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41 sofoco
m.1 breathlessness (ahogo).2 mortification (vergüenza).3 suffocation.4 flush, sensation of heat.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sofocar.* * *1 (ahogo) suffocation, stifling sensation3 familiar (disgusto) shock\le (les, etc) dio un sofoco familiar it gave him (her, them, etc) quite a turn* * *SM1) [por el calor] stifling sensation; [por la menopausia] hot flush, hot flash (EEUU)2) (=azoro) embarrassment3) (=ira) anger, indignation* * *a) (fam) ( disgusto)b) ( por el calor) suffocation; ( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)* * *a) (fam) ( disgusto)b) ( por el calor) suffocation; ( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)* * *1 ( fam)2 ( fam) (vergüenza) embarrassment¡qué sofoco me has hecho pasar! you really embarrassed me!* * *
Del verbo sofocar: ( conjugate sofocar)
sofoco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
sofocó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
sofocar
sofoco
sofocar ( conjugate sofocar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to smother, put out;
‹motín/revolución› to stifle, put down
sofocarse verbo pronominal ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up
sofoco sustantivo masculinoa) (fam) ( disgusto):
( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)
sofocar verbo transitivo
1 (un incendio) to extinguish, smother: los bomberos sofocaron las llamas, the firemen smothered the flames
(una rebelión) to put out: el ejército sofocó la revuelta, the army crushed the rebellion
(una protesta) to stifle: los antidisturbios sofocaron la manifestación, the riot police brought the protest under control
(un grito, ruido) to muffle, stifle
(un sentimiento) to control
2 (asfixiar) to suffocate
3 (abochornar) to embarrass
sofoco sustantivo masculino
1 (sensación de ahogo) difficulty in breathing
(de calor intenso) le entran sofocos, she gets hot flushes
2 fig (bochorno, vergüenza) embarrassment
3 (disgusto enorme) menudo sofoco se va a llevar, she is going to get really upset
' sofoco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sofocar
- puf
English:
suffocation
- hot
* * *sofoco nm1. [ahogo] breathlessness;le dio un sofoco he got out of breath2. [bochorno] hot flush3. [vergüenza] embarrassment;pasar un sofoco to be embarrassed* * *m1 figembarrassment2 ( disgusto):me llevé un sofoco tremendo I was terribly upset -
42 incomodarse
1 (tomarse la molestia) to put oneself out2 (enfadarse) to get annoyed, get angry* * *VPR1) (=tomarse molestia) to put o.s. out¡no se incomode! — don't bother!, don't trouble yourself!
2) (=avergonzarse) to feel uncomfortable, feel embarrassed3) (=enfadarse) to get annoyed ( con with)* * *
■incomodarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tomarse molestias) to put oneself out, go out of one's way
2 (enojarse) to get annoyed o angry
* * *vpr1. [violentarse] to get embarrassed o uncomfortable;se incomodó mucho cuando le pregunté por su edad she was very embarrasssed when I asked how old she was* * *v/r1 feel uncomfortable* * *vr: to put oneself out, to take the trouble -
43 violenta
adj.1 violent, impetuous, boisterous, furious.2 violent, forced, unnatural (postura).3 strained, absurd, erroneous.4 embarrassed, awkward (estado de persona).5 quick, sudden. (Latin American)* * *f., (m. - violento)* * *
Del verbo violentar: ( conjugate violentar)
violenta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
violenta
violentar
violentar ( conjugate violentar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to rape
violentarse verbo pronominal
to get embarrassed
violento,-a adjetivo
1 (una persona, tormenta, muerte, etc) violent
2 (una situación) embarrassing: se sintió muy violenta, she felt very awkward
violentar verbo transitivo
1 (incomodar) to embarrass
2 (enfadar) to infuriate
3 (violar) to rape
4 (forzar una puerta, cerradura, etc) to force
' violenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvajada
- violento
- animal
- bestia
- bruto
- presumir
English:
backlash
- blowup
- hornet
- slanging-match
- awkward
- back
- die
- roughly
- shake
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44 apenas
adv.1 scarcely, hardly (casi no).apenas me puedo mover I can hardly move2 only.hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago3 as soon as (tan pronto como).apenas llegó, sonó el teléfono no sooner had he arrived than the phone rang4 almost, approximately, barely, hardly.5 only just, no sooner, just.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: apenar.* * *► adverbio1 (casi no) scarcely, hardly2 (con dificultad) only just3 (tan pronto como) as soon as, no sooner■ apenas entramos, sonó el teléfono no sooner had we had come in than the phone rang\apenas si hardly* * *1. conj. 2. adv.1) barely2) hardly, scarcely* * *1. ADV1) (=casi no) hardly, scarcelyapenas consigo dormir — I can hardly o scarcely o barely sleep
-¿has leído mucho últimamente? -apenas — "have you been reading much lately?" - "hardly anything"
siguió trabajando durante horas, sin apenas acusar el cansancio — he went on working for hours, with hardly any sign of tiredness
no sé apenas nada de ese tema — I hardly know anything about that subject, I know almost nothing o next to nothing about that subject
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apenas si, apenas si nos habló durante toda la cena — he hardly o barely o scarcely said a word to us throughout the whole dinner2) (=casi nunca) hardly ever3) (=escasamente) onlyhabía muy pocos alumnos, apenas diez o doce — there were very few students, only o barely ten or twelve
yo apenas tenía catorce años — I was barely fourteen, I was only just fourteen
4) (=solamente) only2.CONJ esp LAm (=en cuanto) as soon asapenas llegue, te llamo — I'll phone you as soon as I arrive
APENAS El adverbio apenas tiene dos traducciones principales en inglés: hardly y scarcely, este último usado en lenguaje más formal. ► Estos adverbios se colocan normalmente detrás de los verbos auxiliares y modales y delante de los demás verbos: Apenas podía hablar después del accidente He could hardly o scarcely speak after the accident Apenas nos conocemos We hardly o scarcely know each other ► Sin embargo, en oraciones temporales, podemos colocar hardly y scarcely al principio de la oración si queremos reforzar la inmediatez de algo, o como recurso estilístico en cuentos y relatos. En este caso los adverbios van siempre seguidos de un verbo auxiliar, con lo que se invierte el orden normal del sujeto y del verbo en inglés, quedando la estructura hardly/ scarcely + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + when ...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño Hardly o Scarcely had I gone to bed when I heard a strange noise En este sentido se suele utilizar también no sooner + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + than...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño No sooner had I gone to bed than I heard a strange noise Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradaapenas había cumplido quince años cuando... — he'd only just turned fifteen when...
* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex. It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.Ex. An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex. The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex. It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.----* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *1 (a duras penas) hardlyapenas les alcanza para comer they've barely o hardly o scarcely enough to live onapenas podíamos oír lo que decía we could hardly o barely hear what he was saying, we could only just hear what they were sayinghace apenas dos horas que empecé I only started two hours agoapenas (si) sabe pedir un café en francés it's as much as he can do to order o he can hardly order a cup of coffee in Frenchapenas (si) nos dirigió la palabra she hardly spoke to ussin apenas trámites with a minimum of formalities2apenas … cuando no sooner … thanapenas había tomado posesión del cargo, cuando empezaron los problemas he had no sooner taken up o no sooner had he taken up the post than the problems began3(Méx, Ven fam) (recién): apenas el lunes la podré ir a ver I won't be able to go and see her until Monday( esp AmL) (en cuanto) as soon asapenas lo supo, corrió a decírselo as soon as she found out, she ran to tell himapenas + SUBJ:apenas termines, me avisas let me know as soon as you've finisheddijo que me llamaría apenas llegara she said she'd phone me as soon as she arrived o the moment she arrived* * *
Del verbo apenar: ( conjugate apenar)
apenas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
apenar
apenas
apenar ( conjugate apenar) verbo transitivo
to sadden
apenarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entristecerse):
se apenó mucho cuando lo supo he was very upset o sad when he learned of it
2 (AmL exc CS) ( sentir vergüenza) to be embarrassed
apenas adverbio
hace apenas dos horas only two hours agob) ( no bien):◊ apenas había llegado cuando … no sooner had he arrived than …c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién):
apenas va por la página 10 he's only on page 10
■ conjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon as
apenar verbo transitivo to grieve, sadden, pain
apenas
I adverbio
1 (casi no, difícilmente) hardly, scarcely: apenas (si) habla, he hardly says a word
2 (escasamente) hace apenas una hora que la vi, I saw her just an hour ago
II conj (tan pronto como) as soon as: apenas lo vi, me desmayé, I fainted as soon as I saw him
' apenas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- exigua
- exiguo
- paliar
- fuego
- justo
- pena
- que
- sostener
English:
barely
- discern
- exist
- hardly
- inconspicuous
- only
- scarcely
- soon
- bread
- faint
- faintly
- just
- skim
- string
- survive
- than
- weakly
* * *♦ adv1. [casi no] scarcely, hardly;apenas duerme/descansa she hardly sleeps/rests at all;no estudia apenas he hardly studies at all;apenas te dolerá it will scarcely o hardly hurt at all;¿solías ir a la discoteca? – apenas did you use to go to the disco? – hardly ever;apenas (si) me puedo mover I can hardly move;sin que apenas protestara, sin que protestara apenas almost without her protesting (at all), without her hardly protesting (at all);sin apenas dinero without hardly any money (at all), with next to no money;sin apenas comer without hardly eating, without eating almost anything2. [tan sólo] only;en apenas dos minutos in only two minutes, in little under two minutes;hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago;apenas llevo dos horas en este país I've hardly been in this country for two hours, I haven't been in this country for more than two hours♦ conj[tan pronto como] as soon as;apenas conocido el resultado, comenzaron a celebrarlo as soon as they heard the result, they started celebrating;apenas llegaron, se pusieron a comer no sooner had they arrived than they began eating;apenas acabes, dímelo let me know as soon as you've finished* * *I adv hardly, scarcely;falta apenas una hora there’s barely an hour left;la película ha comenzado hace apenas unos minutos the movie started just a few minutes ago, the movie has only just started;apenas nada hardly anythingII conj as soon as* * *apenas adv: hardly, scarcelyapenas conj: as soon as* * *apenas adv1. (casi no) hardly2. (casi nunca) hardly ever3. (solo) only / just4. (tan pronto como) as soon asapenas se acostó, se quedó dormido as soon as he got into bed, he felt asleep -
45 confusión
f.1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.4 scene of confusion, shambles.* * *1 (desorden) confusion, chaos2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=equivocación) confusionha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names
esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake
•
por confusión — by mistake2) (=desconcierto) confusionel terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets
la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her
3) (=turbación)sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you
* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.----* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *1 (perplejidad) confusionpara mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name2 (desorden, caos) confusion3 (turbación) embarrassmentsu inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusiontanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness4 (equivocación) confusionlamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoicesus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretationpara que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups* * *
confusión sustantivo femenino
confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten
* * *confusión nf1. [desorden, lío] confusion;la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant3. [error] mix-up;ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted* * *f confusion* * ** * *1. (falta de claridad) confusion2. (equivocación) mistake -
46 queda
f.curfew.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quedar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quedar.* * *1 desuso curfew* * *SF* * *----* quedarse en el sitio = die on + the spot.* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.* * ** quedarse en el sitio = die on + the spot.* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.* * *curfew toque* * *
Del verbo quedar: ( conjugate quedar)
queda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
queda
quedar
quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado, una situación):◊ queda viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;
quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed;
el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now);
y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear;
¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first?
2 ( en la opinión de los demás):◊ si no voy quedaé mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;
lo hice para queda bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books;
quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present;
me hiciste queda muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that;
nos hizo queda mal a todos he embarrassed us all;
quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself;
( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3 ( permanecer):◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;
le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar;
esto no puede queda así we can't leave things like this;
nuestros planes quedaon en nada our plans came to nothing;
queda atrás [ persona] to fall behind;
[rencillas/problemas] to be in the past
4 (+ me/te/le etc)a) [tamaño/talla]:
la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fineb) ( sentar):◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit hera) (acordar, convenir):◊ ¿en qué quedaon? what did you decide?;
¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?;
quedaon en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything;
quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nineb) ( citarse):◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;
quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner
( estar situado) to be;
me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc)
(en 3a pers)
1
◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;
¿queda café? is there any coffee left?;
solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain;
no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
2 ( faltar):
¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?;
todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do;
queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see;
aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do;
no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice
quedarse verbo pronominal
1
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):
quedase dormido to fall asleep;
quedase sin trabajo to lose one's job
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( permanecer):
no me gusta quedame sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house;
no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!;
nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening;
se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me;
de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on meb) (Andes) ( olvidarse):
c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):
‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedo,-a
I adjetivo quiet, soft
II adverbio quietly, softly
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression
(un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you
' queda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algo
- ancha
- ancho
- cojera
- compartir
- desenganchar
- desmano
- entonces
- grupo
- levantamiento
- media
- medio
- mucha
- mucho
- ninguna
- ninguno
- pancha
- pancho
- plaza
- quedar
- remedio
- resquicio
- suelo
- toque
- trasmano
- un
- una
- ajustado
- apretado
- automático
- bien
- camino
- casi
- ceñido
- cintura
- cuánto
- derecho
- dicho
- discreción
- grande
- hacer
- hacia
- largo
- lejos
- libertad
- mal
- mano
- otro
- pequeño
- pero
English:
air
- any
- arrest
- barrel
- curfew
- down
- fit
- go
- homemaker
- it
- last
- leave
- monopolize
- none
- on
- option
- over
- phrase
- pinch
- rest
- still
- there
- up
- way
- away
- be
- boggle
- do
- feel
- further
- gone
- good
- little
- no
- past
- remain
- some
- street
- supply
- whole
* * *queda nftoque de queda curfew* * *queda nf: curfew -
47 escurrido
adj.1 drained-out, wrung.2 stringy, lank, narrow-hipped, slim-hipped.3 shamefaced, chagrined, embarrassed, shame-faced.4 down, blue, dejected, depressed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escurrir.* * *1→ link=escurrir escurrir► adjetivo1 (seco) drained* * *ADJ1) (=delgado) narrow-hipped, slightly built* * ** * ** * *escurrido -daA(delgado): es muy escurrida de caderas she has very narrow hipsuna mujer escurrida de pecho a flat-chested woman1 (avergonzado) shamefacedse fue todo escurrido he left shamefaced o with his tail between his legs* * *escurrido, -a adj1. [ropa] [en lavadora] spun-dry;[estrujando] wrung-out2. [verdura] drained3. [persona] thin, skinny* * *I part → escurrirII adj skinny;escurrido de caderas with narrow hips, narrow-hipped -
48 quedo
adj.still, low, quiet.adv.quietly, softly.intj.1 quiet, gently, easy.2 silence.m.tag.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: quedar.* * *► adjetivo1 quiet, still2 (voz) low1 (calladamente) quietly; (suavemente) softly\de quedo slowlyquedo a quedo slowly————————► adverbio1 (calladamente) quietly; (suavemente) softly* * *1. ADJ1) (=inmóvil) still2) (=tranquilo) [voz] quiet, gentle; [paso] soft2.ADV softly, gently¡quedo! — (=con cuidado) careful now!; (=suave) gently now!
* * *I IIadverbio softly, quietly* * *I IIadverbio softly, quietly* * *‹voz› soft, quiet; ‹paso› quietsoftly, quietlylo dijo tan quedo que no lo oí he said it so softly o quietly that I didn't hear him* * *
Del verbo quedar: ( conjugate quedar)
quedo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
quedó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
quedar
quedo
quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado, una situación):◊ quedo viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;
quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed;
el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now);
y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear;
¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first?
2 ( en la opinión de los demás):◊ si no voy quedoé mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;
lo hice para quedo bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books;
quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present;
me hiciste quedo muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that;
nos hizo quedo mal a todos he embarrassed us all;
quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself;
( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3 ( permanecer):◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;
le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar;
esto no puede quedo así we can't leave things like this;
nuestros planes quedoon en nada our plans came to nothing;
quedo atrás [ persona] to fall behind;
[rencillas/problemas] to be in the past
4 (+ me/te/le etc)a) [tamaño/talla]:
la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fineb) ( sentar):◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit hera) (acordar, convenir):◊ ¿en qué quedoon? what did you decide?;
¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?;
quedoon en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything;
quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nineb) ( citarse):◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;
quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner
( estar situado) to be;
me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc)
(en 3a pers)
1
◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;
¿queda café? is there any coffee left?;
solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain;
no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
2 ( faltar):
¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?;
todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do;
queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see;
aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do;
no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice
quedarse verbo pronominal
1
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):
quedose dormido to fall asleep;
quedose sin trabajo to lose one's job
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( permanecer):
no me gusta quedome sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house;
no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!;
nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening;
se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me;
de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on meb) (Andes) ( olvidarse):
c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):
‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression
(un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you
quedo,-a
I adjetivo quiet, soft
II adverbio quietly, softly
' quedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
betún
- blanca
- blanco
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- bordada
- bordado
- borraja
- calentar
- campante
- ciega
- ciego
- corta
- corto
- desguace
- dormida
- dormido
- entredicho
- estancada
- estancado
- fresca
- fresco
- impune
- incomunicada
- incomunicado
- lamentable
- mustia
- mustio
- oscuras
- pasmada
- pasmado
- perpleja
- perplejo
- queda
- quedarse
- runrún
- sana
- sano
- seca
- seco
- aire
- atónito
- cesante
- chocho
- clavado
- dejo
- demás
- embarazada
- encerrado
- enemistado
English:
alternative
- burn
- crossfire
- disfigure
- dishearten
- disorient
- disorientate
- doze off
- face
- get away with
- grow out of
- least
- leave out
- orphan
- second
- speechless
- stay up
- take aback
- upstage
- cripple
- cut
- embed
- jaw
- last
- lay
- linger
- resort
- rooted
- scar
- single
- stick
- stunned
- trap
* * *quedo, -a♦ adjquiet, soft♦ advquietly, softly* * *vb → quedar* * *quedo adv: softly, quietlyquedo, -da adj: quiet, still -
49 revés
m.1 setback, reverse, backhand, drawback.2 reverse.3 reverse side of a cloth, wrong side of the fabric, wrong side of cloth, reverse.4 back, inside.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: rever.* * *2 (bofetada) slap; (golpe) backhander3 (en tenis) backhand (stroke)4 figurado (contrariedad) misfortune, setback, reverse\al revés / del revés (al contrario) the other way round 2 (interior en exterior) inside out 3 (boca abajo) upside down, the wrong way up 4 (la parte de detrás delante) back to frontal revés de contrary toreveses de fortuna setbacks, blows of fatereveses de la vida life's misfortunes* * *noun m.1) back2) reversal3) backhand•- al revés* * *SM1) (=lado contrario)•
el revés — [de papel, sello, mano, tela] the back; [de prenda] the insidesiempre empieza las revistas por el revés — he always reads magazines from the back, he always begins magazines at the end
2)• al o del revés — [con sustantivo] (=lo de arriba abajo) upside down; (=lo de dentro fuera) inside out; (=lo de delante atrás) back to front
tienes el libro al revés — you are holding the book the wrong way round o upside down
•
volver al o del revés — [+ prenda, objeto] to turn the other way; [+ argumento, situación] to turn on its head3)• al revés — [con verbo] the other way round; [como nexo] on the contrary
Luis le dejó dinero a Gerardo, ¿o fue al revés? — Luis lent Gerardo some money, or was it the other way round?
todo nos salió al revés — everything went wrong for us, nothing went right for us
a mí no me produce ningún complejo, al revés, es un orgullo — I'm not embarrassed by it, on the contrary, I feel very proud
•
al revés de, fue al revés de lo que dices — it was the opposite of what you sayal revés de lo que se cree,... — contrary to popular belief,...
•
entender algo al revés — to get hold of the wrong end of the stick•
y al revés — and vice versacuando yo quiero salir él quiere trabajar, y al revés — when I want to go out he wants to work, and vice versa
4) (=bofetada) slap, backhand slapcomo me vuelvas a insultar te doy un revés — you insult me again and you'll get a slap o you'll feel the back of my hand
5) (Dep) backhand6) (=contratiempo) setback* * *1)a)el revés — ( de prenda) the inside; ( de tela) the back, the wrong side; (de papel, documento) the back
b)al revés — ( con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; ( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; ( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; ( en sentido inverso) the other way around o (BrE) round
hace la `y' al revés — he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way round
todo lo entiende al revés — she's always getting the wrong end of the stick
2)a) ( bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)b) (Dep) backhand3) ( contratiempo) setback* * *1)a)el revés — ( de prenda) the inside; ( de tela) the back, the wrong side; (de papel, documento) the back
b)al revés — ( con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; ( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; ( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; ( en sentido inverso) the other way around o (BrE) round
hace la `y' al revés — he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way round
todo lo entiende al revés — she's always getting the wrong end of the stick
2)a) ( bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)b) (Dep) backhand3) ( contratiempo) setback* * *revés11 = back.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
* al revés = vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out.* poner al revés = upend.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.revés22 = setback, blow, reversal, snafu, swipe, slap.Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.* dar un revés = deal + a blow, give + a blow, strike + a blow, slap.* duro revés = cruel blow.* revés de la fortuna = reversal of fortune.* revés fulminante = crushing blow.* sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.* * *A1el revés (de una prenda) the inside; (de una tela) the back, the wrong side; (de un papel, documento) the backplanchar la prenda del or por el revés iron the garment inside out o on the inside2al revés (con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; (con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; (con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; (en sentido inverso) the other way around o ( BrE) roundyo frío la cebolla y luego el pimiento — pues yo lo hago al revés I fry the onion first and then the peppers — I do it the other way aroundte has puesto los zapatos al revés you've put your shoes on the wrong feettienes los cubiertos al revés you have your knife and fork the wrong way roundse puso el vestido al revés she put her dress on back to fronthace la `y' al revés he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way roundcolgó el cuadro al revés he hung the picture upside downpuso el cuadro al revés he turned the picture to face the walltodo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick, she gets everything back to fronthoy todo me está saliendo al revés nothing's going right for me todayal revés de lo que uno se imagina contrary to what you might expectlo hizo al revés de como se le había dicho she did it the opposite way to how she had been toldsaberse algo al revés y al derecho to know sth (off) by heartB1 (bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)¡te voy a dar un revés! you're going to feel the back of my hand!2 ( Dep) backhandC (contratiempo) setbacksufrieron un importante revés en las últimas elecciones they suffered a major setback o a serious reverse in the last electionsun revés de fortuna podría acabar con todo esto a change in our fortunes o a reversal of our fortunes could mean the end of all of this* * *
revés sustantivo masculino
1a)
( de tela) the back, the wrong side;
(de papel, documento) the backb)
( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down;
( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out;◊ así no, va al revés not that way, it goes the other way around o (BrE) round;
se puso los zapatos al revés he put his shoes on the wrong feet;
todo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick;
todo me sale al revés nothing goes right for me;
saberse algo al revés y al derecho to know sth (off) by heart
2 (Dep) backhand
3 ( contratiempo) setback
revés sustantivo masculino
1 (de una materia u objeto) back
(de una prenda de vestir) wrong side
2 (con la mano) slap
3 (en juegos de raqueta) backhand
4 (económico, sentimental, etc) setback, misfortune
♦ Locuciones: al revés, (al contrario) the other way round: entender algo al revés, to get the wrong end of the stick
hacer algo al revés, to do sthg the opposite way
salir algo al revés, to turn out wrong
al revés/del revés, (con lo de delante atrás) back to front, US backwards
(con lo de dentro fuera) inside out
(boca abajo) upside down
' revés' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
English:
back
- backhand
- backwards
- inside
- reverse
- round
- setback
- upset
- upside
- way
- work at
- backward
- know
- purl
- reversal
- set
- upside down
- wrong
* * *1. [parte opuesta] [de papel, mano] back;[de tela] other side, wrong side;al revés [en dirección o sentido equivocado] the wrong way round;[en forma opuesta, invertido] the other way round;te has puesto los guantes al revés you've put your gloves on inside out;todo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick;no estoy triste, al revés estoy contentísima I'm not sad, on the contrary, I'm very happy;lo hizo al revés de como le dije she did the opposite of what I told her to;[lo de dentro, fuera] inside out; [lo de arriba, abajo] upside down;volver algo del revés to turn sth around;me puso el estómago del revés it turned my stomach2. [contratiempo] setback, blow;sufrir un revés to suffer a setback3. [bofetada] slapun golpe de revés a backhand;tiene un buen revés she has a good backhand* * *m1 ( contratiempo) setback2 en tenis backhand3:al osalir al revés fig go wrong* * *1) : back, wrong side2) : setback, reversal3) : backhand (in sports)4)al revés : the other way around, upside down, inside out5)al revés de : contrary to* * *revés n1. (de prenda, tela, papel) wrong side2. (en tenis, etc) backhand3. (contratiempo) setbackLas expresiones al revés y del revés tienen varias traducciones según el contexto. Fíjate en estos ejemplosno he dicho que no me gusta, al revés, me encanta I didn't say I don't like it, on the contrary, I love it -
50 sufrir
v.1 to suffer.no sufrió daños it wasn't damagedsufrió una agresión he was the victim of an attacksufrir del estómago to have a stomach complaintLos chicos penan en su cuarto The boys suffer in their room.2 to bear, to stand.tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasiesNo pudo sufrirla I cannot stand her.3 to undergo, to experience.la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fellla empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses* * *1 (padecer) to suffer2 (accidente, ataque) to have; (operación) to undergo3 (dificultades, cambios) to experience; (derrota, consecuencias) to suffer4 (aguantar) to bear, stand, put up with5 (consentir) to tolerate1 (padecer) to suffer\hacer sufrir a alguien to cause somebody pain, make somebody suffersufrir del corazón to have a heart conditionsufrir hambre to go hungrysufrir vergüenza to be ashamed* * *verb1) to suffer2) endure, bear* * *1. VT1) (=tener) [+ accidente] to have, suffer; [+ consecuencias, revés] to suffer; [+ cambio] to undergo; [+ intervención quirúrgica] to have, undergo; [+ pérdida] to suffer, sustainla ciudad sufrió un ataque — the city suffered o sustained an attack
2) (=soportar)Juan no puede sufrir a su jefe — Juan can't bear o stand his boss
no puede sufrir que la imiten — she can't bear o stand people imitating her
3) [+ examen, prueba] to undergo4) frm (=sostener) to hold up, support2.VI to suffersufre mucho de los pies — she suffers a lot o has a lot of trouble with her feet
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dolores/molestias> to sufferb) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to havec) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear2.no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me
sufrir vi to suffersufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dolores/molestias> to sufferb) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to havec) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear2.no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me
sufrir vi to suffersufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint
* * *sufrir11 = grieve, suffer, pine, suffer.Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.
Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].sufrir22 = experience, feel, sustain, stew, undergo.Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.
Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.* no sufrir cambios = remain + normal.* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.* sufrir daños = suffer + damage, suffer + harm, come to + harm.* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* sufrir el efecto de Algo = suffer + effect.* sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.* sufrir pérdidas = make + a loss.* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* sufrir una experiencia = undergo + experience.* sufrir una pérdida = suffer + loss.* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.* sufrir un cambio = experience + change, undergo + change.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.* sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.* * *sufrir [I1 ]vt1 ‹dolores/molestias› to suffer; ‹persecución/exilio› to suffersufre lesiones de gravedad he has serious injuriessufrió una grave enfermedad she had a serious illness2 ‹derrota/castigo› to suffer; ‹cambio› to undergosufrieron un accidente en el camino de descenso they had an accident on the way downhabía sufrido otro atentado en 1992 he had been the target of a previous attack in 1992, there had been a previous attempt on his life in 1992nuestro ejército sufrió bajas importantes our army suffered serious lossesel avión sufrió un retraso de dos horas the plane was two hours lateel dólar sufrió un fuerte descenso the dollar suffered a sharp falluno de los motores sufrió una avería one of the engines broke downahora tendrás que sufrir las consecuencias now you'll have to suffer the consequencesson los que más sufren la crisis económica they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis3 (soportar) ( en frases negativas) to bearno puedo sufrir que se ría de mí I can't bear o stand him laughing at me, I can't bear o stand it when he laughs at mees que no puedo sufrirla I just can't bear o stand her■ sufrirvito suffermurió de repente, sin sufrir she died suddenly, she didn't sufferestá sufriendo mucho con los dolores she's suffering a great deal with the painsufrir DE algo to suffer FROM sthsufre del hígado/los riñones she suffers from o has a liver/kidney complaint* * *
sufrir ( conjugate sufrir) verbo transitivo
‹ cambio› to undergo;
‹ accidente› to have;
el coche sufrió una avería the car broke down
verbo intransitivo
to suffer;
sufrir de algo to suffer from sth
sufrir
I verbo intransitivo to suffer: sufre de reumatismo, he suffers from rheumatism
II verbo transitivo
1 (un daño, un perjuicio) to suffer: sufría una extraña enfermedad, he had a rare illness
(un accidente) to have
(una derrota) to suffer
(una operación) to undergo
2 (cambios) to undergo: en la adolescencia se sufre una gran transformación, you go through a lot of changes during adolescence
3 (soportar, aguantar) to bear: tuvimos que sufrir sus chistes machistas, we had to put up with his sexist jokes
' sufrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesada
- atravesado
- castigar
- desengaño
- llevar
- martirizar
- padecer
- pasar
- soportar
- accidente
- caída
- contratiempo
- daño
- desmayo
- experimentar
- herida
- persecución
- quemar
- regodearse
- resentirse
English:
break down
- brunt
- collapse
- crack
- crack up
- experience
- have
- incur
- meet with
- penalty
- relapse
- squirm
- suffer
- sustain
- undergo
- concuss
- die
- grieve
- height
- hemorrhage
- hurt
- mutate
- rack
- receive
- under
- weak
* * *♦ vt1. [padecer] to suffer;[accidente] to have;sufre frecuentes ataques epilépticos she often has epileptic fits;sufrió persecución por sus ideas she suffered persecution for her ideas;no sufrió daños it wasn't damaged;sufrió una agresión/un atentado he was attacked/an attempt was made on his life;sufrí una vergüenza increíble I felt incredibly embarrassed;la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses;el ejército invasor sufrió numerosas bajas the invading army suffered numerous casualties2. [soportar] to put up with, to bear;tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies;a tu jefe no hay quien lo sufra your boss is impossible to put up with3. [experimentar] to undergo, to experience;la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fell;las temperaturas sufrirán un descenso temperatures will fall♦ vi[padecer] to suffer;sufrió mucho antes de morir she suffered a lot before she died;sufre mucho si su hijo no lo llama he gets very anxious if his son doesn't call him;sufrir de [enfermedad] to suffer from;sufrir del estómago/riñón to have stomach/kidney trouble o a stomach/kidney complaint* * *I v/t figsuffer, put up withII v/i suffer (de from);sufre del estómago he has stomach problems* * *sufrir vt1) : to suffersufrir una pérdida: to suffer a loss2) : to tolerate, to put up withella no lo puede sufrir: she can't stand himsufrir vi: to suffer* * *sufrir vb (en general) to suffer -
51 apurada
hurrydarse una apurada to hurry (up), to get a move on ( colloq)anda siempre a las apuradas he's always in a rush* * *
apurado,-a adjetivo
1 (agobiado) in need: están muy apurados de dinero, they are very hard up
(de tiempo) in a hurry: andaban muy apurados de tiempo, they were pushed for time
2 (avergonzado) embarrassed
3 (peligroso) awkward, difficult
4 (un afeitado) close
5 LAm (con prisa) in a hurry
' apurada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compromiso
- embrollo
- flote
* * *apurada nf1. RP, Ven Famsi no nos hubiéramos dado esa apurada habríamos llegado tarde if we hadn't moved it like we did we'd have been late;hacer algo a las apuradas to rush sth;se nota que este artículo lo escribió a las apuradas you can tell she wrote this article in a rush
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