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1 insistir
v.1 to insist, to persist (en on).no insistas, te he dicho que no don't keep on about it, I've told you the answer is noinsistir en que to insist o maintain thatla dirección insiste en que los empleados deben llevar corbata the management insist on employees wearing a tieno sé por qué insiste en llamarme I don't know why he keeps on o persists in ringing meinsistió mucho sobre este punto he laid great stress on this pointElla porfía para conseguirlo She insists to get it.2 to insist to.Me insiste Ricardo Ricardo insists to me.* * *1 to insist (en, on)2 (enfatizar) to stress (en, -), emphasize (en, -)* * *verb* * *VI1) (=perseverar)bueno, si insistes — all right, if you insist
insistió en que se trataba de un error — she insisted that it was a mistake, she was adamant that it was a mistake
insisto en que todos abandonen la sala — I insist that everyone leave o leaves the room
no insistas, que no pienso ir — don't keep on about it because I'm not going
yo le decía que no, pero él insistía — I said no, but he kept on and on about it
si no te contestan, insiste — if they don't answer, keep trying
2) (=enfatizar)insistir en o sobre algo — to stress o emphasize sth
* * *verbo intransitivo to insistya que insistes, iré — if you insist, I'll go
insistir en + inf — to insist on -ing
insistir sobre or en algo — to stress something
* * *= insist, persist, plug on, make + a point of + Gerundio.Ex. The others for the most part do have the right names in the catalog, but as cross-references to what I must insist are the wrong names.Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex. This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.Ex. Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.----* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* * *verbo intransitivo to insistya que insistes, iré — if you insist, I'll go
insistir en + inf — to insist on -ing
insistir sobre or en algo — to stress something
* * *= insist, persist, plug on, make + a point of + Gerundio.Ex: The others for the most part do have the right names in the catalog, but as cross-references to what I must insist are the wrong names.
Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex: This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* * *insistir [I1 ]vito insistes inútil que insistas there's no point going on about it o insistinginsiste, tienen que estar keep trying, they must be therebueno, ya que insistes, sírveme otro OK, if you insist o if you twist my arm, I'll have another one ( colloq)insistir EN + INF to insist ON -INGinsistieron en acompañarme they insisted on coming with meinsistir EN QUE + SUBJ:insiste en que lo hagamos de nuevo he insists (that) we do it againinsistir EN QUE + INDIC:insiste en que es suyo she insists o she is adamant that it's hersinsistir SOBRE or EN algo to stress sthinsistió en la importancia de la reunión she stressed o emphasized the importance of the meeting* * *
insistir ( conjugate insistir) verbo intransitivo
to insist;
es inútil que insistas there's no point going on about it;
insistir en hacer algo to insist on doing sth;
insiste en que lo hagamos he insists (that) we do it;
insiste en que es suyo she is adamant that it's hers;
insistir sobre or en algo to stress sth
insistir verbo intransitivo to insist [en/sobre, on]: insiste en hacerlo, he insists on doing it
insiste en que es inocente, she insists that she's innocent
insistió en su importancia, he stressed its importance
' insistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- hincapié
- machacar
- perjurar
- porfiar
English:
carry on
- hold out
- insist
- labour
- harp
- insistent
- labor
* * *insistir vito insist (en on);bueno, si insistes, tomaré uno all right, if you insist, I'll have one;tú insiste, que ya verás cómo al final abre la puerta don't give up, she'll open the door eventually, you'll see;insistió mucho sobre este punto he laid great stress on this point;no insistas, te he dicho que no don't keep on about it, I've told you the answer is no;no sé por qué insiste en llamarme I don't know why he keeps on o persists in calling me;insistió en la importancia del problema he stressed the importance of the problem;insistir en que to insist o maintain that;la dirección insiste en que los empleados deben llevar corbata the management insist on employees wearing a tie;insistió en que él no era culpable he insisted that he was not to blame* * *v/i1 insist;insistir en hacer algo insist on doing sth2:insistir en algo stress sth* * *insistir v: to insist* * *insistir vb1. (en general) to insistsi no te abren, insistes if they don't open the door, keep trying3. (enfatizar) to stressel profesor insistió en la necesidad de prepararnos el examen the teacher stressed the need to prepare for the exam¡no insistas! stop going on about it! -
2 mucho
adj.a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.adv.1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.2 very often, too often.m.a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many► adverbio1 (de cantidad) a lot, much■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later3 (de frecuencia) often\como mucho at the mostcon mucho by farni con mucho nowhere near asni mucho menos far frompor mucho que however much* * *1. (f. - mucha)adj.many, much, a lot of, plenty of2. adv.much, a lot- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)pron.many, much, a lot* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, muchtengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money
había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there
¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?
no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money
2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, manytiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants
muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so
se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times
¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?
no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake
3) * [con singular colectivo]había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there
hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around
mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back
4) (=demasiado)es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you
esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, muchtengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do
tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened
¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?
no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do
-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"
b) [referido a tiempo] long¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?
¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?
-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"
hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing
2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, manysomos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us
son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to
muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...
muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent
-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"
¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?
-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"
3. ADV1) (=en gran cantidad) a lotte quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot
viene mucho — he comes often o a lot
me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot
sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot
- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"
lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry
¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *
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muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *•
pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying2) [en respuestas]-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"
-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"
3) [otras locuciones]•
como mucho — at (the) most•
con mucho — by far, far and awayfue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best
no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas
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cuando mucho — frm at (the) most•
tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb•
ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he wasmi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it
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por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you studypor mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him
* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.----* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *1salen mucho they go out a lotno salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lotahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better nowesto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologiststrabaja mucho he works very hard¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very muchpor mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to youpor mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear youdespués de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreementmucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either2(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very muchA1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot oftiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin Cno le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for himhabía mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people theresucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attendingmuchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungryseis hijos son muchos six children's a lotsomos muchos there are a lot of usB ( sing)1 ( fam)(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish ithoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like thatA(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untruetengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to dosi no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to askmuchos creen que … many (people) believe that …muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosenBmucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long timehace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met youC ( en locs):como mucho at (the) mostcostará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) mostcon mucho by far, easilyfue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by farcuando mucho at (the) mostni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you adviceno es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it* * *
mucho 1 adverbio
‹ trabajar› hard;◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;
me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussionb) ( en respuestas):◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;
¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2◊ - cha adjetivo
(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungryb) (pl) many, a lot of;◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;
hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
( en oraciones negativas) much;
tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;
muchos de nosotros many of us
2◊ muchoa) ( referido a tiempo):
¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?b) ( en locs)
con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few
* * *mucho, -a♦ adj1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;Fames mucho hombre he's a real man;es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;Fammucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible♦ pron(singular) a lot;* * *I adjmuch;mucho tiempo a lot of time;no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;tengo mucho frío I am very cold;es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for memany;muchos amigos a lot of friends;no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friendsII pronmuch;no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lotmany;no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …III advmuch;¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?2:como mucho at the most;dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;ni mucho menos far from it;por mucho que however much* * *mucho adv1) : much, a lotmucho más: much morele gusta mucho: he likes it a lot2) : long, a long timetardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here3)por mucho que : no matter how much1) : a lot of, many, muchmucha gente: a lot of peoplehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages2)muchas veces : often1) : a lot, many, muchhay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to domuchas no vinieron: many didn't come2)cuando mucho orcomo mucho : at most3)con mucho : by far4)ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it* * *mucho1 adj1. (en general) a lot of / lots oflee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiarcomo mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?2. (otras expresiones) verymucho2 adv1. (en general) a lotlo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry2. (comparaciones) much3. (mucho tiempo) a long timeno está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finishedmucho3 pron1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot3. (con plurales) many / a lot -
3 empeñarse
1 (endeudarse) to get into debt2 (insistir) to insist (en, on)* * ** * *VPR1) (=endeudarse) to get into debt2)3)* * *
■empeñarse verbo reflexivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist [en, on]: se empeñó en cruzar el río a nado, she insisted on swimming across the river
2 (adquirir deudas) to get into debt
' empeñarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empecinarse
- empeñar
English:
insist
- persist
* * *vpr1. [obstinarse] to insist;si te empeñas, te contaré la verdad if you insist, I'll tell you the truth;empeñarse en (hacer) algo [estar decidido a] to be set on (doing) sth;[persistir] to insist on (doing) sth;cuando se empeña en una cosa when she is set on something;se empeñó en que nos quedáramos he insisted that we stay;no sé por qué te empeñas en hablar de ello I don't know why you insist on talking about it2. [endeudarse] to get into debt;se empeñaron hasta las cejas they got themselves up to their eyes in debt* * *v/r1 ( endeudarse) get into debt3:empeñarse en hacer obstinarse insist on doing, be determined to do* * *vr1) : to insist stubbornly2) : to make an effort* * *empeñarse vb to insist -
4 apurar
v.1 to finish off.2 to hurry (meter prisa).3 to trouble.4 to embarrass.5 to press, to urge, to buck up.El tiempo límite apura a María The deadline pressed Mary.6 to drink up.El chico apuró el vaso de leche The boy drank up the glass of milk.7 to speed up, to rush, to expedite, to hasten.Juana apuró el trámite Johanna speeded up the procedure.8 to consume, to drain.9 to need urgently to.Me apura terminar esto I need urgently to finish this.Me apura dinero I need money urgently.* * *1 (terminar) to finish up2 (apremiar) to urge, put pressure on■ si me apuras... if you insist..., if you push me...3 (purificar) to purify4 (averiguar) to investigate5 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (dar prisa) to hurry, rush1 (preocuparse) to get worried, be worried2 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (darse prisa) to hurry, rush* * *verb1) to exhaust, drain2) eat up, drink up3) hurry•- apurarse* * *1. VT1) (=agotar) [+ bebida] to drink up; [+ comida] to eat up; [+ provisión, medios] to use up, exhaust, finish offapura tu copa, que nos vamos — drink up, we're going
tenemos que apurar todos los medios para conseguir nuestro objetivo — we have to exhaust all our means to achieve our aim
apuró hasta el último momento de sus vacaciones — he stretched out his holiday until the last moment
2) (=agobiar) to put pressure on, pressurizedeja que haga lo que pueda sin apurarlo — let him do what he can without pressurizing him o putting him under pressure
si se me apura, yo diría que es la mejor playa de España — if pushed, I would say that it is the best beach in Spain
3) (=avergonzar) to embarrass4) (=comprobar) [+ detalles] to check on; [+ cuestión] to study minutely; [+ misterio] to clear up, get to the bottom of5) esp LAm (=meter prisa) to rush, hurry¡no me apures! — don't rush o hurry me!
6) (Téc) to purify, refine2.VI Chile to be urgent3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <copa/botella>apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite — there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it up
2) ( apremiar)no me apures — (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
2. 3.fue buena, si me apuran, excelente — it was good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellent
apurarse v pron1) ( preocuparse) to worry2) (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurryapúrate! — hurry up!, get a move on! (colloq)
* * *= hustle.Ex. The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.----* apurar a Alguien = press to + the point.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <copa/botella>apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite — there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it up
2) ( apremiar)no me apures — (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
2. 3.fue buena, si me apuran, excelente — it was good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellent
apurarse v pron1) ( preocuparse) to worry2) (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurryapúrate! — hurry up!, get a move on! (colloq)
* * *= hustle.Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.
* apurar a Alguien = press to + the point.* * *apurar [A1 ]vtA(acabar, agotar): apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it upapuró la cerveza y se fue he finished (off) his beer and leftB(apremiar): la actuación es buena, si me apuran, excelente the acting is good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellentnos están apurando para que terminemos de pintar la casa they're pushing us o putting pressure on us to finish painting the houseno me apures ( AmL); don't hurry o rush me■ apurarvile apura mucho la entrega he needs it delivered very urgently■ apurarseA (preocuparse) to worryno te apures, ya encontraremos alguna manera de arreglarlo don't worry, we'll find a way of fixing it ( colloq)B ( AmL) (darse prisa) to hurry¡apúrate! hurry up!, get a move on! ( colloq)* * *
apurar ( conjugate apurar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹copa/botella›:
2 ( meter prisa):
no me apures (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
verbo intransitivo (Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) ( urgir):
apurarse verbo pronominal
1 ( preocuparse) to worry
2 (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurry;◊ ¡apúrate! hurry up!
apurar verbo transitivo
1 (acabar) to finish off
2 (avergonzar) to embarrass
3 (dar prisa) to hurry
' apurar' also found in these entries:
English:
drain
- rush
- hurry
- hustle
* * *♦ vt1. [agotar] to finish off;[existencias, la paciencia] to exhaust;apurar algo hasta la última gota to finish sth down to the last drop;apuró el vaso y se marchó he drained his glass and left2. [meter prisa a] to hurry3. [preocupar] to trouble4. [avergonzar] to embarrass5. Compsi me apuras: tardaré tres días, dos si me apuras it'll take me three days, two if you push me;había unos diez, doce si me apuras there were about ten, twelve at the most♦ vi* * *I v/t1 vaso finish off2 a alguien pressure, put pressure onII v/i Chi:no me apura I’m not in a hurry for it* * *apurar vt1) apresurar: to hurry, to rush2) : to use up, to exhaust3) : to trouble* * *apurar vb (terminar) to finish off / to drain -
5 embutir
v.to stuff.se embutió en unos pantalones de cuero he squeezed himself into a pair of leather trousers* * *1 (llenar) to stuff, cram, squeeze2 (carne) to stuff3 (incrustar) to inlay4 figurado (condensar) to condense5 figurado (hacer creer) to make believe6 figurado (llenar de comida) to stuff1 figurado (atiborrarse) to stuff oneself (de, with)* * *verbto jam, stuff* * *1. VT1) (=meter) to stuff (en into)ella estaba embutida en un vestido apretadísimo — she was squeezed into a terribly close-fitting dress
2) * (=atiborrar) to pack tight, stuff, cram (de with) (en into)3) (Téc) [+ madera] to inlay; [+ metal] to hammer, work2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)embutir algo en algo — to stuff o cram something in o into something
2)a) <madera/metal> to inlayb) < chapa> to press2.embutirse v pron (AmL fam) to polish off (colloq)* * *1.verbo transitivo1)embutir algo en algo — to stuff o cram something in o into something
2)a) <madera/metal> to inlayb) < chapa> to press2.embutirse v pron (AmL fam) to polish off (colloq)* * *embutir [I1 ]vtA1 embutir algo DE algo ( Coc) to stuff sth WITH sth; ‹funda/colchón/maleta› to stuff sth WITH sth2 ‹lana/relleno/ropa› to stuffsi te empeñas en embutirlo todo en la maleta no podrás cerrarla if you insist on cramming o stuffing everything into the suitcase you won't be able to close itB1 ‹madera/metal› to inlay2 ‹chapa› to press■ embutirvi* * *
embutir verbo transitivo
1 (rellenar una tripa) to stuff
2 (introducir a presión) to cram, squeeze [en, into]
3 (encajar) to inlay
* * *♦ vt3. [incrustar] to inlay;marfil embutido en madera wood inlaid with ivory* * *wolf down* * *embutir vt1) : to cram, to stuff, to jam2) : to inlay -
6 dedo
m.1 finger.meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose¡no señales con el dedo! don't point!dos dedos de whisky two fingers of whiskeydedo anular ring fingerdedo corazón o medio middle fingerdedo gordo o pulgar thumbdedo índice/meñique index/little finger2 toe.dedo gordo/pequeño big/little toe3 fingerbreadth.4 dactyl, toe.* * *1 (de la mano) finger; (del pie) toe2 (medida) finger, digit\a dos dedos de figurado only an inch away from■ a mí no me engañas, que yo no me chupo el dedo you can't fool me, I wasn't born yesterdayelegir a alguien a dedo figurado to hand-pick somebodyestar para chuparse los dedos familiar to be finger-licking good, be mouthwateringhacer dedo familiar to hitchhikemeterse los dedos en la nariz to pick one's noseno mover un dedo figurado not to lift a fingerno tener dos dedos de frente figurado to be as thick as two short plankspillarse/cogerse los dedos figurado to get caught, get one's fingers burntponer el dedo en la llaga figurado to touch on a sore spotdedo anular ring finger, third fingerdedo del corazón middle fingerdedo índice forefinger, index fingerdedo meñique little fingerdedo pulgar thumbyema del dedo fingertip* * *noun m.2) toe (foot)* * *SM1) [de mano, guante] finger; [de pie] toecon la punta o la yema de los dedos — with one's fingertips
apuntar o señalar algo/a algn con el dedo — [señalando] to point at sth/sb; [acusando] to point the finger at sth/sb
a dedo * —
ha entrado a dedo — he got the job because he knew somebody, he got the job through contacts
han adjudicado a dedo todas las obras — they handed out all the building contracts to people they knew
mis amigos se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano — I can count my friends on the fingers of one hand
dedo cordial, dedo (del) corazón, dedo (de en) medio — middle finger
dedo gordo — [de la mano] thumb; [del pie] big toe
dedo índice — index finger, forefinger
anillo, chupar, cruzar, ligerodedo meñique — [de la mano] little finger, pinkie (EEUU, Escocia) *; [del pie] little toe
si tuvieras dos dedos de frente no te habrías metido en este lío — if you had any sense at all you wouldn't have got into this mess
* * *1) (de mano, guante) finger; ( del pie) toecon el dedo: es de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to point; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; lo colocaron a dedo they got him the job; chuparse el dedo (fam) to suck one's thumb; ¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?; estar para chuparse los dedos (fam) to be delicious; hacer or (Col) echar dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); mover or levantar un dedo (fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help me; no quitar el dedo del renglón (Méx fam) to insist; pillarse los dedos (Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; ( en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned (colloq); poner el dedo en el renglón (Méx) to put one's finger on the spot; poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; ponerle el dedo a alguien (Méx arg) to point the finger at somebody; señalar a alguien con el dedo — ( literal) to point at somebody; ( culpar) to point the finger at somebody
2) ( como medida)no tiene dos dedos de frente — (fam) he hasn't an ounce of common sense
* * *= finger.Ex. He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.----* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* chuparse el dedo = suck + Posesivo + thumb.* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* dedo acusador = pointing finger.* dedo del pie = toe.* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.* dedo índice = index finger, forefinger.* dedo meñique = pinkie, pinkie finger.* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.* doblar el dedo = curl up + finger.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* juego de dedos = fingerplay.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* nombrado a dedo = hand-picked.* nombrar a dedo = handpick.* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.* no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* repiquetear con los dedos = drum with + fingers.* señalar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.* venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* yema del dedo = finger pad, fingertip.* * *1) (de mano, guante) finger; ( del pie) toecon el dedo: es de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to point; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; lo colocaron a dedo they got him the job; chuparse el dedo (fam) to suck one's thumb; ¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?; estar para chuparse los dedos (fam) to be delicious; hacer or (Col) echar dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); mover or levantar un dedo (fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help me; no quitar el dedo del renglón (Méx fam) to insist; pillarse los dedos (Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; ( en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned (colloq); poner el dedo en el renglón (Méx) to put one's finger on the spot; poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; ponerle el dedo a alguien (Méx arg) to point the finger at somebody; señalar a alguien con el dedo — ( literal) to point at somebody; ( culpar) to point the finger at somebody
2) ( como medida)no tiene dos dedos de frente — (fam) he hasn't an ounce of common sense
* * *= finger.Ex: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.
* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* chuparse el dedo = suck + Posesivo + thumb.* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* dedo acusador = pointing finger.* dedo del pie = toe.* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.* dedo índice = index finger, forefinger.* dedo meñique = pinkie, pinkie finger.* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.* doblar el dedo = curl up + finger.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* juego de dedos = fingerplay.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* nombrado a dedo = hand-picked.* nombrar a dedo = handpick.* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.* no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* repiquetear con los dedos = drum with + fingers.* señalar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.* venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* yema del dedo = finger pad, fingertip.* * *contaba con los dedos he was counting on his fingersse podían contar con los dedos they could be counted on (the fingers of) one handseñaló con el dedo lo que quería he pointed to what he wantedes de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to pointrecorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked o ( colloq) hitched around Europesu tío lo colocó a dedo he got a job thanks to some string-pulling by his uncle, his uncle got him the joble concedieron la subvención a dedo he was awarded the subsidy without following prodedurechuparse el dedo ( fam); to suck one's thumb¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?estar para chuparse los dedos ( fam); to be delicioushabía dos chicas haciendo dedo there were two girls trying to hitch a ride o ( BrE) liftmover or levantar un dedo ( fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help mepillarse los dedos ( Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; (en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned ( colloq)poner el dedo en el renglón ( Méx); to put one's finger on the spotponer el dedo en la llaga to hit a raw nerveseñalar a algn con el dedo (literal) to point at sb; (culpar) to point the finger at sb; (censurar) to point the finger of scorn at sbCompuestos:ring finger● dedo corazón or del corazónmiddle fingerforefinger, index fingermiddle fingerlittle finger, pinkie ( colloq)thumbB(como medida): hay que subirle dos dedos al dobladillo the hem needs taking up about an inchpara mí sólo un dedo de whisky just a drop of whiskey for meestuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo he came very close to losing his job, he came within an ace o an inch of losing his job ( colloq)cualquiera con dos dedos de frente lo habría entendido anybody with half a brain o with any common sense would have understood it ( colloq)* * *
dedo sustantivo masculino (de mano, guante) finger;
( del pie) toe;
dedo anular/(del) corazón ring/middle finger;
dedo gordo (fam) ( del pie) big toe;
( de la mano) thumb;
dedo meñique little finger;
dedo pulgar thumb;
a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq);
recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe;
hacer dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq);
poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve;
señalar a algn con el dedo ( literal) to point at sb;
( culpar) to point the finger at sb
dedo m (de la mano) finger
(del pie) toe
♦ Locuciones: a dedo, (arbitrariamente, sin selección democrática): elegir a alguien a dedo, to give someone a job
ser nombrado (alguien) a dedo, to get a job because of one's contacts
chuparse el dedo, to be born yesterday
hacer dedo, to hitchhike
no tener dos dedos de frente, to be stupid: su hermano no tiene dos dedos de frente, his brother is pretty dim
pillarse los dedos, to get caught red-handed
En español tenemos 20 dedos: 10 de los pies y 10 de las manos (d. pulgar/anular/corazón/índice/meñique, thumb/ ring/ middle/ index/ little finger). En inglés tenemos 10 toes (dedos de los pies), 8 fingers (dedos) y 2 thumbs (pulgares).
' dedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esguince
- índice
- llaga
- meñique
- nombrar
- padrastro
- pillarse
- pulgar
- punta
- señalar
- yema
- agarrar
- anestesiar
- anillo
- apuntar
- astilla
- chupar
- clavar
- cortar
- dar
- lastimar
- machucar
- meter
- pie
- pillar
- zafar
English:
crook
- digit
- finger
- fingertip
- flick
- forefinger
- glove
- her
- hitch-hike
- index finger
- little finger
- point
- poke
- prick
- print
- ring finger
- shut
- suck
- thumb
- toe
- toenail
- work in
- catch
- cut
- hitch
- index
- pick
- sever
- stub
* * *dedo nm1. [de la mano] finger;[del pie] toe;meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose;¡no señales con el dedo! don't point!;contar con los dedos to count on one's fingersdedo anular ring finger;dedo corazón middle finger;dedo gordo [de la mano] thumb;[del pie] big toe;dedo índice index finger;dedo medio middle finger;dedo meñique little finger;dedo pequeño [del pie] little toe;dedo pulgar thumbhabía dos dedos de agua en el suelo there was an inch of water on the floor;estuvo a dos dedos de o [m5] le faltó un dedo para morir en el accidente he came within an inch of being killed in the accident;Famno tiene dos dedos de frente [es tonto] he's as thick as two short planks;[es imprudente] he hasn't got the sense he was born with;si tuvieras dos dedos de frente, no harías una cosa así if you had the least bit of sense, you wouldn't do a thing like that3. CompFamfuimos hasta Guadalajara a dedo we hitched to Guadalajara;Famhacer dedo, ir a dedo to hitch;Famnadie movió un dedo para ayudarme nobody lifted a finger to help me;se me escapó de entre los dedos it slipped through my fingers;Esp Fam Famponer el dedo en la llaga to put one's finger on it;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón [no ceder] not to give way;[insistir] to insist; Famseñalar a alguien con el dedo [criticar a alguien] to criticize sb;Méx Famser dedo to be a sneak* * *m finger;a dos dedos inches away;se pueden contar con los dedos de la mano they can be counted on the fingers of one hand;a dedo viajar hitchhike;no tiene dos dedos de frente fam he doesn’t have much commonsense;no mover (ni) un dedo fig fam not lift a finger fam ;pillarse los dedos fig fam get one’s fingers burned* * *dedo nm1) : fingerdedo meñique: little finger2)dedo del pie : toe* * *dedo n1. (de la mano) finger2. (del pie) toe -
7 porfiar
v.1 to argue obstinately.2 to argue stubbornly, to be stubborn, to contradict everything.Ese chico porfía sin razón That boy argues stubbornly.3 to insist, to persist.Ella porfía para conseguirlo She insists to get it.4 to argue stubbornly with, to contradict, to argue with.Ricardo me porfía Ricardo argues stubbornly with me.* * *1 (insistir) to insist (en, on)2 (discutir) to squabble* * *VI1) (=persistir) to persist, insistporfía en que es así — he insists that it is so, he will have it that it is so
2) (=disputar) to argue stubbornly* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( insistir)no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
2) ( perseverar)* * *= persevere.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( insistir)no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
2) ( perseverar)* * *= persevere.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
* * *vino me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said noporfiar EN algo:porfió en llegar hasta el fondo del asunto he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matterporfiaron en que tenían la solución they insisted that they had the answer■ porfiarvtme porfió que ya me lo había devuelto she was adamant o she insisted that she'd already given it back to mele porfiaba al médico que era cáncer she kept telling the doctor o she kept insisting that it was cancer* * *
porfiar ( conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo ( insistir) to insist;◊ no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
porfiar verbo intransitivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it
* * *porfiar vi1. [disputar] to argue obstinatelyporfió en que lo había hecho él he insisted that HE had done it* * *v/i insist (en on)* * *porfiar {85} vi: to insist, to persist -
8 necesidad
f.1 need.tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more spacede (primera) necesidad essentialno hay necesidad de algo there's no need for somethingno hay necesidad de hacer algo there's no need to do somethingtener necesidad de algo to need somethingobedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to)2 necessity.por necesidad out of necessityuna herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound3 hunger (hambre).pasar necesidades to suffer hardship* * *1 necessity, need2 (hambre) hunger3 (pobreza) poverty, want\de necesidad essentialhacer sus necesidades familiar to relieve oneselfno hay necesidad de... there's no need to...pasar necesidades to be in need, suffer hardship* * *noun f.1) need, necessity2) poverty, want* * *SF1) (=urgencia)a)• la necesidad de algo — the need for sth
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la necesidad de hacer algo — the need to do sthse habló de la necesidad de encontrar una nueva vía de diálogo — the need to find a new approach to the talks was discussed
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tener necesidad de algo — to need sthtienen necesidad urgente de ayuda alimenticia — they urgently need food aid, they are in urgent need of food aid
con la nueva tarjeta bancaria no tendrá necesidad de llevar dinero — with the new bank card you won't need to carry money with you
y ¿qué necesidad tienes de irte a un hotel habiendo camas en casa? — why would you need to go to a hotel when there are spare beds at home?
b)• de necesidad, en caso de necesidad — in an emergency
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artículos o productos de primera necesidad — basic essentials, staple itemsc)• por necesidad, tuve que aprenderlo por necesidad — I had to learn it out of necessity
el que se llame John no significa que tenga que ser inglés por necesidad — the fact that he is called John does not necessarily mean that he is English
d)• sin necesidad, no corra riesgos sin necesidad — don't take unnecessary risks
podemos llegar a un acuerdo sin necesidad de que intervenga el director — we can come to an agreement without any need for the director to intervene
ahora podemos ir de compras sin necesidad de movernos de casa — now we can go shopping without needing to leave the house
e) (=cosa necesaria) [personal] need; [objetiva] necessitypara un representante un coche no es un lujo, es una necesidad — for a sales rep, a car is not a luxury, it's a necessity
2) (=pobreza) need3) (=apuro) tight spot4) pl necesidadesa) (=privaciones) hardships•
pasar necesidades — to suffer hardship o hardshipsb)* * *1)a) (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be
la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential2) ( pobreza) poverty, need3) necesidades femenino plurala) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)b) ( privaciones) hardshipc)hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
* * *= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex. Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.----* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* necesidad corporal = bodily function.* necesidad de información = information need.* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.* necesidad extrema = dire need.* necesidad humana = human need.* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* necesidad informativa = information need.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* necesidad visceral = visceral need.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* prever una necesidad = project + need.* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.* * *1)a) (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be
la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential2) ( pobreza) poverty, need3) necesidades femenino plurala) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)b) ( privaciones) hardshipc)hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
* * *= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex: Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* necesidad corporal = bodily function.* necesidad de información = information need.* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.* necesidad extrema = dire need.* necesidad humana = human need.* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* necesidad informativa = information need.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* necesidad visceral = visceral need.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* prever una necesidad = project + need.* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.* * *A1 (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad me lo prestará she'll lend it to me if necessary o if need beuna imperiosa necesidad an urgent o a pressing needtengo necesidad de unas vacaciones I'm in need of o I need a break¿qué necesidad hay de decírselo? do we/you have to tell her?, is there any need to tell her?no hay necesidad de que se entere there's no need for her to knowsubrayó la necesidad de que permaneciera secreto he emphasized the need for it to remain secrethacer de la necesidad virtud to make a virtue of necessityla necesidad tiene cara de hereje beggars can't be choosersla necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention2 (cosa necesaria) necessity, essentialno es un lujo sino una necesidad it is not a luxury but a necessity o an essentialB (pobreza) poverty, needviven en la necesidad they live in poverty, they are very poor o needyla necesidad lo impulsó a robar he stole out of necessity o need, poverty drove him to stealsu muerte los dejó en la más absoluta necesidad his death left them in extreme povertyC(inevitabilidad): tienen que hacer transbordo en Irún por necesidad you have no alternative but to change trains at Irúnuna herida mortal de necesidad ( period); a fatal woundno podremos satisfacer sus necesidades we will be unable to meet your requirements o needs2 (privaciones) hardshipsufrieron or pasaron muchas necesidades they suffered a great deal of hardship3saca al perro a hacer sus necesidades take the dog out to do his business ( euph)se hace sus necesidades encima he dirties o soils himself ( euph)* * *
necesidad sustantivo femenino
1
en caso de necesidad if necessary, if need be
2◊ necesidades sustantivo femenino plural
c)◊ hacer sus necesidades (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
necesidad sustantivo femenino
1 necessity, need: sentí la necesidad de abrazarla, I felt the need to hug her
tengo necesidad de llorar, I need to cry
por necesidad, of necessity
2 (dificultad económica) hardship: pasan mucha necesidad, they suffer hardship
' necesidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuciante
- caso
- haber
- primera
- primero
- remediar
- saciar
- satisfacer
- sueño
- apremiante
- artículo
- creciente
- cubrir
- por
- resaltar
- tener
English:
basic
- consuming
- crying
- demand
- desperate
- must
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- of
- overwhelming
- pinch
- requirement
- sore
- staple
- want
* * *necesidad nf1. [en general] need;discutieron la necesidad de detener la violencia they discussed the need to stop the violence;en esta oficina tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more space in this office;no veo la necesidad de darle un premio I don't see any reason to give him a prize;nos recordaron la necesidad de ser discretos they reminded us of the need for discretion;tener necesidad de algo to need sth;no hay necesidad de que se lo digas there's no need for you to tell her;obedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to);necesidad perentoria urgent need;puedes hablarme, sin necesidad de gritar there's no need to shout;se puede comer sin necesidad de calentarlo previamente can be eaten cold, needs no preheating;de (primera) necesidad essential;un artículo de primera necesidad a basic commodity2. [obligación] necessity;por necesidad out of necessity;una herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound3. [hambre] hunger;[pobreza] poverty, need;pasar necesidades to suffer hardship;la necesidad la obligó a mendigar poverty forced her to begya estoy harto de que los perros de los vecinos se hagan sus necesidades en la escalera I'm fed up of neighbours' dogs doing their business on the stairs* * *f1 need;en caso de necesidad if necessary;por necesidad out of necessity;hacer de la necesidad virtud make a virtue out of a necessityde primera necesidad essential3:hacer sus necesidades fam relieve o.s.4:pasar necesidades suffer hardship* * *necesidad nf1) : need, necessity2) : poverty, want3) necesidades nfpl: hardships4)hacer sus necesidades : to relieve oneself* * *1. (falta) need3. (pobreza) poverty -
9 empeñar
v.1 to pawn, to give as a guarantee, to hock, to pledge.Ricardo empeñó su reloj Richard pawned his watch.2 to engage, to compromise.Ricardo empeñó su palabra Richard engaged his word.* * *1 (objetos) to pawn, US hock2 (palabra) to pledge1 (endeudarse) to get into debt2 (insistir) to insist (en, on)\estar empeñado,-a to be in debt* * *verbto pawn, pledge* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto de valor] to pawn, pledge2) (=comprometer) [+ palabra] to give; [+ persona] to engage, compel3) (=comenzar) to start2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt
b) < palabra> to give2.empeñarse v pron1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt2)a) ( esforzarse)empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf
b) ( proponerse)empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf
c) ( obstinarse) to insistempeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing
* * *= pawn, hock, pledge.Ex. Land may be pawned or mortgaged.Ex. Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.Ex. Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt
b) < palabra> to give2.empeñarse v pron1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt2)a) ( esforzarse)empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf
b) ( proponerse)empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf
c) ( obstinarse) to insistempeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing
* * *= pawn, hock, pledge.Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.
Ex: Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.* * *empeñar [A1 ]vt1 ‹joyas/pertenencias› to pawn, hock ( colloq)empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta ( fam); to get o go heavily o deep in debt2 (comprometer) ‹palabra› to givecumplió con la palabra empeñada he was as good as his wordA (endeudarse) to get o go into debtB1 (esforzarse) empeñarse EN + INF to strive to + INF ( frml), to make an effort to + INFyo siempre me empeño en hacer las cosas bien I always strive to o make an effort to do things well2 (obstinarse) to insistsi se empeña, déjalo pagar a él if he insists, let him payempeñarse EN + INF to insist ON -INGse empeñó en venir con nosotras he insisted on coming with us¿por qué te empeñas en seguir llamándome? why do you persist in calling me?empeñarse EN QUE + SUBJ:se empeñó en que estudiara medicina she insisted that he studied medicine, she insisted on him studying medicine* * *
empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñarse en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
' empeñar' also found in these entries:
English:
pawn
* * *♦ vt1. [joyas, bienes] to pawn2. [palabra] to give;empeñó su palabra en lograr un consenso he gave his word that he would reach an agreement* * *v/t pawn* * *empeñar vt1) : to pawn2) : to pledge, to give (one's word) -
10 exigir
v.1 to demand.exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answerexigir algo de o a alguien to demand something from somebodyexigen una licenciatura you need to have a degreeElla demandó ayuda She called for assistance.2 to call for, to require.este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration3 to be demanding.4 to demand to, to urge to.Exigimos saber el por qué We demand to know why.* * *1 (pedir por derecho) to demand2 (pedir con energía) to insist on, demand3 figurado (necesitar) to require, call for\exigir demasiado to be very demanding* * *verb1) to demand, require2) exact* * *VT1) [persona] [gen] to demand; [+ dimisión] to demand, call forla maestra nos exige demasiado — our teacher is too demanding, our teacher asks too much of us
exigen tres años de experiencia — they're asking for o they require three years' experience
2) [situación, trabajo] to demand, require, call forese puesto exige mucha paciencia — this job demands o requires o calls for a lot of patience
el conflicto exige una pronta solución — the conflict requires o calls for a quick solution
3) Ven (=demandar)exigir algo — to ask for sth, request sth
exigir a algn — to beg sb, plead with sb
4) † [+ impuestos] to exact, levy (a from)* * *verbo transitivoa) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demandexigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw
b) ( requerir) to call for, demandmi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration
c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)* * *= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex. The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex. The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.----* exigir demasiado = overtax.* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* exigir un rescate = ransom.* * *verbo transitivoa) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demandexigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw
b) ( requerir) to call for, demandmi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration
c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)* * *= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.* exigir demasiado = overtax.* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* exigir un rescate = ransom.* * *exigir [I7 ]vt1 ‹pago/indemnización› to demand¡exijo una respuesta! I demand an answer!exigen dos años de experiencia they insist on o require two years' experienceexigir QUE + SUBJ:exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speakexigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw2 (requerir) to call for, demandla situación exige una solución inmediata the situation calls for o demands an immediate solutionun trabajo que exige mucha concentración a job which requires o demands o calls for great concentration3(esperar de algn): le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school* * *
exigir ( conjugate exigir) verbo transitivo
exigir verbo transitivo to demand
' exigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cobrar
- condición
- fiar
- reclamar
- reivindicar
- requerir
English:
absorb
- call
- call for
- claim
- demand
- exact
- expect
- levy
- necessitate
- need
- press
- ransom
- require
- command
- over
- waive
* * *♦ vt1. [pedir] to demand;exigimos nuestros derechos we demand our rights;exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree;exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer;¡exijo que venga el encargado! I demand to see the manager!;exigió que estuviera presente su abogado she demanded that her lawyer be present;de tí se exigirá una conducta ejemplar you will be expected to show exemplary behaviour;no le exijas tanto, que acaba de empezar you shouldn't demand so much of him, he's only just started2. [requerir, necesitar] to call for, to require;este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration;si el guión lo exige if the script requires it♦ vito be demanding* * *v/t1 demand2 ( requirir) call for, demand3:le exigen mucho they ask a lot of him* * *exigir {35} vt1) : to demand, to require2) : to exact, to levy* * *exigir vb1. (pedir) to demand2. (necesitar) to require -
11 machacar
v.1 to crush.Ella machaca las semillas She crushes the seeds.2 to bone up on(informal) (estudiar). (peninsular Spanish)3 to go on and on (informal) (insistir).4 to repeat over and over, to insist on, to drive into the ground, to repeat.Ella machaca sus razones She repeats over and over her reasons.5 to insist in harping on a subject.Ella machaca siempre She insists in harping on a subject always.* * *1 (triturar) to crush4 familiar (estudiar) to swot up on, US grind away at5 familiar (insistir en) to harp on about, go on about1 (estudiar) to swot up, cram, US grind\machacársela tabú to wank, US jerk offpor mí como si se la machaca tabú I couldn't give a toss* * *1. VT1) (=triturar) to crush2) * (=aniquilar) [+ contrincante] to thrash; [en discusión] to crush, flatten3) [+ precio] to slash4) * [+ lección, asignatura] to swot (up) *5) Esp * (=insistir sobre) to go on about6) (Baloncesto) * to dunk, slam dunk2. VI *1) Esp (=insistir) to go on¡no machaques! — don't go on so!, stop harping on about it!
hierro 1)machacar con o sobre algo — to go on about sth
2) (=empollar) to swot *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex. But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.----* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *machacar [A2 ]vtA1 ‹ajo› to crush; ‹almendras› to grind, crush; ‹piedra› to crush, pound4 ‹precios› to slashB ( Esp)1 ( fam)(remachar): machácale bien lo que tiene que hacer make sure you drum into her what she has to dosiguen machacando los mismos puntos they're still going on about o harping on about the same points ( colloq)■ machacarvi1 ( fam)(insistir): machacar con or sobre algo to go on o harp on about sth ( colloq)1 ( fam); ‹dedo› to smash, crush2 ( Esp fam) ‹comida/bebida› to put away ( colloq), to polish off ( colloq); ‹trabajo› to polish off ( colloq); ‹dinero› to blow ( colloq)* * *
machacar ( conjugate machacar) verbo transitivo
‹ almendras› to grind, crush;
‹ piedra› to crush, pound
verbo intransitivo
machacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a golpes) to crush: hay que machacar los ajos, you have to crush the garlic
2 fam (vencer, derrotar) to crush, thrash: nos machacaron en la final, they thrashed us in the final
3 fam (estudiar) to study hard: aún me quedan por machacar dos lecciones, I still have to swot up on two lessons
4 fam (agotar, cansar) to exhaust, wear out: este trabajo me machaca, this job wears me out
II verbo intransitivo
1 fam (estudiar) to cram, US grind
2 fam (insistir) to harp on, go on: siempre machaca sobre lo mismo, she's always going on about the same thing
' machacar' also found in these entries:
English:
crush
- dead
- dent
- labour
- lick
- pound
- grind
- hammer
* * *♦ vt1. [desmenuzar] to crushsigue machacando las mismas ideas she keeps on trotting out the same old ideas6. [en baloncesto] to dunk♦ vi2. [en baloncesto] to dunk* * *I v/t1 ( triturar) crush2 fig ( vencer) thrash3 en baloncesto dunkII v/i2 en baloncesto dunk* * *machacar {72} vt1) : to crush, to grind2) : to beat, to poundmachacar vi: to insist, to go on (about)* * *machacar vb1. (triturar) to crush2. (vencer) to thrash3. (insistir) to go over / to go on -
12 carga
f.1 loading.zona de carga y descarga loading bay2 cargo (cargamento) (de avión, barco).3 load (peso).representa una enorme carga para sus hijos she is a great burden on her childrenllevar la carga de algo to be responsible for somethingcarga máxima autorizada maximum authorized load4 charge (ataque, explosivo).¡a la carga! charge!carga explosiva explosive chargecarga de profundidad depth charge5 refill.6 tax (impuesto).cargas fiscales taxescarga tributaria levy7 charge.8 burden, onus, imposition, millstone.9 charging.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cargar.* * *1 (acción) loading2 (lo cargado) load; (de avión, barco) cargo, freight3 (peso) weight4 (de pluma, bolígrafo) refill5 (de arma) charge6 (ataque) charge8 (tributo) tax, charge9 figurado (responsabilidad) responsibility, duty10 figurado (molestia) burden\ser un burro de carga familiar to be a dogsbodyvolver a la carga figurado to go on and on about somethingandén de carga loading platformcarga afectiva figurado emotional contentcarga de profundidad depth chargecarga eléctrica electric chargecarga explosiva explosive chargecarga fiscal tax chargezona de carga y descarga loading and unloading bay* * *noun f.1) load, freight, cargo2) burden3) charge* * *SF1) (=cargamento)a) [de camión, lavadora] load; [de barco] cargo; [de tren] freightb) (=acto) loadingde carga frontal — front-loading antes de s
de carga superior — top-loading antes de s
c) (=peso) loadno puedo con tanta carga — I can't take o manage such a heavy load
bestia 3., buque 1)carga fija, carga muerta — dead load
2) (=responsabilidad) burdenla carga de la prueba — (Jur) the burden of proof
yo soy quien lleva la carga de esta casa — I'm the one who takes responsibility for everything in this house
carga financiera — [por gastos] financial burden; [por intereses] financial expense, financing cost
carga fiscal, carga impositiva — tax burden
carga lectiva — hours of attendance at lectures or seminars
cargas familiares — dependants, dependents (EEUU)
3) (=contenido)se caracteriza por un exceso de carga ideológica — it is characterized by its excessive ideological content
4) [en armas] chargecarga de pólvora — (Min) gunpowder charge
5) (=recambio) [de pluma] cartridge; [de bolígrafo] refill6) (=ataque) (Mil, Dep) charge¡a la carga! — charge!
volver a la carga —
a los pocos minutos el equipo volvió a la carga — a few minutes later the team returned to the attack
7) (Elec) [de un cuerpo] charge; [de generador, circuito] loadcarga eléctrica — electrical charge, electric charge
* * *1)b) ( peso) loadcarga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos — maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos
2)a) (de escopeta, cañón) chargeb) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refillc) ( de lavadora) loadd) ( de reactor) charge3) (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge; ( de circuito) load4) ( responsabilidad) burden5) (Der, Fin) charge6)a) (de tropas, policía) chargeb) (Dep) tb* * *= burden, load, cargo, freight, loading, albatross.Ex. In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.Ex. By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.Ex. Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.Ex. The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.Ex. Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.Ex. The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.----* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).* animal de carga = pack animal.* barco de carga = bulk cargo ship.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* carga de la prueba, la = burden of proof, the.* carga de lavadora = washing load, load of washing.* carga de profundidad = depth-charge.* carga de trabajo = workload [work load].* carga docente = teaching responsibilities.* carga eléctrica = electrical charge.* carga emocional = emotional baggage.* carga excesiva = overload.* carga familiar = dependent.* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.* cargas = filler.* culto a la carga = cargo cult.* descarga = unloading.* exceso de carga = overload.* imponer una carga = place + burden.* muelle de carga = loading dock, loading bay.* mulo de carga = workhorse.* navío de carga = bulk cargo ship.* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.* repartir la carga = spread + the load.* tiempo de carga = loading time.* trayecto sin viajeros o carga = deadhead.* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.* * *1)b) ( peso) loadcarga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos — maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos
2)a) (de escopeta, cañón) chargeb) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refillc) ( de lavadora) loadd) ( de reactor) charge3) (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge; ( de circuito) load4) ( responsabilidad) burden5) (Der, Fin) charge6)a) (de tropas, policía) chargeb) (Dep) tb* * *= burden, load, cargo, freight, loading, albatross.Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.Ex: Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.Ex: The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).* animal de carga = pack animal.* barco de carga = bulk cargo ship.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* carga de la prueba, la = burden of proof, the.* carga de lavadora = washing load, load of washing.* carga de profundidad = depth-charge.* carga de trabajo = workload [work load].* carga docente = teaching responsibilities.* carga eléctrica = electrical charge.* carga emocional = emotional baggage.* carga excesiva = overload.* carga familiar = dependent.* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.* cargas = filler.* culto a la carga = cargo cult.* descarga = unloading.* exceso de carga = overload.* imponer una carga = place + burden.* muelle de carga = loading dock, loading bay.* mulo de carga = workhorse.* navío de carga = bulk cargo ship.* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.* repartir la carga = spread + the load.* tiempo de carga = loading time.* trayecto sin viajeros o carga = deadhead.* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.* * *Allevaba una carga de carbón it was carrying a load/cargo of coalla carga se movió the cargo/load shiftedservicios de carga a toda España nationwide freight services[ S ] zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only2(peso): [ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos maximum load: eight people, 550 kilossi te duele la espalda no lleves tanta carga if your back aches don't carry so muchCompuesto:payloadB1 (de una escopeta, un cañón) chargeuna carga explosiva an explosive charge2 (de una lavadora) loadal mechero se le está acabando la carga the lighter is running out of fuel3 ( Metal) charge4 (de un reactor) charge5 ( Inf) uploadCompuesto:depth chargeD(de una obra, un discurso): una obra con una fuerte carga erótica a work highly charged with eroticismun discurso con una enorme carga emocional a very emotional speechun lugar que para él tiene una gran carga afectiva a place which has very strong emotional associations for himE (responsabilidad) burdenes una carga para la familia he is a burden to his familylleva una gran carga sobre los hombros he carries a great deal of responsibility on his shouldersCompuestos:burden of proofdependent relatives (pl), dependants (pl)una finca libre de cargas an unencumbered property, a property not subject to any chargesCompuesto:tax burdenG1 (de tropas, la policía) charge¡a la carga! charge!volver a la carga «tropas» to return to the attack o fray; (sobre un tema) to return to the attack2 ( Dep) tbcarga defensiva blitz* * *
Del verbo cargar: ( conjugate cargar)
carga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
carga
cargar
carga sustantivo femenino
1
( de camión) load;
( de tren) freight;
( on signs) zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only
2
( de lavadora) load
3 (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge;
( de circuito) load
4 ( responsabilidad) burden;
5
◊ ¡a la carga! charge!b) (Dep) tb
cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film inc) (Elec) to charge
2
◊ tengo que carga nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrolc) (Inf) to load
3 ( de obligaciones) carga a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;◊ me cargaon la culpa they put o laid the blame on me
4
‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
( tener consigo):
5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 carga con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;◊ tiene que carga con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household
2 carga contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
cargarse verbo pronominal
1
[ partícula] to become chargedb) cargase de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;
‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
‹ jarrón› to smash
carga sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) loading
2 (objeto cargado, peso) load
3 (peso que transporta un avión, un tren) freight
(un barco) cargo, (un camión) load
4 (cantidad de explosivo) charge
5 Fin (impuesto) tax: esta mercancía está libre de cargas, this merchandise is not subject to any charges
(deudas, gastos añadidos) debit: el piso está libre de cargas, the flat is free of charges
6 fig (deber, obligación) burden
7 Mil Elec charge
8 (repuesto, recambio) refill
♦ Locuciones: volver a la carga, to insist
cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
' carga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- cargar
- cruz
- descargar
- desembarcar
- desembarco
- desriñonarse
- destinataria
- destinatario
- flete
- gravamen
- imponerse
- losa
- máxima
- máximo
- parihuelas
- peso
- relevar
- sobrepeso
- soportar
- tara
- agobiante
- aguantar
- aligerar
- balancear
- caballo
- camión
- consignar
- correr
- cuesta
- destino
- distribuir
- eléctrico
- equilibrar
- furgoneta
- lastre
- llevar
- mula
- munición
- retener
- sostener
- volcar
- zona
English:
bay
- burden
- busload
- cargo
- carload
- carousel
- charge
- chute
- dead weight
- freight
- front-load
- lighten
- load
- loaded
- loading
- millstone
- pack-animal
- tie down
- truckload
- dependant
- fall
- freighter
- refill
* * *carga nf1. [acción] loading;zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading area2. [cargamento] [de avión, barco] cargo;[de tren] freight;la carga va en la bodega the cargo goes in the hold3. [peso] load;no sé si esta viga aguantará tanta carga I don't know if this beam will be able to take such a heavy loadcarga máxima autorizada maximum authorized load;carga útil [de vehículo] payload4. [responsabilidad] burden;representa una enorme carga para sus hijos she is a great burden on her children;llevar la carga de algo to be responsible for sth;una persona con cargas familiares a person with family responsibilities5. [ataque] charge;¡a la carga! charge!;volver a la carga [atacar de nuevo] to go back on the offensive;[insistir] to insist carga policial baton charge6. [explosivo] chargecarga explosiva explosive charge;carga de profundidad depth charge7. [de mechero, pluma] refilluna estatua con una carga simbólica a statue that is very symbolic;una película con gran carga emocional a movie that has a real emotional punch9. [impuesto] taxcargas administrativas administrative costs;carga financiera financial cost;carga fiscal [impuesto] tax;[presión fiscal] tax burden;carga impositiva [impuesto] tax;[presión fiscal] tax burden;cargas sociales social security contributions;carga tributaria levy10. [eléctrica] [de partícula] charge;[de circuito] load11. [en fútbol] push [with one's body];[en rugby, hockey] shoulder charge carga reglamentaria bodycheck;hacer una carga reglamentaria a alguien to bodycheck sb12. CompRP Fam* * *f1 load; de buque cargo2 MIL, EL charge3:volver a la carga return to the attack4 ( responsabilidad) burden;llevar la carga take responsibility;ser una carga para alguien be a burden to s.o.* * *carga nf1) : loading2) : freight, load, cargo3) : burden, responsibility4) : chargecarga eléctrica: electrical charge5) : attack, charge* * *carga n2. (mercancías tren, camión) load3. (peso) weight / load4. (de pluma, bolígrafo) refill5. (explosiva, eléctrica, militar) charge7. (molestia) burden -
13 obstinar
1.verbo transitivo (Ven fam) to drive... round the bend (colloq)2.obstinarse v pron1)obstinar EN + inf — to insist on -ing
2) (Ven fam)obstinarse con or de algo/alguien — to get sick of something/somebody, to get fed up with something/somebody (colloq)
* * *----* obstinarse = persist.* * *1.verbo transitivo (Ven fam) to drive... round the bend (colloq)2.obstinarse v pron1)obstinar EN + inf — to insist on -ing
2) (Ven fam)obstinarse con or de algo/alguien — to get sick of something/somebody, to get fed up with something/somebody (colloq)
* * ** obstinarse = persist.* * *obstinar [A1 ]vtA obstinarse EN algo to insist ON sthse obstina en seguir el camino más difícil she insists on o persists in taking the most difficult routese ha obstinado en que hay que terminar hoy he has made up his mind o he is determined that it has to be finished today* * *♦ vtVen Fam to aggravate, to exasperate;para ya de gritar, estás obstinando a los invitados stop shouting, you're getting on the guests' nerves -
14 insistir
• insipient• insist a lot in• insist on• insist too much on• persecutory• persevere to the end• persiflage• persist and you shall conquer -
15 destacar
v.1 to emphasize, to highlight (poner de relieve).cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mentionElla destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.Ella destacó su importancia She emphasized its importance.2 to station (tropas).3 to stand out.destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out among her other novels for o because of its humorSus logros destacan His achievements stand out.4 to put on the front, to deploy, to detach, to put at the front line.Ricardo destacó al alumno Richard put the student on the front.* * *1 (despuntar) to stand out1 MILITAR to detach2 (en pintura) to highlight, make stand out3 figurado (dar énfasis) to point out, emphasize1 to stand out* * *verb1) to highlight, emphasize2) stand out* * *1. VT1) (=hacer resaltar) to emphasizequiero destacar que... — I wish to emphasize that...
2) (Mil) to detach, detail3) (Inform) to highlight2.VISee:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out3)a) (Mil) < tropas> to postdestacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf
b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send2.destacar vi to stand outdestacar en algo — to excel at o in something
el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture
* * *= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex. Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex. Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex. The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex. There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.----* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* destacar en = pull off on.* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* hay que destacar = importantly.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out3)a) (Mil) < tropas> to postdestacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf
b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send2.destacar vi to stand outdestacar en algo — to excel at o in something
el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture
* * *= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* destacar en = pull off on.* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* hay que destacar = importantly.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* * *destacar [A2 ]vtA (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stressdestacó la gravedad de la situación he underlined o stressed o emphasized the gravity of the situationB ( Art) to highlight, bring outC1 (enviar) ‹tropas› to postfueron destacados para defender el puente they were detailed to defend the bridge2 ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send■ destacarvito stand outel trabajo destaca por su originalidad the work is remarkable for o stands out because of its originalityel marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro the frame further enhances the beauty of the picturedestacó como autor teatral he was an outstanding playwrighta lo lejos destacaba el campanario de la iglesia the church tower stood out in the distancenunca destacó como estudiante he never excelled o shone as a studentdestaca entre los de su edad por su estatura he stands out from others of his age because of his heightdestacar vi* * *
destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
‹color/plano› to bring out
3
verbo intransitivo
to stand out;
destacar en algo to excel at o in sth
destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
' destacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillar
- despuntar
- destacarse
- perfilarse
- realzar
- resaltar
- sobresalir
- subrayar
English:
angular
- detail
- highlight
- shine
- stand out
- crowd
- excel
- heighten
- stand
- tower
* * *♦ vt1. [poner de relieve] to emphasize, to highlight;debo destacar lo importante que es la operación I must stress o emphasize how important the operation is;cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…;hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention2. [tropas] to station;[corresponsales] to assign, to send♦ vi[sobresalir] to stand out;tiene afán por destacar she is keen to excel;destacó como concertista de piano he was an outstanding concert pianist;hay una alumna que destaca de los demás/entre todos there is one student who stands out from the others/from all the others;destaca en sus estudios she is an outstanding student;destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out from her other novels for o because of its humour;destaca mucho por su imponente físico he really stands out because of his impressive physique;un pueblo que no destaca por nada en particular a town that is not remarkable for anything in particular, a rather unremarkable town* * *I v/i stand outII v/t emphasize* * *destacar {72} vt1) enfatizar, subrayar: to emphasize, to highlight, to stress2) : to station, to postdestacar vi: to stand out* * *destacar vb1. (resaltar) to point out / to emphasize -
16 detectar un error
(v.) = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + errorEx. Any errors detected or other special information is reported on the charge-out screen.Ex. A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.* * *(v.) = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + errorEx: Any errors detected or other special information is reported on the charge-out screen.
Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it. -
17 poner de manifiesto
to make evident* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + upEx. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.Ex. Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.Ex. The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex. This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + upEx: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it. -
18 poner de relieve
figurado to emphasize, highlight, underline————————to emphasize* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, revealEx. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.* * *(v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, revealEx: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes. -
19 porfiado
adj.obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, pigheaded.m.roly-poly, tumbler toy, tumbler.past part.past participle of spanish verb: porfiar.* * *► adjetivo1 stubborn, obstinate* * *1.ADJ (=terco) stubborn, obstinate; (=insistente) persistent2.SM LAm (=muñeco) roly-poly doll, tumbler, tumbler toy* * *I- da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)II- da masculino, femenino1) ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)* * *= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.* * *I- da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)II- da masculino, femenino1) ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)* * *= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.* * *stubborn, pig-headed ( colloq)masculine, femininees un porfiado he's as stubborn as a mule, he's a stubborn creature o devil o so-and-soB* * *
Del verbo porfiar: ( conjugate porfiar)
porfiado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
porfiado
porfiar
porfiado◊ -da adjetivo
stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)
porfiar ( conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo ( insistir) to insist;
no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
porfiado,-a adjetivo stubborn
porfiar verbo intransitivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it
' porfiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
porfiada
* * *porfiado, -a adj[insistente] persistent; [tozudo] stubborn* * *porfiado, -da adjobstinado, terco: obstinate, stubborn♦ porfiadamente adv -
20 resaltar
v.1 to highlight.Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.2 to stand out.3 to stick out (en edificios) (balcón).4 to project out, to stand out, to jut out, to project.La cornisa sobresale mucho The cornice juts out too much.5 to flatter.* * *1 (sobresalir) to project, jut out2 figurado (distinguirse) to stand out (de, from)1 to highlight, stress, emphasize\hacer resaltar to emphasize, stress, highlight* * *verb1) to stand out2) stress* * *1. VI1) (=destacarse) to stand outhacer resaltar algo — to set sth off; (fig) to highlight sth
la encuesta hace resaltar el descontento con el sistema educativo — the survey highlights the dissatisfaction with the education system
2) (=sobresalir) to jut out, project2.VT (=destacar) to highlightel conferenciante resaltó el problema del paro — the speaker highlighted the problem of unemployment
quiero resaltar la dedicación de nuestros empleados — I would like to draw particular attention to the dedication of our staff
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out2)2.hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress* * *= bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.Ex. These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex. A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex. The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex. Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.----* es de resaltar que = significantly.* hacer resaltar = set off.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* modo de resaltar = spotlight.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out2)2.hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress* * *= bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
Ex: These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.* es de resaltar que = significantly.* hacer resaltar = set off.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* modo de resaltar = spotlight.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* * *resaltar [A1 ]viA (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand outresaltaban sus grandes ojos negros the most striking thing about her was her big dark eyesBhacer resaltar ‹color› to bring out;‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize■ resaltarvt‹cualidad/rasgo› to highlight; ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasizequiso resaltar que … he wanted to stress o emphasize (the fact) that …* * *
resaltar ( conjugate resaltar) verbo intransitivo (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out;
‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress
verbo transitivo ‹cualidad/importancia/necesidad› to highlight
resaltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (destacar) to stand out: resalta entre sus amigos por su sensatez, he stands out from his friends because of his good sense
2 (en una construcción) to project, jut out: la nueva torre resalta entre las casas bajas, the new building stands out above the houses
II verbo transitivo
1 (realzar) to enhance, bring out: este vestido resalta tu figura, this dress shows off your figure
2 (acentuar, hacer más visible) to emphasize: su inmadurez resalta la diferencia de edad, his immaturity accentuates the difference in age
es preciso resaltar sus rasgos originales, we should stress her unusual features
' resaltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marcar
- acentuar
- pronunciar
- sobresalir
English:
emphasize
- set off
- show off
- show up
- stick out
- accentuate
- bring
- set
- show
- stand
- stick
* * *♦ vi1. [destacar] to stand out;resalta en el equipo por su velocidad he stands out as one of the fastest players in the team2. [en edificios] [cornisa, ventana] to stick out♦ vt[destacar] to highlight;hacer resaltar algo to emphasize sth, to stress sth;el orador resaltó la contribución del difunto a la ciencia the speaker highlighted the contribution to science made by the deceased* * *I v/t highlight, stressII v/i ARQUI jut out; figstand out* * *resaltar vi1) sobresalir: to stand out2)hacer resaltar : to bring out, to highlightresaltar vt: to stress, to emphasize* * *resaltar vb3. (subrayar) to stress
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