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81 cruel
adj.cruel.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) cruel (con/para, to)2 (clima) harsh, severe* * *adj.* * *ADJ cruel* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.----* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
Ex: With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *cruelaquello fue una jugada cruel del destino that was a cruel twist of fatefueron muy crueles con él they were very cruel to him* * *
cruel adjetivo
cruel;
cruel adjetivo cruel
' cruel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
- bárbaro
- cebarse
- desalmada
- desalmado
- draconiana
- draconiano
- mirada
- salvaje
- sañosa
- sañoso
- sañuda
- sañudo
- truculenta
- truculento
- verduga
- verdugo
- crueldad
- inhumano
- sanguinario
English:
brutal
- callous
- cheap
- cruel
- cutthroat
- hard
- heartless
- inhuman
- savage
- unkind
- vicious
- blood
- cold
- fiend
- inhumane
- inhumanity
- outrage
* * *cruel adj1. [persona, acción] cruel;fuiste muy cruel con ella you were very cruel to her2. [dolor] excruciating, terrible3. [clima] harsh4. [duda] terrible* * *adj cruel* * *cruel adj: cruel♦ cruelmente adv* * *cruel adj cruel -
82 gritar
v.1 to shout (hablar alto).no grites tanto, habla más bajo don't shout so much, lower your voice a bitgritó de dolor he screamed in painMaría gritó como nunca Mary shouted as never before.El camionero gritó improperios The truck driver shouted insults.2 to shout or yell at.¡no me grites! don't shout or yell at me!3 to shout at, to bellow at, to bark at, to bawl at.María le gritó a Ricardo Mary shouted at Richard.* * *■ ¡no me grites! don't shout at me!* * *verbto shout, cry, scream* * *1. VI1) (=dar voces) to shout¡no grites! — don't shout!
no me grites, que no estoy sorda — don't shout, I'm not deaf
¡no le grites a tu madre! — don't shout at your mother!
2) (=chillar) to scream3) (=abuchear) to jeer2.VT [+ instrucciones, órdenes] to shout* * *1.verbo intransitivo to shout2.gritarle a alguien — to shout at somebody; ( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to somebody
gritar vt to shout- cuidado! -gritó — watch out! - she shouted o cried
* * *= cry (out), screech, shout, bellow, scream, yell, howl, call out, yelp, shriek, holler.Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.Ex. They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.Ex. 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement.Ex. As when 'Spider!' is bellowed at someone who does not exactly care for arachnids = Como cuando se le grita "¡Una araña!" a alguien que no se asusta de los arácnidos.Ex. What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.Ex. 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.Ex. If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.Ex. It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.Ex. He yelped in pain and she grabbed his wrists and pinned his arms to the floor.Ex. At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.Ex. When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.----* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* gritar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* gritar desaforadamente = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.* gritar desaforamente = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to shout2.gritarle a alguien — to shout at somebody; ( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to somebody
gritar vt to shout- cuidado! -gritó — watch out! - she shouted o cried
* * *= cry (out), screech, shout, bellow, scream, yell, howl, call out, yelp, shriek, holler.Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.
Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.Ex: 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement.Ex: As when 'Spider!' is bellowed at someone who does not exactly care for arachnids = Como cuando se le grita "¡Una araña!" a alguien que no se asusta de los arácnidos.Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.Ex: 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.Ex: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.Ex: He yelped in pain and she grabbed his wrists and pinned his arms to the floor.Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* gritar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* gritar desaforadamente = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.* gritar desaforamente = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head.* * *gritar [A1 ]vito shoutno hace falta que grites there's no need to shout o yella fuerza de gritar se quedó ronco he shouted himself hoarsegritaba de terror/dolor he was shrieking o screaming with terror/paingritaba de alegría she was shouting o whooping for joyempezó a gritar pidiendo ayuda he started crying out o yelling o shouting for helpgritaba como un desaforado he was screaming o shrieking at the top of his voicele grité pero no me oyó I shouted to her but she didn't hear me¡a mí no me grites! don't you shout o yell at me!■ gritarvtto shoutlos manifestantes gritaban consignas en contra del gobierno the demonstrators were shouting anti-government slogans-¡cuidado! -gritó watch out! she shouted o criedme gritó una serie de insultos he shouted o hurled a series of insults at mele fui gritando instrucciones desde la ventana I shouted instructions to him from the window* * *
gritar ( conjugate gritar) verbo intransitivo
to shout;◊ no hace falta que grites there's no need to shout o yell;
gritar de dolor to scream with pain;
gritar de alegría to shout for joy;
gritar pidiendo ayuda to shout for help;
gritarle a algn to shout at sb;
( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to sb
verbo transitivo
to shout
gritar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to shout
Normalmente, cuando quieres gritar a alguien, debes usar la preposición to: Me gritó desde la otra acera. He shouted to me from the other pavement. Sin embargo, si quieres gritar con enfado, debes usar la preposición at: No tienes que gritarme. You don't have to shout at me. También podrías emplear el verbo to cry out, pero recuerda que indica miedo o sorpresa.
' gritar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrear
- bramar
- delante
- de
- desaforado
- desesperación
- ronco
English:
bawl
- bellow
- bored
- call
- call out
- cry
- cry out
- exclaim
- holler
- scream
- shout
- shout out
- stop
- together
- whoop
- would
- yell
- bark
- chant
- clamor
- polite
- shriek
* * *♦ vi1. [hablar alto] to shout;no grites tanto, habla más bajo don't shout so much, lower your voice a bit2. [chillar] to scream, to yell;gritó de dolor he cried in pain;gritó de alegría he shouted for joy♦ vt“¡no cruces!”, me gritó "don't cross!" he shouted at me2. [reñir] to shout o yell at;¡no me grites, que no fue culpa mía! don't shout o yell at me, it wasn't my fault!;no me gusta que me griten I don't like being shouted at* * *v/t & v/i shout, yell* * *gritar v: to shout, to scream, to cry* * *gritar vb to shout -
83 idea
f.1 idea (concepto, ocurrencia).buena/mala idea good/bad ideahacerse una idea de algo to get an idea of somethinghacerse a la idea de que to get used to the idea thatno tengo ni idea (de) I don't have a clue (about)tener ideas de bombero (figurative) to have wild o crazy ideas (peninsular Spanish)tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do somethingtener una ligera idea to have a vague ideaidea brillante brilliant idea, brainwaveidea fija obsessionser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas2 intention.con la idea de with the idea o intention oftener idea de hacer algo to intend to do somethinga mala idea maliciously3 impression.cambiar de idea to change one's mindpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: idear.* * *1 idea2 (noción) notion3 (ingenio) imagination\cambiar de idea to change one's minddarle ideas a alguien to put ideas in somebody's headhacer algo a mala idea to do something on purpose, do something deliberatelyhacerse a la idea de algo to get used to the idea of something, accept somethingllevar idea de to intend to, have the intention of¡ni idea! no idea!, not a clue!no te puedes hacer una idea you have no ideano tener ni idea familiar to have no idea, not have a clueser de ideas fijas to be narrow-minded, have very fixed ideastener ideas de bombero to have funny ideas, have madcap ideastener mala idea familiar to be a nasty piece of workidea fija fixed idealigera idea vague ideamala idea evil intention* * *noun f.1) idea2) notion* * *SF1) (=concepto) ideatenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me
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formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth•
hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sthhacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb
preconcebidohazte a la idea de que no va a volver nunca — you'd better get used to the idea that she's never coming back
2) (=sugerencia) idea¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?
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idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave3) (=intención) idea, intentionmi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early
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cambiar de idea — to change one's mindsalió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return
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ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sthno iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody
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tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *•
metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it•
tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sthtenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka
4) (=conocimiento) idea-¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"
¡ni idea! — no idea!
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tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?
¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!
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no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest ideapajolero 1), remoto 3)cuando me fui a Alemania no tenía la menor idea de alemán — when I went to Germany I couldn't speak a word of German
5) pl ideas (=opiniones) ideas•
una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person* * *1)a) ( concepto) ideala idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom
b) (opinión, ideología) ideac) ( noción) ideadarse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something
hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something
2)a) ( ocurrencia) ideano sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea
idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea
b) ( intención) intention, ideac) ( sugerencia) idea•* * *= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.Ex. A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.Ex. It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex. Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.Ex. Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).----* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.* cantera de ideas = hotbed.* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* dar ideas = offer + clues.* dar la idea = give + the impression that.* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.* deducir una idea = draw + idea.* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.* defender una idea = champion + idea.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.* extraer una idea = draw + idea.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.* idea abstracta = abstract idea.* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.* idea aproximada = rough idea.* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.* idea brillante = bright idea.* idea buena = cool idea.* idea central = focal point.* idea clara = clear idea.* idea cultural = meme.* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.* idea de reforma = reform idea.* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.* idea favorita = pet idea.* idea + forjar = idea + shape.* idea fundamental = keynote.* idea general = rough idea.* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.* idea loca = wild thought.* idea nueva = fresh idea.* idea original = brain child [brainchild].* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.* idea preconcebida = preconception.* idea principal = drift.* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.* idea secundaria = side issue.* ideas políticas = politics.* ideas principales = significant ideas.* idea + surgir = idea + come up.* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.* no captar la idea = miss + the point.* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* nueva idea = reform idea.* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.* plantear una idea = raise + idea.* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.* probar una idea = test + idea.* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.* sin idea = clueless.* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.* tener idea = have + a clue.* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* una idea general = a rough guide.* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.* * *1)a) ( concepto) ideala idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom
b) (opinión, ideología) ideac) ( noción) ideadarse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something
hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something
2)a) ( ocurrencia) ideano sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea
idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea
b) ( intención) intention, ideac) ( sugerencia) idea•* * *= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.* cantera de ideas = hotbed.* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* dar ideas = offer + clues.* dar la idea = give + the impression that.* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.* deducir una idea = draw + idea.* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.* defender una idea = champion + idea.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.* extraer una idea = draw + idea.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.* idea abstracta = abstract idea.* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.* idea aproximada = rough idea.* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.* idea brillante = bright idea.* idea buena = cool idea.* idea central = focal point.* idea clara = clear idea.* idea cultural = meme.* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.* idea de reforma = reform idea.* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.* idea favorita = pet idea.* idea + forjar = idea + shape.* idea fundamental = keynote.* idea general = rough idea.* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.* idea loca = wild thought.* idea nueva = fresh idea.* idea original = brain child [brainchild].* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.* idea preconcebida = preconception.* idea principal = drift.* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.* idea secundaria = side issue.* ideas políticas = politics.* ideas principales = significant ideas.* idea + surgir = idea + come up.* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.* no captar la idea = miss + the point.* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* nueva idea = reform idea.* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.* plantear una idea = raise + idea.* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.* probar una idea = test + idea.* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.* sin idea = clueless.* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.* tener idea = have + a clue.* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* una idea general = a rough guide.* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.* * *A1 (concepto) ideala idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedomla idea de un dios único the idea o notion of a single God2 (opinión, ideología) ideasus ideas políticas his political beliefs o ideases de ideas bastante conservadoras she has fairly conservative ideas o viewses un hombre de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about thingsyo no soy de la misma idea I don't agree, I don't share your opinion3 (noción) ideano tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it worksno tenía ni idea de todo esto I had no idea about any of thisno tengo idea no idea! o I don't have a clueno tenía ni la más remota idea or ( Esp fam) ni pajolera idea she didn't have the slightest idea, she didn't have the faintest o foggiest idea ( colloq)tenía idea de que ibas a llamar I had a feeling you'd callno tienes idea de lo que he sufrido you have no idea how much I've sufferedpara darse or hacerse una idea de la situación to give oneself o to get an idea of the situationes difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es si no lo has visto it's hard to imagine what it's like if you haven't seen itesto es sólo una idea del proyecto this is just a general idea of the projectse da mucha idea para cocinar she's a very good cookhacerse (a) la idea de algo: ya me voy haciendo (a) la idea de vivir allí I am getting used to the idea of living there nowno se hace (a) la idea de que está muerto she can't accept the fact that he's deadB1 (ocurrencia) idease me ocurre or tengo una idea I've got an idea¡qué ideas se te ocurren! you really o sure get some funny ideas! ( colloq)se le metió la idea en la cabeza de ir a escalar la montaña she got it into her head to go and climb the mountainno sería mala idea hacer las reservas hoy it wouldn't be a bad idea to make the reservations today¡quítate esa idea de la cabeza! you can get that idea out of your head!2 (intención) intention, ideano fui con esa idea I didn't go with that idea in mind o with that intentionmi idea era terminarlo hoy my intention was to finish it today, I had intended to finish it todaycambió de idea y tomó el tren she changed her mind and took the trainno han abandonado la idea de ir al parque they haven't given up the idea of going to the park3 (sugerencia) ideaideas para el hogar ideas for the homeescriban sus ideas en un papelito please write your suggestions o ideas on a piece of paperCompuesto:fixed idea, idée fixeC* * *
Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear)
idea es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
idea
idear
idea sustantivo femenino
idea;◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;
es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things;
no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works;
no tengo idea I don't have a clue;
hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation;
se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea;
cambió de idea she changed her mind;
hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
idea sustantivo femenino
1 idea
idea fija, fixed idea
2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery
(noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
4 (intención) intention
a mala idea, on purpose
5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach
exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea!
♦ Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of
familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back
(ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
idear verbo transitivo
1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive
' idea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandono
- acariciar
- acierto
- acoger
- acogida
- advertir
- aferrarse
- añadidura
- anticipo
- borrosa
- borroso
- bosquejar
- bosquejo
- buena
- bueno
- cabeza
- cambiar
- chifladura
- concepto
- confusa
- confuso
- convencer
- cosa
- decir
- definida
- definido
- desechar
- desterrar
- dónde
- exclusión
- flor
- formarse
- fríamente
- gestarse
- gustar
- hacerse
- hoy
- impracticable
- inicialmente
- intención
- irse
- leve
- luminosa
- luminoso
- madurar
- menor
- mentalizarse
- neta
- neto
- noción
English:
abandon
- adjust
- advance
- afterthought
- amusement
- appealing
- assumption
- barmy
- better
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- brilliant
- bring forward
- bristle
- catch
- catch on
- change
- cling
- clue
- come up with
- conception
- confused
- convey
- crazy
- daft
- daring
- dated
- defunct
- dismiss
- distinct
- downside
- drift
- embody
- embrace
- face
- faint
- fall in with
- fanciful
- fasten on to
- flirt
- fluid
- foggy
- fundamental
- get across
- get through
- hit on
- hit upon
- idea
- idiotic
- illusion
* * *idea nf1. [concepto] idea;la idea del bien y del mal the concept of good and evil;yo tenía otra idea de Estados Unidos I had a different image of the United States;tiene una idea peculiar de lo que es la honradez he has a funny idea of (what's meant by) honesty;hazte a la idea de que no va a venir you'd better start accepting that she isn't going to come;no conseguía hacerme a la idea de vivir sin ella I couldn't get used to the idea of living without her;con lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been likeidea fija obsession;ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas2. [ocurrencia] idea;una buena/mala idea a good/bad idea;ha sido muy buena idea escoger este restaurante it was a very good idea to choose this restaurant;se le ve falto de ideas en su última novela he seems short of ideas in his latest novel;lo que contaste me dio la idea para el guión what you said to me gave me the idea for the script;se me ocurre una idea, podríamos… I know what, we could…;¿a quién se le habrá ocurrido la idea de apagar las luces? can you believe it, somebody's gone and turned the lights out!;¡más vale que te quites esa idea de la cabeza! you can forget that idea!;cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza… when he gets an idea into his head…;Esptener ideas de bombero to have wild o crazy ideas3. [conocimiento, nociones] idea;la policía no tenía ni idea de quién pudo haber cometido el crimen the police had no idea who could have committed the crime;no tengo ni idea I haven't got a clue;no tengo ni idea de física I don't know the first thing about physics;Esp muy Fam Vulgno tengo ni puta idea I haven't got a fucking clue;Fam¡ni idea! [como respuesta] search me!, I haven't got a clue!;tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do sth;tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea;por la forma en que maneja las herramientas se ve que tiene idea from the way she's handling the tools, you can tell she knows what she's doing;¡no tienes idea o [m5] no puedes hacerte una idea de lo duro que fue! you have no idea o you can't imagine how hard it was!4. [propósito] intention;nuestra idea es volver pronto we intend to o our intention is to return early;con la idea de with the idea o intention of;tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do sth;a mala idea maliciously;¡mira que tienes mala idea! that's really nasty of you!5. [opinión] opinion;mi idea de ella era totalmente errónea I had completely the wrong impression of her;no tengo una idea formada sobre el tema I don't have a clear opinion on the subject;cambiar de idea to change one's mind;yo soy de la idea de que mujeres y hombres deben tener los mismos derechos I'm of the opinion that men and women should have equal rights;somos de la misma idea we agree, we're of the same opinion6.ideas [ideología] ideas;mi padre es de ideas progresistas my father is a progressive o has progressive attitudes;fue perseguido por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs o ideasle tengo idea a eso that drives me nuts;si te vas a poner el vestido con idea, mejor ponete otra cosa if you're not sure about the dress, you'd do better to wear something else* * *f idea;dar (una) idea de algo give an idea of sth;hacerse a la idea de que … get used to the idea that …;no tener ni idea not have a clue* * *idea nf1) : idea, notion2) : opinion, belief3) propósito: intention* * *idea n idea¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!no tengo ni idea I have no idea / I haven't got a clue -
84 palabra
intj.really, honest to goodness, honest, honest to God.f.1 word.de palabra by word of mouth, verballydejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody off in mid-sentenceen cuatro o dos palabras in a few wordsen una palabra in a wordno dijo palabra he didn't say a wordmedir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully)no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanishpalabra por palabra word for wordser palabras mayores to be an important mattersin mediar palabra without a single wordpalabra divina o de Dios word of God2 word (juramento, promesa).dar su palabra to give one's wordfaltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his wordmantuvo su palabra she kept her wordtienes mi palabra you have my wordtomar la palabra a alguien to hold somebody to their word3 speech (habla).4 word of honor, troth, word, word of honour.* * *1 word\dar su palabra to give one's word, promisedecir la última palabra to have the last worddejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody offdirigirle la palabra a alguien to address somebodyen una palabra in a wordno decir ni media palabra a nadie not to breath a word to anyonemedir las palabras to weigh one's wordsno dirigirle la palabra a alguien not to be speaking to somebodypalabra por palabra word for wordquitarle a alguien la palabra to cut somebody short, interrupt somebodyser hombre/mujer de palabra to be a man of his word/a woman of her wordser hombre/mujer de pocas palabras to be a man/woman of few wordstener la palabra to have the floortener palabra to keep one's wordtener unas palabras con alguien to have words with somebodytomarle a alguien la palabra to take somebody at their wordpalabra clave key wordpalabra de honor word of honour* * *noun f.1) word2) faith* * *SF1) (=vocablo) word¿me permiten decir unas palabras? — could I say a few words?
no tengo palabras o me faltan palabras para expresar lo que siento — I haven't got the o there aren't words to express how I feel, words fail to express how I feel
sin decir o chistar * palabra — without a word
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con buenas palabras, me lo dijo con muy buenas palabras — he told me as cool as you like *nos entretenía con buenas palabras, pero nunca nos daba el dinero — he palmed us off with smooth talk, but he never gave us the money
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medias palabras — hints•
en una palabra — in a word¡ni una palabra más! — not another word!
- no cruzar una palabra con algnme dejó con la palabra en la boca y se fue de la habitación — he walked out of the room while I was in mid-sentence
palabras cruzadas — LAm (=crucigrama) crossword sing
palabras mayores — † offensive language sing
ser palabras mayores (=ser importante) —
juego II, 2)¿te han hecho directora? ¡eso ya son palabras mayores! — so you've been appointed director, that's really something!
2) (=facultad de hablar)tiene el don de la palabra, es de palabra fácil — he has a way with words, he has the gift of the gab *
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de palabra, he pecado solo de palabra — I've sinned in word only•
dirigir la palabra a algn, hace tiempo que no me dirige la palabra — he hasn't spoken to me for a long time3) frm (=turno para hablar) floor•
pedir la palabra — to ask for the floor, ask to be allowed to speak•
tener la palabra — to have the floor•
tomar la palabra — to take the floor, speak•
hacer uso de la palabra — to take the floor, speak4) (=promesa) wordcumplió su palabra — he kept his word, he was true to his word
palabra que yo no tengo nada que ver — * I've got nothing to do with it, (I) promise!
-¿de verdad que no sabías nada? -¡palabra! o hum ¡palabrita del Niño Jesús! — "you really didn't know anything?" - "cross my heart and hope to die!"
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bajo palabra — (Mil) on parole•
faltar a su palabra — to go back on o break one's wordpalabra de casamiento, dar palabra de casamiento — to promise to marry
palabra de honor — word of honour, word of honor (EEUU)
¿me das tu palabra de honor de que no dirás nada? — do you give me your word of honour you won't say anything?
¡palabra de honor! — word of honour!
* * *1) ( vocablo) worden pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it
eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far
quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth
tener la última palabra — to have the final say
2) ( promesa) wordnunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word
se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)
cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)
tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan
3)a) ( habla) speechdejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth
b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something
tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)
ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak
* * *= word, headword.Ex. A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.Ex. This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.----* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.* describir con palabras = describe + in words.* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.* de una palabra = one-word.* de una única palabra = single-word.* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.* en palabras = verbally.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.* frecuencia de palabras = word count.* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* número de palabras = wordage.* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.* palabra ambigua = weasel word.* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.* palabra coloquial = slang word.* palabra común = common word.* palabra de contenido = content word.* palabra de control = control word.* palabra de Dios = word of God.* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.* palabra del documento = textword.* palabra del texto = text word.* palabra del título = title word, title term.* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* palabra equívoca = weasel word.* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.* palabra impresa = words in print.* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.* palabra malsonate = expletive.* palabra oculta = hidden word.* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.* palabra puente = transitional word.* palabras = wordage.* palabras al viento = hot air.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* palabras de aliento = pep talk.* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.* palabras iniciales = opening statement.* palabras literales = quote... unquote.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.* palabras usadas = wording.* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.* primeras palabras = opening statement.* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.* raíz de palabra = word stem.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* secuencia de palabras = word string.* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* sentido de la palabra = word sense.* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.* significado de la palabra = word sense.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin palabras = wordless.* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.* * *1) ( vocablo) worden pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it
eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far
quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth
tener la última palabra — to have the final say
2) ( promesa) wordnunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word
se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)
cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)
tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan
3)a) ( habla) speechdejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth
b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something
tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)
ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak
* * *= word, headword.Ex: A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.
Ex: This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.* describir con palabras = describe + in words.* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.* de una palabra = one-word.* de una única palabra = single-word.* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.* en palabras = verbally.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.* frecuencia de palabras = word count.* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* número de palabras = wordage.* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.* palabra ambigua = weasel word.* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.* palabra coloquial = slang word.* palabra común = common word.* palabra de contenido = content word.* palabra de control = control word.* palabra de Dios = word of God.* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.* palabra del documento = textword.* palabra del texto = text word.* palabra del título = title word, title term.* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* palabra equívoca = weasel word.* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.* palabra impresa = words in print.* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.* palabra malsonate = expletive.* palabra oculta = hidden word.* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.* palabra puente = transitional word.* palabras = wordage.* palabras al viento = hot air.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* palabras de aliento = pep talk.* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.* palabras iniciales = opening statement.* palabras literales = quote... unquote.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.* palabras usadas = wording.* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.* primeras palabras = opening statement.* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.* raíz de palabra = word stem.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* secuencia de palabras = word string.* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* sentido de la palabra = word sense.* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.* significado de la palabra = word sense.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin palabras = wordless.* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.* * *A (vocablo) worduna palabra de seis letras a six-letter wordes un bruto en toda la extensión de la palabra he's a brute, in every sense of the wordpalabras, palabras, yo lo que quiero son hechos I've heard enough words o talk, I want to see some actionno son más que palabras it's all talkes un hombre de pocas palabras he's a man of few wordssólo quiero decir unas palabras I just want to say a few wordstras unas palabras de saludo after a few words of welcomeno encuentro or tengo palabras para expresarles mi agradecimiento I cannot find words to express my gratitude to youmira, yo te lo puedo explicar en dos palabras look, let me put it to you simplyen pocas palabras, es un cobarde basically o to put it bluntly, he's a coward¿te parece bien? — en una palabra, no is that all right? in a word, nolo tradujo palabra por palabra he translated it word for wordni una palabra más, te quedas a cenar not another word o I don't want to hear another word, you're staying for dinneryo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about itde esto ni una palabra a nadie not a word to anyone about thisno entendí (ni) una palabra de lo que dijo I didn't understand a (single) word of what he saidsin decir (una) palabra without a wordcomerse las palabras to gabblecon (muy) buenas palabras in the nicest possible waydecirle a algn cuatro palabras bien dichas to tell sb a few home truthseso ya son palabras mayores (refiriéndose — a un insulto) those are strong words; (— a una acusación) that's a serious accusation, those are strong words; (— a una propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far, that's a bit excessivela última palabra the last wordsiempre tiene que ser él el que diga la última palabra he always has to have the last worden este asunto la última palabra le corresponde a Juárez Juárez has the final say on this matterquitarle las palabras de la boca a algn to take the words right out of sb's mouthtener unas palabras con algn to have words with sb ( colloq)tuvieron unas palabras por un asunto de dinero they had words over some money matterlas palabras se las lleva el viento actions speak louder than wordsa palabras necias oídos sordos take no notice of the stupid things people sayCompuestos:key wordcompound word● palabra funcional or vacíafunction wordfpl (CS) crossword, crossword puzzleB (promesa) wordme basta con tu palabra your word is enough for meme dio su palabra she gave me her wordes una mujer de palabra she's a woman of her wordsiempre cumple con su palabra she always keeps her wordnunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his wordpalabra que yo no sabía nada ( fam); honest o really o ( BrE) straight up, I didn't know a thing about it ( colloq)se lo devolví ¡palabra! I gave it back to her, honest! ( colloq)cobrarle la palabra a algn ( Chi fam); to take sb up on sth ( colloq), to keep o hold sb to his/her wordtomarle la palabra a algn: le tome la palabra y le pedí un préstamo I took him up on his offer and asked for a loanCompuesto:word of honor*le dio su palabra de honor de que no volvería a hacerlo he gave her his word of honor o his solemn word that he wouldn't do it againyo no fui ¡palabra de honor! it wasn't me, word of honor o I swear!C1 (habla) speechel don de la palabra the gift of speechme invitó sólo de palabra I only got a verbal invitationfue un acuerdo de palabra it was a verbal agreementpecar de pensamiento, palabra y obra to sin in thought, word and deedno me dirigió la palabra en toda la noche she didn't speak to me all nightnos ha retirado la palabra she doesn't speak to us anymore, she no longer deigns to speak to us ( hum)dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca (me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; (no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth2 ( frml)(en una ceremonia, asamblea): pido la palabra may I say something?, I'd like to say somethingtiene la palabra el delegado estudiantil the student delegate has the floor ( frml)no le concedieron la palabra he was denied permission to speak, he was denied the floor ( frml)ceder la palabra a algn to give the floor to sb ( frml), to call upon sb to speaka continuación hizo uso de la palabra el presidente de la institución then the president of the institute made a speech* * *
palabra sustantivo femenino
1 ( vocablo) word;
no son más que palabras it's all talk;
en pocas palabras, es un cobarde in a word, he's a coward;
palabra por palabra word for word;
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about it;
no entendí (ni) una palabra I didn't understand a (single) word;
sin decir (una) palabra without a word;
palabra compuesta compound word;
tener la última palabra to have the final say
2 ( promesa) word;
una mujer de palabra a woman of her word;
cumplió con su palabra she kept her word;
nunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his word
3
un acuerdo de palabra a verbal agreement;
no me dirigió la palabra she didn't speak to me;
dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentenceb) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea):
tener/tomar la palabra to have/to take the floor (frml)
palabra sustantivo femenino
1 word
lo resumió en pocas palabras, she summarised it in a few words
(discurso) me quedé con la palabra en la boca, I was left speechless
Juan es hombre de pocas palabras, Juan is a man of few words
2 (capacidad para hablar) me dejó sin palabra, I was speechless
3 (compromiso) word: me dio su palabra, he gave me his word
no tiene palabra, she never keeps her word
4 (turno para hablar) right to speak
tener la palabra, to have the floor
♦ Locuciones: dirigir la palabra a alguien, to address sb
de palabra, by word of mouth
' palabra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- abreviar
- acento
- ayunas
- baja
- bajo
- bañera
- bar
- bastante
- calor
- ceder
- chalet
- chimenea
- ciudad
- colmo
- comida
- comprometerse
- culta
- culto
- decirse
- disonante
- empeñar
- entredicho
- faltar
- fresca
- fresco
- histórica
- histórico
- honor
- justa
- justo
- ladrón
- ladrona
- lata
- mayoría
- mirar
- muletilla
- padre
- piso
- promesa
- pronunciar
- recta
- recto
- saludar
- saludo
- sigla
- subrayar
- taco
- tela
English:
absent
- buzz off
- cagey
- clinch
- connotation
- current
- date
- dated
- derive
- do
- engine driver
- female
- fish
- floor
- fuck
- go back on
- high
- honour
- interrogative
- lady
- marmalade
- match
- mint
- misuse
- operative
- score out
- sense
- shorten
- speak
- spectacle
- speech
- state-of-the-art
- storey
- true
- use
- verbatim
- way
- word
- a
- call
- compound
- key
- strict
- swear
- take
- unwritten
* * *♦ nf1. [término, vocablo] word;con palabras no puedo expresar lo que sentía words cannot express what I felt;dilo con tus propias palabras say it in your own words;lo dijo, aunque no con esas palabras she said it, though not in so many words;no son más que palabras (vacías) it's all talk;buenas palabras fine-sounding words;no cruzaron palabra en todo el camino they didn't exchange a word throughout the journey;dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentence;dirigir la palabra a alguien to speak to sb;no le dirige la palabra a su madre desde hace semanas he hasn't spoken to his mother for weeks;en otras palabras in other words;en una palabra in a word;lo dijo todo a medias palabras she only hinted at what she meant;medir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully);no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanish;yo de este tema no sé ni (media) palabra I don't know a thing about this subject;no dijo palabra he didn't say a word;palabra por palabra word for word;me has quitado la palabra de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;lo de comprar una casa son palabras mayores buying a house is a very serious matter;no hace falta llegar a palabras mayores there is no need to get nasty about it;le aguanto casi todo, pero eso ya son palabras mayores I'll put up with almost anything from him, but that's going a bit (too) far;sin mediar palabra without a single word;tener la última palabra to have the last word;tener unas palabras con alguien to have words with sb;tuvo que tragarse sus palabras he had to eat his words;a palabras necias, oídos sordos sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)Informát palabra clave keyword;palabra compuesta compound word;CSur palabras cruzadas crossword;palabra de Dios word of God2. [juramento, promesa] word;es su palabra contra la mía it's her word against mine;dar/empeñar la palabra to give/pledge one's word;ella me dio su palabra she gave me her word;dio (su) palabra de que nada saldría mal he gave his word that nothing would go wrong;estar bajo palabra [en juicio] to be under oath;faltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his word;mantuvo su palabra she kept her word;no tiene palabra he's not a man of his word;tienes mi palabra you have my word;tomar la palabra a alguien to hold sb to their wordpalabra de honor word of honour;¡palabra (de honor)! honestly!;yo no sabía nada, ¡palabra (de honor)! I didn't know anything, honestly! o I swear!3. [habla] speech;con el susto perdió la palabra the shock left her speechless;de palabra by word of mouth, verbally;el trato se hizo de palabra it was a purely verbal agreement o a gentleman's agreementpedir la palabra to ask for the floor;¡pido la palabra! could I say something, please?;tomar la palabra to take the floor5.palabras [discurso] words;a continuación nuestro invitado nos dirigirá unas palabras our guest will now say a few words♦ nmpalabra de honor [vestido] strapless dress* * *f tb figword;palabra por palabra word for word;bajo palabra on parole;en una palabra in a word;en pocas palabras briefly;tomar la palabra speak;de palabra acuerdo verbal;de pocas palabras persona of few words;tomar a alguien la palabra take s.o. at his/her word;dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca fig cut s.o. off in mid-sentence;buenas palabras fine words;lo de tener un hijo son palabras mayores having a child is a serious business o is not something to be undertaken lightly;con medias palabras dijo … he hinted that …, he half said that …* * *palabra nf1) vocablo: word2) promesa: word, promiseun hombre de palabra: a man of his word3) habla: speech4) : right to speaktener la palabra: to have the floor* * *palabra n word¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean? -
85 rechazar
v.1 to reject.el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruptionEllos rechazan el grano malo They reject the bad grain.2 to push away (repeler) (a una persona).3 to reject (medicine) (órgano).4 to clear (sport).el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play5 to refuse, to pass up, to decline, to disregard.Ellos rechazan el café They refuse the coffee.6 to refuse to.Ellos rechazan comprar eso They refuse to buy that.7 to turn one's back on.8 to dishonor, to refuse to accept, to repudiate, to disavow.Ellos rechazan el reconocimiento They dishonor the recognition.* * *1 (gen) to reject, turn down, refuse2 (ataque) to repel, repulse, drive back3 MEDICINA to reject* * *verb1) to reject, decline2) refuse* * *VT1) [+ persona] to push away; [+ ataque] to repel, beat off; [+ enemigo] to drive back2) [+ acusación, idea] to reject; [+ oferta] to turn down, refuse; [+ tentación] to resist3) [+ luz] to reflect; [+ agua] to throw off4) (Med) [+ órgano] to reject* * *verbo transitivoa) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn downb) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulsec) (Med) < órgano> to reject* * *= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex. Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.Ex. Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.Ex. Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex. The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.----* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* rechazarse = go by + the board.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.* * *verbo transitivoa) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn downb) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulsec) (Med) < órgano> to reject* * *= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex: Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.Ex: Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.Ex: Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* rechazarse = go by + the board.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.* * *rechazar [A4 ]vt1 ‹invitación/propuesta› to reject; ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn downla moción fue rechazada the motion was defeatedrechazó su proposición de matrimonio she rejected o turned down his proposal of marriagese sienten rechazados por la sociedad they feel rejected by society2 ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse3 ‹luz› to reflect4 ( Med) ‹órgano› to reject* * *
rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo
‹moción/enmienda› to defeat;
‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
rechazar verbo transitivo
1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject
(oferta, contrato) to turn down
2 Med (un órgano) to reject
3 Mil to repel
' rechazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- declinar
- negar
- definitivamente
- desechar
- despreciar
- plano
English:
beat off
- brush off
- decline
- defeat
- deny
- disallow
- dismiss
- fend off
- fight off
- head-hunt
- offer
- refuse
- reject
- repudiate
- repulse
- shun
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- sweep aside
- turn away
- turn down
- ward off
- wave aside
- fend
- fight
- hand
- over
- parry
- rebuff
- repel
- throw
- turn
- ward
- wave
* * *rechazar vt1. [no aceptar] to reject;[oferta, invitación] to turn down, to reject2. [negar] to deny;el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption;rechazó que vaya a presentarse a la presidencia he denied that he was going to run for the presidency3. [órgano] to reject;el paciente rechazó el órgano the patient rejected the organ4. [repeler] [a una persona] to push away;[a atacantes] to drive back, to repel;rechazaron el ataque de los enemigos they repelled the enemy attack5. Dep to clear;el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play* * *v/t reject; MIL repel* * *rechazar {21} vt1) : to reject2) : to turn down, to refuse* * *rechazar vb to reject / to turn down -
86 sobrar
v.1 to be left over, to be spare.nos sobró comida we had some food left overSobró comida Food was left over.2 to be more than enough.parece que van a sobrar bocadillos it looks like there are going to be too many sandwichesSobra comida There is more than enough food.3 to be superfluous.lo que dices sobra that goes without saying4 to have more than enough, to have plenty of.Me sobra comida I have plenty of food.5 to be not wanted, to be expendable, to be a fifth wheel, to be a third wheel.6 to be uncalled for, to be not the proper thing to say.7 to be the odd man out.* * *1 (haber más de lo necesario) to be more than enough, be too much2 (estar de más) to be superfluous, be unnecessary3 (estorbar) to be in the way4 (quedar) to have left over, be left over* * *1.VT to exceed, surpass2.VI (=quedar de más) to remain, be left, be left over; (=ser más que suficiente) to be more than enough; (=ser superfluo) to be sparesobra uno — there's one too many, there's one left
veo que aquí sobro — I see that I'm not needed o I'm superfluous here
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar)¿te ha sobrado dinero? — do you have any money left?
b) ( estar de más)ya veo que sobro — I can see I'm not wanted/needed here
salir sobrando — (Méx) to be superfluous o unnecessary
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar)¿te ha sobrado dinero? — do you have any money left?
b) ( estar de más)ya veo que sobro — I can see I'm not wanted/needed here
salir sobrando — (Méx) to be superfluous o unnecessary
* * *sobrar [A1 ]vi1(quedar, restar): sobró mucha comida there was a lot of food left over¿te ha sobrado dinero? do you have any money left?2(estar de más): ya veo que sobro, así que me iré I can see I'm not wanted/needed here so I'll gono te creas que a mí me sobra el dinero don't think that I have money to throw around o to burn ( colloq)no me sobra el tiempo I don't have too much time o all that much time, I'm a bit short of timesobra un cubierto I/you/they have laid one place too many, there's an extra placesalir sobrando ( Méx): lo escrito más arriba sale sobrando the above text ( o explanation etc) is superfluous o unnecessaryaquí hay dos empleados que salen sobrando there are two employees here whom we do not need o who are surplus to requirements■ sobrarvt( RPl) to look down onno me sobres don't patronize me* * *
sobrar ( conjugate sobrar) verbo intransitivoa) (quedar, restar):
¿te ha sobrado dinero? do you have any money left?b) ( estar de más):◊ ya veo que sobro aquí I can see I'm not wanted/needed here;
a mí no me sobra el dinero I don't have money to throw around (colloq);
sobra un cubierto there's an extra place
sobrar verbo intransitivo
1 (quedar) to be left (over): si sobra tela hago un cojín, if there's any fabric left, I'll make a cushion
2 (haber en exceso) to be more than enough: nos sobra espacio para ponerlo, we have plenty of room to put it
3 (estar de más, ser innecesario) su marido sobraba en aquella reunión, her husband wasn't wanted at that meeting
sobran las disculpas, there is no need for you to apologize
' sobrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quedar
English:
leave
- spare
* * *♦ vi1. [quedar, restar] to be left over, to be spare;nos sobró comida we had some food left over;no me sobró ni un centavo I didn't have a penny left;nos van a sobrar un par de días we'll have a couple of days left2. [haber de más]parece que van a sobrar bocadillos it looks like there are going to be too many o more than enough sandwiches;sobra una silla there's one chair too many3. [estar de más] to be superfluous;lo que dices sobra that goes without saying;aquí sobra alguien someone here is not welcome♦ vtAndes, RP Famsobrar a alguien to look down on sb, to patronize sb* * *v/t:sobra comida there’s food left over;me sobró pintura I had some paint left over;sobraba uno there was one left* * *sobrar vi: to be in excess, to be superfluousmás vale que sobre a que falte: it's better to have too much than not enough* * *sobrar vb1. (quedar) to be left over2. (haber más de lo necesario) to be more than enough3. (molestar) not to be neededvete a casa, que aquí sobras go home, you're not needed here -
87 como un descosido
familiar (con exceso) like wild, too much* * *= like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessedEx. It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex. He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.Ex. It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk.* * *= like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessedEx: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.
Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.Ex: It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk. -
88 feo
adj.1 ugly, homely, bad-looking, ill-favored.2 ugly.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona - nada atractiva) ugly; (- poco atractiva) plain2 (aspecto, situación, tiempo, etc) nasty, horrible, unpleasant, awful3 (acción) horrible, awful4 (indigno) rude, not nice, improper► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ugly person1 (ofensa) slight, snub\hacerle un feo a alguien to slight somebody, snub somebodyser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sinsiempre me (te, etc) toca bailar con la más fea I (you, etc) always get the short end of the stick————————1 (ofensa) slight, snub* * *= fea, adj.1) ugly2) nasty* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin belleza) [persona, casa, ropa] uglybailar con la más fea —
2) (=desagradable) [asunto, tiempo] nasty, unpleasant; [jugada] dirtytiene la fea costumbre de irse sin despedirse — he has a nasty habit of leaving without saying goodbye
3) (=de mala educación)está muy feo contestarle así a tu madre — it's very rude o it's not nice to answer your mother like that
está o queda feo comerse las uñas en público — it's bad manners to bite your nails in public
4) LAm [olor, comida] nasty, unpleasant2. SM1) (=desaire)-no puedo ir a tu boda -¿me vas a hacer ese feo? — "I can't come to your wedding" - "but you can't refuse!" o "how can you refuse!"
2) * (=fealdad)hoy está con el feo o de feo subido — he's looking really ugly today
3.ADV LAm * bad, badlyoler feo — to smell bad, have a nasty smell
* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.----* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *1 ‹persona/animal/edificio› ugly; ‹peinado› unflatteringes fea de cara she's not at all pretty, she has a very plain facees feo con ganas he's as ugly as sin ( colloq)es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhoodes un color bastante feo it isn't a very attractive o nice colorllevaba una corbata feísima he was wearing the most awful tieser más feo que Picio or que un pecado or que pegarle a Dios or que pegarle a la madre ( fam); to be as ugly as sin ( colloq)siempre me toca bailar con la más fea ( fam); I always get the short end of the stick o draw the short straw ( colloq)2 ‹asunto/situación› unpleasant; ‹olor/sabor› ( esp AmL) unpleasant¡qué feo está el día! ( AmL); what an awful day!me has dado cartas muy feas you've dealt me horrible cardsla cosa se está poniendo fea, vámonos things are getting nasty o ugly o this is getting unpleasant, let's goes or ( Esp) está muy feo hablar así de los amigos it's not nice to talk about your friends like thattiene la fea costumbre de contestar he has an unpleasant habit of answering backfeo2( AmL) ‹oler/saber› badme miró feo she gave me a dirty looksentir feo ( Méx); to feel terriblese siente feo que te traten así it's really terrible to be treated like thatfeo3( fam)1(desaire): hacerle un feo a algn to snub sb2 ( fam)(fealdad): es encantador, pero es de un feo … he's charming, but boy, is he (ever) ugly! ( AmE), he's charming but he isn't half ugly! ( BrE colloq)es de un feo que asusta he's as ugly as sin o as ugly as they come ( colloq)* * *
feo 1,◊ fea adjetivo
‹ peinado› unflattering;
es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhood
‹olor/sabor› (esp AmL) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué feo está el día! what an awful day!;
la cosa se está poniendo fea things are getting nasty o ugly;
es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así it's not nice to talk like that
feo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹oler/saber› bad;
feo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (carente de belleza) ugly
2 (turbio) nasty: esto se pone feo, this is looking bad
una herida fea, a bad wound
II m (desaire, descortesía) snub: no le hagas ese feo, don't snub him
♦ Locuciones: ser más feo que Picio, to be as ugly as sin
' feo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantosa
- espantoso
- esperpento
- fea
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- encima
- espantar
- feroz
- gana
- horrible
English:
hideous
- nasty
- ugly
- ugly duckling
- unsightly
- dull
- homely
- nice
- plain
* * *feo, -a♦ adj1. [persona, animal, traje] ugly;es un pueblo muy feo it's a very ugly town;es fea con ganas she's as ugly as sin;ser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sin;Famser más feo que pegarle a un padre to be as ugly as sin2. [aspecto, herida] nasty;[tiempo] foul, horrible; [color] unpleasant;está metido en un asunto muy feo he's mixed up in some really nasty business;ponerse feo [situación, tiempo] to turn nasty;la cosa está fea things are looking bad3. [desagradable] unpleasant;[ofensivo] rude;cuando me vio me hizo un gesto feo when she saw me she made a rude gesture;lo que hiciste quedó feo that wasn't a very nice thing to do4. Am [olor, sabor] unpleasant♦ nm,f[persona] ugly person; Famle tocó bailar con la más fea he drew the short straw♦ nm[desaire]hacer un feo a alguien to offend o slight sb;le hizo el feo de no saludarla he snubbed her by not saying hello♦ advAm [oler, saber] bad;tus zapatos huelen muy feo your shoes smell awful* * *I adj ugly; fignasty;la(s) cosa(s) se pone(n) feo(s) fig things are looking grimII m:hacer un feo a alguien fam snub s.o.oler, saber bad* * *feo adv: badly, bad1) : ugly2) : unpleasant, nasty* * *feo adj -
89 follón
m.1 bedlam, fuss, carry-on, hoo-ha.2 muddle, tricky situation.3 racket, loud voices.* * *1 familiar (alboroto) rumpus, shindy2 familiar (enredo, confusión) mess, trouble\armar (un) follón familiar to kick up a rumpusmeterse en un follón to get into a mess, get into trouble* * *1. SM1) * (=desorden) mess¡qué follón de papeles! — what a mess of papers!
2) * (=alboroto) rumpus, row; (=lío) troublearmar un follón — to make a row, kick up a fuss
hubo o se armó un follón tremendo — there was a hell of a row
3) (Bot) sucker4) And (=prenda) petticoat5) Caribe (=juerga de borrachera) drinking bout6) (=cohete) noiseless rocket7) Méx * silent fart **2. ADJ †1) (=perezoso) lazy, idle2) (=arrogante) arrogant, puffed-up; (=fanfarrón) blustering3) (=cobarde) cowardly4) CAm [vestido] roomy, loose* * *masculino (Esp fam)armó or montó un buen follón — ( montar una trifulca) he kicked up a hell of a fuss (colloq); ( hacer ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
b) (situación confusa, desorden) messc) ( problema)* * *= muddle, cock-up, bedlam, ruckus, scandal, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, rigmarole [rigamarole].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 repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.----* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.* en un follón = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* * *masculino (Esp fam)armó or montó un buen follón — ( montar una trifulca) he kicked up a hell of a fuss (colloq); ( hacer ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
b) (situación confusa, desorden) messc) ( problema)* * *= muddle, cock-up, bedlam, ruckus, scandal, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, rigmarole [rigamarole].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 repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.* en un follón = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* * *hubo un follón tremendo a la salida del estadio there was a lot of trouble o an incredible commotion o ruckus outside the stadium ( colloq)cuando lo intentaron echar, armó or montó un buen follón when they tried to throw him out, he kicked up a hell of a fuss o created a real stink ( colloq)2(situación confusa, desorden): en este follón de papeles no hay quien encuentre nada these papers are so jumbled up o in such a mess, it's impossible to find anything ( colloq)¿sabes algo del follón este de MEPIRESA? do you know anything about this MEPIRESA business? ( colloq)me armé un buen follón con la última pregunta I got into a real mess with the last question ( colloq)3(problema): si te juntas con esa gente, te meterás en follones if you go around with that lot, you'll get into trouble* * *
follón sustantivo masculino (Esp fam)
( ruido) racket (colloq), din (AmE colloq);
( hizo ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
follón m fam
1 (escándalo, jaleo) row, fuss, commotion: estáis armando mucho follón, you are making a lot of noise
montó un follón por esa tontería, he kicked up a fuss over that nonsense
2 (lío, confusión, caos) mess, trouble: me vas a meter en un buen follón, you are going to get me into a real mess
tengo un follón de papeles sobre la mesa, the papers on my desk are in a terrible mess
' follón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esperar
- taco
- zipizape
English:
cock-up
- hullabaloo
- kick up
- palaver
- rigmarole
- row
- muddle
- stink
* * *follón nmEsp Fam1. [discusión] row;se armó un follón there was an almighty row;me montó un follón tremendo porque faltaba dinero he kicked up an almighty fuss o row because there was some money missing2. [lío] mess;¡vaya follón! what a mess!;tengo un follón de libros encima de la mesa I've got piles of books scattered all over my desk;¡dejad de armar follón! stop making such a row!;me hice un follón con las listas I got into a real muddle o mess with the lists;está metido en un follón de dinero he's got into some money trouble;esta tarde tengo mucho follón, mañana sería mejor I won't have a minute this afternoon, so tomorrow would be better* * *m1 argument2 ( lío) mess3:armar un follón kick up a fuss* * *follón n1. (alboroto) racket / noise2. (desorden, confusión) mess3. (problema) trouble -
90 irse
1) to go2) leave* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) [uso impersonal]¿por dónde se va al aeropuerto? — which is the way o which way is it to the airport?
2) (=marcharse) to go, leavese fueron — they went, they left
me voy, ¡hasta luego! — I'm off, see you!
¡vete! — go away!, get out!
¡no te vayas! — don't go!
¡vámonos! — let's go!; [antes de subirse al tren, barco] all aboard!
¡nos fuimos! — LAm * let's go!, off we go! *
me voy de con usted — CAm I'm leaving you
3) (=actuar)vete con cuidado cuando habléis de este tema — you should tread carefully when you mention that subject
4) (=salirse) [por agujero] to leak out; [por el borde] to overflow5) (=vaciarse) [por agujero] to leak; [por el borde] to overflow6) (=desaparecer) [luz] to go out7) (=terminarse)írsele a algn: se me va el sueldo en autobuses — all my wages go on bus fares
rápido, que se nos va el tiempo — be quick, we're running out of time
8) (=perder el equilibrio)mano I, 1., 4), pie 2)parecía que me iba para atrás cuando andaba — I felt as if I were falling over backwards when I walked
11) ** (=eyacular) to come *** * *(v.) = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getawayEx. He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.Ex. Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.Ex. She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex. As she wended her way through the corridors, she pursued an inquiry with herself as to what she ought to have done with Mike.Ex. 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex. 'Let me know how you think we should break the news, uh?,' Cissy Bogardus replied and took her leave.Ex. They went backstage and looked high and low for Andre, but he was gone.Ex. The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.Ex. Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.* * *(v.) = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getawayEx: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.
Ex: Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.Ex: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex: As she wended her way through the corridors, she pursued an inquiry with herself as to what she ought to have done with Mike.Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex: 'Let me know how you think we should break the news, uh?,' Cissy Bogardus replied and took her leave.Ex: They went backstage and looked high and low for Andre, but he was gone.Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.Ex: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.* * *
■irse verbo reflexivo
1 (marcharse) to go away, leave: me voy, I'm off
¡vámonos!, let's go!
¡vete!, go away!
vete a casa, go home ➣ Ver nota en leave
2 (líquido, gas) (escaparse) to leak
3 (direcciones) ¿por dónde se va a...?, which is the way to...?
4 (gastar) to go, be spent: no sé en qué se me fue el dinero, I don't know where the money went
Ten cuidado con este verbo. La traducción más común es to go, pero sólo cuando expresa la idea de alejarse de quien habla o del oyente. Si, por el contrario, implica un acercamiento al hablante o al oyente, entonces es mejor usar el verbo to come: ¡Voy! Coming! Esta regla también se aplica a los verbos compuestos como go o come out (salir), go o come in (entrar), go o come up (subir), go o come down (bajar), etc.
' irse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- cama
- estar
- garete
- hora
- lengua
- marcharse
- optar
- partir
- pique
- rama
- salirse
- tangente
- acostar
- andar
- camping
- capaz
- cuerno
- disparado
- ir
- jalar
- jarra
- jolgorio
- largar
- mierda
- parranda
- picar
- pinta
- retirar
- salir
- vacaciones
English:
abroad
- adrift
- away
- before
- bolt
- broke
- depart
- die away
- dim
- dog
- drain
- drive off
- get along
- get away
- get off
- go
- last
- laugh
- leave
- may
- mill about
- mill around
- move
- move away
- move off
- must
- night
- pan
- quit
- ride away
- run along
- rush off
- sink away
- spout
- tangent
- toy with
- trot away
- trot off
- tube
- wall
- bee
- binge
- boil
- dash
- die
- disappear
- fade
- fall
- fling
- fly
* * *vpr1. [marcharse] to go, to leave;me voy, que mañana tengo que madrugar I'm off, I've got to get up early tomorrow;tenemos que irnos o perderemos el tren we have to be going or we'll miss the train;irse a to go to;este verano nos vamos a la playa we'll be going o off to the seaside this summer;se ha ido a trabajar she's gone to work;se fueron a Venezuela a montar un negocio they went (off) to Venezuela to start a business;se fue de casa/del país he left home/the country;se me va uno de mis mejores empleados I'm losing one of my best employees;¡vete! go away!;Fam¡vete por ahí! get lost!;irse abajo [edificio] to fall down;[negocio] to collapse; [planes] to fall through2. [desaparecer] to go;se fue el mal tiempo the bad weather went away;se ha ido la luz there's been a power cut;estas manchas no se van tan fácilmente these stains aren't easy to get out;los granos se le irán con el tiempo the spots will go o disappear in time;no se me ha ido el dolor the pain hasn't gone, the pain is still there3. [gastarse] to go;se me fueron todos los ahorros en el viaje all my savings went on the trip;se me ha ido la mañana limpiando la casa I've spent the whole morning cleaning the house;Irónicoel tiempo se va que es un gusto I've no idea where all my time goes4. [salirse, escaparse]ponle un corcho al champán para que no se le vaya la fuerza put a cork in the champagne bottle so it doesn't go flat;al motor se le va el aceite por alguna parte the oil's leaking out of the engine somewhere, the engine's losing oil somewhere;sin doble acristalamiento el calor se va por las rendijas if you haven't got double glazing, the heat escapes through the gaps in the windowsse le fue un pie y se cayó her foot slipped and she fell;tomó la curva muy cerrada y todos nos fuimos para un lado he took the bend very tight and we all slid to one side6. [olvidarse]tenía varias ideas, pero se me han ido I had several ideas, but they've all slipped my mind;se me ha ido su nombre her name escapes me12. Comp¡vete a saber! who knows!♦ nmel ir y venir de los albañiles con sus carretillas the comings and goings of the builders with their wheelbarrows;con tanto ir y venir toda la mañana tengo los pies destrozados my feet are really sore after all that running around this morning* * *v/r go (away), leave;¡vete! go away!;¡vámonos! let’s go* * *vr1) : to leave, to go¡vámonos!: let's go!todo el mundo se fue: everyone left2) escaparse: to leak3) gastarse: to be used up, to be gone* * *irse vb¡vámonos! let's go!¡me voy! I'm off!2. (con enfado) to go away¡vete! go away!3. (dinero, tiempo, dolor, mancha) to go¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?4. (luz) to go out / to go off -
91 laborioso
adj.1 laborious, difficult, arduous, hard.2 hardworking, hard-working, industrious.* * *► adjetivo1 (trabajador) industrious, diligent2 (trabajoso) laborious* * *ADJ1) (=dedicado, constante) hard-working, industrious2) (=minucioso) painstaking3) (=dificultoso) [trabajo, negociaciones] laborious, difficult* * *- sa adjetivo < persona> hardworking, industrious; < abejas> industrious; < tarea> laborious* * *= laborious, painstaking, labour-intensive [labour intensive].Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex. Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.* * *- sa adjetivo < persona> hardworking, industrious; < abejas> industrious; < tarea> laborious* * *= laborious, painstaking, labour-intensive [labour intensive].Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex: Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.* * *laborioso -sa1 ‹persona› hardworking, industrious, diligent; ‹abejas› industrious2 ‹trabajo/investigación› laborious* * *
laborioso
‹ abejas› industrious;
‹ tarea› laborious
laborioso,-a adjetivo
1 (trabajador) hardworking
2 (trabajoso) laborious
' laborioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fina
- fino
- laboriosa
English:
arduous
- laborious
* * *laborioso, -a adj1. [aplicado] hard-working2. [difícil] laborious, arduous* * *adj1 tarea laborious2 persona industrious, hard-working* * *laborioso, -sa adj1) : laborious, hard2) : industrious, hard-working -
92 ligero
adj.1 light, lite.2 light, venial, slight, unimportant.3 light, flimsy, flighty, double-quick.4 lightweight, buoyant, airy, weightless.adv.fast, quickly, rapidly, swiftly.* * *► adjetivo1 (liviano) light2 (sin importancia) minor, light3 (rápido) swift4 (ágil) agile5 (frívolo) flippant\a la ligera lightly, flippantlyser ligero,-a de cascos to be irresponsibletomarse las cosas a la ligera to make light of things, not take things seriouslyviajar ligero,-a de peso to travel light* * *(f. - ligera)adj.1) slight2) light, lightweight3) quick, agile* * *1. ADJ1) (=poco pesado) [paquete, gas, metal, comida] light; [tela] light, lightweight, thin; [material] lightweightuna blusa ligerita — a light o lightweight o thin blouse
vas muy ligero de ropa para esta época del año — you're very lightly o flimsily dressed for this time of the year
•
tener el sueño ligero — to be a light sleeper2) (=leve) [viento, caricia] light; [ruido] slight; [perfume, fragancia] delicate3) (=poco importante) [enfermedad] minor; [castigo] light4) (=rápido) swiftligero como una balaligero de pies — light-footed, quick
5) (=ágil) agiledespués del régimen me siento mucho más ligera — after the diet I feel a lot lighter on my feet o a lot more agile
6) (=superficial) [conocimiento] slight; [sospecha] sneakingun ligero conocimiento de alemán — a slight knowledge o a smattering of German
tengo la ligera sospecha de que nos hemos equivocado — I have a sneaking suspicion that we've made a mistake
7) (=frívolo) [carácter, persona] flippant, frivolous; [comentario, tema] flippant; [mujer] pey † loose †casco 5)no deberías ser tan ligera con estos asuntos — you shouldn't be so flippant o frivolous about these things
8) (=sin complicaciones) [novela, película] lightweight; [conversación, contexto] light-hearted9)• a la ligera — (=irreflexivamente) rashly; (=rápidamente) quickly
es obvio que lo has hecho muy a la ligera — it's obvious that you rushed it o did it too quickly
no podemos juzgar su conducta a la ligera — we shouldn't jump to conclusions about his behaviour, we shouldn't judge his behaviour so hastily
•
tomarse algo a la ligera — not to take sth seriously2.ADV (=rápido) [andar, correr] quicklyvenga, ligero, que nos vamos — get a move on, we're going
•
de ligero — rashly, thoughtlessly* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( liviano)a) <paquete/gas/metal> light; < tela> light, thinb)ligero de algo: salió muy ligera de ropa she went out very lightly dressed; viajar ligero de equipaje — to travel light
c) <comida/masa> light2) ( leve)a) <dolor/sabor/olor> slight; < inconveniente> slight, minor; < golpe> gentle, slightb) <noción/sensación/sospecha> slight3)a) ( no serio) < conversación> lighthearted; <película/lectura> lightweightb) ( frívolo)una mujer ligera — (ant) a woman of easy virtue (dated or hum)
a la ligera — < actuar> without thinking, hastily
4) ( ágil) < movimiento> agile, nimble5) ( rápido) <persona/animal/vehículo> fastIIadverbio quickly, fast* * *= mild, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], swift [swifter -comp., swiftest -sup.], swift-footed.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Hares, wild boar, and swift-footed gazelle roam freely over these vast regions.----* a la ligera = lightly.* a paso ligero = on the double.* arma ligera = light weapon.* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.* industria ligera = light industry.* ligero como una pluma = light as a feather.* ligero de cascos = reckless, promiscuous, airheaded.* ligero de peso = lightweight [light-weight].* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tono ligero = light touch.* vehículo ligero = light vehicle.* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( liviano)a) <paquete/gas/metal> light; < tela> light, thinb)ligero de algo: salió muy ligera de ropa she went out very lightly dressed; viajar ligero de equipaje — to travel light
c) <comida/masa> light2) ( leve)a) <dolor/sabor/olor> slight; < inconveniente> slight, minor; < golpe> gentle, slightb) <noción/sensación/sospecha> slight3)a) ( no serio) < conversación> lighthearted; <película/lectura> lightweightb) ( frívolo)una mujer ligera — (ant) a woman of easy virtue (dated or hum)
a la ligera — < actuar> without thinking, hastily
4) ( ágil) < movimiento> agile, nimble5) ( rápido) <persona/animal/vehículo> fastIIadverbio quickly, fast* * *= mild, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], swift [swifter -comp., swiftest -sup.], swift-footed.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Hares, wild boar, and swift-footed gazelle roam freely over these vast regions.* a la ligera = lightly.* a paso ligero = on the double.* arma ligera = light weapon.* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.* industria ligera = light industry.* ligero como una pluma = light as a feather.* ligero de cascos = reckless, promiscuous, airheaded.* ligero de peso = lightweight [light-weight].* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tono ligero = light touch.* vehículo ligero = light vehicle.* * *1 ‹maleta/paquete› light; ‹gas/metal› light; ‹tela/vestido› light, thines ligero como una pluma it's (as) light as a feathermaterial ligero lightweight material2 ligero DE algo:salió muy ligera de ropa she went out very lightly dressedsiempre viaja muy ligero de equipaje he always travels very light3 ‹comida/masa› light; ‹vino› light; ‹perfume› delicate, discreetvamos a comer algo ligero ahora we're going to have a light meal o snack nowB (leve)1 ‹dolor/sabor› slight; ‹olor› faint, slight; ‹inconveniente› slight, minoroyó unos pasos ligeros por el pasillo she heard light steps in the corridorle dio un golpe ligero en la mano she gave him a gentle smack on the handsoplaba una brisa ligera there was a slight o light o gentle breezecualquier ruido, por muy ligero que sea, la despierta she wakes up at the slightest noisetiene un sueño muy ligero he's a very light sleeper2 ‹noción/conocimientos› slight; ‹sensación› slightun ligero conocimiento del latín a slight knowledge of o a smattering of Latintengo la ligera impresión de que nos mintió ( iró); I have the tiniest suspicion that he was lying to us ( iro)C1 (no serio) ‹conversación› lighthearted; ‹película/lectura› lightweightlo dijo en tono ligero he said it lightheartedly2 (frívolo) ‹persona› flippant, frivolousa la ligera ‹actuar› without thinking, hastilytodo se lo toma a la ligera he doesn't take anything seriouslyD (ágil) ‹salto/movimiento› agile, nimblede un salto ligero cruzó el riachuelo she leaped nimbly across the streamE (rápido) ‹persona/animal/vehículo› fast¿por qué no vas tú, que eres más ligero? why don't you go? you're quicker o faster than meun caballo ligero como el viento a horse that runs like the windquickly, fastbébelo ligerito que nos vamos drink it up quickly, we're goingvamos, ligero, que llegamos tarde come on, let's move it o let's get a move on, we're late ( colloq)* * *
ligero 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1 ( liviano)
‹ tela› light, thin;
viajar ligero de equipaje to travel light
2 ( leve)
‹ inconveniente› slight, minor;
‹ golpe› gentle, slight;
3 ( no serio) ‹ conversación› lighthearted;
‹película/lectura› lightweight;
todo se lo toma a la ligera he doesn't take anything seriously
4 ( ágil) ‹ movimiento› agile, nimble;
( rápido) ‹persona/animal/vehículo› fast
ligero 2 adverbio
quickly, fast
ligero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de poco peso) light, lightweight: iba muy ligero de ropa, he was lightly dressed
2 (rápido) swift, quick
3 (acento, etc) slight
(cena, brisa) light
4 (poco serio) light
música ligera, light music
II adverbio ligero (veloz) fast, swiftly
♦ Locuciones: ser ligero,-a de cascos, to be flighty
a la ligera, lightly
caballería ligera, light cavalry
paso ligero, double quick
' ligero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achatamiento
- ligera
- paso
- sabor
- sueño
- tentempié
- peso
- TALGO
- temblor
English:
angel food cake
- clad
- feather
- flimsy
- light
- lightweight
- lissom
- lissome
- scantily
- scanty
- sleeper
- slight
- soft
- springy
- subtle
- trip along
- brisk
- double
- faint
- -footed
- lighten
- mild
- snack
- vaguely
* * *ligero, -a♦ adj1. [de poco peso] light;iba muy ligera de ropa [provocativa] she was very scantily clad;[poco abrigada] she wasn't wearing enough clothes;ser ligero como una pluma to be as light as a feather2. [traje, tela] thin3. [comida] light;en casa hacemos cenas ligeras we have a light meal in the evening at home4. [armamento] light5. [leve] [roce, toque, golpe] light;[olor, rumor, sonido] faint; [sabor] slight, mild; [dolor, resfriado] slight; [herida, accidente, daño] minor; [descenso, diferencia, inconveniente] slight; [conocimientos, sospecha, idea] vague;sufrieron heridas de ligera consideración they suffered minor injuries;tengo la ligera impresión de que te equivocas I have a vague feeling that you might be wrong;tener el sueño ligero to be a light sleeper6. [literatura, teatro] light;una comedia ligera a light comedy;quiero leer algo ligero que no me haga pensar I want to read something light that I don't have to think about too hard7. [rápido] quick, swift;caminar a paso ligero to walk at a brisk pace;tener una mente ligera to be quick-thinking8. [ágil] agile, nimble9. [irreflexivo] flippant;hacer algo a la ligera to do sth without much thought;juzgar (algo/a alguien) a la ligera to be superficial in one's judgements (about sth/sb);tomarse algo a la ligera not to take sth seriously;ser ligero de cascos [irresponsable] to be irresponsible;[mujer] to be flighty♦ adv[rápidamente] quickly;ligero, que tengo mucha prisa hurry up, I'm in a rush* * *I adj1 light;ligero de ropa scantily clad;tomarse algo a la ligera not take sth seriously2 ( rápido) rapid, quick3 movimiento agile, nimble4 ( leve) slightII adv quickly* * *ligero, -ra adj1) : light, lightweight2) : slight, minor3) : agile, quick4) : lighthearted, superficial* * *ligero adj1. (en general) light2. (leve) slight -
93 cajón
m.1 drawer, till.2 case, packing case.3 parking space, parking place.* * *1 (en mueble) drawer2 (caja grande) crate3 (casilla) stall4 (entre estantes) shelf space\ser de cajón familiar to be self-evident, be obviouscajón de sastre figurado jumble* * *noun m.1) drawer2) box, crate* * *SM1) [de mueble] drawercajón de sastre, esta palabra es un cajón de sastre — this is a catch-all term
2) (=caja) big box, cratecajón de embalaje — crate, packing case
cajón de suspensión, cajón hidráulico — caisson
3) Méx (=puesto) stallcajón de ropa — draper's (shop), dry-goods store (EEUU)
4) (Dep)5)de cajón * —
7) LAm (Geog) ravine* * *1)a) ( en un mueble) drawerel cajón de arriba/abajo — the top/bottom drawer
cajón de sastre: este capítulo es un cajón de sastre this chapter is a bit of a hodgepodge (AmE) o (BrE) a hotchpotch (colloq); esa sección es el cajón de sastre del periódico that's the miscellaneous o oddments section of the newspaper; de cajón (fam) <respuesta/pregunta> obvious; eso es de cajón — that's obvious
b) ( caja grande) tbcajón de embalaje — crate; ( para mudanzas) packing case
c) (AmL) ( ataúd) coffin, casket (AmE)2)a) (Méx) ( en un estacionamiento) parking spaceb) (Chi) (Geog) gulley, ravine* * *= drawer, drawer.Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex. Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.----* cajón abierto = tray.* cajón de arena = sandpit, sandbox.* cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.* cajón de préstamo = issue tray.* cajón de sastre = catch-all, mixed bag, rag-bag [ragbag], grab-bag.* de cajón = no-brainer.* retén de cajón = drawer stop.* * *1)a) ( en un mueble) drawerel cajón de arriba/abajo — the top/bottom drawer
cajón de sastre: este capítulo es un cajón de sastre this chapter is a bit of a hodgepodge (AmE) o (BrE) a hotchpotch (colloq); esa sección es el cajón de sastre del periódico that's the miscellaneous o oddments section of the newspaper; de cajón (fam) <respuesta/pregunta> obvious; eso es de cajón — that's obvious
b) ( caja grande) tbcajón de embalaje — crate; ( para mudanzas) packing case
c) (AmL) ( ataúd) coffin, casket (AmE)2)a) (Méx) ( en un estacionamiento) parking spaceb) (Chi) (Geog) gulley, ravine* * *= drawer, drawer.Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.* cajón abierto = tray.* cajón de arena = sandpit, sandbox.* cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.* cajón de préstamo = issue tray.* cajón de sastre = catch-all, mixed bag, rag-bag [ragbag], grab-bag.* de cajón = no-brainer.* retén de cajón = drawer stop.* * *A1 (en un mueble) drawerel cajón de arriba/abajo the top/bottom drawercajón de sastre: este capítulo es un cajón de sastre this chapter is a bit of a hodgepodge ( AmE) o ( BrE) a hotchpotch o a jumble of different things ( colloq)esa sección es el cajón de sastre del periódico that's the miscellaneous o oddments section of the newspapermi despacho es como un cajón de sastre adonde van a parar todas estas cosas my office acts as a kind of dumping ground for all these thingsde cajón ( fam): de cajón que les dice que no he's bound to say no, you can bet your life he'll say noeso es de cajón that's for sure, that goes without saying2 (caja grande) tbcajón de embalaje crate; (para mudanzas) packing casecajón de fruta fruit box, orange box3 ( RPl) (para botellas) crateCompuestos:sandpit, sandboxB1 ( Méx) (en un estacionamiento) parking space3 ( Arg) (en gimnasia) box* * *
cajón sustantivo masculino
1
( para mudanzas) packing case
2 (Méx) ( en un estacionamiento) parking space
cajón sustantivo masculino
1 (de un mueble) drawer
2 (caja grande) crate, chest
3 figurado cajón de sastre, jumble, rag bag
♦ Locuciones: familiar de cajón, obvious, self-evident: era de cajón que el gobierno iba a subir los impuestos, it was obvious that the government was going to raise taxes
' cajón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- donde
- el
- en
- pomo
- tirador
- tiradora
- vaciar
- agarrar
- atorar
- buscar
- cerrar
- cháchara
- deslizar
- desorden
- encajar
- escarbar
- falso
- fichero
- hurguetear
- interior
- llenar
- lustrín
- manilla
- sábana
- sacar
- tener
- trabar
English:
box
- clean out
- crate
- drawer
- fold
- fumble
- handle
- knob
- pull
- ragbag
- sandpit
- tight
- back
- case
- casket
- catch
- coffin
- fitted
- jumble
- sand
- stuck
- stuff
* * *cajón nm1. [de mueble] drawerFig cajón de sastre:su mesa es un cajón de sastre he's got everything but the kitchen sink on his desk;esa revista es un cajón de sastre en el que caben todo tipo de artículos that magazine has articles about everything under the sun;el concepto de medicina oriental es un cajón de sastre oriental medicine is a catch-all category2. [caja grande] box, crate;[de mudanza] packing case3. [ataúd] Br coffin, US casket5. RP [para botellas] crate6. CompFameso es de cajón that goes without saying* * *m1 drawer2 L.Am.casket, coffin3:ser de cajón fam be obvious4 MéxAUTO parking space* * *1) : drawer, till2) : crate, case3)* * *cajón n1. (en mueble) drawer2. (caja grande) crate -
94 censurar
v.1 to censor.El gobierno censuró la información The government censored the information2 to criticize severely, to censure.El público censuró la película The public censured the film.La editorial censuró la novela The publisher bowdlerized the novel.* * *1 to censor2 (criticar) to censure, criticize* * *verb1) to censor2) censure, criticize* * *VT1) (Pol) to censor2) [+ obra, película] to censor3) (=criticar) to censure frm, criticize* * *verbo transitivoa) ( reprobar) to censure (frml), to condemnb) <libro/película> to censor, <escena/párrafo> to cut* * *= censor, decry, denounce, rebuke, deprecate, castigate, chide, sanitise [sanitize, -USA], censure, indict, bleep, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, redact, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex. The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex. Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex. Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex. But they bleep the second syllable, not the first, so that instead of [bleep]hole, you get ass[bleep] time after time.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Identifying information has been redacted to the extent necessary to protect the personal privacy of individuals discussed in the letter.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.----* censurar material = challenge + materials.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( reprobar) to censure (frml), to condemnb) <libro/película> to censor, <escena/párrafo> to cut* * *= censor, decry, denounce, rebuke, deprecate, castigate, chide, sanitise [sanitize, -USA], censure, indict, bleep, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, redact, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex: The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.
Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex: But they bleep the second syllable, not the first, so that instead of [bleep]hole, you get ass[bleep] time after time.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Identifying information has been redacted to the extent necessary to protect the personal privacy of individuals discussed in the letter
.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* censurar material = challenge + materials.* * *censurar [A1 ]vt1 (reprobar) to censure ( frml), to condemn, criticize2 (examinar) ‹libro/película/cartas› to censor3 (suprimir) ‹escena/párrafo› to cut, censor* * *
censurar ( conjugate censurar) verbo transitivo
censurar verbo transitivo
1 (libro, película) to censor: algunas escenas de la obra fueron censuradas, some scenes from the play werer cut
2 (criticar, reprobar) to censure, criticize: censuramos su modo de tratar a los alumnos, we disapprove of the way he treats his students
' censurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortar
- condenar
- criticar
English:
black out
- bowdlerize
- censor
- censure
- reprove
* * *censurar vt1. [prohibir] to censor;censuraron dos escenas de la película two scenes in the movie were censored2. [reprobar] to criticize severely, to censure;siempre censura mi comportamiento she always criticizes my behaviour* * *v/t1 censor2 tratamiento condemn* * *censurar vt1) : to censor2) : to censure, to criticize -
95 congruencia
f.1 consistency.2 congruence, equality, matching, congruency.* * *1 (conveniencia) congruity2 MATEMÁTICAS congruence* * *SF1) (Mat) congruence2) (=coherencia) suitability* * *a) (coherencia, concordancia) coherencelo que dices no tiene congruencia — what you're saying isn't logical o lacks coherence
la falta de congruencia entre lo que dice y lo que hace — the lack of consistency between what he says and what he does
b) (Der, Mat) congruence* * *= congruence, congruency.Ex. Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.Ex. The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.* * *a) (coherencia, concordancia) coherencelo que dices no tiene congruencia — what you're saying isn't logical o lacks coherence
la falta de congruencia entre lo que dice y lo que hace — the lack of consistency between what he says and what he does
b) (Der, Mat) congruence* * *= congruence, congruency.Ex: Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.
Ex: The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.* * *1 (coherencia, concordancia) coherencelo que dices no tiene ninguna congruencia what you're saying isn't logical o lacks coherencela falta de congruencia entre lo que dice y lo que hace the lack of consistency between what he says and what he does2 ( Der) congruence, cohesion3 ( Mat) congruence* * *
congruencia sustantivo femenino consistency: no hay congruencia entre lo que dices y lo que de verdad quieres, there is a lack of consistency between what you say and what you really want
' congruencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coherencia
* * *congruencia nf1. [coherencia] consistency;no hay congruencia entre el planteamiento y la conclusión there is no consistency between the initial presentation of the subject and the conclusion;lo que dice no guarda congruencia con lo que hace there's no consistency between what he says and what he does2. Der congruence, cohesion3. Mat congruence* * *f1 consistency2 MAT congruence* * *congruencia nf1) : congruence2) coherencia: coherence♦ congruente adj -
96 contenerse
1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself* * ** * *VPR (=controlarse) to control o.s., restrain o.s.me contuve para no llorar — I controlled o restrained myself so as not to cry
* * *(v.) = hold back on, forbear, check + ReflexivoEx. I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex. She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself.* * *(v.) = hold back on, forbear, check + ReflexivoEx: I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex: She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself.* * *
■contenerse verbo reflexivo to hold (oneself) back: no me puedo contener, ¡tengo que llamarle! I can't hold back - I have to call him!
' contenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abstenerse
- tenerse
- aguantar
- contener
English:
blurt out
- contain
- hold
- restrain
* * *vprto restrain oneself, to hold oneself back;estuve a punto de insultarlo, pero conseguí contenerme I was about to insult him, but I managed to restrain myself* * *v/r control o.s.* * *vr: to restrain oneself -
97 desacertado
adj.mistaken, wrong, in error, unwise.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desacertar.* * *1→ link=desacertar desacertar► adjetivo1 (erróneo) wrong, mistaken2 (inadecuado) unfortunate, unwise, inappropriate; (sin tacto) tactless■ un comentario desacertado a tactless remark, an unfortunate remark* * *ADJ [diagnóstico, opinión] mistaken; [medida] unwise* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *desacertado -da‹elección/comentario› unfortunate, unwise; ‹estrategia› misguidedestuvo muy desacertado en sacar ese tema a relucir (indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to bring up that subject; (equivocado) he made a big mistake bringing up that subject* * *
Del verbo desacertar: ( conjugate desacertar)
desacertado es:
el participio
desacertado,-a adjetivo unwise
' desacertado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacertada
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- desafortunado
- errado
- torpeza
English:
ill-advised
- ill
* * *desacertado, -a adj[inoportuno] unwise, ill-considered; [erróneo] mistaken, wrong; [erróneo] her comments were very wide of the mark* * *adj misguided* * *desacertado, -da adj1) : mistaken2) : unwise -
98 excusar
v.1 to excuse (disculpar a).Ricardo desagravió su infidelidad Richard made up for his cheating.2 to avoid (evitar). (peninsular Spanish)excuso decir que… there's no need for me to say that…* * *1 (justificar) to excuse2 (disculpar) to pardon, forgive, excuse4 (eximir) to exempt (de, from)5 excusar + inf to have no need1 (justificarse) to excuse oneself; (disculparse) to apologize* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=disculpar) to excuse2) (=evitar) [+ disgustos] to avoid, preventpodemos excusar lo otro — we can forget about the rest of it, we don't have to bother with the rest
excusamos decirle que... — we don't have to tell you that...
3) (=eximir) to exempt (de from)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) to excuseeso no excusa tu comportamiento — that does not excuse o justify your behavior
b) ( eximir)excusar a alguien de algo/+ inf — to excuse somebody (from) something/-ing
c) (Esp frml) (evitar, omitir)2.excusarse v pron (frml)a) ( pedir perdón) to apologizeb) ( ofrecer excusas) to excuse oneself* * *= let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone.Ex. This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex. Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.----* excusándose = apologetically.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) to excuseeso no excusa tu comportamiento — that does not excuse o justify your behavior
b) ( eximir)excusar a alguien de algo/+ inf — to excuse somebody (from) something/-ing
c) (Esp frml) (evitar, omitir)2.excusarse v pron (frml)a) ( pedir perdón) to apologizeb) ( ofrecer excusas) to excuse oneself* * *= let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone.Ex: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.* excusándose = apologetically.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* * *excusar [A1 ]vt1 (disculpar) to excuseeso no excusa tu comportamiento that does not excuse o justify your behaviornos pidió que lo excusáramos por el retraso he asked us to excuse him for the delay, he apologized for the delayla excusó diciendo que … he made excuses for her saying that …2 (eximir) excusar a algn DE algo:los excusaron de asistir a la clase they were excused from attending the classlo excusaron del servicio activo he was exempted from active service3( Esp frml) (evitar, omitir): excuso decirle lo mal que me sentó aquel comentario I hardly need tell you how much that remark upset mese lo contó excusando los detalles más desagradables he told them but spared them the more unpleasant details, he told them, omitting the more unpleasant detailsto apologizese excusó por no haber venido antes he apologized for not arriving earlierse excusaron diciendo que estarían fuera they declined o made their excuses saying that they would be away* * *
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivo
b) ( eximir) excusar a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sth
excusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse
' excusar' also found in these entries:
English:
excuse
* * *♦ vt1. [disculpar] to excuse;[disculparse por] to apologize for;eso no excusa tu falta de puntualidad that is no excuse for your being late;les ruego excusen mi ignorancia, pero… forgive my ignorance, but…;no trates de excusarla don't make excuses for herquedas excusado de asistir you are excused from attendanceexcuso decir que todos están invitados there's no need for me to say that you're all invited* * *v/t1 excuse;excusar a alguien de hacer algo excuse s.o. from doing sth2:excuso decirte … I need not remind you …* * *excusar vt1) : to excuse2) : to exempt -
99 firme
adj.1 firm.2 solid.3 resolute.¡firmes! (military) attention!4 single-minded, firm.5 secure, strong, firm.adv.hard.mantenerse firme en to hold fast tose mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his groundm.road surface.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: firmar.* * *► adjetivo1 (estable) firm, steady2 (color) fast1 (pavimento) road surface► adverbio1 hard\de firme harden firme firmestar en lo firme to be in the right¡firmes! MILITAR attention!mantenerse firme figurado to hold one's ground* * *adj.1) firm2) secure3) steady* * *1. ADJ1) [mesa, andamio] steady; [terreno] firm, solid2) [paso] firm, steady; [voz] firm; [mercado, moneda] steady; [candidato] strong3) [amistad, apoyo] firm, strong; [decisión, convicción] firmestar en lo firme — † to be in the right
4) [sentencia] final5) (Mil)¡firmes! — attention!
ponerse firmes — to come o stand to attention
2.ADV hard3.SM (Aut) road surfacefirme del suelo — (Arquit) rubble base (of floor)
* * *I1)a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steadypisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground
con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand
de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard
b) ( color) fastc) < candidato> strong2) (Mil)en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention
3)a) < persona> firmse mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground
me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea
b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firmIImasculino road surface* * *= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.Ex. Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.Ex. Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex. This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex. His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.Ex. If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.----* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.* permanecer firm = stay in + place.* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.* tierra firme = solid ground.* * *I1)a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steadypisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground
con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand
de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard
b) ( color) fastc) < candidato> strong2) (Mil)en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention
3)a) < persona> firmse mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground
me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea
b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firmIImasculino road surface* * *= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.Ex: Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.
Ex: Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.Ex: If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.* permanecer firm = stay in + place.* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.* tierra firme = solid ground.* * *A1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steadyedificar sobre terreno firme to build on solid groundtenemos que asegurarnos de que pisamos terreno firme we must make sure that we're not treading on dangerous groundtener las carnes firmes to have a firm bodyse acercó con paso firme he approached with a determined o firm stepcon pulso firme with a firm o steady handuna oferta en firme a firm offerun fallo a firme an enforceable o executable judgmentde firme hardestudiar de firme to study hard2 (color) fast3 ‹candidato› strongB ( Mil):¡firmes! attention!estaban en posición de firmes they were standing to attentionC1 ‹persona› firmtienes que mostrarte más firme con él you have to be firmer with himse mantuvo firme she remained firm, she stood her ground, she did not waver2 ( delante del n) ‹creencia/convicción› firmsu firme apoyo a los detenidos their firm support for the prisonersroad surfacefirme deslizante slippery surfacela firme the truthte diré la firme I'll be honest with you o I'll tell you the truth* * *
Del verbo firmar: ( conjugate firmar)
firmé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
firme es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
firmar
firme
firmar ( conjugate firmar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to sign
firme adjetivo
1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steady;
con paso/pulso firme with a firm step/steady hand;
una oferta en firme a firm offer;
de firme ‹estudiar/trabajar› hard
2 (Mil):◊ ¡firmes! attention!
3
me mantuve firme en mi idea I stuck o kept to my idea
firmar verbo transitivo to sign
firme
I adjetivo
1 firm: se mantuvo firme ante la oposición, she stood firm against the opposition
II m (pavimento de carretera) road surface
III adv (con constancia) firm, firmly, hard
IV excl Mil ¡firmes! attention!
♦ Locuciones: de firme, firm, hard
en firme, definitive
' firme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hasta
- inquebrantable
- plantarse
- pulso
- roca
- terrestre
- actitud
- enérgico
- paso
- postura
- propósito
- tierra
English:
adamant
- assertive
- deploy
- exploit
- fast
- firm
- govern
- hard
- hold
- land
- name
- secure
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- shaky
- shore
- solid
- steadfast
- steady
- stiff
- stout
- strong
- surface
- unsteady
- unwavering
- wonky
- attention
- decisive
- definite
- ground
- intention
- march
- sound
- sure
- unbending
- wobbly
* * *♦ adj1. [fuerte, sólido] firm;[andamio, construcción] stable; [pulso] steady; [paso] resolute;tiene unos principios muy firmes she has very firm principles, she's extremely principled;tiene la firme intención de resolver el problema she fully intends to solve the problem, she has every intention of solving the problem;llovió de firme durante varias horas it rained hard for several hours2. [argumento, base] solid;trabaja de firme en el nuevo proyecto she's working full-time on the new project;una respuesta en firme a definite answer;quedamos en firme para el miércoles we are definitely agreed on Wednesday;tenemos un acuerdo en firme para intercambiar información we have a firm agreement to exchange information3. [carácter, actitud] resolute;hay que mostrarse firme con los empleados you have to be firm with the workers;Famponer firme a alguien to bring sb into lineen la posición de firmes standing to attention♦ nmroad surface;firme en mal estado [en letrero] uneven road surface♦ advhard;mantenerse firme en to hold fast to;se mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his ground* * *I adj2 MIL:¡ firmes! attention!;poner firme a alguien fig fam take a firm line with s.o.II m pavement, Brroad surfaceIII adv:trabajar firme work hard* * *firme adj1) : firm, resolute2) : steady, stable* * *firme1 adj2. (constante) firmfirme2 n road surface -
100 hilo
m.1 thread (fibra, hebra).colgar o pender de un hilo to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos to pull some stringshilo dental dental floss2 linen (tejido).3 wire.sin hilos wireless4 trickle.entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the windowapenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak5 train.perder el hilo to lose the threadseguir el hilo to follow (the thread)tomar o retomar el hilo (de la conversación) to pick up the thread (of the conversation)esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterdayhilo argumental line of argument6 line of thought, drift.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hilar.* * *1 thread (grueso) yarn2 (lino) linen3 (alambre, cable) wire6 figurado (de la vida) course\al hilo on the graincoger el hilo figurado to catch the drift, get the driftcon un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a faint voiceestar colgando de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadestar pendiente de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos figurado to pull the stringsperder el hilo figurado to lose the threadseguir el hilo figurado to followhilo musical piped music, Musak* * *noun m.1) thread2) wire3) linen* * *SM1) (Cos) thread, yarntela de hilo — Méx linen cloth
coser al hilo — to sew on the straight, sew with the weave
- a hilo- al hilo2) (=cable) [de metal] thin wire; [de electricidad] wire, flex; [de teléfono] linehilo de tierra — earth wire, ground wire (EEUU)
hilo directo — direct line, hot line
3) (=chorro) [de líquido] thin stream, trickle; [de gente] thin linehilo de humo — thin line of smoke, plume of smoke
4) (Bot) fibre, fiber (EEUU), filament5) (=lino) linentraje de hilo — linen dress o suit
hilo de Escocia — lisle, strong cotton
6) (=curso) [de conversación] thread; [de vida] course; [de pensamientos] trainel hilo conductor — the theme o leitmotiv
seguir el hilo — [de razonamiento] to follow, understand
hilo argumental — story line, plot
* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.----* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *A1 (en costura) threadun carrete de hilo a reel of thread¿tienes aguja e hilo? do you have a needle and thread?al hilo ‹cortar/coser› on the straight, with the weave; (uno tras otro) ( AmL fam) on the trot ( colloq)ganó tres partidos al hilo he won three games on the trot o in a rowse vio cuatro películas al hilo she saw four movies in a row o one after the othermover los hilos: intereses económicos mueven los hilos de su política economic interests control their policytodos conocen a quienes mueven los hilos everybody knows who's pulling the strings o calling the shotspender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a threadsu vida pendía de un hilo his life was hanging by a threadel futuro de la empresa pende de un hilo the company's future hangs by a threadpor el hilo se saca el ovillo it's just a question of putting two and two together2 (lino) linenuna camisa de hilo a linen shirt3 (de araña, gusano de seda) thread4 ( fam) (de las judías, del plátano) stringCompuesto:dental flossB ( Elec) wireCompuestos:( Elec) conductor wire; (de una novela) thread( Esp) piped musicC ( Inf) threadD (de un relato, una conversación) threadperdió el hilo de la conversación she lost the thread of the conversationinterrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos it interrupted his train of thoughtE (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz a thread of light ( liter)con un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a thin little voice* * *
Del verbo hilar: ( conjugate hilar)
hilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hilar
hilo
hilar ( conjugate hilar) verbo intransitivo
to spin;◊ hilo fino to split hairs
verbo transitivo
[ araña] to spin
hilo sustantivo masculino
1
2 (Elec) wire;◊ hilo musical (Esp) piped music
3 (de relato, conversación) thread
4 (de sangre, agua) trickle
hilar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer hilo) to spin
2 (relacionar datos) to string together, link
♦ Locuciones: hilar fino, to split hairs
hilo sustantivo masculino
1 Cost thread
(de perlé, de tejer) yarn
(tela de hilo) linen
2 fig (argumento) thread
(del pensamiento) train
hilo musical, background music
3 (cable) wire
♦ Locuciones: familiar mantener al hilo, to keep posted
pender/colgar de un hilo, to hang by a thread o to be in imminent danger
perder el hilo, to lose the thread
' hilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carrete
- enrollar
- estambre
- hebra
- hilar
- pita
- alambre
- bobina
- delgado
- devanar
- doble
- embrollar
- filamento
- fino
- hacer
- madeja
- nudo
English:
balance
- ball
- cord
- cotton
- dental floss
- dribble
- floss
- length
- line
- ply
- spin
- strand
- string
- tangle
- thread
- track
- train
- trickle
- wind
- yarn
- knife
- linen
- piped music
* * *hilo nm1. [fibra, hebra] thread;Amal hilo in a row;me leí cinco libros al hilo I read five books one after the other o in a row;mover los hilos to pull some strings;es él quien mueve los hilos de la empresa he's the person who really runs the firmhilo de bramante twine;hilo dental [para la boca] dental floss;Am [bañador] G-string2. [tejido] linen;un mantel de hilo a linen tablecloth3. [cable] wire;sin hilos wireless;tener hilo directo con alguien to have direct access to sb4. [de agua, sangre] trickle;entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the window;apenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak6. [de pensamiento] train;[de discurso, conversación] thread;perder el hilo to lose the thread;seguir el hilo to follow (the thread);el hilo conductor del argumento de la película the central strand of the film's plot;al hilo de [a propósito de] following on from;esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterday* * *mcolgar opender de un hilo fig hang by a thread;mover los hilos fig pull strings;perder el hilo fig lose the thread2:3:con un hilo de voz fig in a barely audible voice* * *hilo nm1) : threadcolgar de un hilo: to hang by a threadhilo dental: dental floss2) lino: linen3) : (electric) wire4) : theme, thread (of a discourse)5) : trickle (of water, etc.)* * *hilo n1. (hebra) thread2. (alambre, cable) wire
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