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f.1 thing (objeto, idea).tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?cualquier cosa anythingno es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big dealpoca cosa nothing muchUna cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing2 funny remark (ocurrencia).¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasiespres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * *1 (gen) thing■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?2 (asunto) matter, business3 (nada) nothing, not anything\así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things standcomo cosa tuya as if it were your ideacomo están las cosas as things standcomo si tal cosa just like thatcosa de aboutcosa nunca vista something surprisingcosas de la vida that's lifedecir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truthslo que son las cosas much to my surpriseno sea cosa que... in case...no ser gran cosa not to be importantno valer gran cosa not to be worth muchser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than doneser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too muchcosas de negocios business matters* * *noun f.1) thing, object, stuff2) matter, affair* * *SF1) (=objeto) thing¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?
no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag
- es cosa fina2) [uso indefinido]¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
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o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts•
cualquier cosa — anything•
gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth muchcomo futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer
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poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in returnjugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
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una cosa — something¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?
una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price
en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...
3) (=asunto)¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?
¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!
esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history
¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!
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la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle
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no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter•
no sea cosa que — in casetrae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains
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otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?
eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)
otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week
otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...
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cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw itcomo quien no quiere la cosa —
se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible
como si tal cosa —
me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened
le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted
4) (=nada)jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it
¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!
nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it
5) pl cosasa) (=acciones, asuntos)¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!
¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!
¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!
¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!
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meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's businessb)• las cosas — (=situación) things
así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting
¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!
6)• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about
7) ** [droga] hash *8) LAm [como conj]•
cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tiredno le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended
* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.----* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *A1 objeto2 acto, acción3 al hablar4 detalle, punto5 asunto, temaCompuestos:B1 pertenencias2 utensilios, equipoC situación, sucesoD1 ocurrencia2 comportamiento típicoE incumbenciaF peneG marihuanaH en locucionesA1 (objeto) thingcualquier cosa anything¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its placete he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!queda poca cosa there's hardly anything leftlo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operationhay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see2(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to dolo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can dome gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properlyno me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halvesentre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew byme parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right3(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you4(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear upaquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand5 (asunto, tema) thingtenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think abouthay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with youno creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to workestá muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easyen mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matterse enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me knowpor una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives lateesto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nervesesto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matterla cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have timela cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm goingCompuestos:( Der) res judicatares publica1 (pertenencias) things (pl)se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongingslas cosas de limpiar the cleaning thingsmis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)C(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o standla cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between themesas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen beforeson cosas de la vida that's life!¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happenademás, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me wellen mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like itcosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!no hay tal cosa it's not true at allesto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogetherD1 ( fam)(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your ideaesto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas2(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like thatE(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your businessno te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle iteso es cosa de mujeres that's women's workdéjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his businessHme fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about itlo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forgetno sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rainsátalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get awaymejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets leftigual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sistero cosa así or sodos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or socada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecomo quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversationcomo si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happenedle dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardlesscosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minuteses cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's allhace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he diedno está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometerscosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funnyme da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much moneydecirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or twodecir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean anothergran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look atella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not muchun trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for herponer las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straightser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusionser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well nowcon ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will golas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I standlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)* * *
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)
cosa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;
la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;
esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):
son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto, idea] thing;comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;alguna cosa anything;¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;cualquier cosa anything;venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;no hay tal cosa on the contrary;¡qué cosa! how strange!;no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;eso es cosa fácil that's easy;convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;eso es otra cosa that's another matter;¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;Famla cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;Famla cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling pointFamlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!5. [comportamiento]son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)6. [en frases negativas] [nada]no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interestel olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy9. Compo cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;Esp Famcosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;Fama otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;Famlas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;♦ cosas nfpl[pertenencias, utensilios] things;tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?* * *f thing;¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;alguna cosa something;ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;son cosas que pasan these things happen;son cosas de la vida that’s life;entre otras cosas among other things;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;cosa de about;hace cosa de un año about a year ago;le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over* * *cosa nf1) : thing, object2) : matter, affair3)otra cosa : anything else, something else* * *cosa n1. (en general) thing2. (algo) something¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?3. (nada) nothing4. (asunto) affair / matter¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important -
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"to start;Abfahren;partir"* * *leavepartire per leave forpartire per l'estero go abroad* * *partire1 v. intr.1 to leave*, to go* away; ( decollare) to take* off; ( salpare) to sail: quando parti?, when are you leaving?; partiremo la settimana prossima, we are leaving (o going away) next week; è partito così in fretta che ha dimenticato la valigia, he left in such a hurry that he forgot his suitcase; a che ora parte il tuo treno?, what time does your train leave?; il tuo aereo parte da Linate o dalla Malpensa?, is your plane leaving from Linate airport or Malpensa airport?; l'aereo delle 8.50 per Londra non è ancora partito, the 8.50 plane to London hasn't taken off yet; è partito per Roma ieri, he left for Rome yesterday; partirai presto domani mattina?, will you leave (o set off o set out) early tomorrow morning?; bisognerà far partire gli inviti al più presto, the invitations must go (o be sent) off as soon as possible // partire in missione, per affari, to go away on a mission, on business // partire a piedi, in auto, a cavallo, to leave on foot, by car, on horseback // partire di giorno, di sera, di notte, to leave in the daytime, in the evening, at night // partire in treno, in aereo, per nave, to leave by train, by plane, by ship // partire per l'estero, to go abroad; partire per ignota destinazione, to leave for an unknown destination // partire è un po' morire, (prov.) to part is to die a little2 ( mettersi in moto) to start, to set* off: l'auto non partiva questa mattina, the car didn't start this morning; quest'auto stenta sempre a partire, this car never starts straight away // partire in quarta, ( molto velocemente) to dash off; partire in quarta per qlco., to plunge into sthg.: non partire in quarta!, lascia che le cose maturino, don't jump straight in! let things develop a little first // partire come una freccia, to be off like a shot // quando parte a raccontare barzellette non la smette più, (fam.) when he starts telling jokes he never stops3 ( di pallottola, freccia ecc.) to shoot*; to fire: partì un colpo di fucile, a shot was fired; far partire un colpo, to shoot a bullet // non ci ho visto più e mi è partita una sberla, I just couldn't stop myself from slapping him4 ( avere origine, iniziare) to start (anche fig.): due canali partono dalla città, two canals begin (o start) from the town; la strada nuova parte dalla piazza, the new road starts from the square; l'ordine è partito dalla direzione, the order came from the management; partendo da questo concetto, deduciamo che..., starting from this principle we can deduce that...; partiamo da punti di vista diversi, we start from different standpoints // a partire da, beginning from (o as from): a partire da domani, ieri, oggi, venerdì, beginning (o as) from tomorrow, yesterday, today, Friday; a partire dal 10 luglio questo treno verrà soppresso, as from 10th July this train will not run; a partire da quel momento nessuno è più entrato nella stanza, from that time on nobody has entered the room; a partire da questa pagina si tratta un nuovo argomento, from this page onwards a new subject is dealt with // è partito dal niente, he has risen from nothing5 (fam.) ( rompersi, guastarsi) to go*: ieri sera è partita la televisione, the television went last night; è partita la luce, the light's gone // gli bastano un paio di bicchieri per partire, it only takes a couple of glasses and he's completely gone; è partito per quella donna, he's lost his head over that woman6 ( provenire) to come*: il grido partiva da una grotta, the cry came from a cave; un sospiro che parte dal cuore, a sigh from the heart.1 ( separare) to separate, to divide◘ partirsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. (letter.) ( allontanarsi, distaccarsi) to part; to leave* (s.o., sthg.): partire dalle persone care, dalla patria, to leave one's loved ones, one's native country // partire da questa vita, dal mondo, to pass away.* * *[par'tire]1) (andare via) to leave*, to get* off2) (mettersi in movimento) [persona, treno] to go*, to leave*, to depart form.; [macchina, motore] to start (off)fare partire — to start (up) [ automobile]
3) (esplodere)giocava con il fucile ed è partito un colpo — he was playing with the gun and it went off o a shot was fired
4) (iniziare) to startquando parte non lo si ferma più — colloq. once he gets going, there's no stopping him
5) (basarsi)partire da qcs. — to proceed from sth.
6) colloq. (rompersi) [automobile, macchinario] to conk out7) colloq. (perdere la testa) to flip (out)8) sport to starta partire da adesso, da aprile — as from o of now, April
a partire dal primo gennaio — with effect from o starting January 1; (nello spazio)
il terzo a partire dal fondo — the third from the back; (in una gamma)
biglietti a partire da 5 euro — tickets at 5 euros and above o from 5 euros up(wards)
* * *partire/par'tire/ [3](aus. essere)1 (andare via) to leave*, to get* off; partire da casa to leave from home; partire per le vacanze to set off on holiday; è partita per l'Australia she's gone out to Australia; partire in guerra to go off to the war2 (mettersi in movimento) [persona, treno] to go*, to leave*, to depart form.; [macchina, motore] to start (off); fare partire to start (up) [ automobile]3 (esplodere) fare partire un colpo to fire a shot; giocava con il fucile ed è partito un colpo he was playing with the gun and it went off o a shot was fired4 (iniziare) to start; il sentiero parte da qui the path starts here; il terzo partendo da sinistra the third (starting) from the left; quando parte non lo si ferma più colloq. once he gets going, there's no stopping him5 (basarsi) partire da qcs. to proceed from sth.; partendo dal principio che starting from the principle that6 colloq. (rompersi) [automobile, macchinario] to conk out; il televisore è partito the television has packed it; il motore è partito the engine is burned out; è partito un altro bicchiere! there's another glass gone west!8 sport to start; sono partiti! they're off!9 a partire da (nel tempo) a partire da adesso, da aprile as from o of now, April; a partire da quel giorno from that day on; un mese a partire da adesso one month from now; a partire dal primo gennaio with effect from o starting January 1; (nello spazio) il terzo a partire dal fondo the third from the back; (in una gamma) biglietti a partire da 5 euro tickets at 5 euros and above o from 5 euros up(wards). -
83 drive
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be driven forward[Swahili Word] -ongozeka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] ongeza V[English Example] His/her ways began to be forward driven[Swahili Example] mwendo wake ulianza kuongozeka [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[English Plural] drives[Swahili Word] mtambo[Swahili Plural] mitambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[English Plural] drives[Swahili Word] shuti[Swahili Plural] shuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[Swahili Word] -endesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[Swahili Definition] kufanya kitu kama gari, motaboti, motokaa n.k. kiende [Masomo 24][English Example] although the doctor forgot to teach him to drive it, he decided to look for that motorboat so as to escape from that place[Swahili Example] Ingawa daktari alisahau kumfundisha kuiendesha aliamua kuitafuta motaboti hiyo ili atoroke mahali pale [Masomo 245]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[Swahili Word] -gofyagofya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive[Swahili Word] -himia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive (cattle)[Swahili Word] -swaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive (nails)[Swahili Word] -gongomea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -fukuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -furusha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] akawafurusha [kuku] mpaka kwenye masusu yao [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -gurisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -kimbiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away[Swahili Word] -winga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away (by waving the arms)[Swahili Word] -punga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] exorcise a spirit.[Swahili Example] punga pepo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away ants (with burning grass)[Swahili Word] -sia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away ants with firebrands[Swahili Word] -zira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive away with fire[Swahili Word] -zia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive back[Swahili Word] -sukumiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intensive[Derived Word] sukuma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive cattle[Swahili Word] -shunga ng'ombe[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive forward[Swahili Word] -ongoza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] (s)he could not understand why people like this were given the party to lead it.[Swahili Example] akashindwa kuelewa kwa nini watu kama hawa waliachiwa kukiongoza Chama [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive home[Swahili Word] -pigilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive in[Swahili Word] -kokomea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kongomea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive on[Swahili Word] -himiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] hima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive on[Swahili Word] -sukumiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intensive[Derived Word] sukuma V[English Example] drive a car fast[Swahili Example] sukumiza gari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive oneself[Swahili Word] -jikalifu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] takalifu, ukalifu, utakalifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive out[Swahili Word] -fukuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive someone to despair[Swahili Word] -tamaa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was not able to drive him into despair completely[Swahili Example] hakuweza kumkatisha tamaa kabisa [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drive with blows[Swahili Word] -gongomea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
84 clean
clean [kli:n]1. adjectivea. propre• as clean as a new pin or as a whistle propre comme un sou neufb. [joke, story, film] non vulgaired. [sheet of paper] viergee. [image, reputation] sans tachef. [smell, taste] pur ; [sound, edge, stroke, shape] netg. [operation, job] sans bavuresh. to be clean (inf) ( = innocent of wrongdoing) n'avoir rien à se reprocher ; ( = not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property) n'avoir rien sur soi ; ( = off drugs) être clean (inf)i. ( = total) to make a clean break tourner la page• to make a clean sweep of all the trophies/awards remporter tous les trophées/prix2. adverb3. noun( = do housework) faire le ménage6. compounds[+ drawer, box, cupboard, room] nettoyer à fond• she had to clean up after the children's visit elle a dû tout remettre en ordre après la visite des enfants[+ room, mess, person, the environment] nettoyer• to clean o.s. up se laver* * *[kliːn] 1. 2.1) ( not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor] propre; [air, water] pur; [syringe] désinfectémy hands are clean — lit, fig j'ai les mains propres
2) ( with no pollution) [fuel] propre3) ( not obscene) [joke] anodin4) ( unsullied) [reputation] sans tache; [record, licence] vierge5) ( no longer addicted) désintoxiqué6) (colloq) ( without illicit property)7) Sport [tackle] sans faute; [hit] préciskeep it clean — ( in match) pas de bavures
8) ( neat) [lines, profile] pur; [edge] net/netteclean break — Medicine fracture f simple
3. 4.to make a clean break with the past — fig rompre définitivement avec le passé
transitive verb1) nettoyer [room, shoes, gun]; effacer [blackboard]to clean something from ou off — enlever quelque chose de [hands, car]
2) Culinary vider [fish]5.intransitive verb ( do housework) faire le ménage6.to clean itself — [animal] faire sa toilette
Phrasal Verbs:- clean up••to clean up one's act — [person] devenir plus sérieux
I'll have to come clean — (colloq) il va falloir que je dise la vérité
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85 clean
[kliːn] 1. adj ( lit, fig) 2. vtto clean one's teeth ( BRIT) — czyścić (wyczyścić perf) zęby
Phrasal Verbs:- clean up3. advto have a clean driving licence or (US) record — ≈ nie mieć punktów karnych w ewidencji policji drogowej
* * *[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) czysty2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) czysty3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) czysty4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) przyzwoity5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) gładki2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) zupełnie3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) czyścić, myć['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
schludny- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
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- a clean slate
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86 gł|owa
f 1. (część ciała) head- pokiwać głową to nod (one’s head)- pokręcić a. potrząsnąć głową to shake one’s head- pochylać głowę to bow one’s head- podnosić głowę to raise one’s head; przen. to rebel, to revolt- ból głowy a headache- cierpieć na ból głowy to have a headache- głowa mi/jej pęka a. puchnie od hałasu/waszego gadania all the noise/your chatter is giving me/her a splitting headache- włożyć czapkę na głowę to put a cap on- chodzić z gołą a. odkrytą głową to go bareheaded- głową naprzód [upaść, skoczyć] headlong, head first- od stóp do głów from head to toe a. foot- zmierzyć kogoś wzrokiem od stóp do głów to look sb up and down, to look sb over from head to foot- ubrana na czerwono od stóp do głów dressed in red from head to toe- przerastać kogoś o głowę (być wyższym) to be a head taller than sb; przen. to be head and shoulders above sb- głowa ci/mu się kiwała (ze zmęczenia) you were/he was nodding off; (od alkoholu) you were/he was tipsy- krew uderzyła mu/jej do głowy the blood rushed to his/her head- kręciło się jej/mi w głowie she/I felt dizzy, her/my head was spinning- szumiało mu w głowie his head was spinning a. whirling- leje mi się na głowę my roof leaks- (mieć) dach nad głową (to have) a roof over one’s head2. (umysł) head, mind- z głowy (z pamięci, bez sprawdzania) from memory- chodzi mi po głowie myśl a. pomysł, żeby zmienić pracę I’ve been toying with the idea of changing jobs- siedzieć komuś w głowie [myśl, wydarzenie] to be on sb’s mind, to weigh on sb’s mind- ten problem od tygodnia siedzi mi w głowie I haven’t been able to get my mind off the problem all week- nie mieścić się komuś w głowie to be unbelievable a. incredible, to boggle sb’s mind- nie mieści mi się w głowie, jak mogłeś zapomnieć o jej urodzinach I can’t believe you forgot her birthday- nie postać komuś w głowie [myśl, pomysł] to not occur to sb, to not enter sb’s mind a. head- nawet w głowie mi nie postało, żeby się jej sprzeciwiać it never even occured to me to contradict her- nic mi nie przychodzi do głowy nothing comes to mind, I can’t think of anything- nie przyszło jej do głowy, żeby do niego zadzwonić a. że powinna do niego zadzwonić it didn’t occur to her to phone him a. that she ought to phone him- przelecieć a. przemknąć komuś przez głowę [myśl, pomysł] to cross sb’s mind- przeleciało a. przemknęło mu przez głowę, żeby do nich napisać the idea of writing to them crossed his mind- wchodzić/nie wchodzić komuś do głowy [nauka, przedmiot szkolny] to come/to not come easily to sb- daty zawsze łatwo wchodziły jej do głowy she’s always had a good head for dates- języki obce łatwo wchodzą mu do głowy he picks up foreign languages easily, foreign languages come easily to him- matematyka w ogóle nie wchodzi mi do głowy I have no head for maths- wylecieć komuś z głowy to slip sb’s mind- wszystko, czego się uczyłem, na egzaminie wyleciało mi z głowy I’d studied really hard, but during the exam my mind went blank, everything that I’d learned went out of my head during the exam- wyleciało mi z głowy, że miałam pojechać po niego na lotnisko I was supposed to pick him up at the airport but it completely slipped my mind- kłaść a. pakować coś komuś łopatą do głowy to cram sth into sb’s head- miałam/miał/miała pustkę w głowie my/his/her mind went blank- mieć mętlik w głowie to be all mixed up- moja w tym głowa, żeby… it’s up to me to…- mieć coś z głową to be off one’s head- mieć dobrze w głowie to be sensible- mieć głowę do czegoś to have a (good) head for sth [matematyki, interesów]- mieć głowę zajętą czymś/kimś to be preoccupied with sth/sb- mieć spokojną głowę to have nothing to worry about- mieć wolną głowę to have a clear head a. mind- nabić a. zaprzątnąć sobie głowę czymś to stuff one’s head with sth- nie mam teraz głowy do tego I’ve got too many other things on my mind to think about that right now- robić coś z głową/bez głowy to use/to not use one’s head a. one’s common sense when doing sth- wyjazd na wycieczkę zaplanowany z głową/zupełnie bez głowy a well-/thoughtlessly planned trip- zaświtać komuś w głowie [myśl, pomysł] to dawn on sb- już mi coś zaczęło świtać w głowie I was beginning to get the idea- rozjaśniło mi/mu się w głowie it became clearer to me/him- po rozmowie z matką rozjaśniło mi się w głowie talking to a. with my mother helped me sort it all out- tracić głowę pot. to lose one’s head3. (człowiek inteligentny) brain pot.- człowiek z głową a man/woman with a good head on his/her shoulders- mądra głowa a brain pot.- jej siostra to tęga a. mądra głowa her sister is a real brain- z tego matematyka to nie lada głowa this mathematician is a real brain4. (fryzura) hair(cut), hairstyle- modnie uczesana głowa a fashionable hairstyle- miała głowę prosto od fryzjera she’d just had her hair done- zrób coś z tą głową, wyglądasz jak czupiradło do something with your hair, you look a fright5. (w wyliczeniach) na głowę a. od głowy each, per person- do zapłacenia jest 100 zł na głowę a. od głowy it costs 100 zlotys each a. per person- dochód na głowę mieszkańca per capita income- spożycie alkoholu na głowę mieszkańca per capita alcohol consumption6. (przywódca) head- głowa rodziny the head of the family- koronowane głowy crowned heads- głowa państwa Polit. the head of state- głowa kościoła anglikańskiego/(rzymsko)katolickiego Relig. the head of the Anglican/(Roman) Catholic church- łamać sobie głowę nad czymś pot. to puzzle over sth, to chew sth over- łamać sobie głowę czymś to (w)rack a. cudgel one’s brain(s) about sth, to chew sth over- mieć na tyle oleju w głowie, żeby… pot. to have the wit(s) a. the brains a. the sense to… pot.- zawracać komuś głowę to bug sb pot.; to bother a. pester sb- suszyć komuś głowę to nag sb- przewracać komuś w głowie [zaszczyty, pochlebstwa, sukcesy] to go to sb’s head- mieć coś/kogoś z głowy pot. (pozbyć się) to get rid of sb/sth; (załatwić sprawę) to get sth out of the way a. over (and done) with pot.- wybij sobie z głowy wakacje za granicą you can just forget about going abroad for the holidays pot.- wybić coś komuś z głowy pot. to put sb off sth- muszę mu wybić z głowy ten pomysł I have to put him off that idea- wziąć sobie kogoś/coś na głowę pot. to take sb/sth on one’s shoulders- siedzieć komuś na głowie pot. to stay with sb- rodzina z Kanady siedzi mi na głowie od miesiąca I’ve had relatives from Canada on my hands all month pot.- zwalić się komuś na głowę pot. to descend on sb- mieć z kimś/czymś urwanie głowy pot. to have one’s hands full with sb/sth pot.- w domu było urwanie głowy there was bedlam in the house- zachodzę w głowę, gdzie mogłam wsadzić paszport/zostawić teczkę I’m going nuts trying to figure out where I could’ve put my passport/left my briefcase- mieć głowę na karku a. nie od parady to have one’s head screwed on right a. screwed the right way, to have a good head on one’s shoulders- przewyższać kogoś o głowę to be head and shoulders above sb- (po)bić kogoś na głowę to outdo sb; to run a. make rings (a)round sb pot.- konkurencja bije nas na głowę pod względem liczby sprzedanych egzemplarzy/kontroli jakości the competition is running rings around us in terms of sales/quality control- mieć mocną/słabą głowę to have/to not have a strong head (for alcohol), to hold/to not hold (one’s) liquor well- iść a. uderzać komuś do głowy [alkohol] to go (straight) to sb’s head- kurzyło mu się z głowy he was drunk- dać głowę (stracić życie) to lose one’s life- głowę dam, że… I’m positive a. absolutely certain (that)…- skrócić kogoś o głowę a. uciąć komuś głowę to behead sb- nadstawiać głowy a. głowę to risk one’s neck- odpowiadać a. ręczyć głową za kogoś/coś to stick one’s neck out for sb/sth- naznaczyć cenę na czyjąś głowę to put a price on sb’s head- chodzić z głową w chmurach to have one’s head in the clouds- chować głowę w piasek to bury one’s head in the sand- wisieć (komuś) nad głową to be hanging over sb a. over sb’s head- nosić głowę wysoko to hold up one’s head a. to hold one’s head (up) high- rwać a. drzeć włosy z głowy to tear one’s hair out- schylać a. pochylać głowę przed kimś to bow (down) before sb- stawać na głowie (żeby coś zrobić) pot. to bend over backwards (to do sth), to break one’s neck (to do sth)- tłuc a. walić głową o mur to beat a. bang one’s head against the wall a. against a brick wall- ukręcić czemuś głowę pot. to hush sth up [sprawie, aferze]; to nip sth in the bud [plotce]- wchodzić komuś na głowę pot. to walk all over sb- wylać komuś kubeł zimnej wody na głowę pot. to bring sb (back) down to earth- wziąć kogoś za głowę pot. to take sb in hand- włos ci/mu z głowy nie spadnie it won’t harm a hair on your/his head- włos się mi/jej na głowie jeży (od czegoś) sth makes my/her hair stand on end, sth makes my/her hair curl- życie a. los nie głaszcze go/jej po głowie he/she doesn’t have an easy life- spokojna głowa not to worry pot.; don’t worry- spokojna głowa, zdążymy don’t worry, we’ll be on time- niech cię o to głowa nie boli that’s not your problem, don’t worry about it- głowa do góry! chin up!, cheer up!- marzenie ściętej głowy a pipe dream- czapki z głów! hats off!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gł|owa
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87 olvidarse completamente
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forget — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, quite (esp. BrE), totally ▪ I completely forgot you were coming today. ▪ clean (old fashioned, informal) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
forget — for|get [ fər get ] (present participle for|get|ting; past tense for|got [ fər gat ] ; past participle for|got|ten [ fər gatn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** ▸ 1 not remember fact ▸ 2 not remember to do something ▸ 3 not take something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forget */*/*/ — UK [fə(r)ˈɡet] / US [fərˈɡet] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms forget : present tense I/you/we/they forget he/she/it forgets present participle forgetting past tense forgot UK [fə(r)ˈɡɒt] / US [fərˈɡɑt] past participle forgotten UK… … English dictionary
Discworld gods — See also: Discworld (world)#Magic Some of the Discworld gods at Dunmanifestin. L R: Sessifet (off left),Offler, Flatulus (behind Offler), Fate, Urika, Blind Io, Libertina, The Lady, Bibulous, Patina (behind Bibulous), Topaxi (in front of… … Wikipedia
Ollie P. Roberts — (presumably December 31, 1859 ndash; December 27, 1950), has been mistaken for Ollie L. Roberts nicknamed Brushy Bill, who attracted attention by claiming to be the famous western outlaw Billy the Kid. Although his claim has been rejected by… … Wikipedia
clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it … Dictionary of contemporary English