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barajar ( conjugate barajar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ cartas› to shuffle
2 ‹nombres/posibilidades› to consider, look at;
‹ cifras› to talk about, mention
barajar verbo transitivo
1 (los naipes) to shuffle
2 fig (considerar distintas posibilidades) to consider, juggle with
' barajar' also found in these entries:
English:
shuffle

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barajar vt

1. [cartas] to shuffle;

barajar a la americana to riffle

2. [posibilidades] to consider;

la policía baraja tres teorías diferentes the police are looking at o considering three different theories;

se barajan varios nombres para el puesto various names are being mentioned in connection with the post

3. Chile [golpe] to parry

4. RP Fam [agarrar] to grab, to snatch;

barajé la taza a pocos centímetros del piso I grabbed the cup just before it hit the floor

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barajar

I v/t

1 naipes shuffle

2 fig

consider

II v/i quarrel

* * *

barajar vt

1) : to shuffle (cards)

2) : to consider, to toy with

* * *

barajar vb (naipes) to shuffle

Spanish-English dictionary > barajar
14 barra inclinada ()

(n.) = slash (/), diagonal slash, oblique stroke (/), stroke (/), sloped stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique

Ex. Use a slash (/) to search for all the terms in a range of terms.

Ex. Spaces, dashes, hyphens, diagonal slashes, all of which have equal filing value.

Ex. It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization.

Ex. The stroke / (slash in USA) is used to join consecutive UDC numbers to indicate a broader heading for which no single piece of notation exists.

Ex. It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.

Ex. In full cataloguing the author's name follows the title and should be separated from it by an oblique line.

Ex. The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.

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(n.) = slash (/), diagonal slash, oblique stroke (/), stroke (/), sloped stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique

Ex: Use a slash (/) to search for all the terms in a range of terms.

Ex: Spaces, dashes, hyphens, diagonal slashes, all of which have equal filing value.

Ex: It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization.

Ex: The stroke / (slash in USA) is used to join consecutive UDC numbers to indicate a broader heading for which no single piece of notation exists.

Ex: It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.

Ex: In full cataloguing the author's name follows the title and should be separated from it by an oblique line.

Ex: The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.

Spanish-English dictionary > barra inclinada ()
15 berenjenal

m.

1 mess (informal).

meterse en un berenjenal to get oneself into a right mess

2 complicated mess, fine mess.

3 field of eggplants, aubergine field, field of aubergines.

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berenjenal

► nombre masculino

1 aubergine field, US eggplant field

2 figurado mess

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FRASEOLOGÍA

meterse en un berenjenal to get oneself into a mess

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SM

1) aubergine field, eggplant field (EEUU)

2) (=lío) mess, trouble

en buen berenjenal nos hemos metido — we've got ourselves into a fine mess

* * *

masculino eggplant field (AmE), aubergine field (BrE)

meterse en un berenjenal — (fam) to get oneself into a real mess o jam (colloq)

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= a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, predicament.

Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

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* en un berenjenal = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.

* * *

masculino eggplant field (AmE), aubergine field (BrE)

meterse en un berenjenal — (fam) to get oneself into a real mess o jam (colloq)

* * *

= a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, predicament.

Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

* en un berenjenal = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.

* * *

berenjenal

masculine

eggplant field ( AmE), aubergine field ( BrE)

meterse en un berenjenal or en berenjenales ( fam): ¡en qué berenjenal se metió! he got himself into a real mess o jam o pickle! ( colloq)

ahora no estamos para meternos en esos berenjenales we don't want to get bogged down with o involved in all that now

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berenjenal sustantivo masculino
1 fam (enredo, lío) jam: ¡Dios mío, en qué berenjenal me he metido!, my goodness, I've got myself into a real jam!
2 Agr field of aubergines, US field of eggplants

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berenjenal nm
Fam [enredo] mess;
meterse en un berenjenal to get oneself into a right mess;

no sé cómo vamos a salir de este berenjenal I don't know how we're going to get out of this mess o one

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berenjenal

m

:

meterse en un berenjenal fig fam get o.s. into a jam fam

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16 biomolécula

f.

biomolecule.

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= biomolecule.

Ex. It is well recognized that the relationship between sequence, molecular structure and biochemical function is a complicated one in biomolecules.

* * *

= biomolecule.

Ex: It is well recognized that the relationship between sequence, molecular structure and biochemical function is a complicated one in biomolecules.

Spanish-English dictionary > biomolécula
17 broma

f.

1 joke (ocurrencia, chiste).

gastar una broma a alguien to play a joke/prank on somebody

en o de broma as a joke

bromas aparte joking apart

entre bromas y veras half joking

fuera de broma joking apart

no estar para bromas not to be in the mood for jokes

tomar algo a broma not to take something seriously

ni en o de broma no way, not on your life

me salió la broma por 800 euros (informal) (Irónico) it cost me the tidy sum of 800 euros

broma de mal gusto bad joke

broma pesada nasty practical joke

2 shipworm.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: bromar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: bromar.

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broma

► nombre femenino

1 joke

■ no es broma I'm not joking, it's not a joke

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bromas aparte joking apart

decir algo en broma to joke about something

■ lo decía en broma I was joking

entre bromas y veras half jokingly

gastar una broma a alguien to play a joke on somebody

no estar para bromas not to be in the mood for messing about

tomar algo a broma to treat something as a joke, not take something seriously

broma de mal gusto sick joke

broma pesada practical joke

* * *

noun f.

joke

* * *

SF

1) (=cachondeo)

ni en broma — never, not on any account

lo decía en broma — I was only joking, I was only kidding *

estar de broma — to be in a joking mood

tomar algo a broma — to take sth as a joke

2) (=chiste) joke

no es ninguna broma — it's no joke, this is serious

la broma me costó caro — the affair cost me dear

no hay bromas con la autoridad — you can't play games with the authorities

bromas aparte... — joking aside...

¡déjate de bromas! — quit fooling!, joke over!

• gastar bromas — to tell jokes

gastar una broma a algn — to play a joke on sb

• estar para bromas, ¡para bromas estoy! — iró a fine time for joking!

no está para bromas — he's in no mood for jokes

• entre bromas y veras — half-joking(ly)

broma pesada — practical joke, hoax

3) Caribe, Cono Sur (=decepción) disappointment; (=molestia) vexation, annoyance

4) (Zool) shipworm

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femenino

a) ( chiste) joke

hacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien — to play a (practical) joke on somebody

déjate de bromas — stop kidding around (colloq)

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

fuera de broma(s) or bromas aparte — joking apart

lo dije de or en broma — I was joking, I said it as a joke

¿que yo se lo diga? ¿estás de broma? — me tell him? are you kidding? (colloq)

ni en broma — no way (colloq)

b) (fam & iró) ( asunto) business (colloq)

la bromita nos costó un dineral — that little business o episode cost us a fortune

* * *

= lark, joke, hoax, practical joke, prank, caper, wisecrack, joking, teasing.

Ex. He applied for the director's job in Earnscliffe library -- almost as a lark, for he did not think he had a chance of getting it.

Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.

Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex. The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.

Ex. The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.

Ex. Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.

Ex. A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.

Ex. In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.

Ex. In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.

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* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.

* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.

* broma pesada = practical joke.

* bromas = bantering, ribbing.

* caer en una broma = fall for + it.

* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* en broma = teasingly.

* gastar bromas = prank, banter.

* gastar gromas = play + pranks.

* hacer bromas = banter.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* no ser broma = be no joke.

* * *

femenino

a) ( chiste) joke

hacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien — to play a (practical) joke on somebody

déjate de bromas — stop kidding around (colloq)

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

fuera de broma(s) or bromas aparte — joking apart

lo dije de or en broma — I was joking, I said it as a joke

¿que yo se lo diga? ¿estás de broma? — me tell him? are you kidding? (colloq)

ni en broma — no way (colloq)

b) (fam & iró) ( asunto) business (colloq)

la bromita nos costó un dineral — that little business o episode cost us a fortune

* * *

= lark, joke, hoax, practical joke, prank, caper, wisecrack, joking, teasing.

Ex: He applied for the director's job in Earnscliffe library -- almost as a lark, for he did not think he had a chance of getting it.

Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.

Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.

Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.

Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.

Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.

Ex: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.

Ex: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.

* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.

* broma pesada = practical joke.

* bromas = bantering, ribbing.

* caer en una broma = fall for + it.

* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* en broma = teasingly.

* gastar bromas = prank, banter.

* gastar gromas = play + pranks.

* hacer bromas = banter.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* no ser broma = be no joke.

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broma

feminine

A

1 (chiste) joke

hacerle or gastarle una broma a algn to play a (practical) joke on sb

déjate de bromas stop kidding around ( colloq)

no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes

una broma que tuvo trágicas consecuencias a practical joke which ended in tragedy

fuera de broma(s) or bromas aparte joking apart

lo dije de or en broma I was joking, I said it as a joke o in jest

lo dijo medio en serio, medio en broma she said it kind of half serious, half joking

¿que vaya yo a decírselo? ¿estás de broma? me go and tell him? are you kidding? ( colloq)

entre bromas y veras half-jokingly

ni en broma no way ( colloq)

¿vas a aceptar el trabajo? — ni en broma are you going to take the job? — no way! o not on your life!

2 ( fam iró) (asunto) business ( colloq)

la bromita nos costó un dineral that little business o episode o affair cost us a fortune

B ( Náut) shipworm

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broma sustantivo femenino
joke;
hacerle or gastarle una broma a algn to play a (practical) joke on sb;
◊ déjate de bromas stop kidding around (colloq);

no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;
bromas aparte joking apart;
lo dije de or en broma I was joking;
ni en broma no way (colloq)
broma f (chiste) joke
broma pesada, practical joke
♦ Locuciones: gastar una broma, to play a joke
hablar en broma, to be joking
hacer algo en broma, to do something as a joke
bromas aparte, joking apart
¡ni en broma!, not on your life!: no digas eso ni en broma, don't say that, even as a joke

' broma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burla
- captar
- degenerar
- eh
- ser
- estar
- gastar
- hablar
- ni
- novatada
- pescar
- saber
- sentar
- tomar
- aguantar
- burlón
- cachar
- chirigota
- chiste
- cosa
- gracia
- guasa
- gusto
- humorada
- inocente
- joda
- pega
- pesadez
- plan
- tomadura de pelo
English:
caper
- carry
- fun
- half-serious
- hoax
- jest
- joke
- lark
- laugh
- misfire
- play
- practical joke
- prank
- quip
- send
- treat
- trick
- playfully
- practical
- take
- tongue
- wise

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broma¹ nf

1. [ocurrencia, chiste] joke;
[jugarreta] prank, practical joke;
gastar una broma a alguien to play a joke o prank on sb;

en o [m5] de broma as a joke;

tomar algo a broma not to take sth seriously;

no estar para bromas not to be in the mood for jokes;

estás de broma, ¿no? you must be joking!;

hoy estoy con ganas de broma I'm in a mischievous mood today;

Comp

entre bromas y veras half-jokingly;

Comp

fuera de broma, bromas aparte joking apart;

Comp

ni en o [m5] de broma no way, not on your life;

no se lo digas ni en broma don't you even think about telling her;

no aceptaremos ni en broma no way will we accept

Comp
broma de mal gusto bad joke;
broma pesada nasty practical joke

2. Fam Irónico [cosa cara]
me salió la broma por 400 euros that little business set me back 400 euros

3. Fam [contrariedad] pain;

el aeropuerto estaba cerrado y no pudimos salir – ¡menuda broma! the airport was closed and we were stranded – what a pain!

4. Ven Fam [objeto] thing, Br effort;

¿para qué sirve esa broma? [en aparato] what's that thing for?;

me gusta esa broma que llevas puesta that's a very nice little affair you're wearing

broma² nf
[molusco] shipworm
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broma

f joke;

en broma as a joke;

entre bromas y veras half joking;

bromas aparte joking apart;

gastar bromas play jokes;

estaba de broma he was joking;

tomar algo a broma take sth as a joke;

no estoy para bromas I’m not in the mood for jokes

* * *

broma nf

1) chiste: joke, prank

2) : fun, merriment

3)

en broma : in jest, jokingly

* * *

broma n joke

decir algo en broma to be joking

gastarle una broma a alguien to play a joke on somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > broma
18 calcular

adj.

calculary, related to calculus or stones.

v.

1 to calculate (cantidades).

calcular mal to miscalculate

2 to reckon.

le calculo sesenta años I reckon he's about sixty

3 to imagine.

calcula la sorpresa que se llevó cuando se lo dijimos just imagine how surprised he was when we told him

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calcular

► verbo transitivo

1 to calculate, work out

■ calcular una suma to calculate a figure

2 (evaluar) to estimate, calculate

■ calcular los daños to estimate the damage

3 (suponer) to think, suppose, figure, guess

■ calculo que vendrá mañana I suppose she'll come tomorrow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

calculando por lo bajo at the lowest estimate

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verb

1) to calculate

2) reckon, estimate

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VT

1) (Mat) [exactamente] to calculate, work out

debes calcular la cantidad exacta — you must calculate o work out the exact number

calcular la distancia entre dos puntos — to calculate o work out the distance between two points

calculé mal la distancia y me caí — I misjudged the distance and fell

2) [estimativamente]

calcular que — to reckon (that)

calculo que debe de tener unos cuarenta años — I reckon o ( esp EEUU) figure he must be about 40 (years old)

¿cuánto calculas que puede costar? — how much do you reckon it might cost?

se calcula que habrá unos diez heridos — about ten people are estimated to have been wounded

calculo que llegará mañana — I reckon o ( esp EEUU) figure he'll come tomorrow

3) (=planear) to work out, figure out

lo calculó todo hasta el más mínimo detalle — he worked o figured it all out down to the last detail

4) * (=imaginar)

-¿tienes ganas de ir? -¡calcula! — "are you looking forward to going?" - "what do you think? o you bet (I am)!" *

5) (Arquit) [+ puente, bóveda] to design, plan

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Mat) <precio/cantidad> to calculate, work out

calculando por lo bajo — at a conservative estimate

calculé mal — I miscalculated

b) (considerar, conjeturar) to reckon

yo le calculo unos sesenta años — I reckon o guess he's about sixty

se calcula que asistieron más de cien personas — over a hundred people are estimated to have attended

c) (fam) ( imaginar) to imagine

calcula mi sorpresa — imagine how surprised I was

debes estar contento - calcula! — you must be pleased - you bet!

2) ( planear) to work out

lo tenía todo calculado — he had it all worked out

un gesto calculado — a calculated gesture

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= calculate, compute, tote up, tot up.

Ex. If the initial question mark in this field is not replaced, the number of characters to be skipped will be calculated by the system.

Ex. There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things.

Ex. When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.

Ex. Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey.

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* calcular el costo = cost.

* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* calcular los costes = cost out.

* calcular mal = misjudge, miscalculate.

* calcular un riesgo = calculate + risk.

* tabla de calcular = ready reckoner, reckoner.

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Mat) <precio/cantidad> to calculate, work out

calculando por lo bajo — at a conservative estimate

calculé mal — I miscalculated

b) (considerar, conjeturar) to reckon

yo le calculo unos sesenta años — I reckon o guess he's about sixty

se calcula que asistieron más de cien personas — over a hundred people are estimated to have attended

c) (fam) ( imaginar) to imagine

calcula mi sorpresa — imagine how surprised I was

debes estar contento - calcula! — you must be pleased - you bet!

2) ( planear) to work out

lo tenía todo calculado — he had it all worked out

un gesto calculado — a calculated gesture

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= calculate, compute, tote up, tot up.

Ex: If the initial question mark in this field is not replaced, the number of characters to be skipped will be calculated by the system.

Ex: There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things.

Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.

Ex: Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey.

* calcular el costo = cost.

* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* calcular los costes = cost out.

* calcular mal = misjudge, miscalculate.

* calcular un riesgo = calculate + risk.

* tabla de calcular = ready reckoner, reckoner.

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

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calcular [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ( Mat) ‹precio/cantidad› to calculate, work out

calculando por lo bajo at a conservative estimate

calculé mal la distancia I misjudged o miscalculated the distance, I didn't judge the distance right

2

(considerar, conjeturar): calculo que estaremos de vuelta a eso de las seis I should think o I would estimate we'll be back around six, at a guess we should be back around six

¿cuánto tiempo calculas que tardarán? how long do you reckon o suppose o think it'll take them?

yo le calculo unos sesenta años I should think he's about sixty, I reckon o guess he's about sixty

se calcula que más de cien personas perdieron la vida over a hundred people are estimated to have lost their lives

3 ( fam) (imaginar) to imagine

calcula el disgusto que se habrán llevado imagine o just think how upset they must have been

tendrás muchas ganas de volver a verlo — ¡calcula! I expect you're really looking forward to seeing him again — you bet! o what do you think?

B (planear) to work out

lo tenía todo calculado he had it all worked out

con un gesto calculado with a calculated gesture

C ‹puente/bóveda› to do the calculations for

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calcular ( conjugate calcular) verbo transitivo
1
a) (Mat) to calculate, work out;

◊ calculé mal la distancia I miscalculated the distance

b) ( evaluar) ‹pérdidas/gastas› to estimate

c) ( conjeturar) to reckon, to guess (esp AmE);

◊ yo le calculo unos sesenta años I reckon o guess he's about sixty

d) ( imaginar) to imagine

2 ( planear) to work out;
◊ lo tenía todo calculado he had it all worked out

calcular verbo transitivo
1 Mat to calculate
2 (evaluar, estimar) to (make an) estimate: no supe calcular los riesgos, I was not able to determine the risks
calculé mal la distancia y me caí, I failed to gauge the distance and I fell
3 (conjeturar) to reckon, guess: calculo que mañana podré ir al museo, I guess I'll be able to go to the museum tomorrow
' calcular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cifrar
- echar
- estimar
- presupuestar
- tantear
- triangular
- medir
English:
assess
- average
- calculate
- compute
- cost
- estimate
- make
- miscalculate
- misjudge
- put
- reckon
- time
- work out
- figure
- gauge
- judge
- measure
- work

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calcular vt

1. [cantidades] to calculate;

calcular la raíz cuadrada de un número to calculate o extract the square root of a number;

calcular un puente/una bóveda to do the calculations involved in building a bridge/a vault;

calcular mal to miscalculate, to misjudge;

calcular a ojo to judge by eye;

calculando por lo alto, costará unos 2 millones it will cost about 2 million at the most o the outside;

¿podrías calcular por lo bajo cuánto tiempo haría falta? could you work out the minimum amount of time it would take?;

su fortuna se calcula en $20 millones he is estimated to be worth $20 million

2. [pensar, considerar]
está todo cuidadosamente calculado everything has been carefully worked out;

no calculó las consecuencias de sus actos she didn't foresee the consequences of her actions;

no calcularon bien el impacto de sus acciones they misjudged the effect their actions would have

3. [suponer] to reckon;

le calculo sesenta años I reckon o guess he's about sixty;

calculo que estará listo mañana I reckon o think it will be ready tomorrow

4. [imaginar] to imagine;

calcula la sorpresa que se llevó cuando se lo dijimos just imagine how surprised he was when we told him;

¿y se enfadó? – ¡calcula! was he angry? – well, what do you think?

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calcular

v/t tb fig

calculate

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calcular vt

1) : to calculate, to estimate

2) : to plan, to scheme

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calcular vb

1. (en general) to calculate / to work out

¿sabes cómo calcular la superficie de un triángulo? do you know how to work out the area of a triangle?

2. (suponer) to reckon

¿cuántos años le calculas? how old do you reckon he is?

Spanish-English dictionary > calcular
19 caso

m.

case.

el caso es que… the thing is (that)…; (el hecho es que) what matters is (that)… (lo importante es que)

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

(en) caso de que venga should she come

en cualquier o todo caso in any event o case

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst

en tal o ese caso in that case

en último caso as a last resort

ir al caso to get to the point

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…

ser un caso to be a case, to be a right one

ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause

no venir al caso to be irrelevant

caso de conciencia matter of conscience

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstances

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: casar.

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caso

► nombre masculino

1 (ocasión) case, occasion

2 (suceso) event, happening

3 (asunto) affair

■ el caso Roldán the Roldán affair

4 (policial, medical) case

■ es un caso clínico it's a clinical case

5 (gramatical) case

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuando llegue el caso in due course

dado el caso de que... in the event of...

el caso es que... the fact is that..., the thing is that...

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso de in case of, in the event of

en caso de necesidad if need be, if necessary

en caso de que if

■ en caso de que te pierdas, llámame if you get lost, call me

en cualquier caso in any case

en el mejor de los casos at best

en el peor de los casos at worst

en este caso in such a case

en todo caso anyhow, at any rate

en último caso as a last resort

en un caso extremo as a last resort

¡eres (es, etc) un caso! familiar you're (he's etc) a case!

hacer al caso / venir al caso to be relevant

hacer caso de alguien / hacer caso a alguien to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

■ no le hagas caso don't pay any attention to him

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of something, ignore something

no venir al caso to be beside the point

para el caso es igual it's the same, it doesn't make any difference

pongamos por caso let's say, suppose

verse en el caso de to be compelled to

caso de fuerza mayor dire necessity

caso perdido hopeless case

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noun m.

1) case

2) affair

•

- hacer caso de

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SM

1) (=circunstancia)

a) [gen] case

ahí tienes el caso de Pedro — take Pedro's case

en esos casos la policía corta la circulación — in such cases the police block the road off

en el caso de Francia — in France's case, in the case of France

me creía en el caso de informarles — I felt obliged to inform you

b)

• en caso afirmativo — if so

• en (el) caso contrario — if not, otherwise

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• en caso de — in the event of

esto protege al conductor en caso de accidente — this protects the driver in the event of an accident

en caso de necesidad — if necessary

en caso de no ser posible — should it not be possible

en (el) caso de que venga — if he comes, should he come

en caso de que llueva, iremos en autobús — if it rains, we'll go by bus

• en ese caso — in that case

• en el mejor de los casos — at best

• en caso necesario — if necessary

• en caso negativo — if not, otherwise

• en el peor de los casos — at worst

• en su caso — where appropriate

su finalidad es el cuidado y, en su caso, educación de los niños — their aim is to care for and, where appropriate, educate the children

• en tal caso — in such a case

• en todo caso — in any case

• en último caso — as a last resort, in the last resort

• en uno u otro caso — one way or the other
extremo I, 1)
c)

• darse el caso, todavía no se ha dado el caso — such a situation hasn't yet arisen

dado el caso que tuvieras que irte, ¿a dónde irías? — in the event that you did have to go, where would you go?

• el caso es que..., el caso es que se me olvidó su nombre — the thing is I forgot her name

el caso es que tiene razón — the fact is (that) she's right

el caso es que no me gustó — basically I didn't like it

el caso es que me entiendan — the main thing is to make myself understood

• hablar al caso — to keep to the point

• hacer al caso — to be relevant

• pongamos por caso que... — let us suppose that...

pongamos por caso a Luis — let's take Luis as an example

• ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my position

• según el caso — as the case may be

necesitan una o dos sesiones de rayos, según el caso — they need either one or two X-ray treatment sessions, as the case may be o depending on the circumstances

sustitúyase, según el caso, por una frase u otra — replace with one or other of the phrases, as appropriate

según lo requiera el caso — as the case may require, depending on the requirements of the case in question

• este ejemplo debería servir para el caso — this example should serve our purpose o should do

• no tiene caso — Méx there's no point (in it)

• ¡ vamos al caso! — let's get down to business!

• vaya por caso... — to give an example...

• venir al caso — to be relevant

no venir al caso — to be beside the point

• verse en el caso de hacer algo — to be obliged to do sth

2) (Med) case

ha habido tres casos de meningitis — there have been three cases of meningitis

caso clínico — clinical case

3) (=asunto) affair; (Jur) case

el caso Hess — the Hess affair

la juez encargada del caso — the judge hearing the case

• es un caso perdido — [situación] it's a hopeless case; [persona] he's a dead loss, he's hopeless

caso de autos — case in hand

caso de conciencia — question of conscience

caso fortuito — (Jur) act of God; (=suceso imprevisto) unforeseen circumstance

caso límite — extreme case

4)

• hacer caso a o de algo — to take notice of sth, pay attention to sth

no me hacen caso — they take no notice of me, they pay no attention to me

no le hagas caso — don't take any notice of him

¡no haga usted caso! — take no notice!

hazle caso, que ella tiene más experiencia — listen to her, she has more experience

maldito el caso que me hace — * a fat lot of notice he takes of me *

• ni caso, tú a todo lo que te diga ¡ni caso! — * take no notice of what he says!

se lo dije, pero ni caso — I told him, but he took absolutely no notice

• hacer caso omiso de algo — to ignore sth

5) (Ling) case

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

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= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex. A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex. No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

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* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

* * *

= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex: A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

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caso

masculine

A (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos, lo mejor es no decir nada in cases o situations like that, it's best not to say anything

si ése es el caso … if that's the case …

en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío as a last resort you could always go to your uncle

en último caso nos vamos a pie if it comes to it o if the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to walk

es un caso límite it is a borderline case

aun en el mejor de los casos even at the very best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa the worst they can do is fine you

de vez en cuando se da el caso de … from time to time cases arise of o there are cases of …

pocas veces se ha dado el caso de que hayan tenido que disparar there have been few cases in which they have had to shoot

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte en Londres if you should have to stay in London

para el caso es igual what difference does it make?

yo en su caso, aceptaría I'd accept if I were you

ponte en mi caso put yourself in my place o position o shoes

lo que dijo no venía or hacía al caso what she said had nothing to do with o had no connection with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que se trata de … let's assume o suppose o imagine we're talking about …

B ( en locs):

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right

el caso es que no sé si aceptar o no the thing is that I don't know whether to accept or not

en caso de: [ S ] en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass

en caso de no poder asistir le ruego me avise please inform me if you are unable to attend

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso contrario nos veremos obligados a cerrar otherwise o if not, we will have no option but to close down

en cualquier caso in any case

en cualquier caso nada se pierde con intentarlo in any case there's no harm in trying, there's no harm in trying anyway

en todo caso: en todo caso pueden dormir en casa they can always stay at my place

no puedo hacerlo para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves I can't get it done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday

quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring

llegado el caso if it comes to it

llegado el caso podemos tomar el tren if it comes to it we can always take the train

según el caso as appropriate

no hay/hubo caso ( AmL fam): no hubo caso, la mancha no salió the stain absolutely refused to budge

por más que reclamé, no hubo caso I complained until I was blue in the face but it didn't do the slightest bit of good ( colloq)

no hay caso, no va a aprender nunca there's no way he'll ever learn ( colloq), it's no good o no use, he'll never learn

no tiene caso it is absolutely pointless o a complete waste of time

C ( Der, Med) case

los implicados en el caso Solasa those implicated in the Solasa affair o case

el suyo constituye un caso especial his is a special case

ser un caso ( fam): es un caso he's something else ( colloq), he's a case ( colloq)

ser un caso perdido ( fam); to be a hopeless case ( colloq), to be a dead loss ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caso de conciencia

question of conscience

● caso fortuito

(en lo civil) act of God

muerte por caso fortuito death by misadventure

D

(atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb

maldito el caso que me hace she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso DE algo:

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro she ignored o didn't heed the warning signs, she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of sth, ignore sth

haces caso omiso de todo lo que te digo you ignore everything o take no notice of anything I tell you

hizo caso omiso de mis consejos he disregarded o ignored o didn't heed my advice, he took no notice of my advice

E ( Ling) case

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Del verbo casar: ( conjugate casar)

caso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

casó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
casar
caso
casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry
verbo intransitivo
a) ( encajar) [ dibujos] to match up;

[ piezas] to fit together;
[ cuentas] to match, tally
b) ( armonizar) [colores/estilos] to go together;

caso con algo to go well with sth
casarse verbo pronominal
to get married;
◊ casose por la Iglesia to get married in church;

se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer;
casose en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (situación, coyuntura) case;
◊ en esos casos in cases like that;

yo en tu caso … if I were you …;
en último caso if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst;
en el mejor de los casos at (the very) best;
en el peor de los casos te multarán the worst they can do is fine you;
eso no venía al caso that had nothing to do with what we were talking about;
pongamos por caso que … let's assume that …;
en caso de incendio in case of fire;
en caso contrario otherwise;
en cualquier caso in any case;
en tal caso in that case, in such a case (frml);
en todo caso dijo que llamaría in any case she said she'd ring;
llegado el caso if it comes to it;
según el caso as appropriate;
no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use
2 (Der, Med) case;
◊ ser un caso perdido (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

3 ( atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb;
hacer caso de algo to pay attention to sth, to take notice of sth;
◊ hacer caso omiso de algo to ignore sth

casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry
(dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso) case
2 Med case
3 Jur affair
4 (circunstancia, situación) yo en tu caso no iría, if I were you, I wouldn't go
el caso es que..., the fact o thing is that...
(en) caso contrario, otherwise
en el mejor/peor de los casos, at best/worst
en ese/tal caso, in that case
♦ Locuciones: hacer caso a o de alguien, to pay attention to sb
hacer caso omiso de, to take no notice of: intenté convencerle, pero no me hizo ni caso, I tried to convince him but he just ignored me
no venir al caso, to be beside the point
poner por caso, to suppose: pongamos por caso que no viene, let's say he doesn't come
ser un caso perdido, to be a hopeless case
en caso de que, if
en caso de necesidad, if need be
en todo caso, in any case
en último caso, as a last resort
ni caso, don't pay attention
' caso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- aparte
- callar
- casar
- casarse
- ceñirse
- comisionar
- como
- concreta
- concreto
- correo
- emergencia
- eximente
- genuina
- genuino
- hecha
- hecho
- hipócrita
- histórica
- histórico
- igualmente
- lengua
- nocturnidad
- nupcias
- omisa
- omiso
- prescindir
- referencia
- señor
- sobreseer
- viaje
- voto
- a
- acaso
- aislado
- cerrar
- clásico
- conveniencia
- cuyo
- desde
- ejemplo
- entretelones
- estudio
- evento
- examinar
- excepcional
- extremo
- fumar
- ignorar
English:
act
- affair
- agree
- always
- anyhow
- arbitration
- argue
- attention
- beneath
- blatant
- borderline
- brush aside
- brushoff
- but
- case
- chronic
- circumstance
- clear up
- clear-cut
- client
- deploy
- dismiss
- disregard
- do
- doubt
- emergency
- event
- fall back on
- go before
- head
- hear
- hearing
- heedless
- heedlessly
- here
- history
- ignore
- implication
- instance
- lady
- make out
- medical
- necessity
- notice
- occur
- open-and-shut
- override
- pass
- point
- prejudice

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caso nm

1. [situación, circunstancias, ejemplo] case;

un caso especial a special case;

un caso límite a borderline case;

voy a contarles un caso curioso que pasó aquí I'm going to tell you about something strange that happened here;

les expuse mi caso I made out my case to them;

el caso es que [el hecho es que] the thing is (that);
[lo importante es que] what matters is (that);
el caso es que a pesar de la aparatosidad del accidente nadie resultó herido despite the spectacular nature of the accident, the fact remains that no one was injured;

el caso es que no sé qué hacer basically, I don't know what to do;

rara vez se da el caso de que dos candidatos obtengan el mismo número de votos it is very rare for two candidates to receive the same number of votes;

si se da el caso, tomaremos las medidas necesarias if that should happen, we'll take the necessary steps;

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not;

en caso contrario otherwise;

en caso de in the event of;

en caso de emergencia in case of emergency;

en caso de incendio in the event of a fire;

en caso de no haber mayoría… should there be no majority…;

en caso de necesidad if necessary;

en caso de no poder venir, comuníquenoslo should you be unable to come, please let us know;

en caso de que if;

(en) caso de que venga should she come, if she comes;

en cualquier caso in any event o case;

en todo caso in any event o case;

dijo que en todo caso nos avisaría she said she'd let us know, whatever;

no tenemos dinero para un hotel, en todo caso una pensión we certainly haven't got enough money for a hotel, so it'll have to be a guesthouse, if anything;

en el caso de Bosnia, la situación es más complicada in the case of Bosnia, the situation is more complicated;

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst;

en el peor de los casos, llegaremos un poco tarde the worst that can happen is that we'll be a few minutes late;

en tal o [m5] ese caso in that case;

en último caso, en caso extremo as a last resort;

hablar al caso to keep to the point;

ir al caso to get to the point;

cuando llegue el caso, se lo diremos we'll tell you when the time comes;

cuando llegue el caso, hablaremos del asunto if it comes to that, we'll discuss it then;

llegado o [m5]si llega el caso, ya veremos qué hacemos we'll cross that bridge when we come to it;

lo mejor del caso the best thing (about it);

poner por caso algo/a alguien to take sth/sb as an example;

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…;

ponerse en el caso de alguien to put oneself in sb's position;

yo en tu caso no iría I wouldn't go if I were you;

según (sea) el caso, según los casos as o whatever the case may be;

eso no viene o [m5] hace al caso that's irrelevant;

tu comportamiento no viene o [m5] hace al caso your behaviour is out of place;

verse en el caso de hacer algo to be obliged o compelled to do sth

2. [atención] attention;

hacer caso a to pay attention to;

tuve que gritar para que me hicieran caso I had to shout to attract their attention;

¡maldito el caso que me hacen! they don't take the blindest bit of notice of me!;

hacer caso omiso de to ignore;

¡ni caso!, ¡no hagas caso! don't take any notice!;

se lo dije, pero ella, ni caso I told her, but she didn't take any notice;

no me hace ni caso she doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to me;

creo que su cumpleaños es el viernes, pero no me hagas mucho caso I think her birthday is on Friday, but don't take my word for it

3. [médico, legal] case;

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair;

el caso Watergate Watergate, the Watergate affair;

se han dado varios casos de intoxicación there have been several cases of poisoning;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause;

Comp
Méx
no tiene caso, RP [m5] no hay caso [no tiene solución] nothing can be done about it

Comp
caso clínico:
un caso clínico muy interesante a very interesting case;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso (clínico) to be a case, to be a right one;

caso de conciencia matter of conscience;
Der caso fortuito act of God;
caso de fuerza mayor force of circumstance(s);

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstance(s);

caso de honra question of honour;

caso judicial court case;
Der caso de prueba test case
4. Gram case

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caso

m

1 case;

en ese caso in that case;

en tal caso in such a case;

en caso contrario otherwise, if not;

en caso de que, caso de in the event that, in case of;

en todo caso in any case, in any event;

en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;

en el mejor de los casos at best;

en último caso as a last resort;

en ningún caso never, under no circumstances;

dado o

llegado el caso if it comes to it;

dado el caso que in the event that;

si se da el caso if the situation arises;

el caso es que … the thing is that …;

no venir al caso be irrelevant;

¡vamos al caso! let’s get to the point;

en su caso in his/her case;

ponerse en el caso de alguien put o.s. in s.o.’s shoes

2

:

caso aislado isolated case;

caso perdido fig hopeless case;

ser un caso fam be a real case fam

3 ( atención)

:

hacer caso take notice;

hacer caso de algo pay attention to sth;

hacer caso a alguien pay attention to s.o.;

¡no le hagas caso! take no notice of him!

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caso nm

1) : case

2)

en caso de : in case of, in the event of

3)

hacer caso de : to pay attention to, to notice

4)

hacer caso omiso de : to ignore, to take no notice of

5)

no venir al caso : to be beside the point

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caso n case

nunca había oído un caso igual I'd never heard of a case like it

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

hacer caso (prestar atención) to pay attention [pt. & pp. paid] (obedecer) to listen to

hacer caso omiso to take no notice [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > caso
20 chiste

m.

1 joke (cuento).

contar chistes to tell jokes

no tiene ningún chiste (figurative) there's nothing special about it

chiste verde dirty joke (Mexican Spanish)

chiste colorado dirty joke (Mexican Spanish)

2 joke, prank. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

hacerle un chiste a alguien to play a joke o prank on somebody

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chistar.

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chiste

► nombre masculino

1 (dicho) joke, funny story

2 (dibujo) cartoon

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en el chiste to get the joke

contar un chiste / explicar un chiste to tell a joke

tener chiste irónico to be funny

tomar algo a chiste to take something as a joke

chiste verde blue joke, dirty joke

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noun m.

joke

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SM joke

caer en el chiste — to get the joke, get it

dar en el chiste — to guess right

hacer chiste de algo —

- tomar algo a chiste

tiene chiste — it's funny

no veo el chiste — I don't get it

chiste verde — blue joke, dirty joke

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masculino

1) ( cuento gracioso) joke

contar or (Col) echar un chiste — to tell a joke

suena a chiste! — it's unbelievable!

es de chiste! — it's a joke! (colloq)

- chiste colorado

- chiste picante or verde

2) (Bol, CS, Méx) ( broma) joke

hacerle un chiste a alguien — to play a joke o trick on somebody

me lo dijo en chiste — he was joking

el chistecito nos costó un dineral — the little business cost us a fortune

ni de chiste — (Méx fam) no way (colloq)

3) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia)

el chiste está en or es hacerlo rápido — the idea o point is to do it quickly

no le encuentro el chiste sin chile — (Méx) there's not much point without the chili

tener su chiste — (Méx) to be tricky

4) chistes masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)

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= joke, gag, wisecrack.

Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.

Ex. With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.

Ex. A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.

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* chiste graciosísimo = rib tickler.

* chiste infantil = infantile joke.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* chiste para desternillarse = rib tickler.

* chiste pueril = infantile joke.

* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.

* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.

* estropear un chiste = kill + a joke.

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masculino

1) ( cuento gracioso) joke

contar or (Col) echar un chiste — to tell a joke

suena a chiste! — it's unbelievable!

es de chiste! — it's a joke! (colloq)

- chiste colorado

- chiste picante or verde

2) (Bol, CS, Méx) ( broma) joke

hacerle un chiste a alguien — to play a joke o trick on somebody

me lo dijo en chiste — he was joking

el chistecito nos costó un dineral — the little business cost us a fortune

ni de chiste — (Méx fam) no way (colloq)

3) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia)

el chiste está en or es hacerlo rápido — the idea o point is to do it quickly

no le encuentro el chiste sin chile — (Méx) there's not much point without the chili

tener su chiste — (Méx) to be tricky

4) chistes masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)

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= joke, gag, wisecrack.

Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.

Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.

Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.

* chiste graciosísimo = rib tickler.

* chiste infantil = infantile joke.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* chiste para desternillarse = rib tickler.

* chiste pueril = infantile joke.

* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.

* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.

* estropear un chiste = kill + a joke.

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chiste

masculine

A (cuento gracioso) joke

contar or ( Col) echar un chiste to tell a joke

¡suena a chiste! it's unbelievable!, it's incredible!

no le veo el chiste I don't see what's so funny, I don't see the joke, I don't get it ( colloq)

¡es de chiste! it's a joke! ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● chiste colorado

(Bol, Méx) dirty joke

● chiste picante

dirty joke

● chiste verde

dirty joke

B (Bol, CS, Méx) (broma) joke

vamos a hacerle un chiste let's play a joke o trick on her

no es chiste, le debo más de un millón de pesos it's no joke o I'm not joking, I owe her more than a million pesos

¿me lo estás diciendo en chiste? are you joking?, is that a joke?

ni de chiste ( Méx fam); no way ( colloq)

ni de chiste le vuelvo a prestar dinero there's no way I'm going to lend him money again, I'm not going to lend him money again, no chance o no way!

C

(Col, Méx fam) (gracia): el chiste es hacerlo en menos de un minuto the idea o point is to do it in less than a minute

tiene el chiste del paisaje y nada más ( Méx); it has the countryside but that's about it

tener su chiste ( Méx); to be tricky

se ve fácil pero tiene su chiste it looks easy but it's quite tricky o it's not at all straightforward

D chistes mpl ( RPl) (historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) ( AmE colloq)

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Del verbo chistar: ( conjugate chistar)

chisté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

chiste es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
chistar
chiste
chistar ( conjugate chistar) verbo intransitivo:
◊ ¡y sin chiste! and not another word!;

no chistó he didn't say a word
chiste sustantivo masculino
a) ( cuento gracioso) joke;

contar or (Col) echar un chiste to tell a joke;
chiste picante or verde or (Bol, Méx) colorado dirty joke
b) (Bol, CS, Méx) ( broma) joke;

◊ hacerle un chiste a algn to play a joke o trick on sb;

me lo dijo en chiste he was joking
c) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia):

◊ el chiste está en hacerlo rápido the idea o point is to do it quickly;

tener su chiste (Méx) to be tricky
d)

◊ chistes sustantivo masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)

chistar verbo intransitivo
1 (hablar) to say a word
2 (protestar) cómete eso sin chistar, eat this and don't complain
chiste sustantivo masculino joke: contó un chiste muy gracioso, he told a very funny joke
un chiste verde, a blue o dirty joke
(tira cómica, dibujo) cartoon
' chiste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
broma
- destripar
- humor
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- pillar
- agarrar
- atrevido
- celebrar
- chabacano
- chile
- color
- colorado
- contar
- cuento
- entender
- gracia
- gracioso
- ingenioso
- pescar
- picante
- pícaro
- procaz
- reír
- salado
- tomadura de pelo
- verde
English:
blue
- cartoon
- cheap
- coarse
- crack
- dirty
- drag out
- dumb
- gag
- gross
- in
- joke
- naughty
- off-color
- off-colour
- one-liner
- punch line
- racy
- raunchy
- rude
- story
- wisecrack
- flat
- knack
- private
- punch
- wise

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chiste nm

1. [cuento] joke;

contar chistes to tell jokes;

¡lo que cuentas suena a chiste! it sounds like a joke!;
Fig
no tiene ningún chiste there's nothing special about it

Comp
Méx chiste colorado dirty joke; Am chiste de gallegos ≈ Irish joke, US ≈ Polish joke; Esp chiste de Lepe Br ≈ Irish joke, US ≈ Polish joke;
chiste verde dirty joke

2. Andes, Méx, RP [broma] joke, prank;

hacerle un chiste a alguien to play a joke o prank on sb;

la pelea era CSur [m5]en o Méx [m5] de chiste the fight was just for fun;

no es chiste, perdió las dos piernas en un accidente I'm not kidding, he lost both his legs in an accident;

Comp
CSur
ni en chiste, Méx [m5]ni de chiste: ¿vas a la fiesta? – ni en chiste are you going to the party? – no way! o you must be joking!;
Méx
no vuelvas a hacer eso ni de chiste don't even think about doing that again

3. Andes, Méx, RP Irónico [cosa cara]
adivina cuánto salió el chiste de su fiesta de Navidad guess how much it cost for their little Christmas party?;

acaban de volver de China, ¿sabes cuánto les salió el chiste? they've just got back from China, how much do you think that little jaunt set them back?

4. Andes, Méx, RP [gracia]
el chiste es aprobar sin matarse estudiando the really clever thing is passing without studying too hard

5. Méx [truco] knack;

esto parece fácil, pero tiene su chiste this looks easy, but there's a knack to it

6. RP
revistas de chistes comics

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chiste

m joke;

tener chiste L.Am. fam be funny

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chiste nm

1) : joke, funny story

2)

tener chiste : to be funny

3)

tener su chiste Mex : to be tricky

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chiste n

1. (hablado) joke

todos los chistes que cuenta son malísimos all the jokes he tells are terrible

2. (dibujo) cartoon

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